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Chapter 1 Concluded

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The first chapter of the season is over. A gauntlet of ranked teams, in state competitors, and all our major rivals. Were undefeated, ranked #2 in the country. State champs for the 2nd consecutive year. Our lines are the talk of the sport.

Looking at it now, the bye weeks may actually be perfectly placed. We’re now entering chapter 2 and the heart of the season: the ACC grind. The team has accomplished a ton, and with emotions high, a reset is definitely helpful. We obviously have the talent to win out. But no one is perfect in this sport. The story of this next chapter will be if the team has the maturity to avoid the rat poison, if we can learn from some bad penalties from the last few weeks, and if our tendency so far to let the opponent creep back into the game in the 4th doesn’t bite us in the ***. It’s a long string of games, but not a single team is better than any of the ones we have already beaten.

Assuming we handle business, chapter 3 will be the playoffs, and the likely prospect of payback and undoing more than 20 years of voodoo against OSU.

But before that, I’m taking in and enjoying every single game. This could be a run to remember.
 
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The rat poison is that Miami has a tendency to let teams creep back into the game in the 4th quarter. Didn’t do that against USF, B-C, or UF. And an argument could be made that ND didn’t creep back (the game was actually close; 21-14 at 14:55 mark; UM went up by 10; ND scored TD then FG to tie; UM won on FG). Maybe ND didn’t creep back in but instead the game was close and ND is pretty effing good; and all good teams win games like UM did against ND).

The only team Miami let creep back in was FSU, imo.
 
CBurrr93 said:
I know this is smashing a dead horse. But I really wish our run scheme were better. I’d be so much more confident
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Board seems to oscillate between doomer mode and pretending this isn’t a significant concern. It’s in between. Every season since I’ve been old enough to pay attention, issues that pop up early in the season always end up blowing up later in the season and killing us. For once we can’t let that happen.

Simply mixing up the run game a bit so we’re not going into a turtle once we’re up two TDs would be a god send for my cortisol levels.
 
305_separatist said:
Board seems to oscillate between doomer mode and pretending this isn’t a significant concern. It’s in between. Every season since I’ve been old enough to pay attention, issues that pop up early in the season always end up blowing up later in the season and killing us. For once we can’t let that happen.

Simply mixing up the run game a bit so we’re not going into a turtle once we’re up two TDs would be a god send for my cortisol levels.
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Agreed. In previous games it would get stopped a cpl of drives then the run game would get going again.

This game FSU shut it down all night hope coaches see that and adjust.

I dont agree with the turtle stuff though. We didn't have the ball enough for me to say with confidence the offense stopped being aggressive.

The defense 100% went full umbrella coverage and was soft *** ****. Allowing a 20 play drive isnt on Mario running up the gut.
 
ArchersFury said:
Agreed. In previous games it would get stopped a cpl of drives then the run game would get going again.

This game FSU shut it down all night hope coaches see that and adjust.

I dont agree with the turtle stuff though. We didn't have the ball enough for me to say with confidence the offense stopped being aggressive.

The defense 100% went full umbrella coverage and was soft *** ****. Allowing a 20 play drive isnt on Mario running up the gut.
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Yeah, shut the run game down loading the box & Beck/passing game took advantage. Extremely difficult shutting down both.
 
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