In My Humble Opinion (IMHO)

Yesterday's shameful loss by Miami to Virginia was a symptom of much larger "systemic" problems for the Hurricanes. Let me explain.

Sure, you could argue that the loss was bad enough to stand alone on its own merits among some of the worst losses in the modern era for Miami. That was if you did not watch the FSU game and the cluster that it unveiled right before your eyes. Even after a miraculous comeback against the Seminoles most of you educated fans knew right then that the Hurricanes were in trouble, now didn't you? Yeah, I thought so.

The loss to Virginia was not one of the worst by the score or style of defeat, but simply by playing well below the weaker competition. Most long-time Hurricane fans have not easily forgotten the 48-0 loss in the last game at the Orange Bowl that UVA laid on UM. But apparently the passage of time, players and coaches have let that fade from their collective memory so we will give that a pass.

Funny how that doesn't happen when Miami plays Notre Dame or Ohio State, now does it? But I digress. What is systemically wrong with your Miami Hurricanes football team can be summed up fairly easily.

1. The head coach is also moonlighting as the offensive coordinator.
2. The offensive scheme is totally antiquated and has proven to be ineffective.
3. The play calling is way too simplistic, redundant and unimaginative.
4. The head coach's son is the QB coach and the QBs performance has been horrible.
5. There is (in fact) no real special teams coach and one third of the game is being ignored.

Let's break these issues down one at a time:

1. The offense has been a failure. There is no arguing or debating this fact. Three years and three quarterbacks later the Canes still can't score early, often, consistently or especially when needed against any sign of competition. Clemson and Wisconsin proved it. FSU almost did this year but leave it to lowly Virginia to pin the tail on the donkey. Virginia stuffed the Canes in their attempt at a futile comeback against an un-ranked, allegedly hopeless and hapless ACC rival.
2. Dust collects daily on Mark Richts' 1972-82 offense. He was relieved of OC duties and eventually got fired from being a head coach at Georgia because of the same old, same old rust bucket offense. It didn't work then, it isn't working now and it will not work at all in the current era of college pass happy football. The 1972 Dolphins were perfect with this offense. Unfortunately, Griese, Warfield, Csonka, Kick, Morris and Shula have moved on.
3. We apparently have four plays? Canes fans were joking on Facebook today that UM has four basic plays that can be found on the video game football programs that consists of two running plays and two pass plays. While I could not prove this in a court of law I can say that most fans feel the same way. The announcers on TV call the plays we are going to run, the fans in the stadium call the plays and we are absolutely certain that highly paid and trained defensive coordinators can call the same plays as well. It has gone beyond the point of frustration to complete embarrassment.
4. Three QBs in three years and nothing to show for it? Simply stated, the QB performance has let down this team. But how are you going to fire your son for poor performance when you hired him out of nepotism in the first place. This IMHO may be the biggest bad mark against "Smart Mark" (OGV reference) that I can site so far. This is so ripe for criticism that it makes it such an obviously bad decision in the first place. This was a dumb move Smart Mark.
5. One third of the game is special teams. Miami has (let's be real) no actual special teams coordinator. Miami's special teams' performance has been putrid, no wait that is too generous, it has been a nightmare. Sure TE coach Todd Hartley is allegedly the ST coach but we know that he is still on this staff because he can recruit, not because he is a special teams genius. One third of the game is being lost each and every game before it starts and Manny Diaz must be livid about his defense being put in such a bad position all the time.

Before closing let me say that I believe all Miami Hurricane fans want Mark Richt to succeed. He is a former Hurricane player and came back to his alma mater out of love for the school and a chance to rebuild the once proud program. But, then again, we all wanted Randy Shannon to succeed also and we all know how that turned out.

Richt is a genuinely good man. He has done many good things for the University of Miami and has been generous of his time and money, contributing a cool $1 million to the indoor practice facility. But his job is to win football games. When he does a good job he deserves all the credit in the world. And, when the team plays poorly and loses, he deserves the blame too.

If he is willing to take a serious inventory of what needs to be done to fix things I believe he can be very successful at UM. The only questions that remain are will he, and if so, how soon will he address the issues that everyone can clearly see.

But hey, that's just in my humble opinion.

Comments

[TruCane81]

Can’t it be countered that when he opened it up a little with Malik the result was completion, completion...fluttering duck picked off and returned into Virginia territory?

Not disagreeing with you, just curious.

Posted by: Go Canes!! | October 18, 2018 at 02:04 PM

The only way to keep Malik from throwing picks is to not throw.

The only way to keep Perry from throwing picks is to not throw.

We will have to live with some turnovers.

Run, run, pass, shank or run, run, run shank has the same effect.

But if we do that, the offense is pure bust. Mixing it up and having a robust short passing game FROM THE OPENING DRIVE to the final drive gives us a chance at the boom.

But we can be more creative running.

The empty jet motion has been successful. Where are the follow up plays to that? Why not run the same concept with 10 personnel and have two backs, one in the slot?

This conceding defeat when we have stuff that works and is abandoned really gets me. It is getting to the players too.

[SOUP]

NEW BLOG IS UP!

[Terrance Sullivan]

Soup, KYCane I have us booked at Gables Inn for February 15-17th as well. We can pick the weekend at a later time.

[Old Skool]

Well this could make college basketball more interesting. ESPN reported the following

"the NBA's G League is creating a new venture as an alternative to the one-and-done route for the best American basketball prospects, it was announced Thursday.

As part of a newly formed professional path starting in the summer of 2019, the G League will offer "Select Contracts" worth $125,000 to elite prospects who are at least 18 years old but not yet eligible for the NBA draft.

The G League will target recent or would-be high school graduates who otherwise would have likely spent just one season playing college basketball, enticing them not only with a six-figure salary but also the opportunity to benefit from NBA infrastructure, as well as a bevy of off-court development programs "geared toward facilitating and accelerating their transition to the pro game," league president Malcolm Turner told ESPN.

Without the restrictions of the NCAA's amateurism rules, players will also be free to hire agents, profit off their likenesses and pursue marketing deals from sneaker companies and the like, which could be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in endorsement opportunities to top prospects."

[Terrance Sullivan]

Yes Sir Soup! Matter of Fact I will book for February 15-17 at Gables INN just to be on safe side and we can cancel whatever weekend we do not use.

[SOUP]

TSully...we can change the dates if necessary?

[SOUP]

Over 400 comments? People are FIRED UP!

[Terrance Sullivan]

Soup and KYCane the baseball schedule has been announced and unfortunately the weekend we planned for the Four Play they will be playing the Gators in Gainesville. They open the season at home the weekend before against Rutgers on February 15-17th. but on that weekend no basketball men's or women's still waiting and holding out hope for Women's Tennis we will see how their schedule is and we will make everything official. Go Canes!

[nemo2002]

Word on the street is that N'Kosi Perry won't win the Heisman Trophy this year after all.
Go figure!
Go Canes!

[HillviewCane]

Posted by: Go Canes!! | October 18, 2018 at 11:06 AM

I think Kaaya had a worse o-line. Add his inability to run...man o man

[Old Skool]

400 some serious blogging going on

[Dude on a Pale Horse]

Bible talk on canespace? Yeah, I'll just save everyone the time and take self imposed a ban now.

Posted by: Go Canes!! | October 18, 2018 at 03:32 PM

we back

[Go Canes!!]

Sigh:

https://www.canesinsight.com/threads/what-going-on-here.138803/

[solarcane]

Pentateuch

[SOUP]

DAILY DOUBLE: Name the first five books in the Old Testament of the bible?

[SOUP]

Matt. Mark. Luke. John

Posted by: mi@mic@ne | October 18, 2018 at 01:32 PM

Well done!

#BonusRound

[SOUP]

Back in the day our olines were really good...they attributed it to pushing around a Volkswagen in the parking lot...just saying

Posted by: mi@mic@ne | October 18, 2018 at 12:13 PM

Been there seen that back in 1981-86. Bldg 36 parking lot right in front of Eaton Hall.

[Go Canes!!]

Posted by: TruCane81 | October 18, 2018 at 12:41 PM

Can’t it be countered that when he opened it up a little with Malik the result was completion, completion...fluttering duck picked off and returned into Virginia territory?

Not disagreeing with you, just curious.

[solarcane]

Berlin comeback beating Florida

When you get a chance check out the offensive line blocking, the play calling,the velocity on the ball and the accuracy, and most of all the refuse to lose attitude.

After watching how hard we used to play you will vomit in your mouth when
you picture Rosier and our ofensive
line meandering about next game

Ihttps://youtu.be/Qc5erbhNYao

[Dude on a Pale Horse]

The only way I could consider this season a success is 1) a switch flips, the OL looks outstanding and the O starts playing much better, Miami wins out and goes to the ACC CG, where the either a) play Clemson tough, or b) actually beat them. 2) Close hard in recruiting, landing 5* Neal, 4* Richards, 4* Zipperer, 4*s Bogle, Weaver & Summerall, 4* Ingraham and 4* Stevenson. 3) Winning a bowl against a good team. No less than 10-3 with a bowl will do and an elite rectuiting class.

[mi@mic@ne]

Matt. Mark. Luke. John

[SOUP]

Name the four gospels in the new testament in the order that they appear in the bible. No Google searches are allowed. Ready...GO!

[Tsully76]

LOL Zilla haha I am at peace with it. It's on Coach Richt either he gets this crap fixed or he will suffer the same fate as Shannon and Golden. It's pretty simple lol.

[canezilla]

I COULD SEE TERANCE DOING BACKFLIPS WHEN COACH NAMED ROSIER THE START VS BC

[TruCane81]

Am NOT turning this into a Kaaya thing, it could be any decent QB..Same OC, same HC, same QB coach, play calling more or less the same. But an accurate QB and better o-line play.

Is CMR dumbing down the O, to the point of massive overreacting, because he didn’t trust any qb and his o-line?

Honestly have no idea what’s going on in Coral gables.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uGR-_KIjiSg

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CSCUGKrlEqM

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_A5EK-actsk

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx5DFRttlaM

Posted by: Go Canes!! | October 18, 2018 at 11:06 AM

After the putrid play of the offense during the four game skid, we finally started getting the ball out of Brad’s hands quicker.

All of a sudden, we were able to sustain drives, score points, and pull our weight with the vastly improved defense.

This just proves the point.

The plays are there.

I hope you checked out that Syracuse game from last year I posted yesterday.

Malik looked like a actual playable qb that could move the ball reasonably. They mixed up the formations and got the ball out of his hand quick and he looked decent.

Then Richt went back to the garbage ass play rhythm that got us the 2016 and 2017 losing streaks.

It is obvious to everyone but Richt what works for us and what does not. I think he really despises momentum because whenever we get some, he kills it with HIS philosophy.

He is killing the team because he wants things HIS way. But he doesn’t appear to have the “it” factor and fortitude to enforce it.

JUST WATCH HIS DEMEANOR AND ACTIONS. The way he looks on the sideline. The way he does interviews. He has perpetrating beta written all over him. The team sees it everyday and have no confidence in him or themselves.

I keep telling y’all. You can look in a coach’s eyes and see all you need to know. What eye see in Richt’s eyes disturbs me. Others see it too. But they want to say we need better players or we need to learn our assignments or some other nonsense to not face the truth.

The truth is scary. It means we have problems that could be fixed by better recruits, but not necessarily. If the recruits are not the solution, then WOE.

I did the same thing with NoD and Golden’s defense.I wanted to believe the personel and execution excuses because they are easier to solve. You can tell yourself we are just a year away from competent football.

But when I saw them repeatedly run two deep safeties on goal line, I knew in my heart we were a 5 alarm dumpster fire. We were YEARS and a different coaching staff away from contention.

That is a BITTER pill to swallow.

Diaz waltzed in and took No D’s guys with some true freshmen and went from historically bad to a decent, hard hitting defense. He tried to piss it away with ridiculous blitz calls but he seems to be learning his lesson and adjusting.

The same thing can be done with the offense with the guys on the current roster.

We won’t be a 600 yard, 50 point per game unit, but we got what it takes to get 27-30 in acc play.

With THE PILLAGE, that is all you need to be a program the big time recruits want to play for.

[mi@mic@ne]

Back in the day our olines were really good...they attributed it to pushing around a Volkswagen in the parking lot...just saying

[Herbieibis]

Change the play at the line of scrimmage, then u better make dam sure u call the right play and not over throw into double coverage. Dude had good stats against chump comp. Did okay against FSU throwing g
The TD passes but 13 for 32 is pitiful. Both QB's have problems against elevated comp.

[Go Canes!!]

Danny Kannell: I must say I’m a little perplexed that CMR is going back to Rosier. There must be more to the story with Perry. Maybe he’s not practicing/preparing up to the level of a starter???

[Tsully76]

Exceptional Blogging Family. Keep up the great work.

[Go Canes!!]

Am NOT turning this into a Kaaya thing, it could be any decent QB..Same OC, same HC, same QB coach, play calling more or less the same. But an accurate QB and better o-line play.

Is CMR dumbing down the O, to the point of massive overreacting, because he didn’t trust any qb and his o-line?

Honestly have no idea what’s going on in Coral gables.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uGR-_KIjiSg

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CSCUGKrlEqM

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_A5EK-actsk

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx5DFRttlaM

[Gin & Tonic]

Perry hasn't taken advantage of the opportunity given to him. Look at his stats.

First Three Games:
SSU 9/14 93 Yards 3 Td 1 Int 35.3 QBR
FIU 17/25 224 Yards 3 Td 1 Int 92.9 QBR
UNC 8/12 125 Yards 1 Td 1 Int 68.8 QBR

Last Two Games:
FSU 13/32 204 Yards 4 Td 0 Int 49.1 QBR
UVA 3/6 20 Yards 0 Td 2 Int 0.1 QBR

Last 2 Games completing 42% of his passes.

He opened the door for his ass to get yanked audibles or no audibles.

[SOUP]

That would be the ONLY reason that could justify the benching of Perry.

Posted by: BigWindyCane1 | October 18, 2018 at 10:27 AM

Benching him for a couple series or the rest of the first half? YES

Correct it at halftime and send him back out there? YES

[solarcane]

I think if we are going to stick to the ol gameplan we should start teaching our receivers to tackle

[raizecane]

hot route play works every time......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OULR0tTupeg

[BigWindyCane1]

Ugh... I hate to give any of the rumors steam, but a couple of different people are saying Perry was pulled for undermining the play calls with his own audibles. After the 2nd INT Richt had enough, hence the "maturity" comment. Dont know if its true, but it seems like it could be?

Posted by: Dude on a Pale Horse | October 18, 2018 at 01:33 AM

Makes sense. Go Canes has a point. If Perry audibles out of a play called by CMR and gets an INT, that would have justifiably angered CMR enough to pull Perry. That could also lead to other trust issues down the line.

I think UVA had a delayed blitz on that INT, and they clearly fooled him. I don't know what play CMR called, but Perry threw right into coverage and it made Perry look like a HS QB, not a major college QB.

Perry totally failed QB 101 in that he didn't recognize the safety and coverage. I am not saying the INT was entirely Perry's fault, but changing the play and throwing an INT is enough to cause a coach to lose faith in his QB. That would be the ONLY reason that could justify the benching of Perry.

[SOUP]

Go Canes...nailed it.

[Go Canes!!]

In other words - "coach, your play calling sucks ass".

Posted by: raizecane | October 18, 2018 at 07:17 AM

Just a little suggestion for Perry. If you're going to audible out to protest suck ass play calling, don't get picked off.

[raizecane]

Perry was pulled for undermining the play calls with his own audibles. After the 2nd INT Richt had enough, hence the "maturity" comment. Dont know if its true, but it seems like it could be?

Posted by: Dude on a Pale Horse | October 18, 2018 at 01:33 AM

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In other words - "coach, your play calling sucks ass".

[raizecane]

Posted by: SOUP | October 17, 2018 at 10:47 PM

*************************************

addy sent :-)

[Go Canes!!]

Posted by: Dude on a Pale Horse | October 18, 2018 at 01:33 AM

Read the same kind of thing TD. Said yesterday this move is inexplicable unless there’s a discipline or comprehension issue.

Could it be both?

[IraqiCane]

I used to think you had good judgement. Don’t do this to yourself. Only disappointment awaits.

Posted by: BEERicane | October 17, 2018 at 11:05 PM

That no shit made me LOL!!!

[Dude on a Pale Horse]

Posted by: solarcane | October 18, 2018 at 01:39 AM

Richt is working with him, says Perry will play against BC... man bro... a 38-17 win for our Canes sure would help this team right now.

[Dude on a Pale Horse]

Posted by: Herbieibis | October 18, 2018 at 12:05 AM

Smith, Stevenson are the cake, Nunn is the icing. If we can redshirt Nunn, we are going to be looking really good at safetey for a while. Carter & Hall already look really good, and Finley too. At CB we got Couch & Brownlee who are both studs, plus Good an interesting project. Just looking at 2 really big fish left, we need 1 of Dent and Stevenson.

[solarcane]

Dude
Man I hope there is something else to it.Kosi already serving a suspension, then second guessing Richt will have him on the pine

[Dude on a Pale Horse]

Ugh... I hate to give any of the rumors steam, but a couple of different people are saying Perry was pulled for undermining the play calls with his own audibles. After the 2nd INT Richt had enough, hence the "maturity" comment. Dont know if its true, but it seems like it could be?

[solarcane]

That should have been led not throws 5 td, its late

[John]

https://247sports.com/college/miami/Article/South-Dade-2020-offensive-lineman-Jonathan-Denis-decommits-from-Miami-123438494/

We are already in trouble with recruits. That Top 2020 class is starting to crumble just like 2019 has and some classes before that which had great hype.

[solarcane]

10 years ago this week

( Or one more from a decade of poor coaching decisions)

Duke Game
Marve gets benched, Harris comes in throws 5 tds in second half, Marve starts the next game

Harris led UM to touchdowns on five of eight possessions in the second half before taking a knee to run out the clock. He looked like a good fit for the no-huddle, shotgun attack UM used extensively in the second half, showing a knack for sifting through defenders on draw plays.

Shannon said Marve would start when the Hurricanes host Wake Forest next Saturday. Marve and Harris each said they were content to share the duties

[solarcane]

10 years ago this month

or you don't know what you've got til it's gone

Bosher Named Finalist for Groza Awar

Bosher University of Miami sophomore kicker/punter Matt Bosher has been named a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award given to the nation's top kicker. Bosher is one of 20 semifinalists in contention for the award.

Bosher, who won the local Lou Groza high school Place-Kicker of the Year Award in Palm Beach County in 2004 and 2005, is 12-of-13 in field goal attempts with a career-long of 52 yards already this season for the Hurricanes. He leads the team in scoring with 64 points and has connected on two field goals of 50-plus yards.

The Lou Groza Award is sponsored by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission.

[Dude on a Pale Horse]

Nunn committing is a good pick up. This team (fanbase) needs a win bad, and a fairly good win at that. On a related note, pride before the fall Mark, pride before the fall. Hire an OC.

[Herbieibis]

Ok, 4.3 is blazing, 4.4 is fast 4.5 is ok, especially for a DB. I did say earlier I thought Nunn would be a flip, if we didn't get Stephens but if we got both it would be icing on the cake. Got the cake, now we need the icing.

[WWIN]

Posted by: Go Canes!! | October 17, 2018 at 10:13 PM

Can he play awfensive tackle???

[solarcane]

Do the guys singing on the Bounce dryer sheet commercial sing better than The Outfield or is it just me?

[solarcane]

BEERI
I just polished off a half a box of those mini eclairs, maybe my sugar has spiked through the roof lol

[BEERicane]

Rosier will start but Kosi will be in and out for a couple different series before halftime I believe.

Maybe Richt is letting BC
prepare for Rosiers deceptive deep game?

I also think we are going to see plays from the 21st century to start the game.

Maybe a few extra days of self reflection will pay off.

Posted by: solarcane

I used to think you had good judgement. Don’t do this to yourself. Only disappointment awaits.

[solarcane]

Rosier will start but Kosi will be in and out for a couple different series before halftime I believe.

Maybe Richt is letting BC
prepare for Rosiers deceptive deep game?

I also think we are going to see plays from the 21st century to start the game.

Maybe a few extra days of self reflection will pay off.

[SOUP]

RiazeCane...you can have my Duke tickets. I will mail them to you. Text me a mailing address. I may still go but if I do I will get a ticket from Rob or Kenny. They always have an extra. I am SURE others will as well if I decide to go.

[SOUP]

More passes to the RB's, quick slants to the WR, and more seam and drag routes for the TE's is the ticket for success! And please please let's have guy in motion to at least let the defense think a little bit!

Posted by: thirstybuzzardcane | October 17, 2018 at 09:02 PM

OK...for the LAST time: STOP COACHING!

Your job is to be a FAN.

His job is to coach.

#GetItStraightJunior

[SOUP]

Recruit better players. Imo he will fix this part. He’s got a top LT committed and HAS to get Neal.

Posted by: Go Canes!! | October 17, 2018 at 07:26 PM

No, not even close. You have to be delusional to try to believe this and stupid to actually WRITE IT DOWN on a blog!

#TheEvidenceIsBlinding

[Go Canes!!]

Breaking: DB Nunn Commits to Miami

ByANDREW IVINS

Mark Richt and the Hurricanes have landed a commitment from one of Miami-Dade County’s top seniors.

Miami Palmetto three-star defensive back Cornelius Nunn gave a verbal pledge to Miami on Wednesday after visiting Coral Gables with mom.

Nunn, who clocked a blazing 4.54 in the 40-yard dash at The Opening Miami and is ranked by 247Sports as the nation's No. 32 safety prospect, decommitted from Syracuse last week. He emerged as a major target for the Hurricanes safeties coach Ephraim Banda following the spring evaluation period.

"All of us Miami commits are going to help make Miami great again," Nunn recently told InsideTheU.

Nunn also held offers from Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Baylor, Kentucky, N.C. State, Nebraska and Tennessee. He has gone both ways this season for Palmetto and made plays all over the field.

[AeroCane]

Just think how good we could be if MK concentrated more on one of his greatest assets
and hired the right coaches to do what he is not good at. We all know what that is. He needs to admit this for the sake of the kids, school, fans and himself.

Posted by: Harry Miller |

Thanks Harry!

[Harry Miller]

We are missing a great opportunity. I am a dedicated Christian and loved it when MR was hired.
The problem is he is not going to get us to the top. The parents of most of the 4 & 5 star high school players want their sons to be with a coach that will look after their child and make a better man out of him. That's is one of MR top qualities.
These kids wan't to be on a champion ship team along with making their parents happy and becoming a asset to their community making good grades and getting to the next level.
Just think how good we could be if MK concentrated more on one of his greatest assets
and hired the right coaches to do what he is not good at. We all know what that is. He needs to admit this for the sake of the kids, school, fans and himself.

[TruCane81]

Golden’s lines played WAYYYYYY better than Richt’s so blaming it on them just being goldenites is pretty simplistic.

[TruCane81]

More passes to the RB's, quick slants to the WR, and more seam and drag routes for the TE's is the ticket for success!

And please please let's have guy in motion to at least let the defense think a little bit!

Posted by: thirstybuzzardcane | October 17, 2018 at 09:02 PM

Won’t make us the greatest show on turf but could help give THE PILLAGE a little support.

Something is wrong with strength and conditioning, ol coaching or both.

Even including McDermott last year, our ol is constantly whiffing and getting rag dolled.

The predictability allowing defenses to cheat makes them look a lot worse, but the way they get physically dominated is alarming. These guys are 3 stars but play like 0 stars.

Something is very, very wrong that goes well beyond their lack of pure physical talent.

Leverage and want to can allow less physically gifted ol men to compete. These guys were sought after by d1 programs and look like naia.

[TruCane81]

If only he had that attacking style on offense. I really think Richt shout play his 2 minute offense the whole game! We do really well when we're in the hurry up offense.

This offense is an easy fix, we have the damn talent. We could even make the OL look good!

Posted by: thirstybuzzardcane | October 17, 2018 at 08:52 PM

Tempo has worked well for us.

The excuse was defensive depth when Brad was here.

What’s the hold up now?

[AeroCane]

Go -gotcha!

[AeroCane]

Thirsty - I understand what you’re saying and I think everyone would agree BUT what makes you think he will change anything for more than a half or if we’re lucky a full game? He’s been the same guy for a long time now. IJS

[Go Canes!!]

Mixed up pretty damn good and not too bad but you get the point

[AeroCane]

Go - twist things how you want but you’re wrong! That’s not a comparison and is idiotic. Richt is the OC; he needs to held accountable as OC; he’s not the DC; If Diaz wasn’t doing his job we be calling for his head

[thirstybuzzardcane]

More passes to the RB's, quick slants to the WR, and more seam and drag routes for the TE's is the ticket for success!

And please please let's have guy in motion to at least let the defense think a little bit!

[thirstybuzzardcane]

*should 👆👆👆

[thirstybuzzardcane]

Know it’s pile on time but last time I checked Richt is also head coach of the defense and they don’t seem to be doing pretty damn good.

Posted by: Go Canes!! | October 17, 2018 at 08:42 PM

If only he had that attacking style on offense. I really think Richt shout play his 2 minute offense the whole game! We do really well when we're in the hurry up offense.

This offense is an easy fix, we have the damn talent. We could even make the OL look good!

[thirstybuzzardcane]

Started going to games in the late 40's saw all those champion ship teams get built, Then seen them get destroyed. Just hope I get to see them get great again. I don't think it's going to be with this jackass unless he get a real OC and a QB coach along with a st coach.
that's not asking for to much is it.

Posted by: Harry Miller | October 17, 2018 at 08:09 PM

Alright, now your really showing your age....LOL!

[Go Canes!!]

Know it’s pile on time but last time I checked Richt is also head coach of the defense and they don’t seem to be doing pretty damn good.

[solarcane]

look and sound like he just smoked a Doobie!

Posted by: Herbieibis | October 17, 2018 at 08:23 PM

I feel you Herbie,

Im waiting for him to pull on his cardigan and ask me to be his fuggin neighbor

[Herbieibis]

Go,
He has Tarquin coming in, who has to have labrum surgery and Neal is a probable but that being said, that still not enough. Searles ain't even in Art's league. Hell u could crawl out from underneath a rock and Art would make u descent.
The rest of these games will be nip and tuck and sooner or later the Defense will have a bad half. We have the tools to be good we just need a motivational coach who don't look and sound like he just smoked a Doobie!

[BEERicane]

Poll: If Rosier starts against BC how many people are turning off their TV?

Posted by: SOUP | October 17, 2018 at 10:06 AM

I will watch, but not without a nice stiff drink in my hand and a bottle and some ice on the bar. CMR is really driving me to drink too much

Posted by: BigWindyCane | October 17, 2018 at 06:18 PM

It’s not an “if”. it’s happening.....

http://amp.miamiherald.com/sports/college/acc/university-of-miami/article220163525.html

[Harry Miller]

Oh and a new DL coach. Yea I might be asking for to much.

[Harry Miller]

Started going to games in the late 40's saw all those champion ship teams get built, Then seen them get destroyed. Just hope I get to see them get great again. I don't think it's going to be with this jackass unless he get a real OC and a QB coach along with a st coach.
that's not asking for to much is it.

[Dude on a Pale Horse]

The OL is sucking because Searels is terrible. Someone show me what play you call when your Center is picked up and put down in your QB's lap. Show me what play counters the LT not touching the DE, or the RT for that matter. I see Gs whiffing completely also. This is the worst awfensive line in recent memory. Even with all the smart, short passing game in the world, this OL is terrible and will get exposed.

[Dude on a Pale Horse]

Posted by: thirstybuzzardcane | October 17, 2018 at 07:36 PM

So true.

[thirstybuzzardcane]

This blog is nothing but an emotional rollercoaster! When we kill BC I'm sure everyone will be talking ACC championship....LOL!

[Go Canes!!]

Posted by: thirstybuzzardcane | October 17, 2018 at 04:01 PM

Agree. He’s not doing his mediocre OL any favors either. His predictability sets them up for even more failure.

[Go Canes!!]

Posted by: SOUP | October 17, 2018 at 06:57 PM

Recruit better players. Imo he will fix this part. He’s got a top LT committed and HAS to get Neal.

[Go Canes!!]

Posted by: solarcane | October 17, 2018 at 06:51 PM

Truer words have never been spoken.

[AeroCane]

Solar - I don’t see feagles anywhere on that list
Lol

[mi@mic@ne]

Posted by: AeroCane | October 17, 2018 at 06:40 PM

Us old guys are fortunate to watch the dynasty that went all the way back to the early 80s ...even tho we only won 5 titles and cheated out of 2 in that time from 83 to 2002 we were most always in the mix for the titles....very proud of those Canes

[thirstybuzzardcane]

AeroCane
I’ve probably been a fan longer than you! Since 1965! And again, I’ll stick by what I said; and when richt and his shit ego go away, maybe we will get a coach who:
Plays to win rather than to lose
Plays with a fun, upbeat offense;
Has the balls to fire a coach who isn’t cutting it; etc

Posted by: AeroCane | October 17, 2018 at 04:35 PM

You got me old man....LOL! I'm only 38, but been getting season tickets since 1985.

[SOUP]

everybody suck

Posted by: solarcane | October 17, 2018 at 06:51 PM

Tru dat!

[SOUP]

Our OL is 70% of what's wrong with our offense. Richt needs to put our QBs in better situation!

Posted by: thirstybuzzardcane | October 17, 2018 at 04:01 PM

And so far he has done exactly what?

[solarcane]

everybody suck

[solarcane]

AP Mid Season All American Team

FIRST TEAM

Offense

Quarterback — Tua Tagovailoa, sophomore, Alabama.

Running backs — Jonathan Taylor, sophomore, Wisconsin; Darrell Henderson, junior, Memphis.

Tackles — Jonah Williams, junior, Alabama; Mitch Hyatt, senior, Clemson.

Guards — Beau Benzschawel, senior, Wisconsin; Shane Lemieux, junior, Oregon.

Center — Ross Pierschbacher, senior, Alabama.

Tight end — Jace Sternberger, junior, Texas A&M.

Receivers — Laviska Shenault Jr., sophomore, Colorado; Jerry Jeudy, sophomore, Alabama.

All-purpose player — Greg Dortch, sophomore, Wake Forest.

Kicker — Andre Szmyt, freshman, Syracuse.

Defense

Ends — Clelin Ferrell, junior, Clemson; Chase Winovich, senior, Michigan.

Tackles — Ed Oliver, junior, Houston; Gerald Willis III, senior, Miami.

Linebackers — Josh Allen, senior, Kentucky; Devin White, junior, LSU; Ben Burr-Kirven, senior, Washington.

Cornerbacks — Julian Love, junior, Notre Dame; Greedy Williams, sophomore, LSU.

Safeties — Deionte Thompson, junior, Alabama; Grant Delpit, sophomore, LSU.

Punter — Braden Mann, junior, Texas A&M.

SECOND TEAM

Offense

Quarterback — Dwayne Haskins, sophomore, Ohio State.

Running backs — Travis Etienne, sophomore, Clemson; Benny Snell, junior, Kentucky.

Tackles — David Edwards, junior, Wisconsin; Greg Little, junior, Mississippi.

Guards — Terronne Prescod, senior, North Carolina State; Ben Bredeson, junior, Michigan.

Center — Michael Jordan, junior, Ohio State.

Tight end — Noah Fant, junior, Iowa.

Receivers — Marquise Brown, junior, Oklahoma; John Ursua, junior, Hawaii.

All-purpose player — Rondale Moore, freshman, Purdue.

Kicker — Cole Tracy, senior, LSU.

Defense

Ends — Montez Sweat, junior, Mississippi State; Brian Burns, junior, Florida State.

Tackles — Jerry Tillery, senior, Notre Dame; Quinnen Williams, sophomore, Alabama.

Linebackers — Devin Bush, junior, Michigan; Porter Gustin, senior, Southern California; Curtis Bolton, senior, Oklahoma.

Cornerbacks — Deandre Baker, senior, Georgia; Adrian Frye, freshman, Texas Tech.

Safeties — Taylor Rapp, junior, Washington; Ugochukwu Amadi, senior, Oregon.

Punter — Ryan Stonehouse, sophomore, Colorado State.

___

[solarcane]

AP All American Team

FIRST TEAM

Offense

Quarterback — Will Grier, senior, West Virginia.

Running backs — Bryce Love, senior, Stanford; Jonathan Taylor, sophomore, Wisconsin.

Tackles — Jonah Williams, junior, Alabama; Mitch Hyatt, senior, Clemson.

Guards — Beau Benzschawel, senior, Wisconsin; Nate Herbig, junior, Stanford.

Center — Ross Pierschbacher, senior, Alabama.

Tight end — Noah Fant, junior, Iowa.

Receivers — A.J. Brown, junior, Mississippi; David Sills V, senior, West Virginia.

All-purpose player — Myles Gaskin, senior, Washington.

Kicker — Matt Gay, senior, Utah.

Defense

Ends — Nick Bosa, junior, Ohio State; Clelin Ferrell, junior, Clemson.

Tackles — Ed Oliver, junior, Houston; Christian Wilkins, Senior, Clemson.

Linebackers — Devin White, junior, LSU; Devin Bush, junior, Michigan; T.J. Edwards, senior, Wisconsin.

Cornerbacks — Greedy Williams, sophomore, LSU; Deandre Baker, senior, Georgia.

Safeties — Jaquan Johnson, senior, Miami; Taylor Rapp, junior, Washington.

Punter — Mitch Wishnowsky, senior, Utah.

___

SECOND TEAM

Offense

Quarterback — Trace McSorley, senior, Penn State.

Running backs — A.J. Dillon, sophomore, Boston College; Damien Harris, junior, Alabama.

Tackles — David Edwards, junior, Wisconsin; Greg Little, junior, Mississippi.

Guards — Alex Bars, senior, Notre Dame; Michael Dieter, senior, Wisconsin.

Center — Sam Mustipher, senior, Notre Dame.

Tight end — Kaden Smith, junior, Stanford.

Receivers — N'Keal Harry, junior, Arizona State; Anthony Johnson, senior, Buffalo.

All-purpose player — Deebo Samuel. senior, South Carolina.

Kicker — Rodrigo Blankenship, junior, Georgia.

Defense

Ends — Rashan Gary, junior, Michigan; Raekwon Davis, junior, Alabama.

Tackles — Dexter Lawrence, junior, Clemson; Jeffrey Simmons, junior, Mississippi State.

Linebackers — Cameron Smith, senior, Southern California; Troy Dye, junior, Oregon; Mack Wilson, junior, Alabama.

Cornerbacks — Byron Murphy, sophomore, Washington; Julian Love, junior, Notre Dame.

Safeties — Lukas Dennis, senior, Boston College; Andrew Wingard, senior, Wyoming.

Punter — Jake Bailey, senior, Stanford.

[SOUP]

Unless there’s some kind of discipline or comprehension issue we don’t know about, this decision is inexplicable.

Posted by: Go Canes!! | October 17, 2018 at 01:17 PM

IT'S NOT FUN ANYMORE

Posted by: canezilla | October 17, 2018 at 02:40 PM

Write it down, mark it down, get the tattoo:

"The Honeymoon Is Over."

[AeroCane]

Miami - love your post!!

[Go Canes!!]

Record vs ACC foes since 2015:

Clem 28-2 (.933)
Miami 19-9 (.678)
Va Tech 18-10 (.642)
Pitt 16-11 (.592)
Louis 16-12 (.571)
NCSU 14-12 (.538)
FSU 15-13 (.535)
UNC 15-13 (.535)
Ga Tech 10-18 (.357)
Duke 9-17 (.346)
UVa 9-18 (.333)
Wake 8-18 (.307)
BC 8-19 (.296)
Cuse 7-20 (.259)

[solarcane]

Ill say this again
Grown ass men need not shed tears nor sweat for 19 yr old boys that get full scholarships and go on to be millionaires.

Pretty much the hilite of the last decade for me was watching Bosher run down the field and annihilate guys.
Now we have 11 Boshers on defense.

I am enjoying this years version of a season going down the drain more than most previous ones, Im good.

[Herbieibis]

Cane's fans,all valid points. The Herb understands your frustrations. Richt is a play not to lose coach, instead a play to win Coach first. Nothing exciting about his offense and for a coach who first told Rosier he would never play for him and now he just can't get rid of his saftey net.
Our bigger problem is the offensive line. We Have No True Offensive Tackles. Now not only do we have a problem passing but running as well. I don't care who the QB is, as I think both are average at best. Perry has the better arm. Rosier runs it better. At the moment we have no offensive identity. We have no go to Wr. One game it's Thomas, one game it's Harley, one game it's Jordan and one game it'Cager.
We got to speed guys that we can't seem to get the ball to. Our RB's are good but rather if it's Homer, Dallas or Linegard, running behind this line is arduous.
Think about this out of our first team offense and defense16 are Golden boys. Now Richt has had 2 full recruiting cycles and he can't find 2 or 3 guys to play tackle? Not only is he a lousy offensive mind, he's slipped up bad in certain positions recruiting. When u have no body better than Joned, Gauthier and Mahoney u shit your pants somewhere.
Rosier is as good as he is going to get. A QB whisper wouldn't BUT if Richt would devise a game plan to his strengths, if might not be half bad and the same with Perry But that won't happen because Richt won't change.
Three problems are killing this team, Special teams and mainly the punting. Two the play calling and three which our biggest problem, is the Offensive line.
These problems aren't going away this year.

[BigWindyCane]

Poll: If Rosier starts against BC how many people are turning off their TV?

Posted by: SOUP | October 17, 2018 at 10:06 AM

I will watch, but not without a nice stiff drink in my hand and a bottle and some ice on the bar. CMR is really driving me to drink too much

[solarcane]

thirsty dont let this sht get you down,if anything at least were not FSU