COACH… “we will be prepared to play."

The college football world is talking about Miami’s 41-17 thrashing of a solid Florida football team in the Swamp on Saturday.

On Monday, Miami head coach Mario Cristobal met with the press to answer questions and share his thoughts on preparations this week’s match up against Florida A&M at Hard Rock Stadium.

On making preparations…

“Well, the first thing was making sure we took care of business in practice today,” said Cristobal. “The first thing we want to look for is is anyone not going to get here early, because for us, early is on time. Is anyone not going to be taped? Is anyone not going to be wearing the right gear? Because that's always a sign of just an arrogance for not doing things the right way. And that's not the case with this group. This group was here early, ready to work, and they got after it, had a great practice, and they're excited to come back home and play at home. We want to make Hard Rock an intimidating place to play. We want to make Hard Rock a true home field advantage. We want to make our families, our community, our fan base, we want to make everybody proud. And these guys feel equipped.

On Florida A&M…

“They (Canes) feel prepared and ready to do so, and they know that they're playing against a team that's coming off an awesome season. I believe they have 13 straight wins. Defending HBCU national champions. More than a handful of players that have been invited or going to be invited to the Senior Bowl.”

“Defensively, last year, they were top 10 in every single category. Offensively, they present a lot of problems. Spread offense, a quarterback with a ton of experiences played all over the place. Lots of players from South Florida on the team as well. They have a really good football team.”

“And of course, you know James Colzie. He's a guy I have a tremendous amount of respect for. Local guy. Their head coach now. I know he's a not only a first class coach, he's a first class human being, and he's going to have his team prepared to play, and we will be prepared to play."

GO CANES!