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Things Are Different, But…

caneULM said:
Vince Lombardi took the job as HC for an awful Packers team in 1959. In 1960 they lost a close title game to Eagles but after that they ruled the 60's winning title after title after title. Chuck Noll took over a bad Steelers team in 1969 but 5 years later they won the first of 4 titles in the 70's. Building a championship team takes time and effort. I will be the first to admit that I am rolling the dice for an ACCCG appearance this year. That may or may not happen, but I know the mindset and culture of this team is changing into something that IMO, we have not seen since around 1998. I really wish the past 15+ years never happened but as I said months ago, many great dynasties, (Yankees, Cowboys, Celtics, just to name a few) when through something similar only to get back to the mountaintop. With everything FINALLY in place at every level, I believe Miami will be too.
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caneULM...it is a journey as you detailed. Many steps, but as Relly stated things are in place for moving forward. He wrote an excellent piece painting the true realistic picture.
 
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Rellyrell said:
Lol at ur Manny logic. If u think that’s y Manny failed, psssst….I gotta a beach front property in Boise, ID for sale, & pal, I think it will fit u quite well. (Cash only, pls.)
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Really if Manny got that money he would not know what the **** to do with it.
He might have tried to sale his yacht on your beach front property, but the credit card was denied ...it was out of fuel...
 
Rellyrell said:
I wanted some things to come to fruition before making this post. Clearly, under Mario’s leadership things are different. For a while I’ve complained about the S&C program, & now u’re hearing from our kids’ very own mouths, while trying to be respectful of the old program, admitting both the workouts & nutrition have been more geared towards what they do vs. saying to themselves ‘I can “see’” how this can relate to football.’

We’ve complained about recruiting; being lazy towards certain caliber of players, not having enough eyes out there like a Bama, Clemson, or UGA. Now, we’re seeing the exact opposite, not afraid to aggressively go after top tier talent DESPITE location.

We’ve complained about practices being, too, lax, where coaching wasn’t necessarily done. Brownie points & seniority taking precedence before the first whistle. Now we see guys getting coached up on minor details. Players praising the practices being harder, while seeing our HC, OC, & S&C coaches being right there in the middle, not allowing guys to get away w/ not executing their standards.

Honestly, there’s a lot to be excited for; couple that w/ the fam getting back together & allowed to come through w/ appropriate notice. Media coverage has been WAAAAY better than before. (Shout out to Canesville). Having a great, GREAT AD who comes from a top notch football factory. Having guys on staff w/ NFL credentials, &/or So Fla street cred. Seeing players work their tails out, looking like football players v. high school guys playing at the collegiate level. This has been the most excited I’ve been about the direction of our program since the downfall.

HOWEVER, I wanna swagger jack a partial post from @canesdogo:

“I am convinced that many cane fans will start, bleeting, cussin' and belching, negative crap, when we lose a close game, or a called play does not work out during a crucial game….The big question is........... will our fans give the Canes, Coaches and team a chance to grow and become great, or will impatience win out?.”

This, too, is my concern. We’ve been patiently waiting for 15+ yrs. Let’s be honest, there were & are some serious Mario haters on here, & human nature is sometimes ppl care about being right than being wrong. It’s the sensationalism of saying “Aha, I told u so” vs. seeing what’s best for their program. I’ll admit, I wasn’t a fan of the last 3 hires, however I put on the best pair of O&G glasses for a brief moment to give them a chance. This time, it feels different. It didn’t “feel” different under the previous hires, but like true fans, many convinced ourselves it would b/c we care. Mario 2021 vs Mario 2016 is two different coaches, but make no mistake about it, we r a rebuild & remodel. Some houses just need a coat of paint, while others need the dry rot completely removed & parts renovated. Our house is the latter. So I don’t want the fans who want “Lane Train” to assume in yr 1, if we don’t knock it out the park, we inherited FIU Mario.

Garcia already said it’s been a process learning a new O & D. Pls understand, while we boast some nice, young parts that will be great, we still have holes & ?marks across. That’s not a Mario fault, that’s a previous regime fault. I seen posters say ACCCG or bust, 10+ wins or it’s a failure. U r setting urself up for failure. History shows even the greatest coaches needed 2-3 yrs to right a ship off back on course. So my plead to my fellow Canes fans is to give it just a little time. Our culture has been tarnished, & like any fine jewelry that’s been tarnished, it takes a little time to buff it back to its luster.

It’s great to be a Miami Hurricane, & as Mario said, nothing is done yet. Enjoy what we got cooking, just don’t stick ur head in the pot, too, soon.
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Time to revisit.
 
Would have been easy to sweep the A&M game under the rug and pretend like nothing was wrong, but the negativity surrounding everything is perfectly justified at the moment. Stinks that we've got a pile of injuries but maybe playing walk-ons and true freshmen is actually what this team requires. The walk-on punter nobody can name performed admirably in a pinch. Give Moose Griffith a try at center, Stanley and Perry a shot at RB, etc. Unleash Horton at WR. If the entrenched starters are too cool to care in a game against MTSU coming off a loss then they can go be giant pussies someplace else.
 
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rok said:
Would have been easy to sweep the A&M game under the rug and pretend like nothing was wrong, but the negativity surrounding everything is perfectly justified at the moment. Stinks that we've got a pile of injuries but maybe playing walk-ons and true freshmen is actually what this team requires. The walk-on punter nobody can name performed admirably in a pinch. Give Moose Griffith a try at center, Stanley and Perry a shot at RB, etc. Unleash Horton at WR. If the entrenched starters are too cool to care in a game against MTSU coming off a loss then they can go be giant pussies someplace else.
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Yeah, but there was a helluva a lot of chirping after A&M, too.

Fact is, this roster is not very good, bro. Every year, since 2018, our best players have come from The Portal/Transfers sans GR15: Osborn, Rochè, Willis, JP15, Rambo, King. That’s inexcusable & u can’t win like that. Portal guys r supposed to either compliment or shore up any holes u have.

So when I looked at the roster, a roster that went 7-5, while losing its top offensive playmakers, I didn’t feel great about this season. Coaching be damned, between attrition & just pure misses, I didn’t see a high level FBS team. Our 7-5 history showed me talent be damned, we’re closer to a mid P5 squad than an elite squad. If u took the U off the side of the helmet, u wouldn’t know the difference between us & G5 teams. Our record shows that.

Problem is, is the blind overhype every yr. The other problem is overvaluing the roster. We’ll get there, & it was zero excuses to lose to MTSU, but tis be our makeup for 15+ yrs.
 
rok said:
Agree with everything you said but it boils down to this. We need to get better at managing expectations.
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It doesn’t help from the fluff, practice pieces though.

Edited 30 sec clips tells me nothing. I was hellllla weary after that Spring Game, though. We didn’t look like a 10 win team. I still think we get to at least 8 this yr.

I’m really curious to the QB room next yr. I’m not sure if scouts r as in love w TVD this yr, unless he really turns it on to end the season.
 
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rok said:
Agree with everything you said but it boils down to this. We need to get better at managing expectations.
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Including the people in the locker room. I am going to chalk MTSU to overconfidence and shattered spirits. Compounded by holes on the team and a new system in place.
 
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