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Hurricanes ranked 19th in preseason AP Poll

DMoney
DMoney
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Originally from miamihurricanes.com

The University of Miami football team checked in at No. 19 in the preseason AP Poll Monday.

This marks the third time in the last four years Miami has started the season ranked. The Hurricanes opened the 2021 season at No. 14 and the 2022 campaign at No. 16.

Last season, Miami climbed as high as No. 17, boasting a top-25 offense and defense nationally in their second year under head coach Mario Cristobal.

Eleven Hurricanes have garnered preseason recognition, highlighted by defensive lineman Rueben Bain Jr., running back Damien Martinez, linebacker Francisco Mauigoa, wide receiver Xavier Restrepo and quarterback Cam Ward, among others.

Miami is one of four Atlantic Coast Conference teams set to begin the 2024 campaign ranked, alongside No. 10 Florida State, No. 14 Clemson and No. 24 NC State.

The Hurricanes are also listed 19th in the first US LBM Coaches Poll of the season, which was released last week.

Miami kicks off its season against Florida on Sat., Aug. 31 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla.

 

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I agree with the ranking 100% given our history. That being said...

If Miami wants to realistically secure a spot in the playoff this year I think they need to win the Gator game convincingly. A multi-TD win could move them up a handful of spots into that #14/#13 range. It's going to be hard to lose games and stay within the top 12 with their schedule. They need that early catapult. If they can last 6/7 games being undefeated and climb into the top 10 I think they can withstand a loss in the regular season and maybe the ACCCG.
 
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hurricaneman said:
I agree with the ranking 100% given our history. That being said...

If Miami wants to realistically secure a spot in the playoff this year I think they need to win the Gator game convincingly. A multi-TD win could move them up a handful of spots into that #14/#13 range. It's going to be hard to lose games and stay within the top 12 with their schedule. They need that early catapult. If they can last 6/7 games being undefeated and climb into the top 10 I think they can withstand a loss in the regular season and maybe the ACCCG.
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yeah if we start out 0-1 and lose in the ACCCG I am not going to put my eggs in the committee basket to do us a solid. IMO for that to happen someone like VT is undefeated when we play them or someone on the schedule plays way above their pay grade and we beat them handedly or lose by a last second FG in the ACCCG against an undefeated Clemson or something, if we start 0-1 I think we need to win the ACC and secure our spot.
 
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hurricaneman said:
I agree with the ranking 100% given our history. That being said...

If Miami wants to realistically secure a spot in the playoff this year I think they need to win the Gator game convincingly. A multi-TD win could move them up a handful of spots into that #14/#13 range. It's going to be hard to lose games and stay within the top 12 with their schedule. They need that early catapult. If they can last 6/7 games being undefeated and climb into the top 10 I think they can withstand a loss in the regular season and maybe the ACCCG.
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If they finish 11-1, w a loss in game 1, they’ll be fine.

Assuming they don’t lose the ACCCG by 50.
 
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If they finish 11-1, w a loss in game 1, they’ll be fine.

Assuming they don’t lose the ACCCG by 50.
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I think an 11-2 Miami team is on the bubble of the playoff if they lose to UF. Oregon last year beat three top 20 teams, lost to Washington twice by 3 points, and finished the season #8. Those BIG10 and SEC teams are going to be screaming "quality loss" from the mountain tops. It's going to get really crowded in the middle of the top 25.

If you lose to Florida, and at the end of the year they're 5-7, it looks like a terrible loss. You beat Florida in the swamp in week 1 and it's a quality win, no matter their finishing record. That's just how it's going to be, whether it makes sense or not.

If FSU falls on their face, which they very well may, then we'll have no shot at a quality win. A loss week 1 is not the end of the playoff run but they would have to win 12 straight, ACCCG included. I don't think that's likely if they lose to UF.
 
DMoney said:
Originally from miamihurricanes.com

The University of Miami football team checked in at No. 19 in the preseason AP Poll Monday.

This marks the third time in the last four years Miami has started the season ranked. The Hurricanes opened the 2021 season at No. 14 and the 2022 campaign at No. 16.

Last season, Miami climbed as high as No. 17, boasting a top-25 offense and defense nationally in their second year under head coach Mario Cristobal.

Eleven Hurricanes have garnered preseason recognition, highlighted by defensive lineman Rueben Bain Jr., running back Damien Martinez, linebacker Francisco Mauigoa, wide receiver Xavier Restrepo and quarterback Cam Ward, among others.

Miami is one of four Atlantic Coast Conference teams set to begin the 2024 campaign ranked, alongside No. 10 Florida State, No. 14 Clemson and No. 24 NC State.

The Hurricanes are also listed 19th in the first US LBM Coaches Poll of the season, which was released last week.

Miami kicks off its season against Florida on Sat., Aug. 31 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla.

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19 is perfect to start out the season when you’re getting ready to boat race a bunch of these scrubs on our schedule!

Let’s Go Canes!!!!

 
hurricaneman said:
I think an 11-2 Miami team is on the bubble of the playoff if they lose to UF. Oregon last year beat three top 20 teams, lost to Washington twice by 3 points, and finished the season #8. Those BIG10 and SEC teams are going to be screaming "quality loss" from the mountain tops. It's going to get really crowded in the middle of the top 25.

If you lose to Florida, and at the end of the year they're 5-7, it looks like a terrible loss. You beat Florida in the swamp in week 1 and it's a quality win, no matter their finishing record. That's just how it's going to be, whether it makes sense or not.

If FSU falls on their face, which they very well may, then we'll have no shot at a quality win. A loss week 1 is not the end of the playoff run but they would have to win 12 straight, ACCCG included. I don't think that's likely if they lose to UF.
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Yea. You're probably right.

In fact, I think any 2 loss, non conf champ, ACC/B12 team will be on the playoff bubble.

They told us last year they’ll do everything they can to limit our access.
 
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I’m not sure this is the post u wanna put out.

The fact that we’ve been ranked w/in the top 20 3 of the past 4 yrs is completely indicative of what many reasonable, objective fans have said:

Talent has not been the issue, not according to those who r voting; it’s been coaching & execution. CFB pundits have been bullish on us b/c we’ve recruited well + one of the easier schedules yearly throughout P5 now P4 football.

The ? will remain, can we put it ALL together, finally, or will we remain paper, off season champions? My gut tells me we will, but history won’t allow me to remotely take a sip of Kool Aid until 8/31/2024
 
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I’m not sure this is the post u wanna put out.

The fact that we’ve been ranked w/in the top 20 3 of the past 4 yrs is completely indicative of what many reasonable, objective fans have said:

Talent has not been the issue, not according to those who r voting; it’s been coaching & execution. CFB pundits have been bullish on us b/c we’ve recruited well + one of the easier schedules yearly throughout P5 now P4 football.

The ? will remain, can we put it ALL together, finally, or will we remain paper, off season champions? My gut tells me we will, but history won’t allow me to remotely take a sip of Kool Aid until 8/31/2024
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Even with a crushing W on 31 Aug...wait and see until first week of Nov....will our Hurricanes be "in control" or "need help" or "out of it"?
 
Talent has not been the issue, not according to those who r voting; it’s been coaching & execution.
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This is a different type of talent though. There's, "this guy should be talented and why isn't he", which is the space we've lived in for two decades, and then there's, "this guy has proven he's talented", which is where we are now.

Look, people s*** on Mario for being a bad coach but he got FIU to 8 wins, and 3 of the 4 losses were by 1 score. You can't do that if you're not a good coach. I tend to think Mario's style of coaching requires his guys to be in place, that it's a matching game for him. Other coaches can get the best out what they have. I don't think he's that guy.

I have lived through this disaster for the last few decades, like all of you. But I'm not afraid to admit this is different.
 
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hurricaneman said:
I think an 11-2 Miami team is on the bubble of the playoff if they lose to UF. Oregon last year beat three top 20 teams, lost to Washington twice by 3 points, and finished the season #8. Those BIG10 and SEC teams are going to be screaming "quality loss" from the mountain tops. It's going to get really crowded in the middle of the top 25.

If you lose to Florida, and at the end of the year they're 5-7, it looks like a terrible loss. You beat Florida in the swamp in week 1 and it's a quality win, no matter their finishing record. That's just how it's going to be, whether it makes sense or not.

If FSU falls on their face, which they very well may, then we'll have no shot at a quality win. A loss week 1 is not the end of the playoff run but they would have to win 12 straight, ACCCG included. I don't think that's likely if they lose to UF.
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A few teams in the conference will have a good year on paper, benefiting from a soft schedule (See Louisville last year).
A couple of solid wins against those type teams will go a long way.

Also, I'm sure you're aware, conference champs are in regardless of record/ranking.
 
The AP poll has had about a 45% hit rate on teams ranked #'s 6-25 over the last 10 years.
 
Rellyrell said:
I’m not sure this is the post u wanna put out.

The fact that we’ve been ranked w/in the top 20 3 of the past 4 yrs is completely indicative of what many reasonable, objective fans have said:

Talent has not been the issue, not according to those who r voting; it’s been coaching & execution. CFB pundits have been bullish on us b/c we’ve recruited well + one of the easier schedules yearly throughout P5 now P4 football.

The ? will remain, can we put it ALL together, finally, or will we remain paper, off season champions? My gut tells me we will, but history won’t allow me to remotely take a sip of Kool Aid until 8/31/2024
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Why would this be a post he wouldn’t want to put out?

Also there is a very clear and obvious talent upgrade that has occurred regardless what the talent level was the past two seasons - whether or not anyone think we were or weren’t overrated in that regard. Also we are clearly deeper with the talent and can likely overcome injuries much better. No mayter how talented your starters are on paper, if they are hurt it’s irrelevant.
 
Rellyrell said:
I’m not sure this is the post u wanna put out.

The fact that we’ve been ranked w/in the top 20 3 of the past 4 yrs is completely indicative of what many reasonable, objective fans have said:

Talent has not been the issue, not according to those who r voting; it’s been coaching & execution. CFB pundits have been bullish on us b/c we’ve recruited well + one of the easier schedules yearly throughout P5 now P4 football.

The ? will remain, can we put it ALL together, finally, or will we remain paper, off season champions? My gut tells me we will, but history won’t allow me to remotely take a sip of Kool Aid until 8/31/2024
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Good post but you can't reasonably compare the rosters on the 2021 and 2022 team to this one in 2024. Those squads were a total mess compared to this one. Those squads couldn't hope to compare to the OL and DL on this current team. Those teams didn't have the QB we have in Cam Ward. Those teams didnt have the LBs the WRs or a RB like Damien Martinez or the depth we do. Those Miami teams had administrations who didn't give a rip about putting money into the program. Finally, Those teams didn't have the locker room culture(yeah I said it) and internal leadership this team has.

Your post is valid in that we have yet to prove anything. I'm in total agreement with you there. The elephant in the room to me is the burning question of whether Cristobal can get out of his own way. One thing is clear to me however. Regardless of whether or not Cristobal gets it done or not, this rooster he has built is head and shoulders above any team we have had in the last 15+ years. Having said all that I'll end on the following. Cristobal has to win at least 10 games this year. With this rooster and this schedule, 10 wins should be the bare minimum and that includes an appearance in the ACCCG. Playoffs would be a huge bonus but they are absolutely attainable given the reasons I just listed.
 
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