Can Diaz please just make a freakin move here? We signed ZERO corners at a position of need.
Are we really not gonna fill up this class to the full 24 it’s allowed?
You need two corners minimum from the portal which screws spots for next class correct?
Brutal
Rest of the class is excellent
Maybe he is looking too pull some more of the portal magic?
Now he has to land portal kids which isn’t good as we already have some upper class men and need balance. Hope we can find some NSD kids for CB and two portal kids.
What upperclassman? We have Blades? Everyone else is young.
We have like 4 corners on the roster.
Does anyone know if the transfers count towards this classes 24?
Corners:
Ivey- 3rd year Junior (3 to play 2)
Blades- 3rd year Junior (3 to play 2)
Couch- 2nd year Sophomore (4 to play 3)
Clarke- 1st year Freshman (5 to play 4)
Dunson- 1st year Freshman (5 to play 4)
Ignoring Covid, we have 3 upper classmen for 2021 in Ivey, Blades, Couch. We have 3 underclassmen in Clarke, Dunson, and Curtis (assuming he plays CB).
I would fire Rumph, move X to CB, take Barber, take T2, take any CB with a pulse. We should assume that the NCAA will grant one time transfers to happen without an IC used.
I could also see Manny not sign another kid and hit the portal for all his needs. Thus, we take as many kids as possible that can help now and potentially have more than 1 year to play. Needs will be determined by departures along with current holes: CB, LB, WR. I’d expect DE to get added. Welcome to the start of college free agency. Miami is the leader of it at this point.
I know the initial counter question is still open, but at least they announced yesterday that all transfers will be able to play immediately and not have to sit out so we don’t need to limit our search to grad transfers or hope for an exception.
I believe that is only for 2020 transfers. Without the counters, we really don’t have the space.
Agreed - I should have said that playing immediately was only for this year.
I also agree that the counters are a problem, but it does mean that with the few counters we have (assuming they don’t make a change for this year which I think they will), we have more options for who we could get to help us in 2021 as opposed to getting say a Junior who has to wait until 2022 to play for us (or be granted an exception in a normal year).
He blew it…Still hoping one high schooler/one portal…The portal has to be better than DJ Ivey, which should not be difficult.
I rather like Couch. I’ve watched him during games doing a lot of things I liked.
Lots of players on the portal which has been oh so good for the Canes. It will be interesting to see whether Manny can pull another plumb out of the pie.
The Hurricanes really need another GREAT linebacker. Watching the UNC game was painful. No one jersey number at LB stood out. When you have great one, you see his number over and over again.
I don’t think you need to move X to corner. Why? Because Rumph can’t recruit? Blades you are counting? How do you know he can even play again? That’s 4. two upper class kids. Two sophomores. Miami needs two corners and maybe ( he’s a safety but athletic ) Tea Williams can play some nickel. It’s a major issue! It’s a major problem that needs to be solved asap
I like Dunson, Clarke, and Couch. Ivey to me isn’t a Miami corner but he’s a senior. I can’t count Blades until i know he can play.
We need two portal kids. Forcing Curtis to play Corner when he can be electric on offense.
Corners? What corners?!
We have a cornerback coach? How, I’m not sure you can have a coach when you can’t recruit a body to play at the position.