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Shannon: Canes Will Regroup

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By TIM REYNOLDS The Associated Press

The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 22, 2008

The way Miami expected to handle Georgia Tech's triple option offense was by playing what's called "assignment football," a fancy way of saying each defender must manage a specific responsibility. Didn't happen.

So Miami's next assignment? Maybe it'll be packing for Orlando or Jacksonville, because a trip to the Champs Sports or Gator bowls could be the Hurricanes' most realistic postseason options.

Miami's short time as the Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division front-runner ended abruptly Thursday night when the 23rd-ranked Hurricanes yielded a whopping 472 rushing yards in a 41-23 defeat to the Yellow Jackets. Miami returned to the AP Top 25 this week after a two-year absence, but will almost certainly be unranked again when Sunday's installment is released.

"Too many people have been patting them on the back and telling them how good they were," Miami coach Randy Shannon said Friday. "And now they see that just being good is not good enough. They'll go back, regroup and stay focused when we come back to practice on Sunday."

The Associated Press

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