Not_Cam_Underwood: Dear JD, The Calgorithm says Miami has a chance. It’s a snowball’s chance in h-ll but a chance none-the-less!
Dear JD: Not_Cam_Underwood I get that there is mathematically still a chance
but the ‘Canes aren’t likely to play in the ACC Championship Game even if they win out, which won’t be easy when it comes to playing Pitt. Miami had their chance and then turned around and lost to SMU to seal their fate. Someone once said winning is hard and beating Va. Tech is even harder when you’re Miami (see: 2025).
Dannon Shawson: How do ya like that for some offense?! Sure NC State’s defense is 87th in SP+ but who cares, right… RIGHT?! Oh and you’re in luck, the Virginia Tech defense is 89th, 11 spots above the Syracuse defense which is 100th just above the 91st ranked Stanford defense.
Dear JD: When Mario Cristobal and Shannon Dawson sat down and took a look at the “Conjoined Triangles of Success” they came up with the great idea that in order to manufacture points they needed to compromise. Compromise is the shared hypotenuse of the CToS.
It all starts with growth, like growing a pair and letting it rip a little more with trick plays from Malachi Toney and throwing Y-Cross to Elija Lofton as well as a back shoulder fade to Josh Moore. All concepts in every other offense that has a pulse every week.
Of course you can sell more opponents on play-action and Toney’s jet sweep pass when the run game is actually engineered to work thanks to Girard Pringle and his one-cut-and-go burst. But call me when the opponent defenses aren’t in the 80’s or worse, 100’s.
Jordan Anonymous: How do I get my drinking experience going for a noon kickoff? Miami has mostly had 3:30 or 7/7:30 kickoffs this season. Asking for a friend.
Dear JD: Jordan if there’s one thing I know it’s how to do college football viewing and drinking right. After a morning workout (necessary before the ensuing consumption of adult waters) get a Liquid IV in your system (not a sponsor of “Dear JD” but should be).
After an IV and egg sando remember that it’s fall. There’s never a better time to whip up an old fashioned and plop your lazy butt into the recliner. Just make sure you order a pizza and drink a glass of water for every drink or so. You don’t want to wind up “Just saying what everybody else was thinking.”
