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Bill the Cane

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1. Canes never should have entered the season without a viable backup at QB. Even if TVD turned out to be Tom Brady, without a viable backup the entire program is a rolled ankle away from disaster. To spend big on coaches, NIL, facilities, etc, and not have a backup QB is insane! No excuse from AD on down.
2. UM seems to have chosen a QB-recruiting strategy of seeking low-cost, diamonds-in-the-rough (with the occasional transfer if the room is full of busts). I believe that strategy is very risky, and likely to fail most of the time. Until UM commits to recruiting high-upside, big time prospects at QB (every year), expect more of the same.
3. Do whatever it takes keep Guidry. Dude is a blackbelt.
4. Dawson is not the answer at OC. Even with bro-ball, this garbage O is more predictable than most high school programs.
5. The solution: AD/Zo need to find budget for a big time OC, with resources to recruit big-time QBs, then tell Mario to get out of the way.
 
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Hard to believe ZO didn’t interject with this QB roster. Maybe he didn’t t want to ruffle any feathers right away but still hard to believe.
 
Bill the Cane said:
1. Canes never should have entered the season without a viable backup at QB. Even if TVD turned out to be Tom Brady, without a viable backup the entire program is a rolled ankle away from disaster. To spend big on coaches, NIL, facilities, etc, and not have a backup QB is insane! No excuse from AD on down.
2. UM seems to have chosen a QB-recruiting strategy of seeking low-cost, diamonds-in-the-rough (with the occasional transfer if the room is full of busts). I believe that strategy is very risky, and likely to fail most of the time. Until UM commits to recruiting high-upside, big time prospects at QB (every year), expect more of the same.
3. Do whatever it takes keep Guidry. Dude is a blackbelt.
4. Dawson is not the answer at OC. Even with bro-ball, this garbage O is more predictable than most high school programs.
5. The solution: AD/Zo need to find budget for a big time OC, with resources to recruit big-time QBs, then tell Mario to get out of the way.
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Spot on.

TVD had a history of injuries let alone uneven play.

They decided to roll with not 1, but 2 freshmen as the backups.

Same thing with tight ends. They bring in a 69 year old blocking tight end, but your starter tore his ACL last year and you decide to roll with an old man and a True Freshman.

The roster construction in so many spots, outside offensive line is criminal.

The current strategy of recruiting QBs will end along with MariBro Ball will send this program into further despair.

Might as well go G5.
 
Bovert said:
Hard to believe ZO didn’t interject with this QB roster. Maybe he didn’t t want to ruffle any feathers right away but still hard to believe.
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He had a hand in this roster construction and the others in the future.
 
(legit question-no sarcasm)

When did Garcia transfer? Did we have ample time to recruit the QB position (HS or portal) after he portaled out?
 
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Bill the Cane said:
1. Canes never should have entered the season without a viable backup at QB. Even if TVD turned out to be Tom Brady, without a viable backup the entire program is a rolled ankle away from disaster. To spend big on coaches, NIL, facilities, etc, and not have a backup QB is insane! No excuse from AD on down.
2. UM seems to have chosen a QB-recruiting strategy of seeking low-cost, diamonds-in-the-rough (with the occasional transfer if the room is full of busts). I believe that strategy is very risky, and likely to fail most of the time. Until UM commits to recruiting high-upside, big time prospects at QB (every year), expect more of the same.
3. Do whatever it takes keep Guidry. Dude is a blackbelt.
4. Dawson is not the answer at OC. Even with bro-ball, this garbage O is more predictable than most high school programs.
5. The solution: AD/Zo need to find budget for a big time OC, with resources to recruit big-time QBs, then tell Mario to get out of the way.
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EW has played in two games and he beat one of the most talented teams in the acc, then was driving to beat the other most talented team in the acc. With the safety and the Boregalis missed 3, It would have been up to Emory to drive down into field goal range for the win. I'm considering Emory a viable backup even if Mario is too stubborn to give him more playing time.
 
Unpopular take but should have taken Rashada back 🤷‍♂️. We are not in the position to turn down talent. For the tough guys we're supposed to be we sure do get real sensitive when it comes to recruits. It's simple if you're culture is what you say it is you can handle and mold a few "bad" apples.
 
MovingZen said:
EW has played in two games and he beat one of the most talented teams in the acc, then was driving to beat the other most talented team in the acc. With the safety and the Boregalis missed 3, It would have been up to Emory to drive down into field goal range for the win. I'm considering Emory a viable backup even if Mario is too stubborn to give him more playing time.
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I wont discount Emory, he is definately a gamer. with that said he had less that 100yds passing in his 2 starts going into the 4th quarter. I will concede and completely blame that on the abomination of the offensive coaching staff though.
 
Emory is a capable backup QB this season. He managed and won the Clemson game and had us in the game against FSU despite horrible play calling and offensive personnel decisions.

I'll renew my opinion that Emory should have been the starter for the UVA game. Had he gotten some time against a mediocre defense, he'd likely not have been where he was tonight. This is a failure of coaching, nothing more.
 
canemachine said:
Unpopular take but should have taken Rashada back 🤷‍♂️. We are not in the position to turn down talent. For the tough guys we're supposed to be we sure do get real sensitive when it comes to recruits. It's simple if you're culture is what you say it is you can handle and mold a few "bad" apples.
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How has Rashada done this year.
 
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nycane said:
Guidry would be even better if he had two smart safeties.
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Facts. I have no idea why #20 is so overrated by some on here. This clown takes horrible angles, and is only concerned with "trucking" or delivering "kill shots" to ball carriers and not having proper tackling technique. He is a one dimensional head hunter with no real ball skills; just size and athleticism.
 
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