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Which Miami Hurricanes Opponent will be the Canes' Clunker?

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Trinton Breeze said:
Expectations for the Miami Hurricanes this season are sky-high. Plenty of media outlets have the Hurricanes projected as a College Football Playoff contender, while others still wonder if Miami will once again stumble short of the mark.

But here’s the real question every fan is asking: What will be Miami’s clunker game if one shows up?

History tells us that even when the Canes are rolling, there’s usually at least one game where things fall apart.
  • 2017: Miami 14, Pittsburgh 24
  • 2018: Miami 13, Virginia 16
  • 2020: Miami 26, UNC 62
  • 2022: Miami 31, Middle Tennessee State 45
  • 2023: Miami 20, Georgia Tech 23
  • 2024: Miami 23, Georgia Tech 28
The Hurricanes always seem to slip once, even in great seasons; those letdowns have derailed momentum late in the year.

So as Miami enters 2025 with championship expectations, the question looms. If the Canes drop a game, they shouldn’t. Who’s the team that hands them this year’s clunker?

If you look at the Miami Hurricanes’ schedule, it’s loaded with potential clunker spots.

Let’s start with SMU. It’s on the road, the Mustangs are striping their stadium, and they’re led by former Miami OC Rhett Lashlee, who has built them into a consistent 11-win program.

Then comes November, which is brutal for Miami. The Hurricanes have to run through SMU, Virginia Tech, Syracuse, NC State, and Pittsburgh, all in the same month, which dont seem too bad, but Miami always seems to slip up in the month of November. That’s a stretch where, if a clunker is going to show up, it very well could.

Miami will also have to travel to Tallahassee to face rival Florida State on the first weekend of October. It will likely be a night game, and as with any rivalry matchup, expect it to be a back-and-forth battle.

I don’t have one specific game circled as the clunker, but if I had to pick, I’d say at Pittsburgh. History says the Panthers are always better than people expect, and catching them on the road to close the season has trouble written all over it. Do we have to mention 2017?

Who do you think the Hurricanes' clunker game this season is? You can maybe say as early as the Notre Dame or Florida game.
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Asking the fan base what trap game they expect to lose? I’m glad the Kentucky legislature is taking away your phone while you’re in high school.
 
grover said:
Asking the fan base what trap game they expect to lose? I’m glad the Kentucky legislature is taking away your phone while you’re in high school.
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Dmoney didn't want to do this one as a daily debate so he threw the kid to the wolves...

Its year 4, no more excuses.
 
I’m not ceding to any estrogen-filled mentality. As a diehard fan, win at all cost is the song. Any games we lose will be hard fought games to the end. A clunker is one where we are sleep walking. This isn’t the Coker-Shannon era anymore, we have mercenaries on this team. Do the freaking job or walk.
 
2001 team was in a fight late in the season @VT, mid VT team pushed us last year, we have @VT late in the season as the 6th straight game without a bye then @Pitt as the 7th straight game without a bye.
 
Unsider said:
Our own self-doubts and self-defeating thoughts are our clunkers…
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I'm convinced that some want this crap to happen, so they can puff their chests out and say "Told you so" Never mind the fact that it's very difficult to go undefeated in college football. Teams with overwhelming talent manage to lose games, to teams that they shouldn't lose to.
 
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Glow said:
2001 team was in a fight late in the season @VT, mid VT team pushed us last year, we have @VT late in the season as the 6th straight game without a bye then @Pitt as the 7th straight game without a bye.
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I'm wrong
 
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Glow said:
2001 team was in a fight late in the season @VT, mid VT team pushed us last year, we have @VT late in the season as the 6th straight game without a bye then @Pitt as the 7th straight game without a bye.
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They barely beat BC
 
My guess is NC State. If undefeated or 1 loss we will be probably looking forward to the two cold road games and take an NC State team that we should roll for granted and be in a dog fight.
 
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For those expecting the ND game to be a “Clunker” game, a memo went out to dress thusly:
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None.

It’s quite simple, the team on paper is too balanced to let a letdown happen if they are what they should be.

The two decades of losing to middling wheel of fortune teams has to end.

Starts this year. Miami shouldn’t see a loss unless it’s within the first month or in Charlotte.
 
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