k9cane
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wish I would've booked another day in Chi-town, yeah, lots to do out there, fun city.... anyhoo, about the game, some thoughts:
- Anyone else die just a little bit inside when Richt lines up in the I-formation to start downs and proceeds to run the ball? He has mastered the art of putting Miami behind the chains and setting up 3rd and longs and then really exacerbating the problems of the Oline( which is very versatile in not being able to run or pass block) and a QB that isn't mobile. Also, any play with Kaaya doing the mesh point thing is a complete waste. I had endzone seats and literally the backside ends always crashes the run play because he knows Kaaya is no threat to tuck and run. JMO, Miami's best chance offensively is to go mostly shotgun spread and be an offense that passes to set up the occassional run.( And lets face it, with this line, there is no perfect system for them).
BTW, how many good offensive teams use that much I-formation anymore in todays college game?
- OK, the Oline is just a few players away from being good... those being Bryant McKinnie, Leon Searcy, Dennis Harrah and Martin Bibla. But seriously, this is the worst unit I have ever seen at Miami - and I went through the ERRickson era, which is saying something - and last year this was the same unit basically and instead of the expected improvement they've gotten (much) worse. I had a chance to drive up to the game with Peter Ariz and he is firm in his belief that at least one freshman next year( Donaldson) will start upfront at UM.
Just think about this, a 12th grader is our best lineman. That's scary, sad and funny( but not in a ha ha way).
- Richt, OK, I get it, we have holes in our roster, it's only 8 games in. But what happened to that guy who once ran 'the Fast Break' offense at FSU and produced entertaining and productive units? Yeah, absolutely the sieve upfront affects everything - no argument, here - but it's just my opinion that the way he calls a game it makes things worse. In watching other games I see QB's who are allowed to get rid of the ball early, have screen packages at their disposal, etc. This system currently looks very antiquated. Yeah, I get it, Jimmys and Joes, but does that mean we need the 2001 Miami O-line to see a productive UM offense under Richt?
I can't lie, to a certain degree it seems like the game(offensively) has passed him by a bit. Oh, and someone needs to tell him that we don't have Todd Gurley back there. Work around your weaknesses in terms of your talent, not spotlight them. One last thing about Richt, Miami seems to take an inordinate amount of TO's in the 1st and 3rd quarters and it really killed them vs NDame on their last drive, where they could grind the clock down as they only had 2 TO's. This has been a problem since the opening game it seems
- Some bright spots: Corn Elder, this guy has been our best player, performing at an All-American level. My hats off to 29. And Adrien Colbert was really physical yesterday, made some nice plays. I love our core of young players, this is what gives me hope. The guys like Ahmmon Richards, Joe Jackson, Michael Pickney, etc. They really shouldn't be asked to contribute this much but that's the situation Miami finds itself in.
- Lastly, great UM turnout despite the recent tailspin. There was a lot of orange-and-green at that stadium, regardless. And the atmosphere was very friendly, yeah, this wasn't quite as heated as 1988.
Yeah, that's all I have for now. Well, back to boxing....
- Anyone else die just a little bit inside when Richt lines up in the I-formation to start downs and proceeds to run the ball? He has mastered the art of putting Miami behind the chains and setting up 3rd and longs and then really exacerbating the problems of the Oline( which is very versatile in not being able to run or pass block) and a QB that isn't mobile. Also, any play with Kaaya doing the mesh point thing is a complete waste. I had endzone seats and literally the backside ends always crashes the run play because he knows Kaaya is no threat to tuck and run. JMO, Miami's best chance offensively is to go mostly shotgun spread and be an offense that passes to set up the occassional run.( And lets face it, with this line, there is no perfect system for them).
BTW, how many good offensive teams use that much I-formation anymore in todays college game?
- OK, the Oline is just a few players away from being good... those being Bryant McKinnie, Leon Searcy, Dennis Harrah and Martin Bibla. But seriously, this is the worst unit I have ever seen at Miami - and I went through the ERRickson era, which is saying something - and last year this was the same unit basically and instead of the expected improvement they've gotten (much) worse. I had a chance to drive up to the game with Peter Ariz and he is firm in his belief that at least one freshman next year( Donaldson) will start upfront at UM.
Just think about this, a 12th grader is our best lineman. That's scary, sad and funny( but not in a ha ha way).
- Richt, OK, I get it, we have holes in our roster, it's only 8 games in. But what happened to that guy who once ran 'the Fast Break' offense at FSU and produced entertaining and productive units? Yeah, absolutely the sieve upfront affects everything - no argument, here - but it's just my opinion that the way he calls a game it makes things worse. In watching other games I see QB's who are allowed to get rid of the ball early, have screen packages at their disposal, etc. This system currently looks very antiquated. Yeah, I get it, Jimmys and Joes, but does that mean we need the 2001 Miami O-line to see a productive UM offense under Richt?
I can't lie, to a certain degree it seems like the game(offensively) has passed him by a bit. Oh, and someone needs to tell him that we don't have Todd Gurley back there. Work around your weaknesses in terms of your talent, not spotlight them. One last thing about Richt, Miami seems to take an inordinate amount of TO's in the 1st and 3rd quarters and it really killed them vs NDame on their last drive, where they could grind the clock down as they only had 2 TO's. This has been a problem since the opening game it seems
- Some bright spots: Corn Elder, this guy has been our best player, performing at an All-American level. My hats off to 29. And Adrien Colbert was really physical yesterday, made some nice plays. I love our core of young players, this is what gives me hope. The guys like Ahmmon Richards, Joe Jackson, Michael Pickney, etc. They really shouldn't be asked to contribute this much but that's the situation Miami finds itself in.
- Lastly, great UM turnout despite the recent tailspin. There was a lot of orange-and-green at that stadium, regardless. And the atmosphere was very friendly, yeah, this wasn't quite as heated as 1988.
Yeah, that's all I have for now. Well, back to boxing....
