Obvious Eric

Willie Taggart was fired yesterday after the team’s loss to Western Kentucky. FAU finished 5-7 on the season and out of bowl eligibility. The team had a Jekyll and Hyde personality all year. Read my Halloween-themed article on them here. They had a 4-2 record at home beating Rice, UAB and pushing Western Kentucky to overtime. On the flip side, they had a 1-5 record on the road, losing tight games to Purdue and UTEP but getting blown out by Middle Tennessee.

Let’s do a Miami Hurricanes end-of-season review. It was EMBARRASSING. They ended their season yesterday with a 41-16 loss to Pittsburgh. Coach Mario Cristobal gritted his teeth in the post-game press conference but gave his mantra “we’ve got work to do.” Behind closed doors, things are really bad. It is expected that as many as 30 players will enter the transfer portal for the Hurricanes.

The Miami Hurricanes football program has struggled to make winning plays in important games. No game last season exemplified that more than the final drive versus Florida State. The new staff can preach their new philosophy until their blue in the face. Sometimes, like with the University of Minnesota, those philosophies and slogans work. But, having players that make “intelligent football plays” are very important. The Hurricanes have lacked these players in the last 20 years.