Monday Musings: All the time enjoyable to beat up on Florida

What’s good, my Hurricanes mates? Hopefully you’ve all gotten your weeks off to a pleasant begin, and having a Victory Monday to have fun over the Florida Gators is at all times an ideal begin to per week.

Lots to speak about, so let’s get to it…..

1) I talked firstly of the season about for those who may decide a win over Florida or Notre Dame, which might you decide?

2) College Gameday was completely superior.

MAN, it was so good seeing that on TV and smiling. Not having had the pleasure of being on campus in a minute, it’s good to see the spots the place I used to take a seat between courses and soak all of it in once more by means of the display screen. It was a TREMENDOUS commercial for the college, each for the soccer program and simply going to high school there typically. So proud to be an alumnus of that terrific college.

And man, how the followers made it worthwhile. Loud. Signs that made me chuckle. Aggressive chants ( what they did to start out the present).

Just an ideal embodiment of the University of Miami expertise.

3) The Hurricanes are a dump truck, and it’s the primary motive they’ll beat anybody within the nation.

As a lot of , I’m a Tennessee and Miami double alum. I’ve watched Florida roll up Tennessee and grind them into mincemeat again and again. Physical and psychological dominance and submission. More than every other sequence between notable packages that I’ve seen. The reverse was the case on Saturday for Miami in opposition to the Gators. It took some time, however you lastly noticed the Hurricanes go from imposing their will to persevering with to throw physique photographs to lastly utilizing these physique photographs to wrap up and put the Gators to mattress late within the fourth quarter.

Miami set the tone with an imperial march to start out the sport. They completed it with a 13-play, 80-yard demise march the place they simply pushed the Gators again to their very own purpose line like General Sherman going in direction of the ocean. It left little question as to who the considerably higher and extra bodily workforce was on Saturday evening.

4) But, with a caveat, the rating ought to have been considerably wider as everyone knows if the officers weren’t incompetent in a key second.

Calling this ahead progress is objectively incorrect, as Marty Brown actually by no means stopped transferring ahead, and the whistle didn’t come till Brown was already transferring previous the final defender with a full head of steam.

It’s laborious to attain in opposition to good defenses (which Florida undoubtedly has), and Miami wasn’t rewarded for doing it. That’s the one motive this was a recreation and left the door open for the Gators to hold round.

5) Did you see Rueben Bain, Jr.’s PFF grade this week?

93.8. Almost impossibly excessive. He had 10 pressures within the recreation. TEN! And Akheem Mesidor had 9. That’s completely insane contemplating DJ Lagway dropped again solely 29 instances! 19 pressures!! In 29 cross dashing snaps!!! That’s completely loopy. I can’t bear in mind seeing a stress price like that in opposition to a workforce with the expertise that Florida has. That duo is so unbelievably good, man.

6) I additionally needed to provide a shoutout to security Jakobe Thomas.

Two completely essential performs that killed drives and compelled punts. Had a sack of Lagway late within the second quarter to thwart a drive. But his play within the fourth quarter with 12 minutes left was so necessary. Up 13-7 and going through third and 1, he broke by means of and tackled Florida RB Jadan Baugh for a loss to power a punt. Miam’s aforementioned demise march begins after that punt. So main kudos to Thomas for some impactful performs.

7) And now for a well-earned bye week earlier than Florida State comes up subsequent Saturday.

Rest up, Canes followers. It’s going to be one of many largest within the rivalry in a long time on October 4.