Game Day Blog: Miami vs Pitt

Today your Miami Hurricanes travel to the Steel City to play the Panthers of the University of Pittsburgh.

We look for the 'Canes to have a bounce back game after a tough loss to Georgia Tech at home.

The Hurricanes have a commanding 26-11-1 all-time series lead over the Panthers, including a 12-6 mark in road games. As ACC counterparts, the two teams have met six times and Miami leads, 4-2.

The two teams have traded similar results in the last two years; as ACC Coastal champions in 2017, the #2 Hurricanes were upset by the Panthers to snap the nation's longest winning streak. Last year, UM upended the Coastal champion Panthers, 24-3, at Hard Rock Stadium in the regular season finale.

CANESPACE PREDICTION: UM 34 - PITT 13

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[CGNC]

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[HillViewCane]

Can we really tell if we have a good QB until the O-line becomes better?

[BigWindyCane1]

Here we come, walking down the street.
get the funniest looks from everyone we meet.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1188174508361949185

Posted by: solarcane | October 27, 2019 at 08:25 PM

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[58 Straight]

Need a new Blog title?

[BigWindyCane1]

Miami 6.5 underdog next week.
I like being the underdog

Posted by: s | October 27, 2019 at 08:19 PM

I like being the underdog too, but I am a little surprised by the 6.5 spread.

[mi@]

Congrads to the man from the O back in the day...82 tour championships to tie Snead....and many more are coming...he smoked the yongins Tigerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[86Cane]

@Greg_R5
has been a monster this season.

➢ Leads the ACC in sacks
➢ Tied for 10th in the NCAA in sacks
➢ Only freshman in the top 15 in sacks
➢ Only freshman in FBS with more than six sacks
Posted by: solarcane | October 27, 2019 at 08:12 PM

Which is why you don't play him in the first few games of the season when he could have been a difference maker.

Oh, wait a minute, that doesn't make sense.

[Herbieibis]

That's the way u should act when u are 4-4. Probably have an offensive out burst next weekend and torch FSU with 24 points. Defense will forget how to tackle again. If we could make one QB out of those 2 we might have a stud.

[solarcane]

Outstanding Solar! I died laughing hahaha 😂😂😂😂😂.

Posted by: Terrance M Sullivan | October 27, 2019 at

Me too! pure Swag

[Terrance M Sullivan]

Outstanding Solar! I died laughing hahaha 😂😂😂😂😂.

[solarcane]

Here we come, walking down the street.
get the funniest looks from everyone we meet.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1188174508361949185

[s]

Miami 6.5 underdog next week.
I like being the underdog

[solarcane]

.
@Greg_R5
has been a monster this season.

➢ Leads the ACC in sacks
➢ Tied for 10th in the NCAA in sacks
➢ Only freshman in the top 15 in sacks
➢ Only freshman in FBS with more than six sacks

[solarcane]

from me to sully,
I admit I am getting to be a bigger Jarren fan

https://twitter.com/i/status/1188172535915073536

[solarcane]

Greg Rousseau became sixth #Canes player to record 3 sacks in a game since 2000. The others: Allen Bailey (3.5 vs. UNC '10), Olivier Vernon (3.5 vs. FAMU '10), Calais Campbell (3 vs. VT '06), Javon Nanton (3 vs. UNC '05) and Marcus Robinson (3 twice, '08 vs. VT; '11 vs. B-CC)

[BigWindyCane1]

To be frank, the Canes don’t have an elite ACC QB. I am not even sure whether the Canes really have a true #1 QB on their roster. Maybe Matocha or Van Dyke may develop into a true elite QB, if Jarren or Perry don’t make remarkable improvements by next season. The transfer portal is also an option. Both Perry and Jarren have their advantages and both have their flaws. I really don‘t see much separation between them. Maybe another year in this system will help.

IMO, there will be a QB rotation based on who is hot. It’s now Jarren’s turn to start. If he plays well from here on out, it’s his job until it isn’t

[BigWindyCane1]

I don’t know what happened with JT4 and Jarren, so I won’t speculate.

However, if any Canes player is acting selfish in front of his teammates, his negative vibe threatens the success of the whole team. CMD will not build a winning program with me-first players. Even if the player is very talented, sooner or later the selfishness will destroy team chemistry.

[TonyCane]

Jeff Thomas ain't no better. I wouldn't be surprised to see about 3 backup Oh linemen jump in the portal once the season has expired, plus a backup QB.

Posted by: Herbieibis | October 27, 2019 at 02:57 PM

Oh, I agree. He's far worse...except that as far as I know he didn't quit again. Although getting suspended for two games is bad in and of itself.

Taking a step back though, I wonder if the only fan bases that are truly content are the ones in Clemson, Alabama, Ohio State, and perhaps Oklahoma. You should here the moaning and wailing out here in Austin over the Longhorns' third loss yesterday.

[Herbieibis]

Jeff Thomas ain't no better. I wouldn't be surprised to see about 3 backup Oh linemen jump in the portal once the season has expired, plus a backup QB.
Another thing that pisses me off is our WR's just can't seem to get any kind of separation.
Also was listening to announcers a week ago talked about Hazelwood, the kid that wanted to go here but didn't like the vibe we he visited. To many guys excepted losing and changed and ended up going to Oklahoma. Losing to many kids because of the atmosphere around program. Something has to be to that because of over 30 decoms. In the last 3 years. Everybody loses players that have verballed but can't be that many that lose them like us and a lot of them were high level. Look at our DB situation, especially at CB, we have one verbal. This conference is also killing us. The football as a whole is average. The SEC is Killin g us, better football and bigger games.
I don't know the stench stinks. I couldn't even get excited about the win. Shyts got to change.

[TonyCane]

How many times does he get to quit and come back?

As for the rest of the staff, do what needs to be done. But let’s say everyone’s wishes are fulfilled and Mario Cristobal/Butch Davis/Urban Meyer comes walking through the door. What coach would trust a player who gave up twice on his team (if that’s what happened)?

[Terrance M Sullivan]

If anything we should wash our Hands of the Kirkland Brand Version of Randy Shannon and Al Golden. What A Awful Take Tony!

[TonyCane]

If Jarren quit again CMD should wash his hands of him.

[solarcane]

Feels like working with nitro glycerin for a couple hours; then walking out with all your body parts still connected

Posted by: alpine | October 27, 2019 at 06:31 AM

THIS!

[Herbieibis]

Reading a message board that said Williams had a tantrum on Wednesday and went awol, the same day that Tate took a medical. Players not happy with Enos, the offense and the QB room seems to be a mess. Just what I read but they are right about one thing the offense does suck.

[Herbiibis]

Yeah, we keep holding to the pro style hoping it will come back into style, all the while teams scoring at will. Get the ball inside the 10 and throw every down. Have the ball on the 25, fourth and 7 and don't try a FG. I get our FG unit has stunk and I would get not trying a FG if we had a prolific offense but that was yesteryear. Thank God they missed 2 tackles on the winning TD or what would Manny had done had we had another 4th. down?

[mi@]

UCF is a scoring machine.. the bubble screen has come to the 305 again...we should be throwing the ball like that ...im wishing 58 on us next week with a bucket of chicken legs.

[58 Straight]

Feels like working with nitro glycerin for a couple hours; then walking out with all your body parts still connected

Posted by: alpine | October 27, 2019 at 06:31 AM

Well done. I agree.

Every game is like being on the bomb squad: "Do we cut the red wire, the green wire or the black wire?"

Cut the wrong one and it can blow up in our faces.

[BigWindyCane1]

Rousseau leads the ACC in sacks, will likely make the All ACC team and might be one of the best players in the ACC. If he continues playing like this, we may only have him for another year and he will be a high NFL draft pick.

And imagine he was only receiving a handful of snaps at the beginning of the season because he wasn’t good enough to start or play significant snaps?

[TonyCane]

Yep...Nemo if you go to other “Canes” sites you find the majority of porsters actively rooting against Miami now in the misguided belief that Manny will be removed.

[nemo2002]

Two top ten Hot Seat coaches square off next week FSU Miami. Post game player throwing under the bus should be epic.

Posted by: solarcane | October 26, 2019 at 10:49 PM

This game has the potential be a bizarro classic.

[CGNC]

FSU game time is 3:30

[TonyCane]

I think our template for the remainder of the season on offense...our expectationsnor lack thereof should be the 2006 Canes of Larry Coker’s last season. Scoring wise and defensively we’re very close right now to that final team, so if we win it will be in a 21-17 sort of fashion.

This offense is not capable of a 41-13 or 34-13 sort of output.

[CGNC]

If we do make a bowl of any kind, is it likely we'll have an offensive identity by then? or are we still a couple of years away with Uncle Enos?

Posted by: Old Skool | October 26, 2019 at 09:00 PM

I love that nickname. From now on: Uncle Enos

[alpine]

hello? one ringey-dingey, two ringey-dingey
(yes, lily tomlin wearing 3-yr. old clothes sitting on a large rocking chair; a lifetime ago, maybe longer)

- still waiting for canespace-info to cough up some good info regarding the hedley penalty . . . how did our kicker get an unsportsmanlike penalty?

. . . did he kick the ball and then nonchalantly kick someone's nuts?

[alpine]

the day after:

- seems a shame to be at the psychological place, where a win is less joy and more relief
. . . feels like working with nitro glycerin for a couple hours; then walking out with all your body parts still connected

[alpine]

- just to show how much attention i pay to the SEC: i accidentally looked at their standings today and saw that they have 3 "tigers" teams

. . . sounds like clemson would fit perfectly in that den

. . . guess the "put a tiger in your tank" had more of an effect than we knew

- using a nickname like "tiger" is similar to adding a baked potato to your meal but for health reasons, leaving off the butter & sour creme, (boring; tasteless)

- "razorbacks", on the other hand, is like the cool of a redneck jimi hendrix; or?

"gamecocks" is pretty funny, but not bad

- "hurricanes" i LOVE, but i want us to play up to our name!

. . . this has been your sunday "word of the day"; your welcome

[Sarasota 'cane]

Posted by: solarcane | October 27, 2019 at 02:12 AM

And Kentucky won big with a RB converted to 3rd string QB.

[solarcane]

Go Christabol 7-1

[solarcane]

Oregon wins 37 35 with 2 seconds left.

[solarcane]

Leach gets a junior college transfer qb
That throws for 400 plus yds against the number 11 team in the country

We have two 4 star high school qbs that can't pass for 300 yds combined with Enos offense.
Jeez

[58 Straight]

Battlecreek Oatmeal Bowl!

Posted by: CGNC | October 26, 2019 at 08:22 PM

Mrs. 86 loves her some oatmeal. Maybe we will go?

[58 Straight]

OSU best team in the country and definitely the best DEE. LSU might be the second best team.

Posted by: Herbieibis | October 26, 2019 at 07:45 PM

Bama and Clemson MIGHT have something to say about that.

[solarcane]

WTF is Washington state wearing?

[solarcane]

Two top ten Hot Seat coaches square off next week FSU Miami. Post game player throwing under the bus should be epic.

[solarcane]

Notre Dame getting butchered

[Go Canes!!]

Everybody suck?

Everybody suck!

[Herbieibis]

In this turd of a league Clemson's backups would go 9-3 at worst. The ACC, aside from Clemson, just plain sux. Not many big time games, half empty stadiums and bad football.
We hold Pitt and Virginia without a TD, Florida gets like 50 yds. Rushing against us and we allow G.Tech to get 200 or more. Central Mich coughs up 44 points to Buffalo and we can only muster 17, I mean it's a joke. The 2 games I picked them to lose, they don't give up a TD.
We play to the level of our comp. That's basically the way it has always been since we have been in this league. Ho hum.

[Terrance M Sullivan]

Solar Yes Indeed also same bowl where we lost in the snow again when our OC now Georgia OC decided to call a Half Back pass in a Driving Snow Storm of course it got intercepted and we lost SMH.

[Old Skool]

If we do make a bowl of any kind, is it likely we'll have an offensive identity by then? or are we still a couple of years away with Uncle Enos?

[Old Skool]

If the Oatmeal Bowl isn't available, there should be a Participation Trophy Bowl

[solarcane]

soup your Memphis boys are cruising on offense again

[solarcane]

Mich might upset ND if they hold it together

[solarcane]

Now I wish it was Applewhite

[BigWindyCane1]

Let me see ...Pitt beats UCF and then the Canes beat Pit. 🤔

Does that mean the Canes are better UCF? 🤔

Never mind!

[solarcane]

CG,
Im so gullible I still thought it was Applewhite a week after everyone said it was another guy. I thought Manny was messing with us.

[solarcane]

Thanks CG

[solarcane]

Sully lol!
I forgot all about that,
Was that the one Notre Dame routed us because we couldn't play in the snow or something?

[Terrance M Sullivan]

The Battlecreek Oatmeal Bowl Sounds Great that should be the Name of the Game in Detroit lol.

[CGNC]

VA - a focused passion for winning....that has been missing in Coral Gables since....

Solar LOL on the secret Enos hire...I was expecting someone more grand...when he was announced I was like "WHO"??? I remember another name that was mentioned for OC was Major Applewhite, not sure what happened there - he was fired from Houston and is now an analyst for Bama

[CGNC]

I love the Battlecreek Oatmeal Bowl!

[Terrance M Sullivan]

Solar Maybe We Make The Tony The Tiger 🌞 Bowl 😂😂 😂😂 😂 in El Paso again.

[solarcane]

You know it sully.
Maybe we rally and make The Battle Creek Oatmeal Bowl or something similar

[BigWindyCane1]

With 3 sacks today, Rousseau has a chance to get double digit sacks for this season, make the all ACC team, and maybe lead the ACC in sacks.

Not bad for a guy who wasn’t good enough to start🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Terrance M Sullivan]

Yeah I think OSU vs LSU are the 2 best teams.

[Terrance M Sullivan]

Solar It's All Good My Brotha and I agree neither QB is good enough to win the ACC and get us to the Playoff. Hopefully we can beat FSU because we are 0-2 so far this year in Rivalry Games with losses to Florida and Virginia Tech.

[Herbieibis]

OSU best team in the country and definitely the best DEE.
LSU might be the second best team.

[VA Cane]

They have a bye next week...will help them a lot....them and Bama ought be a good one.....Savoy Brown Looking In cover ......us outside looking into the elite CFB world

https://www.redbubble.com/people/vintaged/works/23622702-savoy-brown-looking-in?finish=semi_gloss&p=poster&size=small&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=g.pla+notset&country_code=US&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIkMS93Yy75QIVF26GCh2ASgJfEAQYAyABEgJQYvD_BwE

[solarcane]

LSU pretty beat up for next week, hope they heal up

[VA Cane]

I see it the same solar....I think they are the 2 most complete teams..O D ST....in the country. Bama has D issues injured QB....Clemson and their QB is no so TB or God as they thought...D is weaker than prior units.....
I do not like either but they are strong programs....LSU fired Miles...everyone thought they were done...they came back quick and are bad ass...Urban left the program stacked and they still do what they were doing..good coaching on both teams....Think it is the title game...love to see it..

[solarcane]

Man I'm feeling LSU vs Ohio State in the big game, two teams that have made me cry.

[AeroCane]

So with the canes and noles winning - will we both be in the top 25 for next weeks game?
LOL

[VA Cane]

CMD is a fine DC....but I think that is what does best I like when he is DC. Since Butch left we have not sought out a real YHC...and there were good ones available each year...but we settled for a unproven HC who could take charge and direct excellence....the boss who runs the show. F**k the board, Pres, administration, players and coaches...they can have an opinion and some input but its my way!!! a focused passion for winning...and not accepting losing!!!

[BigWindyCane1]

Oklahoma, Iowa State and Texas all go down. Big 12 had a rough day

[solarcane]

U wanna know why? Because he knows that the final score is not gonna be 34-13. That's why.

Posted by: 58 Straight | October 26, 2019 at 06:52

But...but... its The New Miami

[solarcane]

Texas about to lose

[58 Straight]

Manny always has that wild eyed about to puke look on his face.

Posted by: solarcane | October 26, 2019 at 06:41 PM

U wanna know why? Because he knows that the final score is not gonna be 34-13. That's why.

[solarcane]

Where Richt looked like he was gonna fall asleep on the sideline,
Manny always has that wild eyed about to puke look on his face.

[solarcane]

CMD ain't The Guy. Pittsburgh literally Gave Us The Game and we wanted to Give It Back To Them. Glad We Won That Pisser of A Game!

Posted by: Terrance M Sullivan

Agreed!

Posted by: AeroCane | October 26, 2019 at 06:35 PM

This I agree with 100 percent

[BigWindyCane1]

got to change that mindset!!!!!

Posted by: VA Cane | October 26, 2019 at 06:28 PM

💯! Not sure if CMD is the leader who will change the Canes’ current mindset, but I will remain hopeful

[solarcane]

This Auburn team is a lot better than I thought for sure.

[AeroCane]

CMD ain't The Guy. Pittsburgh literally Gave Us The Game and we wanted to Give It Back To Them. Glad We Won That Pisser of A Game!

Posted by: Terrance M Sullivan

Agreed!

[solarcane]

I'm sorry sully I thought it sounded like you thought Williams won the game. I didn't say, you didn't say the defense didn't win the game(how was that for a sentence?)
To me Williams best contribution was his run for the first down. Which I think Perry could have made easily too.
Really Osborn was the star of the winning drive, he caught the 4th and 1 and he blasted those guys where he should have been tackled on the TD catch and run.
I'm glad we won. Lets hope we play better than FSU next game.

[TonyCane]

Credit to the coaching staff for keeping morale up, and the players for not giving in.

[VA Cane]

Auburn RB DJ Williams is Edgerrin James nephew?

caught that too....sad he aint at the U.....but he is a kid who wants to win!!!

Great thought solar.....you see it in that intensity on that Goal line stand...both sides going at it....we are so ho hum golly gee aw shucks....got to change that mindset!!!!!

[Old Skool]

I doubt we've poured the foundation, but it looks like we may have dug a couple of trenches for the rebuild.

Whichever coach is responsible for not starting Rousseau in the early part of the season should be made to run wind sprints every time Rousseau's the most valuable player on the D.

[BigWindyCane1]

Auburn RB DJ Williams is Edgerrin James nephew?

[BigWindyCane1]

Louisville beating the mighty Virginia Cavaliers 21-14, with 7:43 left in the game

[solarcane]

VA you are right. You can see Auburn and LSU hate losing, where its just another game to Miami.

[Terrance M Sullivan]

Where Did I Say The Defense didn't win us the Game lol. I just said the Defense won us the Virginia Game As Well. Tell me where the Lie is at lol.

[BigWindyCane1]

FSU beating Syracuse, 35-3. We better bring our A game in Tallahassee

[VA Cane]

You watch LSU Auburn Ohio State right now....this is how you have to play. These teams are powerful. They would kill us now....we have to get to that level of play. They are so much bigger faster stronger....and play with intensity......their talent is good but they have been coached to a higher level of play....they are elite teams...where we need to get to...we are so archaic on offense....years behind the curve....

[solarcane]

Windy Auburn looking like road warriors for sure now

[BigWindyCane1]

Shaq had 12 tackles. Rousseau had 3 sacks. Ivy had 2 Ints. The defense stepped up.

[alpine]

wait, HEDLY was the one who got the 15 yd unsportsmanlike penalty??!!

anyone see that?

what'd he do?

[solarcane]

Posted by: Terrance M Sullivan | October 26, 2019 at

Respectfully you really should watch the same game everybody else watches.
Williams and Perry are both real average quarterbacks.

I have nothing against either of them.
I admire Williams for staying when the coach that recruited him quit.
That was team first.
I was proud of kosi for growing up and putting team first.
If you remember I was for Tate over either one of them.

Neither of them are going to win the ACC before they graduate in my opinion.

Putting Williams in shotgun and Perry under center against the the best pass rush in the country isn't an obvious advantage to you?

The defense won that game,everybody on the blog knows that, lets look forward to out next win and hope maybe the quarterback plays lights out.

[alpine]

well, fsu's taking sorryExcuse down big time today

. . . hope we wear our big boy britches to the game next week
. . . REALLY want the win against the upstaters

[Terrance M Sullivan]

Big Windy CMD ain't The Guy. Pittsburgh literally Gave Us The Game and we wanted to Give It Back To Them. Glad We Won That Pisser of A Game!

[BigWindyCane1]

Solar,
I wish our Canes would step up. Just too many holes to fix. Also, I need to be convinced that CMD is the guy.

[solarcane]

Windy two great teams here

[BigWindyCane1]

👆*”...no slouches...”