In discussing this w/ some of y'all, I thought back on WM's season at Miami. Here's how he played v. top 25 (final) teams:
First of all, other than OSU, the highest ranked team that Miami played was VA Tech at 18th. Both FSU and WVU were ranked slightly higher at the time they played Miami, but neither turned out to be that good.
v. OSU, ranked 1st:
20 for 67, 1 TD, 3 catches for 5 yards
v. VA Tech, ranked 18th:
39 for 205, 6 TD, 2 catches for 21 yards
v. Pitt, ranked 19th:
19 for 159, 2 TD, 4 catches for 11 yards
v. FSU, ranked 21st:
26 for 95, 1 TD, 3 catches for 78 yards
v. WVU, ranked 25th:
32 for 112, 3 TD, 2 catches for 71 yards
Overall that's pretty dagonned good! But I guess since Miami didn't play any top 10 teams other than OSU, and since they had such immense talent, I suppose I'm concerned that that big game of 3.4 YPC and 20 of 67 means more than the rest for some reason. Even v. FSU and WVU, his avg. YPC was under 4.0. 3.6 and 3.5. That has me concerned that he may be somewhat overrated. And again, for anyone who saw the Fiesta Bowl, you couldn't have been too impressed with his play there either. Dorsey also played the lights out v. the young Tech DBs and racked up 300 yards on only 12 completions. Perhaps that led the way for McG's big day. Who knows.
First of all, other than OSU, the highest ranked team that Miami played was VA Tech at 18th. Both FSU and WVU were ranked slightly higher at the time they played Miami, but neither turned out to be that good.
v. OSU, ranked 1st:
20 for 67, 1 TD, 3 catches for 5 yards
v. VA Tech, ranked 18th:
39 for 205, 6 TD, 2 catches for 21 yards
v. Pitt, ranked 19th:
19 for 159, 2 TD, 4 catches for 11 yards
v. FSU, ranked 21st:
26 for 95, 1 TD, 3 catches for 78 yards
v. WVU, ranked 25th:
32 for 112, 3 TD, 2 catches for 71 yards
Overall that's pretty dagonned good! But I guess since Miami didn't play any top 10 teams other than OSU, and since they had such immense talent, I suppose I'm concerned that that big game of 3.4 YPC and 20 of 67 means more than the rest for some reason. Even v. FSU and WVU, his avg. YPC was under 4.0. 3.6 and 3.5. That has me concerned that he may be somewhat overrated. And again, for anyone who saw the Fiesta Bowl, you couldn't have been too impressed with his play there either. Dorsey also played the lights out v. the young Tech DBs and racked up 300 yards on only 12 completions. Perhaps that led the way for McG's big day. Who knows.
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