Noles work Canes, then hold on for 41-39 win
by Bud Elliott on Oct 4, 2008 9:53 PM EDT
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PrintOver 600 comments in a very lively gameday thread! That is serious TomahawkNation participation! Enjoyed the great win!
ChantRant called it a beautiful kind of ugly
ScalpEm was thankful for the win but concerned over quite a few things
The score was much, much closer than the game was played. Florida State beat Miami physically. The Noles cut their defensive linemen to death. They pummeled the fatties on Miami's lines into submission. Still, thanks to 3 or 4 of the strangest plays you will ever see on special teams in a driving rainstorm, Miami was able to pull close.
The 'Noles manhandled the 'Canes for the first 30 minutes. FSU's defense, which came into the game ranked third in the country, suffocated Miami QBs Robert Marve (17-of-41, 121 yards, two INTs) and Jacory Harris (3-of-7, 32 yards, one INT). Meanwhile, FSU's offense -- just two weeks removed from a nightmarish 12-3 loss to Wake Forest -- continued what it first showed off last week against Colorado: a drastically improved running game. Behind the youngest starting offensive line in the country (three freshmen and two sophomores), the 'Noles ran for 326 yards on the night. Their most effective play was the QB keeper -- Christian Ponder gashed Miami's defense for 146 yards on 18 attempts, most of it the first half.__ Stewart Mandel
Check this out:
First Downs (FSU- UM): 28- 17
Time of Possession: 40:00- 20:00
Third Downs: (11-17)- (2-15)
Total yards: 485- 257
Total Plays: 82- 63
Rushing Yards: 326- 53
Rushing Yards: 326- 53 (Yes, I put it Twice)
Interceptions: 2-3
Fumbles: 2-0
Crazy Special Teams Wet Ball Miscues: 3-0
BOHICA. Bend. Over. Here. It. Comes. Again.
Florida State had 7 drives of 7+ plays or more, including Marches of 43, 89, 77, 78, 58, and 81 to put the game out of reach.
Don't let anyone tell you this game was evenly played. It was a beatdown the likes of which this rivalry has rarely seen, followed by a wet ball special teams goat rodeo. Miami needed every possible break in a driving rainstorm to lose to FSU at home by two.
Enjoy the win.
Leave your thoughts, I'll feature some in the "Nole fans react" segment.
Photo Credit: Tallahassee Democrat
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1st half beatdown
The 2nd half was not though, I have to disagree. Miami scored in some very weird ways, but the D blew coverage a few times too many and the special teams fell apart too much. Good win for FSU, it’s a small step forward, let’s see what happens Thursday night 10/16.
"May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't." - General George S. Patton
FSU Outgained Miami 230-211 in the second half...
The blown coverage was on a halfback pass.
The special teams did fall apart, but I didn’t see much that indicated that wasn’t a huge rainy conditions issue.
I agree there are major things to work on!
Didn’t mean that as a slam. I was just trying to defend the defensive effort of the second half.
A very nice win
Agree with everything you said. I loved watching Ponder take off again and again, often for chain-moving first downs.
Now if the Cubs could win…
"Your eyes can decieve you. Don't trust them." Obi-Wan Kenobi, the first sabermetrician...
Agreed, a good win
Almost all of what Miami got was giftwrapped by FSU. The only real drive they had was the last one (and that featured a dropped INT). If FSU cuts out one or two of those mistakes, it’s a whoopin. But that’s all right, because even with all of that craziness, it’s still a WIN!!
Welcome to Tomahawk Nation hopnole23!
We have a lot to work on to be great, but right now we have the ability to be very good or average, and that probably balances out to good.
We're creeping up to B-minus territory
On offense, I liked that we proved we could move the ball on a Florida-speed defense, Ponder looked good, on the road, against a rival. On defense, we stuffed their run and their QB took a step back against our defense.
The cherry on top, or course, is that UM is back at square one while the Noles are at, well, 2.5? Maybe 3. Look forward to the breakdown. Go Noles!
This was one of the most nerve-wracking games I have ever watched. But then, it was a FSU-Miami game. Some of my euphoria from pulling out the victory has been dampened because apparently the media thinks that FSU didn’t play very well and that this game wasn’t easily the best game of the week.
The offense played a great game. I like almost all of the playcalling. The defense played about as good a game as anyone will ever see while the other team scores 39. The special teams played poorly, but they have been pretty solid the rest of the year and it was raining pretty hard, so I am not going to read too much into that. This game had some of the most insane fluke plays I have ever seen. Miami only had one real sustained drive, with 21 points being scored on an INT return and two one play, trick play drives on a short field. There are still things that need improvement, but this game gave me some hopes for the rest of the season.
My Question:
Can anyone post what the heck is going on with the D’vo situation?
Everyone on Warchant seems to know about it but no one will talk about it.
Doc,
I’m pretty sure that as a unit, the media has unilaterally agreed to treat it as a medical issue. There isn’t an injury listed, other than illness.
I'm not sure about that
There is something deeper than just his illness people are alluding to that I haven’t been able to find out. Something about his future and people insinuating they’ll be surprised if he’s on the team next year, but no one has said anything about it, but it keeps coming up and getting locked.
Weird
I am a lifelong Cubs fan too, and for some reason I was more nervous in the second half of the FSU game than I have been during these MLB playoffs. I agree, the game wasn’t as close as the score would indicate, but we tried like hell to let them back in the game. Again, penalties at inopportune times cost us. Overall, it makes me feel better to beat Miami.
"Oh, I get a little tired now and then, but knowing my lifestyle, that's only natural." -- Harry Caray
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