National analyst: "There’s no excuse for Miami not to win the ACC"

DMoney · 2026-04-21T06:31:10-0400

National college football analyst J.D. PicKell shared his outlook on Miami entering Year 5 under Mario Cristobal, outlining why he believes the Hurricanes are positioned to win the ACC and compete for a College Football Playoff first-round bye. A transcript is below:

J.D. PicKell: There’s no excuse for Miami not to win the ACC and have a bye in the first round of the College Football Playoff. No excuse.

I talk a lot about what teams are on paper, and I’ll get to that, but Miami being...

NJshoreCane · 2026-04-21T07:45:44-0400

Now you go win hardware.

Sabetta · 2026-04-21T07:54:47-0400

Pickle annoys me did some reason

The U is back to work · 2026-04-21T07:57:33-0400

Agree completely. There isn’t a single roster in this stupid confefence remotely close to our talent level. And we have the same OC/DC so we shouldn’t start slow. Late home games. Biggest rival at home.

National analyst: "There’s no excuse for Miami not to win the ACC"

DMoney

D-Moni

NJshoreCane

Go Bust Someone Else’s Balls

Sabetta

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The U is back to work

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