Moar Marioball

[FreddyCane]

Ga Tech just won to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2018, hopefully they’ll give Mario a cut of the bowl money.

 

[SayWhat]

no games being played at all. We need better players at the lb position. We need lbs who can come up and hit and cover te’s. The lbs we’re recruiting this year and the ones we signed last year fit the description. The ones Manny left or didn’t leave and the transfers we had to bring in are good but not good enough. There is no quick fix to our team. The sins of previous recruiting is the reason we’re are here, period. Go back and look at the 19,20 and 21 classes. That should be the foundation of our team. Not Mario’s transition class and transfers. And certainly not the true freshman class.

There is no excuse with the portal anymore. We'll just disagree there. Maybe though, we got as good as we could with whatever NIL money we had. That's the biggest player in the game right now as far as recruiting goes.

I think a few things happened today. UofL has talent on offense. They're solid all around. They've got a good coach too and he beat Guidry.
Brohm and company beat Mario and company. The season overall, it's no comparison. He's turned that team around, in one year. There's no excuses and he had holes going into the season.

We need to quit excusing things with Mario.

 

[k9cane]

Ga Tech just won to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2018, hopefully they’ll give Mario a cut of the bowl money.

or at least a bowl ring...

 

[Handsome Squidbum]

whoever still believes mario deserves to be the HC of the miami hurricanes football program after his first two seasons is insane

I guess I'm certifiable because I think he deserves to be the HC now. There were approximately 3 posters on this site in total (me and a couple wise dudes) that were praying UM would do a real coaching search and hire Kiffin instead of Cristobal. We knew we needed a coach who get the most out of the current roster and get to 10 wins quickly. We needed something to get fans and the media excited. Caveman football and a slow multi year rebuild wasn't going to sell tickets. If Kiffin was really a mercenary like the pro Cristobal crowd claimed and was going to take a bigger job after tasting success, then we could go after Cristobal later. He'd still be at Oregon and wasn't going anywhere. And the recruiting difference between Kiffin and Cristobal would end being a wash because a 10 win season would attract as many recruits as Cristobals "recruiting magic" in a 6 win season.

But despite all that, the pro Cristobal crowd said there was no debate - Cristobal was the superior hire and that was the end of the discussion. It was so definitive that I had no choice but to agree. And since that's what everyone wanted, then Cristobal should get to coach out his full contract. The ONLY thing firing him before the end of the contract will accomplish is limiting the options for the next HC because we won't have the money for both Cristobal's buyout and a quality HC, so we'll just end up picking another bum who will last 2.5 years and get fired, and then keep doing that over and over again. Cristobal is our coach- criticize him all day long but flying the banners is dumb and underhanded - especially if you are one of the many posters that wanted to hire Cristobal in the first place.

 

[AtrainCane]

There is no excuse with the portal anymore. We'll just disagree there. Maybe though, we got as good as we could with whatever NIL money we had. That's the biggest player in the game right now as far as recruiting goes.

I think a few things happened today. UofL has talent on offense. They're solid all around. They've got a good coach too and he beat Guidry.
Brohm and company beat Mario and company. The season overall, it's no comparison. He's turned that team around, in one year. There's no excuses and he had holes going into the season.

We need to quit excusing things with Mario.

The portal is not the cure all to bringing in talent, sorry it doesn’t work that way. And since we’re bringing up Louisvilles turn around, there has to be context. Would this massive turnaround be possible if they didn’t dodge every contender in the acc? You do realize we played the toughest conference schedule right?

 

[TemplarCane]

I'll say it again, that set of downs before the half, up 7, and to not really press the tempo and try to go up by 2 scores, was a killer. Especially knowing that L'Ville was getting the ball to start the 2nd half.

Also, I truly think UM has to start looking at going more up-tempo and getting a dual threat QB. Lets be honest, Miami for the most part is hard to watch, we are really boring compared to most college teams nowadays. Is this a style that blue-chip recruits want to play in?

No.

 

[linearignition]

I'll say it again, that set of downs before the half, up 7, and to not really press the tempo and try to go up by 2 scores, was a killer. Especially knowing that L'Ville was getting the ball to start the 2nd half.

Also, I truly think UM has to start looking at going more up-tempo and getting a dual threat QB. Lets be honest, Miami for the most part is hard to watch, we are really boring compared to most college teams nowadays. Is this a style that blue-chip recruits want to play in?

Mario would eat in offensive recruiting with a Lashlee-esq style. The south FL kids love the flash, and appreciate being utilized for their strengths (speeeeeed in space).

Seems Mario is married to bro style though. Can he change? Absolutely. Does he see the need to change? I have no clue.

The way Mario speaks it's like the issue is execution, not scheme. I get that to an extent, but if you set the bar at perfect execution to be competitive... you're setting yourself up for failure. UL was not perfect by any means today in execution but they ATE through superior scheme.

 

[JD4]

Everyone brings up Mario's style of offense he prefers but truth be told Mario is such a bad gameday coach I don't think it matters what style of offense we run we would still be underachieving with this team. Lets face it Mario and Dabo are one in the same and until he finds his Deshaun Watson or Trevor Lawrence were in trouble

Mario had a treble Lawrence / deshaun Watson in Justin Herbert and he wasn’t Clemson level.

I hate dabo but it’s disrespectful to compare a multi time champion to a guy who hasnt ever made the playoffs

 

[JD4]

I’d be surprised if Mario’s I.Q. is above 90. Seriously the dumbest, most inept game day corch in the history ourcour program.

I know some very successful sales people who are pretty stupid. Unfortunately our head coach is a great salesperson and pretty stupid

 

[KingB02]

No way Cisco is in the same category at #20. He may make a bad play here and there, everyone does, but he has been a beast at MLB this season.

I’m just saying that they all mess up at times, chill out man. I know he been a beast, but most of these guys in our defense had been playing well before this game. Everyone messes up at times though

 

[SSCane]

What’s makes it even worse. This happens every week. They seem incapable of learning and growing from their mistakes. These gaffs happen over and over and over.
I’ve lost all faith in this staff.

 

[Handsome Squidbum]

Seems Mario is married to bro style though. Can he change? Absolutely. Does he see the need to change? I have no clue.

Good article about how Brian Kelly changed his entire approach to football after his 4-6 season (one of which was a W over UM if I'm not mistaken). He realized that what he was doing wasn't working anymore, and he needed to change his own approach to the game.

Inside Brian Kelly's total overhaul to fix Notre Dame

Consummate program builder Brian Kelly must now rebuild his own football program to fix Notre Dame and save his job. He says he's committed to doing whatever it takes.

www.si.com

And this from a man who told his players to get back to practice while the team's videographer was lying dead next to the practice field after falling 30 ft off a hydraulic lift. If Brian Kelly can change, Cristobal can change.

 

[AlexCane]

Everyone wants to dog on Mario for specific plays yesterday. IMO, the bigger problem is that Mario’s style doesn’t lend itself to variability. That UL offense is good. They move the ball well and will move the ball on every defense. Yesterday was a game you have to win 48-45 or 45-42. That’s not Mario’s style. But sometimes you need to embrace that style against a certain opponent. Same with UNC for example.

 

[canecrazy23]

- Tyler Van Dyke had a solid game, yeah, we can say it (24 for 39, 327 yard, 1 TD). I still would like to see a dual-threat quarterback moving forward. Too many times you see runs being chased down from the backside as there is no threat of him pulling the ball at the mesh point. But hats off to him for playing well today, regardless.

I keep hearing this but do you realize the top 4 teams going into the playoffs are all non duel threat QB's?

 

[2FNFST4U]

in a close game one play or situational football can be the difference. Smith in the wildcat won't work again until they show something different. like him throwing it. That wasa stupid play call in that situation. The play calling before half was bad. running it in that situation not in FG range was awful. you have to get the first and keep the clock moving even if you don't get a score out of the drive. That was basically a give up play hoping Louisville wouldn't be able to score. That completely changed the game into their favor.

 

[razrcane]

I guess I'm certifiable because I think he deserves to be the HC now. There were approximately 3 posters on this site in total (me and a couple wise dudes) that were praying UM would do a real coaching search and hire Kiffin instead of Cristobal. We knew we needed a coach who get the most out of the current roster and get to 10 wins quickly. We needed something to get fans and the media excited. Caveman football and a slow multi year rebuild wasn't going to sell tickets. If Kiffin was really a mercenary like the pro Cristobal crowd claimed and was going to take a bigger job after tasting success, then we could go after Cristobal later. He'd still be at Oregon and wasn't going anywhere. And the recruiting difference between Kiffin and Cristobal would end being a wash because a 10 win season would attract as many recruits as Cristobals "recruiting magic" in a 6 win season.

But despite all that, the pro Cristobal crowd said there was no debate - Cristobal was the superior hire and that was the end of the discussion. It was so definitive that I had no choice but to agree. And since that's what everyone wanted, then Cristobal should get to coach out his full contract. The ONLY thing firing him before the end of the contract will accomplish is limiting the options for the next HC because we won't have the money for both Cristobal's buyout and a quality HC, so we'll just end up picking another bum who will last 2.5 years and get fired, and then keep doing that over and over again. Cristobal is our coach- criticize him all day long but flying the banners is dumb and underhanded - especially if you are one of the many posters that wanted to hire Cristobal in the first place.

We tried to tell them. Now the program is stuck for the foreseeable future. It’s going to be a long ride.

 

[423Hurricane]

I'm tired of people mocking my alumni man. We are blue blood in terms of championship history. I'm tired of the same old **** just a different day man. I mean they have the resources but we always get out coached and schemed. We have more talent than most of our opponents just they are not coached or utilized correctly. If um football can't do better I vote to end football. No one goes to the games because it's too far and they don't want to be let down. They have been let down for the best part of 20 years. It's like freaking ground hogs day every Saturday when they play a team with a pulse. It's unacceptable.

Fact of the matter is Miami is not a blue blood football program. We had an incredible, unexpected 18 year run from’83 to ‘01 that included a 10 year absence from one championship to another.

It took 57 years from 1926 to 1983 to get our first NC. Before 1983, we weren’t even a blip on the radar. The “blue blood” programs have a long history of winning - Michigan just won it’s 1000th game, we’re at about 640 - and others have several NC’s and storied histories.

 

[PIPO]

Just disgusting!!

 

[WndyCityCane]

Mario has 0 regulation ACC home wins his 2 years as Miami coach. Inconceivable.gif

Yea but doesn’t he have a fantastic road record??

 

[Cribby]

I keep hearing this but do you realize the top 4 teams going into the playoffs are all non duel threat QB's?

All of them can run , move the chains and must be accounted for in the running game. That alone makes defense very hard. That beats the heck out of a statue.

McCord average athlete
Travis good athlete
Penix good athlete
Beck good enough athlete
Nix good athlete
Miroe great athlete
Ewers good athlete
I’ll throw in Daniels Lsu , great athlete , best player in Cfb.

Not having a good athlete on offense in todays football is playing 11 on 10. Of course Miami is stuck in the past with statues at qb