It's refreshing to read a post with some perspective. Well said.
Obviously, it was foolish for anyone to think this team would run the table. Today's loss was one no one expected. Team came out flat and just didn't come to play. MTSU out coached us, out toughed us and out played us. No excuse for the performance we saw today. I remember back during Butch's first season at the the helm there were a lot folks questioning his coaching acumen. How'd that turn out?
In Butch's first year, Miami went 8-3. In his second season we lost at the OB to East Carolina 31-6. We went 5-6 that year. it was the first losing season since Schelly's first year in 1979. Granted, we were decimated by the scholarship cut but that year was a nightmare for us. That year included one of the program's most humiliating losses, a 47–0 to the semenhoes. I was at Doak that day and after the game the last thing on my mind was the run our program was about to make. And as much as we all love Jimmy, he stunk up the joint his first year at Miami. Coming off a national title winning team at that. And after watching the Canes blow a 31–0 halftime lead to Maryland with Frank Reich as its QB and the Hail Maru]y touchdown pass from Flutie, did anyone think Jimmy was setting us up for one of the greatest runs in college football history?
Today's loss was embarrassing, to say the least. But at the end of the day, Mario is a step up from any HC we've had since Butch. Let's revisit the madness in another year or two, and if we're still stinking it up then we can talk crazy. Til then, need all the fake fans and trolls to simmer down.
GO CANES!!!