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OrangeBowlMagic said:
Probably wishful thinking and I've said this a few times already but I am curious if Fletcher looks better with an actual off-season.

I don't think he did much of anything for literally months at this time last year. And still played well in 2024. Does he really take a jump with a full off-season with zero limitations? Obviously we hope so, but he might just be who he is. I'll be very interested to see how he looks that first month of the year against good athletes.
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He’s got a high floor (for people that like that phrase)

I mean he’s been producing since he got here Day 1. Can pencil him in for 100 carries and 550ish yards right now and feel good about it, and there’s a chance you’re right and he breaks out a bit.

He’s got good feet for a bigger back imo. I wanna say it was Miami OH in 2023 he ****ed on a safety in the middle of the field made me raise my eyebrows. Think it got called back though

Plus we know the OL is gonna help all these guys
 
JHallCanes said:
He’s got a high floor (for people that like that phrase)

I mean he’s been producing since he got here Day 1. Can pencil him in for 100 carries and 550ish yards right now and feel good about it, and there’s a chance you’re right and he breaks out a bit.

He’s got good feet for a bigger back imo. I wanna say it was Miami OH in 2023 he ****ed on a safety in the middle of the field made me raise my eyebrows. Think it got called back though

Plus we know the OL is gonna help all these guys
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Well said. He looked like an animal in that Louisville game in 2023 also as a true freshman. And they had a really good run defense from what I remember that year.
 
DMoney said:
Parrish’s problem was that he couldn’t hold up against the better teams. He was pretty much a non-factor against higher level body types. You saw the same thing this year at Ole Miss. I liked him since high school but he was limited. Fletcher is much more of a playoff-type back and he’s always been valued that way.
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Based on his ranking and measurables only

He’s never taken over a game to earn this

Not saying he can’t but there’s no evidence of this

Louisville 2023 but the week before we tried to make him the focal point against FSU with Emory in there and he was a non factor and Chaney was more effective
 
DMoney said:
This was probably Miami's best recruiting job of the spring cycle. If WR is behind where I'd hoped it would be at this point, RB is ahead of schedule. Going into the offseason, the coaches wanted RB depth but were pessimistic on their ability to acquire a proven player. They weren't in the RB1 market (like last year with Martinez), and it's hard to acquire the next tier of player without the promise of starter's carries.

Enter CharMar "Marty" Brown, the Jerry Rice Award Winner from North Dakota State. Coach Merritt immediately identified the 5'11, 220-pound Omaha native as an ideal fit in Miami's scheme. The Canes running game is predicated on physicality and avoiding negative plays. This is why you see tight splits and a "muddied" running style between the tackles. Brown is a pure downhill runner who wastes no motion, pushes the pile and breaks tackles. It's a perfect marriage.

Unlike in the NFL, where there is physical parity between professionals, some college teams like Miami have the personnel to big-boy their opponents. This allows them to pack the OL tight and push the other team off the ball, often with double teams. The result can look muddy and repetitive, but it works. We saw Damien Martinez initially struggle adjusting to this scheme before figuring it out in the second half of the season.

The benefit is that you can dominate down and distance by avoiding losses and consistently gaining yards. The Canes finished 5th nationally in yards per carry and rarely allowed TFLs. This allowed Miami to convert an astronomical 55% of its third downs. For perspective, the distance from Miami to the #2 team (Troy at 50%) was the same as the distance between the #2 team and the #24 team.

While having the best player in the nation under center had a huge impact on this number, Washington State was only #51 in the nation last year. An elite quarterback like Cam Ward is unstoppable when the down and distance gives him options (including handing off to convert short yardage). Here's another relevant example: Georgia and Carson Beck were #1 nationally in third down conversion in 2023 but dropped to #75 this year when the running game collapsed.

California made a huge initial push on Brown, and Nebraska got desperate at the end. Both offered money and a lot of guaranteed carries. But he had an amazing visit to Miami, where he was flanked for much of the time by both Jordan Lyle and Mark Fletcher. Ultimately, Brown wanted to be a Hurricane and believed in his ability to be a part of this running game. He has three years of eligibility left, and his addition allows Dawson to be more judicious in how he uses the speed of Girard Pringle and the versatility of Elija Lofton. Our offense got better today.





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"great patience in the hole"
PAUSE

My kinda playa.
 
DTP said:
Explaining that 11 carries for 31 yards against USF was skewed because he had 3 one yard touchdown runs near drove me off a cliff.
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All these conversations really do is remind me that we don’t have a lot of standout players on offense yet

Lyle. JoJo. Lofton. Those are the guys that might decide some big games for us. I like those chances but still we gotta see it as well
 
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DMoney said:
This was probably Miami's best recruiting job of the spring cycle. If WR is behind where I'd hoped it would be at this point, RB is ahead of schedule. Going into the offseason, the coaches wanted RB depth but were pessimistic on their ability to acquire a proven player. They weren't in the RB1 market (like last year with Martinez), and it's hard to acquire the next tier of player without the promise of starter's carries.

Enter CharMar "Marty" Brown, the Jerry Rice Award Winner from North Dakota State. Coach Merritt immediately identified the 5'11, 220-pound Omaha native as an ideal fit in Miami's scheme. The Canes running game is predicated on physicality and avoiding negative plays. This is why you see tight splits and a "muddied" running style between the tackles. Brown is a pure downhill runner who wastes no motion, pushes the pile and breaks tackles. It's a perfect marriage.

Unlike in the NFL, where there is physical parity between professionals, some college teams like Miami have the personnel to big-boy their opponents. This allows them to pack the OL tight and push the other team off the ball, often with double teams. The result can look muddy and repetitive, but it works. We saw Damien Martinez initially struggle adjusting to this scheme before figuring it out in the second half of the season.

The benefit is that you can dominate down and distance by avoiding losses and consistently gaining yards. The Canes finished 5th nationally in yards per carry and rarely allowed TFLs. This allowed Miami to convert an astronomical 55% of its third downs. For perspective, the distance from Miami to the #2 team (Troy at 50%) was the same as the distance between the #2 team and the #24 team.

While having the best player in the nation under center had a huge impact on this number, Washington State was only #51 in the nation last year. An elite quarterback like Cam Ward is unstoppable when the down and distance gives him options (including handing off to convert short yardage). Here's another relevant example: Georgia and Carson Beck were #1 nationally in third down conversion in 2023 but dropped to #75 this year when the running game collapsed.

California made a huge initial push on Brown, and Nebraska got desperate at the end. Both offered money and a lot of guaranteed carries. But he had an amazing visit to Miami, where he was flanked for much of the time by both Jordan Lyle and Mark Fletcher. Ultimately, Brown wanted to be a Hurricane and believed in his ability to be a part of this running game. He has three years of eligibility left, and his addition allows Dawson to be more judicious in how he uses the speed of Girard Pringle and the versatility of Elija Lofton. Our offense got better today.





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Agree D, the kid is a bowling ball and the exact type of running back that thrives in our system.
 
IndayArtHauz said:
Better than Ajay Allen
Better than CWH
Better than Pringle
Better fit than Lofton
Better than other guy I can’t remember who left already
Might be better than Fletcher
Will fill a role that D Mart did

Solid addition all around
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D$….have you called Midol or Tampax yet for sponsorship?

It was make sense for your board considering I never seen more men complain about nothing they aren’t a professional in the history complaindom.
 
Kid looks slow to me…Even though that isn't his game still would like to see a certain amount of speed. But runs with power and definitely put up numbers and hopefully can contribute here.
 
JHallCanes said:
All these conversations really do is remind me that we don’t have a lot of standout players on offense yet

Lyle. JoJo. Lofton. Those are the guys that might decide some big games for us. I like those chances but still we gotta see it as well
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At some point players who have little experience need to contribute. It’s impossible to fill every roster spot with an experienced transfer and if you do, why bother recruiting high school players? It’s crazy how fans do backflips for players when they’re high school recruits but once they’re on campus, we can’t rely on them to produce. It’s time for these recruits to start producing.
 
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DTP said:
At some point players who have little experience need to contribute. It’s impossible to fill every roster spot with an experienced transfer and if you do, why bother recruiting high school players? It’s crazy how fans do backflips for players when they’re high school recruits but once they’re on campus, we can’t rely on them to produce. It’s time for these recruits to start producing.
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Feel the exact same way about our DL

The portal for DL and Miami is always gonna be tough. We aren’t a target destination

Of course I want the front 4 loaded with veterans that have production but we got some expensive young blue chips that gotta step up as well
 
CANESCANES said:
No state income tax for the win

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These guys are idiots.

The argument is that Cal offered 600K (or possibly north) and that Miami offered $500K. And that, somehow, Miami's number was better.

Which, of course, would require California to have a 17% state income tax rate.

The reality is that for a single person at that income level, his tax rate would be 11.3%.

Now, as far as Nebraska, who was NOT offering $500K, they would need NEGATIVE income tax rates to match Miami's offer of $500K.

These Nebraska dip****s are just wasting their time worrying about state taxes, or the lack thereof.
 
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