We are a real program again

[Fzac75]

Feel free to indulge yourself and add any hypothetical results.

Maybe the receiver catches the ball for a game-winning touchdown.
Maybe the receiver catches the ball but is tackled, tripped, or falls down and Miami is left with a much shorter field goal attempt.
Maybe the receiver drops the ball and the game goes into overtime, assuming Miami doesn’t run another play and ‘get lucky’.

These alternative outcomes do not outweigh the facts:

• The 46-yard drive included a 15-yard penalty. I never claimed Miami ‘got lucky’. I noted the yards the penalty added to the drive.
• Miami had 23 total yards and 0 first downs between opening the second half with a 75-yard 7:37 drive for a touchdown and the drive,
• Miami’s other points after the second half touchdown drive was set up by a multiple tipped interception. A great play by Reuben Bain by the way, including a nimble 12-yard return. Roughly half of Miami’s offensive output between the touchdown and the drive.

Actually my first reply provided the only two options that would have occurred if the DB doesn’t intentionally interfere on the play. I made no assumptions of the outcome. Since you are conveniently, again, leaving out that I did state either A) he catches the ball and scores, the safety was not in play due to the angle he had and Marion speed or B) Marion drops a would be touchdown. I never assumed the outcome. The fact still remains you attempted to imply we got “lucky” with that penalty when in fact UM created and forced that penalty. At least be intellectually honest with what you attempted to do by blatantly leaving out the entirety of what transpired on that play to promote the idea of being “aided”.

And yes, for whatever the reasons of the staff, they chose to play it very conservative after going up 21-7, and simplistic play calling. Would I have preferred a slightly more aggressive approach? Absolutely, but it doesn’t matter.

This staff chose that route against this team under those conditions, they chose a route to have their players, go mano a mano straight up against a good ND team and trust the players would do what needed to be done to win. Whether we like to the totality of the performance, the staff trusted in it and it came through.

Instead of enjoying and seeing it thru that lense, no we have a bunch of the same group who want to be proven right about their opinion on the staff coming out as if we lost the game. It’s almost as if they are upset we won.

The “Yeah But” crew is in full effect

 

[Fluffhead]

ND DBs over the past few years might be the most handsy groups in the nation. When I was watching guys like Ben Morrison for draft purposes, its wild at how little of their play gets called and they are always grabby, excessive contact, etc and then get called back pocket defenders, but it looks like PI all over the place to me.

Then I saw Poyser get called for PI for the same **** ND was doing all game (slight grab of the towel on a break) with no call. (Then Poyser put the best RB in the nation on his ******* *** 2 plays later to hault their drive. He was livid.)

Toward the end of the game, the refs got so used to calling PI on Miami, the ref even signaled wrong initially on the PI that got Miami down the field to seal the game.

Refs sucked tonight for sure.

I noticed that too. I thought they were going to call offensive interference and was going to blow a gasket.

 

[CANESCANES]

The band has to be fixed, what an eye sore that is with the entire stadium sold out, the band can’t fill up their section of the stadium

 

[Combo]

Newsflash real programs don’t blow everybody out they WIN in big time games , which is what we did in a top 10 matchup last night.

100%. Our 2001 team, generally considered the best team ever, needed a miracle to pull out a win vs an average BC team.

 

[Handsome Squidbum]

This narrative won't die huh? Mario doesn't mettle with the O playcalling. Just stop

He hired Dawson because they are on the same sheet of music. If Dawsons style was take risks with the lead then he wouldn’t have the job. I think he was given a clear message after the GT debacle a couple years ago. Mario could have thrown him under the bus but took responsibility for it.

 

[YLCANE]

My eyes like what they saw last night. We are way more physical and get after it more defensively than we did last season and it wasn't even close. Our defense last season would've folded against Love and Price.

I DID NOT realize how good those two actually were. Straight dawgs! Physical and fast!! But, our defense kept ND down for most of the night.

Offensively, Beck brings the swag and maturity to lead this team. We gotta keep playing to win and we shall see when we play lesser opponents, which is who we tend to struggle against at times. I'd like us to finish teams off Sub-Zero style when we're up 14 in the 4th with multiple chances to rip a team's heart out. Please, please, run off tackle more! We'd easily average 5-7 yards a pop. OUR OL is legit, again....

Overall, we have a chance to be really good and it's time for Mario to trust this team that's he's built. We have every piece possible.

 

[AtlAtty]

There are some things to clean up

Moten should not have been playing d-end on that play. Mesidor, Bain, Lightfoot, or Bryant, and Carr would not have gotten outside of the contain.

 

[Alex_Dynamix]

so alabama would have 5+ games a year where they blow leads? i don't remember that.

Guess you missed the game last year where they blew one to our very own staring QB

 

[Angry Ibis]

Reports are D$ was wilding last night after the big W.

We back!

 

[AtlAtty]

100% agree. All that chatter about Beck’s 24-3 record in the SEC in Miami can’t manage a first down after the opening second half touchdown draft. Not until the last minute field goal drive, which includes a 15-yard pass interference penalty on the Irish. Maybe Notre Dame adjusted and Dawson had no answer.

Nor is Miami signing top receivers out of high school unless we have a returning quarterback of note. Cam Ward was a gift from the football gods and I am so happy we have Carson Beck.

But if you’re an elite high school wide receiver or a top portal wide receiver this December your first and only question regarding Miami is going to be “who is the quarterback?”. There very well maybe be another worthy portal QB next year, but that can’t be the answer.

I am hoping Miami gets enough big leads in enough games to give Luke Nickel enough playing time and he proves he’s the real deal for 2026. I doubt this happens though because Emory will get those reps, handing off on more inside running.

A lot of QB’s with a ton of hype pretty much **** the bad in the first week.

Feel like playing with Arch Manning anymore?
How about whomever that QB is at Bama?
The OSU QB who managed to rack up 14 points?
The Colorado QB who looked mediocre at best?

Every single one of the high-profile, high priced QB’s I just listed looked like a LOT of wasted NIL money.

If I was a high school WR, by this point I would trust that Mario will go and get a stud QB in the portal (or any other position as well) if he feels that player is not already on his roster. And he still may go get a transfer. If Beck is drafted high next year, UM will have transfer QB’s begging to play. And I am confident the high school WR’s know that.

 

[TouchMoney26]

@DMoney give us the good and the bad

 

[Empirical Cane]

He hired Dawson because they are on the same sheet of music. If Dawsons style was take risks with the lead then he wouldn’t have the job. I think he was given a clear message after the GT debacle a couple years ago. Mario could have thrown him under the bus but took responsibility for it.

You mean its probably best to align with your boss' philosophy?

What!!??

 

[Handsome Squidbum]

A lot of QB’s with a ton of hype pretty much **** the bad in the first week.

Feel like playing with Arch Manning anymore?
How about whomever that QB is at Bama?
The OSU QB who managed to rack up 14 points?
The Colorado QB who looked mediocre at best?

Every single one of the high-profile, high priced QB’s I just listed looked like a LOT of wasted NIL money.

If I was a high school WR, by this point I would trust that Mario will go and get a stud QB in the portal (or any other position as well) if he feels that player is not already on his roster. And he still may go get a transfer. If Beck is drafted high next year, UM will have transfer QB’s begging to play. And I am confident the high school WR’s know that.

I have been saying it for years- Miami could do what Oklahoma did under Riley and become the destination for QBs that want to win a Heisman. The risk/reward of paying top dollar for a 5 star HS QB isn’t worth it when you can get an established transfer for less. Eventually I think the market adjusts and 5 star HS recruits will get significantly less NIL than top transfer QBs, but for now there it doesn’t make financial sense to to buy a 5 star HS QB.

I guess you could say that the PEG of a top transfer QB is below 1.5, and the PEG for a top HS QB is in double digits.

 

[J2TheZ]

I started to see this and yesterday I kept looking at the sidelines and saying to myself. This is now what a football program looks like.

 

[fatnasty187]

Last night felt good. That was a big boy win last night.

 

[USNAVYCANE]

 

[OriginalCanesCanesCanes]

The band has to be fixed, what an eye sore that is with the entire stadium sold out, the band can’t fill up their section of the stadium

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Not enough of a student pool to choose from to fix the band issue. That’s just how it is. Get used to it - you have to understand the actual logistics and enrollment limitations at UM.

 

[Cajuncane]

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Reports are D$ was wilding last night after the big W.

We back!

Is that Heather Dinich ….

 

[CANESCANES]

Not enough of a student pool to choose from to fix the band issue. That’s just how it is. Get used to it - you have to understand the actual logistics and enrollment limitations at UM.

I understand the enrollment issues, put able bodies in those seats, shrink the section, or put orange shirts over the seats, do something other than spread them out like it’s Covid

Do something other than what their doing in that picture

 

[CanesFanfromNJ]

Was last night a dream?