Miami Hurricanes loss to BC being noticed by the National Media
The Miami Hurricanes last two games have been televised nationally on ESPN. The loss to Boston College had the attention of college football as the primary game being played on Friday night.
Several sites noticed the Miami Hurricanes collapse against the Eagles on Friday. Miami’s problems at quarterback and the incompetence of the Hurricanes offense were common themes in the analysis of the aftermath of the loss to Boston College.
A 10-0 start to the 2017 season brought back the eternal question when Miami gets off to a good start “Is the U back.” That’s a subjective question and depends on the definition of what back is.
With two wins in their last eight games against teams from Power Five conferences the newest question should be can Miami get back to where they were when began last season with ten straight wins before losing the final three games of 2017.
The Miami offense has been futile this season against Power Five opponents. The run game has suffered the most. The lack of any prowess on the ground during Mark Richt’s two and a half year tenure at Miami has been more prevalent when they lose.
The Hurricanes average 129 rushing yards per game and 3.91 yards per carry in losses, 217.2 YPG and 4.96 YPC in victories.
"“Malik Rosier, Canes fall apart on the road…This was oh, so predictable. Mark Richt gave up on promising freshman quarterback N’Kosi Perry after a couple mistakes last weekend. Then he made Malik Rosier the starter again for Miami’s road game Friday night against Boston College. Rosier was awful, and not surprisingly the Hurricanes lost big, 27-14. The big surprise was just how bad Miami’s vaunted defense was. It got fooled badly on two early trick plays, and running back AJ Dillon was outstanding on the ground. Suddenly, Miami is 5-3, having lost its last two games, both to conference foe”"
It’s questionable, and to use the phrase “out of town stupid”, that Richt gave up on Perry because of a couple of mistakes (interceptions) at Virginia. Perry threw four touchdowns passes against Florida State the game before, but only two of them came on impressive drives.
He also completed just 13 of 32 passes against the Seminoles. Perry and Rosier have each thrown five interceptions this season. Rosier is frequently criticized by the fan base for interceptions, yet his picks have come on 43 more throws. Perry does have 11 touchdown passes to Rosier’s six.