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HurricaneAlex said:
Vegas has been very wrong before
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They don't care about being wrong. There is no subjectivity involved. Well, virtually none...30 seconds worth per game, on average. I have posted that link several times, regarding how the line is actually set.

A handful of guys sit around a desk, each equipped with the latest power ratings...stolen from various reputable sources. Last week those blended power ratings combined with the home field advantage made the Canes a 30 point favorite.

That's it. Nothing else matters. The process is repeated thousands and thousands of times per year. They don't have to do anything else, while taking 11/10 odds. The power rating method is by far the best way to quickly spit out a number that will enable a minor grind edge to the sportsbooks. That's why it is an assembly line process, with no room for all the ridiculous decision making that posters on forums like this thrill to imagine.

This week the game would be closer to Miami -26. Central Michigan's power rating rose a few points based on that game.

Every year there are teams like the current Dolphins, who skew from the norm and might have the pointspread run many points per game. Big deal. The books aren't dependent on Miami Dolphin outcomes as standalone. Fans fixate on one game or one result while those backroom oddsmakers are merely compiling the next set of power ratings for games they have to hang tomorrow.
 
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HurricaneAlex said:
Most of you underrated CMU and are quite frankly are living in the past but reality is that CMU came in as a 2-1 team on top of their conference standings and have had more time playing together than the U has, you guys thought that cause CMU got destroyed by mighty #8 Wisconsin who right now looks like a legit National Championship contender and a team that has destroyed Miami the past two seasons they were just going to get whooped like Bethune Cookman lol that is literally disrespectful and not realistic at all.
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Ho-ly ****!

Are you ******* kidding me?

How about 30+ pt dogs... The universe apparently underrated CMU.
 
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If CMU were a good team they would have beat us on Saturday. We played that poorly. We only still won because how bad they are.
 
CaneDogX said:
College football has changed... the small/mid tier schools are a lot more competitive. Multiple players on CMU obviously had something to prove and Miami came in flat with really nothing to play for... the felt the game was over early and just went through the motions. With that said, coaches have to hold them accountable and yank them for lazy effort and lack of focus. The amount of penalties are the alarming part for me... critical penalties that cost us points. That has to get corrected.

Lets not forget, Pittsburgh and Syracuse came in as major underdogs and beat Clemson, OSU got drilled by Purdue. I can forgive them for CMU. We just cant see that effort against an ACC opponent. This is another learning experience for the players and the coaches.

With that said, if we lose to VTech at home, the gloves come off. There is no excuse that game is close.
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Howie Long once said and I'm paraphrasing " A motivated average player will always beat a good player who isn't motivated" . Let's hope that was the case vs CMU.
 
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HurricaneAlex said:
Most of you underrated CMU and are quite frankly are living in the past but reality is that CMU came in as a 2-1 team on top of their conference standings and have had more time playing together than the U has, you guys thought that cause CMU got destroyed by mighty #8 Wisconsin who right now looks like a legit National Championship contender and a team that has destroyed Miami the past two seasons they were just going to get whooped like Bethune Cookman lol that is literally disrespectful and not realistic at all.
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I dont care if it's the greatest team CMU has ever assembled. Never, I repeat NEVER, should Central ******* Michigan have the ball with a chance to score and beat us at our own place.
 
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For_The_U said:
I dont care if it's the greatest team CMU has ever assembled. Never, I repeat NEVER, should Central ******* Michigan have the ball with a chance to score and beat us at our own place.
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I agree but it happened and I could say the same thing about the UNC game which Miami lost on the road to a UNC team that has already lost two straight weeks to Wake Forest and freaking App State at home too lol, Miami entered the CMU game ranked 123rd in penalty yards in the FBS so that tells me anyone any given week especially a division one team can give Miami a tough game or even beat them easily.
 
HurricaneAlex said:
I agree but it happened and I could say the same thing about the UNC game which Miami lost on the road to a UNC team that has already lost two straight weeks to Wake Forest and freaking App State at home too lol, Miami entered the CMU game ranked 123rd in penalty yards in the FBS so that tells me anyone any given week especially a division one team can give Miami a tough game or even beat them easily.
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I can swallow loses to Coastal opponents. I can't swallow loses to programs like CMU.

Having said that, I fully agree with your points. We haven't proven we are a guaranteed win against ANYBODY at this point, sadly. And yes, I do think people underestimated CMU going into that game. But even though they were better than people thought, they are still a roster we should have handled easily by 15+pts.
 
HurricaneAlex said:
You believe that the spread would be that high if CMU had their starting QB and a better record than Miami coming in with a more experienced staff, think about it?
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I believe that we should have won by 30.points regardless.

Please stop, you have absolutely zero argument here....IDGAF who their QB is.

That was tremendously **** poor play from our team, on both sides of the ball to be honest.

Its CMU not FSU. That team was 1-11 last year.

I'm done, I feel like I've already wasted more than enough time with your ignorance.
 
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For_The_U said:
I can swallow loses to Coastal opponents. I can't swallow loses to programs like CMU.

Having said that, I fully agree with your points. We haven't proven we are a guaranteed win against ANYBODY at this point, sadly. And yes, I do think people underestimated CMU going into that game. But even though they were better than people thought, they are still a roster we should have handled easily by 15+pts.
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This guy has to be a politician, just stop.

He's the type that argues and tries to make something relevant that he literally just pulled out of his own ***!
 
HurricaneAlex said:
Most of you underrated CMU and are quite frankly are living in the past but reality is that CMU came in as a 2-1 team on top of their conference standings and have had more time playing together than the U has, you guys thought that cause CMU got destroyed by mighty #8 Wisconsin who right now looks like a legit National Championship contender and a team that has destroyed Miami the past two seasons they were just going to get whooped like Bethune Cookman lol that is literally disrespectful and not realistic at all.
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