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lfoliva9988 said:
The Rock would be silly fun this weekend if things were normal. Us 2-0 and top 15 ranked with an opportunity to boat race the ******* Holes, place would be electric!!

I'd give anything for a ND level beat down this weekend!
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Number1CanesFan said:
King played so well at Louisville. 18/30 with 6 drop passes. If those passes were caught, he's 24/30 for 80%!!! If even half of the drops were catches, he's 21/30 for 70%. I love this young man's demeaner. He showed no emotion towards his teammates on the drops. He's just focuses on the next play. I'm very excited to see the offense continue to improve. Looking for another 40+ performance on the Noles.
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There were only two legit dropped passes I recall. Harley dropped the TD and Pope dropped the long one. Hope you aren’t counting the two times Pope had to go flying out of bounds just to touch the ball. Evan if he catches those he was out of bounds. Brevin Jordan probably should have caught that screen pass thrown at his feet but even if he does he probably gets blown up.
 
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edge said:
There were only two legit dropped passes I recall. Harley dropped the TD and Pope dropped the long one. Hope you aren’t counting the two times Pope had to go flying out of bounds just to touch the ball. Evan if he catches those he was out of bounds. Brevin Jordan probably should have caught that screen pass thrown at his feet but even if he does he probably gets blown up.
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There were 3 balls that should have been caught 100% of the time. Harley had 2 of those and Pope had at least 1 and maybe 2. Jordan had a drop, but I don't remember the circumstances.
 
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If there are 10K of the WEZ level maniacs it will be at least interesting with the roof; and we better blast that sound system all through their possessions!!!
 
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Stefan Adams said:
Coming off a road win at #18 Louisville over the weekend, Miami Hurricanes QB D’Eriq King has his team at 2-0 heading into rivalry week vs. Florida State. For King, it’s his first experience in the Miami-FSU annual showdown.

“It’s a big game,” King said. “I played for (former FSU QB) Charlie Ward in high school. He was my high school coach for a little bit, he told me about it all the time. I’m glad to be part of it.”

While the coronavirus restrictions at Hard Rock Stadium will limit the capacity of fans in attendance, King isn’t concerned about a lesser atmosphere this weekend against the Noles.

"It would be cool to have a packed house, (but) the game will take care of itself - they'll be ready, we'll be ready, it's the biggest game of the year for us every single year," King said.

Speaking on how he thinks FSU will prepare for him, King said he will take what the Seminoles’ defense gives him in terms of his ability to make plays with both his legs and arm.

“Teams have to prepare for both,” King said. “Some teams try to take my run ability away, I throw the ball. Others, I tuck the ball down, run it. Whatever they give me, I have to take it.”

In the win vs. UL last week, King threw for 325 yards on 18-30 (60%) passing and 3 TD’s with no turnovers, but still wasn’t satisfied with his performance.

“I don’t think we played too well, have a lot to get better at,” King said. “We made some plays down the field, but I have to do better.

“We’re very explosive, we have the guys to be a really, really explosive offense, score a lot of points. We just have to be more detailed, there’s a lot of small things we’re missing out on.”

While the tight ends and running backs made a lot of big plays, the UM wide receivers have yet to really get untracked, and of course there were multiple drops from that group against the Cardinals. King said he spent time working with his receivers on the team’s off day on Monday, and finds any extra time he can to get on the same page with his wideouts.

"I'm not worried about the drops, it's going to happen here or there," King said. “After practice, we get in extra (work).”
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Didn’t know Ward was a HS HC
 
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