Why Saturdays Game Is Key For Wake How important is Saturdays game against Miami for Wake Forest?
Consider what a win would do: – Wake Forest would escape from the ACC cellar and guarantee any tie-breaker with Miami. – If the Deacons win Saturday and NC State loses at home to Virginia Tech Sunday, Wake Forest would actually leapfrog Miami and the Wolfpack in the league standings. – Wake Forest would even its overall record at .500, inching closer to a potential 17th consecutive postseason bid. – The Deacons would have four ACC wins — one more than they had all of last season. – Wake Forest would win its third straight home game — its longest streak since December. Miami’s Haith A Former Deacon Assistant Miami head coach Frank Haith has several ties to Wake Forest and the Winston-Salem area. Haith began his college coaching career as a graduate assistant to Dave Odom in 1989-90, Odom’s first season as Wake Forest’s head coach. He returned to Wake Forest in 1997-98 and spent four seasons as a full-time Deacon assistant. During that time he helped Wake to four consecutive postseason
