The Long And Winding Road Leads To Duke

Former UM head coach Randy Shannon lost some credibility when he said playing Duke in Durham, NC was difficult because "It is a long walk from the locker room to the field." 

We are not going to dispute Shannon's claims because that would be silly. But we are going to caution Miami's current coaches and players that playing Duke will be difficult due their coaches and players.

Yeah, I said it.

Even the University of Miami's official athletics website put it like this:

Despite all of the adversity they have faced, the Hurricanes are excited to be back at practice and preparing for this week’s 8 p.m. kickoff at Duke.

“Being off for two weeks makes you miss football and want to focus on football,” quarterback D’Eriq King said. “I would do anything to play another college football game and I am excited to get back out there this Saturday.”

The Hurricanes and Blue Devils are set to meet for the18th time in the series, which Miami leads, 13-4, including a 7-2 edge in games in Durham, N.C. The Coastal foes have met every year since 2005 and Miami has won 12 of the 15 head-to-head games since the Hurricanes joined the ACC in 2004.

In last year’s matchup – also at Wallace Wade Stadium – Duke emerged with a 27-17 victory. The Hurricanes have dropped two straight to Duke.

While Miami is 3-1 on the road in 2020, this week’s game will be the first the Hurricanes play without fans in the stands. The empty stadium could bring a different feel for the visiting Canes, but Diaz is confident his team will come ready to play regardless of the attendance or lack thereof.

“You definitely have to bring your own energy, bring your own juice when you’re playing on the road or at home,” Diaz said. “We’ve had some unique environments when we’ve played. We felt like when we went to Clemson, for example, I don’t know how many they had in there, but you still felt the crowd there. I thought NC State did a good too, and Louisville. It’s just a little different every week.”

So we would like to suggest to the Miami Hurricanes squad traveling to the Tar Heel State that they take this game very seriously, come out with a sense of purpose, direct intent and a game plan to win this game.

And that they do it convincingly.

We say they will.

Canespace Prediction: Miami 34 - Duke 13

Comments

[VA Cane]

First long time...love my shirts from long ago!!!
Go Canes

[VA Cane]

Play the kids get fired up go all out for a win see what we got!!!....we got the best athlete on the field at QB....I have grown to love this young man!! He is honorable smart slick competitive and never gets upset or rattled. If we had 21 kids and STeamers who felt like he does we would blast some doors!!
dont get ACC network on comcast....damn corporate BS...but will follow somehow...probably here...at Home on the Space!!!

[RCCF]

TMOBILE - TVISION has ACCN....

12%
RCCF

[58 Straight]

We Get Duke....if the ACC Really Wanted Smoke it'd be ND vs Miami and Miami Wins!!

Posted by: RCCF | December 04, 2020 at 06:33 PM

Dude, be careful what you wish for. If we played Notre Dame they would run the ball right down the field over and over and over again. We would lose by a score of 34-13.

[The HerbieIbis]

Like I said, 34-24. Ugly as usual.

[Old Skool]

Woohoo. Game Day has arrived. It's been so long since the last game, it feels like an early bowl.

[YooperCane]

Go canes baby! Woohoo!

[RCCF]

Posted by: 58 Straight | December 04, 2020 at 10:18 PM

Now U Know.......I Homer!!

ND Fears Miami Psychologically

12%
RCCF

CANES BY 12 TODAY

[alpine]

perfect article for today ... well done 86

. . . strangely enough, i even find myself agreeing with your prediction; in this particular game 34-13 makes sense to me in more than just "a jokester ball thrown in the air" way

unfortunately, it's an 8 p.m.'er = middle of the night here = i'll have to watch it in the morning, while playing with my 2-yr. old grandson, who arrives with my daughter tonite
. . . she says it should work out; he's into "tackling" right now

i don't like kicking dogs or children, so the canes better win!!!!

[86Cane]

CANES BY 12 TODAY

Posted by: RCCF | December 05, 2020 at 10:21 AM

Dear Sir,

Please read the blog rules of engagement fine print. The final score of 34-13 = 21 not 12. Don't get your numbers mixed up!

[86Cane]

710 —Rushing yards by Buffalo’s Jaret Patterson over the past two games. Yes, two games.

And their OC and OL coaches are:

https://ubbulls.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/andy-kotelnicki/244

https://ubbulls.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/scott-fuchs/248

74 — Consecutive games No. 23 Washington has held its opponent to under 36 points. That’s the longest active streak in the nation.

And their DC who has been there all 74 games time is:

https://gohuskies.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/pete-kwiatkowski/5345

2 —Touchdowns allowed over the past four games by Willie Taggart’s Florida Atlantic Owls

And their DC is OGV's favorite guy:

https://fausports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/jim-leavitt/783

1 —Team that has not yet allowed a rushing touchdown: Wisconsin

And their DC is:

https://uwbadgers.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/jim-leonhard/1565

Posted by: Old Skool | December 04, 2020 at 09:17 AM

[RCCF]

I can digg it 21 it is!!

12%
RCCF

[RCCF]

These Early Games SUCK

12%
RCCF

[TonyCane]

Time for corporal punishment on Duke. Their offenses over the last two years have earned strict discipline, and it will be meted out in abundance tonight.

[MLALUMNI1970]

Hi , my fellow Canes. Just an update, besides GO CANES. I know the game is on only ACCN. I have Xfinity from Comcast and hope to find it on some channel. I can’t believe that Miami, being only 7-1, isn’t on a national station. Really pisses me off.
On another note, I had vision trouble in my right eye. Went to a Specialist and they put shots into my pupil, to stop the bleeding from the Retina. Don’t know what caused it, but I may have to get shots into the future to keep it from bleeding more. I apologize if I mentioned this before, but it has thrown me for a loop.
Merry Christmas to all of you, and Happy Hanukkah too.

[86Cane]

I can digg it 21 it is!!

12%
RCCF

Posted by: RCCF | December 05, 2020 at 01:03 PM

Start the bus!!!

[86Cane]

Merry Christmas to all of you, and Happy Hanukkah too.

Posted by: MLALUMNI1970 | December 05, 2020 at 02:11 PM

Same to U Mary Lou, same to U!

[86Cane]

Time for corporal punishment on Duke. Their offenses over the last two years have earned strict discipline, and it will be meted out in abundance tonight.

Posted by: TonyCane | December 05, 2020 at 02:04 PM

TWSS

[86Cane]

People who you have never heard of:

Jamey Chadwell
Jimmy Lake
Phillip Montgomery
Billy Napier
Matt Campbell
Tom Allen
Kalani Sitake

All head coaches of teams in the top 25.

Put that in your pipe and smoke it!

[toledocane]

I've heard of Matt Campbell.... (for those that don't know, he came from Toledo). Good young coach.

[Sarasota 'cane]

Gameday!

It’s a little bittersweet as I’m pretty sure we were just eliminated from the ACCCG. But being honest we may not beat UNC so whatev’s!

Just win baby!

Go ‘canes!

[MLALUMNI1970]

Why is it that the Canes can be 7-1, in the top 10, and NOT on national television again?? I will have to listen to it on WQAM radio on the internet. I truly believe that there is bias against the CANES. Anybody find any channel on television that is carrying it? Besides ACCN

[toledocane]

Let's go boys

[86Cane]

Excellent start.

NOT.

[CGNC]

Welp. We look rusty, which I expected. But Duke is terrible

[CGNC]

Come on Canes

[86Cane]

Mejor.

[Killerbeez41]

Navaughn Donaldson should be thanked by Cam for that TD. That boy raped the Duke player to open that hole. Str8 Mac Truck

[58 Straight]

Navaughn Donaldson should be thanked by Cam for that TD.

Posted by: Killerbeez41 | December 05, 2020 at 08:42 PM

#FatBoysRule

[58 Straight]

Just so you know the facts:

Virginia and VT both scored 38 on Duke.

UNC and GT both scored 56 on Duke.

Duke is 1-7 this year.

Please, just pretty please, 34-13.

[Killerbeez41]

I'm very impressed with Holden, he playing well tonight, keep it going young man, keep it going.

[Killerbeez41]

*Bolden

[TJL]

I ordered the TAC SHAVER

[VA Cane]

DK is a fine player...he makes it happen.

Bama on other tv....they make it look to easy....the run game the deep pass...they are very good.

I like the so far....who said it Duke is not real good..Bama 50 -0 or better maybe more..

[TJL]

I ordered that lazerX shit too!

[TJL]

OK 35 below soks too! I'm ordering everything on the informercial ACC Network!

[58 Straight]

I ordered the TAC SHAVER

Posted by: TJL | December 05, 2020 at 09:19 PM

Me too!

[Sarasota 'cane]

ordered the TAC SHAVER

Posted by: TJL | December 05, 2020 at 09:19 PM

Me too!

Posted by: 58 Straight | December 05, 2020 at 09:52 PM

I just bought the Butcher Block knife for $19.99! That’s a $180.00 discount so I’m feeling good about the purchase. I’m gonna buy an ounce of really good weed with the money I just saved!

[58 Straight]

Puff, puff pass...

[58 Straight]

Canes looking good at 42-0.

[VA Cane]

nice to have a easy one....they are bad... but take the win move on....nice win easy win...

[Sarasota 'cane]

The turnover chain is getting a workout tonight!

Go ‘canes!

[toledocane]

I like

[MLALUMNI1970]

Love the Canes, the Turnover Chain, the players, the school, the Orange Bowl of old. No feeling like the old lady swaying, literally, with 50,000 fans going nuts!
Where do we go from here? Maybe we will get a decent bowl game. Must win the next two. I yearn for the days when the Canes were on national television every damn week. This going through hundreds of channels is complete garbage.
Just so happy we won. Can’t believe that we are now 8-1 !!!’ When did that last happen?
Excuse my typing etc., with no glasses on. Showing my damn age, but I love ❤️ my Canes. Good night Canescapers.

[AfriCane]

Cane fans r funny. U levy too much criticism towards the team most of the time. And other times u give undue praises. You tube channels singing the praises of a great performance tonight. Oh yeah? Y don’t u all watch Bama, and TX a&m. We r supposed to handle Duke. It’s not a great win when it happens & if we had won with a closer score, it wouldn’t have been a bad thing too. Because it’s not easy to keep wining.
It’s about the right gauge.

[roachcane77]

Was a decent performance against inferior competition. 48-0... (Any one of the top 5 schools in the nation would have laid 60 on the Blue Devils...)

NEXT Saturday, vs. UNC will be MUCH tougher.

ACC Network coverage, and announcers were GARBAGE last night. TOTAL GARBAGE coverage and announcing.

BTW... D'King is D'Man!🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[TJL]

Nice win over a team that has had our number the past few years-maybe a OB invitation vs the
GAYtors if they take care of biz the next 2 weeks

[CGNC]

48-0 I will take it. We were coming off a two-week lay-over which is always an albatross for us plus being on the road.

I used to go the Miami-Duke games when I lived in NC, one of my favorite campuses to go to, really beautiful. Actually I met Roach there once.

[orange 'n green in the vein]

Duke has 2 wins in 10 games, garbage competition treated like trash.

Traded Wake Forest on the schedule for Clemson with their starting QB, which revealed the team is just outside the playoff cutoff line this season.

"Posted by: CGNC | December 06, 2020 at 09:34 AM"

Three week layoff, however, still, sure, I'm also certain kickoff temperature was in the historic "they don't play well in the cold" range too.

Backups even got to play the fourth quarter against a puff pastry caliber team, for once!

Special teams can still iron out a wrinkle here and there but overall nice to unpack the A- game on the road.

It would be really nice if Diaz could recruit his upperclassmen to return for a real run at a title that means something in 2021 still.

Don't get drawn into a shootout with UNC, make the game first to 40 and stop the run to keep them from leaning on time of possession, they're a slightly more competently coached NC State with a better QB.

[86Cane]

Anytime the scoreboard reads 48-0 for the good guys at the end of the game I will gladly take it.

I actually enjoyed watching the game after we got the first two rusty series out of our system.

Football can be fun!