Now that we have all had a chance to exhale after one of the most zany and chaotic finishes in college football history, we are onto California. Whether you think it was a catch. Whether you think it was a drop.
That is now irrelevant as Miami escaped, surviving and advancing undefeated at 5-0. However, how this top ten Miami team adjusts, will dictate the entire trajectory of the season. How this top ten Miami Hurricanes team adjusts, will dictate the entire trajectory of the Miami Hurricanes football program, will dictate Mario Cristobal’s career, and Miami’s place in College Football for the foreseeable future.
This sounds drastic, but it is not hyperbole. And, even though any panic should be fairly mild right now, we don’t need to look any further than last year to realize that what happens next is pivotal. Last year, in week five, after starting the season 4-0, Miami lost 23-20 in a gut-wrenching finish against a middling Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets program.
We don’t need to revisit the exact details of that tough home game whether it be the result of Miami’s laziness late or suspect officiating led to the loss. But this year’s week five matchup proved a different result as the Canes pulled off a 38-34 comeback victory over the middling Virginia Tech Hokies at Hard Rock Stadium. The comeback alone exhibited that this Miami team has more intestinal and mental fortitude as the arm/hands, legs, and most importantly heart of Cam Ward , Xavier Restrepo , and compa.