What was your biggest surprise this season?

[grover]

Hetherman and our portal evals. We hit a gram slam.

 

[SouthsideAtl]

The defense limiting big plays this season

 

[hesskilla]

Getting put in the playoff over Notre Dame

 

[JHallCanes]

The big ones were already mentioned

I’ll go ahead and add Bryce Fitzgerald to this

 

[1mg of Epi]

That we aren’t bottom 5 in field goal %.

 

[edge]

Being selected to the playoffs. Even Vegas got that wrong.

 

[No_Fly_Zone]

Carson Davis

 

[insaneinthecane]

That I would drop 2 k on tickets, airfare and hotels to travel across the country to watch this team play again in The 2026 Fiesta Bowl playoff game. Didn’t see that one coming and……..

 

[JackMcClinton89]

Winning 6 games after November 1st, when our M.O during the Mario era has been to fade once November hits (for reference in 2022-2024 we were 4-10 in the months of Nov/Dec). The 6 games haven't been creampuffs either with 4 8+ win teams, 4 true road games or netural sites (and 5/6 being double digit wins).

 

[canesupremacy]

Lack of major injuries

 

[Stingarov]

Beating ND, UF, FSU, OSU, VT in the same season.

Never in my wildest dreams.

(And STILL not ACC champs hilariously, not a good look for the ACC)

 

[Hurricane23]

Biggest surprise is the defensive backs.

 

[3GC]

HEATHERMAN..

 

[Canefan8735]

The quick turn around with the secondary even with the portal players. To go from blown assignment after assignment last season to where we are now is pretty amazing