You want to believe in Miami. You want to believe bad.
You want to believe because Cam Ward was fearless Saturday. And not much about Miami football has been fearless for a while.
You want to believe in Miami because if the remainder of the season even comes close to the thrashing it put on Florida, forget about fearing the spear. The rest of the nation will have to consider the ‘Canes.
You want to believe for the same sappy reason that applies when Notre Dame, Texas and USC slump for extended periods: Love ’em or hate ’em — the game is better when they matter.
No. 19 Miami won 41-17, pinning the most points ever on Florida in its home opener. Now the massive question coming out of one of the most impressive opening days in Miami history is obvious. Forget about believing in the Hurricanes, can we trust them long term?
Two Saturdays into the season, ACC executives may not have a choice but to believe and go all in on the ‘Canes to win the league. Miami is the one not suing the league (at least yet). Miami is the one with the most complete program.
Small sample size, yeah, but the conference needed some feel-good like this. The league’s preseason favorites (Florida State, Clemson) have already lost. The Tigers got strafed back to the Stone Age by Georgia on Saturday. You know what happened to Florida State in Ireland. NC State was mostly awful in a closer-than-expected win over an FCS foe. Trendy pick Virginia Tech was knocked off in overtime at Vanderbilt. North Carolina had a great win at Minnesota but is without quarterback Max Johnson the rest of the way.
Through Week 1, Miami looks like the ACC’s best (and perhaps only) College Football Playoff participant. The ACC might not have any choice but to be all about the U….
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Author : Dennis Dodd
Publish date : 2024-09-01 02:25:05
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