Here's how #6 MIAMI sees the game.
They thumped us 42-7 last year, which covers the spread now of 24-ish.
New QB transfer and redshirt junior Darian Mensah (from ACC Champ Duke) is a nightmare -- fluid,
with very quick decisions and a raft of targets now with Canes. Forcing a punt will be a big challenge.
Mensah will dish the ball all over and mix in some run. Toney is a playmaker.
Basically, we have to keep the ball. Three and outs are death.
Running on bigger, quicker MIAM will be more difficult, so a lot will fall to QB Warren.
And, "More Cowbell" (throw to our Big TEs). MIAM might have one of the best Secondaries in the country.
Seeing the tape, Canes will run hurry up to exhaust our Defense.
https://themiamihurricane.com/2026/09/01...-stanford/?
Barring 3 or 4 turnovers by MIAM, I see the Canes covering the points, sadly.
To make position in the seedings to get to #4 or better, MIAM will want to run up the score, above 60.
MIAM only has NDAM as a ranked foe on their schedule (they don't see SMU til ACC Champ game), so they must run up the points.
They want Mensah in the Top Ten for QB performance, so they will leave him in.
Look up worst losses in PA last 25 years:
NDAM 57 - STAN 7, in 2003. Domers ran it down our throats with more than 300 yards rushing.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/ga...e-stanford
They thumped us 42-7 last year, which covers the spread now of 24-ish.
New QB transfer and redshirt junior Darian Mensah (from ACC Champ Duke) is a nightmare -- fluid,
with very quick decisions and a raft of targets now with Canes. Forcing a punt will be a big challenge.
Mensah will dish the ball all over and mix in some run. Toney is a playmaker.
Basically, we have to keep the ball. Three and outs are death.
Running on bigger, quicker MIAM will be more difficult, so a lot will fall to QB Warren.
And, "More Cowbell" (throw to our Big TEs). MIAM might have one of the best Secondaries in the country.
Seeing the tape, Canes will run hurry up to exhaust our Defense.
https://themiamihurricane.com/2026/09/01...-stanford/?
Barring 3 or 4 turnovers by MIAM, I see the Canes covering the points, sadly.
To make position in the seedings to get to #4 or better, MIAM will want to run up the score, above 60.
MIAM only has NDAM as a ranked foe on their schedule (they don't see SMU til ACC Champ game), so they must run up the points.
They want Mensah in the Top Ten for QB performance, so they will leave him in.
Look up worst losses in PA last 25 years:
NDAM 57 - STAN 7, in 2003. Domers ran it down our throats with more than 300 yards rushing.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/ga...e-stanford