Monday Musings: Notre Dame week; Corn Elder next great Pro Cane?

1. Pressure’s off….so will they fight?

After Miami’s second-half wilting led to a convincing 37-16 Tech win, the pressure on the Canes to stay in the Coastal race is gone-zo. I, like most fans, was hoping for an upset and then back to the ol’ scoreboard watching that we’ve done over the past (insert way too many) years. Now, all major goals for the season are gone.

And, given the state of the roster, the chances of running the table wouldn’t have exactly been good even if they found a way to sneak out a W in Blacksburg.

Yeah, sure, coaches will regurgitate that tired banter about “next man up” and we’ve still got to win/injuries aren’t an excuse/yada yada…..but you, I, and half-dead Uncle Fred…