From: ssj@ais.org (Stephen S. Johnston)
Subject: Re: Miami - FSU
Organization: UMCC
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 07:18:07 GMT

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Organization: UMCC

In article <5826@news.duke.edu> ds4@north3.acpub.duke.edu (DIMITRIS SIDIROPOULOS
) writes:
>In article <Bvo6G7.JH1@ais.org>, ssj@ais.org (Stephen S. Johnston) writes:
>|> Rankings don't particularly mean all that much come game day.
>|> As upsets can attest, some teams have good days and some have bad days.
>|> A team may be ranked number whatever against the run, but walk onto
>|> the field and execute poorly all day--not pick up on plays quickly
>|> enough, tackle poorly, have a key player get injured, whatever.
>
>My question to you is, how can you judge a team then.  They might of 
>had 4 great days in a row, and all their oppenents could be having bad days.
>So, in theory, Navy could be the best team in the country...the best 
>team with a lot of bad days :)

The smiley's appreciated, but I didn't say that such rankings mean 
nothing.  "4 great days in a row" is possible, but I guess that's 
why college teams play more games than that.  :) 

>
>|> My point is that number 2 can meet number 3 and both of them play like
>|> crap.  I'm NOT saying that happened with FSU/Miami, but I think
>|> both teams could have played better.  I saw quite a few mistakes
>|> made on both sides.
>|> ----
>|> Steve
>
>I am not picking on you Steve, but alot of people have been calling the 'game'
>sloppy, and filled with mistakes.  That is looking at the game from an offensiv
e
>point of view.  I love defense and loved that game.  Both defenses were
>dominating the whole game, with Miami's a little stronger (allowed only 3 field
>goals, one of which was set up by a return.  Had to put that one in :) ) The
>defenses were overpowering and caused the offenses on both teams to do things
>which resulted in 'mistakes'; such as, throwing to soon because two 270 pound
>linemen are in the QB's face.  If the game turned out to be 42 - 35 offensive
>war (i.e. who can out score the other...the Bills :) ), no one would be
>saying how slopy the game was.  But in my opinion the game would be just as
>sloppy, because the D's did not do what they were supposed to be
>doing....stopping the other team.
>
>-ds4
>
>P.S. - Both offenses and defenses played to their abilities...it is just the
>defenses had a little bit more :)

I agree that both defenses were more impressive, but I think neither 
offensive looked all that great.  There were some great defensive plays.  
The FSU secondary impressed me a great deal with their pass coverage and
Miami's defensive line seemed to have good penetration.  However, I 
expect the number 2 and 3 teams in the country to have offensive weapons 
that can "create" plays.  I'm not saying that either team has no offense. 
Nor am I trying to insult anyone (forget about flaming me.  I won't 
read it. :).  One awful mistake was the FSU kick returner that fielded 
the ball close to the goal line, then dropped into the end zone in an 
attempt to evade Miami tacklers.  That was outrageous.  He should not 
have touched the ball at all.  That's poor fundamentals, not a 
mistake made because Miami was breathing down his neck.  
----
Steve
                  
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