Miami Hurricanes LOST to Notre Dame... But Are They STILL a Playoff Threat?!

Miami-Notre Dame. I went back and watched this game. I was obviously at the game, so I didn't get to see this live, but the score and the way that it felt from when I was watching on my phone that Notre Dame kind of controlled the game, which I still think they controlled it. But I don't feel like Miami was as far off as maybe I was originally discussed. Like, you made it seem like they were at. Look, I was kind of impressed. I think, again, Dari Minta did exactly what I thought he would do. I think he still played pretty dang good football. What, 24 for a 43? He struggled in the beginning, right? I think Notre Dame kind of had their number early on. But he got comfortable. And my goodness, do I have his number here? What did Cooper Barkley end up with? Like, 180 yards? I think. I told you. That was my guy. 10 to 12 catches, but he had 10 to 12. I mean, he had two tutties. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, he's, I, that, that relationship they had in Duke was no joke. I knew he was going to have a game. Yeah. No, he had a game. It was kind of like, man, like for a second, like they, cause they made, they came roaring back. They had that, that they were down 21. They were down 21 points. And yeah, my thing was like, sure. It was Notre Dame in control, but it wasn't like they came back with like, Oh, just a couple of seconds. Like, no, Miami was. Rightfully in it and so I don't feel like but here's my thing if you're Miami fan I wouldn't even worry This was like Ohio State losing to Texas way back when like it did it doesn't matter the way the game went You had two good teams going at it This was just like when Notre Dame lost to BYU in my opinion and I hate to say it But I was kind of impressed with how Miami was gonna go and went on the road They like and again, this is a talent like this is a talented football team. So I'm not completely surprised by it We were wondering what would happen. They could have used Malachi Tony last night a hundred percent I believe you got Malachi Tony They're winning it. They're winning the football game. I really do think that because they just, there was times where it was like, you could see Mensah needed his guy, his old gadget guy. They're going to have four weeks though without him to work with them. I think Barquet is going to be more, I mean, he was highly involved, so I can't even say he was more involved, but you need somebody that you can find an outlet with. Look, Mark Fletcher, 13 carries with 57 yards. That obviously, you know, is not where they want to go as well too. Had some early big runs for him, but look, CJ Carr is... It's fantastic. It's so efficient. I've been saying it all year. One of the best quarterbacks, if not the best college quarterback right now, because he surpassed Trent at this point. I've I've been a CJ fan for the last year and a half now. And I've been a fan of Notre Dame in general, what they're doing, what they've got going on, and what they're building. 29 for 40 for 319 yards and three touchdowns. I mean, look, that has been the Achilles heel for Miami. And that was the other reason why I thought that Miami wouldn't be able to hold on with Notre Dame This is another team that can go toe-to-toe with you offensively, and you are missing your bet. That's why Malachi Tony was so missed, because I was like, you're going to need to be able to go and elevate yourself. I think Miami's going to be fine for the rest of the year. I've got to be honest with you. I don't think they're going to miss Malachi Tony. I think they're going to make the playoffs. I was wondering how they were going to look. I said this. I was like, are they going to be in trouble? After what I saw, I don't think so. I think they can still drop a game. It's Mario's. It's Mario Cristobal. That's easy to say. But what I saw is what I'm saying. What kind of surprised me was the defense was not as good as I thought they would be. CJ Carr was really just slicing and dicing them like Thanksgiving turkey. He was putting on a master class. Um, and. That surprised me. They spent a lot of money on that defensive line and that DB room. And, um, My question is, if Miami goes up against a high-powered offense that is just as high-powered as them, And somebody has a halfway decent defense, are they going to be able to score without Malachi? Because it took Darian Mensah a little bit to get going, obviously. They were on 21. They did figure it out. They did make adjustments to figure it out. That game could have been lost. It was looking ugly. It was looking ugly. And they did fight back, and they did make it close. Notre Dame, it always, for me, felt like Notre Dame had that thing firmly in grasp and control. And you could tell, especially early, that offense was, I think they went, there was that. They just flew it on the field. Well, Miami's defense has always been sus. That was why I felt Notre Dame was going to run away with this, because on top of Notre Dame being able to score efficiently. Miami losing Tony, which is what makes them be so. I mean, they're already high octane, but it takes them to another level. That was my reasoning of why I felt that I didn't win because they got because the freaking hook. It was seven and a half. But yeah, so to me, for them to be able to do what they did and come back and and the defense settled in. I mean, they obviously kept it to where. They allowed it for Miami to get caught back up to an extent. They were within a touchdown for a good minute. And then I know Notre Dame kind of took that loss. But Miami was right there getting ready to score to tie it up. Like, let's not get it twisted. And that play was, I mean, I watched it a handful of times. It wasn't a catch. It wasn't a catch because he didn't maintain possession. They just wanted controversy. Yeah, he didn't maintain possession through the finish. That was the way that I saw it. And on top of it, they called it incomplete. So it wasn't even close. Yeah, there wasn't enough to overcome. Proving evidence. I think if they would have called it a catch, could you have been hard to overturn it the other way? 100%. 100%. But you've got, like, his feet went in, and as soon as, before he even hit out of bounds, the ball was out of his hand. So I know my fans are pissed. And again, I'm not here to be a hater. It was tough for me to go, yeah, that was a catch. I know they want to have fun with it and try to make it a thing. Y'all screwed over FSU two weeks ago, so it kind of came back to bitching me ass. Yeah, that's... That's just all for TV. They're just keeping that doubt in their mind in case they lose another game and they have to go back to that. They're like, oh, well, we lost a game because blah, blah, blah, blah. There's always something involved. This team is going to get Miami in trouble, though. I will say that. I don't know if they'll... I think they'll make the playoffs. How far will they go? I don't know, but it's going to get... It's going to bite them in the butt. Notre Dame. CJ Carr might be the most efficient quarterback in all of college football. Um, he does not make any mistakes. They just don't make mistakes. Um, he just, he knows where the D's coming from and he just throws the ball where they aren't. It's not, you know, it's, it's crazy and he's got a big arm and he does all the things he's supposed to do. So. I, I love what Notre Dame is. Uh, they haven't really been tested besides this game though. And I'll add them and BYU and they've struggled in both. I don't wanna say struggled, but they've all been, they've been dog fights. They haven't like just dominated the football game and they were in this game until they let Miami get right back into it. So it looks like to me that like Is that like Notre Dame kind of has trouble closing games? Feeling pretty good about our guy Micah Alejandro from Hawaii. Then we've got, of course, King Miller with USC getting some rush touchdowns. I know we don't like FSU around these parks, but I think Ashton Daniels is going to use a little legs in this upcoming week for some nice football to get him more in his rushing yard. You can now get in on the action with PrizePicks for the rushing season and individual games. And on the app, you can pick your team to just win the game outright when you use that code HMA. Download the app today using the link in the description. You play $5, you get $150 if you win that lineup for brand new users and take advantage. Ride with the crowd, okay? Use the great features that PrizePicks has to offer. PrizePicks, it is good to be right. Which could end up biting them when it comes to playoff time, but they're obviously going to make the playoff and they're going to have a bye. That's almost as lock as it gets. So, Notre Dame's quarterback room is kind of interesting. So, they've gone from, because Kenny Mitchell was a Notre Dame quarterback, and obviously he's been having success at Kentucky. CJ Carr, before that was Riley Leonard, before that was Sam Hartman. And these guys are good college quarterbacks. Both are, I don't know, is Riley still in the NFL? I know Sam is. Riley's still in the league. He's still in the league. They're not fantastic NFL quarterbacks. Yeah, they're not great. And I know before I get yelled at, these were transfer quarterbacks. But my point was they've got, they got two transfer quarterbacks and CJ Carr is a product of, of Notre Dame. He was a recruit. And so as Kenny mentioned, so they, they had both of these guys sitting around when I'd sitting around, but. The development is fantastic at Notre Dame, so maybe we can tap into what the hell is going on with their quarterbacks, because they're doing a pretty bang-up job. Well, Freeman's created that. He's created a great atmosphere in Notre Dame, and he's been there. He's been tenured for a couple years, you know? Like, he's got it to where he wants it, and it's a big factor. He's a machine right now, dude. Yeah, I remember when he was up for discussion and the Florida fans were talking about getting him, and I was like, I don't know. It doesn't make any sense why you would dip out on Notre Dame, but... Um, Obviously, it was just all a bad grab. Yeah, look, good game. I think that it went kind of exactly how I thought it would go. Miami, I know they haven't played anybody, and I understand all these things, but they had to answer the buck here. Going on the road, tough team, tough place to play. Haven't won when it's 40 or below ever. And look, again, I know they lost. I don't believe it's going to impact their rankings. You're going up against a team like, everything was going against Miami. And I know you guys are hating me hearing this, but like you lose Tony three games, three eights for the game. And everybody gave Notre Dame the ultimate fuel. I mean, they basically told them straight up, like, we don't want you in this bitch. That's what they told them. We don't want you here. And. That's what happened. And so, like, bet. You got that. And they almost lost it anyway. So, look, it was a great game. I mean, it would be fun to see this possibly a rematch later on, but it was a good one. It was a good one. I do ask you this, though. They got to play Duke with Nate Shepard and the boys. Could we see after an emotional loss, they come out flat and they just get ran over by Duke? We've seen that happen to they won't get run over like an Ole Miss situation with LSU. Well, they lost that game, but Ole Miss won their game. It's possible because your build-up has been like we haven't we've seen now They've they lost it right the the the trend this year has been the team that's won this game has lost the next one But you can make the argument that hey