Here are the yards Miami has given up in its last four games:
| Louisville | 507 |
| NC State | 440 |
| North Carolina | 545 |
| Clemson | 371 |
Against Louisville, the excuse was well, the Cardinals have a really good offense and they played a great game. Miami showed they can win when they aren’t playing their best.
Against NC State, no one paid too much attention because Miami won rather easily.
Against Carolina, people took notice. Everyone assumed that the Hurricanes had learned their lesson. Keep playing like that and you’ll lose. Lesson learned, right?
Against Clemson, well, they should have been ready, right? Should have been angry, right? They gave up 371 yards to a team averaging 290 and lost to a middle-of-the-pack ACC team for the second week in a row.
The Hurricanes have been exposed. Their defense isn’t that good and the team isn’t that good. Good, but not great. If they couldn’t use the loss to UNC as a motivator to beat Clemson at home, what will they do against a resurgent Virginia up in Charlottesville? Remember, Virginia walloped both UNC and Clemson. Also, the Cavs are sure to be angry and looking to avenge their embarrassing loss a few weeks ago in Tallahassee.
Could the Canes really drop three in a row? It looks pretty likely, maybe even probable.
We’ll see.
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