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Suffocating Conservatism

Angry Ibis said:
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Please summarize Mario Cristobal’s totalizing conservatism is suffocating the program he so despera
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Cultural Hypocrisy:
• Cristobal demands sacrifice, discipline, and adaptability from players but refuses to evolve his own scheme or lineup.
• Post-loss pressers are circular blame-shifting; no schematic creativity despite NIL-era parity and turnover.

Bottom Line: Cristobal must abandon rote mantras (“execution,” “standard,” “men”) and embrace schematic ingenuity—or the talent he recruits will continue to be wasted in a plodding, penalty-riddled, identity-less offense.
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You talk about abandoning rote mantras as if it's a week to week gameplan, but what you're asking him to do is to move away from things he holds to be 100% true and authentic to him and his beliefs. Going against everything you know to be true simply doesn't happen for a proud, stubborn, 55+ year old who happens to be 8 games into the season.
 
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Da Jumbo Mutombo said:
Not sure if they crossed paths. Wannstedt coached DC at UM until 1988. Mario enrolled in 1989. Either way, im sure they do know each other do to that connection.

* I used Google as this was before I was born. So if incorrect info, apologies.
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Dave had an HC who knew what was going on...
 
I said in another thread that taking the knee at the end of the game was on the same level as not taking a knee against GT. I truly believe Miami could go down and attempt a FG if they just go for it.

Like Ahmmon said in the podcast, they didn't even want to attempt a run play just to see what would happen. Like, run a f***ing sweep with Toney. If I'm Dawson I'm saying, "I'm going in my bag and we're gonna run a very safe but different play and if we get 10+ yards and a first down we're running up to the line and here's a second, downfield pass play to the sidelines". That's the plan and we'll take it from there. I just....why, why, why, why, why aren't you even trying...

The choice to kick a FG against Syracuse and the choice to kneel against SMU. It is obvious to EVERYONE watching the game where the momentum is and what the reality is. But this coaching staff is completely disconnected from that.
 
hurricaneman said:
I said in another thread that taking the knee at the end of the game was on the same level as not taking a knee against GT. I truly believe Miami could go down and attempt a FG if they just go for it.

Like Ahmmon said in the podcast, they didn't even want to attempt a run play just to see what would happen. Like, run a f***ing sweep with Toney. If I'm Dawson I'm saying, "I'm going in my bag and we're gonna run a very safe but different play and if we get 10+ yards and a first down we're running up to the line and here's a second, downfield pass play to the sidelines". That's the plan and we'll take it from there. I just....why, why, why, why, why aren't you even trying...

The choice to kick a FG against Syracuse and the choice to kneel against SMU. It is obvious to EVERYONE watching the game where the momentum is and what the reality is. But this coaching staff is completely disconnected from that.
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Between taking a knee vs SMU, FG against Cuse, calling a TO on 4th and 9, calling another TO on the Malachi screen, etc., Mario's feel for in-game strategic decisions is awful.
 
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In all seriousness he should lobby for the Penn State job. His mentality and brand is a perfect match. Leave with some grace and won’t have to be fired at Miami down the road.
 
This is the longest post made by anyone not named “The Original Cane” in site history.

But yes. You hit the nail on the head. We play scared because we coach scared. Behind all the tough guy “pound the ball” rhetoric, is a guy who’s so scared to do anything outside of his comfort zone. To the detriment of his own team and job.
 
Just for viewing pleasure. Spacing and outside runs.

Not saying we need to go full veer, but man. That team is overachieving. Wonder why.

 
simplycanes said:
At this point it’s just stupidity. We start every game at -10 to -17 point deficit because we **** away at least two possessions. That’s not conservatism, it’s just bad coaching.
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Someone else posted a video about the possession difference in CFB with clock changes. There are on average 20% fewer possessions per team so when you give up a couple possessions on your typical-halfback-dive-into-9-man-box type of drives, and you commit the penalties we do, the margin for error is razor thin even against mid conference teams
 
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Can we please cut leashes off and let these kids just play ******* football. We have nothing to really play for at this point, so just let them go. I'm willing to bet we see better results than we have in the last few weeks. Mario has been coaching scared and tense for the last month now, but now the pressure is off. Mario, just give us four games where you don't micro-manage. That's all I ask. This season is already a failure, so who cares at this point
 
The noise about Dawson knowing he doesn't have to score 40 and open up the offense in a shootout fashion like last year due to improved defense is just frustrating to hear. He should treat his side of the ball like he has to score 40+ every year and let the defense be what it may. We shouldn't totally dictate ourselves to slow games on the offensive side just by some analysis that we think the defense is good. Unclear on Cristobal's role in it all. If the defense are as good as we think they are, that should just widen our game margins. But we all know that already....
 
hurricaneman said:
I said in another thread that taking the knee at the end of the game was on the same level as not taking a knee against GT. I truly believe Miami could go down and attempt a FG if they just go for it.

Like Ahmmon said in the podcast, they didn't even want to attempt a run play just to see what would happen. Like, run a f***ing sweep with Toney. If I'm Dawson I'm saying, "I'm going in my bag and we're gonna run a very safe but different play and if we get 10+ yards and a first down we're running up to the line and here's a second, downfield pass play to the sidelines". That's the plan and we'll take it from there. I just....why, why, why, why, why aren't you even trying...

The choice to kick a FG against Syracuse and the choice to kneel against SMU. It is obvious to EVERYONE watching the game where the momentum is and what the reality is. But this coaching staff is completely disconnected from that.
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Scared money don't make no money.

We're so scared of losing that we've never considered trying to win might actually work. And that's terrible because if they don't trust their players to execute in tight moments, that means they don't trust their own coaching to prepare their players for those moments.
 
AUcane said:
Someone else posted a video about the possession difference in CFB with clock changes. There are on average 20% fewer possessions per team so when you give up a couple possessions on your typical-halfback-dive-into-9-man-box type of drives, and you commit the penalties we do, the margin for error is razor thin even against mid conference teams
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In other words, our style of play further narrows our margin for error, muting our talent advantage, which has already happened to some degree due to rules changes. sheesh.
 
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