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Finally, posters have corrected for a reality check

I see this game a lot like the Duke game last season.
There's only so much a coach can do when the talent discrepancy on the field is this large.

Our Defense is like nothing their team has ever seen before. Especially Willis and Garvin.

Our Offense is also like nothing they have seen before. And they are not good at tackling down field.

If it is close it will only be because we take the foot off the gas.
That is the reality I think will become apparent on Saturday Night.
 
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supacane said:
Wow, where did u get those stats? If true its even worse than i thought. Richt is not helping the OL out. If the opposition knows whats coming it don't matter how good you are especially in the run game. Its ridiculous really
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Not a scientific fact. Just my observation with slight exaggeration, but you get the point. The running plays may vary slightly, but they look the same because we primarily use a zone blocking scheme. I'd like to see that change as well. Scaife and and big Von run well. I'd really like to see them pull and trap. I don't think we are getting the most out of their skill set.
 
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Awsi Dooger said:
The reality check is the other direction. Canes have been severely overpriced in two games this season -- LSU and Florida State. Not particularly complicated. I have posted this link previously, the preseason evaluation of roster strength for every team. As always, everything tends to drift back to the beginning. Whenever you think it is a brilliant idea to give 13 or 14 points, this type of chart might be a valuable kick in the head:

https://athlonsports.com/college-football/ranking-college-footballs-rosters-2018

On the other hand, as I posted prior to the Toledo game there are always going to be geniuses who zig when they should zag, and the other way around, the ones who thought we would roll against LSU but were somehow scared of -10.5 or thereabouts against Toledo. That same type was all over Miami -13 last week but now is scared of giving 6 points to the #52 roster in Virginia.
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I don't know if your point spreads are coming from. If they are betting point spreads, then they have very little to do with actual performance. Betting point spreads are designed to even out the betting for bookies. They want the betting money even on both sides to limit their exposure while collecting their fee from both sides of the bet. It is the perception of the betting public that drives the point spread. The Bookie will set a point spread, then will adjust it based on how the betting public is placing their bets.
 
Every other game on our schedule will play out like so...we will win if:

1) Turnover chain makes multiple appearances.

2) Richt turns Perry loose in the passing game more.

3) We establish the run/the OL rotation gets settled with Scaife at RT and Donaldson at RG.

4) We clean up our struggles on Special Teams.

5) Have no major injuries.

Flip any of those the other direction, and we have a chance to lose to anyone. We can blow some people out if everything goes according to plan, but if we don't force turnovers, go into a shell offensively, can't run the ball, fvck up on ST plays, or get major injuries...we could catch an L.

We're not good enough yet to treat the rest of our ACC schedule like we used to treat the Big East slate. Every week will be a test and a challenge, even when it seems like we should blow them out.
 
We are also 8-6 against them since coming over to the ACC. For whatever reason they always play us hard and have had our number several times. Even their bad teams have beat us! So yeah, we better be ready against UVA. Canes win 35-17.

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