Props to Beck

[Rocketcitycane06]

He threw for 300 and 4 tds, what more do you want?

500 and 6 TDS.

 

[Handsome Squidbum]

Probably has something to do with the opponents we played...

Not exactly Ohio ST & Oklahoma Defenses out there.

SMU's defense is about as bad. 98th in total defense. Yet Miami's offense still looked atrocious. At least with Louisville you can say that turnovers killed us (and they have a decent pass defense). The slightest bit of creativity wins the SMU game, but Dawson was happy with trying to shove a RB up Brockmeyer's butt.

 

[DMoney]

Huge game for him next week against Pitt. He's been playing as well as anyone in the country the past month, but this is the game where he needs to prove it. Pitt is one of the best takeaway teams in America.

 

[Disgustipated]

this is a wild *** and uneducated guess, but isn't the reason why we don't run the "hurry up" offense, is because our offense is predicated on passing route trees which themselves are based upon the defensive secondary alignment and beck and the receivers need time to read the alignment. and if you run the hurry up, you're snapping the ball before the defense has a chance to get set and more importantly running play calls based upon predetermined routes.

Not asking or expecting a hurry up offense. Would love a lot more snaps with 10-15 seconds left on the play clock in the first 3 quarters of the game, especially against these terrible teams and just beat the breaks off of them. These slog fests against these teams look terrible.

 

[OrangeBowlMagic]

Huge game for him next week against Pitt. He's been playing as well as anyone in the country the past month, but this is the game where he needs to prove it. Pitt is one of the best takeaway teams in America.

Tied for 8th in the country with 14 picks.

 

[Disgustipated]

But this board expects video game numbers against everyone.

Against VT, NC St, Syracuse and Stanford absolutely. This isn't on the players, except all the ridiculous penalties. Its on the mediocre HC that is afraid of his shadow. That game looked awful yesterday. 3.3yds a carry. VT was giving up 33 a game and Miami had 27 with 20 seconds left. Trash

 

[Lokest]

could have thrown for 700yds if the HC didn't suck

This is quality moping

 

[Disgustipated]

This is quality moping

**** right it is . 27-17 with 20 seconds left against that team is just poor.

 

[the storm]

Against VT, NC St, Syracuse and Stanford absolutely. This isn't on the players, except all the ridiculous penalties. Its on the mediocre HC that is afraid of his shadow. That game looked awful yesterday. 3.3yds a carry. VT was giving up 33 a game and Miami had 27 with 20 seconds left. Trash

My only complaint is NINE PENALTIES! Just hope the D starts faster this time.

 

[Handsome Squidbum]

Huge game for him next week against Pitt. He's been playing as well as anyone in the country the past month, but this is the game where he needs to prove it. Pitt is one of the best takeaway teams in America.

I said this in one of the game threads, but functionally what difference is there if we'd beaten SMU over where we are today? Let's say we are sitting here with one loss (Louisville) going into the Pitt game. Probably 6 or 7 in the BCS rankings. If a one loss Miami team were to lose to Pitt in the last regular season game, we would drop out of the top 12. Of that I have no doubt (and I am 110% sure of this if Pitt is unranked). We still likely miss the ACC championship game. The only difference is the math is different for which teams we need to lose in the last game of the season to still sneak in.

We are rightfully angry about the SMU loss, but Pitt is the one that matters. In a weird way, we might be fortunate that we are a two loss team playing a (probably ranked) Pitt. We have one last chance to impress to committee. A road win over Pitt could get us one of the last two spots. Miami fans aren't going to like this but...

A 2-loss Miami (that beats Pitt) still has a BETTER playoff shot than a 1-loss Miami that loses to Pitt — even if we MISS the ACC Championship Game​

1. Losing to Pitt at the end absolutely nukes a 1-loss Miami

If Miami enters the Pitt game with one loss and then loses:

• We take a horrible late loss (the committee hates this more than anything)
• We lose the “eye test” because the last thing the committee sees is us getting beat
• We lose any momentum
• We fall behind every 2-loss team that wins in the last week
• We get punished more than teams with worse records but better finishes

A late loss counts like two losses. No joke.

So that 1-loss team is basically eliminated the moment Pitt wins.

2. A 2-loss Miami that BEATS Pitt avoids the one thing the committee punishes the most: a late-season collapse

Even if we don’t make the ACC Championship Game, closing with:

• A WIN
• On the road
• Against a physical, tough Pitt team
• To cap off the season

…is a MUCH better final impression.


The committee LOVES teams trending up, not down.

Final-week W > 1 extra loss from a month earlier

3. A 2-loss Miami that beats Pitt becomes one of the highest-ranked 2-loss teams

Missing the ACC title hurts, sure — but with the new 12-team playoff format, you don’t need to be a top 4 team anymore. You need to be:

• Top 7–10 to be safely in
• Top 11 to be on the bubble
• Top 12 to get in as an at-large

3. As it has made abundantly clear, the committee looks more at WHO you lost to and WHEN, not “how many losses”

Two losses aren’t death.
A late loss is.

4. You cannot compare “11–1 with a bad loss to Pitt in the final week” to “10–2 with a win over Pitt and strong ranking”

One team:

• Ends with an L
• Loses to a barely ranked opponent
• Drops out of the top 15
• Gets passed by basically everyone

The other team:

• Ends with a W
• Holds or improves playoff ranking
• Finishes strong
• Shows resilience and momentum

5. The committee cares more about how you finish than what your record is

A 2-loss Miami that finishes like this:

• Win vs. Pitt
• Strong last month
• Net positive trend line

Has a legitimate shot at an at-large CFP bid even if we miss the ACC Championship Game.

Meanwhile:

A 1-loss Miami that loses to Pitt becomes:

• Damaged goods
• A non-contender
• A team the committee labels as “bad late loss”
• Effectively OUT

 

[QuattroCane]

VT didn't have 1 possession that was longer than 4 mins so how were they milking the clock? Meanwhile, Miami has 2 TD drives that milked more the 15mins of game clock. Slow plodding Miami milked the clock on themselves and they aren't a disciplined or smart enough team to limit their possessions

 

[U got This]

Beck arm has to be feeling stronger he is making the wow throws, dotting guys as the yr went on. Def had my say about his play early in the yr.


Is it arm strength being regained, confidence? is it against his what some ppl consider weaker defense? Regardless, beck is doing what he is suppose to against the teams matched up.

I couldn't think of a single throw that jumps out to me from beck when UM was undefeated, but since SMU he has been showing accuracy down the field against good coverage too.


last td throw to toney against VT... beck finding lofton for td in a real soft spot against VT, Marion back shoulder throw against Syracuse or NCST ( was like 20 yards down the field against good coverage), and the Jojo trader td against smu was another dot.

Obviously he has made other throws in his hot streak but those throws stood out to me.


Hopefully he finishes strong and end with 10-2 record for the canes.

 

[bacane]

Huge game for him next week against Pitt. He's been playing as well as anyone in the country the past month, but this is the game where he needs to prove it. Pitt is one of the best takeaway teams in America.

Pitt will bring extreme pressure, so need to protect & for him to be decisive/smart with the ball.

 

[jackedaround]

Pitt will bring extreme pressure, so need to protect & for him to be decisive/smart with the ball.

Pass blocking we are a top 5 team this year at least.

 

[bacane]

Pass blocking we are a top 5 team this year at least.

Let’s keep it up.

 

[DTP]

The offensive pace has been an issue for me all year. We scored on 6 of 8 total possessions so we were incredibly efficient but even when the offense is super efficient, we struggle to break 30 points because we just don’t give our offense enough chances.

One bad play (like snapping the ball when the quarterback isn’t looking) can totally kill a possession. When you purposely play slow, you also purposely limit your chances to score and one lost possession, because of one bad snap, can severely impact the game.

Your quarterback is completing 80% of his passes and you’re moving the ball up and down the field. Why try to slow that down?

 

[sstcane]

He threw a dart to Trader for a big 3rd down play

 

[Phydeaux]

If Beauman had any toughness it would’ve been 5 touchdowns!

And that td puts the game on ice early

What game did lofton drop a td in same spot?

 

[Palm Harbor Cane]

And that td puts the game on ice early

What game did lofton drop a td in same spot?

SMU

 

[RyanCane26]

I said this in one of the game threads, but functionally what difference is there if we'd beaten SMU over where we are today? Let's say we are sitting here with one loss (Louisville) going into the Pitt game. Probably 6 or 7 in the BCS rankings. If a one loss Miami team were to lose to Pitt in the last regular season game, we would drop out of the top 12. Of that I have no doubt (and I am 110% sure of this if Pitt is unranked). We still likely miss the ACC championship game. The only difference is the math is different for which teams we need to lose in the last game of the season to still sneak in.

We are rightfully angry about the SMU loss, but Pitt is the one that matters. In a weird way, we might be fortunate that we are a two loss team playing a (probably ranked) Pitt. We have one last chance to impress to committee. A road win over Pitt could get us one of the last two spots. Miami fans aren't going to like this but...

A 2-loss Miami (that beats Pitt) still has a BETTER playoff shot than a 1-loss Miami that loses to Pitt — even if we MISS the ACC Championship Game​

1. Losing to Pitt at the end absolutely nukes a 1-loss Miami

If Miami enters the Pitt game with one loss and then loses:

• We take a horrible late loss (the committee hates this more than anything)
• We lose the “eye test” because the last thing the committee sees is us getting beat
• We lose any momentum
• We fall behind every 2-loss team that wins in the last week
• We get punished more than teams with worse records but better finishes

A late loss counts like two losses. No joke.

So that 1-loss team is basically eliminated the moment Pitt wins.

2. A 2-loss Miami that BEATS Pitt avoids the one thing the committee punishes the most: a late-season collapse

Even if we don’t make the ACC Championship Game, closing with:

• A WIN
• On the road
• Against a physical, tough Pitt team
• To cap off the season

…is a MUCH better final impression.


The committee LOVES teams trending up, not down.

Final-week W > 1 extra loss from a month earlier

3. A 2-loss Miami that beats Pitt becomes one of the highest-ranked 2-loss teams

Missing the ACC title hurts, sure — but with the new 12-team playoff format, you don’t need to be a top 4 team anymore. You need to be:

• Top 7–10 to be safely in
• Top 11 to be on the bubble
• Top 12 to get in as an at-large

3. As it has made abundantly clear, the committee looks more at WHO you lost to and WHEN, not “how many losses”

Two losses aren’t death.
A late loss is.

4. You cannot compare “11–1 with a bad loss to Pitt in the final week” to “10–2 with a win over Pitt and strong ranking”

One team:

• Ends with an L
• Loses to a barely ranked opponent
• Drops out of the top 15
• Gets passed by basically everyone

The other team:

• Ends with a W
• Holds or improves playoff ranking
• Finishes strong
• Shows resilience and momentum

5. The committee cares more about how you finish than what your record is

A 2-loss Miami that finishes like this:

• Win vs. Pitt
• Strong last month
• Net positive trend line

Has a legitimate shot at an at-large CFP bid even if we miss the ACC Championship Game.

Meanwhile:

A 1-loss Miami that loses to Pitt becomes:

• Damaged goods
• A non-contender
• A team the committee labels as “bad late loss”
• Effectively OUT

Wouldn't you still much rather Pitt be a win and in game than a win and hope all help breaks loose?