We got Statement Game Treatment w/o beating a Statement Team

[Left Hook]

I will gladly take it. However, I expected to smash Appy. I know many of you were worried.

My question: Why did we get Statement Game Treatment? (1) Is Appy really that good or (2) Poll Voters had to justify Tennessee's lofty aka BS ranking. I am going with number #2 . Thoughts?

 

[Hurricanemike32]

I will gladly take it. However, I expected to smash Appy. I know many of you were worried.

My question: Why did we get Statement Game Treatment? (1) Is Appy really that good or (2) Poll Voters had to justify Tennessee's lofty aka BS ranking. I am going with number [URL=https://www.canesinsight.com/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=2]#2 [/URL] . Thoughts?

Totally agree with #2 . Even if that is the logic behind it I still don't understand how Tennessee is ranked ahead of us in both polls.

 

[Angry Ibis]

Explain what treatment we got outside this Board extrapolating an App St win into a complete demolition of ND 6 weeks from now despite knowing we were the much more talented team.

I think people here were shook by the media.

 

[ThomasM]

That's what the media was hoping for, to justify UT's lofty ranking. They wanted App State to give Miami a good game. Talk up App State and take their chances. By doing that, though, they talked themselves into a corner. Now they have to give UM credit for beating a "good" App State team. App State isn't good, and neither is UT. Ohio proved that.

I'd bet most of those people saying App State would win put money on Miami. No one could watch that AS UT game and come away impressed with either team. No way.

 

[canecat]

That's what the media was hoping for, to justify UT's lofty ranking. They wanted App State to give Miami a good game. Talk up App State and take their chances. By doing that, though, they talked themselves into a corner. Now they have to give UM credit for beating a "good" App State team. App State isn't good, and neither is UT. Ohio proved that.

I'd bet most of those people saying App State would win put money on Miami. No one could watch that AS UT game and come away impressed with either team. No way.

Both are good as I would rank UT somewhere between 20-25 and if you a top 30 team are for sure good but UT has been touted as being a great team which they aren't. App St is a top 40ish team as well but make no mistake most every UM fan knew we would role .

 

[Hurricanemike32]

That's what the media was hoping for, to justify UT's lofty ranking. They wanted App State to give Miami a good game. Talk up App State and take their chances. By doing that, though, they talked themselves into a corner. Now they have to give UM credit for beating a "good" App State team. App State isn't good, and neither is UT. Ohio proved that.

I'd bet most of those people saying App State would win put money on Miami. No one could watch that AS UT game and come away impressed with either team. No way.

It was hilarious during the broadcast either late in the 3rd quarter or early in the 4th when they started putting up graphics comparing recent recruiting rankings between UM and Appy St. Talking about how much more talented of a squad that UM had and that it was only Appy State's second year in FBS...blah...blah...blah.

I don't recall seeing any of those graphics during the UT game or in the week leading up to the game when the "experts" were picking us to either lose or pull out a very close game. It would have been hilarious watching their production crews scrambling to put those graphics together.

 

[ThomasM]

That's what the media was hoping for, to justify UT's lofty ranking. They wanted App State to give Miami a good game. Talk up App State and take their chances. By doing that, though, they talked themselves into a corner. Now they have to give UM credit for beating a "good" App State team. App State isn't good, and neither is UT. Ohio proved that.

I'd bet most of those people saying App State would win put money on Miami. No one could watch that AS UT game and come away impressed with either team. No way.

Both are good as I would rank UT somewhere between 20-25 and if you a top 30 team are for sure good but UT has been touted as being a great team which they aren't. App St is a top 40ish team as well but make no mistake most every UM fan knew we would role .

What makes UT a top 30 team? You can't have close calls to App St and Ohio and be top 30. VT lost what, 5 fumbles? Even an Al Golden coached team smokes VT with 5 fumbles recovered. UT isn't good.

 

[tcgrad1014]

We were favored by 4.5 and won by 35. Take the name of the opponent out of the equation. It was a statement win.

 

[The Dude]

Explain what treatment we got outside this Board extrapolating an App St win into a complete demolition of ND 6 weeks from now despite knowing we were the much more talented team.

I think people here were shook by the media.

That's WEZ logic...Learn about it lol. It is ridiculous. All we have done is beat the teams we were supposed to beat. Starting putting together a little run of beating GT, FSU, VT ect., then we can start talking about beating ND.

 

[Left Hook]

We were favored by 4.5 and won by 35. Take the name of the opponent out of the equation. It was a statement win.

I disagree. Vegas was suckered by SEC Bias. Depending on the money that was placed on Miami, heads may have rolled.

 

[Salt]

That's what the media was hoping for, to justify UT's lofty ranking. They wanted App State to give Miami a good game. Talk up App State and take their chances. By doing that, though, they talked themselves into a corner. Now they have to give UM credit for beating a "good" App State team. App State isn't good, and neither is UT. Ohio proved that.

I'd bet most of those people saying App State would win put money on Miami. No one could watch that AS UT game and come away impressed with either team. No way.

It was hilarious during the broadcast either late in the 3rd quarter or early in the 4th when they started putting up graphics comparing recent recruiting rankings between UM and Appy St. Talking about how much more talented of a squad that UM had and that it was only Appy State's second year in FBS...blah...blah...blah.

I don't recall seeing any of those graphics during the UT game or in the week leading up to the game when the "experts" were picking us to either lose or pull out a very close game. It would have been hilarious watching their production crews scrambling to put those graphics together.

if the UT game would have been a rout I am sure the graphics would have been out there. I am sure they plan for contingencies if the games get out of hand. You have to talk about something to keep the fan's interest.

 

[moshated305]

We were favored by 4.5 and won by 35. Take the name of the opponent out of the equation. It was a statement win.

I disagree. Vegas was suckered by SEC Bias. Depending on the money that was placed on Miami, heads may have rolled.

Vegas isn't about losing money. They knew a ton of betters would pick App State outright with that line. The fact that the line barely move shows that there was plenty of money on both sides.

 

[AUcane]

Don't really care what voters says at this point but based on the demeanor on our sidelines, you knew this was a statement game especially to the coaches. Little things like the way the coaches were congratulating each other, you can sense that the coaches thought this would be a nice first test. GT should be intetesting.

 

[Hurracanes]

Just win.

 

[ADELPHI]

Set up nice for Tennessee. Their ranking will be further "justified" by beating an overrated ranked Gator squad without their starting QB smh

 

[IndayArtHauz]

I will gladly take it. However, I expected to smash Appy. I know many of you were worried.

My question: Why did we get Statement Game Treatment? (1) Is Appy really that good or (2) Poll Voters had to justify Tennessee's lofty aka BS ranking. I am going with number #2 . Thoughts?

Wow, only negative options. Your stench is indistinguishable from the 2-3-syllabic troll that vomited these infamous monikers:

Cold Beer
Waterfall
NutFumbler

You've been patient up to this point, not posting stuff that overly outs you. But it felt it from the jump.

 

[407cane]

We didn't get statement game treatment

We didn't move up because of what we did, a ton of teams above us lost which allowed us to move up

We would have moved up 4-5 if we were on a bye instead of app state.

 

[IndayArtHauz]

We were favored by 4.5 and won by 35. Take the name of the opponent out of the equation. It was a statement win.

I disagree. Vegas was suckered by SEC Bias. Depending on the money that was placed on Miami, heads may have rolled.

Vegas isn't about losing money. They knew a ton of betters would pick App State outright with that line. The fact that the line barely move shows that there was plenty of money on both sides.

That was my contention last week. They knew enough people would bite on App -3.5 -- likely assuming an App win -- to make it profitable.

 

[Hurricanemike32]

We were favored by 4.5 and won by 35. Take the name of the opponent out of the equation. It was a statement win.

I disagree. Vegas was suckered by SEC Bias. Depending on the money that was placed on Miami, heads may have rolled.

Vegas isn't about losing money. They knew a ton of betters would pick App State outright with that line. The fact that the line barely move shows that there was plenty of money on both sides.

Not according to [MENTION=14980]ericsaid[/MENTION]. He claimed that 80% of the money was on Miami but the line didn't move because Vegas was convinces that App. St was going to win and they were looking to cash in.

 

[Jeeperaf]

...My question: Why did we get Statement Game Treatment? ...

Because the "conventional wisdom" surrounding Miami's program at least for the past 10-12 years can be summed up with this statement: mediocre.

In my opinion, the long and steady decline of the Hurricanes' empire started against L'Ville in Oct 04. Yes #3 (i think) Miami won that game in the OB, but it was barely, and I mean barely. Like last second Rolle interception in end zone barely.

L'Ville would go on to beat Miami handedly in 06 and I dont believe Miami has beaten them since that October night in 04.

My point is with that Oct 04 game, Miami was expected to win, and win like Hurricanes because thats the statement Miami always made. Remember, Miami was something like 50-4 going into that game...50-4...I dont think even todays Bama is 50-4 over its last 54 games (maybe...too lazy to check).

The statements Miami has made since have been "meh" and "yawn". There have been a few flashes here and there, but no legitimate national relevance going into the final December games and no bowl win of any significance since what? 06?

For fuq sake...06...the MPC Loser Bowl against a mighty Nevada team...and the Canes came away with a 1 pt victory!

The statement: mediocrity.

Fuq...this is depressing.

So the narrative continues this past weekend. ESPN puts Miami.vs App St in a prime slot because the expected statement was, "Miami escapes with last second W or Miami beaten by App St". Make no mistake, ESPN did not EXPECT a Richt led snitch in prison beatdown of the Moutaineers.

Miami executed, Miami rolled.

The statement: it may not be 2001, but these Canes coaches are not going to settle for Oct 04 either.

Miami is a team that is now (in the minds of pundits and nation) expected to underperform wrt elite standards.

Here's to Richt and staff continuing to give all comers this statement: Fuq U!

Another post on here talked about flying a banner, well if that goes forward it should say, "Thank U UGA."

What a statement that would make.

Go Canes.