Is this really a “New Miami?”

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The Miami Hurricanes football team fell to a 2-3 record yesterday after a heartbreaking and disappointing home loss to the Virginia Tech Hokies. What made it heartbreaking was a big comeback of 28 points that included taking the lead late in the fourth quarter. What made it disappointing for the team and fans was seeing Miami down 28-7 at halftime. The team turned the ball over on each of their first four possessions and was repeatedly booed by their home crowd. The score was bad enough, but it did not truly indicate just how much Miami was dominated in the first half. This despite playing at home against a Virginia Tech team that had been blown out at home by Duke just the week before and that was also starting a new quarterback. Miami should have never had a chance to even win this game and is now sitting with their worst record through five games since 2011. This is not what was expected this year. Miami was supposed to start anew under first year head coach Manny Diaz who had previously served as their successful defensive coordinator. Diaz coined the moniker and social media hashtag “the new Miami” during the offseason for the team. It was a team expected to compete in the ACC and build toward a strong future. Instead, they often look lackluster as they had for most of last season. It is one thing to not have the talent to match teams such as Clemson, but too often Miami looks undisciplined and uninspired. It is not too late to turn things around and still make a bowl game. This would be a nice rebound for the seemingly talented and charismatic Diaz. Then maybe he can truly build the new Miami.

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