The Canes had an impressive performance this past week against Pittsburgh. The defense was great and played hard the entire game giving up only 3 points which came in the second half. The offense looked good but nothing spectacular.
Jacory was just average, he had another 2 interceptions and continued to float most of his passes to his receivers. Jacory just doesn't get it or just can't get it, he has no velocity on his passes at all. Harris continually floats passes into receivers that could be picked off at anytime, he came close to having 2 additional interceptions against Pitt which would have gave him 8 in two games, instead we settled for 6 in two games.
Looking past Jacory, we saw Damien Berry rush for 87 yards on 21 carries and score a touchdown. Berry averaged 4.1 yards per carry and shared time with Lamar Miller. Miller had 8 carries for 31 yards and 1 touchdown, averaging 3.9 yards per carry. Travis Benjamin was the leading receiver this week with 1 TD on 6 receptions for 96 yards, Benjamin now has 158 yards this season from 10 receptions giving him an average of 15.8 yards per catch. Hankerson had only 36 yards in the game on 3 receptions but one was a touchdown which was lobbed up for him in the end zone from Jacory. Hankerson has 241 yards this season with 16 receptions, he his averaging 15 yards per catch. Laron Byrd had 6 receptions in the game for 69 yards, he has 118 yards on 12 receptions this season. All in all the Canes had 7 receivers catch passes including Berry and James out of the backfield.
Defense was strong with Sean Spence leading the way with 9 tackles (6 of which were solo), and 2 sacks. Miami had 6 total sacks on the day with 2 more coming from defensive linemen Andrew Smith, 1 from Colin Mcarthy and 1 from Allen Bailey. ryanHill had a great afternoon as well, he had 5 tackles 4 of which were solo and an interception. Demarcus VanDyke also had a pick in the game and took it for 74 yards.
The Canes are now looking towards Clemson next week as a big ACC rival matchup goes down in South Carolina. The Canes are 1-2 against the Clemson Tigers over the past 3 match-ups.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Part 2: Harris Vs Pryor On Sportscenter
Todd McShay starts out by saying that Jacory Harris when hot, is one of the best QB's in the country. McShay then proceeded to talk about how Jacory had moments where he did not perform well under pressure, and says "if Terrell Pryor can feel pressure coming, then Jacory should feel it as well."
Well Mr. McShay, here is what we think about your statement. Next week when Pryor is feeling the pressure as the Hurricanes ransack his pocket time and time again you can point out how although he tried his best, the Canes were just to overwhelming.
McShay continues to ride high on his "We Are Marshall" train by going on to say that we learned nothing about Jacory Harris in the FAMU game this past week, but we learned a lot from the Marshall game and Pryor.
NOTE: Jacory completed 80% of his passes and threw 3 touchdowns for 210 yards during the game.
McShay concluded by saying both of the pressure mistakes from Harris he highlighted in the North Carolina game last year came while being hit during passing. Matich jumps in and says " Well I think that was a great throw, he got hit in the mouth as he released and still hit his receiver in the hands, that was pretty good!"
Matich went on to say that he sees moments of spectacular play from Harris and that he also sees moments of inconsistency. Matich thinks Jacory will have to be consistent this Saturday and we have no argument here, we agree that Jacory needs to be rock solid this Saturday. There is a lot of pressure on Jacory's shoulders this week and he will need to be dialed in, and we believe he will be.
Matich also says Harris made of the best reads he has ever seen by a quarterback against FSU last year when down by 3 points. Harris hit Travis Benjamin for a 45 yard completion to set up the winning touchdown, but Benjamin was not the primary receiver, the tight end was supposed to be. Matich says "when Harris sees that the play has fallen apart and the tight end is tied up, he hits his receiver with pressure coming from the right side for a 45 yard gain. Now that was an amazing adjustment under pressure."
Well Mr. McShay, here is what we think about your statement. Next week when Pryor is feeling the pressure as the Hurricanes ransack his pocket time and time again you can point out how although he tried his best, the Canes were just to overwhelming.
McShay continues to ride high on his "We Are Marshall" train by going on to say that we learned nothing about Jacory Harris in the FAMU game this past week, but we learned a lot from the Marshall game and Pryor.
NOTE: Jacory completed 80% of his passes and threw 3 touchdowns for 210 yards during the game.
McShay concluded by saying both of the pressure mistakes from Harris he highlighted in the North Carolina game last year came while being hit during passing. Matich jumps in and says " Well I think that was a great throw, he got hit in the mouth as he released and still hit his receiver in the hands, that was pretty good!"
Matich went on to say that he sees moments of spectacular play from Harris and that he also sees moments of inconsistency. Matich thinks Jacory will have to be consistent this Saturday and we have no argument here, we agree that Jacory needs to be rock solid this Saturday. There is a lot of pressure on Jacory's shoulders this week and he will need to be dialed in, and we believe he will be.
Matich also says Harris made of the best reads he has ever seen by a quarterback against FSU last year when down by 3 points. Harris hit Travis Benjamin for a 45 yard completion to set up the winning touchdown, but Benjamin was not the primary receiver, the tight end was supposed to be. Matich says "when Harris sees that the play has fallen apart and the tight end is tied up, he hits his receiver with pressure coming from the right side for a 45 yard gain. Now that was an amazing adjustment under pressure."
Part 1: Harris Vs Pryor On Sportscenter
Today on Sportscenter two pieces were dedicated to the highly anticipated Canes vs Buckeyes game this Saturday at 3:30 on EPSN. The game is 10 years in the making as all Canes fans know and the guys at Sportscenter are giving the game its due attention.
Todd McShay started out by saying he thought Terrell Pryor was a different quarterback this year, and he determined all this after seeing the Buckeyes play Marshall. Yes that's right, Marshall. Mchsay stated that last year Pryor was uncomfortable in the pocket and off balance in games, but after the Rose Bowl and the game against Marshall he sees a new Pryor. What McShay is forgetting is that Marshall's defense has nothing on the Hurricanes defense with impact players like Mcarthy, Spence, Harris, Armstrong and many more.
McShay says that Ohio State has clearly shown that Pryor will be a pocket passer and that he has committed himself to playing well within the pocket. He also goes on to say that Ohio State is not going to run all the option game.
Colin McCarthy thinks otherwise has something to say about it. (see video clip below)
Mcarthy stated this week that the defense sees that Pryor is trying to throw the ball more, but the Canes are sure that he will try and run as well. McCarthy says "as a defense we are ready to stop the run", he also adds "they have a great offensive line and we know that. However we also know they'll try and use the run then hit us with the deep ball, and were ready for that. We are ready for both."
Trevor Matich also seems to think that he showed great control under pressure against Marshall. He states that this is how a pocket passer avoids the rush by stepping up in the pocket. When Matich goes to the clips to demonstrate his point they showed two clips. One clip shows Pryor stepping up in the pocket and throwing downfield for a 20 yd completion. The second clip however demonstrates Pryor on the run when under pressure, exactly the same pressure he is going to feel all game from the Canes. This pressure is going to lead Pryor to reverting to running much more than Ohio State wants everyone to believe, and we agree with Colin Mcarthy that they will try and switch up the deep ball occasionally but of course they will still run the option game, who are they fooling.
Here is a video clip of McCarthy and a few others talking about the game.
Todd McShay started out by saying he thought Terrell Pryor was a different quarterback this year, and he determined all this after seeing the Buckeyes play Marshall. Yes that's right, Marshall. Mchsay stated that last year Pryor was uncomfortable in the pocket and off balance in games, but after the Rose Bowl and the game against Marshall he sees a new Pryor. What McShay is forgetting is that Marshall's defense has nothing on the Hurricanes defense with impact players like Mcarthy, Spence, Harris, Armstrong and many more.
McShay says that Ohio State has clearly shown that Pryor will be a pocket passer and that he has committed himself to playing well within the pocket. He also goes on to say that Ohio State is not going to run all the option game.
Colin McCarthy thinks otherwise has something to say about it. (see video clip below)
Mcarthy stated this week that the defense sees that Pryor is trying to throw the ball more, but the Canes are sure that he will try and run as well. McCarthy says "as a defense we are ready to stop the run", he also adds "they have a great offensive line and we know that. However we also know they'll try and use the run then hit us with the deep ball, and were ready for that. We are ready for both."
Trevor Matich also seems to think that he showed great control under pressure against Marshall. He states that this is how a pocket passer avoids the rush by stepping up in the pocket. When Matich goes to the clips to demonstrate his point they showed two clips. One clip shows Pryor stepping up in the pocket and throwing downfield for a 20 yd completion. The second clip however demonstrates Pryor on the run when under pressure, exactly the same pressure he is going to feel all game from the Canes. This pressure is going to lead Pryor to reverting to running much more than Ohio State wants everyone to believe, and we agree with Colin Mcarthy that they will try and switch up the deep ball occasionally but of course they will still run the option game, who are they fooling.
Here is a video clip of McCarthy and a few others talking about the game.
Randy Shannon Blasts Stadium Sounds & Music During Practice
Randy Shannon has been playing audio samples of loud crowd noise and music to the Canes this week during practice. Using six loud speakers he is pumping in the audio to get the team used to what they will hear this weekend in Ohio.
Here is a YouTube clip of the practice with the noise playing. The noise comes from a 2000 UM vs FSU game.
Here is a YouTube clip of the practice with the noise playing. The noise comes from a 2000 UM vs FSU game.
Miami Moves Up To No. 12 In Polls
The Miami Hurricanes have moved up to number 12 in both the AP and Coaches poll this week.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Jacory Says It Will Be Nice Beating Ohio State At Home
"It's going to be huge, especially going up there to Columbus and being able to take them down on their home field," Harris said. "It's not going to be easy, but being able to do that with them being the No. 2 team in the country would really put us high in the national rankings and people would really know that UM is for real this year."
The "Rock" Has Something Cooking Up Regarding Ohio State
Here is a message from the "Rock" regarding Miami vs Ohio State this week:
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