Tonight your Miami Hurricanes will try to take the high road as they travel all the way up to Chapel Hill to face the North Carolina Tar Heels in a huge ACC match-up at Kenan Memorial Stadium.
UM has faced a lot of adversity in games on the road against UNC having dropped three of the last four contests even though the Canes did pull off a victory on their last trip to the Tar Heel State in 2011.
Miami enters the game as the odds on favorite (10 point spread) as they lead North Carolina in just about every statistical category. On paper, it appears that UM should beat UNC rather handily in tonight's game.
However, as we have learned time and time again, football games are not played on paper or with numbers, they are played in stadium with players.
Still, we thought it might be useful to break down some of the stats for both teams in a segment we like to call "By The Numbers":
- Total Offense: UM is ranked #21 in the NCAA, UNC is #76.
- Total Defense: UM is ranked #12, UNC comes in at #94.
- Scoring Offense: Miami is at #9 while UNC is at #93.
- Scoring Defense: Again UM is ranked at #9 while UNC is at #95.
- Turnover Margin: UM is at #14 and UNC is found at #102.
- Penalties/Game: UM is #101, UNC is at #107.
Here are the Canespace "Keys to the Game":
- Miami must avoid the costly turnovers that have plagued them in recent games. Miami has turned the ball over four times in each of their last two contests.
- Miami must get star RB Duke Johnson and the running game un-tracked after a few below average efforts by the offensive line.
- Miami must find a way to stop big and talented Tar Heel Tight End Eric Ebron who averages 4.5 catches and over 66 yards/game.
- Miami must score early to silence the crazed Carolina fan base who will show up all dressed in black instead of the traditional Carolina Blue for the special "Zero Dark Thursday" promotion going on at Kenan Stadium for tonight's nationally televised tilt on ESPN.
- Miami must find a way to win the special teams battle and get speedy WR Phillip Dorsett some much needed room on punt returns so he can take one to the house.
If Miami accomplishes these five goals then they should be able to (pun intended) blow their own horn as they emerge from this game with a perfect 6-0 record and an unblemished 2-0 ACC mark. We think they will.
GAME PREDICTION: UM 34 - UNC 20.
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Posted by: tjl | October 17, 2013 at 07:04 PM
Willis
Posted by: KYcane | October 17, 2013 at 07:06 PM
dos
Posted by: CalgaryCane | October 17, 2013 at 07:06 PM
tres...catorce
Posted by: LatinCane | October 17, 2013 at 07:12 PM
Your grammer is really poor for someone who writes a national article. Duke Johnson needs to get "on track", not un tracked!? That's the first of 4 glaring errors. Let's see if you can find them all!
Posted by: Juan Pierre | October 17, 2013 at 07:13 PM
JP, Let's see if you can be less of a glaring ass!
Posted by: Texcane | October 17, 2013 at 07:23 PM
Let's go Canes!
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | October 17, 2013 at 07:25 PM
Your grammer is really poor for someone who writes a national article. Duke Johnson needs to get "on track", not un tracked!? That's the first of 4 glaring errors. Let's see if you can find them all!
Posted by: Juan Pierre | October 17, 2013 at 07:13 PM
Oh, my! How embarrassing, JP. You might want to check your spelling.
Hint: it's grammAr, rather than your suggested spelling of grammEr.
EPIC FAIL, Son!
Posted by: BEERicane | October 17, 2013 at 07:26 PM
Got a Cane over here!!!!!!
Posted by: CGNC | October 17, 2013 at 07:42 PM
Let's Do This!!!!!!!
Posted by: CGNC | October 17, 2013 at 07:42 PM
Rain?
Posted by: MassivCane | October 17, 2013 at 07:43 PM
WOOSH! WOOSH!
Posted by: OCALACANE | October 17, 2013 at 07:43 PM
Beer, LMAO!!!!
Posted by: WWIN | October 17, 2013 at 07:44 PM
Aw hell, they wanna run out thru the smoke like us, we really gotta kick they @$$ now!!!!!
Posted by: WWIN | October 17, 2013 at 07:46 PM
Reporting for duty!!
Go 'canes!!
Posted by: Sarasota 'cane | October 17, 2013 at 07:48 PM
Damn!
Posted by: Sarasota 'cane | October 17, 2013 at 07:51 PM
Who was the punt returner for Miami on the first punt? What did I TELL U???
Posted by: SOUP | October 17, 2013 at 07:52 PM
Get that early TO out of the way
Posted by: BEERicane | October 17, 2013 at 07:52 PM
Go CANEZ!!!!!!!
Posted by: Sinistercane | October 17, 2013 at 07:52 PM
Hes forcing it downfield
Posted by: MassivCane | October 17, 2013 at 07:52 PM
Let's see if you can find them all!
Posted by: Juan Pierre | October 17, 2013 at 07:13 PM
GFYS!
Posted by: SOUP | October 17, 2013 at 07:53 PM
That was tight coverage and good play by the defender
Posted by: CGNC | October 17, 2013 at 07:54 PM
Morris got pressured and forced it. NOT good.
Posted by: SOUP | October 17, 2013 at 07:54 PM
AHHHHHHH!!!
Posted by: KYcane | October 17, 2013 at 07:54 PM
lol. The internet "grammer" police. What an idiot.
Posted by: noahcane5 | October 17, 2013 at 07:58 PM
Great play by T3!!
Posted by: CGNC | October 17, 2013 at 07:58 PM
YUP
Posted by: OCALACANE | October 17, 2013 at 07:58 PM
Awesome got it right back.
Posted by: noahcane5 | October 17, 2013 at 07:59 PM
Give them a dose of Duke!
Posted by: BigWindyCane1 | October 17, 2013 at 07:59 PM
Soup momo does that a couple of times EVERY game and always has.
Posted by: CGNC | October 17, 2013 at 07:59 PM
Dodged a bullitt
Posted by: KYcane | October 17, 2013 at 08:00 PM
Give it to Duke. 8 will break one just be patient.
Posted by: BigWindyCane1 | October 17, 2013 at 08:00 PM
Grate plaa by Howerd on the intersepcion.
Posted by: SOUP | October 17, 2013 at 08:01 PM
Awesome Soup tat' hilarriouss.
Posted by: noahcane5 | October 17, 2013 at 08:05 PM
sloppy red zone. but I will take the 3 points
Posted by: CGNC | October 17, 2013 at 08:07 PM
Worst goal line play calling since the Miami Dolphin last week.
Posted by: SOUP | October 17, 2013 at 08:11 PM
keep it on the ground please
Posted by: TJL | October 17, 2013 at 08:12 PM
Morris is off tonight. I hope he warms up. I hope that ankle is better.
Posted by: BigWindyCane1 | October 17, 2013 at 08:13 PM
I thoguht a quik hiter to Dook wood have scorred on furts down, whi run a delaa and then wyde at the gool lyne?
Posted by: SOUP | October 17, 2013 at 08:13 PM
Did Soup hit his head, or is it.... :-0
Posted by: Sarasota 'cane | October 17, 2013 at 08:16 PM
We gotta clean up the sloppy play and take control of the game!
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | October 17, 2013 at 08:17 PM
Where did waun peair go to. I know you are sill reading. Why are you not posting anymore?
Posted by: noahcane5 | October 17, 2013 at 08:18 PM
Great D!
Posted by: BEERicane | October 17, 2013 at 08:18 PM
damn they have a one man team
Posted by: TJL | October 17, 2013 at 08:19 PM
These Canes better buckle up their chinstraps and wake up
Posted by: KYcane | October 17, 2013 at 08:19 PM
Were gonna be fine. I think.
Posted by: noahcane5 | October 17, 2013 at 08:19 PM
Because I put JP in his place, NC5
Posted by: BEERicane | October 17, 2013 at 08:19 PM
Why doesn't ANYBODY listen to me? I told U 20 times today about Ebron. OhioCane says we got this? Well NOT so much.
Now U know why I was NERVOUS!
Posted by: SOUP | October 17, 2013 at 08:20 PM
Yean Beeri you're right.
Posted by: noahcane5 | October 17, 2013 at 08:21 PM
oops yeah
Posted by: noahcane5 | October 17, 2013 at 08:21 PM