Confirmed The expectation is that Kevin Steele will be hired as Miami’s defensive coordinator, per sources

[nystateofmind]

belk was just a name ppl on here were throwing around.

Belk was the top choice. His buyout was apparently an issue that just couldn’t be overcome.

 

[ben]

Did this guy have to interview for 5 hours or 5 weeks or whatever that story was for Mario‘s interview process?? If not, we don’t want him right? Jokes - don’t know much about him, but looks like he’s bringing a lot of experience.

Mario's interview process:

 

[Eric The Midget]

This was going on long before that.

Mario is demanding, nut up and do the job. Thats why they get paid a lot of money.

 

[MIATL]

My biggest concern with Steele is how successful can he be with the lack of talent and the lack of depth on the defensive side of the ball? The OC is getting a Ferrari and Steele is getting a beat up Ford Escort

Folks are gonna have to have patience. Hopefully, the portal helps out. Definitely need some DL help to make his defenses work.

 

[cway313]

My bad if posted

Been posted about 15 times but we've waited 2 months so go for it

 

[CaneSince93]

Got **** some of y’all cry about every **** thing it never fails someone of y’all lives must be ******

 

[407cane]

Belk was the top choice. His buyout was apparently an issue that just couldn’t be overcome.

According to who? People on here?

 

[nystateofmind]

According to who? People on here?

Yes.

 

[Supacane954]

Man i hope Mario never listens to us fans! Great freaking hire!

 

[MIATL]

Methinks Steele didn't like what he saw at Maryland and based on what Football scoop says, he initiated contact. Interesting.

Prefers South Florida winters to College Park, MD.

 

[CaneSince93]

Also, he just got hired at Maryland four days ago.

So this was clearly Plan C for Mario.

He was never hired at Maryland they was in talks my guy

 

[PIPO]

Wow wtf everyone, first off welcome to the U coach Steele....

Everyone is complaining why? We finally have a real d coordinator with a dline coach...

What everyone should be mad that after reading 27 pages no booty pics from..... @PIPO and @djnellz ..... come on let's goooooo


Let's fckin celebrate gentleman...he may not be our number one choice but a great back up.

At my son’s baseball game but I’ll get it on before midnight.

 

[407cane]

Yes.

with all due respect to the people that you are referencing, they are batting .000%

mario runs a tight ship, unless it's from a verified source, it ain't real

 

[nystateofmind]

He was never hired at Maryland they was in talks my guy

He had an office and was recruiting for them.

 

[jsy]

Replace “5, 3” with 8 for us and that will be our pregame speech.

That’s why your coach can’t have a lisp
It’s hard to get fired up listening to a lisping man

 

[tsimonitis]

The oregon board has been talking for months about how Moorehead was not happy having to work under Mario. The coaching world is a small world, so I would not be surprised if elite coordinators didn't want to work under him.

Would you rather someone that doesn’t hold coaches to task or set high standards? I know it isn’t easy to work for someone like that but if done right it breeds success. But there is a thin line between being el jefe and just a plain *******

 

[Crimpy]

You're an idiot. Kevin Steele has long been one of the more respected defensive minds in the game and has worked for some of the best. Even the late Bobby Bowden said "he's as strong as anybody I've ever seen in recruiting".

Is he an A+ up and coming young defensive mind type hire? No. But he's certainly above a B grade and knows how to run and call an aggressive defense.

Perception certainly is reality. I told my cousin (who's a huge Nole fan) about Steele and he gut-laughed. Said he was awful at FSU and that his defenses were ***** soft. Sour grapes or reality? Who knows?

 

[OriginalGatorHater]

Mario is demanding, nut up and do the job. Thats why they get paid a lot of money.

Ok. And as a successful OC and DC you can pick and choose who you want to work for and maybe they don't want to work for a guy that demands you run up the gut on every play and wasn't able to successfully use the best QB in CFB at the time.

 

[Canefancarlos2]

Sounds like a great fit for the board seems were always waiting for someone to get fired so we can get them

 

[OriginalGatorHater]

Would you rather someone that doesn’t hold coaches to task or set high standards? I know it isn’t easy to work for someone like that but if done right it breeds success. But there is a thin line between being el jefe and just a plain *******

That is not what people said Moorehead was angry about. People said he was forcing moorehead to run "his style of offense". the runs up the gut every play. That type of thing.