Have you ever considered that we aren’t bad as we think?

[crossover22[]_[]]

 

[JHallCanes]

What the **** are we doing here

 

[simplycanes]

We're one less flea flicker away from being Top 15!

 

[dmitch]

Out of all the gifs I have seen/have saved, none fit this thread.

 

[N25.45W81.21]

Thread takeaways:
1) Since 2014 there are apparently 23 reasons that the pain I feel watching Canes football could be an inverted hemorrhoid causing internal testicular torsion unrelated to the gross ineptitude occurring on the field.
2) During that same time frame, in the "runs with missed blocking assignments category" Alabama was categorically destroyed by Miami en route to their 3 national championships and 6 conference championships as Miami rode their 92% blocking assignment success to a 1-7 bowl record culminating in the Russell Athletic Bowl championship.

Hoo-ra.

 

[Canestomp]

Could have saved youself the hassle and just made a “roast me” thread.

 

[FuriousStyles]

Drunk off the Kool-Aid

 

[E1k]

Lol we use to compete for and win championships man now its are we really that bad

 

[Orig.CaneSawMassacre]

Lol we use to compete for and win championships man now its are we really that bad

Going to the ACC has been the home of perfect mediocrity for us. Sh*t there have been years Disneysports(ESPN) and the ACC have been begging us…. Giving us the benefit of the doubt for a crappy loss or two and we’ve managed NADA. Curse Fuddruckers and the lazyness he let seep through the program after the team leaders carried us to two championships. Then the fossilized state Donna kept our program until she god willing left for greener pastures. We are still catching up to top tier programs on the facilities.

 

[Astcloud11]

This is the difference in OLine that Mario will have built here and what we generally have had...

Weird stat. None of the playoff teams are in the top 29. ****, we're tied with Georgia lol

 

[We'retheBoss]

In bold this chart says "Not a resume/accomplishment ranking". So yeah, if you ignore all of the actual football being played on the field and our lack of accomplishments, we're doing great

 

[DTP]

Weird stat. None of the playoff teams are in the top 29. ****, we're tied with Georgia lol

I’m very curious how they made this list. Did they watch every single running play of every single team last year? Also did they know the play call and blocking assignments for every single play? What exactly is considered a “blown blocking assignment”? Is it when a guy totally whiffs and blocks nobody? Or how about when he blocks the correct guy but just gets shoved backwards?

 

[Ironmanfootball]

This is the difference in OLine that Mario will have built here and what we generally have had...

If you care what PFF has to say- the new OC was ranked behind Miami in blown blocking assignments

 

[Ironmanfootball]

I’m very curious how they made this list. Did they watch every single running play of every single team last year? Also did they know the play call and blocking assignments for every single play? What exactly is considered a “blown blocking assignment”? Is it when a guy totally whiffs and blocks nobody? Or how about when he blocks the correct guy but just gets shoved backwards?

PFF has zero effing idea for a lot of reasons, and most of them you mentioned

 

[KANE]

Thoughts?

I thought we’d be in the 50s.

Aren’t as bad as we think?

Aiight…

 

[GojiraCane]

It's not one thing, as I have said before. It's generally been a different primary thing each year, with the underlining issue of lack of investment by the school counterbalancing the reputation that Miami had form its glory years.


2004:

• Ill-fitted offensive scheme vs quarterback
• Underlying issue(s): Discipline fading

2005:

• Failure to recruit wide receivers
• Underlying issue(s): Discipline collapsing

2006 (Blue Chip Ratio 58%):

• Failure to recruit wide receivers and quarterbacks
• Underlying issue(s): Discipline collapsing

2007 (Blue Chip Ratio 55%):

• Previous regime's failure to recruit wide receivers and quarterbacks
• Usual turmoil when new HC takes over existing team
• Underlying issue(s): Administration failing to invest more in program

2008 (Blue Chip Ratio 47%):

• Heavily freshmen-laden team
• Underlying issue(s): Administration failing to invest more in program, extreme over-signing at WR and LB

2009 (Blue Chip Ratio 55%):

• Extreme overall attrition - team had only 72 scholarship players
• All backup quarterbacks depart, leaving only Jacory Harris
• Underlying issue(s): Administration failing to invest more in program, Shannon losing relations with S FL high school coaches

2010 (Blue Chip Ratio 48%):

• Dissension between head coach and offensive coordinator
• Underlying issue(s): Administration failing to invest more in program

2011 (Blue Chip Ratio 39%):

• Collapse of 2011 class with Shannon's departure leaves Miami with only 2 blue chip players in class versus exiting 12 blue chippers, lowering ratio
• Shapiro Scandal calling future of program into doubt
• Overall attrition lowers player total to 76
• Underlying issue(s): Administration failing to invest more in program, defensive scheme

2012 (Blue Chip Ratio 27%):

• Heavy attrition lower blue chip ratio to absolute nadir
• Shapiro Scandal affecting bump class
• Underlying issue(s): Administration failing to invest more in program, defensive scheme

2013 (Blue Chip Ratio 32%):

• Further attrition lowers scholarship count to 72 - running back is very thin
• Underlying issue(s): Administration failing to invest more in program, defensive scheme

2014 (Blue Chip Ratio 33%):

• Freshman quarterback starting
• Underlying issue(s): Administration failing to invest more in program, defensive scheme

2015 (Blue Chip Ratio 34%):

• Defensive scheme thoroughly exploited by Clemson and North Carolina
• Underlying issue(s): Administration failing to invest more in program

2016 (Blue Chip Ratio 37%):

• Ill-fitted offensive scheme vs quarterback
• Underlying issue(s): Poor depth - attrition leaves Miami with 76 players

2017 (Blue Chip Ratio 37%):

• Poor depth at certain positions, particularly tight end
• Underlying issue(s): Offensive scheme, offensive line recruiting

2018 (Blue Chip Ratio 41%):

• Offensive line play
• Underlying issue(s): Offensive scheme, blue chip ratio weighted towards 1st and 2nd year players, loss of Richards

2019 (Blue Chip Ratio 46%):

• Quarterback issues
• Offensive line play
• Underlying issue(s): Offensive scheme, linebacker and defensive back recruiting

2020 (Blue Chip Ratio 50%):

• Defensive philosophy
• Underlying issue(s): linebacker, offensive line and defensive back recruiting

2021 (Blue Chip Ratio 53%):

• Defensive philosophy
• Underlying issue(s): linebacker, offensive line and defensive back recruiting

2022 (Blue Chip Ratio 54%):

• Offensive line - little depth and ravaged by injuries
• Ill-fitted offensive scheme vs quarterback
• Underlying issue(s): Injuries

That said, I could probably do the same thing with Texas - a program with all the advantages and all of the funding. In the 2010s, Miami had a better record than they did.

 

[JD08]

Hey, let's find useless statistics to delude ourselves into thinking things weren't as bad as our eyes and record said they were.

 

[AtlAtty]

Perception is reality

 

[KingB02]

I do think we are better than we think, or what our record showed last year. Last year, all the bad things that could happen did. It was a season from ****! Hopefully this year we get some positive things happen and some luck. They say when you play with skill good luck can happen! But what the **** is your post talking about, OP?!!

 

[Unsider]

Thoughts?

I thought we’d be in the 50s.

****, that Middle Tennessee loss…we “coulda been contenders!”