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Did we have a ****load of underclassmen declaring early to become 8th round draft picks? No.
Did we lead the country in decommits again? No.
Did we land 2 five star players for the first time in many years? Yes.
Did Miami upgrade its recruiting staff and land some of the best recruiters in the country? Yes.
Did Miami get blown out by UNC? Yes. Did Miami blow out FSU? Yes.
Did FSU beat UNC? Yes.
If Miami had blown out UNC and lost to FSU, would trolls be happy about the direction of the program? No. They'd just sing a different tune and say that any team that lost to a garbage FSU squad is a total failure, yet they would still suck the wrinkles out of Mack Brown's saggy old ballsack.
Is the team trending in the right direction? Yes. You'd have to be either a troll or an idiot to deny that.
Hold on, hold on, hold on.
“Trending in the right direction” is a very slippery slope. Is a 8-3 record better than a 6-7 record? Yes; but, let’s throw so caution to trending in the right direction notion. This is an example of trending in the right direction:
-2016-first 10 games of 2017. We started 2016 4-4, we finished the season 5-0 & that 5-0 momentum carried over to 2017 as we started 10-0.
This is an example of trending in the wrong direction:
-Last 3 games of 2017 - 2018. We ended the season on a losing streak & that carried over to 2018.
Want another example of the presumptive notion of trending in the right direction due to having a better season than the previous? Look no further than Golden Mania 2012 - 2013. This is the quintessential example of a presumptive “trending up.”
-In 2012 we went 7-5, ending on a 2 game winning streak. ****, some argued we were the rightful Coastal Champions, but due to the ongoing investigation, we forfeited post season play. Going over into the 2013 season, that 2 game winning streak carried over & we started 7-0!! Just to proceed to end the season 2-4. That sour note carried over to 2014.
These Canes ended the season on a 2 game losing streak in embarrassing fashion. Not only did we have the worst defensive performance in our history, but we spotted OKSt a Madden skunk, before we scored our 1st TD! The final score “looked good” but we dug our grave.
History have shown when we end sour, the following season is not going to be good. So let’s be cautious in asserting & presuming we’re trending in the right direction. Let’s see if we break an eerie trend, ending seasons on a sour note & not allow it to carry over the following season to see if we’re truly trending in the right direction.
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