The 2001 Canes have the right to make this man's famous claim:"To be the best, you gotta beat the best."
-Ric Flair
Disagree. You think we break ratings records playing our division opponents? Check out how many seats are filled anytime we host an ACC opponent not named FSU. If we can't beat Bama, WTF is the point of complaining we are too low ranked? What is the point in hoping for a coach that gets us into the playoffs? Why even hope to win the division?The Canes still draw a tv audience, we dont need Bama for that.
We are not beating Alabama next year to open the season. Lets be real. Best case we put on a decent showing and get out of there with no injuries. Worst case is much much worse. I don't see any upside. The Canes still draw a tv audience, we dont need Bama for that. Its easy to call me a p _ _ y for saying this but in the end college football is a business and this is another poor business decision. Bama gets another opportunity to play against a marquee brand (thank you 1983 - 2003) on national tv that it will be favored by double digits over. The imbalance in college football has been well documented. There are maybe 6 elite programs, and we are a long way off from competing on that level. Not saying we schedule the little sisters of the poor outside of the ACC, but we need wins, not a$$ whippings. Couple more 9+ win seasons, couple more top 10 recruiting classes, and capable quarterback play and we can start electing to play one of the top 6. Otherwise, lets get W's.
How do you think he'd have felt about 62-26?
Yep. Only difference is back then we had pros coaching us. Howard, JJ, Dennis and Butch all signed pro deals. Coker, Shannon, Golden, Richt, and soon Manny will never sniff another HC job in college, much less the NFL.***** fan base. Miami was built on playing elite programs.
Ban bet?This is Manny's signature game.
Mark my words, this is Manny's coming out party and he is going to shock the college football world.
Meh, no one is running from the fight. The fight just isn't what it once was. We used to fight for heavyweight championships. Now we fight in scripted matches for a guaranteed paycheck.Probably much like he'd have felt about most of the last 15 years. I'm not sure how this correlates, however. There is a Grand Canyon divide between losing a fight and running from a fight.
I'm really happy we scheduled the game. I'm equally as disappointed that we haven't been serious about hiring a quality head coach to run the program.This game was scheduled years ago and it was the expectation that we would have done what we needed to do to make the game competitive by now. Since then, we had a coaching change and things haven't really gone as planned. But the decision to schedule Bama was appropriate. If you want to be the best, you got to beat the best.
Bama will be Bama. Surtain and comp will blanket our soft wr’s. With King gone we’ll be stuck with Perry. Manny like to play seniors regardless of talent. 51-3 is my new prediction.that Bama team will be a completely different offense, talented but young especially at QB
Meh, no one is running from the fight. The fight just isn't what it once was. We used to fight for heavyweight championships. Now we fight in scripted matches for a guaranteed paycheck.
This game was scheduled years ago and it was the expectation that we would have done what we needed to do to make the game competitive by now. Since then, we had a coaching change and things haven't really gone as planned. But the decision to schedule Bama was appropriate. If you want to be the best, you got to beat the best.