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FL Cane said:
I don’t know how this is a surprise to anyone at this point, but we’re going to have the advantage at QB in almost all - if not all - of our regular season games (as long as Beck is healthy).

Like how do some of you look at these stats (below) and not conclude that this guy is an at worst Top 10 QB in CFB coming into this year.

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Also, look at his two year breakdown as a starter.

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A lot of his “down year” was predicated on UGA having butter fingers WR’s across the board. Even then his “bad year” would be a stellar year here for any QB. I’m all for criticizing our guys when they deserve it, but I feel like a lot of the Beck criticism is misplaced.

This team has the potential to be balanced, unlike last years which was Offense: A and Defense: D+. I think the offense is less explosive, more run heavy, but will still be tough to compete with.
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You bring up a good point thematically...

How much better does Miami's D have to be this year to offset an anticpated decrease in Offensive production?

IF D is 100% better, does that mean Miami still has a chance with an O that is 50% less productive? I'd offer that is a huge stretch.

I think we really are talking on the margins here.

IF we assume D is "better" by reducing opponents to one less score than last year (realistic??), then the O really can't suffer much of a decrement at all to get to 10+ wins.

IF we assume D is "better" by reducing opponents to 1.5 less scores than last year (realistic?????????), then the O really could maybe drop off 5% to get to 10+ wins.

It is very, very, very hard, even in the ACC, to go undefeated with a team that just has the dark cloud of catastrophic atmospherics that rains on Miami year after year.
 
Pb cane said:
I can never pick miami to lose
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You are a much better porster than I friend!
 
We are coming off of 10 wins with a generational offense.

That team still required 3 biblical miracle events to get to 10 wins.

Cam and the boys are gone. No more miracles. 7 win team.

Defense should be a little better. Maybe their improvement wills us 1 or 2 of those wins back. Back up to 8 or 9 wins.

New kicker plus the Mario factor (his caveman decision making) is good for 1 or 2 defeats snatched from the jaws of victories each year. Back to 7 or 8 wins.

No way on God's green earth we get to 10 wins this year.

It'll be SMU and Clemson again. They have good QBs, good enough rosters, and their coaches maximize their talent into schematic advantage.

People forget our practically never-before-seen 3rd and 4th down conversion percentage from last year. That's gone.
 
canecrazy23 said:
Wait so after watching beck play in 2023 you think he can't get us to 10 wins. WOW
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Not unless the D takes a huge step forward, no, I do not. We had a soft schedule last year, and it took an unbelievable, **** near unstoppable QB to get us to 10 wins. Our schedule will be harder this year, and Beck is not Ward.
 
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Empirical Cane said:
You bring up a good point thematically...

How much better does Miami's D have to be this year to offset an anticpated decrease in Offensive production?

IF D is 100% better, does that mean Miami still has a chance with an O that is 50% less productive? I'd offer that is a huge stretch.

I think we really are talking on the margins here.

IF we assume D is "better" by reducing opponents to one less score than last year (realistic??), then the O really can't suffer much of a decrement at all to get to 10+ wins.

IF we assume D is "better" by reducing opponents to 1.5 less scores than last year (realistic?????????), then the O really could maybe drop off 5% to get to 10+ wins.

It is very, very, very hard, even in the ACC, to go undefeated with a team that just has the dark cloud of catastrophic atmospherics that rains on Miami year after year.
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FWIW this is exactly where I am. Where is the balancing point between an improved D and an offense that will undoubtedly take a step back from the most prolific output in school history?

That balancing point is the difference between 8 wins and 10-11 wins, IMO.
 
Empirical Cane said:
Here's my way to early drunk and blind monkey throwing darts speculation of how Miami's season unfolds.

I had expected Miami to shake the catastrophic atmospherics that have plaqued this program for 20+ years, but that just hasn't been the case in the Cristoball era. Until proven otherwise, by him or another head corch, that trend will continue.

Brace for disappointment.

I'm not saying below will happen, but it is well within a reasonable prediction.

8-5, no ACCCG, no CFPO appearance

Remember, with a single loss in ACC play, our Canes chances to appear in ACCCG drop to almost nil. As in 0%.

• Week 1: Sun, 31 Aug – Notre Dame – Hard Rock Stadium - L
• Week 2: Sat, 6 Sep – Bethune-Cookman – Hard Rock Stadium - W
• Week 3: Sat, 13 Sep – USF – Hard Rock Stadium - W
• Week 4: Sat, 20 Sep – Florida – Hard Rock Stadium - W
• Week 5: Open Date
• Week 6: Sat, 4 Oct – at Florida State* – Doak Campbell Stadium - W
• Week 7: Open Date
• Week 8: Fri, 17 Oct – Louisville* – Hard Rock Stadium - L
• Week 9: Sat, 25 Oct – Stanford* – Hard Rock Stadium - W
• Week 10: Sat, 1 Nov – at SMU* – Gerald J. Ford Stadium - W (nail biter)
• Week 11: Sat, 8 Nov – Syracuse* – Hard Rock Stadium - L
• Week 12: Sat, 15 Nov – NC State* – Hard Rock Stadium - W
• Week 13: Sat, 22 Nov – at Virginia Tech* – Lane Stadium - L
• Week 14: Sat, 29 Nov – at Pittsburgh* – Acrisure Stadium - W

And then another L in the Who-Gives-A-**** Bowl.
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You must be fun at parties
 
Empirical Cane said:
Here's my way to early drunk and blind monkey throwing darts speculation of how Miami's season unfolds.

I had expected Miami to shake the catastrophic atmospherics that have plaqued this program for 20+ years, but that just hasn't been the case in the Cristoball era. Until proven otherwise, by him or another head corch, that trend will continue.

Brace for disappointment.

I'm not saying below will happen, but it is well within a reasonable prediction.

8-5, no ACCCG, no CFPO appearance

Remember, with a single loss in ACC play, our Canes chances to appear in ACCCG drop to almost nil. As in 0%.

• Week 1: Sun, 31 Aug – Notre Dame – Hard Rock Stadium - L
• Week 2: Sat, 6 Sep – Bethune-Cookman – Hard Rock Stadium - W
• Week 3: Sat, 13 Sep – USF – Hard Rock Stadium - W
• Week 4: Sat, 20 Sep – Florida – Hard Rock Stadium - W
• Week 5: Open Date
• Week 6: Sat, 4 Oct – at Florida State* – Doak Campbell Stadium - W
• Week 7: Open Date
• Week 8: Fri, 17 Oct – Louisville* – Hard Rock Stadium - L
• Week 9: Sat, 25 Oct – Stanford* – Hard Rock Stadium - W
• Week 10: Sat, 1 Nov – at SMU* – Gerald J. Ford Stadium - W (nail biter)
• Week 11: Sat, 8 Nov – Syracuse* – Hard Rock Stadium - L
• Week 12: Sat, 15 Nov – NC State* – Hard Rock Stadium - W
• Week 13: Sat, 22 Nov – at Virginia Tech* – Lane Stadium - L
• Week 14: Sat, 29 Nov – at Pittsburgh* – Acrisure Stadium - W

And then another L in the Who-Gives-A-**** Bowl.
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This man has UM winning 3 games in November, beating ND, FSU, and UiF, and many are claiming he's being too pessimistic? I see us at 8 or 9 regular season wins, assuming we bring in a solid starting WR and S, Beck is healthy, and we have minimal injuries of significance.

Edit: chuckled at the rumor tag selected for the OP. Well done.
 
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Empirical Cane said:
Miami ALWAYS finds a way to Miami meng.

But point taken. Just mix and match Stanford, Syracuse, NC State, and Pitt.

Using history as a guide, our Canes will find a way to **** it up.
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I can’t find a contrasting point of view, your so pot on 🎯.
We always wait for teams to beat themselves but then we give the win back to them somehow someway.
 
Every year there’s a couple of teams on the schedule that are way better than people thought they would be, and vice versa. I don’t know of anyone that was worried GT or Cuse when last started.

I do not concede the ND game though. I like our chances in that one.
 
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Brains said:
The last two weeks are at VT and at Pitt in late November.

9-1 with one conference loss before that. We beat ND, UF, and FSU.

You all know how those last two games will go.
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Was thinking the same thing. VT will want that game bad. A revenge game for them. If we lose to them, which I think we will, there is a good possibility that we also leave Pitt with a L. Narduzzi always has his team motivated to play us and we suck in November.
 
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