What's your key matchup of the game?

[305407cane]

More and more time goes on and those receivers start to worry me. We really were eaten up by the two best receivers we played. Bell and the Smu kid. Didn’t give up big point totals as a whole but this game and team are different. Not concerned about the lines as I think the time off will get our energy back up and healthy.

Need OJ and the gang ready for the challenge

 

[sansk]

I've got Markel Bell v. Cassius Howell. Size and length versus twitch and second effort.

This matchup is big in the pass game and run game. Texas A&M is the top sack percentage team in America but has had struggles against the run (see Texas game).

Miami vs Miami
Avoid the mental mistakes. No jawing back and forth with tamu.

 

[PSU Cane]

This.

Miami needs a spy on Reed at all times....then you bracket Concepcion. How many times the last 10-15 years have we seen a QB tear us up running the ball?

In the ND game, on the 3 scoring drives in the 4th quarter, CJ Carr had 5 runs, 3 for 1st downs and 1 for a TD.
Castellanos ran for 75 yards (if you remove sack yardage), which included runs of 10, 15, and 18 yards. You can't allow those chunk plays against A&M. They are too good and will take advantage of those.
Drones had 72 yards (if you remove sack yardage). VT as a team ran for 194.

We need a defensive effort like we saw against Byrum Brown - 13 carries, 2 yards. He only had 2 runs over 2 yards, each of which was 6 yards. That's how this D needs to tighten up against Reed. Reed averages 5.2 yards per carry.....you can't give him easy 1st Downs.

Sometimes you hate being right.....luckily we were able to force a punt, but those 1st downs can't keep happening. Make him beat you throwing the ball and spy with someone fast enough to catch him. Toure and Lightfoot can't be the spy.