And yes, I agree with the emails I’ve received regarding some poor officiating in the game. That said, when you lose 51-13 you sort of lose the right to blame the refs. Regarding those of you on suicide watch about the 38-point beat down, get over it the same way this team has to. The Canes are 1-1 and there’s a lot of football to be played. Lest not forget, an undefeated #2 Oklahoma team was beat down 55-19 in the National Championship game a few years back.
It happens. The wheels can fall off when you’re doing nothing offensively and your defense temporarily staves off the onslaught from a superior offense. Eventually something’s gotta give. Put it behind you. Don’t dwell on the score. A loss is a loss. Good teams can get punked on the scoreboard. It happens. Move on.
As for the commentary that our coaching staff needs to go, I won’t even discuss the stupidity in those statements. We’re two games into this era and some of you are already off board? Pathetic. No mystery why this fan base is one of the most heavily criticized in the sport.
Kyle Wright
hasn’t panned out and Kirby Freeman can only do so much. Behind them, a walk on; the position depleted with Coker losing potential recruits Pat Devlin, Derek Shaw and Nick Fanuzzi in back-to-back-to-back seasons and with no Plan B in mind.Miami will only be as solid as their quarterback play. Robert Marve better be the second coming if this program is going to turn it around as soon as 2008.
Intercept a pass, snatch momentum back. Hold OU to three instead of seven and you’re still in the game. These Canes break every time they can barely afford to bend. You only get so many chances on the road against a top five team.
Great teams don’t make these mistakes, nor should they need two third down pass interference calls to keep drives alive for the game’s lone touchdown. The Canes are low on elite talent.
Wright was hardly flawless, but in watching him come off the bench he had much better rhythm and feel than Freeman. The big game setting didn’t faze him. #3 did as much as he could with this team in this situation and he looked hungrier having lost the job and getting a chance to win it back.
There’s only one scenario I see for 2007. Wright is your starter, Freeman is your back up and it’s time to burn, baby, burn in regards to Marve’s redshirt. Once healthy, the freshman needs to see the field. Wright is gone in 2008 and Freeman isn’t the guy to lead this offense. Marve needs to get his feet wet now. If he’s as good as advertised, he’s not sticking around more than four years anyways.
Get to 4-1 and welcome Georgia Tech into the Orange Bowl on October 13th for the next “game of the year”. The ACC again looks down this year, with the exception of the Yellow Jackets. Miami is better than a North Carolina, NC State, Duke or Virginia. Florida State looked beatable at 1-1, struggling with UAB yesterday while Virginia Tech got manhandled at LSU. There’s no reason Miami can’t head into the season finale at Boston College a one-loss team.
Every team on the remaining schedule would’ve gotten equally as throttled by Oklahoma. That’s not the measuring stick for Miami 2007. We started this season unranked and aren’t ready to match up with top five teams on the road. As of now, Miami doesn’t look to even face a top ten team for the remainder of 2007. Let’s not throw in the towel just yet.
You want to aim for undefeated, fine, but any realistic talk about winning it all was off base. It’s time to now reassess goals. Win the ACC. It’s doable as the conference is down again this year.
I’m all for the big talk if results are delivered, but Miami hasn’t won a meaningful road game since November 2005. Can the soundbites and focus executing and winning ball games from here on out.
Miami will be great again as Shannon continues to recruit top-ranked talent. Find conference success this year, build for the future and attempt to make a serious splash in 2008. 2007 can still be a special season, but it starts with an ounce of humility after a big loss as well as the ability to bounce back quickly and regroup as several important match ups remain between now and December.
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