Someone temper my expectations

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.. And give me some legitimate reasons why we can't go undefeated this year.

FSU and ND(struggling with Duke)are dumpster fires

Vt on the road short week will be determining factor. May be our only loss

UNC defense is historically bad and gene chizik has reached a new low not to mention new qb.

Unc is averaging 400 ypg rushing given up in their last three losses

Uva worst team in America

Duke trash

Pitt gave up 500 passing to okie


FSU will be hard rivalry game but just gave up 300 yards and 5tds to usf after having Louisville drop 63 on them with ease (could have dropped more)

In no way shape or form am I saying we SHOULD win a championship this year...

but this schedule is the easiest one we've had in years and it's looking like we lucked out pretty nicely

After watching supposed tough opponents on our schedule I think this should be at least a consideration going forward

For the record I still say we drop one to Vt or someone along the way but this is our best shot in 12 or 13 years and we are the better team in every game until Acc champ game imo


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Edited on 9/26 to add some sb Nation insight on same matter

Miami-Florida State 2016: ESPN holds game time announcement | Canes Watch

Elsewhere, Miami was ranked No. 6 in SB Nation’s advanced metrics (S&P+), a rating of a team’s offensive and defensive efficiency. FSU (13th), Virginia Tech (14th), UNC (30th), Pitt (36th) and N.C. State (40th) were also in the top 40.

Accordng to the SB Nation projections — which change by the week — Miami is more than 50 percent likely to win all of its remaining games. FSU, Virginia Tech and N.C. State are the only games in which Miami has less than a 70 percent percent chance. If the teams played today, the S&P+ ratings would project Miami to beat FSU by 5.9 points, Virginia Tech (on the road) by 1.3 points and N.C. State (on the road) by 8.5 points.

Notre Dame, which was expected to be one of the toughest teams on Miami’s schedule, was 46th. The Irish, who have struggled defensively, rank 104th nationally in yards per play allowed. That’s slightly better than FSU (121st), which followed its 43-point loss at Louisville by allowing 290 yards on the ground at South Florida in a 55-35 win.

Through three games, Miami ranks first nationally in yards per play allowed (3.10) and second in yards per play gained (8.29).
 
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I was about to make a thread asking who are we supposed to be afraid of on our schedule.. lol thanks for saving me the time. FSU doesnt scare me at all, if we gameplan on defense to stop Cook and play to make Francois beat us then we will outscore them. everyone else looks like ***. VT though doesnt look too bad.. dont know if its bad competition or bad opposing matchups but they seem like a threat on a thursday night game at VT. Regardless i like our chances
 
FSU is not a dumpster fire.

They're a very talented team and it'll be a tough game.
I agree they are a very good team


But with that said Louisville could have scored 80 if they wanted to

And they came back and win today sure but gave up 300 yards rushing to usf and 5 tds
We have played them close each of the last two years and it is beyond obvious that they have gotten worse and we have gotten better
 
FSU is not a dumpster fire.

They're a very talented team and it'll be a tough game.

Cook is there only playmaker. QB isnt really good and defense is SO BAD

The defense has been awful but there's a good amount of talent there.

I think as of right now we should be favored heading in, but anyone saying it's going to be an easy game is mistaken.
 
I'll be at the fsu game in two weeks expecting to win and this year it wont be because of my orange and green glasses. Everybody on our schedule looks beatable.
 
I feel there is a good chance we will be undefeated in the regular season. I'm the wrong person to ask to temper your expectations. My only fear is injuries. If we stay healthy I feel good about winning every game on the schedule. Call me a homer, naive, whatever.
 
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I think we beat FSU, but they are gonna come out with everything they got, that's just the nature of the game
 
FSU is not a dumpster fire.

They're a very talented team and it'll be a tough game.

Cook is there only playmaker. QB isnt really good and defense is SO BAD

The defense has been awful but there's a good amount of talent there.

I think as of right now we should be favored heading in, but anyone saying it's going to be an easy game is mistaken.

I wont say easy like our 1st 3 games but i believe it will be easier then we all expected coming into the year. BUT UL and USF both have a mobile QB and put their defense to shame. so we shall see how they handle our offense
 
I think our biggest challenge is Florida State. No matter how bad they may look now that game has always brought the best out of both teams.
 
Relax.

Our OL is not very good.

Beating up on three cupcakes is relatively meaningless.

We beat FSU and then lets talk.
 
GT actually is a game we should be concerned about. They are coming off a loss and are looking to correct their mistakes at home....and we have 3 true frosh at LB. You just never know.

Outside of that....

- I am 100& certain we beat FSU. its a rivalry game and they are due...and we want it more than they do. our effort will be better.

- VT is a game that concerns me. I believe they can beat us. If we lose to them...there's nothing to complain about. we have no depth and we are young at key positions.

- I thought ND would be a tough game, but Dook is winning at half time...how good are they really? still, its a mental hurdle our team (and our fans) need to clear. I still remember 2012...I was in the stands that day and it was miserable.

- UNC is a game we should win. but again...you never know. show me Brother Richt. Make me a believer. There's no reason we can't beat these teams.
 
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It's a long year. We got a lot of tough games coming up. We r still The U and will get everyone's best shot.

One game at a time.
 
Relax. FSU is still a rivalry game, anything can happen. ND has 2 weeks to prepare for us and that DC may be gone if they somehow lose to Dook and after they lose to Stanford at home. And we are still thin as rice paper in spots.
Its looking better, though.
 
I don't think we'll go undefeated, but I absolutely think we'll beat FSU, UNC & Pitt (all home games!)

The only game I'm iffy on is Notre Dame... They're completely down this year & they lost the majority of their talent to the draft last year, especially on Defense. But, I just don't trust the refs to give us a fair shake in that one the road.
 
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