Mario Cristobal and Miami suffered another loss on Saturday night to NC State, falling to 2-3 in ACC play this season.
The Hurricanes fell 20-6 and were shutout in the second half. Miami’s offense was unable to move the ball for large stretches of game time, as it averaged just 4.2 yards per play in the loss.
Quarterback Tyler Van Dyke had another nightmare outing. He threw three interceptions and completed just 21-of-38 passes for 173 yards. It was his fourth straight game with multiple interceptions thrown.
Cristobal took on plenty of criticism from fans and media after the game. He made multiple questionable decisions on 4th down throughout the game. The Canes went 0-for-2 on fourth down and had a missed field goal in the second half that would have made it 10-9 NC State at the time of the kick.
Miami is now 6-3 on the season. The Hurricanes also have a difficult schedule to finish the year, starting with a game vs. Florida State next weekend. Miami is also set to face second-place Louisville in Week 12.
It’s possible Miami will have just a modest improvement from last season’s 5-7 record in Cristobal’s second year at the helm, which would be a big disappointment after starting the year 4-0.
Here’s some of the reaction and criticism toward Cristobal after the loss:
Mario Cristobal always seems to be making a face as if he just walked into the wrong building or the wrong room and is just trying to act normal
— Lauren Brownlow (@lebrownlow) November 5, 2023
Another gutless loss by Mario Cristobal and the Hurricanes
— Joseph Lisi (@GOFORTHE2) November 5, 2023
Mario Cristobal will go on fourth and 1 down 4 inside the 10 with 10 minutes to go against a team with five yards of offense late in the second half but won’t take a knee to win a game.
Fire this man immediately.
— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) November 5, 2023
Mario Cristobal is the exact opposite coach you want in 2023. Mike McDaniel's coaching in 2035, and he's running some 1991 ESPN Classic crap out there.
— Ryan Yousefi (@RyanRYousefi) November 5, 2023
Does Mario Cristobal have a call-in show
— Lauren Brownlow (@lebrownlow) November 5, 2023
Barring an epic collapse by NC State, Miami will fall to 11-10 under Mario Cristobal.
Gators are 11-11 under Billy Napier.— Matt Baker (@MBakerTBTimes) November 5, 2023
Why does Mario Cristobal keep getting big time Head Coaching jobs!!??
I know he played at the U and he has a nice Latin name but geez this guy sucks…?— Rico Santos (@LouisvilleSoave) November 5, 2023
I get Mario Cristobal is a good recruiter but man does he suck in game decisions, clearly kick the fg there nc state has done nothing on offense. And if your gonna run a play don’t do the obvious and run right up the middle when they waiting on that smh. I hate his decisions
— HipHop415 (@Jerseyhiphop415) November 5, 2023
We’re getting close to thanksgiving and I just want to say how thankful I am for Mario Cristobal
— Colton Denning (@Dubsco) November 5, 2023
And there it is, the back breaker. The defense was really good for much of the night, but they finally broke. Mario Cristobal should be asked some hard questions about this game and offense. I wonder if that will happen #canes
— Steve Kim (Pres. of the Elija Lofton Fan Club) (@SteveKim323) November 5, 2023
Emory Williams needs to start next week. And Shannon Dawson and Mario Cristobal got to do better. TVD is a shell of who he was the beginning of the year. Dawson can’t open up the playbook because TVD just isn’t playing well enough. And calling a shotgun run on 4 & 1 is idiotic.
— Stan the Man (@MOGStan) November 5, 2023
Mario Cristobal is such a bad coach. No one has failed upward more than him.
— Kyle Miller (@kmill5) November 5, 2023
6 points… Ive seen more than enough of the Mario Cristobal era. #Canes #MiamiHurricanes
— No_Mattic (@No_Mattic) November 5, 2023
Mario Cristobal sat there and let us bleed out…I ain’t really wit that.
— Law, Johnnie (@JohnnieBeGood_) November 5, 2023
Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
