So, once again, Da U is Bak! Yeah, I know, they did well last year. But will be interesting to see if they can actually live up to the hype again.
"Florida State (1,439) was picked 11th"
Good to see that. Wonder how they will respond with no expectations. And how tapped-out must their donors be if (1) the team actually finishes around that position and (2) coaching change is not made.
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No, I have not. But I have seen this movie many times where Miami is an elite team in July, August and September. As I mentioned, they did put it together last year. And may do it again and again. But I'm curious to see if that will be the case. Just like I'm curious to see if VT can stop having WTF losses or if Franklin coached teams can beat teams with similar or modestly superior talent as well.
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First of all, they put it together last year, and have since upgraded every position group except DE (although the missouri transfer they got is supposedly a beast). They upgraded/improved at QB, CB, WR, RB, and LB. I don't know much about their OL, but that's the one position group you can trust Cristobal to always have in a good spot.
As far as comparing this team to the team in the late aughts and 2010s, this team is better coached and better staffed. Pre-COVID, Miami was severely underinvesting in program, then the university hospital invested COVID profits into athletics, and they've been on an upward trajectory ever since.
I also think Cristobal is on the forefront of roster management in the NIL/Portal era (right up there with Cig) - Both Cig and Cristobal are spending the majority of their money on the 2-deep. Both cycle the bottom ~25% of their 2-deep each year... those guys are great at getting the right talent in the door.
Finally, their roster is better than it was in the mid to late aughts when we would routinely stomp all over their better talent. AND talent across the board is more spread out (meaning other teams are less talented).
Miami could absolutely lay an egg or two (just like they did last year), but the new post season format lets teams lay an egg or two and still win their conference/playoff games
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Unfortunately, I do think the U is back to being a high or top tier team year in and year out for the forseeable future in this climate. Obviously, things can change fast in sports, but their infrastructure in regards to spending, the coaches, the roster management, etc. is very solid right now.
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Looking at the point grouping, 5th to 8th is pretty tight. Given our unknowns, we got slotted 8th. But 5th wouldn't be a huge shock.
I do see there are a bunch of Homers dropping first place votes for the ol Noles.
Who put Stanford at #1?
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It has to be this guy.
GT at 5 is wild to me. They lost so much. I know they miss Miami and SMU this year, but they still have to play Clemson and Louisville.
So, once again, Da U is Bak! Yeah, I know, they did well last year. But will be interesting to see if they can actually live up to the hype again.
"Florida State (1,439) was picked 11th"
Good to see that. Wonder how they will respond with no expectations. And how tapped-out must their donors be if (1) the team actually finishes around that position and (2) coaching change is not made.
Have you been following what Miami has been doing in the portal and recruiting? It would a colossal failure if they don't finish top 3 in the ACC.
No, I have not. But I have seen this movie many times where Miami is an elite team in July, August and September. As I mentioned, they did put it together last year. And may do it again and again. But I'm curious to see if that will be the case. Just like I'm curious to see if VT can stop having WTF losses or if Franklin coached teams can beat teams with similar or modestly superior talent as well.
First of all, they put it together last year, and have since upgraded every position group except DE (although the missouri transfer they got is supposedly a beast). They upgraded/improved at QB, CB, WR, RB, and LB. I don't know much about their OL, but that's the one position group you can trust Cristobal to always have in a good spot.
As far as comparing this team to the team in the late aughts and 2010s, this team is better coached and better staffed. Pre-COVID, Miami was severely underinvesting in program, then the university hospital invested COVID profits into athletics, and they've been on an upward trajectory ever since.
I also think Cristobal is on the forefront of roster management in the NIL/Portal era (right up there with Cig) - Both Cig and Cristobal are spending the majority of their money on the 2-deep. Both cycle the bottom ~25% of their 2-deep each year... those guys are great at getting the right talent in the door.
Finally, their roster is better than it was in the mid to late aughts when we would routinely stomp all over their better talent. AND talent across the board is more spread out (meaning other teams are less talented).
Miami could absolutely lay an egg or two (just like they did last year), but the new post season format lets teams lay an egg or two and still win their conference/playoff games
Unfortunately, I do think the U is back to being a high or top tier team year in and year out for the forseeable future in this climate. Obviously, things can change fast in sports, but their infrastructure in regards to spending, the coaches, the roster management, etc. is very solid right now.
I mean I hate Miami too but unless and until we go to the P2, we kind of want our rivals to be good. We just want to be better.
Its pretty much Miami [gap] Louisville SMU [big gap] Clemson and everybody else [big gap] BC & Stanford