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Friday night could be a bit more of a struggle than people think. Typically under Mario our 2nd ACC game of the season is where we get punched in the mouth and struggle to find our footing and it’s usually our own fault.

2022 - W - held on for a win against a bad VT team that lost its 4th in a row. We jumped out 20-0 before allowing VT to get to 20-14 with the ball and a chance to win. Set a season high in penalties

2023 - L - after a crushing defeat to GT the week before we had to have this UNC game. We played well in the 1st half but were outscored 21-0 in the 3rd quarter to end the game. Set a season high in turnovers

2024 - W- went out to Cal after escaping VT on the crazy Hail Mary. Looked like the game was lost before a dramatic 25 point comeback. Won by 1 point. Lucky to escape but this game showed the path to beat us and that our D was bad. Set a season high in penalties

2025 - L - after looking like the best team in the country for 3 quarters the week before against FSU we came home and laid a huge egg against Louisville. The team could not get out its own way all night. Had a chance to win but a 4th turnover was the end. Set a season high in turnovers.

This season is a little different because it’s the first time Mario has started the year with an ACC game and also had a second one so early in the season. History shows the second ACC game is always tougher than we expect and we usually cause that by shooting ourselves in the foot. Let’s hope Friday this team proves to be different.
 
Miami is favored by 3 touchdowns to a team who struggled to beat Purdue in overtime.

Miami has two days extra rest.

Miami is a top 5 team in the country with the best QB and WR in the country.

Miami has a stable of backs to pound the rock.

If Miami struggles on Friday night that is a very bad sign for things to come this year.

Even with 2 starting CB’s out, a lack of DL pressure, and slower LB…Miami should still win this game convincingly.

After a scrimmage last game I’m sure every player will be amped up to go on the road and play a conference game. There should be zero letdown.
 
Miami04 said:
Friday night could be a bit more of a struggle than people think. Typically under Mario our 2nd ACC game of the season is where we get punched in the mouth and struggle to find our footing and it’s usually our own fault.

2022 - W - held on for a win against a bad VT team that lost its 4th in a row. We jumped out 20-0 before allowing VT to get to 20-14 with the ball and a chance to win. Set a season high in penalties

2023 - L - after a crushing defeat to GT the week before we had to have this UNC game. We played well in the 1st half but were outscored 21-0 in the 3rd quarter to end the game. Set a season high in turnovers

2024 - W- went out to Cal after escaping VT on the crazy Hail Mary. Looked like the game was lost before a dramatic 25 point comeback. Won by 1 point. Lucky to escape but this game showed the path to beat us and that our D was bad. Set a season high in penalties

2025 - L - after looking like the best team in the country for 3 quarters the week before against FSU we came home and laid a huge egg against Louisville. The team could not get out its own way all night. Had a chance to win but a 4th turnover was the end. Set a season high in turnovers.

This season is a little different because it’s the first time Mario has started the year with an ACC game and also had a second one so early in the season. History shows the second ACC game is always tougher than we expect and we usually cause that by shooting ourselves in the foot. Let’s hope Friday this team proves to be different.
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Hmm.. very interesting trend that makes no rational sense across the years..
 
I will also be in attendance.

I have not been present for a road win since 2007 @FSU. Notable awful experiences like ND at soldier field, Teddy Bridgewater in Orlando, and UF multiple times.

Last season, traveled to Dallas for 24 hours explicitly to break the streak, and stood in the rain during pre-game wondering if I should go back to the hotel.

So we’ve got that going against us. Let’s break this f’in streak.
 
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There’s some kind of weird urge for people here to want to compare Wake to the ACC teams that beat us the last two years but it’s just not there.

Yes, we lost to lesser teams but GT and Syracuse 2024 and UL and SMU in 2025 are significantly better than Wake Forest in 2026. We weren’t favored by three touchdowns on the road against any of those teams.

So unless you believe Mensah is going to forget how to play quarterback like TVD in 2023 or you’re actually using ANYTHING that happened in 2022 as a measurement, this isn’t really a comparable situation to prior years.

Maybe OP is trying to get more money on Wake to drop the line another point or two but otherwise, it makes no sense.
 
DTP said:
There’s some kind of weird urge for people here to want to compare Wake to the ACC teams that beat us the last two years but it’s just not there.

Yes, we lost to lesser teams but GT and Syracuse 2024 and UL and SMU in 2025 are significantly better than Wake Forest in 2026. We weren’t favored by three touchdowns on the road against any of those teams.

So unless you believe Mensah is going to forget how to play quarterback like TVD in 2023 or you’re actually using ANYTHING that happened in 2022 as a measurement, this isn’t really a comparable situation to prior years.

Maybe OP is trying to get more money on Wake to drop the line another point or two but otherwise, it makes no sense.
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There’s going to be a game this year we drop or almost drop where we are a huge favorite. (Mainly because we’re going to be a huge favorite in almost every game). I’m not saying it’s this Friday but against an excellent coach who won 9 games last year and has a better QB this year, my concern level Friday is not zero.

On paper we should cake walk to 11-1. Also on paper we’re going for our 15th ACC title.
 
DTP said:
There’s some kind of weird urge for people here to want to compare Wake to the ACC teams that beat us the last two years but it’s just not there.

Yes, we lost to lesser teams but GT and Syracuse 2024 and UL and SMU in 2025 are significantly better than Wake Forest in 2026. We weren’t favored by three touchdowns on the road against any of those teams.

So unless you believe Mensah is going to forget how to play quarterback like TVD in 2023 or you’re actually using ANYTHING that happened in 2022 as a measurement, this isn’t really a comparable situation to prior years.

Maybe OP is trying to get more money on Wake to drop the line another point or two but otherwise, it makes no sense.
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Also UL ran nothing but trick plays for pretty much the whole game .
 
BeastMode said:
Miami is favored by 3 touchdowns to a team who struggled to beat Purdue in overtime.

Miami has two days extra rest.

Miami is a top 5 team in the country with the best QB and WR in the country.

Miami has a stable of backs to pound the rock.

If Miami struggles on Friday night that is a very bad sign for things to come this year.

Even with 2 starting CB’s out, a lack of DL pressure, and slower LB…Miami should still win this game convincingly.

After a scrimmage last game I’m sure every player will be amped up to go on the road and play a conference game. There should be zero letdown.
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after last years end to the season, there should be no let down this year. this is the revenge year
 
Miami04 said:
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There’s going to be a game this year we drop or almost drop where we are a huge favorite. (Mainly because we’re going to be a huge favorite in almost every game). I’m not saying it’s this Friday but against an excellent coach who won 9 games last year and has a better QB this year, my concern level Friday is not zero.

On paper we should cake walk to 11-1. Also on paper we’re going for our 15th ACC title.
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I don't know for me personally, I feel Mario learned something last season and as he has shown throughout his tenure at Miami has evolved. That late season push and playoff changed something in him I think. No more leaving doubt or in the hands of a committee. Years past in a game like FAMU we would have been conservative in the entire 2nd half same with Stanford they were chucking it with Nickel. Of course I could be totally wrong but that is just my feeling from the small sample size I've seen this season.
 
LuCane said:
I will also be in attendance.

I have not been present for a road win since 2007 @FSU. Notable awful experiences like ND at soldier field, Teddy Bridgewater in Orlando, and UF multiple times.

Last season, traveled to Dallas for 24 hours explicitly to break the streak, and stood in the rain during pre-game wondering if I should go back to the hotel.

So we’ve got that going against us. Let’s break this f’in streak.
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Stay home!


JK. I was at Dallas as well and after the game I remember thinking that the season was over. Mario proved me wrong.
 
Miami04 said:
Friday night could be a bit more of a struggle than people think. Typically under Mario our 2nd ACC game of the season is where we get punched in the mouth and struggle to find our footing and it’s usually our own fault.

2022 - W - held on for a win against a bad VT team that lost its 4th in a row. We jumped out 20-0 before allowing VT to get to 20-14 with the ball and a chance to win. Set a season high in penalties

2023 - L - after a crushing defeat to GT the week before we had to have this UNC game. We played well in the 1st half but were outscored 21-0 in the 3rd quarter to end the game. Set a season high in turnovers

2024 - W- went out to Cal after escaping VT on the crazy Hail Mary. Looked like the game was lost before a dramatic 25 point comeback. Won by 1 point. Lucky to escape but this game showed the path to beat us and that our D was bad. Set a season high in penalties

2025 - L - after looking like the best team in the country for 3 quarters the week before against FSU we came home and laid a huge egg against Louisville. The team could not get out its own way all night. Had a chance to win but a 4th turnover was the end. Set a season high in turnovers.

This season is a little different because it’s the first time Mario has started the year with an ACC game and also had a second one so early in the season. History shows the second ACC game is always tougher than we expect and we usually cause that by shooting ourselves in the foot. Let’s hope Friday this team proves to be different
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