Disaster for Mario Cristobal: Miami commits 8 turnovers in horrific home-field loss to Duke
Oregon Duck fans, at halftime of Saturday’s big game against UCLA, are thinking they made the right exchange at the head coaching position. Mario Cristobal leaving for Miami and Dan Lanning coming to Eugene has been a net-positive development for the Ducks, who scored 24 points in under 25 minutes against UCLA, busting out to a double-digit lead in the biggest Pac-12 game of Week 8. Oregon scored 31 points in the first half.
While Oregon built that first-half lead with a high-octane offense, something very different happened to the Ducks’ former coach in Miami. Mario Cristobal watched his Miami Hurricane offense implode yet again this season. How bad was this performance? There’s plenty of historical context and a lot of fan anger to be found:
WHOA
Miami turnovers vs. Duke
Men's basketball, March 11: 6.
Football, today: 8.— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) October 22, 2022
UH-OH
Turnover totals today: Miami 8, Toledo 6, Iowa 6, Clemson 4. I don't think any of them were bad-weather games. What exactly is going on out there?
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) October 22, 2022
YIKES
Miami had 8 turnovers today, the most by any team in a Power 5 conference game since 2009.
What an embarrassment this year has became 🥴 🤮— ⛳ JUST1N🏌 (@ilovefourloko) October 22, 2022
SOME RECORD
According to @UnderwoodSports …Miami has never had more than 6 turnovers…so a record-setting day here at Hard Rock Stadium. 8 and counting.
— The Beast (@MiamiRadioBeast) October 22, 2022
MORE CONTEXT
Final: Duke 45, Miami 21
Canes had 8 turnovers (five fumbles), most turnovers by a team since CMU vs. Wyoming in 2017.
— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) October 22, 2022
ALSO THIS
Worse for Miami, potentially: quarterback Tyler Van Dyke left in the second quarter with an apparent injury to his shoulder region and did not return.https://t.co/kEwVNSBAzG
— Tampa Bay Times (@TB_Times) October 22, 2022
REGRESSION? THIS TEAM WAS ALREADY BAD
Mario Cristobal:
“Today, regression showed up.”
Miami had 8 turnovers and got outscored 45-14 after the opening drive touchdown. pic.twitter.com/zNAgUnI4nF
— Alex Bitchatchi (@alex_bitchatchi) October 22, 2022
UGLY
In a span of two weeks the Miami Hurricanes Football have committed 18 penalties in one game and the following week 8 turnovers 🤯🤯🤦♂️
— The Scoop on The U (@ElJefeScoop) October 22, 2022
NUMBERS
Miami's success rate and EPA/play differential is what it looks like when a team has 8 (8!!) turnovers pic.twitter.com/kziObf9t2x
— Robert Binion (@robert_binion) October 22, 2022
HARD TO DO
14 possessions for Miami. 8 regular turnovers and 2 turnovers on downs.
They Back, Bay-bee!
— BULLGATOR (@BULLGATOR_) October 22, 2022
WILD
It's not often that you double your season total in turnovers seven games into the year but Miami did just that this afternoon.
The Hurricanes entered the day with 8 giveaways. 60 minutes of football later they now rank 13th in the ACC in turnovers with 16.
— Jesse Simonton (@JesseReSimonton) October 22, 2022
BALANCED ATTACK
Miami has 8 turnovers against Duke
(5 fumbles lost, 3 interceptions)— Jack Oliaro (@jackoliaro) October 22, 2022
TURNOVERS CAME IN THE WRONG PART OF THE FIELD
Miami had 8 turnovers, 4 of those fumbles occurred within their own 25 yard line. They handed Duke the game, literallyhttps://t.co/3xYHph0Tqu
— Go Hokies (@lebronhokiesfan) October 22, 2022
CHERRY OR APPLE?
Victory formation! Duke scores 28 unanswered and knocks off Miami 45-21! What an absolute dominant preformance from the defense forcing 8 turnovers!! 🔵😈 pic.twitter.com/qlWDyHQnMB
— Sam (@LADodgersAllDay) October 22, 2022
YANKING THE CHAIN
Anyone else hearing that after the #DukevsMiami game, representatives from Duke went to the #Canes sideline and demanded that they hand over the turnover chain? It’s rightfully theirs now.
— Jason Staples (@DocStaples) October 22, 2022
TWO AND NINETEEN
Duke leads Miami 38-21 with 10:12 left to play. Hurricanes set to fall to 3-4, 1-2 in the ACC.
Blue Devils were 2-19 vs. ACC coming in.
— Manny Navarro (@Manny_Navarro) October 22, 2022
