Mario Cristobal Calls BS on People Saying Cam Ward Quit On Miami Hurricanes

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Mario Cristobal said the narrative that Cam Ward quit on the Canes in second half of the Pop Tart Bowl is b***s***.

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00:00But Leroy yesterday was a busy day in Cain's land as the Miami Hurricanes were introducing

00:10their new defense coordinator, Corey Heatherman.

00:12And then Mario Cristobal spoke for about a half hour.

00:16And one of the topics of conversation was Cam Ward.

00:20As we all know, Cam Ward went through what seemed like very unnecessary criticism for

00:27not playing in the second half of the Pop-Tart Bowl.

00:35Say that again.

00:36The Pop-Tart Bowl.

00:39Here was Mario Cristobal when asked about the idea that Cam Ward quit on the team.

00:45Well, we'll give it clarity real quick.

00:49I'd say for sure a false narrative.

00:51Okay.

00:53What was very clear to us as we got closer and closer to game day, it became increasingly

01:00evident that Cam was more likely going to be the first player selected in the NFL draft.

01:06And that's when decisions were made that were best for everybody.

01:11And they played out that way.

01:13Okay.

01:14And then for obvious reasons, we're not going to discuss personnel.

01:17We're not going to discuss game plan for anybody at any time.

01:21And I don't feel the need to go race to squash false narratives and a bunch of bullshit that

01:27people like to start because that's their way of doing whatever their job is.

01:32So that's where it's at.

01:34That's where it's always been.

01:36Okay.

01:37But here's the thing, Mario.

01:41In today's day and age, go rush to defend your guy.

01:47Go rush and say, Hey, Hey, anybody here who's critiquing him?

01:53That's ridiculous.

01:55You can say that weeks ago when this whole thing was going around, you wait, what, two

02:01weeks to get to this point, you had to go enjoy Christmas.

02:05Yeah.

02:06You have to wait until you get Carson back.

02:07If I may, this whole situation is because of Mario Cristobal and here's why.

02:17Because after the game, when he was asked, all he had to say was this, Hey, I wanted

02:25to get Emory some game time, real life reps came, cam didn't have to play.

02:31He played the first half.

02:34We had a conversation.

02:35I said, let me, let me give Emory some run.

02:38That's it.

02:39Yeah.

02:41The, the rains on this, but because you were so damn wishy-washy and try to be so secretive

02:50of all the things you were saying, it raised more questions.

02:53Those conversations are private and now we're a month after it, three weeks after still

03:02having the same conversation because there was never any clarity.

03:06You know what else?

03:07There was never any clarity.

03:09When they didn't take a knee, it took three weeks to get to the bottom of it.

03:14Well, they got a clock.

03:16I know, but I'm just saying like, nobody's going to Mario, nobody's going to think any

03:21less of you.

03:23If you just say, you know what, that's on me.

03:25We had a conversation.

03:26We decided to give Emory some run in the second half.

03:29I wanted him to get some live reps to see where he is.

03:33It really is a thing of like, I just don't want to give anybody anything.

03:37It's like, okay, but you're, you're hurting your guy.

03:41Like you're making anybody question this idea that he's selfish.

03:45I'm like, what are we doing?

03:47What are we doing?

03:48Oh, we just realized he was going to be the number one pick.

03:51You did.

03:52I don't, I'd be a, you know, has anybody opened up a mock draft to you in the last, I don't

03:57know, three months, basically since the Cal game, he's been talking about the number two

04:02pick.

04:04Correct me if I'm wrong.

04:07He made it sound like that.

04:11They decided he was going to be a number one pick at halftime, right?

04:17Which is crazy in itself.

04:20And nobody would have ever thought any of that.

04:22If he would have just said, you know what?

04:25I wanted to give Emory some run.

04:26That's it.

04:27It ain't on cam.

04:28It ain't on nobody.

04:31The fact that he played a half, you guys should be grateful you're in great.

04:35That's what he should have said.

04:36Shocking also that you guys couldn't, you know, stick with 31 points.

04:39That wasn't enough, but it's just, it's amazing.

04:42Like come on, like you ever have somebody and they say, I was trying to help you out,

04:49but it made it worse.

04:50Yeah.

04:51And I'm like, help me less.

04:52Please don't.

04:53Right.

04:54He didn't do cam any favors.

04:55None.

04:56Damage is done.

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