🏈 ⏲ PRE-GAME Thread: Alabama vs Miami. ⏲

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[Bama News]

Miami football faces pattern of Alabama blowouts in season openers

The Miami football program has the challenge of facing an Alabama program that has an established pattern of blow victories in its neutral site openers.

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The Miami football program has the challenge of facing an Alabama program that has an established pattern of blow victories in its season openers at neutral sites from 2012-2019. In the COVID-19 rescheduled games of 2020, Alabama won 38-19 at Missouri in its season opener. Miami struggled in recent neutral openers.

The Miami football team lost 33-17 to LSU in Arlington, Texas in the 2018 season opener and against Florida 24-20 in Orlando in 2019. Miami and Alabama have not played since a 34-13 Crimson Tide victory in the 1993 Sugar Bowl earned them the 1992 National Championship over the Hurricanes.

Alabama has dominated the series with a 14-3 edge all-time. The Crimson Tide has an average margin of victory of 27.375 points per game during eight neutral-site games between 2012 and 2019. Four of those games came against ranked teams with an average margin of 27 PPG.

Miami will be the fifth-ranked team in the last 10 seasons to play Alabama in a neutral site game to kickoff the year. The Hurricanes are ranked 16th in the preseason USA Today Coaches Poll. Wayne Staats of NCAA.Com previewed the game that includes a list of Alabama wins since 2012 in its season openers.

“Alabama vs. Miami (FL) in Atlanta, Georgia — 3:30 p.m. ET Saturday, Sept. 4​

The Crimson Tide have made it a habit of winning big against nonconference opponents to start the season:​

Def. Duke 42-3 in 2019 in Atlanta​

Def. Louisville 51-14 in 2018 in Orlando​

Def. then-No. 3 Florida State 24-7 in 2017 in Atlanta​

Def. then-No. 20 USC 52-6 in 2016 in Arlington, Texas​

Def. then-No. 20 Wisconsin 35-17 in 2015 in Arlington, Texas​

Def. West Virginia 33-23 in 2014 in Atlanta​

Def. Virginia Tech 35-10 in 2013 in Atlanta​

Def. then-No. 8 Michigan 41-14 in 2012 in Arlington, Texas​

That’s more than a little pattern. That’s a habit. There’s also some added intrigue to this. This marks the first time Alabama and Miami will play since the 1993 Sugar Bowl — when the Tide romped 34-13 to win the national title.​

The Alabama Miami game is included as one of “Top 9 nonconference games in the 2021 college football season.” Miami versus Alabama is one of three games that Staats lists on September 4. Georgia against Clemson in Charlotte is the premier game to open the season with ESPN Gameday on location in the Queen City.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Got our tickets....electronically....hope it works...

 

[BamaFan334]

Got our tickets....electronically....hope it works...

Got mine as well. Hope I'm not in the freaking Miami section with a bunch of their trashy fans.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Got mine as well. Hope I'm not in the freaking Miami section with a bunch of their trashy fans.

We be way up...section 335....but in ....
Excited about going......

 

[BamaFan334]

We be way up...section 335....but in ....
Excited about going......

334, Row 16 for us.

 

[TerryP]

From Miami: The 'Canes had several probable starters miss practice yesterday following their first scrimmage: LT, DT, and a couple of their DE's to name a few. The "phrasing" from their camp was "their sidelined group" with little detail on how long, what for, etc.

 

[BamaFan334]

From Miami: The 'Canes had several probable starters miss practice yesterday following their first scrimmage: LT, DT, and a couple of their DE's to name a few. The "phrasing" from their camp was "their sidelined group" with little detail on how long, what for, etc.

So should have taken Clemson and Alabama and the spread a day or two ago, ha ha.

 

[eatidefan]

We really enjoy these games in Atlanta...so much closer to home.
Upper end zone for us section 326.....There is not bad seat in that place. Ready to Roll Tide Roll

 

[TerryP]

So should have taken Clemson and Alabama and the spread a day or two ago, ha ha.

Both are open in the Sportsbook. The lines will be updated after week zero.

 

[Bama News]

Top 5 Tuesday: Why Miami can beat Alabama

The Canes are big underdogs, but if these things go Miami’s way, they can pull an upset.

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The Canes are big underdogs, but if these things go Miami’s way, they can pull an upset.

We are just 17 days away from Miami playing Alabama to open the college football season. Since the loss to Oklahoma St I have seen 7000 different reasons why Miami will not only lose to Bama, but get blown out. On my local radio show in Atlanta on 680 the Fan, my own co-hosts have said I should be happy with Miami keeping it close. What universe are we living in where keeping it close should be applauded? Miami is preseason #14 in the AP pool which means writers across the country think the Canes should be good. How good will be determined in 17 days, but 14 beating 1 is not impossible, especially in game number 1. Today’s Top 5 Tuesday is the 5 reasons why Miami can beat Alabama.

5. Neutral Site - The game is being played at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, and this is a much better environment than if the game was being played in Tuscaloosa. Alabama just played here in December, but the crowd will not just be a Bama crowd. Canes fans will travel and probably occupy at least 30-35% of the crowd. Weather will not be a factor either as the roof will either be closed(in event of bad weather, or open in good weather). Miami needs to get their fans into the game with a quick start and make it feel like a Canes home game.

4. Playing in the Opener - Game 1 of the season typically is a crap shoot for both teams. If there is a vulnerable time for the Crimson Tide it will be early in the year. Nick Saban has done an unbelievable job having his teams ready to thrive in these kickoff games having blown out FSU, Virginia Tech, USC, and others. Bama though, is inexperienced on offense with just 3 starters back from last years National Title team. Miami will have to come in uber prepared, but with the experience edge, the Canes can take advantage of an early season tilt.

3. The OC - Rhett Lashlee has coached against a Bama defense before and knows how to attack it and exploit it. His 1st 2 games as the Auburn OC, the Tigers scored 34 and 44 points against the Tide. It went downhill in his last 2 years, but the argument can be made that Miami has superior talent than Auburn did in those games. Lashlee is in year 2 at Miami and the hope is the offense is even better than in Year one when the Canes averaged 34ppg. If Miami can get into the high 20s they will have a chance to get this one done. Lashlee will undoubtedly have a trick play or 3 in store for Bama.

2. Big Boys Have Played a Ton- Experience on the offensive line is huge for Miami. According to stats and research he Canes will enter 2021 with the most veteran offensive line in college football history. Part of that has to do with the covid rules allowing kids to have an extra year of eligibility and the other piece is Miami getting guys like Navaughn Donaldson back from injury. Bama will be exotic on defense, so having a group that has worked together before will be huge for Miami to pull the upset.

1. The King is Back - D’Eriq King. Simple and plain Miami has an advantage at QB, and has a kid in King who can be special in 2021. Look throughout the teams that have beaten Alabama in the Nick Saban era and a big part of their success had to do with special QBs. Cam Newton, Johnny Manziel, Joe Burrow, Deshaun Watson and others were enormous talents who could will their team to victory. King might not be in the level of those guys, but he is close. Miami will need everything D’Eriq can give them, and then some.

Can Miami win this game? Absolutely, but the Canes will need everything in their arsenal to be clicking at once. Win special teams, don’t give up big TDs, win the turnover battle, and play like the older team with nothing to lose.

See you in Atlanta!

Go Canes

 

[50+yeartidefan]

334, Row 16 for us.

Will stop by n say HI
If that ok

wonder what happened on tailgate?

 

[It Takes Eleven]

A pregame thread. Loving this time of the year. We got nosebleed seats, but we're inside.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

1. The King is Back - D’Eriq King. Simple and plain Miami has an advantage at QB, and has a kid in King who can be special in 2021. Look throughout the teams that have beaten Alabama in the Nick Saban era and a big part of their success had to do with special QBs. Cam Newton, Johnny Manziel, Joe Burrow, Deshaun Watson and others were enormous talents who could will their team to victory. King might not be in the level of those guys, but he is close. Miami will need everything D’Eriq can give them, and then some.

Sounds a lot like the FSU, Louisville, USC, VaTech and Michigan QBs.

 

[BamaFan334]

Will stop by n say HI
If that ok

wonder what happened on tailgate?

Of course, let's shake hands.

Nothing on the tailgate. Kind of shocked as I assumed a number of folks would want to get in on it.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Of course, let's shake hands.

Nothing on the tailgate. Kind of shocked as I assumed a number of folks would want to get in on it.

Me too...maybe most dont go to games...

look forward to meeting you....

A pregame thread. Loving this time of the year. We got nosebleed seats, but we're inside.

where are you?

 

[doemasters]

Which do you like best? This is what I will put out for facebook etc

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Me too...maybe most dont go to games...

look forward to meeting you....

where are you?

I will find out and post it. If we're close, would love to meet everyone. If not, my old guy trips to the bathroom has me roaming around, and I'll wander your way.

 

[bamaledge]

I like the second one.

 

[BamaFan334]

I like the second one.

Make that 2.