Some early morning Miami-L'Ville thoughts...

[bacane]

I hear ya but UL doesn’t have more talent than us…

And the point was and is we got out schemed/coached…

Ok, got out schemed & out hustled. Not a beauty contest or star rating deal, but Louisville’s skill position players are at least comparable.

 

[DrNovaCane]

Ok, got out schemed & out hustled. Not a beauty contest or star rating deal, but Louisville’s skill position players are at least comparable.

No doubt…

 

[Ibis4life]

Did Louisville change up what they were doing on defense or did we just expect to be able to manhandle their DL?

I know their offense changes a lot and those first two drives had us off guard but thought heatherman settled the defense down enough to win the game. The offense was just **** bent on the inside zone and Beck was making ooor reads and forcing throws. Feel like Dawson went with more screens because he was losing g some faith in Beck throwing it down field.

To me one of the biggest plays of the game was the fake FG. I admit I don't know the assignments of the players off the Dzl, but it looked to me had Brown committed to the ball carrier instead of peeling off to the kicker we stuff that play and take over on downs. No TD and maybe the offense comes out with a bit more fire.

 

[TheATLCane]

That could be true. But maybe we went against teams who coaching staff are more lame duck then ours. I don't like our offense at all. It isn't diverse it is actually the opposite of diverse. Look at Louisville offense. They use misdirection they have multiple formations they run. Why can't we do the same. I mean was our offense last year more a product of cam ward improv than actual playcalling?

It all could be true. I guess we have to stay tuned to find out what ends up being true.

I 100% agree on our predictable offense.

I don't agree with the impulse statement that we weren't prepared for any game this season. Not saying you said it, just whoever made the statement "yet another unprepared performance". We've barely been behind across 5 games. Last night was a nightmare, but doesn't change the performance from those other 5 games.

 

[CaneTheGaytors]

Got back late last night from Hard Rock Stadium. Was it all a dream (a bad one, at that?). No, unfortunately it was reality - and Louisville -- that slapped Miami in the face. A few thoughts on the game..

- From the very beginning, Brohm had a really good plan. No surprise given his offensive acumen. He is one of the best offensive minds in the game. Quick throws, short crossing rounds never allowed the Miami defense to get settled in the first two drives and just like that it was 14-0.

It was clear that Miller Moss was going to get the ball out his hands quickly as possible, you wonder if Heatherman had it to do over again he'd have his corners play a bit more press and disrupt those routes earlier

- Carson Van Beck, four INT's, really should've been 5 without the bail out call. Bottom line, he has reverted to the 2024 version, where Miami needed the 2023 guy that protected the ball well. He is now creeping up to 10 interceptions( had 12 last season) That last throw was the kind that can kill a teams spirit. It reminded me a lot of Kyle Wrights late INT vs Gatech in 2005

- Offensively, Im concerned. This unit has flashed a bit, but it now seems to actually have regressed. Two things stand out to this layman. Shannon Dawson dials up a lot of runs out of tight, bunched up formations versus stacked boxes. You could clearly see it from the endzone view I had. Then this WR unit, while solid, has no real vertical threat to scare teams over the top. It could really use a guy like Phil Dorsett or Travis Benjamin

First 12 carries for the Canes netted 26 yards. Its hard to stick with the run game when you cant establish it from the beginning or fall behind two touchdowns

- Last nights play calling was really frustrating the fans, early runs that were getting stuffed, and it seemed like too many horizontal throws were Miami WR's weren't winning their battles blocking on the perimeter vs Cardinal defenders, thus limiting those plays effectiveness. I'd say that Dawson needs to open it up more on early downs, but then,...do you trust Beck at this point?

- A bright spot again was Malachi Toney. Not much more needs to be said about him. But what has happened to Josh Moore in recent weeks?

- Last night was the first time that Ruben Bain didn't really have a great impact. It was bound to happen, I believe more and more teams will go to the quick game vs Miami moving forward. Heatherman has to adjust to that.

- Take away Isaac Brown's fumble and this game isn't close down the stretch. Give L'Ville credit they did out-play Miami throughout. As it became 24-13, fans started streaming towards the exits. It was dead inside 'the Asylum', but after that fumble the crowd was electric -- yes, I stayed throughout, where else was I going to go? -- and it felt like Miami was going to pull a miracle, but honestly, Louisville deserved to win that game.

- Unfortunately, for Mario Cristobal this is another season where he loses a game that his team is heavily favored. It's not just a trend, it is what it is. In 2024 they lost as double digit favorites on the road vs Gatech and Syracuse. Now they did the same at home to the Cardinals, who gave Miami their last home loss back in 23. The mark of an elite program is to routinely win every game you're expected to. The Canes are far from being there, unfortuantely

- Looking ahead, still a lot of football to played. I'll admit, Im concerned about Beck and this offense, and if this team as a whole can rally back. One thing to monitor, as you see the likes of GaTech and UVA (who are both 3-0) do not play each other in league play. Yeah, take that for what you will but last nights defeat was a bad one. There's no two ways about it

Anyways, the sun did come up today, believe it or not. I'm going to try my best and enjoy a full day of college football.

Excellent write up as usual, Steve!

Unfortunately, I see loss #2 coming up at SMU. It is what it is. Mario will never change his crappy run schemes, and Dawson will probably not change his tendency to run against stacked fronts on almost every 1st down. At this point, I’m used to the fact that we will never even win the crappy ACC. How far we have fallen. It’s sad.

 

[CANEFAN83]

My two macro thoughts to tag on to the great @k9cane thoughts:

Give the Cardinals credit, they came in prepared and motivated, and played extremely well.

We were TREMENDOUSLY outcoached, on BOTH sides of the ball. Shades of Guidry on defense, and Gattis on offense.

Another alarming concern of Mario is we still have the same repeated ill timed drive killing penalties and losing to inferior teams in Year 4 that we did back in years 1-3.

If Mirabal and Mario can fix this rushing offense with better scheming and we can adjust to what Brohm did to us on Defense moving forward, maybe Mario is coming around. But I am skeptical that will ever happen. I am not sure mario is that type of coach. We shall see.

Part of our problem on O is we lack a true No 1 WR gamebreaker to complement Toney and co. Lofton has been a downgrade to Arrojo at TE. We missed on Jeremiah smith and Trader hasn't developed for us as that guy yet. I am saying that would help out our rushing offense as well as passing game.

 

[CANEFAN83]

Got back late last night from Hard Rock Stadium. Was it all a dream (a bad one, at that?). No, unfortunately it was reality - and Louisville -- that slapped Miami in the face. A few thoughts on the game..

- From the very beginning, Brohm had a really good plan. No surprise given his offensive acumen. He is one of the best offensive minds in the game. Quick throws, short crossing rounds never allowed the Miami defense to get settled in the first two drives and just like that it was 14-0.

It was clear that Miller Moss was going to get the ball out his hands quickly as possible, you wonder if Heatherman had it to do over again he'd have his corners play a bit more press and disrupt those routes earlier

- Carson Van Beck, four INT's, really should've been 5 without the bail out call. Bottom line, he has reverted to the 2024 version, where Miami needed the 2023 guy that protected the ball well. He is now creeping up to 10 interceptions( had 12 last season) That last throw was the kind that can kill a teams spirit. It reminded me a lot of Kyle Wrights late INT vs Gatech in 2005

- Offensively, Im concerned. This unit has flashed a bit, but it now seems to actually have regressed. Two things stand out to this layman. Shannon Dawson dials up a lot of runs out of tight, bunched up formations versus stacked boxes. You could clearly see it from the endzone view I had. Then this WR unit, while solid, has no real vertical threat to scare teams over the top. It could really use a guy like Phil Dorsett or Travis Benjamin

First 12 carries for the Canes netted 26 yards. Its hard to stick with the run game when you cant establish it from the beginning or fall behind two touchdowns

- Last nights play calling was really frustrating the fans, early runs that were getting stuffed, and it seemed like too many horizontal throws were Miami WR's weren't winning their battles blocking on the perimeter vs Cardinal defenders, thus limiting those plays effectiveness. I'd say that Dawson needs to open it up more on early downs, but then,...do you trust Beck at this point?

- A bright spot again was Malachi Toney. Not much more needs to be said about him. But what has happened to Josh Moore in recent weeks?

- Last night was the first time that Ruben Bain didn't really have a great impact. It was bound to happen, I believe more and more teams will go to the quick game vs Miami moving forward. Heatherman has to adjust to that.

- Take away Isaac Brown's fumble and this game isn't close down the stretch. Give L'Ville credit they did out-play Miami throughout. As it became 24-13, fans started streaming towards the exits. It was dead inside 'the Asylum', but after that fumble the crowd was electric -- yes, I stayed throughout, where else was I going to go? -- and it felt like Miami was going to pull a miracle, but honestly, Louisville deserved to win that game.

- Unfortunately, for Mario Cristobal this is another season where he loses a game that his team is heavily favored. It's not just a trend, it is what it is. In 2024 they lost as double digit favorites on the road vs Gatech and Syracuse. Now they did the same at home to the Cardinals, who gave Miami their last home loss back in 23. The mark of an elite program is to routinely win every game you're expected to. The Canes are far from being there, unfortuantely

- Looking ahead, still a lot of football to played. I'll admit, Im concerned about Beck and this offense, and if this team as a whole can rally back. One thing to monitor, as you see the likes of GaTech and UVA (who are both 3-0) do not play each other in league play. Yeah, take that for what you will but last nights defeat was a bad one. There's no two ways about it

Anyways, the sun did come up today, believe it or not. I'm going to try my best and enjoy a full day of college football.

Do you believe mirabal and Mario will make adjustments on Offense with schemes on Oline to help the rushing attack which will help out Beck too so pressure isnt put all on him?

 

[PIPO]

He under threw the deep ball to
Josh Moore on his long TD. Yet threw multiple deep accurate passes vs FSU.

It’s very inconsistent. Not crisp/tight balls (pause) consistently enough. He’s under thrown so many passes, I’ve lost count.

 

[DaCanes386]

Beck choked! He's the Heimlich front runner!

 

[SpikeUM]

Another alarming concern of Mario is we still have the same repeated ill timed drive killing penalties and losing to inferior teams in Year 4 that we did back in years 1-3.

If Mirabal and Mario can fix this rushing offense with better scheming and we can adjust to what Brohm did to us on Defense moving forward, maybe Mario is coming around. But I am skeptical that will ever happen. I am not sure mario is that type of coach. We shall see.

Part of our problem on O is we lack a true No 1 WR gamebreaker to complement Toney and co. Lofton has been a downgrade to Arrojo at TE. We missed on Jeremiah smith and Trader hasn't developed for us as that guy yet. I am saying that would help out our rushing offense as well as passing game.

Technically everything is on the head coach, but this loss is directly on the coordinators.