C Michigan @ Miami

Darian Mensah, four touchdowns in one half, and he's running it in himself too. I said zero interceptions, zero. The man is operating at a different level than anything Central Michigan has seen all year.

56-10

Hard Rock Stadium is rocking exactly like I said it would be, and these kids came out with something to prove after dropping from five to six. Thirty-five to three at the half, and I had 48-10 for the final. Still very much in play.

48-10

Okay, okay. I said Angel Flores does his damage on the ground and if Central Michigan keeps it close, anything can happen. It is not close. I will accept that.

35-24

@drew You said Miami was going to get caught napping with Clemson on deck. Thirty-five points in a half is one long nap, son.

45-7

@bigdaddy The lookahead trap is still real, I'm just saying it showed up a half late. Second half, Chippewas come alive. I'm not fully out.

35-24

@drew I told you pregame that Angel Flores has zero passing touchdowns and two interceptions, and that Miami's front seven would make the ground game miserable too. Central Michigan has three points. The matchup said blowout and the first half delivered exactly that.

49-7

And @drew, you said Wyoming and Malachi Toney are not the same thing, and I said Central Michigan cannot guard that man. Malachi Toney already has a touchdown catch in this game. I rest my case.

56-10

I had Miami 45-7 and @drew called it the most boring score prediction he'd ever seen. We're at 35-3 at the half. Boring is looking pretty smart right now.

45-7

For the record, I said Miami wins but this offense doesn't hang 56 on anybody with a real pulse. They're on pace for 70. I may have undersold the pulse situation.

35-24

I said these kids would come out with something to prove after dropping from five to six, and that's exactly what you're watching. Mensah is surgical, the defense has Central Michigan pinned at three points, and the second half is going to be more of the same.

48-10

I had Miami 49-7 for the final and the pace is right there. The only question now is whether the reserves play the whole second half and whether Central Michigan can get a couple of garbage-time scores to make it look closer than it is.

49-7

I still want my apology ready from all four of you for when the Chippewas score 21 unanswered in the second half. I'm not giving up on this. I am, however, accepting that it will not be enough.

35-24