Mario Cristobal on Playing in Pop-Tarts Bowl, Facing Iowa State & Potential Bowl Opt Outs

[@doggmenace2038]

Let’s get our first bowl win in a while not a salty overnight fan and recognized how far we have come Miami will b just fine in the future

[@unclejoey9944]

Coach Mario Cristobal keep building and go get this win to finish the season 11-2 A kick start for the 2025 football season.

[@Jackmerius_Tacktheritrix5733]

You’re delusional. Without Ward, this team regresses in 25

[@palmbeachcane9523]

@@Jackmerius_Tacktheritrix5733I heard that at the end of last year.

[@johnbird7599]

@@unclejoey9944 Idk how 2025 will be, probably not great

[@unclejoey9944]

Fake Miami Hurricanes fans GTFOH!

[@RobbieDukes]

@@unclejoey9944 Ward is Playing and so are Most Starters

[@Trends02]

If you hear one of Mario press conference you’ve heard all of them, they all sound the very same.

[@bkeenan85_outdoorlife]

You'll get it next year coach! We'll be there next year sir! I say "We'll" bc i a huge fan and donator! Been a fan since 83. I follow and support the U for yrs!

[@ccool9434]

Oh boy. The pop tarts bowl. Thanks Capt. Cubano

[@jeffbabischkin884]

Really nice. Obviously you havent heard of once you label me you negate me.

[@JanoyCresva]

WELCOME HOME!

[@CoachProOPF]

Congratulations! Can’t wait to see our guys take the field in their final game of this season.

[@oregonducks7998]

Good luck in the pop tart bowl Mario!

[@DaddyGates0810]

Pop tart bowl is crazy lol

[@michaelharris6441]

It could be worse like the Beef O Brady bowl !

[@juhgfdsapiyhhnnxc3517]

It was def on purpose

[@saltydog6241]

@@michaelharris6441I don’t think that’s any worse.

[@mattjones6323]

He will kick a FG in the pop tarts bowl

[@ghostrider2314]

😂

[@jorgeblanco6708]

Folks, we are going to bowl. Let's finish on a high note and win it. Let's build momentum for next year.

[@Tonylife68]

Love seeing comments with positivity.

[@chrisgonz9963]

Go Win This game and go 11 and 2 Let s Goooooooo Build this Team Mario 🙌

[@Michael-ul7yy]

Mario can't build Sh***. Epic failure this year with everything in the line. Should have made the playoffs this year with a Generational Quarterback.

[@chrisgonz9963]

@Michael-ul7yy 👍

[@WillMorales64]

Perfect bowl name for a perfect Pop Tart team

[@Curt_TheCrossIsTheWay]

Leave no stone uncovered. Get on top and keep scoring until the clock says zero. You saw coach in your league shout out another coach. Put that on the bulletin for years to come that it’s Miami vs everyone. No mercy from now on. Deliver hits and TD. Pull out all stops cause you are every team’s Super Bowl.

[@victorandradesmanagingpart4546]

Even if you decide to replace a coach that is considered part of The U family there is a way to go about it that is respectful, appreciative and considerate. You don't trash your brother because he had a poor showing. Once the season ends im sure that meeting will come and we'll wish him good luck.

[@victorandradesmanagingpart4546]

It would be immature of the leader of any team to try and pin the blame for the teams failures on 1 person. RIDICULOUS!!! Yes the defense needs to be addresssed

[@thomassheerer6187]

6:21 awwww man we’re cooked😭

[@thomassheerer6187]

The committee playing with us sending us to the mf poptart bowl

[@EMyers1981]

They select the CFP teams. It's the conferences that have tie in with the bowl games outside of that.

[@jeffbabischkin884]

Correct. It would have made sence that the ADs having known the the cfp was coming would have figured out a way to change the tie-ins to teams play each other based on final cfp rankings.

[@joshrich6036]

Shouldn't have blown a 21 point lead to Syracuse I guess. Oh well live and learn

[@brandonbrock79]

It’s just that pop tart bought the rights to what used to be The Citrus Bowl. I don’t like that it’s called Pop Tart Bowl either but it’s not as low tier as it’s sounds

[@Bigfishfun333]

Look, the Pop-tarts Bowl is certainly better than the Preparation H Bowl, so relax.

[@Jackmerius_Tacktheritrix5733]

4:58 Dude was holding in a bong hit

[@rebeca8040]

Loll

[@mattjones6323]

🤣

[@thomassheerer6187]

😭

[@jamesshaw3366]

lol. Who doesn’t love pop tarts after a huge bong hit.

[@juhgfdsapiyhhnnxc3517]

Nah that’s how he talks 😂😂😂😂 I’m weak 😂😂😂😂😂😂 he hiccups after he speaks

[@alpasta85]

He doesn't even want to say "pop tart bowl"

[@andrewmueller9986]

😂

[@jorgehuaman8770]

Fire mario

[@joebiggs5275]

Can't even play on New Years day! Wow. Hope we have enough players to field a team. Takes time to build a team. Tell that to SMU AND FIRST YEAR COACH AT ARIZONA STATE. BOTH IN THE PLAYOFFS .😮

[@AAAAAA-cw7ts]

SMU is. First year coach

[@joebiggs5275]

@AAAAAA-cw7ts No. ASU coach! Lashlee has been there a few years and SMU is in the playoffs with some of the players MARIO didn't want!🤔

[@andrewmueller9986]

We comin for them poptarts

[@toddl3328]

I live in the Big 10. Ive been a Canes fan for decades. DON'T sleep on Iowa St. They never win the conference, BUT they wreck seasons.

[@MB-xq9hu]

Keep grinding! Building a program takes time, we had a great year because we had a freak at QB, but our O-Line is improving, our Defense will improve, keep recruiting Mario!

[@glenstuart7823]

Ah yes the prestigious poop tart bowl

[@orlandorivero3385]

You killed him 😂

[@happyevelyn]

LMAO!!

[@RobbieDukes]

The Fact that Mario Excepted this Bowl shows he Doesn’t Care about this Team

[@montafilms]

😂😂😂😂

[@fresh3542]

They said he wants to be like Nick Saban with the same attitude

[@charlesisrael3988]

Let’s win to get this program in the right direction. Go Canes!

[@christophersnowden4117]

If you are gonna miss the playoffs, then the best case scenario is the pop tarts bowl. They literally sacrificed a pop tart last time.

[@850CANE]

Yeah that was super weird

[@devonp5079]

Humiliating pop tart bowl

[@Bigfishfun333]

This coach was in the National Championship Game last year - entering the game undefeated, had beaten Texas, and now he's relegated to the.....the.....POP-TARTS BOWL! He's almost fallen as far as America's Mayor (Rudy Guilliani), or America's Dad (rapist Bill Cosby).

[@bryanrackard9268]

LMAO ...POP TArt Bowl.... What a joke....Half time speech against Syracuse. You can play for ACC Title and get into playoffs or , be in the Pop Tart Bowl where half the guys will sit out and we will get crushed........unbelievable

[@vanallen1673]

Coach Mario is bringing in talents. The team is improving each year. Fix the D for next season then we are all set.

[@dave34573]

Here is the problem..When u really on 1 year QB transfers it will set your program back...Next year Miami will not have a QB as good as Cam Ward...they will take a step back on offense...and that's the price u pay for trying to go all in on QB's for 1 year vs develop QB's where u have them for 2-3 years at minimum....

[@gabestackson4476]

@@dave34573 that’s not alway the case when you have good coaching. Oregon does it a lot and succeed unfortunately are coaching is just not that good at Miami right now🤦🏿‍♂️ Hopefully it gets better🤷‍♂️

[@dave34573]

@@gabestackson4476Gabriel was the exception just like Cam Ward… there’s not great QB’s in the portal. It’s hard to find a good QB.

[@gabestackson4476]

@@dave34573 Thomas Castellonos and The guy from Fiu will definitely help this team Next year if the Coaching especially on the defense is better💯

[@gabestackson4476]

@@dave34573 Thomas Castellonos would be a solid pickup if we have better coaching Next Year especially on the defensive side🔥

[@jordanmill4666]

I can't lie. Pop tarts are my favorite snack. Toasted or freezing them go crazy.

[@kaz3108]

Freezing 🧐

[@jordanmill4666]

@kaz3108 Brother, just put one in the freezer. Trust...

[@TheAfrodziak]

It’s mandatory Mario have an elite QB to be competitive. Unfortunately there are only a handful of those guys and he’s been lucky to have a few. When he doesn’t have one, he’s barely an average coach.

[@johnnywebb2351]

They need a serviceable defense We would be in the playoffs

[@keepvibin100]

Thank you for great year Coach. Hopefully Mario make the necessary adjustments to be successful. 1. Update Defensive Coordinator 2. We need THE TOP Talent in South Florida to be Hurricanes 3. Our effort is not like what we see from lesser programs. We need to step up the intensity and fight to win

[@gabestackson4476]

Mario keeps scratching his teeth with his teeth and why hasn’t he fired Lance Guidry yet🤦🏿‍♂️

[@user78738]

They couldn't find a bowl better sponsor than pop tarts? 😭

[@FiletOhhFish]

It was the Cheez it bowl

[@user78738]

@FiletOhhFish is that the bowl Miami played against Oklahoma State and D eriq king got hurt

[@FiletOhhFish]

@ yup.

[@breezeclark5940]

Hey coach thanks for the 2024 season much love and respect the 305 have for you and the Miami Hurricanes team, looking forward to 2025 season, can you please coach with a chip on your shoulders… blow every team OUT!!! GO CANES 🙌

[@adam-thesportsguy6147]

Mario doesn’t sound like he’s expecting a bunch of opt outs.

[@marso1384]

Well, we get what we deserve for blowing an easy schedule with a garbage defense. Would have liked to play Bama.

[@850CANE]

Yup! I don't understand why we got sent to the pop tart bowl. We should be going to one of the top bowls after the CFP bowls. You would imagine with our ranking. I don't know much about it to be honest

[@andrewmueller9986]

From playoffs to poptarts lol

[@jamesshaw3366]

Oregon understands how Miami feels. High expectations only to get let down. Go Ducks.

[@jessegaither3775]

Yum. Hope they win and enjoy pop tarts and an edible mascot.

[@happyevelyn]

POP -TARTS BOWL??????🤣🤣🤣 Is that real? What prestige! I can see Mario telling recruits we're going to the POP TARTS BOWL!!😂😂

[@johnbird7599]

😂😂

[@johnbird7599]

Go CANES

[@ChrisCo813]

😂😂😂

[@chillymoe0331]

This bowl is perfect for scUM...

[@johnbird7599]

@@chillymoe0331 your opinion makes about as much,

[@Curt_TheCrossIsTheWay]

DB’ keep it simple - look at the hips then the touch the shoulder. You can’t go anywhere without your hips. It’s a dance when you move I move. When you move I move.

[@donaldbuffet1208]

F the pop tart bowl!!! Get it together or give it to somebody who can

[@saltydog6241]

Lol, the Pop Tart bowl. 😂

[@antwanyoumans3412]

Their defense can't stop the run. Just ground and pound to get the win.

[@850CANE]

Same thing they should have done to Syracuse. Would have been an easy win. At least with Emory at QB you know we're going to run the ball much more. I'm still so pissed over that Syracuse loss. Averaging 8.4 yd a carry And they went full air raid and lost the game 😭

[@dariusp257]

POP -TARTS BOWL??????🤣🤣🤣 Do they get free toasters?

[@rebeca8040]

Lol with a box of pop tarts to the winner

[@Dupreehundo-rq3bq]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@1_Lost_Soul]

It's better than backpacks.

[@gabestackson4476]

Hurry up and fired Lance Guidry Mario. It should of been happen

[@mruhopper]

That's the thing. He never fires a coach. He let's the coach find another job. That's how he operates.

[@robertfreedman6651]

Miami finishes 13. Now what top bowl game was left to them? Pop Tarts are American favorites.

[@SolarFacts-xm9sg]

Embarrassing

[@Dupreehundo-rq3bq]

Free pop tarts 😂😂😂😂😂

[@saltydog6241]

Is it really fair to consider the “Pop Tart” bowl the “post season”? Lol. 😂

[@marcusnite6370]

Why are any of you congratulating this man? They won 10 games and DIDN'T MAKE THE PLAYOFFS!! HELLO???? This coach cannot guarantee that Miami is going to have a season anything like the one they just had but I can guarantee you that Miami will not win 10 games next year and now you guys are congratulating this coach for going to a goddamn Pop-Tart bowl? I tell you some of the Miami fan base is very very slow😢

[@FiletOhhFish]

ISU fan but agree with your summation. Cam Ward dragged this team to 10 wins

[@mollyclum2302]

And officiating gave them 2.

[@fishmojo865]

Dan Lanning says Hi 👋 Mario.

[@mollyclum2302]

🟢🟡

[@Krosmin]

Everyone ragging on the bowl, we all get it it’s funny. Realistically, this is a big game. A win against a ranked team to end the season will set us up nicely to start next year.

[@glc0stanza]

I don't know. There's just so much turnover in cfb now. Feels really difficult to predict anything from year to year

[@Krosmin]

@ true. I meant more as in rankings wise. But yea this team won’t look anything like it did this year. I expect a huge drop off in offense unless the next qb is even half the qb Cam was this year.

[@marcusnite6370]

Sorry to inform you but Miami sucks ass now and will next year mark my words 😂

[@srb6345]

Some expensive pop tarts there Coach

[@b-icemedia]

I sadly don't think we'll see Cam Ward suit up though. It's a shame we didn't get to see how special he would be in the playoffs. It's time overhaul the defense and get to work!

[@SolarFacts-xm9sg]

If I were him my Miami days are over with. No need. Everyone knows he's a baller so why play in a BS bowl that doesn't mean nothing

[@demcanes01]

Lmao wow this is embarrassing

[@tommybenson582]

Great Job Coach Mario Go Canes Go Miami

[@ventura80503]

Pop tart bowl 😂😂😂

[@Datníğğa123]

Pop tart bowl sound disrespectful

[@EMyers1981]

Definitely need a complete overhaul at DC, CB room, S room, and LB room for next season. Also need to hope either Williams/Anderson are the answer, or nab another stud at QB in the portal.

[@Saltlick11]

How humiliating. You pay the top QB in nation $2M and you end up in the Pop Tart Bowl. I mean this is incredible that any 5* would play for Mario.

[@fiftyround-drum5749]

Wtf is this a fkn joke 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@rebeca8040]

Mario theres no way you're happy to play this crappy bowl game .10-2 and this is what we get ? We blew a great season with Ward.

[@oliversoto8370]

Our D is gonna make Iowa st subpar offense look like national champs

[@Psalm34rws]

People are just hating on the name Pop Tart bowl. Miami is the best team in the ACC available so what can Miami do?

[@kurisugleason]

I just think we’re cursed

[@keyroncampbell-sr3cz]

Winning 10 games .. lies ...

[@MrBmick79]

Ain't been the same since they left the OB

[@happyevelyn]

Pop- Tarts Bowl???? Iowa State? Disappointing season

[@stephenhill1131]

10-2 was what most people expected for this season. The real disappointment is from your parents. 😂😂😂

[@mattjones6323]

Kicking a FG was ridiculous way to cost you fan boys ur season

[@stephenhill1131]

@mattjones6323 the defense cost UM the season. You sound more like a fem boy than a fan boy.

[@stephenhill1131]

​@mattjones6323 no, the defense cost UM the season. And i thought everyone was a fan boy or girl of their favorite team?😂😂🤡

[@clarencepride4179]

We need adjustments on the defensive side of the ball...

[@JeffreyJarrell]

Miami missing playoffs is an early Christmas present. GO NOLES

[@manuelesoto23]

Hopefully one of the files on this desk has Brashard Smith’s yardage from last night.

[@KillitoKortez]

next year will be the mario kart bowl

[@johngreen2227]

Mario is the problem. He cannot coach. He is a position coach and a great recruiter. That’s it fam…

[@debshm9477]

so Mario going by your logic from 5 to 7 to 9 wins I take it next year we should be looking for an 11 win regular season

[@850CANE]

Yeah it sounds good but not with that schedule. It's going to be up 7/8 win season at best

[@ghostrider2314]

Mario is on his way out of a coaching job within the next 2 years.The team and fans deserve better.

[@fishmojo865]

No, he gets Frosted Pop Tarts next year 😢

[@Vegeta-0687]

Iowa State is the best team they could have given Miami… what a slap in the face AGAIN Let’s Dominate Them Go Hurricanes 🌀🧡💚

[@850CANE]

I watched them play in that quarterback is a bad mofo. When it comes to running That boy is fast

[@Vegeta-0687]

@ hopefully are front 7 can slow him down and are secondary can step up

[@brandonbrown2051]

@@850CANEThey Defense good too

[@850CANE]

@@brandonbrown2051 damn. So Arizona State just made them look bad

[@850CANE]

@@Vegeta-0687 It sucks losing the Washington twins I wanted them kids to stay but I get it.

[@holdengamble]

Uncle Lou makes a joke all year long and Miami actually ends up in the PopTart bowl 😂😂

[@metalwristguy3185]

Wouldve liked to play Bama at least to settle it but gives me comfort they will be playing 7-5 Michigan.. might even get beat 24-3

[@dmoney1219]

Mario, needs top performer defensive tackles And Dbs. We need a speed running back . Wouldn’t it be nice to have a running Qb to pick up first downs .

[@michaelharris6441]

What’s the best flavor pop tart ?

[@ventura80503]

This guy sounds so fake

[@Bigfishfun333]

Dear God - the "Pop-tarts" bowl!? Why not just put us in the Summer's Eve Douche Bowl, for Chrisakes!

[@fishmojo865]

@@Bigfishfun333 or maybe the Fleet Enema Bowl?

[@30rackshawty]

Opt out - this is embarrassing as hell. Seriously Mario you messed this shiiii up.

[@barneyvalcin8922]

Hope he now knows defense wins championships! You could have the best offense or a top 5 offense but without an above average defense you’re not good enough for the playoffs!

[@daequanshambley1621]

Mario, be real,man. Too much faith in you. Quit letting us down. We're tired of this crap.

[@EdD-it1zs]

Get your Pop Tarts ready

[@adrianlm72]

Weak schedule and we still cant make the ACC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. Embarrassed

[@kiv220]

Let's not act like this isn't hilarious but why are Florida teams being chumped like this?

[@pf8143]

What players will be playing.

[@davidportnoy3237]

Cristobal will never win more than 10 games, never make the playoffs, but yet he is Miami's GOD! they wouldn't trade him for anyone! They are so,so proud!!😂

[@Frank19747]

I wouldn’t want the trophy if the Hurricanes win.

[@WillMorales64]

Who will be the Quarterback??

[@fishmojo865]

Cap’t Crunch.

[@RYANHAREN]

Do we have to except the invitation?

[@johnbird7599]

From the CFP to the pop tart bowl,fk sake,,10-2 is very good without a doubt,but the CANES blew it,Clemson sucks and there ACC Champs, I'm a Miami Hurricanes fan forever and have been but it's such a disappointment to let a great season go to waste,,,

[@robertfreedman6651]

Miami never had a defense.

[@johnbird7599]

@robertfreedman6651 I agree totally, haven't for years,

[@geocane5844]

I dont wanna see no damn Iowa st. What is going on with these selections. Mario isnt interested either he just wants to get this season over with

[@scott102164]

The Hurricanes in the Disappointment Bowl......priceless

[@chillymoe0331]

Ha Ha...The Pop Tart Bowl. How fitting, lol. What happened to the ACC title game you were supposed to be in, lololol...

[@portisforpresident4535]

Finish strong Go Canes

[@jeromecollins6447]

Our defense probably make Iowa State look like the Dan Marino Dolphins. Hard to say, but same ole story.

[@904nole]

Leave it to Miami to waste the year having a freak at qb

[@willgurr]

Fire Pop Tart Guidry and defense staff