The official Miami v. Florida State thread

[TripletDaddy]

Wow...what a horrible mismanagement of the clock.

no kidding. that basically cost them the game.

[ERCougar]

And it comes down to one bad throw. Too low.

He should have caught that anyway.

[All-American]

Wow.

[I.J. Reilly]

Ponder needed to get that ball up just a little more. He had him there. Of course, the kid could have held on to the ball. That would have worked, too.

[falafel]

When does the clock officially stop? When the ref's whistle the play dead? There was at least one second left when the ball hit the ground.

[cougjunkie]

Both of these teams have bad secondaries. Max Hall > Jacory Harris.

[cougjunkie]

I've only been watching sporadically while I'm working. But why do the announcers keep talking about the missed PAT? Didn't FSU make it up with a 2 pt conversion earlier, or am I missing something?

Yep exactly what I was thinking. Makes no sense to talk about the missed PAT. They would have been at 34 regardless. They would not have gone for 2 had they made the PAT.

[Art Vandelay]

Worst possible outcome for BYU. FSU drops in rankings but gains valuable experience for their QB and team.

[JohnnyLingo]

How many plays within the 10 did they have at the end there? Four? Five? That's just sad.

[Surfah]

What a stupid game. That game shows us jack squat. Ponder doesn't have any touch on the ball. Horrible clock management. Why are they running him to the sideline to get those plays in? It is as stupid as OU getting into their stances and then pulling up and looking to the sideline for the play. No defense by either team. Did Miami have linebackers on the field?

[cougjunkie]

What a stupid game. That game shows us jack squat. Ponder doesn't have any touch on the ball. Horrible clock management. Why are they running him to the sideline to get those plays in? It is as stupid as OU getting into their stances and then pulling up and looking to the sideline for the play. No defense by either team. Did Miami have linebackers on the field?

Linebackers I saw a few of them rolling around with cramps. The real question where were the safeties and corners? How about FSU, the fastest defense ever? Patrick Robinson being compared to T-buck and Deion Sanders yet they give up 345 yards passing to a running quarterback?

[TripletDaddy]

The good thing is that the pollsters will likely not drop Florida State out of the Top 25 until the have around 5 losses.

[Surfah]

Linebackers I saw a few of them rolling around with cramps. The real question where were the safeties and corners? How about FSU, the fastest defense ever? Patrick Robinson being compared to T-buck and Deion Sanders yet they give up 345 yards passing to a running quarterback?

Yeah. Seriously, that game was so disappointing from a preparation standpoint IMO. Couple that with a loss that will probably drop them from the top 25. I hope FSU's appeal works so Bobby doesn't lose those 14 wins so he can retire. With or without Bradford I think OU beats Miami.

[cougjunkie]

FSUs return game does scare me, Greg Reid is legit. I would say kick it away from him but Payne does not have that type of ability.

[Surfah]

FSUs return game does scare me, Greg Reid is legit. I would say kick it away from him but Payne does not have that type of ability.

Both teams though had poor kick off coverage. And what on earth were the Canes doing with that pooch kick and squib all night? They were better off kicking it out of bounds and just giving them the ball on the 40.