Game Day Blog: The Pattern

If you are reading this article then it is very likely that you have been following the University of Miami football program under head coach Randy Shannon over the last four years. 

You probably know that Coach Shannon has shown steady progress and improved the team's regular season record by two games each and every year at Miami, going from 5-7 in 2007, to 7-5 in 2008 and then 9-3 in 2009. 

Unfortunately for Team Shannon that will not be possible in 2010 with the team already sitting at 5-3 (3-2 ACC) eight games into this season with four games remaining.

Shannon's over all record since taking over the head coaching duties at Miami is 26-20 overall and 14-15 in the ACC. 

During this time there has emerged a confusing if not disturbing trend or pattern in winning and losing games whether at home or on the road. 

 
The pattern, especially over the last two years most often looks something like this: W L WW L WW L WW L W.  Yet, trying to understand why the pattern exists or attempting to solve the problem has been much like solving Rubik's Cube: frustrating, time consuming and full of trials and errors. 

The riddle Miami fans, coaches and players have been trying to figure out is: Why do the Hurricanes play lights out at times and at other times as if the light never even came on?  The next question is how does this team break the negative pattern of following a big win with an even bigger loss?

 
Following that pattern, and after the shocking loss to Virginia last week, the game against Maryland is a lock to go down as a "W" for the Hurricanes this week as is the game against Georgia Tech.

The next loss would be to Virginia Tech at home before a final season ending win against USF also at Sun Life Stadium. 

So Hurricane fans do you believe in "The Pattern"?   Does it exist and if so why?

Do you believe that the pattern will hold true once again and that Miami will finish at 8-4 this season with wins over Maryland, GT and USF and a loss to VT? 

And if the pattern does hold up and the Hurricanes do end up at 8-4 how will you feel about that outcome for the 2010 season?

Comments

[macjones]

Bloody NINTH game of the season, and the Punnuzio Un-special teams still continue to FUC! up.

[SWFLCANE]

Offense looks good with our best offensive players finally in the game.

[SinisterCane]

Soup wrote:

27-24 maryland :(
Speical teams plays like speical ed.
Posted by: SinisterCane | November 06, 2010 at 10:20 AM
The always positive Sinister pokes his head in the door once again.
Bosher misses another extra point and I'm gonna freak!

For the love of God I want to be wrong by the way Soup time to get your freak on lol, jk.

[macjones]

Where have you been MORRIS?

Posted by: mi@mic@ne | November 06, 2010 at 12:24 PM

Duh, yous still asleep like the Zombie.

Didn't u hear the news. Shannon has Morris' handcuffed.

[Caniak aka true cane]

what is the score guys, I do not have espnU

[mi@mic@ne]

Call a post ...on a rope pleassseee ...

[USAFCane]

another missed extra point? Bosher miss?

[mi@mic@ne]

What happened to miller? coop blew that one take him out

[SWFLCANE]

6-0 canes after another botched extra point

[mi@mic@ne]

we lost 40 yrds on that last st holding... put miller in

[mi@mic@ne]

we gave them 20 yds on the exchange

[ZarO]

go canes im out to work!!!

[mi@mic@ne]

no body comes in from the de position

[mi@mic@ne]

can we get a replay from the math classes? LMAO

[macjones]

Duke 14... MIGHTY Virginia 7. A first-quarter score.

[macjones]

FIFTH-YEAR Senior Ryan Hill simply gets beat!

Oh the missed extra point, due to Whipple Jr.'s butter hands. LMAO

[mi@mic@ne]

Defense is like a vanilla milkshake.

[mi@mic@ne]

Ryan hill 6 ft... to much physical play by the receiver this is going to happen all game long. this guy is too big for our backs on an island.

[macjones]

The longer yous keep an average squad like Maryland in the game. The more difficult it will make Miami's opportunity to win. Especially in front of an embarrassing Cane crowd.

[macjones]

Ryan hill 6 ft... to much physical play by the receiver this is going to happen all game long. this guy is too big for our backs on an island.

Posted by: mi@mic@ne | November 06, 2010 at 12:49 PM

Not necessarily!

Hurricanes D-line ain't getting no pressure on Turtle's QB.

[mi@mic@ne]

Do not take miller out pleassssssssseeeeeee

[mi@mic@ne]

Can we get a replay of the study hall? Canes must be excellent students LMAO

[macjones]

oh those turnovers!

Miami has to score on their next drive! No if's, but's or may be's.

Maryland has all the MoJo on their sidelines, now.

Now, do U'all Cane rowdies understand why I retired from the score prediction racket. LOL

[USAFCane]

oh my, not very good

[mi@mic@ne]

Morris throws into coverage... the slow linebacker stumbles into the endzone

[macjones]

This next drive will show U'all Canespacers what kind of mettle and true girt and resiliency Team Shannon.

It's absolutely imperative Miami gets at least a bloody FG. But then again, that's no guarantee.

[mi@mic@ne]

Geezzzzzzzz is miller already gassed?

[mi@mic@ne]

if miller is not available we cannot run

[mi@mic@ne]

what a rope...

[mi@mic@ne]

geezzzzzzzzzz where has this guy been ... we cant even block

[SWFLCANE]

Miller got hurt on the interception return

[mi@mic@ne]

if Morris throws the ball in the rite place we win. just run a play for two...less study hall and more st practice...

[macjones]

That missed X-point is all on Boscher.

He's bloody in a daze!

Those points could come back to haunt Team Shannon.

[USAFCane]

terrible stream today, run and we have a chance?

[SOUP]

For the love of God I want to be wrong by the way Soup time to get your freak on lol, jk.

Posted by: SinisterCane | November 06, 2010 at 12:28 PM

I was FREAKIN when he missed the first XP.

But now I am smiling: MIKE JAMES!!!

But now after the second missed XP?

I'm just LOL.

[macjones]

This next drive will show U'all Canespacers what kind of mettle and true girt and resiliency Team Shannon.

It's absolutely imperative Miami gets at least a bloody FG. But then again, that's no guarantee.

Posted by: macjones | November 06, 2010 at 01:00 PM

I bloody REST MY CASE!!

Cane defense needs to get Morris and his Hurricane posse back the football.

[mi@mic@ne]

randy has got to get these guys out of the funk on st... this is high schoolish

[USAFCane]

another missed point? what id the record on a season. poor coaching, poor players

[SWFLCANE]

Duke up on Virginia 21-7!

[mi@mic@ne]

Let Whipple take over st... bench the coach ...its time for d to take some plays off

[mi@mic@ne]

Whipple needs to do what he does best... kick some azzzz on the side lines.

[SOUP]

its time for d to take some plays off

Posted by: mi@mic@ne | November 06, 2010 at 01:11 PM

U called it. Maryland driving...

[mi@mic@ne]

Whipple needs to take over this laisse faire

[macjones]

another missed point? what id the record on a season. poor coaching, poor players

Posted by: USAFCane | November 06, 2010 at 01:10 PM

No matter what level of play, football games are won during the week.

It seems game preparation comes difficult for Team Shannon. F.S.U. and Virginia anyone.

[macjones]

Baily playing DT, because the other DT's are gassed.

[mi@mic@ne]

I told you we need to match their scoring.

[macjones]

C-Mac was late on the coverage, again.

[mi@mic@ne]

can we get a replay of the Canes sharpening their pencils? LMAO go Whipple

[macjones]

Let Whipple take over st... bench the coach ...its time for d to take some plays off

Posted by: mi@mic@ne | November 06, 2010 at 01:11 PM

The Whipple Factor has trouble enough handling Miami's ' suspect bland offensive! '

[Caniak aka true cane]

This is going to be bad, the terps are going to beat team shannon