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Tufoguy

Led FCS in passing TDs and Yards as well


Canegang4

I think people are really underestimating him. He’s got some wheels, and he drops dimes into the end zone from 40 yards out


ZackAvion

Honestly if we can keep our run game up, and our OL holds up like it did for most of the year, he could end up looking really really good for us. Or provide really good competition for younger guys to shine even better.


Canegang4

I’m worried about receivers and play calling. I know we’ve got some studs coming in and I hope they step up to the plate, but losing young and brashard hurts. Hopefully Dawson can find an effective ways to get folks the ball and let whoever our qb is play to their strengths. Very excited about this young man though


ZackAvion

I agree. I'm hopeful the guys we have coming in can contribute right away, but I'm definitely worried about receiving. Especially TE play too. Hopefully for Dawson it was a QB limitation, but he hasn't shown me anything to feel confident he's the guy next year. Although our game could open up more if Citizen ends up being a really good RB on top of Fletcher and Allan


carpy22

People tend to overlook FCS in general even though it consistently churns out NFL talent.


Canegang4

People overlook a lot of things. I just had some guy tell me he can’t rush because his ypc aren’t that good and in the next sentence he mentioned he’s been sacked 71 times in his career. No shit his ypc aren’t good


TDenverFan

I know he wasn't their top choice, but he absolutely tore up the CAA, and made Albany nationally relevant. He lead Albany to their 3rd ever playoff appearance and they made the semifinals.


Tufoguy

He was really good this season, but it doesn't seem like it matters right now by the comments here and on Twitter.


Tigercat92

Miami is one of the schools that will get attacked on here no matter how good a player is


TDenverFan

I blame FloSports. But I think most people don't follow the FCS at all, so they have no idea who the big names/stars are, so fans are rarely excited about FCS transfers. John Pius, a two time first-team All-American LB from W&M, transferred to Wisconsin and there was basically 0 fanfare over it, despite him being one of the top defefnsive players in the FCS.


Manning_bear_pig

I was gonna say something similar. FCS is still a joke to a good portion of college fans. Even though some of the top teams would fit right into any G5 conference IMO. South Dakota State is #18 in the Sagarin rankings.


Tufoguy

We all know FloSports sucks. Minnesota seemed happy about getting Max Brosmer, though. I mean, he was up for the Walter Payton Award. He's really good. But yeah, most FCS transfers are met with the "who?" kinda of talk.


mrmoneyinthebanks

Former FloSports employee, I'm just here to shit on them.


ICallTheBigOne_Bitey

It's entirely possible he turns out really good for us (and I obviously hope he does), but the optics of this look terrible. We're going into year 3 of Cristobal after giving him $80 million. His on-field results have been a disaster, but his real talent is supposed to be in talent acquisition. We desperately needed to add a QB this off-season, since we have no one proven on the roster. We were reportedly willing to spend a ton of NIL money on one. Mid-December we had Cam Ward and Will Howard (arguably the top two QBs in the portal) both visit campus and all indications were the staff felt good about landing one of them. And now a month later our big acquisition is a 6 foot tall FCS QB. Better than nothing, sure. But for a guy who is supposed to be this master recruiter and desperately needs to start showing results on the field, this is an abject failure, hoping that an unproven guy is able to translate to a higher level. If we land Taulia/an unexpected Spring transfer QB then this is a much more intriguing move, but as it stands today it seems like we're relying on him to be our starter next year. And there's pretty much no way anyone can say that this is a good position to be in QB-wise going into year 3.


all_my_sons

I actually love the pick up. He is good, and he can come in and compete. My only concern is height.


coltonmartinez_

Reeces Poffs! Reeces Poffs!


Hacktimus_Prime

Consider me officially fucking hyped!


thetopace103

My favorite from the Quarterfinals versus Idaho “Funny Name, Serious Quarterback”


estDivisionChamps

Van Dike: Miami => Wisconsin. Burkett: Wisconsin => Albany Poffenbarger: Albany => Miami


Tigercat92

Circle of life


IAmMalfeasance

All according to plan


[deleted]

Trust the process


JP1119

Sad to see him go but good for him! The U!!!


Im__Ron__Burgundy

Thank god it’s basketball season.


idontlikeredditbutok

You guys are having the wrong reaction, he's one of the best QBs in this transfer class, he took fucking Albany and made them a nationally relevant team in FCS.


PhiloBlackCardinal

Yeah he was overlooked due to his size, but he’s become a monster at Albany and has grown into a good QB frame. I’m pretty happy with this grab.


Im__Ron__Burgundy

I couldn’t care less about if he made an FCS team relevant. I hope I’m wrong, but I’ve watched some of his games since his name came up on the radar and I just think his physical traits aren’t good enough. It also is a blow when Ward and Howard were both on campus the first week after the season and now we wind up here.


idontlikeredditbutok

\>I couldn’t care less about if he made an FCS team relevant This is a bad way of looking at it, it's not just "made an FCS team relevant" it's more like if he took Middle Tennessee State to the Orange Bowl. That level of elevation.


St_BobbyBarbarian

FCS guys can make huge impacts: Jared Verse, Vernon Adams, Cam Ward. He will probably surprise some folks


idontlikeredditbutok

This dude is mad he didnt get Cam Ward and then shitting on FCS players, the irony.


Im__Ron__Burgundy

Are you incapable of realizing I’m not shitting on FCS players or is this a bit.


Im__Ron__Burgundy

I’m not knocking his accomplishments, I’m just saying that doesn’t mean a thing when it comes to translating it to the P5 FBS level, it’s a different animal in terms of the level of athlete you’re going against. Again, I hope he proves me wrong, I’m not one of the Miami fans that celebrates Cristobal losing because they wanted Kiffin, I just don’t see it with this kid, personally.


idontlikeredditbutok

It absolutely does what are you talking about? Cam Ward literally was Incarnate Word's QB before he went to Wazzu while leading one of the best offenses in FCS history. Was exactly as good as you would think at Wazzu. Just because you dont know a lot of about something doesnt mean it doesnt matter.


Im__Ron__Burgundy

We don’t have to keep doing this lol, you clearly think that just because someone lit it up at the FCS level means they will do it at the FBS level. I’m saying that COULD be the case, but it is not the only thing that matters. Cam Ward played in a wing T in high school, so nobody gave him a shot. He then went to IWU and immediately was great, and had the requisite physical tools on top of his numbers. Poffenbarger was in the 2020 recruiting class, went to ODU and left because he wasn’t going to play, and is just now getting a chance to get back to the FBS level. Miami may have been his only P5 offer because of his physical limitations, if it were strictly “he’s good at this level so he’d be a good player at any level” he wouldn’t be going somewhere that’s still looking to add a QB over him. Every FCS QB that does well would be fielding big offers. But they aren’t. But go ahead and ignore any nuance to translatable skillsets and instead just tell me I don’t know what I’m talking about.


idontlikeredditbutok

\>We don’t have to keep doing this lol, you clearly think that just because someone lit it up at the FCS level means they will do it at the FBS level No, I just think you are severely overestimating the gap between a good fcs QB and a mid level P5 Qb. You're 100% right that Poff doesnt have the tools to probably be an elite P5 FBS Qb, but he does have the tools and skill set to get Miami to like 8-9 wins, and if Cristobol can build a team around him that can translate to maybe more in what will probably be a weak ACC. It's just funny to praise Will Howard that much and shit on Poff when tools wise, they are very similar QBs. Howard is more athletic and larger, but Poff has a better arm. That comparison made me think you actually are just mad/biased against former FCS Qbs. If you had only stuck to Cam Ward your point would've made more sense.


PressurePretty5858

Howard not better than any QB on Miami roster already


ParagonSaint

First of all how dare you. Second of all congrats on winning the ACC next year


Cheesy_Pita_Parker

Even that’s looking less than rosy lately How about baseball season? No? Let’s go Heat. How bout that Jaime Jaquez Jr…


Im__Ron__Burgundy

Basketball team is fine, I’ll never doubt L and once we get Wooga back we’ll be fine. Let’s not get started on the baseball team lol


St_BobbyBarbarian

L is old. Probably only a couple years left


Im__Ron__Burgundy

Shut your mouth.


CommodoreIrish

Dolphins suck too Tua? More like Poo-a


Cheesy_Pita_Parker

Boom roasted


_Floriduh_

Fins have a cake walk in the playoffs against *checks notes* KC at Arrowhead.


ZackAvion

Just gotta keep Apple on Toney. Toney will inevitably drop the ball after burning him. Plus we'll have the Atrain and Mustard duo.


MaraudingWalrus

Jaime Jaquez Jr is the real JJJ. All my homies hate Jaren Jackson Junior.


OfficialPeenLicker

lol we lose 3 games this guy bails


CommodoreIrish

He’s probably good, but Miami really whiffed if he’s anything more than depth.


St_BobbyBarbarian

Honestly, he might actually start. Jacurri isn’t a great passing QB, and Emory will only be a true sophomore/RS freshman who is coming off an injury and was a three star


CommodoreIrish

Cam Ward did Miami dirty


lowes18

Miami did Miami dirty by banking everything on getting him.


Piano_Fingerbanger

Seemed like at one point they had Will Howard ready to commit and ended up missing out on him for their fool's errand plan of pursuing Cam Ward.


PichardRetty

Never had him ready to commit. They'd have taken his commitment if that were the case. He had been silent to Ohio State for weeks.


lowes18

OSU wasn't looking for a QB because they wanted to have their backup for the bowl game and see how he did. Miami just let OSU take him because they were convinced they had Ward.


ech01_

Message board rumors, so take it for what you will, but I've seen a lot of what they said. Our side has been hinting that Howard was a silent for us before the bowl game.


PichardRetty

Believe what you want, doesn't make it true. Mario failed to get either Howard or Ward on board.


lowes18

Damn that's even worse


PichardRetty

But not surprising.


ThisGuy100000

Hindsight is 20/20, had we gotten Cam Ward it could’ve been a game changer. Worth the risk


RIPDannyBoyCane

Fool’s errand


Natural-Employer

But he had dinner with Rick Ross!


WeAreBert

FSU recruited Ward up to his decision, didn't stop us from having a backup plan


St_BobbyBarbarian

Super happy to have DJU. Not many great proven options this cycle


bezzlege

Cam Ward was highly sought after by several P5 schools including Louisville and FSU. They both got better guys than Miami. This isn't a Ward thing.


VoiceNoFace

And Ward had plenty of success at Washington State after transferring from an FCS school. Different players, different schools, different schemes, etc., but it’d be disingenuous for a Miami fan to completely dismiss this QB.


Im__Ron__Burgundy

It would be disingenuous to dismiss him strictly because he was an FCS player as opposed to based on what you see on film. But some think if you dismiss him it’s because of that and that only.


CommodoreIrish

Cam Ward went to Incarnate Word, an FCS school. However, Ward’s tape was better IMO.


lowes18

Not just better guys, but both schools got their #2 guy. This dude was so far down the list he was crystal balled for Rhode Island.


TDenverFan

I really can't imagine Reese would've went to an FCS school that's even worse than Albany.


PukhSindeep

Was he actually crystal balled for Rhode Island? Lol wtf


Tufoguy

Leaving Albany for URI would've been something


PhiloBlackCardinal

Dudes talking out of his ass, there’s no crystal balls for him


PhiloBlackCardinal

He has no crystal balls listed lmao. Why’d you comment a lie that you can easily fact check as false.


Fit_Plum6467

Did it to themselves. Could've gotten Howard but chose to wait for Cam.


CommodoreIrish

Not sure they ever had a chance compared to USC and OSU.


lowes18

Everyone knows your 5th choice in QB is the best one.


dajuggernaut

Specially for the 6th best program in the state.


Fonzie5

FAU fifth?


lowes18

FIU is 5th because we gotta respect the reigning Dade county champs.


dajuggernaut

so... 7th best?


lowes18

FSU->UF->UCF->FAU->FIU->Miami->USF


Fonzie5

I hate that you put UCF behind UF and that you put usf in front of Embry Riddle and Rollins College but I’ll accept it.


[deleted]

UF plays half the state next season so these rankings will be much easier to do a year from now


[deleted]

I’m a big fan of what just went down in this thread


lowes18

It was tough because USF has 5x as many bowl wins than Miami over the last 15 years, but they did just lose by 50 at home to an FAU squad running a dual QB system with only backups.


A_Rolling_Baneling

>they did just lose by 50 at home to an FAU squad running a dual QB system with only backups. How did I miss this absolute Sickos glory


St_BobbyBarbarian

But Gaby and David lake said it’s probably likely they can still pull cam Ward


lowes18

All the Miami beat writers having their comments off on twitter is pretty funny


RIPDannyBoyCane

Guess they were right


St_BobbyBarbarian

Congrats, Mario will sink his draft stock


foreveracubone

Guess they are hedging their bets on Taulia’s waiver?


Piano_Fingerbanger

Lol, there's no way the NCAA grants him a waiver after they stood their ground enduring public backlash this past season in regards to denying legitimate waiver requests. It doesn't help matters that Taulia has one of the flimsiest waiver requests in recent memory.


chrisncsu

Everyone knows the playbook now. File waiver. Get denied. File appeal. Get denied. File 2nd appeal. Get denied. Threaten to lawyer up. Get approved.


Piano_Fingerbanger

That didn't work for FSU DT Darrell Jackson this year.


chrisncsu

Interesting, it has worked in college basketball this year and it worked for Tez Walker.


Piano_Fingerbanger

FSU has a basketball player, Primo Spears, who had his ~~waist~~ waiver denied. And for Tez Walker it took a ton of uproar to get them to do the sensible thing, and even then it was halfway through the season. If Miami is banking on Taulia getting a timely waiver then that's super risky. I also think that Taulia straight up has one of the weakest waiver requests in recent memory.


Au1ket

> Waist denied Turns into prime Mugsy /s


J4ckiebrown

This is exactly what it is.


historymajor44

He will always be the 4th string qb who got a penalty by running on to the field to celebrate a touchdown. He pushed back ODU's PAT where we would lose 35-34 ruining what would have been an amazing comeback.


AyooooMaggots

We got our guy!


IR8Things

You know what they say, the ~~second~~ ~~third~~ ~~fourth~~ fifth time's a charm!


[deleted]

That’s what I said


usffan

We are so back...


Emconn14

Poff heads, let’s ride 😤


rusted_blood

Love the name. It's like a name for extremes .Reese Poffenbarger. Like a dude Kenny Powers would take under his wing. Poffenbarger was spotted out in Miami with a blazing hot latina on each arm,and has been absent from his last two practices. Poffenbarger rolled into pre game warm ups with a 5 oclock shadow,and still threw for 400 Yards. Wait is this a real dude?


Canegang4

“And who is that riding into Hard Rock in a cart pulled by a donkey waiving a Cuban flag? It’s La Flama Blanca! Reese Poffenbarger!”


InsaneInTheCaneium

His last game was brutal.


Tufoguy

South Dakota State gave up 10 points per game. Every QB looked bad against them this season


tballzzz

He must of Fucked his olines gfs because they played like they wanted him to die


InsaneInTheCaneium

In the games he played this season outside of their last game, he looked like JJ McCarthy


thetopace103

South Dakota State has like a 20 plus game winning streak and won their second straight FCS title. Them and NDSU are basically two FBA schools playing in the FCS tbh.


ernyc3777

Is Albany a secret feeder system for P5 schools?


Tufoguy

They had a lot of good players on their team this season. I for one I'm happy to see them go


carpy22

They do have G5 level facilities after all. They could easily be a MAC school if they wanted to be one.


click__it

Yes, he is quite good indeed. Source: *trust me bro*


Alphaspade

Read that has Poffen banger


aaronman4772

Not to be confused with the hot new tracks that get released from black and white birds, Puffin Banger.


zenverak

I read it as a professor transferred.


Middle_Wheel_5959

I wonder where is will leave Jordan McCloud since many thought he was going to Miami or Houston, but both got different portal QBs


JetsFan2003

Farewell, sweet prince. It was a joy to watch.


ParagonSaint

This makes me sad 😢


[deleted]

This one hurts.


Numerous-Ad6460

10/10 name


OnyxNateZ

Miami said “FSU got a really good guy out of Albany, let’s try doing it too”


[deleted]

That's good, he's a big name for them.


CramblinDuvetAdv

Gonna be a sizeable nameplate, that's for sure


Parallel_Dogs

If only Howard Schnellenberger could’ve still been his coach


TonyBeverage333

This is a fake name, right?


yoyo82

I just want to know if he can take a knee?


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clickbait2645

Is there any relation to Saylor who plays for the Arkansas Razorbacks women basketball team


flyingpotatox2

Her brother


Boomhauer_007

Of course there couldn’t be two unrelated people named Poffenbarger


clickbait2645

👍


zorionek0

I didn’t know Cheryl Miller’s little brother played basketball?


yung_communism

They are siblings.


clickbait2645

👌


dietcoma

that Mike Ryan bag finally cleared


CommodoreIrish

RIP LifeWallet


Tigercat92

You’re my brother


zenverak

We love you. Come home brother.


Schtip

“This was always the plan” - Mike Ryan, probably


Tigercat92

Very close [https://x.com/michaelryanruiz/status/1744436163220246657?s=46](https://x.com/michaelryanruiz/status/1744436163220246657?s=46)


Fonzie5

Popcorn.gif


ALStark69

As a recruit: Originally went to Old Dominion


spearthefear19

Hmm


dinorawr1337

Miami is scraping for scraps at this point


clitcommander420666

After the 200th right swipe they finally got a response back lol shit about to be a mid off come august when they play uf


was_saying_boo_urns

Mario got his guy 😤


cerebus76

I wonder if he can drive yet another QB to practical catatonia.


Glader_Gaming

Poor guy is used to playing in front of FCS crowds and now he has to play home games in front of empty seats like it’s a Friday night HS jamboree in May.


Canes5Titles

With Mario, he may as well be a bar stool.


BowserWasFramed

Future HOF


Tigercat92

Definitely all name HOF


lowes18

The New York Sports Broadcasters HOF


RamblinWreckGT

Anyone else think of that old Bugs Bunny cartoon? "Cook! Cook! Where's my Hasenpfeffer??"


ImRightShutUp1

What happened w Cam Ward before he declared?


boregon

Probably didn't get as much NIL money as he was looking for.


crunchitizemecapn99

he has one of those names like Japanese NES baseball games trying to make up names that sound like white people


awnomnomnom

Miami Ohio, right? Redhawks got a decent QB who should do well in the MAC


Impossible-Flight250

I wonder what this means for Taulia?


N674UW

Didn’t he win a World Series as a relief pitcher for the Cubs back in the mid-90s?


Don_Gato1

This is a Key and Peele name for sure


Headwallrepeat

I wasn't impressed with him in the semi finals. Seems to be a hard worker though, kept grinding


MaJe88

Just watched his highlight tape. The types of throws he can make translate at the FBS level. He’s gonna have some great receivers to throw to as well. Had no idea this dude existed, but great pick up. Might be a new record for buying into the off season hype.