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Not sure why, but Flo is a lightning rod that generates a lot of hate on this board. To me, he's just someone that loves the Canes and has sauces. I don't think his sauces are in the same league as @Cribby or @LeedsCane, but he has broken news that eventually turned out to be true. The haters will tell you he misses on all his predictions. So I think its worthwhile to track his predictions (sorta like Crystal Ball accuracy on 247). The good news is we should be able to get feel for his hit percentage pretty quickly cause he's got a number of near term predictions outstanding. Its not like he just regurgitates what he sees on 247 and other boards.
Criteria for the predictions:
Recruiting Hit Rate: 67% (35/51)
Non-Recruiting Hit Rate: 60% (3/5)
[Sample size too small, don't draw conclusions from this percentage]
2023 Recruiting Predictions
2023 Non-Recruiting Predictions
2022 Recruiting Predictions
2022 Non-Recruiting Predictions
Criteria for the predictions:
- These are predictions that as far as I can tell, Flo was first out of the gate with
- These are predictions that are measurable with verifiable dates.
- These are predictions that I heard on the show. There are quite likely some I missed (especially during the 2022 season as I took a hiatus for Canes programming cause I was too frustrated with the season)
- Multiple predictions can't include the same commit but with different time durations. If that happens, its a push.
Recruiting Hit Rate: 67% (35/51)
Non-Recruiting Hit Rate: 60% (3/5)
[Sample size too small, don't draw conclusions from this percentage]
2023 Recruiting Predictions
| Date | Prediction | Outcome | Verdict |
| 9/27 | Miami is currently working on flipping a big time QB committed elsewhere | ||
| 9/27 | Still expects Booker Pickett to commit (in the near term) | ||
| 9/27 | Canes have a silent commit. Says name was mentioned in the previous five minutes of the show [Options are Pickett, Mincey, Breland, Lyle, McCray] | ||
| 9/10 | Recruiting is going to pick up and its going to pick up fast | ||
| 9/10 | Expect a 24 recruit to commit in the next 7-10 days | No public commits | Miss |
| 9/10 | Expect another recruit beyond the '24 recruit to commit in the next 7-10 days (Flo declined to specify the class) | Blount committed | Hit |
| 8/28 | There's going to be name leaking out in the next couple weeks that we're trying to flip. | D$ said on 9/2 Miami is likely to try to flip Ny Carr (UGA commit) | Hit |
| 8/28 | Watch the AJ Hairston recruitment. Miami may be circling back here. | ||
| 8/27 | Keep an eye on the Colorado DT commit | ||
| 8/27 | We're going to flip a WR (and its not McCoy like everyone thinks) | ||
| 8/27 | We may flip a 2nd WR | ||
| 8/27 | Miami is going to get another big name DT by December, hold me to it. | ||
| 8/20 | Would be shocked if JoJo flips | ||
| 7/16 | There is a recruit on the table that you could say is silently committed. Could pop this week, could wait to the BBQ | Not aware of a silent commit that went public on or before the BBQ | Miss |
| 7/16 | Feels really good about two recruits committing in the next 3 weeks (including BBQ week). Would put money down on it. | Only one commit before/during the BBQ weekend | Miss |
| 7/14 | Hartline's reign of terror over elite SFL WR recruiting ends after this cycle, the guard starts changing THIS cycle | ||
| 7/4 | Flo thinks we end up w/more than 3 Whales on the DL | ||
| 7/4 | We will sign at least another 10 recruits by the end of the cycle | ||
| 7/4 | At least 5 of our current 3* recruits will be upgraded to 4* or higher by the end of the cycle | ||
| 7/4 | We will be in it with Wingo until signing day (still has an OV scheduled for in season) | ||
| 7/2 | By the mid August, we'll be at 18/19 commits | Hit | |
| 7/2 | We're picking up a recruit this week | Lightfoot committed on July 3 | Hit |
| 7/2 | As long as we don't look like complete crap on the field, we're going to be ok with this recruiting class | ||
| 7/2 | There's no reason to be panicked or concerned right now | ||
| 7/2 | Two whales have committed silently. Flo also said silent commits mean nothing until they verbal | ||
| 6/25 | Watch the Gators w/Hawkins. UF panicked when Chance wouldn't flip, threw the bag at Hawkins | Committed to the Lizards on 6/26 | Hit |
| 6/19 | Our next commit will be a WR | Mack committed first | Miss |
| 6/19 | Would be shocked if Gators stay in Top 10 after their upcoming season (and corresponding decommits) | ||
| 6/19 | Our class will finish in the Top 10 | ||
| 6/15 | We have a couple guys who could pop soon (this was before Lofton committed) | Lofton and Riley committed within a week | Hit |
| 6/15 | Don't think the Gators (or anyone else) can throw a wrench in the BBQ like they did last year | No shenanigans from the Gates this year | Hit |
| 6/15 | He thinks we land Riley after this weekend's visit. We're in a good spot. | Riley committed on June 19 | Hit |
| 6/12 | By December, he thinks we're getting 3 DL "whales" and there's a shot at a 4th | ||
| 6/11 | Miami's in very good position with both Zaquan Patterson and Joshisa "JoJo" Trader. Unless Miami messes up the recruitment or stop recruiting them, they will be Canes | ||
| 6/11 | We've got serious traction with one elite recruit after this weekend and he may pop sooner than later | Elijah committed June 15 | Hit |
| 6/7 | JUCO corner likes Miami a lot and a good chance that he picks Miami on Friday | Committed to Miami | Hit |
| 6/7 | There will be 2-3 CBs portal out after this year due to playing time concerns | Graves hit the portal | |
| 6/7 | Robert Stafford is special, you'll hear his name being mentioned a lot after fall camp | Highlighted by D$ in the 6/8 Bank. Made huge impression already | |
| 6/7 | The flips are all 4* and 5* | ||
| 6/7 | We're in a good spot for Friday. Pay attention on Friday | JUCO corner already covered on earlier prediction | Push |
| 6/5 | Miami had a major blue chip offensive recruit visit silently this weekend. Expects details will be public by next Sunday. | No public info on this recruit. | Miss |
| 6/1 | There will be a MINIMUM of five commits by the 2nd week in July | We're at five commits from recruits that visited. | Hit |
| 6/1 | The whale (5*) trend will start this month | Jones Committed July 14 Trader Committed July 13 Lightfoot committed on July 3 | Hit |
| 5/30 | Monitor the Colin Hurley recruitment (unsure if this qualifies as a prediction) | ||
| 5/30 | Miami is after another blue-chip QB that hasn't been publicly leaked (yet) | ||
| 5/30 | Flo expects we will have between 16-18 commits before the HS season starts. | See 7/2 for similar prediction | Push |
| 5/28 | Good news on the DL is coming very, very soon, much sooner than you think | Lightfoot, Jones and Rudolph. Not what we were expecting, but still technically good news | Hit |
| 5/22 | June could end up being the greatest month in Miami recruiting history | This one is looking suspect. | |
| 5/15 | Mario is about to flip some major "big boy" recruits | ||
| 5/15 | Jason Taylor is going to be problem for other teams on the trail | ||
| 5/15 | Multiple "good things" happened at the pool party and they involved gymnastics | ||
| 5/14 | UM will sign at least two more pieces before fall camp | ||
| 5/10 | In the next 2-3 days we're getting more good news from the portal | Hit | |
| 5/10 | We're getting another DT | Hit | |
| 5/10 | Help is on the way for the WR room | Hit | |
| 5/10 | 2024 Recruiting Class. Those who love top 3 or top 5 classes will be happy. | ||
| 5/10 | 2024 Recruiting Class. Focus this year is elite DT and WR recruits. Its insane on how many elite guys we're after. | ||
| 5/7 | Flo expects at least 3 portal commits by May 21. One is on lock, feels good about two other ones | Hit | |
| 4/30 | He expects to be discussing portal commits on next Sunday's show. Results: Hit. There was a commit to discuss. | Hit | |
| 4/29 | There will be an all-conference player, in a position of need, that will be announcing for the Canes by the second week of May. Waiting for classes to complete first | Miss | |
| 4/29 | We're getting at least one if not two DTs from the portal. | Hit | |
| 4/29 | There are two guys from the portal that we have in the bag (WR/DT). He feels strongly about these two | Hit | |
| 4/29 | If Feagans is willing to play safety, he'll be a Cane. He if wants to be a CB, he won't be a Cane. | Hit | |
| 4/20 | By next Thursday, there should be clarity with the who we're getting from portal. Portal is about to get hot, there's news coming. | Miss | |
| 4/20 | They've targeted someone who's not yet in the portal to come in an be the starting QB (if TVD left) | Miss | |
| 4/20 | Flo doesn't see how TVD stays and it works out unless he has an elite year. | ||
| 4/16 | Flo says a very surprising/shocking name from Miami is going to (may) enter the portal but we'll be ok even if they enter | Push | |
| 4/16 | There will be multiple surprises entering the portal | Miss | |
| 4/9 | Trader is a Cane. I don't care what anyone else says or who's he crystal balled to. He will be signing with Miami. | Trader committed July 13 | Hit |
| 4/9 | I would be surprised if Lagway sticks to his UF commitment. Unsure if we flip him though | ||
| 3/31 | By mid-season, Dimitry Nicolas will no longer be an under the radar 3* recruit. His recruitment is going to blow up. | Committed to Auburn on August 25 | |
| 3/30 | Guys are going to pop soon. Expect crystal balls to drop by Mon/Tue. | Hit | |
| 3/30 | We are going to get a surprise commit before April 8 (and its not Air Noland). There's a BOOM coming | Flo said this was Judd. Judd isn't a BOOM | Miss |
| 3/30 | We are going to take at least the same number of High School commits as the 2023 cycle | ||
| 3/26 | Chris Wheatley-Humphrey will be a Cane. | Hit | |
| 3/26 | There will be a major coaching announcement this week. | Hit | |
| 3/26 | There is a strong likelihood of multiple (2x) commits being public prior to Air Noland's announcement in early April | Only Judd announced prior to April 8 | Miss |
| 2/22 | We will get a minimum of 3 DTs this cycle | ||
| 2/19 | Flo loves the AJ Hairston offer. In 4 months, he will have quite a few offers and be invited to major camps and post-season games. | ||
| 1/29 | There will be one signing day surprise for Miami | None happened. | Miss |
| 1/21 | At least 1-2 portal commits by this Tuesday | Same commit can't count for multiple predictions | Push |
| 1/21 | Iowa corner committing on Monday, would be very surprised if he's not a Cane | Hit | |
| 1/15 | Flo says we're going to get a least one more commit from the portal in the next week (covered by 1/21 prediction) | Roberts enrolled last week BUT he's covered by the 1/21 prediction. | Push |
| 1/8 | There will be a couple of transfer portal commitments this week | Deen and McCormick | Hit |
| 1/2 | Expect news on the Air Nolan front in the near term | Nothing until April | Miss |
| 1/2 | There will be multiple commits at the latest by next Monday | Lee and Deen | Hit |
2023 Non-Recruiting Predictions
| Date | Prediction | Outcome | Verdict |
| 6/25 | Riley Williams is about to change the game at the University of Miami. Said take receipts on this. | ||
| 3/26 | There will be a major coaching announcement this week. | Hit | |
| 2/5 | At the end of this week (by next Sunday evening), there will be an OC announcement. | Happened much later | Miss |
| 2/5 | He'll be shocked if there's no announcement (OC or DC) by Monday. Since #1 covers the OC, this one is DC only. | Guidry announced on Tuesday | Hit |
| 1/13 | Flo says he'll be shocked if there isn't coaching change news within the next six days (later on, adjusted to the week/week and half) | Ponce went back to APSU to be OC. | Hit |
| 1/13 | FSU has NIL issues/problems too (ala the Gators) and news will break soon (few weeks) | Miss |
2022 Recruiting Predictions
| Date | Prediction | Outcome | Verdict |
| 12/11 | Bain will be a Cane | Hit | |
| 12/11 | Fletcher likely a Cane if he visits next weekend | Hit | |
| 12/11 | Francisco Mauigoa will be a Cane | Hit | |
| 12/9 | Christopher Johnson Jr will be a Cane | Hit | |
| 7/31 | UF shenanigans only delayed things, the 24 recruits are still going to make a statement within the next few weeks. | Never happened | Miss |
| 7/24 | We get a minimum of 3 commits in the next week and most likely 4 commit. These seven days include not just the BBQ but all six days leading up to the BBQ | Abram bailed him out, Bonsu was expected. Possible Samson was the 4th | Hit |
| 7/22 | Flo predicted that multiple commits to other schools would attend the BBQ | Confirmed by D$ | Hit |
| 7/22 | Flo said its very likely multiple flips could happen at the BBQ. | No flips | Miss |
| 7/22 | 2024 recruits were going to make a huge statement at the BBQ | Flo said UF shaningans prevented it | Miss |
| 7/22 | Flo predicted last week that DT recruiting will heat up like an inferno in the next 2-3 weeks | Terrible DT cycle in 23 | Miss |
2022 Non-Recruiting Predictions
| Date | Prediction | Outcome | Verdict |
| 12/25 | There will be at least one coaching change this week | Flo says he was talking about Ed Reed taking the Cookman coaching position. | Push |
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