The early leader in the clubhouse for 2016’s top class is hands down Al Golden’s Miami Hurricanes.
http://247sports.com/Season/2016-Football/CompositeTeamRankings
The Canes have a whopping 13 commitments already—including eight 4-star players hailing from the Sunshine State.
If Miami enjoys a strong season on the field in 2015, the Canes have a great shot to remain near the top of the rankings and continue their hot start with in-state prospects. However, if they endure another season with five or more losses, can they keep talented players such as 4-star receiver Sam Bruce and 4-star linebacker Shaquille Quarterman?
Given that the Miami program has endured some rough years recently, this class has the potential to get the Canes back on the right track and help them compete for titles in the ACC.
Can Miami Capitalize on Fast Start? or end up with another whimper of a finish?
By Sanjay Kirpalani
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Lawrence Cager On Hurricanes’ 2016 No. 1 Recruiting Class, “We Going To Win, They Ain’t Going Nowhere”
Andrew Holleran
Confidence a characteristic Miami four-star wide receiver commit Lawrence Cager is certainly not lacking.
Wednesday afternoon, Tyler Donohue, a national recruiting analyst for Bleacher Report, sent out a tweet about the Hurricanes’ 2016 recruiting class. Miami’s class currently ranks No. 1 in the country, but Donohue emphasized that Al Golden will need to notch plenty of wins next fall in order for those players currently pledged to The U to stay committed.
Securing victories won’t be a problem for Miami in 2015, Cager says.
Hopefully Cager and the 2015 Miami team will be able to back up that confidence. UM begin their campaign Sept. 5 against Bethune-Cookman.
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Miami has gotten a terrific jump on the class of 2016, with eight commitments already from the ESPN Junior 300. That's more than Florida State and Clemson combined. Six of those players are from the South Florida area. But there is one year to go before the next signing day so the logical question to ask is this: Will Miami be able to hold onto these players?
There remains so much uncertainty in Coral Gables. Miami went an unacceptable 6-7 a year ago, raising the negativity surrounding the program. Some believe Golden is on the hot seat because his teams have produced mostly mediocre results. If Miami stumbles again, how many of the guys who have given a verbal pledge will stick around? Recruits are so fickle. Committing, decommitting, flipping and flopping have become the norm.
The commitments in the fold for 2016 are only a start. But the staff knows it must continue to work on keeping these guys in the fold, while bringing in its best class yet. Nobody will have any answers about the 2016 group until next February.
The bottom line that Miami has the highest ranked class of elite recruits for 2016. Once a player is included in this 2016 class, automatically a bounty places on every recruit and the world of college Football recruiters know where to find this elite talent. Recruits have also been said of wanting to be included in the early segment of the 2016 class because they know that being associated with UM while being the highest ranked class will garner them the maximum attention from all the powerhouse programs in college Football. It is inevitable that UM Football must get their A game in 2015, that is not only from Al Golden, but the players can't be quitting either, as in 2014.
Can Al Golden win enough games to keep the Canes in the top spot for these top recruits? How long could Al Golden keep his job if the season tanks, and the recruits begin to stutter about UM? On the other hand, if Al Golden wins but leaves, does he get to take some of these recruits with him, a la Muschamp?
A key and critical consideration is whether the powers that be at UM, whether it be the new Prez, the BOT, or Flake Blake, shall develop contingency plans in quickly targeting a replacement coach and hiring that new coach, a la Butch Davis, in a focus order to secure the class rather than having said class flail in the way of UiF and new coach McElwain?
http://247sports.com/Season/2016-Football/CompositeTeamRankings
The Canes have a whopping 13 commitments already—including eight 4-star players hailing from the Sunshine State.
If Miami enjoys a strong season on the field in 2015, the Canes have a great shot to remain near the top of the rankings and continue their hot start with in-state prospects. However, if they endure another season with five or more losses, can they keep talented players such as 4-star receiver Sam Bruce and 4-star linebacker Shaquille Quarterman?
Given that the Miami program has endured some rough years recently, this class has the potential to get the Canes back on the right track and help them compete for titles in the ACC.
Can Miami Capitalize on Fast Start? or end up with another whimper of a finish?
By Sanjay Kirpalani
~~~~~~~~~~
Lawrence Cager On Hurricanes’ 2016 No. 1 Recruiting Class, “We Going To Win, They Ain’t Going Nowhere”
Andrew Holleran
Confidence a characteristic Miami four-star wide receiver commit Lawrence Cager is certainly not lacking.
Wednesday afternoon, Tyler Donohue, a national recruiting analyst for Bleacher Report, sent out a tweet about the Hurricanes’ 2016 recruiting class. Miami’s class currently ranks No. 1 in the country, but Donohue emphasized that Al Golden will need to notch plenty of wins next fall in order for those players currently pledged to The U to stay committed.
Securing victories won’t be a problem for Miami in 2015, Cager says.
Hopefully Cager and the 2015 Miami team will be able to back up that confidence. UM begin their campaign Sept. 5 against Bethune-Cookman.
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Miami has gotten a terrific jump on the class of 2016, with eight commitments already from the ESPN Junior 300. That's more than Florida State and Clemson combined. Six of those players are from the South Florida area. But there is one year to go before the next signing day so the logical question to ask is this: Will Miami be able to hold onto these players?
There remains so much uncertainty in Coral Gables. Miami went an unacceptable 6-7 a year ago, raising the negativity surrounding the program. Some believe Golden is on the hot seat because his teams have produced mostly mediocre results. If Miami stumbles again, how many of the guys who have given a verbal pledge will stick around? Recruits are so fickle. Committing, decommitting, flipping and flopping have become the norm.
The commitments in the fold for 2016 are only a start. But the staff knows it must continue to work on keeping these guys in the fold, while bringing in its best class yet. Nobody will have any answers about the 2016 group until next February.
The bottom line that Miami has the highest ranked class of elite recruits for 2016. Once a player is included in this 2016 class, automatically a bounty places on every recruit and the world of college Football recruiters know where to find this elite talent. Recruits have also been said of wanting to be included in the early segment of the 2016 class because they know that being associated with UM while being the highest ranked class will garner them the maximum attention from all the powerhouse programs in college Football. It is inevitable that UM Football must get their A game in 2015, that is not only from Al Golden, but the players can't be quitting either, as in 2014.
Can Al Golden win enough games to keep the Canes in the top spot for these top recruits? How long could Al Golden keep his job if the season tanks, and the recruits begin to stutter about UM? On the other hand, if Al Golden wins but leaves, does he get to take some of these recruits with him, a la Muschamp?
A key and critical consideration is whether the powers that be at UM, whether it be the new Prez, the BOT, or Flake Blake, shall develop contingency plans in quickly targeting a replacement coach and hiring that new coach, a la Butch Davis, in a focus order to secure the class rather than having said class flail in the way of UiF and new coach McElwain?
