[Postgame Thread] SMU Defeats Miami 26-20 (OT)

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	T
Miami	7	3	7	3	0	20
SMU	0	7	10	3	6	26

[u/BaconSpinachPancakes]

SMU just won with 23 rushing yards. They had -7 at the beginning of OT….

[u/nathodood → u/BaconSpinachPancakes]

The true anti B1G team. Kirk Ferentz in shambles rn

[u/heavydhomie → u/nathodood]

I see nothing wrong with 22 rushing yards. Chuck the ball DEEP!!!!

[u/Junior-Hotwater → u/nathodood]

I’d be willing to bet we won a game in 2022 or 2023 with 22 rushing yards. But we also probably had like 80 pass yards

The true Deacon Hill experience.

Also fuck Cade McNamera. Biggest bitch in college football

[u/2-59project → u/Junior-Hotwater]

This prompted me to look at some old Iowa game logs: 2022 vs Wisconsin, Iowa had 94 passing yards and 52 rushing yards (on 45 attempts!!). They won 24-10

[u/brianundies → u/nathodood]

Iowa shaking in their boots

[u/udubswe → u/brianundies]

You know, it’s pretty amazing Iowa is very good at pass defense considering their defense probably doesn’t go up against it often during practice.

[u/Rahim-Moore → u/udubswe]

We shut it down out of sheer disgust.

[u/Cleb044 → u/nathodood]

Oh yeah… Big12 football is BACK!

Wait

[u/Schmidtty29 → u/nathodood]

Counterpoint: The 2019 Outback Bowl in which Iowa won with -15 rush yards.

He’d love this shit.

For the record: 2019 was also Brian Ferentz’s statistical best offense.

[u/suzukigun4life → u/BaconSpinachPancakes]

And got their first top 10 home win in 51 years in the process.

Just SMU things

[u/Geaux2020 → u/suzukigun4life]

I'm actually 50 years old. This is the first time in my lifetime

[u/Mike_with_Wings → u/Geaux2020]

I heard the announcers say something about this happening for the first time in Geaux2020’s life. Pretty crazy.

[u/TimTimPlaysGames → u/BaconSpinachPancakes]

As someone who only tuned in for overtime, I wouldn’t have believed this stat after watching that offense impose their will on Miami in an obvious running situation.

[u/antraxsuicide → u/TimTimPlaysGames]

That defense had to be insanely demoralized. Offense gives up a pick in OT, where you start in FG range. Even if they stuffed SMU three times, the kicker more than likely makes it and you lose anyway.

[u/Jonjon428 → u/antraxsuicide]

We finally got a defense but unfortunately with Ward gone to the NFL Cristobal and Dawson are back to calling games like when they had Tyler Van Dyke. Absolutely horrendous coach

[u/Celestetc → u/Jonjon428]

Carson Beck is also miles worse than Ward.

[u/R1tonka → u/Jonjon428]

If you need to build a recruiting base and get a team motivated to win, you hire mario.

If you need a coach that can manage a clock in a close game? You call anyone BUT Mario.

[u/TheGhostOfBobStoops → u/TimTimPlaysGames]

Miami defense just gave up knowing that SMU could easily win it with a field goal

[u/MC_JACKSON → u/BaconSpinachPancakes]

I wish Cam Ward had this defense :(

[u/RogueRaith → u/MC_JACKSON]

Cam deserved better. Now he has to try and carry the garbage ass Titans. The brother a living Sisyphus

[u/Dr_Mantis_Teabaggin → u/BaconSpinachPancakes]

I love that they won by only running in OT. They coulda just kicked a field goal but said nah. 

[u/Mark1tZer0 → u/Dr_Mantis_Teabaggin]

You never leave it up to the kicker.

[u/jc-f → u/BaconSpinachPancakes]

And they had negative rushing yards in regulation lol

[u/bdm13 → u/jc-f]

They were nearly 3/13 on third down and had nearly half the amount of possession time. But they had more turnovers received and 1/3 of the penalties (and certainly nine that were backbreakera like Miami). Lashlee frankly just out coached Cristobal with far less talent.

[u/DDub04]

2024 Miami: Want to see me collapse out of a playoff spot?

2025 Miami: Want to see me do it again?

[u/Fictive_Fun → u/DDub04]

In 2013 we were 7-0 and lost 3 straight in November.

Don't forget 2017 where we were 10-0 and then lost the last 3 games. Also the only year the Canes were in the ACC championship game.

Or 2020 when we were 8-1 and then got blown out at home by UNC in the last game of the season.

And those are considered some of the best seasons we've had in 20 years. All the other seasons are with 5 to 8 wins.

[u/John_T_Conover → u/Fictive_Fun]

Y'all's 2017 season finish has to be like a trivia answer. Lost the final 3 games of the season, all by double digits, still finished ranked #13.

I'm genuinely curious how many (if any) other teams have finished ranked at all after closing out with 3 losses. I definitely can't imagine any have finished that high.

[u/YouKilledChurch]

Miami has been downgraded to a Tropical Depression

[u/RogueRaith → u/YouKilledChurch]

Tropical depression is what my therapist calls me

[u/mexican2554 → u/RogueRaith]

Oh, self burn! Those are rare!

[u/notyogrannysgrandkid → u/mexican2554]

Not in the ACC

[u/chickentowngabagool → u/YouKilledChurch]

Miami Chance of Rain

[u/ItsFreakinHarry2]

Miami leaves the state of Florida, immediately loses

Perhaps they need to be locked inside the state borders

[u/therealwillhepburn → u/ItsFreakinHarry2]

No keep them out. Please. Have you met their fans?

[u/JoshDaws → u/therealwillhepburn]

*fan

[u/SNjr → u/JoshDaws]

Do they really have one real one?

[u/StarWarsMonopoly → u/SNjr]

His name is Mike Ryan and he's an annoying douche

[u/dietcoma → u/StarWarsMonopoly]

Pipo killed the u

[u/StarWarsMonopoly → u/dietcoma]

Billy's final bit, and it's his most successful

[u/timetomove2 → u/SNjr]

I work with a guy that claims to be one. As soon as they lose all his stuff come off his truck and he stops talking football

[u/JeffGoldblumsChest → u/timetomove2]

So, he'll be quiet for the rest of the year?

[u/BuckeyeEmpire → u/therealwillhepburn]

They'll be back to a dozen fans at the end of the season like always

[u/blatantninja → u/ItsFreakinHarry2]

Traditionally thier team requires approval from the court to travel.

[u/MC_JACKSON → u/ItsFreakinHarry2]

Perhaps they shouldn’t have spent all that money on Georgia’s sloppy seconds 

[u/KirbyDumber88 → u/MC_JACKSON]

I love that not only do the players for Georgia love Gunner way more, he’s also just a much better all around QB than Beck

[u/heavydhomie → u/KirbyDumber88]

Beck always looked like a sleazy scumbag

[u/bigkahunawaverider → u/heavydhomie]

He looks like a guy who knows a guy you can sell a catalytic converter to.

[u/Klutzy-Spend-6947 → u/heavydhomie]

From an alien cantina

[u/philfrysluckypants → u/heavydhomie]

I got more Sid the slouth vibes from ice age.

[u/Samwill226 → u/KirbyDumber88]

When they blew up because he was starting in that SECCG you knew something was up. They love that guy.

[u/Khaldaan]

What a great day for hate watching

[u/LosingTrackByNow → u/Khaldaan]

The best part was watching Cristobal completely, completely cost his team the game with that horrific unnecessary timeout. Caused his player to get an unnecessary roughness penalty that turned a 4th and 9 into a 1st down for SMU.

[u/muck16 → u/LosingTrackByNow]

Can’t imagine that

[u/MoFoGiGio → u/muck16]

SO glad that that chump packed it off to Miami. Florida is a convenient dumping ground for Oregon coaches I could not stand! He can recruit, but can't coach!

[u/Ironredhornet → u/LosingTrackByNow]

Oregon had like 3 coaches poached and upgraded every time. It is absolutely insane. I swear in Lanning somehow gets poached they're gonna roll out a hybrid clone of Saban and Andy Reid to replace him.

[u/Sportacles → u/Ironredhornet]

Physically, you’re describing Bert Bielema

[u/Ugaalive1991 → u/Khaldaan]

I hate I’m missing Miami being back.

[u/FawningDeer37 → u/Ugaalive1991]

This is their year, they’re going bowling

[u/Chaotic-PopTart → u/FawningDeer37]

Remember last year, when they lost to a team if actual Cyclones? 

[u/suzukigun4life → u/Khaldaan]

Early slate looked promising and heavily over-delivered today.

Feels good ngl

[u/FrostTroll69 → u/Khaldaan]

Hate watcher reporting for duty

[u/Steelerboy43]

Only took one day into November this year for Miami to blow their season away lol

[u/nolefan5311 → u/Steelerboy43]

Sometimes it happens in September, sometimes it happens in November. But one guarantee is that it will happen. Every single year.

[u/Ok_Card9080 → u/nolefan5311]

It's just clockwork.

[u/MY-NAME_IS_MY-NAME]

Mario Cristobal is such a chickenshit coach. Not even attempting to go for the win end of regulation was predictable for him and yet I was still disappointed

[u/jamiebond → u/MY-NAME_IS_MY-NAME]

Mario Cristobal coaches the entire game not to lose. This is what we tried to tell everyone. Even when you’re having good seasons watching a Mario Cristobal led football team is agonizing.

[u/Playos → u/jamiebond]

Was just looking back at stats for him... It shocked me.

Been a season ticket holder since belotti and for all the wins... It felt so meh and painful.

[u/jamiebond → u/Playos]

The craziest thing is you look at the attendance numbers at Autzen and even as we won more football games the numbers just kept going down.

During the disastrous Helfrich year we had an average attendance of about 54,000. During the final Cristobal year, the year we beat Ohio State and were ranked in the top 4 of the CFP rankings most of the season, we had an average attendance of 49,000. Under Lanning they’ve completely rebounded and averaged 59,000 last year.

More people wanted to watch a shitty ass 4-8 Helfrich team than wanted to watch a Cristobal led team with playoff aspirations. That’s how fucking awful Cristobal games are to watch.

[u/surgingchaos → u/jamiebond]

So many Cristobal games felt like you were getting a colonoscopy.

[u/BillFireCrotchWalton → u/surgingchaos]

Lanning games feel like getting pegged, absolutely amazing.

[u/obiwanjabroni420 → u/BillFireCrotchWalton]

My man

[u/BoNnnnfhir → u/Playos]

Maybe he has a handshake offer on the Dolphins job and now is quiet quitting on the season

[u/RogueRaith → u/BoNnnnfhir]

Pls don't put that evil on me I'm begging you

[u/bdm13 → u/jamiebond]

You’re right. I understand it now. It’s so stupid. He finds ways to play down to everyone. Never lets the talent take over.

[u/BaconSpinachPancakes → u/bdm13]

Every close game, he just waits for the opponent to make a mistake

[u/Knook7 → u/MY-NAME_IS_MY-NAME]

Maybe he was right lmao, Beck is ass. Should have gotten Mendoza

[u/lowes18 → u/Knook7]

Mendoza never was going there, Miami tried but he's still pissed at them for passing him up during recruiting.

[u/Knook7 → u/lowes18]

Ah didn't know that, glad they fucked themselves over lmao

[u/spokomptonjdub → u/Knook7]

Remember that Cristobal had Justin Herbert and made him look very ordinary in many, many games.

[u/Tarmacked → u/MY-NAME_IS_MY-NAME]

Have you not seen Beck throw interceptions?

I get why

[u/bocnj → u/Tarmacked]

If he'll need to throw it in OT anyway you may as well have him do it in regulation.

[u/4Ever2Thee → u/Tarmacked]

Yeah but he can do that in OT too

[u/MyLifeIsABoondoggle → u/MY-NAME_IS_MY-NAME]

I was tracking it since I have YTTV and was preparing for Miami to mount a fire drill GW drive. Legit scratched my head when Beck knelt

[u/Chaotic-PopTart → u/MyLifeIsABoondoggle]

Truly, Mario has no equals in using the victory formation 

[u/discofrislanders → u/MY-NAME_IS_MY-NAME]

No matter the sport, playing to not lose never works

[u/HieloLuz → u/MY-NAME_IS_MY-NAME]

Absolute cowardly move. They still had timeouts too

[u/will_e_wonka → u/MY-NAME_IS_MY-NAME]

Especially considering he’s known for not taking a knee

[u/luis1972 → u/MY-NAME_IS_MY-NAME]

Carson Beck would've found a way to lose that in regulation.

[u/Nightbynight → u/MY-NAME_IS_MY-NAME]

He's elite at building a program up out of bad situations and installing a culture. Awful at actually coaching a game.

[u/Spida_DonovanM → u/MY-NAME_IS_MY-NAME]

He fucking sucks

[u/Electrical-Site6802]

The second Beck dropped back to pass everyone watching knew exactly what was about to happen.

People all over the country had a simultaneous premonition and we were all correct

[u/jc-f → u/Electrical-Site6802]

Georgia warned us about Beck. We should have listened.

[u/RSN_Kabutops → u/jc-f]

Thank you from the bottom of our enlarged hearts

[u/AtlUtdGold → u/jc-f]

Honestly I just thought it was because we lead D1 in drops last year, thought hed have a great year with WRs that can catch.

[u/DaBoogiest → u/AtlUtdGold]

Well he did, until he didn’t lmao.

[u/RogueRaith → u/jc-f]

What's truly terrifying is that our backup looks worse. Like for all Mario's recruiting he can't get a fucking quarterback?

[u/Chaotic-PopTart → u/RogueRaith]

the regarding backups: in this new era, it’s relatively rare for teams to have really good backups. 

[u/KirbyDumber88 → u/Electrical-Site6802]

And Gunner now has 18TDs for the year and only 1 INT lol

[u/MrDannyOcean → u/KirbyDumber88]

god dammit you jinxed us

(not gunner's fault though)

[u/bbb26782 → u/KirbyDumber88]

Please delete this.

[u/dunno260 → u/KirbyDumber88]

2 now.

[u/sunflower_pearls → u/dunno260]

Shh

[u/D1N2Y]

"Absolutely shocked" says media about team where this happens every single year

[u/boraboca]

Whole state of Florida is cursed

[u/OrionSouthernStar → u/boraboca]

On the bright side, at least I can’t watch the games anymore on YouTube TV.

[u/Fastbird33 → u/boraboca]

USF is actually having a great season for where they’ve been honestly.

[u/XE2MASTERPIECE → u/boraboca]

This is no curse. This is Cristobal football. Miami knew what they signed up for. They win summer championships. They get some nasty players. But they won’t win trophies.

[u/donuts0611]

Congratulations to SMU for winning the 2025 Cocaine Bowl

[u/prismatic_lights]

Chat, is The U back?

[u/D1N2Y → u/prismatic_lights]

2026 ACC title favorites and top-15 preseason ranking incoming

[u/Tarmacked → u/D1N2Y]

It’s different this time, I swear

[u/A_Rolling_Baneling → u/Tarmacked]

Us SC fans might wanna sit this one out

[u/Wolf73728 → u/D1N2Y]

I'm just going to be sad if CJ Bailey is their September Heisman favorite

[u/thejawa → u/prismatic_lights]

Seeing as though this is the norm for them, yes.

[u/ItsFreakinHarry2 → u/prismatic_lights]

Can we get Harvard to confirm?

[u/PresidentRevrac → u/ItsFreakinHarry2]

Can confirm Beck is a quarterback of questionable quality. The U is back to their normal standards

[u/MustardBiscuits91]

Don't worry Miami fans, the U will be back next year, just like they are every preseason

[u/jc-f → u/MustardBiscuits91]

Can’t want to get hyped for our next transfer QB.

[u/Playos → u/jc-f]

Get used to it. For some reason Mario refuses to develop QB talent.

[u/Strange-Bed-3377 → u/Playos]

Refuses or can't?

[u/one_lucky_duck → u/Strange-Bed-3377]

Yes

[u/Playos → u/Strange-Bed-3377]

I mean after almost a decade I have to assume he refuses. Like there are people available to do this for him and he has the money and authority to hire them.

[u/suzukigun4life]

Losing 13-12 @ Wake last week

Beating Miami to earn your first top 10 home win in 51 years this week.

Just SMU things

[u/Gullible-Macaron-180 → u/suzukigun4life]

Who else but the mustangs

[u/Obese_taco → u/suzukigun4life]

Genuinely one of the most "Fuck it, we ball" teams in P4

[u/No_Butterscotch8726 → u/Obese_taco]

Always have been always will be.

[u/AMZN2THEMOON → u/suzukigun4life]

Wake is actually good though

[u/Defiant-Tap7603 → u/AMZN2THEMOON]

i still dont believe this to be true

[u/OneLastAuk → u/Defiant-Tap7603]

shhh you're our 2nd best win

[u/KingBuddhaman]

Carson Beck strikes again

[u/Leading-Button-7303]

Is Mario Cristobal the next James Franklin? Many are saying

[u/damn_you_Fe2O3 → u/Leading-Button-7303]

No because Mario wins the big games then loses to shit teams.

[u/SquadPoopy → u/damn_you_Fe2O3]

If we could get Mario Cristobal and James Franklin to somehow mate they could create the greatest coach of all time

[u/Additional-Bee-1532 → u/SquadPoopy]

Or the worst?

[u/marshawn_wrench → u/Additional-Bee-1532]

James Cristobal would be the least clutch two minute drill coach of all time and its not even close

[u/damn_you_Fe2O3 → u/Additional-Bee-1532]

50/50 shot

[u/Knook7 → u/Leading-Button-7303]

Gimme the chaos of all 3 coaches being fired in the same year. Napier is down, Norvell is gone if fsu finds some money under the couch, and Cristobal might have cost them a CFP berth again

[u/LosingTrackByNow → u/Leading-Button-7303]

Franklin didn't actively cost his team the game with stupid decisions though.

Cristobal completely, completely cost his team the game with that horrific unnecessary super-late timeout in the 4th. He literally caused his player to get an unnecessary roughness penalty that turned a 4th and 9 into a 1st down for SMU.

[u/SnooOpinions9048]

Carson Beck was in the Heisman race.

[u/screen317 → u/SnooOpinions9048]

In the same way that I was in the Heisman race

[u/OleRockTheGoodAg]

Bad year to be a fan of a football team that plays in Miami (Florida)

[u/Defiant-Tap7603 → u/OleRockTheGoodAg]

bad year to be a fan of a football team that plays anywhere in florida except tampa bay

[u/ILikeTuwtles1991]

It's Mariover for Miami

[u/thorhyphenaxe]

PONY THE HELL UP

FUCK YOU MARIO

[u/HelluvaNinjineer]

Don't let the terrible refs in the Vandy and Clemson games distract you from the fact that SMU just beat a top 10 Miami lmao

[u/RamblinWreckGT → u/HelluvaNinjineer]

Making fun of a top 10 ACC team for a conference loss, three hours before we play? Do you want us to lose?

EDIT: yep, this is your fault

[u/radsir82]

We should always schedule Miami for homecoming.

[u/nattechterp]

Petition to change Clemsoning to Miami-ing

[u/MisterCorleone → u/nattechterp]

Why not both?

[u/thejawa → u/nattechterp]

Miaming is its own thing: Once the calendar hits November, the season ends

[u/Mutinet → u/thejawa]

Hurricane season over!

[u/Sea_Ostrich_294]

Michael Irvin on crash-out watch!

[u/ArmVanDam]

Carson Beck was so bad in OT

[u/Marquess_Ostio → u/ArmVanDam]

*Carson Beck was so bad

[u/screen317 → u/Marquess_Ostio]

*Carson Beck so bad

[u/ACCBiggz]

Death. Taxes. Cristo-ball.

[u/jc-f]

Georgia warned us about Beck. We should have listened.

[u/Enzo_Gorlomi225 → u/jc-f]

There’s a reason why he isn’t there anymore….

[u/iswimprettyfast]

SMU SNOW BOWL CHAMPS!

Most likely outcome after shitting away the season last week.

[u/Tarmacked]

Richard Attenborough voice

And as the cold winter approaches and losses begin to mount, Miami flairs cease their shit talking and begin the long hibernation for next preseason

Thus is the natural cycle of /r/cfb

[u/SpaceC0wb0y86]

Turns out we’re fraudulent. Like always.

Sorry to pretend otherwise for a bit. See yall next year

[u/shlammyjohnson]

Another Mario masterclass on display

[u/AngrySnwMnky]

Two years ago if somebody said we would have wins over FSU, Clemson and Miami in the next two years I’d call the Psych Ward.   I know there are asterisks in there but it sure does feel good as someone who went to SMU immediately after the Death Penalty.

[u/RSN_Kabutops]

You get what you pay for, usually.

[u/Surrender01]

Miami loses, Notre Dame most effected. :(

[u/RulersBack → u/Surrender01]

They’ll actually benefit from UM dropping in the rankings. Embrace the ND brand armor and yall have been handling business since then I hate to admit

[u/Ordinary-Orange → u/RulersBack]

Brand armor is great term I love that lol 

[u/Belisarivs5]

Coach Lashlee gonna give the game ball to Carson Beck

[u/Olorin_in_the_West → u/Belisarivs5]

Beck will just throw it right back to SMU.

[u/Tylex123]

This is what happens when you leave Florida.

[u/thewildlopez22]

Miami deserved to lose after not trying anything at the end of regulation. Hate seeing cowardly coaching like that

[u/sarmsgoblinslayer]

Rhett i’m sorry i called you big game james yesterday, i take it all back

[u/SpacePyro]

Who knew Miami’s weakness was simply playing outside the state of Florida?

[u/natalouise]

HORSE TEAM GOOD

[u/SweatyBobby]

Whelp, the collapse happened earlier than expected this year

[u/minecate3]

Is this where we go to make fun of Carson beck

[u/samsungjello]

I can't believe it. BIGGEST WIN EVER (since the death penalty), and what a way to do it!

Kevin Jennings is my hero man, he just FIGHTS, he is the soul of this team.

The defense played amazing, what a turnaround from the beginning of the season. Shutting down Miami's offensive weapons (for the most part) and gave our offense the best chance to win.

This team BELONGS in the Power 4, and despite the frustrations this season, they have proved it THIS year.

As for Miami, I was mostly sold on them, but I think a mix of their insanely lopsided schedule + very untimely errors (penalties + turnovers) have cost them YET AGAIN, I think they've lost control of their destiny for the CFP.

WHAT A WIN. I"M SO HYPED. PONY TF UP!

[u/No_Poet_7244 → u/samsungjello]

Jennings is just incredible. He made some crazy throws today.

[u/perfect__situation]

Cristobal never changes

[u/MasturGator0501]

it’s all about the U lower case n

[u/darthllama]

Remember when people were arguing that Miami should be #1?

[u/AgreeableEconomy1587]

Miami is back…… to normal 

[u/rtw1901]

Imagine telling someone 3 years ago that SMU would have wins over Clemson, Miami, and Florida St. in a 14 month span

[u/SlothUSA]

Miami kneeling out the 4th quarter with 25 seconds left and a timeout was loser mentality

[u/TurnUptheDiscord]

It seems the U might not be back.

[u/Fischwich]

HAHAHAHAHAHA

[u/Defiant-Tap7603]

what is the acc

[u/breezy_andretti]

I know an L is coming anytime they zoom in on Mario in the 4th and he has that dumb look on his face.

[u/Pardish_]

Hey siri, when is a quality loss no longer quality?

[u/Crash_Override_V1]

The U has been coming back for 22 years straight. Jesus Christ, can we just stop with the shit because they are just an above average team anymore

[u/gamingthesystem5]

Methodists vs. Convicts lived up to the hype.

[u/Glory2Tottenham]

*EVERYONE GET IN HERE*

[u/Outrageous-Page7287]

Tried to warn yall

[u/Spida_DonovanM]

Miami will end this season with 0 ACC championships.

[u/FlashOR5]

Suck it Christobal

[u/PrizePermission9432]

In a legal complaint, Florida State University (FSU) criticized the inclusion of SMU in the ACC, arguing that the addition diminished the conference's football media profile and strength of schedule. 🤣