80% of the roster should be from south Florida. You save the other 20% for the elite players in other states. Half of Miami's best players ever hailed from states not named Florida. It's a long list which is why we shouldn't bd so closed minded in thinking we can sign 25 guys from south Florida every and expect to win a championship. We have to add to the south Florida recruit base with elite talent from elsewhere. It's a proven method that has worked in the past.
80% of the roster should be from south Florida. You save the other 20% for the elite players in other states. Half of Miami's best players ever hailed from states not named Florida. It's a long list which is why we shouldn't bd so closed minded in thinking we can sign 25 guys from south Florida every and expect to win a championship. We have to add to the south Florida recruit base with elite talent from elsewhere. It's a proven method that has worked in the past.
Not from South Florid:
Raw Lewis
Warren Sapp
Clinton Portis
Ed Reed
Reggie Wayne
Jeremy Shockey
Kellen Winslow
Dan Morgan
Jessie Armstead
DJ Williams
Colin McCarthy etc.. etc.. There are a number of UM Greats not from South Florida.
Reggie Wayne80% of the roster should be from south Florida. You save the other 20% for the elite players in other states. Half of Miami's best players ever hailed from states not named Florida. It's a long list which is why we shouldn't bd so closed minded in thinking we can sign 25 guys from south Florida every and expect to win a championship. We have to add to the south Florida recruit base with elite talent from elsewhere. It's a proven method that has worked in the past.
Not from South Florid:
Raw Lewis
Warren Sapp
Clinton Portis
Ed Reed
Reggie Wayne
Jeremy Shockey
Kellen Winslow
Dan Morgan
Jessie Armstead
DJ Williams
Colin McCarthy etc.. etc.. There are a number of UM Greats not from South Florida.
Not many "hidden gems" in this day & age of recruiting. Butch was able to find them 25 years ago.
80% of the roster should be from south Florida. You save the other 20% for the elite players in other states. Half of Miami's best players ever hailed from states not named Florida. It's a long list which is why we shouldn't bd so closed minded in thinking we can sign 25 guys from south Florida every and expect to win a championship. We have to add to the south Florida recruit base with elite talent from elsewhere. It's a proven method that has worked in the past.
Not from South Florid:
Raw Lewis
Warren Sapp
Clinton Portis
Ed Reed
Reggie Wayne
Jeremy Shockey
Kellen Winslow
Dan Morgan
Jessie Armstead
DJ Williams
Colin McCarthy etc.. etc.. There are a number of UM Greats not from South Florida.
The 2001 team 70% of the starters were not from South Florida. OOS on that team, Reed, Dorsey, Sievers, Capshaw, Shockey, McKinnie, Bibla, Lewis, Campbell, DJ, J Green, Jones. So 50% were from OOS.
80% of the roster should be from south Florida. You save the other 20% for the elite players in other states. Half of Miami's best players ever hailed from states not named Florida. It's a long list which is why we shouldn't bd so closed minded in thinking we can sign 25 guys from south Florida every and expect to win a championship. We have to add to the south Florida recruit base with elite talent from elsewhere. It's a proven method that has worked in the past.
Not from South Florid:
Raw Lewis
Warren Sapp
Clinton Portis
Ed Reed
Reggie Wayne
Jeremy Shockey
Kellen Winslow
Dan Morgan
Jessie Armstead
DJ Williams
Colin McCarthy etc.. etc.. There are a number of UM Greats not from South Florida.
Amen to the soon to be beast...Don't compare Gordnier until he actually plays this year. The same way you guys gave Njoku as he redshirted. Something about Jaime makes me think he's going to be a player. We forget all about him Perry and Patchan
80% of the roster should be from south Florida. You save the other 20% for the elite players in other states. Half of Miami's best players ever hailed from states not named Florida. It's a long list which is why we shouldn't bd so closed minded in thinking we can sign 25 guys from south Florida every and expect to win a championship. We have to add to the south Florida recruit base with elite talent from elsewhere. It's a proven method that has worked in the past.
Not from South Florid:
Raw Lewis
Warren Sapp
Clinton Portis
Ed Reed
Reggie Wayne
Jeremy Shockey
Kellen Winslow
Dan Morgan
Jessie Armstead
DJ Williams
Colin McCarthy etc.. etc.. There are a number of UM Greats not from South Florida.
I think what D Money is saying is supplement a stud from South Florida with an underrated stud from South Florida. For example, Andre Johnson and Roscoe Parrish.
Then, go OOS to get someone like DJ Williams and Kellen Winslow.
People keep saying that recruiting is totally different than it was 20 years ago, and to be honest, isn't only slightly different because of the increase coverage. The best players are still in the South, and they are still in South Florida like they've always been.
As Andrew stated, it takes the ability to evaluate......otherwise with this philosophy misapplied you end up with the South Florida QB tandem of Winky Flowers and Treon Harris as quarterbacks, not defensive backs, instead of Kaaya and Rosier as a quick example of we don't need to leave South Florida in 2015 for any position on the field.
As Andrew stated, it takes the ability to evaluate......otherwise with this philosophy misapplied you end up with the South Florida QB tandem of Winky Flowers and Treon Harris as quarterbacks, not defensive backs, instead of Kaaya and Rosier as a quick example of we don't need to leave South Florida in 2015 for any position on the field.
Kaaya is the type of player you go out of state for. I've been driving his bandwagon since the very beginning: https://www.canesinsight.com/thread/brad-kaaya/51911?highlight=newyorkcane+kaaya
Rosier, in my opinion, is an example of leaving the state when there are better local options. Winky Flowers can do everything Rosier can do at quarterback and is a better athlete. I would have preferred to pair Kaaya with Flowers and then tried to move Flowers to safety once Kaaya beat him out.
Don't compare Gordnier until he actually plays this year. The same way you guys gave Njoku as he redshirted. Something about Jaime makes me think he's going to be a player. We forget all about him Perry and Patchan