After Week 11 wrapped up, I’m not so sure if any of the ‘Canes fanbase that was crying for Butch Davis as the head coach still wanted him. In the Shula Bowl, Florida Atlantic pounded Davis’ FIU squad 37-7 and left the Panthers ranked 100th per the SP+. FIU’s offense is 102nd, the defense 78th and the kicking game is 86th per Bill Connelly’s metric.
Miami, on the other hand, was ranked 27th with the 61st rated offense, 16th ranked defense, and an improving kicking game that’s crawled up to 79th per the SP+. Miami is currently 6-4 as both teams are coming off of a bye week.