Miami and UNC take center stage for the nation to see on ESPN in prime time. Get hyped.
Since last summer, UNC has been promoting this game as a blackout that they've named, "Zero Dark Thursday". Get it??? Because the game is on Thursday night, and they're wearing black jerseys!!!!!!!! So clever. Apparently UNC has become one of those, "hey look, we've got 5,000 different uniforms too", schools. This whole fad started permeating across the nation once Oregon started doing it.
Whatever. Lawrence Taylor is a crackhead rapist.
Where: Kenan Memorial Stadium
Who: #10 Miami Hurricanes (5-0) v. North Carolina Tar Heels (1-4)
When: 7:30 pm/et
How:
4 story lines for UM in this game:
Since last summer, UNC has been promoting this game as a blackout that they've named, "Zero Dark Thursday". Get it??? Because the game is on Thursday night, and they're wearing black jerseys!!!!!!!! So clever. Apparently UNC has become one of those, "hey look, we've got 5,000 different uniforms too", schools. This whole fad started permeating across the nation once Oregon started doing it.
Whatever. Lawrence Taylor is a crackhead rapist.
Where: Kenan Memorial Stadium
Who: #10 Miami Hurricanes (5-0) v. North Carolina Tar Heels (1-4)
When: 7:30 pm/et
How:
4 story lines for UM in this game:
1. Can Miami take the crowd out of the game early?
2. Can Miami clean up their recent turnover problems?
3. Can Miami run the ball against UNC?
4. Can Miami's pass rush get to Renner to disrupt their passing game?
Even though UNC is 1-4 this year, their players and fans are going to be jacked up for this game. Being on national TV, combined with the atmosphere of the blackout thing they're doing will make them all pretty hyped up. The smallest of things early on in the game will make the crowd go nuts. So jumping out to an early lead will do a lot to shut them up and make the crowd a non factor.
Another way to help keep the crowd out of the game is to protect the football. We've been good at forcing turnovers all year (16 so far). However lately, we've been the ones turning it over way too much. For the last two games Miami has turned it over 4 times in each game. We won't beat UNC if we do that again.
As a team last year we ran for 180 yards against the Tar Heels, with Mike James accounting for over half of them (96). A couple of weeks ago, UNC held Virginia Tech to under 50 yards rushing (48). Every other opponent UNC has faced has gotten at least 150 yards rushing. ECU, South Carolina, and Georgia Tech all had over 200 yards on the ground. If we can get Duke lathered up and going like he was in our last game against Georgia Tech, you gotta think that we win.
Last year whenever we faced QB's that were traditional pocket passers (even the average ones) they looked like Joe Namath. Chase Rettig, Mike Glennon, Bryn Renner, and Sean Renfree all had enough time to go on the internet to sign up for Obamacare before releasing the ball. Now we have a pass rush with McCord and Muhammed coming off edge with their ears pinned back. It's one of the reasons why we're rated so high in Pass Defense, and It's leading to a lot of the turnovers we've been forcing. Hopefully we can continue that trend.
Last time they met: October 13, 2012
[video=youtube;O08h-qP_XwU]www.youtube.com/watch?v=O08h-qP_XwU[/video]
What we said in our recap:
Me said:
If I told you Miami was going to hold UNC to 18 points, you'd think they would've won. After all, UNC was averaging 44 per game. Instead they fall to UNC 18-14, leaving them 3-1 in the conference (4-3 overall).
The first time all year that our defense shows any life and of course the offense ***** themselves for the 2nd week in a row. The game shouldn't have even been close. UNC kept us in the game with dumb penalties and missed field goals. So god**** frustrating.
Morris couldn't get in a rhythm all game. Bull**** wildcat formations with Mike James at the start didn't help things. Phillip 'Featherstone' Dorsett can't stop dropping passes. To make it even better, Morris tweaked his ankle at the end and we got to see Ryan Williams throw 4 yard passes all over the field...
Man. The good thing about our 5-0 start is that it's allowed me to forget how miserable I can get after losses.
Know your enemy: Tar Heel Blog
What they're saying here:
Doc Kennedy said:
Cry me a river. Maybe...just maybe, the fact that Butch Davis is no longer your head coach has something to do with your struggles. Trust us. We know from experience.
1. The Canes are trying to ignore their top 10 ranking.
2. Miami will be relying on it's pass defense against UNC.
3. UM's passing game is getting back on track.
1. Some guy got arrested for the UNC agent thing.
2. T.J. Logan is set to make his debut after a string of injuries.
3. The whole state of North Carolina sucks at football.
Favorite North Carolina related Image, Photoshop, Video or Gif:
Micanor Regis was the one who took the heat from Golden and the media, but you can tell every Cane in that gif was in on that ****. Notice how Gaines is just laying on that dude to hold him down. Nicolas & Telemaque are just sitting there chillin'...on his legs. Ojomo is walking around like, "Sup guys, who's your favorite Pokemon?" He was a half second too late from completely blocking the punch from the camera. Then everyone gets up at the exact same time acting like nothing is going on. I see you guys.
2 Deep Depth Chart
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[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #E0E0C7, colspan: 10"]Miami Injuries[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Date[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]Pos[/TH]
[TH]Player[/TH]
[TH]Injury[/TH]
[TH]Status[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]10/02/13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0, align: center"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Eduardo Clements[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Hamstring[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Questionable[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10/01/13[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]DB[/TD]
[TD]Nate Dortch[/TD]
[TD]Foot[/TD]
[TD]Questionable[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]09/02/13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0, align: center"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Rashawn Scott[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Shoulder[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Out Indefinitely[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]08/15/13[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]OL[/TD]
[TD]Danny Isidora[/TD]
[TD]Foot[/TD]
[TD]Out Indefinitely[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]08/15/13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0, align: center"]OL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Hunter Knighton[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Shoulder[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Out For Season[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
2 Deep Depth Chart (PDF: Page 13)
[TABLE="width: 500"]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #E0E0C7, colspan: 10"]North Carolina Injuries[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Date[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]Pos[/TH]
[TH]Player[/TH]
[TH]Injury[/TH]
[TH]Status[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10/13/13[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]OL[/TD]
[TD]Kiaro Holts[/TD]
[TD]Undisclosed[/TD]
[TD]Questionable[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]10/13/13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0, align: center"]DB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]T.J. Jiles[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Undisclosed[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Questionable[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]08/15/13[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]LB[/TD]
[TD]Nathan Staub[/TD]
[TD]Knee[/TD]
[TD]Out Indefinitely[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]08/15/13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0, align: center"]WR[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Dalton Stogner[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Knee[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Out For Season[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]08/15/13[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]DB[/TD]
[TD]Sam Smiley[/TD]
[TD]Toe[/TD]
[TD]Out For Season[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]08/15/13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0, align: center"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Shakeel Rashad[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Knee[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Out For Season[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Game Day Character:
The Heels will be decked out in black jerseys...I guess there's only one thing left for us to do...
Allons-y
