The Athletic: Why is Miami mired in mediocrity?

[Hold My Beer]

‘Maybe this is kind of who the Hurricanes are’

Click-baity and doomsday-ish headline aside (and I know some here dislike Manny Navarro), but I thought the article itself was fair and somewhat optimistic that Cristobal and UM leadership are determined and/or moving in the right direction to fix things.

What did y'all who read it think?

 

[OrangeBowlMagic]

Everyone should be as optimistic or more as they’ve always been right now, because we’re actually trying. Doesn’t guarantee massive success, but you have to understand, we literally weren’t even trying for the past 15 years. Yeah, we bought uniforms and inflated footballs, but the teams we were so called “competing” with may as well have been playing a different sport.

We’ve been trying to win with both hands tied behind our backs. At least now we’re throwing punches. We’ll see if any of them connect, but you’re never gonna win a fistfight in handcuffs.

 

[Hold My Beer]

We’ve been trying to win with both hands tied behind our backs. At least now we’re throwing punches. We’ll see if any of them connect, but you’re never gonna win a fistfight in handcuffs.

Yeah, I would be satisfied with whatever our W-L record in '22 if it looked like two things were happening:

1. We played with consistently good effort

2. We showed signs of developing into a smart football team

 

[Cane6]

Everyone should be as optimistic or more as they’ve always been right now, because we’re actually trying. Doesn’t guarantee massive success, but you have to understand, we literally weren’t even trying for the past 15 years. Yeah, we bought uniforms and inflated footballs, but the teams we were so called “competing” with may as well have been playing a different sport.

We’ve been trying to win with both hands tied behind our backs. At least now we’re throwing punches. We’ll see if any of them connect, but you’re never gonna win a fistfight in handcuffs.

Josh Gattis is the proverbial “handcuffs” keeping both hands behind the program’s back

 

[Canefancarlos2]

Well we finally broke thru we are no longer mediocre

 

[Cylo]

Well we finally broke thru we are no longer mediocre

lol yep

 

[OrangeBowlMagic]

Josh Gattis is the proverbial “handcuffs” keeping both hands behind the program’s back

Negative. MUCH bigger picture. We have money to replace Josh Gattis now, that's what I'm saying. You're thinking way too micro.

 

[CoastCane]

Negative. MUCH bigger picture. We have money to replace Josh Gattis now, that's what I'm saying. You're thinking way too micro.

But are they going to pull the trigger?

 

[OrangeBowlMagic]

But are they going to pull the trigger?

$2M question.

 

[Cane6]

Negative. MUCH bigger picture. We have money to replace Josh Gattis now, that's what I'm saying. You're thinking way too micro.

I get what you’re saying

In 2022, and for the start of Mario tenure, Josh Gattis is holding the program back

The good thing is, as you stated, there is a “want to” and resources available to make enact change…. And hopefully success

 

[Cane6]

$2M question.

The decision has already been made.

Mario is burning one of his mulligans early on the Gattis.

 

[Maskoff407]

I really do think the Hurricanes, and possibly, the Hard Rock is cursed lol. **** just doesn’t make sense. Or maybe it’s like my homeboy, a UGA fan, said.

“The city of Miami is just too fun, exciting, thriving, and full of hoes for these kids to be focused on just football. You have to live in a butt-**** city like Tuscaloosa, Clemson, Athens, or any other country *** place to be that focused on playing football. I really think that’s the issue with the hurricanes.”

 

[CoastCane]

$2M question.

$2M question.

That will tell us a lot

 

[ItsAUThing.com]

I really do think the Hurricanes, and possibly, the Hard Rock is cursed lol. **** just doesn’t make sense. Or maybe it’s like my homeboy, a UGA fan, said.

“The city of Miami is just too fun, exciting, thriving, and full of hoes for these kids to be focused on just football. You have to live in a butt-**** city like Tuscaloosa, Clemson, Athens, or any other country *** place to be that focused on playing football. I really think that’s the issue with the hurricanes.”

Miami was even more fun in the 80's and that didn't seem to be a problem. Early 90's or early 00's either.

This was deemed a revelation by your buddy?

Hardly a news flash that there's more to do in Miami than there is in Tuscaloosa, Gainesville, Trailerhassee, Athens, Baton Rouge, etc.

 

[canesdogo]

this is not new. We have been baby soft for 20 years, and Miami is a City...we know that....next..let Mario build.......he knows how, but **** give him time to set up the infrastructure.

 

[JD08]

But are they going to pull the trigger?

I hope he rented.

 

[Maskoff407]

Miami was even more fun in the 80's and that didn't seem to be a problem. Early 90's or early 00's either.

This was deemed a revelation by your buddy?

Hardly a news flash that there's more to do in Miami than there is in Tuscaloosa, Gainesville, Trailerhassee, Athens, Baton Rouge, etc.

80’s, 90’s, and early 2000s also didn’t have social media.

 

[561Cane]

Gattis is useless. A garbage OC, cancer to the real UM, and worthless.

 

[Angry Ibis]

I hope he rented.

 

[JD08]