Everyone expects a true freshman to lead a team to 11-1.
Everyone thinks it is a coaches fault a bad pass occurred or a turnover happened.
Everyone thinks that you are not supposed to run the ball in the 2nd half with the lead when you are averaging over 4 yards a carry in the 2nd half.
Everyone thinks it is Golden's fault that Kaaya had 5 passes batted down at the line in the 2nd half.
Everyone thinks it is Golden's fault Kirby dropped an INT and Berrios dropped a TD.
Everyone thinks it is the coach's faults that the FG was missed.
Everyone thinks Butch Davis should be the coach despite him starting 0-5 against FSU.
Everyone thinks this team is loaded with NFL talent at every position 3 deep.
Seriously, I get that this is a Canes board and homerism will be found, but please take a step back. This team has talent and plenty of it. We are better than our record. But the players have also had a huge part in losing the games this year. Against Nebraska Kaaya had 2 picks and Duke had a fumble. You can't win like that. The defense also didn't know how to tackle that game. The fact it was a 10 point game is pretty impressive with how many mistakes the team made.
Against GT everyone here thinks Kaaya's 2 picks in the redzone were not that bad. They were killer! You don't turn the ball over against a ball control team. The defense played okay, but had a few mental errors that killed them(I'm looking at you 3rd and 17 wheel route).
Against FSU last night, it was not the coaches faults that Kaaya was noticeably rattled in the 2nd half. The running game was working good enough, but you still needed to pass the ball well to score. They gave Kaaya plenty of chances in the 2nd half to throw and the kid couldn't get the job done. He had Yearby open on the right sideline and could have potentially sealed the deal and lead him too far by 5 yards. His interception still has me shaking his head. He threw it into triple coverage for crying out loud.
Hate on the coaches for being passive the first 3 years and against Louisville, but you cannot deny the team has not become more aggressive and has not made big strides this season. When was the last time Miami played 3 average teams in a row and sat their starters in the 3rd in all 3 games, then went on to compete with the #1 team down to the wire and almost pull one out(they will likely be #1 now that they are the only undefeated power 5)? Miami started the season off rough, but they grew as a team. They came together and began playing Miami football and destroying everyone that was not elite. Then when they did play the elite team, they hung right there with them and only had a few fluke plays and missed opportunities to blame for the loss. They didn't get blown out, they had a chance to the final possession and almost got the job done. That is what an elite team does. It competes down to the last minute with the other elite teams.
Am I saying we are elite status yet? We are not there yet, but we are closer than we have ever been in over 10 years. With how the team has been playing, they should roll these last 2 games easily. They should win their bowl game. If they do all of that, why should we not be hopeful for next year? We'll have a team that will match this one. Yearby has plenty of potential to be another great Miami back. Dobard has shown great promise. The youngsters on the line have all looked good. The DB's are starting to grow, and the LB's have as well.
Losing Duke and Perryman and Warlord will be rough, but they have guys right behind them that we all know can step up and be great players too. Step back for a second and realize what all has happened.
I am sure I will get negged by many of you and half of you won't even read it, but I am hoping some of you all do and actually want to discuss this and I hope that there are many others like me on this board.
