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The big problem for slugs like Rick and Folden is social media. It used to be that the only coverage you’d get of UM football was Edwin Pope and Linda Robertson gargling the goo of whoever was the UM HC. And the feeble voices of UM on WQAM making excuses for struggling coaches and dismissing any dissenting voices. As a result, the HC had a lot more leeway and recruits weren’t bombarded with an instant flow of information and truth.

Now, the minute a coach is revealed as a fraud it’s broadcast all over the world, and recruits are hammered with what a disaster the HC is. The program immediately becomes toxic, and recruiting goes in the tank. It’s a very palpable phenomenon.

Our first hardcore social media age HC was Folden. Look at the way the program became toxic as soon as he was revealed as a fraud. We went from beating Alabaga for a bunch of recruits to stealing guys like Bobyonce’ Knowles and Terrance Henley from FIU. Same pattern is now underway with Rick.

I tend to think that once our program reaches this level of social media toxicity I don’t think the current HC can turn it around. It’ll take a miracle OC hire who instantly transforms the offense into a top 5 deal. Otherwise, it’s a wrap. It can’t be slow progress that us vultures could immediately poke holes in. It would have to an immediate and very noticeable turnaround.

If Booch David did what he did here during this same social media age he never would have made it past year 3 or 4. The standard here at the time was infinitely higher than it is now, and he would have been buried by the fans in today’s social media world.
 
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Spot on, richt caused this though. he Can fix it but majority of canes fans highly doubt that he will due to his stubborn nature. Coaches create the toxic environment, fans don’t. Wouldn’t have anything to complain about if there wasn’t so many problems with our dreadful offense and quite frankly bad recruiting right now

The patience has run out, we sat through a string of bad hires and donofrio defense. Now we have richt led offense who is equivalent to that donofrio defense on the offensive side of the ball being inept. All Miami fans are fed up and want change. richt can gtfoh if he doesn’t hire a new offensive coordinator, we don’t have time to waste
 
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Agreed.

The kids talk. They don't pay attention to old farts on an outdated social media platform.

Dudes, we are not cool to these kids. And our coach is old and uncool too. And banners make no difference to them.

Recognize the change.
 
I'm all good exposing a coach as a fraud.
The Franchise said:
The big problem for slugs like Rick and Folden is social media. It used to be that the only coverage you’d get of UM football was Edwin Pope and Linda Robertson gargling the goo of whoever was the UM HC. And the feeble voices of UM on WQAM making excuses for struggling coaches and dismissing any dissenting voices. As a result, the HC had a lot more leeway and recruits weren’t bombarded with an instant flow of information and truth.

Now, the minute a coach is revealed as a fraud it’s broadcast all over the world, and recruits are hammered with what a disaster the HC is. The program immediately becomes toxic, and recruiting goes in the tank. It’s a very palpable phenomenon.

Our first hardcore social media age HC was Folden. Look at the way the program became toxic as soon as he was revealed as a fraud. We went from beating Alabaga for a bunch of recruits to stealing guys like Bobyonce’ Knowles and Terrance Henley from FIU. Same pattern is now underway with Rick.

I tend to think that once our program reaches this level of social media toxicity I don’t think the current HC can turn it around. It’ll take a miracle OC hire who instantly transforms the offense into a top 5 deal. Otherwise, it’s a wrap. It can’t be slow progress that us vultures could immediately poke holes in. It would have to an immediate and very noticeable turnaround.

If Booch David did what he did here during this same social media age he never would have made it past year 3 or 4. The standard here at the time was infinitely higher than it is now, and he would have been buried by the fans in today’s social media world.
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I'm fine with this.
 
Agree on the impact of social media at Miami, why aren’t Oregon, A&M, Penn st, FSU, Tenn, Auburn, Arkansas, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Stanford and NC st (all teams that are ranked ahead of us in recruiting that had disappointing seasons relative to expectations) feeling the same effect?

Seems to me unless you’re Bama or Clemson there’s always something to ***** about, and Miami fans either have way more time on their hands to ***** or I(we) notice it more because we’re closer to the program.
 
I actually tend to think Jimmy would have been buried on social media too. The situation with him and the leftover coaches in 1984 was the very definition of toxic. And then in 1985, losing to the Gators opening day and getting blown out by Tennessee in a major bowl game. And then the original Fiasco Bowl in the 1986 season. I think social media may have dragged JJ down to the point where we wouldn't have won a title in 1987, had it existed at the time.

I also do think that in general, we are some of the worst fans on social media, and tend to play a real part in creating that air of toxicity around our own program. It would help somewhat if a preponderance of our fans weren't such ****s on social media. IMO.
 
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@The Franchise called it after the UVA game. That was when Richt lost this fanbase. What's lost in the endless debates of how bad the offense as a whole looks in terms of philosophy, execution, and general schematics; is that the QB was flagrantly mishandled. We knew what we had with Malik and his Cinderella magic was gone once the Pitt game arrived. Richt kept going to the same dried up well hoping to find water that was not yet discovered. He should've rode Perry and the growing pains that come with a RS Fr QB. Going 2-2 over that 4-game stretch would've been sufficient with most Miami fans and we likely would've won the Coastal considering we beat Pitt. What also hasn't been mentioned is how Richt never took advantage of the RS rule with Jarren Williams. If Richt's smart, he's splitting reps evenly with Williams and Perry during the bowl and trying to see what JW has. Because as of right now, we go into next year playing UF with only 1 truly experience QB in Perry.
 
ehicks said:
Agree on the impact of social media at Miami, why aren’t Oregon, A&M, Penn st, FSU, Tenn, Auburn, Arkansas, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Stanford and NC st (all teams that are ranked ahead of us in recruiting that had disappointing seasons relative to expectations) feeling the same effect?

Seems to me unless you’re Bama or Clemson there’s always something to ***** about, and Miami fans either have way more time on their hands to ***** or I(we) notice it more because we’re closer to the program.
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I hate to say it, but in some instances, those teams you've mentioned have been more relevant than us. Not all certainly, and the others don't have to recruit in the hotly contested S FL area for their top talent.
 
ehicks said:
Agree on the impact of social media at Miami, why aren’t Oregon, A&M, Penn st, FSU, Tenn, Auburn, Arkansas, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Stanford and NC st (all teams that are ranked ahead of us in recruiting that had disappointing seasons relative to expectations) feeling the same effect?

Seems to me unless you’re Bama or Clemson there’s always something to ***** about, and Miami fans either have way more time on their hands to ***** or I(we) notice it more because we’re closer to the program.
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We're an ******* fanbase, but we're not entirely illogical in our thinking. We caught onto Golden's BS on average around the 2-3 year mark, meanwhile the national media clowned us for not supporting Golden all the way up until the 58-0 beatdown to Clemson where they conceded indirectly that Golden wasn't the guy after all. Fast forward to now, by year 3 we've recognized that Richt (most likely) isn't the guy. It took UGA 15 years to come to the realization, and although we're supported by a rather large sample size from Richt's tenure at UGA, we're way ahead of the power curve given the same trends going on.
 
The Franchise said:
The big problem for slugs like Rick and Folden is social media. It used to be that the only coverage you’d get of UM football was Edwin Pope and Linda Robertson gargling the goo of whoever was the UM HC. And the feeble voices of UM on WQAM making excuses for struggling coaches and dismissing any dissenting voices. As a result, the HC had a lot more leeway and recruits weren’t bombarded with an instant flow of information and truth.

Now, the minute a coach is revealed as a fraud it’s broadcast all over the world, and recruits are hammered with what a disaster the HC is. The program immediately becomes toxic, and recruiting goes in the tank. It’s a very palpable phenomenon.

Our first hardcore social media age HC was Folden. Look at the way the program became toxic as soon as he was revealed as a fraud. We went from beating Alabaga for a bunch of recruits to stealing guys like Bobyonce’ Knowles and Terrance Henley from FIU. Same pattern is now underway with Rick.

I tend to think that once our program reaches this level of social media toxicity I don’t think the current HC can turn it around. It’ll take a miracle OC hire who instantly transforms the offense into a top 5 deal. Otherwise, it’s a wrap. It can’t be slow progress that us vultures could immediately poke holes in. It would have to an immediate and very noticeable turnaround.

If Booch David did what he did here during this same social media age he never would have made it past year 3 or 4. The standard here at the time was infinitely higher than it is now, and he would have been buried by the fans in today’s social media world.
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Brilliant post
 
There’s a lot of truth to what u say, but I think you’re leaving something out...

The level of toxicity rose as it did not just because Al couldn’t field a decent D, but also because he refused to try to fix it. Rick is making the same mistake.

When the problem is obvious, and the HC stubbornly sticks by what isn’t working, the fans are gonna be angry.

If Al got a real DC, the fans would’ve put their fangs away for a season. If rick gets a real OC, the fanbase will settle down.

Not holding my breath tho.
 
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1mg of Epi said:
There’s a lot of truth to what u say, but I think you’re leaving something out...

The level of toxicity rose as it did not just because Al couldn’t field a decent D, but also because he refused to try to fix it. Rick is making the same mistake.

When the problem is obvious, and the HC stubbornly sticks by what isn’t working, the fans are gonna be angry.

If Al got a real DC, the fans would’ve put their fangs away for a season. If rick gets a real OC, the fanbase will settle down.

Not holding my breath tho.
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Someone here gets it.

Look at what happened to Brian Kelly in 2016. He had a 4-8 season. He self evaluated and realized he had to change things up. Overhauled the staff, and 2 years later, he's in the college football playoff. The reason people are tired of Richt is he's shown a propensity for not wanting to change things up and wants to stay comfortable with what he knows.
 
simplycanes said:
I hate to say it, but in some instances, those teams you've mentioned have been more relevant than us. Not all certainly, and the others don't have to recruit in the hotly contested S FL area for their top talent.
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Relevant I’d agree with though I’d argue similar to a Bama we become relevant faster than almost anyone in college football, ie the ND game last year (amazing that was barely more than a year ago).

For recruiting I think that’s an excuse, we still have more quality players to choose from down here, and the dudes those schools have committed are being recruited by everyone hence their ranking.
 
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