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Miami vs. Florida Rivalry Game Preview: What to Expect
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8/30/2024
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The Florida face-off midway through the Saturday sleep tomorrow in the swamp, a great game,
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a compelling game that will come with swift reactions and many narrative takeaways.
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Miami, a top 20 team, 19th in the country entering 2024 with high expectations in South
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Florida.
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It's year three under Mario Cristobal.
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The Canes just 12 and 13 in his first two years, but he played at Miami.
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He knows what it means to bring Miami to the national pantheon.
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Will it get done this year?
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The Hurricanes, a two and a half point road favorite in Gainesville.
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The fearsome swamp, maybe not so much anymore against UF, the over under 54 and a half DRS.
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Can Miami cover as less than a field goal favorite against Florida?
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I think they can, and this is big because we've seen in the past where Florida and Miami
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had some unbelievable matchups.
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I still remember the game.
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I want to say it was 2003 at this point where Devin has to return the opening kickoff.
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They were down with Brock Berlin, three touchdowns in the second half, came all the way back
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to win that.
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We've had some memorable games, including the Florida flop back in the day where Miami's
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last play of the game.
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They all laid down on defense to let Florida score another touchdown.
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So they got a long history that goes back.
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I love to see this rivalry continue, but also Miami is not on a neutral site.
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They're not playing in the citrus bowl.
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They're not playing in the, you know, the old orange bowl, but frankly down at hard
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rock.
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Miami is on the road and they're laying points to the Florida Gators, which tells you something
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right off the bat.
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And this line has been out for quite some time and not really moving all that much.
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And also it might be astounding to people watching the show today.
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The Florida Gators team total at four and a half.
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This buys into it.
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This is one of those games where you might be looking at Florida schedule as they need
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absolutely to win this game if they want to win five games on the season.
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So I'm buying into the line itself and the hype for Miami.
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Now get this though, Miami is really hype coming into the season.
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We've seen it maybe sometimes over the past Malik Rozier is in there and maybe they're
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winning games.
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We know they're ultimately all not that good.
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This could be a referendum game right off the bat.
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Mario Cristobal walks into Florida, picks up a victory.
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Doesn't even matter if it's ugly, those vibes are going to continue the rest of the way,
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but it's not as if saying like, well, Donnie, if they lose the Florida, they can still make
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the college football play.
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If I get that.
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This feels like a game that Miami absolutely must have here and is expected to win that
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they need to win that.
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I'm expecting Miami to come out big.
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Your quarterback, maybe the best quarterback they've had over the past couple of years
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by far solid running back position here.
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The talent, the wide receiver position, one of the best young defensive ends in college
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football, rushing the passer, get the job done, Miami.
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This would mean that maybe you are starting to come back here into that national picture.
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