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Who A&M Reminds Me Of

I'd say they're more like this years ND team.. they think they're special with absolutely no reason to think so other than the school name on the jersey vs the conference they play in. They're gonna come in with all kinds of confidence and get punched straight in the mouth. Then we'll see what we see.
 
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StevoBevo said:
Our offense will move the ball, I’m not so sure theirs will or can.
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Agree. Everyone is looking at the Bell vs. Howell matchup. I think we handle Howell just fine. I think we will stay on schedule and control the football on offense.

When they're on offense, they will not be able to consistently run the ball against our front 7. The real questions IMO is are we solid enough on the DL to pressure Reed and can we press and cover the speedy guys long enough to throw off their timing. I think the answer is yes.
 
StevoBevo said:
This narrative needs to die, we DID have a propensity to let off the gas. But ever since SMU that has changed.

Over our last 4 games, In the 2nd half we’ve averaged 19.5 points (compared to 18.75 points in the 1st half )

On defense we have allowed 7.5 points on average in the 2nd half (compared to 2.5 points in the first) mind you that Nc state & Syracuse scored last minute touchdowns against our 2nd/3rd string D, our STARTERS allow 5 points on average in the 2nd half (7.5PPG when our starters are playing over our last 4 games!!!)

If A&M goes down 30-3 at halftime they will QUIT. Don’t be surprised to see them become rattled if they go down big early. This Miami team isn’t SC Lmao, any other conference opponent they played this year holds a 30-3 lead imo. SC sucks.

I expect our defense to take them by surprise, actually, I expect our TEAM to take them by Surprise. Do they realize that we controlled ND/UF far better than they did ? The attitude the SEC/Big10 have towards the ACC is incredibly pretentious and you can see it in their interviews. Miss me with that “oh they got confidence” because I know WE have confidence but you don’t hear that subtle (or not so subtle) chirping do you?

This will be the best DL, scoring defense, Rush defense & 3rd down defense they have played all year statistically. This is the 2nd best defense at forcing turnovers they have faced by a wide margin (Miami is 13th, Texas is 7th. Next closest is South Carolina at 37)

Our offense will move the ball, I’m not so sure theirs will or can.
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I was just going to post something similar in response.

A lot of people really miss the boat on those ND and FSU games. That ND game could and should have ended 35-14 or worse. FSU should have had a 50-burger placed on them. Yeah Miami let up in those games but as you mentioned they have scored on nearly every possession in the 2nd these last four games. A&M is a good team and could win this game but like like I said, going down 15-20+ points on this Miami bunch is really bad news when 3 & 4 know you have to throw to catch up.
 
FL Cane said:
Looking at A&M’s film and body of work, they really remind me of the 2017 Hurricanes, with a worse defense.

Marcel Reed is similar to Malik Rosier, in that he is also inconsistent in the passing game. Since their LSU game, he’s got 10 TD and 6 INT. He does make up for it with mobility on the ground, but it is astounding how many reads and open guys he misses.

Additionally, A&Ms D is not without issues. Arkansas scored their P4 season high against them. Utah State and UTSA were able to move the ball on them.

They were in dogfights with LSU, Florida, and South Carolina. They have a habit of playing down to their competition.

I think this will be a good game on Saturday, but it is worth pointing out that this A&M team is a bit of a paper tiger, having avoided playing the top half of the SEC, and having been in a number of dogfights this year. As Texas showed, they are not the powerhouse we were led to believe they were earlier in the year.

And like 2017 Miami, I do believe there’s a high possibility of them being exposed once they play better talent and competition.
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Their receivers and RB are better then our 2017 team. Reed and Rosier have very similar stats. Good comparison on QB not the team overall. The RB is going to be back if he is back full strength it will be a tougher game. That said we should handle business. Unless we come out with our ND And Florida offense. 31-17 seems like a good score with a late Bryce house interception
 
FL Cane said:
Looking at A&M’s film and body of work, they really remind me of the 2017 Hurricanes, with a worse defense.

Marcel Reed is similar to Malik Rosier, in that he is also inconsistent in the passing game. Since their LSU game, he’s got 10 TD and 6 INT. He does make up for it with mobility on the ground, but it is astounding how many reads and open guys he misses.

Additionally, A&Ms D is not without issues. Arkansas scored their P4 season high against them. Utah State and UTSA were able to move the ball on them.

They were in dogfights with LSU, Florida, and South Carolina. They have a habit of playing down to their competition.

I think this will be a good game on Saturday, but it is worth pointing out that this A&M team is a bit of a paper tiger, having avoided playing the top half of the SEC, and having been in a number of dogfights this year. As Texas showed, they are not the powerhouse we were led to believe they were earlier in the year.

And like 2017 Miami, I do believe there’s a high possibility of them being exposed once they play better talent and competition.
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**** yeah bud, I'm buying what you're selling


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Respectfully, I don’t quite see our 17’ team as a comparison to A&M. Stats aside, I think they are better at QB, faster, and more skilled.

That being said, and I’ll call it right now, we win by at least a couple of scores. Sliding into that last spot combined with the team trajectory the last month has the room on a mission. The past month has shown the response when in a weekly playoff situation and the guys know the opportunity at hand.
 
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Unsider said:
I think Reed has 10 INTs this season, same as Beck, if I’m not mistaken.
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this ... it's their first time in the playoff too ... they coming off a loss ... we been playing game sevens for a month ... and we couldn't just beat teams, we had to pass the "eye test" ... i love where we are heading into this thing
 
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