They couldn’t figure out south Florida recruiting. It’s the number one thing that any staff must do to succeed here. We’ve seen Randy and his ego destroy it. Golden and his elitist attitude continue the trend. Richt and his soft side lose every elite kid he could to the sec. This staff gets it. We have some growing to do, but Manny is learning how to be a head coac. If he fails, we’ll get someone elite, because we’ll have the athletes to win. I like and respect Pittsburgh’s, Virginia’s and Georgia Tech’s staffs too. However, we’ve got the right dog at the right time. Now it’s time to not lose coming off a bye week. We’re closer than people give Manny credit for. My humble opinion. Manny is very close to getting angry. If he finds his angry edge, he can stay. Dam Mario was the angriest Cuban I’ve ever met, He once trashed his office after a win. That’s manny’s greatest weakness and it’s almost gone. Last season cut him deep. It’s a good thing. You can see it on the trail. I don’t think any of those other head coaches have that edge. I’m willing to let this and the next maybe two seasons go to manny and his staff. Either way we win as a fanbase. South Florida recruiters aren’t a dime a dozen. He held last years together and has a good one coming off of 6-7. That’s as elite as it gets where it matters most right now.
U know I respect u as a poster, but I gotta question some things in this post:
1. Manny is not, I repeat NOT close to getting angry. I will continue to beat this drum until we finally realize this: Manny has been here for 5 yrs. The only time Manny showed any frustration was when Butch had his goons “cramp up” every other play. He’s not that guy.
2. If 6-7 hurt deep, then we wouldn’t see the same chit, i.e immature celebrations when struggling w/ mediocre teams. Rather, we would see a coach fist bumping the other opponent, and giving his team an ear full of the sloppiness & disjointedness that continues to plague this team. It’s one thing to celebrate beating a worthy opponent, it’s a whole different beast when u’re celebrating against hella inferior teams.
Now as far as recruiting; may I are mind you what Golden did after a 6-6 record & being under sanctions and NCAA investigation? After the 2011 season, he pulled in the 9th ranked class in the nation. That class composed of two 5 stars (Duke & Tracy) and a class that totaled 21 So Fla players.
May I remind you what Golden did after his 7-5 2012 season, still dealing w the NCAA? He then pulled in the #14 class which included 5 So Fla recruits, but top 7 National recruits at their position. (Smaller class than 2012).
You know what have to show for that? Bull chit, that’s what.
All that talent wasted b/c coaching & development, and scheme tricked it off. Point being, recruiting is one thing, but development is another. ****, you can buy all the ingredients in the world to make gumbo, but if u don’t put that chit together properly or know what to do w/ the ingredients, that chit will taste like hamster stew (never had it, and neither should u. Lol)
I just need to remind ppl that before we start saying how close this or how close that, and look at this or look at that.....we’ve been down this road. We’ve overhyped before. Just look & watch. I want Manny to succeed, I want to eat the biggest crow dinner & I was willing to last yr....but what u posted, I don’t see, feel, observe, or more importantly witness from this squad. If we come out firing against
NC St, and mind you, statistically, we are a far better team than them in every category; then maybe that light bulb has turned on. Til then, even w/ the 5-1 start, it’s TBD on this staff. (By the way, my Bears were once 5-1 & I told everyone in my circle it was fool’s gold based upon play, and LAR completely exposed that).