The Miami Hurricanes went into Shreveport yesterday, already with its tail between its legs. Why? Losing 3 games as 2+ TD favorites (FIU, Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech) will have that effect. From 5 National Championships to a 6-6 mark in a decrepit ACC. How the mighty have fallen. In the Independence Bowl, Miami had the almost unprecedented opportunity to lost to a 3rd Tech team in one year! Louisiana Tech was playing a virtual home game. Sure, the Techsters were 9-3 but were blown out in the only game played against a quality opponent (giving Texas massive benefit of the doubt in that characterization).
The betting public had revised downward its opinion of the Hurricanes. They were only a 1-TD favorite on their trip to Northwest Louisiana. It is difficult to cover as a favorite when you score 0 points. Offensive coordinator (soon to be ex-offensive coordinator) Dan Enos shuffled in 3 QBs like you might shuffle a deck of cards. No bueno!
Luckily, for Manny Diaz, he has local cred as his daddy was mayor of Miami. He needs every bit of understanding to get a 2nd year. Diaz’ supposed expertise is on the defensive side of the ball so he better get some offensive geniuses to high tail it to Coral Gables quickly.
Temple is playing in the Military Bowl this morning with a 1st year coach, Rod Carey, who has never won a bowl game in about 27 tries as the Northern Illinois coach. No matter, Temple, you have already won! Whatever you might think of Carey, he is much better than the Diazter that abandoned you after 27 whole days of being your coach last December. Unintended genius at its finest!