Miami coaches should bear the majority of the blame; North Carolina is the next big mental test.
In response to losing the Georgia Tech game, how will Miami respond?
There’s no getting around the Miami Hurricanes’ appalling 23-20 loss to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. The “questionable” fumble ruling aside, Mario Cristobal’s and his staff’s coaching errors will be debated for who knows how long. Justifiably so.
Nevertheless, the Canes are now 4-1 and they had better get ready for their trip to Chapel Hill, North Carolina to play the Tar Heels because quarterback Drake Maye and his teammates won’t give a damn that Miami blew a potential victory.
Will Miami move on from the setback or let it fester and become problematic against North Carolina? That is the fundamental query.
Up until then, Liam Willerup of the All Hurricanes had a fantastic quote from the game recap report from yesterday night that highlighted why this situation should have never happened:
“Given the yardage differential, one might have assumed Miami would win easily. Georgia Tech gained a significant portion of their yards in their final possession, giving them the advantage in yards, 454–250.
More precisely, before to the now-famous late touchdown drive, Miami’s defense limited the GT offense to just 176 yards. For the great portion of the game, the Hurricanes’ defensive effort was excellent.
It did not help that we lost the turnover fight 5 to 1. The Canes made four more mistakes in the game even without the late blunder. That was also unacceptable.
In addition, to reiterate Willerup’s first point, the defense never should have been in that situation. Looking more closely, the terrible penalties (both on the offense and defense, to be fair) mentioned in the halftime report, along with quarterback Tyler Van Dyke’s inconsistent performance, were both major reasons why this game ended the way it did.
That does not, however, negate the blatantly poor coaching choices that were made. Those choices were made. Not able to get them back now. No matter how one feels about the catastrophe from yesterday night, the Hurricanes have to go ahead.
When facing the Tar Heels, will the Canes be prepared to focus and lock in? It’s reasonable to claim that this terrible defeat serves as a catalyst for the team’s victory over UNC.
On the other hand, Miami exacerbates the situation by playing mediocre football against the Heels since they are still reeling from their defeat to Georgia Tech. After the UNC game, the aforementioned scenario is no longer in doubt if the Hurricanes wish to demonstrate that this was an isolated loss.
Next week will be quite interesting for the Hurricanes. They are able to take on water or correct the ship.
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