Another Writer’s Take On Wake
Occasionally a beat reporter with another newspaper will offer to exchange posts before a game. We dinosaurs need to stick together.
So this week our guest on My Take On Wake is Shandel Richardson of the South Florida Sun Sentinel with his three reasons Wake will lose to Miami today and his three reasons the Deacons to prevail. You can find my three reasons for both results on his blog.
Thanks Shandel, and watch out for those tar pits on the way to BB&T Field.
Why Miami will win
-`Canes are pretty amped up for this one. How else do you explain coach Randy Shannon running sprints with the team? After the Clemson loss, he’s doing everything possible to keep guys motivated to prevent another letdown.
-Miami has too much team speed for the Demon Deacons. Even without Javarris James, the UM running game and receivers should be able to have their way.
-The Wake offense has been in a recent funk. I’m talking about not-showering-for-three-days type of funk. There’s no reason why the `Canes can’t keep the string going. After all, Wake couldn’t get its engine going against Navy.
Why Miami will lose
-There’s a 50 percent chance of rain here, and we all know how it affects UM’s offense. Or do we need to look at the film from the Virginia Tech game? If UM can’t get going on the slippery turf, an upset is possible.
-There’s a reason Wake quarterback Riley Skinner has started four years. He’s pretty good. If he finds a rhythm, he could pick apart an average UM secondary.
-I write this almost weekly, but here goes again because it’s true each game. If Wake can get pressure on UM quarterback Jacory Harris, it becomes a different game. Harris is extremely talented, but tends to make mistakes with guys in his face. His interceptions have been game-changers against Clemson and FSU.