2025 Miami Football Pre-season

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I got my 2025 edition of Phil Steele’s mag yesterday. He’s got Toledo ranked at #25 in his national rankings. Although Miami is almost a complete rebuild offensively (11 starters gone), he is optimistic that we will be contenders and will make another bowl. He has a lot of faith in CM to keep Miami competitive. Our projected offensive point production is just 24 points per game. Steele says our D should be solid. (It will need to be.)

Toledo, Ohio, Buffalo, Miami, and BG are predicted to be the top teams in the MAC. Kent is a complete train wreck, ranked last.

He has Wisconsin listed as being a major rebuild, too, and ranked at #12 in the B1G. Rutgers is #13.

Penn State is Steele’s national #1.

IMHO, this would have been the perfect year to open with our FCS game. Not to be!

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I just picked up the Athlon preview. Miami is ranked 81st overall, and 3rd in the MAC, and projected to go to (not being played in) the Bahamas Bowl.

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It appears the Bahamas Bowl might now be a TBD bowl for the MAC and CUSA with a TBD date and location.

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I thought I read that the Bahamas bowl will not exist at all in 2025. Not in the Bahamas but also not anywhere else. One less bowl this year

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Future Schedules shows a TBD Bowl for MAC and CUSA but no Bahamas Bowl. I’d check the MAC website but it probably still has 2023 info.Not including the TBD bowl, FutureSchedules shows 4 primary MAC bowls and 6 secondary.

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Not being held in the Bahamas for 2025-2026 season due to stadium renovations. Looking for a place in the U.S.

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I know we’ve lost a lot on offense, but I think the offense is going to good. Finn, IMO, is the best QB we’ve had under Martin. I’m excited to see him, and the O, play this year.

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I’m think our offense might be better than the defense. While we did lose more on offense we still lost a lot on defense (salopek, Ugwu, strader) and the transfers we got on offense are really good while we didn’t bring in as much on defense.

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A couple transfers he doesn’t mention who I think could have an impact are Koy Beasley and Cordale Russell. I’m surprised because he doesn’t usually miss that sort of thing.

Overall it will come down to our o-line. If they overperform the offense will be solid. If not, could be a long season. I’ve reached the point with Chuck where I don’t really worry about the defense. He always seems to find a way and I like the talent we have back on that side of the ball.

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Book it: Penn State will NEVER be #1 due to one definitive reason:

James.
Effin’.
Franklin.

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Could start if healthy…

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That’s what concerns me a little. When Phil Steele doesn’t list guys in the depth chart it means they have long term injuries.

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Getting the O-Line to jell will be the absolute key to offensive success. This has to be a huge priority in August.

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More definitive insight on the Bahamas Bowl.

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Unless I missed something the Snoop Dog Bowl is not on this list.

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3rd from the bottom, left column.

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I know Puerto Rico isn’t the same as the Bahamas, but I feel like that’d be a logical replacement with much fewer logistical issues from being within US borders.

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Interesting thought.

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Isla Nublar could be good site for the bowl game.

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What about Isla….nm….

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