![]() Miami is expected to be a more physical and tougher team under Cristobal. Cristobal is beginning a new era for the Miami football program. The comments at ACC Kickoff should be the last time Cristobal has to address the turnover chain. You guys okay with that? We good now? Everybody got the chain stuff? We’ve been working so hard and paying attention to so many other things that, in my opinion, are much more critical to winning football games and having success that it really hasn’t been a subject or a topic. That’s really the best way to address it. We’re just moving in a direction that right now doesn’t involve it. Certainly history is history, and whether it’s positive, whether it’s inconsequential, whatever it may be, it’s still history and part of your program. It is not a shot or form of disrespect to anybody or anyone. We just really focus on getting better as a program and have focused on technique, fundamentals, regimentation, academics, strength and conditioning, sports science, community service, and that’s what the focus has been on. MARIO CRISTOBAL: “I think probably the media has put more thought into this than I have. The turnover chain did not win or lose games. Miami players have praised Cristobal in the seven months since he was hired for the culture that is being created. The decision to eliminate the turnover chain has created a lot of discussion this week.Īsked about the turnover chain, Cristobal spoke about getting better as a program that includes the activity by the Miami football players off the field. Cristobal stated that his comments about the turnover chain are not an indictment of the past staff. ![]() Mario Cristobal is more of a no-nonsense coach that wants the Miami football team to focus on what they need to do on the field. The chain grew criticism in recent seasons when the Miami defense wasn’t as opportunistic. ![]() Miami went from 19 turnovers forced and 67th nationally in 2016 to 31 which tied for third in the nation in 2017. Manny Diaz had the turnover chain created as the Miami defensive coordinator in 2017 as a way to incentivize his defense. Miami made the turnover chain a college football fad in 2017 that was often copied by other programs. Miami head coach Mario Cristobal was frustrated with a question at ACC Kickoff about comments he made earlier this week that the Hurricanes would not be using the turnover chain this season.
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