OFFICIAL Miami Hurricanes Thread

Florida State choking at home; they're probably done now.

We should be able to pick up a (ranked) spot in the 20-25 range.

"High Definition wrote:

Florida State choking at home; they're probably done now.

We should be able to pick up a (ranked) spot in the 20-25 range.

Yeah, looks like Dakota Watson's personal foul penalty may have sealed it. I think we'll be around 24.

"High Definition wrote:

Florida State choking at home; they're probably done now.

We should be able to pick up a (ranked) spot in the 20-25 range.

Well with SC getting the **** kicked out of them I see no reason why you guys cant take their spot.

"Frumundah Finnatic wrote:

Well with SC getting the **** kicked out of them I see no reason why you guys cant take their spot.

That was a great performance by the Gators. Great execution on both sides of the ball. Congrats to you guys on the big win.

Great class by Preston Parker there. :rolleyes:. Keep being a dick and your draft stock will slide when you come out

The guy comes over to pat Preston Parker on the back as in "good game" and he shoves him. That's pathetic. Hope they lose out completely. :D

If that was me, we'd both be suspended for next week's game.

I dont blame him, I'd be pretty pissed too if my name was Preston.

I thought we had to win the last two games to clinch. I didn't know we could clinch this week;

Shandel Richardson wrote:

I know I posted the scenario earlier, but here's the simplified version. No need in this being so confusing. Here are the scenarios for this weekend.

-If UM wins and UNC loses, the `Canes are Coastal Division champs.

-If UM, Virginia Tech and Virginia win, the `Canes are Coastal Division champs.

Pretty simple. End of story.

Va Tech (6-4, 3-3) hosts Duke (4-6, 1-5).
Virginia (5-5, 3-3) hosts Clemson (5-5, 3-4).
North Carolina (7-3, 3-3) hosts N.C. State (4-6, 2-4).

If I was a betting man I'd bet on Va Tech & Virginia winning this week, although that is completely out of our control. If we grab this game on Thursday, then man, I feel pretty good about our chances. I'm not too much of a tie-breaker numbers type of guy but,

Can it work this way:

Miami loses, Virginia Tech and Virginia win, then Miami beats NC State

OR

Miami loses, North Carolina loses, then Miami beats NC State.

Miami is #23 in the BCS standings. UNC is #22 with MD at #25.

How in the world do the coaches rank BC above Miami? Northwestern #24? Really?

I'm just happy to be ranked again!!

ESPN - Miami Hurricanes enter Associated Press Top 25 poll; top 16 unchanged

Sure, North Carolina beat us in Miami. However, we're in the same conference and Miami is ahead in the conference standings. We should be ahead of them in the BCS polls because of that alone. I also don't understand how the hell North Carolina is ahead of Maryland, as if last Saturday never happened.

I don't understand the point system though, nor do I care to. It's stupid. I'm just happy we finally made it.

Pretty good weekend all around for South Florida football. Congrats, Canes!

What's the word on bowl eligibility? Anything decent? The Canes deserve better than, say, the K-Y Jelly Bowl.

I'm not sure what bowl we get if we win out. But I did want to mention that we'll be facing Michael Johnson this Thursday and Jason Fox might not play, which means that Reggie Youngblood could have a nightmare game. Last week was the worst game I seen him play, he allowed pressure nearly every time and was so slow getting off the LOS. This week, he faces Michael Johnson who has a quick first step and incredible athletic ability at 6'7".

"alen1 wrote:

I'm not sure what bowl we get if we win out. But I did want to mention that we'll be facing Michael Johnson this Thursday and Jason Fox might not play, which means that Reggie Youngblood could have a nightmare game. Last week was the worst game I seen him play, he allowed pressure nearly every time and was so slow getting off the LOS. This week, he faces Michael Johnson who has a quick first step and incredible athletic ability at 6'7".

if we win out. we'll be in the orange bowl.

Who are we? The U! Game day baby! Get fired up. Order some pizza and chicken wings, go to your friends house (that guy with the huge TV) it's time to win!

I'm so excited - I had a hard time sleeping last night. Let's take another step toward prominence and respectability!!

We are a virtual lock for the Orange Bowl if we win out.

I don't know why, though, I just have one of those "weird" feelings tonight. :(

This game gives me the heebie jeebies - We have not played well against these guys.

But for some reason I have a distinct feeling tonight - I think a new dawn is upon us. A return to prominence that won't be hindered by whether we win or lose this game. It feels a lot like the Sugar Bowl against the Gators. And we all saw what happened after that. A loss tonite won't take away from the fact that this team has matured beyond my wildest dreams this season setting us up for what could be a magical year as early as 2009.

I have a few concerns about tonight's game. One is our ability to stop the option. We have the speed at every position on the field but we will have to tackle very well as Dwyer is no slouch. Nesbitt is not completely healthy last I heard so that works in our favor. My second concern is Michael Johnson. Him going up against Jason Fox or Reggie Youngblood may not be pretty. Fox is a good player but he's coming off an injury. Youngblood is also a good player but showed very slow feet in his last outing and may have had his worst game as a Hurricane. My third concern is Robert Marve. He doesn't read defenses well, he forces balls, he throws it as soon as he sees a open crack and he only goes through one read and then starts running. He has turned the ball over ten times this year through the air I believe and Georgia Tech has some impressive Safeties if memory serves me right. One thing that I do want to mention is that GT's starting Left Tackle, whose name I just went blank on, is done for the year according to ESPN and that works in our favor.

"High Definition wrote:

We are a virtual lock for the Orange Bowl if we win out.

I don't know why, though, I just have one of those "weird" feelings tonight. :(

its not a virtual lock, it is a stone cold lock. The winner of the ACC plays in the orange bowl.

UUUUUUUUUUUUU

haha cant wait

"alen1 wrote:

I have a few concerns about tonight's game. One is our ability to stop the option. We have the speed at every position on the field but we will have to tackle very well as Dwyer is no slouch. Nesbitt is not completely healthy last I heard so that works in our favor. My second concern is Michael Johnson. Him going up against Jason Fox or Reggie Youngblood may not be pretty. Fox is a good player but he's coming off an injury. Youngblood is also a good player but showed very slow feet in his last outing and may have had his worst game as a Hurricane. My third concern is Robert Marve. He doesn't read defenses well, he forces balls, he throws it as soon as he sees a open crack and he only goes through one read and then starts running. He has turned the ball over ten times this year through the air I believe and Georgia Tech has some impressive Safeties if memory serves me right. One thing that I do want to mention is that GT's starting Left Tackle, whose name I just went blank on, is done for the year according to ESPN and that works in our favor.

That's why we gotta run Coop and Baby J to make sure we stay out of 3rd and long. Our D needs to be disciplined tonight and stay in their gaps and responsibilities. It's gonna be a tight one.

Definitely. I'm quite impressed by the job done so far on Michael Johnson. Morgan Burnett, the Safety from GT, is a good player and is only a Sophomore.

Man talk about over-pursuing a play. Marcus Robinson perfected it right there.

Good redzone stop but we gotta be more disciplined on this misdirection stuff. And tackle better.