Posted November 9, 2024Nov 9 After weeks of playing with fire, the Miami Hurricanes finally got burned. At the time I'm writing this, the U has just been upset by Georgia Tech. The Hurricanes were behind the 8 ball pretty much all day, but did have a chance to win in the waning moments. Naturally, they fumbled, because REASONS. THIS is the FULL WEIGHT of the Mario Cristobal experience: Rattle off a bunch of too-close-for-comfort wins, have a great QB at his disposal and a CFP contender on his hands, only to turn around and lose to a team that has NO BUSINESS winning. How much do you wanna bet that they weren't "physical enough" to win? As a Duck fan, this frustrated me to no end when Mario was here, and I'm sure I'm not alone with that. Needless to say, we've definitely traded up with Coach Lanning. Congratulations Miami. He's YOUR problem now. Edited November 9, 2024Nov 9 by CjAllen180
November 9, 2024Nov 9 Administrator Pushed to the edge by a 5-4 Cal team, and beaten by a 5-4 team. It makes me so sad! Mr. FishDuck
November 9, 2024Nov 9 Headline should have been, "Refs fail to rescue Mario from punchy coaching decisions" I guess Georgia Tech matters more to the ACC than Cal, VT, etc...
November 9, 2024Nov 9 Remember the no-knee game a year ago... Georgia Tech 23-20 Miami (Oct 7, 2023) Game Recap - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM Expert recap and game analysis of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Miami Hurricanes NCAAF game from October 7, 2023 on ESPN.
November 9, 2024Nov 9 Fun fact: As head coach, Mario Cristobal has never led his team to a victory against Georgia Tech. Man... they must be REAL good at Georgia Tech
November 9, 2024Nov 9 Christmas has come early!! Been waiting all year for this. Haven't watched any yet, but I most certainly will. The thumbnails on YouTube are classic:
November 9, 2024Nov 9 On 11/9/2024 at 1:07 PM, Charles Fischer said: Pushed to the edge by a 5-4 Cal team, and beaten by a 5-4 team. It makes me so sad! How NOBLE of you, FD! Now that the bubble has burst, how many more games will duh U lose? Edited November 9, 2024Nov 9 by woundedknees
November 10, 2024Nov 10 Moderator Mario made some of the same decisions on 4th down plays as DL did the past couple of seasons. Both coaches got bit pretty hard by them. Lanning survived one against Ohio State, but Mario couldn’t overcome his gambles. The big difference is Lanning does it in huge games.
November 10, 2024Nov 10 Administrator On 11/9/2024 at 3:52 PM, woundedknees said: How NOBLE of you, FD! It's my middle name! Mr. FishDuck
November 10, 2024Nov 10 Moderator Next for Miami is BYE, so time for Mario to do some more coaching, which might be good? then it's Wake Forest at home and end the season @ Syracuse.
November 10, 2024Nov 10 Every single year he loses to unranked teams while having arguably the best roster in his conference. IIRC, he lost to 6 unranked teams in 3 years at Oregon. They will probably still make the playoffs, but I don’t see them getting too far with his coaching. Side note - Lanning is now 23-0 vs unranked teams. Edited November 10, 2024Nov 10 by GeotechDuck
November 10, 2024Nov 10 Moderator On 11/9/2024 at 8:37 PM, GeotechDuck said: IIRC, he lost to 6 unranked teams in 3 years at Oregon. It wasn't that he played down to the opponents, he never played Up. Every game was the same, Chip's "Faceless opponent" to the extreme. It's hard to believe the offense is scoring like it is, but there's only so much Mario can do.
November 10, 2024Nov 10 Moderator On 11/9/2024 at 6:41 PM, cartm25 said: Christmas has come early!! Been waiting all year for this. Haven't watched any yet, but I most certainly will. The thumbnails on YouTube are classic: AMEN! This should have been loss number 3, at least. VA Tech had a win. Cal Wilcoxed and firend Tyler Shough and Louisville outplayed the Canes. HOW can a team with so many 1 score wins over average teams possibly be ranked No. 4? Karma? For a guy who could not wait to tell the world he was the King of Football Florida. Atlanta is not that far over the border. Do YOU have any confidence in the folks ranking these teams? CFB is probably the only sport with a PO decided in a board room and not on the field or court or whatever, where the events are played. On 12/8/24, it will get ugly.
November 10, 2024Nov 10 Moderator On 11/9/2024 at 11:49 PM, 30Duck said: It wasn't that he played down to the opponents, he never played Up. Every game was the same, Chip's "Faceless opponent" to the extreme. It's hard to believe the offense is scoring like it is, but there's only so much Mario can do. Give the man a break, he managed to score a close win over STONED BROOK!
November 10, 2024Nov 10 I can just hear Mario now: "We just didn't have the physicality to be physical enough to counter their physicality when they physically tried to overpower us physically. We'll go back to work to get more physical and improve our physicality against physical teams" Some cane fans have seen enough of the Mario show. Edited November 10, 2024Nov 10 by Ktmguy2018
November 10, 2024Nov 10 On 11/9/2024 at 2:13 PM, HDuck said: Remember the no-knee game a year ago... Georgia Tech 23-20 Miami (Oct 7, 2023) Game Recap - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM Expert recap and game analysis of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Miami Hurricanes NCAAF game from October 7, 2023 on ESPN. Georgia Tech is to Miami as Stanford once was to Oregon
November 10, 2024Nov 10 Moderator I saw a little bit of his post-game presser. He alluded to the fact that Miami wasn’t physical enough up front to overcome GT’s schemes. That tells me everything I need to know. Instead of countering their schemes with good coaching he just expected them to fight through it. That’s so Mario.
November 10, 2024Nov 10 On 11/10/2024 at 5:28 AM, DrJacksPlaidPants said: I saw a little bit of his post-game presser. He alluded to the fact that Miami wasn’t physical enough up front to overcome GT’s schemes. That tells me everything I need to know. Instead of countering their schemes with good coaching he just expected them to fight through it. That’s so Mario. Great post. He doesn’t any play to strengths or weaknesses. He just wants to run everyone over.
November 10, 2024Nov 10 Moderator To Cristobal, the opposite of physicality is mentality. Physicality- Banging your head against the wall until something gives. Mentality- Noticing there is a door in the wall, opening it and walking through.
November 10, 2024Nov 10 The Cam Ward fumble at the end. As they say, once a Coug always a Coug. HE TOTALLY COUGED-IT!!!
November 10, 2024Nov 10 No O can dumb down a QB, and his offense better than any coach in college football. A roster like that has no business loosing to a team like that. None.
November 10, 2024Nov 10 On 11/10/2024 at 5:28 AM, DrJacksPlaidPants said: I saw a little bit of his post-game presser. He alluded to the fact that Miami wasn’t physical enough up front to overcome GT’s schemes. That tells me everything I need to know. Instead of countering their schemes with good coaching he just expected them to fight through it. That’s so Mario. There is a saying from a book, "They remembered everything and learned nothing." Edited November 10, 2024Nov 10 by Solar
November 10, 2024Nov 10 Moderator Former Oregon coach Mario Cristobal getting raked over coals after loss Looks like Oregon won. Lanning was a national contender through his first two seasons with the Ducks and now in season three, he has Oregon ranked No. 1 in the nation and it has some of the best odds to win it all. So was the coaching change worth it? After watching Cristobal lose to Georgia Tech on Saturday afternoon, ruining his perfect season and getting cooked by the media in the process, it feels like the answer is a resounding "yes". Former Oregon football coach Mario Cristobal getting raked over coals after loss AUTZENZOO.COM Former Oregon football coach Mario Cristobal is getting raked over the coals after his Miami Hurricanes lost to Georgia Tech on Saturday.
November 10, 2024Nov 10 This sounds vaguely familiar. "Hey Mario, the game is about to start, time for kickoff." "Kickoff? What? Timeout Ref!!"
November 10, 2024Nov 10 On 11/9/2024 at 10:19 PM, Jon Joseph said: Give the man a break, he managed to score a close win over STONED BROOK! How stoned were they🤪?
November 10, 2024Nov 10 On 11/10/2024 at 5:28 AM, DrJacksPlaidPants said: I saw a little bit of his post-game presser. He alluded to the fact that Miami wasn’t physical enough up front to overcome GT’s schemes. That tells me everything I need to know. Instead of countering their schemes with good coaching he just expected them to fight through it. That’s so Mario. This begs the question , does Mario even knows what it means to scheme against what you opponent is doing?? He is clearly the one coach from the Saban tree who.learned nothing from Nick. Seems Kirby, Sark, Lane and Dan sure did though.
November 10, 2024Nov 10 A Mario timeout, immediately after the two-minute timeout? Yes, that definitely sounds like the Mario we all know and love.
November 10, 2024Nov 10 I did not watch the game but saw the highlights during halftime of the Georgia/Ole Miss game. I heard them say some 'questionable decisions' by Mario played a part in the loss and my immediate thought was: checks out. Dude's WAR is -1.5.
November 11, 2024Nov 11 Moderator Miami Held Back by Mari(o)? Say It Ain't So! 😁😁😁 College football Week 11 overreactions: Sherrone Moore isn't the man for Michigan, Florida keeps getting worse - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM There is plenty to overreact to after a wild Week 11 slate in college football Give Me A DUH! Waste Wisconsin! Blast Bucky!
November 11, 2024Nov 11 On 11/9/2024 at 8:37 PM, GeotechDuck said: Side note - Lanning is now 23-0 vs unranked teams. That side note looks more like a HEADLINE!
November 11, 2024Nov 11 Moderator On 11/11/2024 at 12:18 PM, Jon Sousa said: Side note - Lanning is now 23-0 vs unranked teams. Cignetti's off to a great start, 10 of them this season. Edited November 11, 2024Nov 11 by 30Duck
November 11, 2024Nov 11 Moderator Mario may be able to build a roster that can get itself into the playoffs but Mario will never be able to coach them to a win.
November 11, 2024Nov 11 Can’t wait till O-No calls a time out to call another time out, or maybe contemplate calling one. Maybe he could call mommy to help him with with the decision, or even his dog.
November 12, 2024Nov 12 On 11/11/2024 at 4:07 PM, The Kamikaze Kid said: Mario may be able to build a roster that can get itself into the playoffs but Mario will never be able to coach them to a win. USC or UCLA should hire Mario on a 3-year contract. He could build the roster for the next coach, who would hopefully do something with those players...
November 12, 2024Nov 12 On 11/11/2024 at 2:29 PM, Just Ducky said: Can’t wait till O-No calls a time out to call another time out, or maybe contemplate calling one. Maybe he could call mommy to help him with with the decision, or even his dog. Mari0 began starting to stop thinking about the ramifications of possibly calling a time out, or not, well prior to exiting the locker room... Edited November 12, 2024Nov 12 by woundedknees
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