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Some thoughts from last night at the Hard Rock...

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Where mfers are worse than Miss Cleo when it comes to predicting the future.
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After 9 wins: “will we able to afford to keep Al Golden”
Yes that was an actual thread. Dudes in here were worried that the frontrunners would come poaching for that guy.

I can go on and on. From predicting first round talent to coaching… etc etc

Now it’s the drop off for next year.
This train ain’t stopping for nobody.

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S.CarolinaCane said:
The one thing that got on my nerves the most while watching it on TV, was the Noles band constantly playing in the background. Our fans weren't even loud enough to drown out our rivals band in our own sold out stadium.
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Sorry, here, but the band was a none issue.
They were heard when we were quieting down just before we were lining up on a third down play on offense.
That’s it.
 
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ajkreider said:
I need to see it without Ward.

I'm sure FSU fans said they "like the trajectory" 3 months ago.
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You can easily make the argument that without Ward this is an 8 win team, at best. And in year 3 of a “recruiting guru” HC, that’s alarming. But he got Ward to come to Miami. So his recruiting prowess is what put this team over the top.

Save this argument for next year.
 
S.CarolinaCane said:
The one thing that got on my nerves the most while watching it on TV, was the Noles band constantly playing in the background. Our fans weren't even loud enough to drown out our rivals band in our own sold out stadium.
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That’s just dependent on where the live mic is. From my seats in the stadium I barely heard their band.
 
k9cane said:
OK, so some quick thoughts on the #Canes victory over FSU last night at Hard Rock

- Solid, methodical, measured win by Miami as they weren't particularly explosive in the throw game. But they were in control throughout and came out on top 36-14. Good teams win, great teams cover, right? His numbers weren't great, but I thought Cam Ward played a very controlled and mature game. He didn't get greedy and he understood that this FSU offense was limited (and really just flat out bad)

The only way Miami could lose this game was to give it away with turnovers. He seemed to hold onto the ball a bit too long at times but extending plays is part of his game. It wasn't the sustained fireworks many expected or the explosive knockout that many wanted. If this was a prizefight, Miami was Mike 'the Body Snatcher' McCallum on Saturday night. They just chipped away to the body and just broke down the Noles late.

It wasn't their best game offensively, but they still got over 200 yards-plus passing and rushing vs FSU. They still produced 31 first downs ,over 440 yards and had the ball for 35 minutes. The only thing really was missing were the big plays in the throw game

- Never thought I'd be at a game where Elijah Arroyo threw more touchdown passes than Ward.

- The Noles defensive front played hard and well(at least as it came to rushing the passer), which is no surprise. If there was a game where guys like Darrell Jackson were going to play hard it was this game. Jackson will be a guy who NFL teams will really debate about his effort and production prior to the draft. The Noles got five sacks and pressured Cam several other times. Thomas and Cypress are a good set of corners. Im not completely surprised by how this game played out. I know it's a cliche, but rivalry games are different and oftentimes more difficult.

But they also played a defense in way to not get completely blown out. In that sense they did gain a moral victory in what is now a 1-7 season.

- If Im Mike Norvell I keep going into this youth movement with underclassmen. There is an old saying -- if you're going to be bad, be young.

- Great to see Damien Martinez have another strong outing. He's running with some real authority and power, and he's become a reliable outlet receiver. He and Fletcher have become a really effective 1-2 punch, and Ajay Allen, watching him from the endzone seats, you can really see how good his feet are on the couple carries he got.

- Miami's defense needed a game like this. Lets be clear, they didn't play the 1999 Rams, but for the most part they played a pretty sound game, overall. It's a good way to build some confidence on the back end. They still give up the edge and lose contain more than a coach would probably like to see. But this defense will be at it's most effective when they are allowed to play from ahead and can rush the passer.

- So Miami snaps a three game losing streak to FSU. No matter how bad they are this year, it's always good to win rivalry games. After living through the five game losing streak in the beginning of the Butch Davis era, and then the 7 game skid to the Noles from 2010 to 2016, you learn not to take this stuff for granted.

- This was probably the most muted Miami-FSU game Ive attended, with the least amount of Nole fans in attendance. Yeah, records matter. Very good crowd at Hard Rock last night. They announced a sell-out and it did look full. But to be honest, it wasn't the atmosphere of the 2017 Notre Dame madhouse. But still, a fun night.

- Miami is now 8-0 in year three of Mario Cristobal. You can argue that he's well ahead of schedule, at the same time you could say that things were accelerated by the acquisition of Ward. Both can be true. But this is exactly the type of season Cristobal needed to lay the foundation for the future of his tenure at UM.

I love the trajectory of this program. (Slams fist on table, and walks away from tweet)
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I was hoping the podium would break like it did when Michael Moorer did it.
 
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S.CarolinaCane said:
The live mic must've been posted up right next to those annoying *** horns
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I was on their end in the 300’s on the side and only heard their band in the first quarter. After that I hardly remember hearing them.

My biggest issue is the DJ. Some of his song choices were awful. Also someone needs to teach him to not play music as Miami is in the huddle and lining up on offense. What an idiot. I couldn’t believe how bad he was with keeping the music on while Miami was on offense
 
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brock said:
You saw it “without ward” last night as we didn’t need him much in that game and still won by more than 3 scores and could have been even worse. It showed Miami is improving the roster regardless of what ward has done so far this year
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Agreed, the difference here is not just the players, but who acquires those players, recruiting and portal wise. Norvell is a good coach, blows as a recruiter. Mario is becoming a good coach, but is a great recruiter. Anyone that can’t see that trajectory has blinders on.
 
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Bender said:
Little made a monster tackle on that one carry of his. He was going on a big one if not for that.
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I really think Ajay against fatigued defenses (who get worn down by Fletcher and Martinez) can really be a late game weapon with his quickness and speed

Much like Travis Homer was early in 2017 before Mark Walton got hurt.

I'm glad he's found a role
 
brock said:
You saw it “without ward” last night as we didn’t need him much in that game and still won by more than 3 scores and could have been even worse. It showed Miami is improving the roster regardless of what ward has done so far this year
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Another big reason for this year's team resurgence is the much improved line play especially on the OL. Both sides of the line have improved.
 
S.CarolinaCane said:
The one thing that got on my nerves the most while watching it on TV, was the Noles band constantly playing in the background. Our fans weren't even loud enough to drown out our rivals band in our own sold out stadium.
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I kept wondering why I was hearing that stupid band so clearly on my TV. Wouldn't put it past ESPN to have setup their cameras and mics 10 feet away from FSU band. I'm sure it was plenty loud there but it definitely seemed like that was intentionally done.
 
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