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Next year, Morris plays like a first round pick. Duke wins a heisman and we hav a much better defense
[]_[] swag;787591 said:Next year, Morris plays like a first round pick. Duke wins a heisman and we hav a much better defense
Not quite. However,
Firing Day is 75 away.
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Pick any decade and I'll say no.
Pure numbers game. In any given decade we're probably going to average 35/1 odds against winning a title every year. That might be kind. It's in the 50/1 to 75/1 range now, mostly on lingering name recognition. Rightfully it should be higher. Monster programs like Texas and Ohio State go decades without a title.
Losing the Orange Bowl was a massive setback. I was saying that when the Dolphins bolted in '87 and if anything I understated it. It's hilarious how many fans believe the home venue has no impact. We're playing in a home-neutral site dozens of miles from campus. Imagine the content laughter from the opposing team when they bus to the venue and it's in the middle of no where, other than a RaceTrac gas station. Granted, it's fairly impressive for a RaceTrac, although hardly the equivalent of a Flying J Plaza, my cross country choice.
I'm hoping to see one more championship in my lifetime. Fans who remember the '70s or earlier grasp how surreal our great run was, and that it's anything but a given to remotely approximate it, even in a blip.
After winning NCs in 3 consecutive decades (1980's, 1990's, 2000's), will Miami win another in the 2010's? Clock is ticking.
Looking down the road to our college football playoff matchup, I hope we don't draw the Buckeyes on New Year's Eve. First, I assume the Buckeyes will be #1 and be sent to the Cotton Bowl. Hopefully we will be the #2 or #3 seed which means we will get to play at home. We shouldn't have much trouble with an SEC or Pac 12 team at home. Still, the prospect of having to fly out to Glendale to play the Buckeyes is troubling. That trip would be a logistical nightmare for me at the first of the year. I'm not sure we can stop their running game, and I'd hate to spend that time and money to watch us lose to them in the desert again. Hopefully, they get picked off in the semi-final.