TBF no one had us losing to them last year.I don't see Virginia tech beating us this year, esp after losing bud foster and all the other problems vt has. i still dont understand why everybody has us losing to them.
TBF no one had us losing to them last year.I don't see Virginia tech beating us this year, esp after losing bud foster and all the other problems vt has. i still dont understand why everybody has us losing to them.
The football gods are not kind to teams that don't play mentally tough. Teams with a low football IQ find ways to shoot themselves in the foot in unpredictable ways. The odds never seem to even out.Because the trendy media choice this season is “not falling for Miami again”.
The truth is, it would take incredibly bad luck and/or serious injuries for Miami not to improve on last season’s record. We’re talking about a team that lost 5 games by 7 or less. Compared to just two wins by 7 or less. Statistically, these thing tend to even out over time. (Just like all the narrow wins in 2017 became losses in 2018)
So, even if the team doesn’t improve (hard to believe it won’t) they’d still be in line for 1-2 more wins this season based off averages alone.
Net close wins/losses is a metric used by a lot of prognosticators to predict a team's win/loss total. It's not 100% perfect because you're still predicting the future but it's pretty consistent over larger sample sizes. It's very uncommon for a team to have a bunch of close wins year after year just like it's very uncommon for a team to have a bunch of close losses on a year to year basis. It happens, but rarely. The fact is most teams will eventually return to the mean over a large sample size of games. The really great teams tend to have large margins of victory and the really bad teams tend to have large margins of defeat. A majority of teams are in the 5-8 win range and often play in a lot of close games. Any time you see a team win 10-11 games but they have a low average margin of victory it's almost a given they will not be as good the next season. There's always a measure of luck involved in any game. The difference is, one or two lucky bounces won't make a difference in a game where one team is up by 40 but they could totally impact the game if one team is only up by 7 or 3.Maybe we were lucky to lose those 5 games by only 7 points. Luck can go both ways.
I think you’re right that we’ll win more games than last year, but it will be because we’ve improved as a football team. Your luck argument is just flawed IMO.
VaTech kicked our *** last year.... I dont know the name of that dual threat QB they had out there embarrassing us, but he’s a problem.
Nah they just need to play better football. If they played better, they'd have bigger leads and lucky bounces wouldn't affect the outcome of games. If you try to rely on winning close games year after year, you're setting yourself up for inconsistent performances.The football gods are not kind to teams that don't play mentally tough. Teams with a low football IQ find ways to shoot themselves in the foot in unpredictable ways. The odds never seem to even out.
We have to start playing smarter, then things will start turning in our favor.
Virginia Tech did not kick our *** last year. I've played, coached and watch this football for a very long time. I've never seen a team claw it's way back from a large deficit and the kicker miss an extra point for what would have given his team the lead. That kid deflated the entire stadium and his team and we folded like a cheap suit.VaTech kicked our *** last year.... I dont know the name of that dual threat QB they had out there embarrassing us, but he’s a problem.
If I were to tell you two teams played and team A had: 563 yards of offense and 27 first downs and team B had 337 yards of offense and 17 first downs, who would you have thought won that game?By duel threat, do you mean a QB that completes just as many passes to the opposing team as he does to our team? Lol
Teams that don't play smart, don't play better football. They don't build bigger leads. They don't take advantage of opportunities when that happen. They tend to get in more nail bitters down the starch and they tend to lose those.Nah they just need to play better football. If they played better, they'd have bigger leads and lucky bounces wouldn't affect the outcome of games. If you try to rely on winning close games year after year, you're setting yourself up for inconsistent performances.
Yeah but what do you mean by "play smart"? Do you mean executing better? Catching passes instead of dropping them? Blocking better? That's what I meant by "play better football". I mean, if "football IQ" was what won championships, Duke and Stanford would be playing for the title every year.Teams that don't play smart, don't play better football. They don't build bigger leads. They don't take advantage of opportunities when that happen. They tend to get in more nail bitters down the starch and they tend to lose those.
They are the ultimate in inconsistency.
Not at all. Don't confuse football IQ with have book smarts. Catching passes, making blocks is more physical than mental.Yeah but what do you mean by "play smart"? Do you mean executing better? Catching passes instead of dropping them? Blocking better? That's what I meant by "play better football". I mean, if "football IQ" was what won championships, Duke and Stanford would be playing for the title every year.
Some people haven't forgot how pathetic we were last year. We lost to VT last year. Besides King we're pretty much the same team as last year although the program is on a high from recruiting and a good QB. Believe it or not I think VT's defense will better without Bud.I don't see Virginia tech beating us this year, esp after losing bud foster and all the other problems vt has. i still dont understand why everybody has us losing to them.
Some people haven't forgot how pathetic we were last year. We lost to VT last year. Besides King we're pretty much the same team as last year although the program is on a high from recruiting and a good QB.
Some people haven't forgot how pathetic we were last year. We lost to VT last year. Besides King we're pretty much the same team as last year although the program is on a high from recruiting and a good QB. Believe it or not I think VT's defense will better without Bud.
Friday will be no different. At best the story line will be "Miami beats up on G5 school". It won't change until after the first month. Beat, Louie and F$U, look good against Clemson, thing will start to change … maybe.Until further notice we are still the team that got beat by FIU, thats why. Best hope that after Thursday there will be some different opinions.