Miami: Trip 1 of 2 (We Hope!)

The October 25 trip to Dolphin Stadium is the second leg of Wake's only back-to-back road games of the season. It will be a difficult stretch and one that will definitely test this team. Ultimately, though, I don't expect this road swing to significantly phase this team, as most of our players are poised and experienced at this point.

I'd love to call this a scout trip of sorts; we're just going down to scope out the location of our game in early January.

I'll be interested to see what a Miami game looks like in Dolphin Stadium. Given the school's distance from campus, the newer, larger stadium, and other factors along those lines, I really don't expect The U to have much of a home field advantage. Particuarly if they've lost a few early games and aren't in great shape in the conference, Wake shouldn't have to contend with much of a crowd.

On the field Miami will be relying on a huge number of inexperienced players. Their starting quarterback will be a redshirt freshman, and both backups will be true freshmen. The Hurricanes are likley to start at least a couple of true freshmen, and several more may see some playing time. This team is definitely in rebuilding mode and although they may improve on last season's 5-7 mark, I just don't see how they can have enough talent to beat the Deacons.

I'm ready to pencil this one in to the win column, but a strong start by Miami's young guys could require me to reconsider as the game gets closer.