FSU football: 3 huge benefits from blowout win over Miami Hurricanes

Perception

That was the type of domination that gives pause to fans and folks that support a program financially.

Granted, Miami’s fans are few and far between and only show up once every other year when FSU comes to Doak South, and most of their financial backing comes from a small pocket of folks. That game was in prime time, and a lot of eyeballs at least watched the first half.

The perception of the Miami program wasn’t great to start with after blowout losses to Middle Tennessee State and Duke. However, the loss against FSU was different in that they could do nothing in the game.

They couldn’t stop FSU’s offense at all. They couldn’t do anything about FSU’s defense. The players looked uninterested in playing in a rivalry game, which says a lot about a head coach that played at Miami.

Miami looks like a long-term rebuild, which isn’t the narrative folks were spewing in the preseason. Mario Cristobal has never had any real success as a head coach and has never taken over a struggling program and built it into a powerhouse.

You better believe opposing coaches will be spreading that message far and wide. How committed are the financial investors of Miami football?

If this perception persists through next year? My guess? It’ll begin to fade, and they’ll remain the Miami we’ve known for the past two decades.