North Carolina - Still A Danger

[The Franchise]

They were able to hit some big pass plays, convert some 3rd downs, possess the ball for almost 40 minutes...yeah, the D played very well overall and made some big plays, but they gave up some plays, too.

They happen to be one of the top teams in college football and have a team full of players that every team in college football wanted. They're going to make some plays here and there.

 

[Consigliere]

We have an if, an and & another and. So we have to basically turn the ball over, not score and the defense struggles. Sounds like any game ever played by any team that got slaughtered. You mean if we do everything wrong we will lose. No way!

Not sure when the D struggled against UF?

You're missing the point (intentionally, I suspect, just to be a douche...if not, you're not as smart as I thought you were). There are some teams who can do all of those things (Bama, Oregon,...) and still beat a team like UNC. We are not one of those teams.

When they weren't taking the ball away from UF, they were struggling to get off the field. UF had the ball almost twice as long. The D struggled a lot vs. UF.

Wow

You essentially said we can't turn it over, the D can't stink and the offense can't stink. No ****. Even Oregon can lose if all aspects of your team are failing. This is nothing new. No team will win against another BCS team if you are failing in everything.

Against UF our defense was great. We watched different games. I saw a team force a ton of turnovers, hold them to 16 points (6 on a short field because of a punt block), a ton of sacks and tackles for loss.

LULZ at our defense struggling against uf.ag. We beat the sht out of those maggots and broke Driskell. Didn't they gain about 80 of their yards on that garbage time when we let up a little?

Very good against the run, great at getting takeaways. The rest, not so great, but good enough.

You left out the main thing, you know KEEPING POINTS OFF THE BOARD. Pretty sure that determines the score. We also had how many sacks? How many tackles for loss?

 

[marshallrc13]

I'm a little worried that everyone is taking North Carolina for granted, they shouldn't. There's still a lot of Butch Davis recruited talent on that team and they've targeted Miami as a way of getting back some respect and they still have 6 conference games to play. North Carolina always plays us tough and they have a bye week as well to get healthy and plan.

I don't know what to take from UNC. They have talent but have sucked all yr. They have a preseason All ACC type QB. They have many highly rated prospects. Obviously their coaching staff isn't getting them to perform. I haven't paid close attention but do they have a lot of injuries? This is a game over the passed 10 yrs that I marked down as a key game. IDK what to think. Judging from our passed 10 yrs I don't take anything for granted, but Coach has us prepared and Morris should be healed from the week off.

 

[Consigliere]

If we turn the ball over, the offense struggles like it did early in the season, and the D struggles like it did at times against U**** and GT, yeah. Seriously.

We have an if, an and & another and. So we have to basically turn the ball over, not score and the defense struggles. Sounds like any game ever played by any team that got slaughtered. You mean if we do everything wrong we will lose. No way!

Not sure when the D struggled against UF?

You're missing the point (intentionally, I suspect, just to be a douche...if not, you're not as smart as I thought you were). There are some teams who can do all of those things (Bama, Oregon,...) and still beat a team like UNC. We are not one of those teams.

When they weren't taking the ball away from UF, they were struggling to get off the field. UF had the ball almost twice as long. The D struggled a lot vs. UF.

Wow

You essentially said we can't turn it over, the D can't stink and the offense can't stink. No ****. Even Oregon can lose if all aspects of your team are failing. This is nothing new. No team will win against another BCS team if you are failing in everything.

Against UF our defense was great. We watched different games. I saw a team force a ton of turnovers, hold them to 16 points (6 on a short field because of a punt block), a ton of sacks and tackles for loss.

LULZ at our defense struggling against uf.ag. We beat the sht out of those maggots and broke Driskell. Didn't they gain about 80 of their yards on that garbage time when we let up a little?

They scored their first TD after a punt block on a short field. They scored their other TD in garbage time.

We forced how many turnovers?

We had how many sacks?

In UF's 4 other games, they averaged 27.25 PPG. We held them to 16 Points.

 

[ThaiCane]

Golden will have them ready, not just this game, but every game going forward. Every coaches never undermined their opponents, but the best coaches, Golden, Saben, etc. instill that mindset to their players. I think it was McCord that said this before the Savannah State game: "Every game we have to come out 100 percent, come out and attack," he said. "It's another Florida, another game for us, (like) an ACC game." McCord says the team is focusing on the one-game-at-a-time approach. "We take (every game) like our Super Bowl," he said. "We have to come out and attack."

 

[MiamiVice7]

They were able to hit some big pass plays, convert some 3rd downs, possess the ball for almost 40 minutes...yeah, the D played very well overall and made some big plays, but they gave up some plays, too.

They did **** in the 2nd half though:

9 plays, 44 yards - FG
3 plays, 8 yards - Punt
3 plays, 6 yards - Punt
5 plays, 18 yards - Punt
5 plays, 30 yards - Interception
3 plays -10 yards - Fumble

**** that looks great.

 

[HarryCarayisGoat]

If we lose, Allan Goldman should be fired on the spot.

 

[sebastian91]

They were able to hit some big pass plays, convert some 3rd downs, possess the ball for almost 40 minutes...yeah, the D played very well overall and made some big plays, but they gave up some plays, too.

So what Florida could be the best team in the SEC this year...... what are you saying? Miami's offense put Miami's defense in that position.

Florida's offense was on the field for 3/4 of the game and all Driskell could muster was 1Td, 2 ints and 290 yards passing w/ 50 of those yards coming from that last fluke drive that ended in Florida scoring that bogus TD to get to 16 points.

Driskell did nothing that game.... dink and dunk, Miami didnt get beat deep at all. It's not like he was "airing it out" get serious.

Based on all that Miami's defense played a **** of a game.... if Stephen Morris had the ball for 3/4 of a game he'd have over 500 yards passing w/ 5TDs minimum.

I don't understand your point relative to the conversation. I never said he was airing it out, and I never said the defense didn't play well. I said that they were very good against the run, great at getting takeaways, and good enough at everything else. What's wrong with that?

i dont understand why mention the Miami's D "gave up some plays, too" part if you werent trying to imply something?

i thought you were implying that they gave up some plays as if they got exposed or something.... everybody is going to give up some plays in a game. Nobody is going to have a negative yardage stat sheet.

They played a better game defensively then Florida did.... the scoreboard is proof.

That goes back to previous posts...I didn't quote those posts because it was getting too long. Anyway, I agree, the defense played well enough to win and made big plays when needed.

 

[sebastian91]

They were able to hit some big pass plays, convert some 3rd downs, possess the ball for almost 40 minutes...yeah, the D played very well overall and made some big plays, but they gave up some plays, too.

They happen to be one of the top teams in college football and have a team full of players that every team in college football wanted. They're going to make some plays here and there.

I agree.

 

[sebastian91]

You're missing the point (intentionally, I suspect, just to be a douche...if not, you're not as smart as I thought you were). There are some teams who can do all of those things (Bama, Oregon,...) and still beat a team like UNC. We are not one of those teams.

When they weren't taking the ball away from UF, they were struggling to get off the field. UF had the ball almost twice as long. The D struggled a lot vs. UF.

Wow

You essentially said we can't turn it over, the D can't stink and the offense can't stink. No ****. Even Oregon can lose if all aspects of your team are failing. This is nothing new. No team will win against another BCS team if you are failing in everything.

Against UF our defense was great. We watched different games. I saw a team force a ton of turnovers, hold them to 16 points (6 on a short field because of a punt block), a ton of sacks and tackles for loss.

LULZ at our defense struggling against uf.ag. We beat the sht out of those maggots and broke Driskell. Didn't they gain about 80 of their yards on that garbage time when we let up a little?

Very good against the run, great at getting takeaways. The rest, not so great, but good enough.

You left out the main thing, you know KEEPING POINTS OFF THE BOARD. Pretty sure that determines the score. We also had how many sacks? How many tackles for loss?

Fair points. In my opinion, the D had some struggles at times against UF.ag, but overall played very well and exceeded my expectations. They made some big plays and bailed out the offense numerous times. They were good enough to win, and that's all that matters.

 

[Consigliere]

Wow

You essentially said we can't turn it over, the D can't stink and the offense can't stink. No ****. Even Oregon can lose if all aspects of your team are failing. This is nothing new. No team will win against another BCS team if you are failing in everything.

Against UF our defense was great. We watched different games. I saw a team force a ton of turnovers, hold them to 16 points (6 on a short field because of a punt block), a ton of sacks and tackles for loss.

LULZ at our defense struggling against uf.ag. We beat the sht out of those maggots and broke Driskell. Didn't they gain about 80 of their yards on that garbage time when we let up a little?

Very good against the run, great at getting takeaways. The rest, not so great, but good enough.

You left out the main thing, you know KEEPING POINTS OFF THE BOARD. Pretty sure that determines the score. We also had how many sacks? How many tackles for loss?

Fair points. In my opinion, the D had some struggles at times against UF.ag, but overall played very well and exceeded my expectations. They made some big plays and bailed out the offense numerous times. They were good enough to win, and that's all that matters.

I was not aware of these struggles. I think our defense was dealt a bad hand but that is part of the game.

1. Since our offense could not maintain the ball UF was on offense 38 minutes and 20 seconds.

2. Remember the punt block, where did UF get the ball? Our 9 yard line.

3. The last touchdown was scored with 2 minutes left in the game.

It is hard to be upset with these things.

 

[CandyCane]

This is the kind of game you really have to be careful with, we're playing a talented team that has under performed and they've had a bye week to prepare. It's a night game on national tv and North Carolina is getting their star QB back for the game. This game will really tell us who we are.

 

[ball915]

One of the real questions is can this team actually handle success after being mediocre for so long. Certainly we know where Al is coming from "we haven't accomplished anything yet" but can the 18-22 year olds rise up, stay humble and not look ahead?

 

[sebastian91]

I was not aware of these struggles. I think our defense was dealt a bad hand but that is part of the game.

1. Since our offense could not maintain the ball UF was on offense 38 minutes and 20 seconds.

2. Remember the punt block, where did UF get the ball? Our 9 yard line.

3. The last touchdown was scored with 2 minutes left in the game.

It is hard to be upset with these things.

I don't disagree with your points (except #3...the defense was very soft on that drive and gave the reptiles a glimmer of hope...we didn't even force them to burn clock). My point is very simple, and I don't know why you guys are trying to make it so complicated. They were able to sustain some drives (4 drives over 4 mins into the early 3rd Q), and there were times when they were having some success moving the ball and converting on 3rd down. Those drives often didn't amount to anything, because the defense made some big plays at very opportune times. That's the important thing, but it doesn't take away that UF.ag was able to move the ball at times. I fully understand that UF.ag is one of the top teams in the 'best' conference, and we should expect them to have some success. I'm not at all disappointed or upset with the performance of the defense against UF.ag, but you guys get all panty-bunched because I point out that they had some success moving the ball at times. Whatever.

 

[capefearcane]

What has happened to our fan base...This team looks a lot different that those in the past under Shannon, COker **** even Goldens last 2 years...This will be a 16-17 point win

Trust but, verify. Should win, will win, want convincing beat down! I really don't think the team and AG are overlooking anyone - up to and including Wake Forest. Fans are nervous from past history - no shame in that. **** Happens.

 

[The Franchise]

You're missing the point (intentionally, I suspect, just to be a douche...if not, you're not as smart as I thought you were). There are some teams who can do all of those things (Bama, Oregon,...) and still beat a team like UNC. We are not one of those teams.

When they weren't taking the ball away from UF, they were struggling to get off the field. UF had the ball almost twice as long. The D struggled a lot vs. UF.

Wow

You essentially said we can't turn it over, the D can't stink and the offense can't stink. No ****. Even Oregon can lose if all aspects of your team are failing. This is nothing new. No team will win against another BCS team if you are failing in everything.

Against UF our defense was great. We watched different games. I saw a team force a ton of turnovers, hold them to 16 points (6 on a short field because of a punt block), a ton of sacks and tackles for loss.

LULZ at our defense struggling against uf.ag. We beat the sht out of those maggots and broke Driskell. Didn't they gain about 80 of their yards on that garbage time when we let up a little?

Very good against the run, great at getting takeaways. The rest, not so great, but good enough.

You left out the main thing, you know KEEPING POINTS OFF THE BOARD. Pretty sure that determines the score. We also had how many sacks? How many tackles for loss?

Score doesn't matter. This is Statball!

This dude sebastian must be a schmoe because he seems to enjoy getting tossed around.

 

[Jonnyblaze]

This is a "statement" game for UM, even though the opponent is 1-4. Miami has lost to UNC plenty of times over the years when Miami had the better roster. UNC will be playing to salvage their season and will not go quietly. A win next Thursday signifies Miami is done losing to teams they "should" be beating like GT and UNC. A win also means a double-digit win season goes from feasible to probable.

 

[The Franchise]

Fans are nervous from past history - no shame in that.

Yes there is.

 

[sebastian91]

Score doesn't matter. This is Statball!

This dude sebastian must be a schmoe because he seems to enjoy getting tossed around.

Can you read?

 

[capefearcane]

Fans are nervous from past history - no shame in that.

Yes there is.

OK if you say so it must be true. Having been a fan since the 60's - let's say I've seen some incredibly bad things happen along with all the good and the ugly.