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dycane said:
No idea why you wouldn’t trust Beck. He’s had, maybe, two bad quarters all season. Anyone who thinks the offensive performance in the TAMU game was due to poor QB play knows nothing about football and/or didn’t watch the game.
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At least 3 of his interceptions were on the receiver not securing the ball..
 
SCarolina Ibis said:
For the roles to truly be reversed, Smith would have to injure his shoulder the way McGahee did his knee.

McGahee wasn't having the best game but was still a huge loss. Could make an argument that we win if the injury doesn't happen.

Losing Smith would have the same impact on them even if we mostly shut him down up to that point. I think Sayin would panic and try to force the ball to Tate.
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We one hundred percent win that game in regulation if Willis doesn’t get hurt. He was really starting to put it on them in that second half as we were starting to wear that defense down.
 
flips said:
This is the key matchup. Brockermeyer has to at least be decent against #98 in the run game, who is a freaking beast. I expect them to show a lot of bear fronts on early downs, so he's not gonna be able to get help from the guards in those spots
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Brock is good and disengaging and going after the second guy properly. He does get pushed in the run game at times but I think he is probably better than his brother who was a 5 star. Or the staff has him playing above the level he supposedly is. And thats called development
 
StevoBevo said:
I’m curios how Day handles the rat poison OSU is being given, there’s NOT much concern about OSUs chances.

Over the course of the year their average opponent FPI was 44.08 and that’s with Indiana included (#1 in FPI and they LOST) this is also with Penn state being ranked #17?!

Miami’s average opponent FPI is 42.16

If we look at opponents in the top 40 of FPI

- OSU wins by an average score of 25-11 against these opponents (stats are including the loss to Indiana) - 6 teams played in the top 40
- Miami wins by an average of 27.3-15.6 (stats include losses to UL & SMU) - 8 teams played in the top 40

- Miami has played 5 top 25 offenses (based on PPG & YPG): ND, USF, Pitt, Texas A&M, FSU
- OSU has played 2. (Indiana & Washington)

- Miami has played 3 teams that are top 25 in passing yards per game
- Ohio state has played 0.
(In fact 6 of Miami’s opponents are ranked higher than OSU’s first opponent pops up) Miami has played 6 of the top 42 passing offenses, OSU’s first opponent is Texas ranked at 43

- Miami has played 5 teams in the top 40 in rushing offense (going 5-0 against them), OSU has played 2 (going 1-1 against them)

- Each team has played 3 top 25 defenses (based on YPG) (each team went 2-1)
- outside of Indiana (who OSU lost to) Miami is the BEST OVERALL team OSU will have faced

- Miami has faced 5 offenses ranked higher than OSU, OSU has played 1 offense ranked higher than Miami’s
- OSU will be the best defense Miami has played, Miami will be the 2nd toughest defense OSU has played.

OSU is TALENTED, but they’ve been getting praise left and right. They will have to manufacture a chip on their shoulder.

I would argue Miami is more battle tested over the course of the year than OSU is too…I’m not convinced OSU starts the game as a well oiled machine either.

I think Miami has a chance to take OSU by surprise.
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I totally agree, they have shown a pattern all season to be a slow starting team. Most of their games have been low scoring and tight at half time. Miami has to attack them from the start of the game and score.
 
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Kempo Cane said:
Really have a feeling Beck and the O gonna show out for this game!
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I think on paper we have a big advantage at QB

Sayin is talented and their skill players are elite but we will see how he responds. Beck has his flaws but he’s been there done that with this kind of game

It’s a great playoff matchup though because of all the unknowns
 
JHallCanes said:
I think on paper we have a big advantage at QB

Sayin is talented and their skill players are elite but we will see how he responds. Beck has his flaws but he’s been there done that with this kind of game

It’s a great playoff matchup though because of all the unknowns
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Beck has been solid for the most part, just have a feeling that the O gonna be special Wednesday night. Dammit I want this one I ain't gonna lie. The football God's Owe Us!
 
skyman said:
NOBODY trust Beck.. He gonna have to go out and prove every one wrong.. Plus all american center will have hands full with all american also..

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I was surprised that TAMU didn’t line someone up in front of Brockermeyer and test him.

That’s the major adjustment ACC teams made against Miami (along with UF) that hurt the run game.
 
Kempo Cane said:
Beck has been solid for the most part, just have a feeling that the O gonna be special Wednesday night. Dammit I want this one I ain't gonna lie. The football God's Owe Us!
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I’ll save the rest of my thoughts for Tuesday on the Bench…
 
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DREW! said:
Crapenter was a freshman, didn't play much on the 02 * team.
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I listen to Carpenter on Sirius XM, and he has been hating on Miami for years. Even when it was announced that we were in the playoffs and before the A&M game he said Mario still doesn’t know what he is doing and might be on the hot seat next year.
 
TooColdToHold said:
I listen to Carpenter on Sirius XM, and he has been hating on Miami for years. Even when it was announced that we were in the playoffs and before the A&M game he said Mario still doesn’t know what he is doing and might be on the hot seat next year.
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With former Taint players it's really hard to tell if it's CTE or they were just born stupid
 
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