Here's Why The Miami Hurricanes Are BETTER In 2024 | X-Factors | Cristobal Breakthrough

The Miami Hurricanes are widely expected to be better in the 2024 football season than they were in 2023. But what are the exact reasons why? Miami has an easier schedule, continuity with both coordinators returning, and clear upgrades to the roster. Cam Ward should be the biggest difference maker as Tyler Van Dyke’s replacement at the quarterback position.
Host Alex Donno and guest Bruce Warner discuss the reasons why Miami should be better this year but also break down the x-factors that could get in their way. Player development, consistency from a young defensive backfield, and potential coaching errors need to be proven this season. The guys break down a report from Mike Farrell Sports about why Mario Cristobal is about to “break through.”
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[@BruceWarner-fg5ff]

Thanks to all who sent well wishes for my mom. I appreciate you all very much.

[@AspireConsulting-fb4ky]

Blessings my Brother to you and your Mother.

[@mybonefish1970]

God's speed and u keep taking vitamins and good herbs

[@mrwicks6207]

Blessing my good friend prayers going out for mom ❤

[@JJ15702]

Prayers for Bruce's mom. I really enjoy his regular contributions.

[@johnlockard674]

Donno I've watch other "LOCKED ON" shows and I agree 1000% w Bruce. We're lucky to have such an informed and professional host to keep us up to speed!! Prayers for Bruce and his mom. CANES FAMILY!

[@LockedOnCanes]

Thank you so much!

[@joe19171]

We shouldn't sleep on any team...

[@pedrosoto382]

“Can’t/Won’t”

[@joe19171]

Cam Ward is going to have a lot more time to throw the ball..

[@user-ts2jr5mf9x]

Sending prayers Bruce to you and your mother brother. Go Canes!

[@terrencetempleton1915]

Love your. Sending prayers for Bruce and his mother. Keep putting on a great show and be blessed.

[@RichardBoudrot-oz6gb]

I completely agree with Bruce about Dawson. Let's see if he utilizes all his weapons this year. Hope your mom improves, Bruce.

[@RyanSmith-fb8rf]

Bruce hit the nail on the head about Shannon Dawson. This is his year to show his play calling potential. I want to see the TE’s involved, wheel routes out of the backfield with 2 back sets and for crying out loud where is the motion to create the matchups you want. This drove me crazy last year. I spoke with Dawson at the airport last month he was on my flight and the first question I asked him is what the hell is wrong with the TE’s and he laughed. I think he understands what we expect. GT exposed Van Dyke last year and after that he was a headcase. Hell of a job by the GT DC in figuring out Van Dyke and how to get to him

[@Ant_-pe5rn]

Greetings! 63-3 🫵🏿

[@davidferguson7240]

You being quiet😂🤣😅😆😁😄

[@Herb___]

@@davidferguson7240 my boy DjFerg. How you been? I’ve missed you, my favorite punching bag.

[@davidferguson7240]

@@Herb___ Been partying with Dennis Smith, money bagging HS RECRUITS TO TRAILERHASSEE😂🤣😅😆😁😄

[@macgill6098]

This happens when you're missing 15 of your 22 starters! They would have lost anyway by at least 21

[@Herb___]

@@davidferguson7240 of course you have been partying down here. All you villagers and closet SoFlo fans 😎

[@coreybrooks8592]

Cant wait to see the running game 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[@MrRozaypook]

Prayers for your mom Bruce!!

[@jaimealvarezmd7245]

I one billion percent agreevwith everything Bruce says. Everything. God bless you about momma Warner. God bless.

[@raymondwatson4117]

Prayers for Bruce/Family. Keep it going Donno

[@305sportsnow3]

Prayers for you and your mom Bruce. Thank you for all your contributions in speaking of the Miami Hurricanes.

[@user-ts2jr5mf9x]

Great show! Go Canes!

[@Tommy-tm6cl]

We are going 11 1

[@happyevelyn]

LOL

[@JovonHenry1049]

Prayers with you Bruce !

[@MS79Canesfan]

Yes prayers for your mom Bruce 🙏🙏🙏

[@MiddleGaCane17]

Prayers for Bruce’s mom !! Love the shows and look forward to my almost daily watches.

[@juhgfdsapiyhhnnxc3517]

Believe it or not this show or all I have to look forward to rn. Thanks donno.

[@canes266]

Man so many fsu people worrying about us!! THEY HATE US CAUSE THEY AIN’T US!!

[@happyevelyn]

Canes are 2-3 years behind FSU

[@jakeripley7931]

It's not just FSWho, it's the whole college football world, and that's fine with me. We need to have that chip back on our shoulders and I believe that we're now getting guys in that have it.

[@trebrown1078]

@@happyevelyn Youre a special breed of slow

[@healingwaterministriesinte4008]

May the Lord bless each and everyone of you. Thanks Donno for your updates on THE U

[@LockedOnCanes]

Same to you!

[@manuelesoto23]

Prayers for your mom, Bruce.

[@Robert-ln7yt]

Great job guys 🎉 Go Canes 🎉 ACC championship 🏆🎉

[@melquannshabazz2224]

Shout out to you Bruce ! ,! Prayers to you and your family Sir ! ! Alex you are simply the best Sir ,! ! ! Go Canes 💯💯

[@thesharksoutfit1122]

Prayers up for your mom Bruce

[@JJ15702]

X factor no 1: our OC performance.

[@juanmanuelventura8203]

Bruce Thank you ,for bringing Value & Spirit to the Show. For your mother the Value, Grace & Presence she brought to the world 🌍. To: Mrs.Warner Thank you 🙏 for Bruce . He is one of ours, he has grown on us & we are Proud of Bruce .Give you your Flowers to you for that Mrs.Warner 🌹 🌺 🌸 ❤ 🕊️ Wonderful Lady .❤ 🙏 ✊

[@BruceWarner-fg5ff]

Thank you Juan

[@crisjean5568]

Sorry bout your mom Bruce pray she get better ❤️‍🩹

[@richardalanlovell]

I enjoy hearing FACTS from “Bruce the Truth-teller.”

[@artisminer416]

Sending prayers Bruce to your mom 🙏🏽

[@chrisgonz9963]

Go Canes 🙌

[@jimarmstead9182]

I agree with Bruce...I watch all the U Football podcasts out there...Alex Donno is the best!! GO CANES #88

[@LockedOnCanes]

Thanks Jim!

[@thejuice5966]

THA "U" BABY 💪🍻🍺🍺

[@wlthomas8]

I definitely don't think TVD was good last year, but i always die laughing when I hear our fans say that "TVD came in a threw an INT to lose the game". Yes, he came in and threw 2 consecutive 1st down passes. Thats besides the point. When you're in 4th and 10+ with :45 left in the game, you're just making a desperation throw. Its like doggin a QB for throwing a pick on a hail mary. 😂🤣

[@juanmanuelventura8203]

Bruce 🙏 ❤

[@rocslayer85]

The Truth Teller….luv it 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@richardjack4827]

Prayers fam. We'll see concerning the future status of play. I've been riding with my Canes for almost 40yrs. The last 15yrs have been absolutely unacceptable by ANY STANDARD. Most of us are scratching our heads wondering why we have zero identity as a team. We dont have any focus. No drive or hunger...we'll see. Go Canes 🧡💚

[@PastorDanWhite]

Praying for your mom 🙏

[@rodman1914]

Praying for you an Moms 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@rondastorms9298]

Florida did not lose their top running back. Etienne wasn't even our leading rusher. People will learn about Johnson after this season.

[@user-oh7eq9pk5q]

My mom is the same 🙏 for her ft pierce

[@jerryaugust6844]

We the Boss ! We can run the table just hit hard and play 4 physical quarters

[@juhgfdsapiyhhnnxc3517]

Donno!!!!🎉🎉🎉

[@haskellinstallsmusicman6148]

Bruce...praying for your mother.

[@gregwatkins5985]

You guys are awesome together, wish the best for your family Mr warner

[@cgray5559]

🙏🏾🙌🏾

[@johnlockard674]

I disagree w Bruce about Depth....we can't afford to lose any DB's or Safety's. We got guys but lack experience

[@user-oh7eq9pk5q]

My is the same pray for her

[@Tsj123]

Bruce when referring to Florida “idk about their defense I think it’s still pretty good” sir their defense finished like 130th in the nation last year 😂😂

[@rondastorms9298]

No it wasn't. It wasn't good, but not that bad.

[@Tsj123]

@@rondastorms9298 It was a joke not a literal statement

[@kandysweeks1837]

Bruce….Why you think maybe Ajay Allen?🤷🏽‍♀️

[@manuelesoto23]

Let’s summarize. We don’t know our opponents very well if at all. We don’t know what our offense looks like and we now understand that starting with USF there are some land mines in the schedule. But we’re definitely going to the playoff?

[@orondebethel7493]

This is why we’re going to suck all over again, we haven’t done anything yet but we keep saying we’re better.

[@TheRivemblunts]

God bless the truth…moms 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@RichardBoudrot-oz6gb]

A Cooper will be an early round draft choice if he comes out after this season.

[@MS79Canesfan]

Cant hit like cause its on 305 lol

[@happyevelyn]

We LOST to a team that LOST 63-3!!! YIKES!!

[@JackT-nn8iy]

Prayers to your family Bruce.

[@johnteevan6819]

Funny. Bruce is nervous about the Florida game. Thing is, so am I. On paper, we should absolutely eat them up. But, as we all know, games aren’t played on the paper. So, two things. Coaching, coaching, coaching. And I mean game management, not development. Big issue. Hopefully having the same staff continuity wise will help greatly, and they learn from last year as well as the players. Second, there are times where better roster talent and intellect will overcome less than stellar play calling. I know Miami is not as deep as we’d like to be, but, and it’s a big “BUT”, they are as deep and talented as I’ve seen in a long, long time. Personally, I’d love to see Florida as a strong SEC team this year and we beat them anyway. I mean, we’re substantially better than last year in my opinion, and we Beat A&M last year. I believe A&M is a better team than Florida. But you never know. Everyone thought FSU was not going to be great the last few years. And we were dead wrong. So, I think the Florida game will be a litmus test of sorts for us. It’s a must win game. We need to play that game hard and send a message.

[@Shansman]

We lost Brashard Smith, almost 1000 yards total offense last season. There were games where he was completely absent. Dawson should be called on that. I expect him to go off at SMU. I guarantee Lashlee won't make thay mistake. Mario is Mario. Questions marks are Mario and the coordinators and our safeties.

[@vanallen1673]

The Canes are where they are because of MARIO. I am surprised that someone's supposed to be knowledgeable like Bruce would buy in on 'Mario is a bad coach' BS. Don't forget Mario has gone into Columbus and whoop up on OSU and had proven himself at all the places he's been.

[@Herb___]

BREAKING NEWS: Per Bud Elliot aka FSU’s biggest cheerleader in media, miami is one of the 16 teams in college football that have recruited well enough to win in the playoffs. Certain logo missing from that list but certain public university folks want to tell lies. 😂😂😂

[@FSUOwnsTheState]

Solid point. So Miami is ranked 12th according to Bud with a 61% ratio going into 2024. Let’s take a look at how that’s worked for you recently. Last year you were ranked 12th with a 61% ratio. Literally identical… and you lost 6 games. The year prior you were ranked 14th with a 55% ratio… and lost 7 games. FSU on the other hand has yet to crack 50% in Mike’s time, but they are up 11% from last year. So basically, if you believe blue chip ratios to be important, which you obviously do seeing as how you are obsessed with recruiting rankings and you posted this, we can extrapolate that Miami is ZERO PERCENT better than the team that just lost 6 games and that this is far and away the best FSU team Mike has ever had. Thanks for the alley oop! Mike is cooking it up with worse ingredients, while Mario-and-2 is consistently turning lemonade into lemons. And that’s why, despite these ratios, you are a dog to us at our neutral site game this year.

[@Herb___]

@@FSUOwnsTheState Just imagine putting in all that effort only to completely miss the point, which was actually about recruiting. Quite an impressive feat indeed. However, all is not lost. Your contribution did help to make my point. L🫵🏼

[@Herb___]

@@FSUOwnsTheState Just imagine putting in all that effort only to completely miss the point, which was actually about recruitment. Quite an impressive feat indeed. However, all is not lost. Your contribution did help to make my point. Iil Johnny fool-aid is going to be so pissed at you. 😂 L 🫵🏼

[@Herb___]

@@FSUOwnsTheState Just imagine putting in all that effort only to completely miss the point, which was actually about recruitment. Quite an impressive feat indeed. However, all is not lost. Your contribution did help to make my point. L 🫵🏼

[@Herb___]

@@FSUOwnsTheState Just imagine putting in all that effort only to completely miss the point, which was actually about recruitment. Quite the impressive feat indeed. However, all is not lost. Your contribution did help to make my point. lil Johnny fool-aid is going to be so pissed at you. 🤣 L 🫵🏼

[@coreybrooks8592]

10-2

[@Justmyopinion_305]

Miami has to beat the Gators to make a statement. You can’t entirely blame coaching because if you take Mario and give him a FAU roster vs a Georgia roster you look different.

[@jmiller9972]

In order for this team to have big time success there going to have to overcome Dawson's lack of creativity.

[@davidferguson7240]

Where are the recruits a day candy canes😂🤣😅😆😁😄

[@davidferguson7240]

What's going to happen when this dj lead team dominate, BRING OUT SPATULA DONNO😂🤣😅😆😁😄

[@davidferguson7240]

Candy canes TL very quiet right now, CRICKETS😂🤣😅😆😁😄

[@happyevelyn]

No continuity with 43 new players. Also not sure there's QB improvement. I'm guessing 7-6 again

[@Jay_nicola]

Ok fsu fan

[@EKthaPK]

Name one team on our schedule that did not get better? Culture and coaching is the only way teams get better. Miami has always had better talent than every team in the ACC not named FSU or Clemson, and have only won 10 games once.

[@davidferguson7240]

Where's herbie😂🤣😅😆😁😄😃😀

[@Jay_nicola]

FSU so jealous they’re all in here the weirdos I would never take time to watch locked on seminoles

[@davidferguson7240]

Greetings HS RECRUITS😂🤣😅😆😁😄😃😀

[@jesseblanco288]

This “we need to kick Fla ass” stuff is silly. 1st game this team is playing in that place? No excuse to not win. But a 3/7 point win counts just as much as a 20 point win

[@BruceWarner-fg5ff]

Maybe but not psychologically!

[@davidferguson7240]

CANDY CANES, NEGATIVE RECRUITING, NOT WORKING ANYMORE😂🤣😅😆😁😄

[@mr.valentine8399]

Bro, what are you smoking? Dju a leader? Lmao!! Cade didn’t have a problem taking that leadership job.. 🤣🤣🤣

[@davidferguson7240]

@@mr.valentine8399 Smoking them HS RECRUITS you said we couldn't land, just getting started 😂🤣😅😆😁😄

[@davidferguson7240]

@@mr.valentine8399 Smoking them HS RECRUITS you said we couldn't land, just getting started 😂🤣😅😆😁😄

[@GoldRushNC]

Why do you look so shcoked 😂

[@mitchellroffer2027]

Too repetitive. This is the third or fourth time you have had this discussion. Interview the players , all of them.

[@MiddleGaCane17]

It’s summertime, these guys are either working out or recovering. You act like Donno calls the shots on when the players can come. I’m sure it’s a planned out schedule type of situation through canes connection.

[@JohnnyBushwhacker-yv6bc]

BREAKING: FSU lands 6’4 210 4* WR CJ Wiley. Welcome toooooooo THE NOLES!!🍢🍢🍢 Dugans > Beard

[@Herb___]

BREAKING NEWS: Florida State pulled a shocker landing 4⭐️WR CJ Wiley. He’s not quite ready to close the door. Wiley opens up after his decision. Jeremy Johnson / On3 We’ve seen this movie in tally before. Folks collect the visit / commit check then bounce on singing day. LMFAO

[@KyleBates420]

Recruits know KB is better stop it & put the pipe down😂

[@JohnnyBushwhacker-yv6bc]

@ThatdudeBates Obviously the don’t. 😂 I’m sure Beard is fine but his resume is blank. You’re just hoping and fantasizing. 🤡🧃

[@LockedOnCanes]

Good get for you guys, but what’s your point? Miami wasn’t recruiting him

[@KyleBates420]

@@JohnnyBushwhacker-yv6bc KB resume is blank? He got Ahmon Richard’s & if he doesn’t injure his neck he’s a first rd pick easily, your guy Coleman wasn’t a first rd pick😂

[@rangsandthangs9370]

Louisville was bogus last year. They played the softest schedule in ACC history, only had 3 road games, and lost to Kentucky at home. They also should have loss to Georgia Tech.

[@Shansman]

And beat us.

[@rangsandthangs9370]

@@Shansman And we was trash...and they barely did so.😉

[@louiet4905]

6ACC wins in two years 😂🤣😂🤣🫵🏾

[@JohnnyBushwhacker-yv6bc]

The expectations you guys put on these kids is outright criminal. Cam Ward has really good and some poor games. All of a sudden you think that’s going to magically change? Stay humble and give him a chance in real world not this fantasyland. TVD was injured most of year and not well protected and you blame him out of convenience. 🤡🧃🤡🧃

[@malcolmjones27]

TVD sucked!

[@JohnnyBushwhacker-yv6bc]

@malcolmjones27 He looked good in Louisville game when he was healthy. TVD wasn’t the problem. 🤡🧃

[@mr.valentine8399]

Let me guess, dju is going to lead the noles to a national title?! GTFOH dude… we don’t care about your opinion

[@happyevelyn]

TVD > Ward according to PFF and will be drafted higher

[@jakeripley7931]

TV3ints was a problem. Not just his injuries, but the issues in the 5 1/4" between his ears. His comprehension skills fell far short of where they needed to be in order to operate, correctly and consistently, the Shannon Dawson offense. Coach Dawson, in turn, was forced to water down and simplify the plays for baby Ty. Cam on the other hand has had a few years in an offense that's somewhat similar to what he's become accustomed to. The big challenge on offense will be to get all of the guys on the same page. The younger guys I see less issues with because they're learning the system with an uncluttered mind. The older guys that have been through a couple to a few different offensive schemes may struggle a little. I still believe that the squad will do pretty well, overall. I can see them winning more than what they did last year. 12 - 0 would be a long shot but doable. 11 - 1 that's still a stretch but doable, given our softer schedule. 10 - 2 that's not as difficult and with a few breaks attainable. 9 - 3 is where I believe they'll finish up the regular season.