In the moments after Miami’s stunning loss to Georgia Tech, a video started to circulate on social media.
The video showed Hurricanes center Matt Lee shouting something on the sidelines. Even an amateur lip reader could make out the words: “What the f— are we doing?”
It was a question a lot of Miami fans had Saturday night.
Three days later, the Miami offensive lineman said he has moved on from the loss and his surprise at seeing the video get millions of views.
“I think what the video was . . . a just a display of passion and emotion and the heart that I got and exemplified our team and the character of our guys,” Lee said.
As for going viral, Lee said he did not really care. He said many people have reached out to him following Saturday’s loss, and the messages have been positive.
“I’ve seen a lot of stuff online. Social media messages, DMs, texts, whatnot,” Lee said. “But it’s overwhelmingly supportive. And I don’t really care, either way, what’s on Twitter and Instagram. I’m too old and it doesn’t bother me nowadays. So whatever.”
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Despite the poor decision not to take a knee and the video that went around social media, Lee said he still has complete faith in both head coach Mario Cristobal and offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson.
“I have unwavering faith in both of them, absolutely, since the day that I met coach Cristobal and the first place before I even enrolled at the University of Miami,” Lee said. “And then coach Dawson, right as he got to UM in the spring. … Both great minds, great men, and I have nothing at all bad to say about either of them. I love both of them and (have) extreme faith in both of them for the rest of the season. For today, tomorrow and moving forward, absolutely.”
Lee and the Hurricanes will have to get over their first loss of the year, as they have a tough task in facing No. 12 North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on Saturday night.
“We’re lucky to play football, a game where every single new week, you have a new opponent,” Lee said. “And you’ve got to move on fast or else you’re going to be left behind, no matter if you won or lost. Whatever. So for me, personally, I woke up the next day, Sunday, and it is what it is.”
