EOTH’s Top 25 Countdown Revisited (#19-17)
Welcome back for another season of EOTH’s review of the Pre-Season Top 25 Countdown. I think this sort of review of our expectations vs. reality is a useful exercise for fans. Usually this feature is done immediately following the end of football season. However, this year, I thought it would be most useful to look at this comparison right before the start of spring practice, which commences on Saturday, March 2nd.
As you will recall, EOTH readers were asked to use the following criteria when evaluating the players:
- The players’ past performance (in the 2012 pre-season, unlike every other year, readers were allowed to rank freshmen)
- The players’ performance during spring practice or last year
- The players’ raw athletic ability including performance in the weight room and 40 times
- How essential the players’ success is to the team’s success as a whole (meaning if he gets knocked out, we will probably lose the game)
#19 Darius Smith
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012 Pre-Season Outlook: I’m not sure it can be overstated exactly how much we need Darius to step up and become a dominant defensive tackle. I know a lot of our readers don’t like to be bothered with stuff like “facts” and “depth,” and would prefer to simply blame coaches, but suffice it to say, when asked about our defensive tackle situation at a private booster dinner in the spring, Coach Golden replied (paraphrasing) that the question had just ruined his evening. Hopefully Golden, D’Onofrio, and Franklin can work some of that Temple magic (don’t laugh, at least they were able to beat Maryland last year, unlike us), and turn Smith from the guy no one wanted on their side of the scrimmage line into the guy no one wants to see across it.
2012 Performance: Darius played in nine games, making seven starts along defensive line, racking up 11 tackles, including seven solo stops, as well as 1.0 sack and 1.0 TFL.
#18 Jimmy Gaines
2012 Pre-Season Outlook: It’s been a long time since I have used the word “excitement” in the same sentence as our linebacking corps. Usually the adjective is something like “nauseating,” “terrible,” “invisible” or simply “thank God for Sean Spence.” But now, between Denzel Perryman, Gionni Paul, Tyrone Cornelius, and [fingers crossed] Ramon Buchanan, I think Barrow actually has quite a bit to work with now . . . which is good because those dudes have like 1/2 a d line in front of them. Gaines is a player that I’ve been excited about since he interviewed with Eye of the Hurricane before he stepped foot in Coral Gables and I think he has tremendous potential to make a big impact his junior season.
2012 Performance: Gaines played in 11 games at linebacker, making six starts, finishing fifth on the team with 57 tackles, including 34 solo stops. Jimmy’s first start of season came at MLB against Georgia Tech and he played starting MLB for the final five games. Jimmy tallied seven tackles at Georgia Tech, six tackles against Florida State, seven vs. Virginia Tech, a career-high 12 tackles in loss to Virginia, nine tackles at Duke, 1.0 TFL against Georgia Tech, Florida State and Virginia Tech, a recovered fumble against Florida State, as well as interceptions against Virginia Tech and USF, and a season-high two PBUs at Duke.
#17 Tracy Howard
2012 Pre-Season Outlook: I feel like a broken record saying this, but we really need Howard to step up and um . . . play like a senior All-American this season. I know that expectation is not realistic though. So, although I think Howard is capable of great things in the future, I ask/plead that our fan base give him a chance to learn and grow before the boo-birds come out in Sun Life Stadium (although, I would hedge a bet that those who boo our team are not actually intelligent enough to know when a blown play is a DB’s fault or exactly which DB Howard is – much easier to boo a QB without investing too much thought or diverting your attention away from your stadium beer). Our fan base’s expectations thrust upon these young men’s shoulders is pointless – let’s sit back and watch what Howard can do and hopefully enjoy watching him progress into a great playmaker.
2012 Performance: Howard played in all 12 games at defensive back and on special teams, making one start, finishing the season with 17 tackles and four pass break-ups. Howard posted at least one tackle in nine games, including one tackle at in his UM debut at Boston College in UM debut. Tracy tallied three solo stops in win over Virginia Tech, three tackles and one PBU in road loss at Virginia. In his first career start, Howard had a career-high four tackles and two PBUs in win at Duke.
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Nice first, Autumn! Orange or green?
SLAM DUNK, BABY!
. . .orange;
green to sparlfola
“splarfola”
and a green to jsp too . . . poor dude having to share your affections
Autumn, Sebastian wuvs JSK so much that I’m old news now. He follows him around, sleeps next to him, etc. Mommy who?
JSQ says:
February 22, 2013 at 4:52 PM
Autumn, Sebastian wuvs JSK so much that I’m old news now. He follows him around, sleeps next to him, etc. Mommy who?
<<<<<<<<<<
yeah, times are changing
. . . glad to see sebastian feels it's safe to come out of the closet
splanks Autumn
Lol.
I’m not gonna touch that one, but Muffins knows what MiamiMike and HurricaneRandy’s dog did to Sebastian when I took care of Baraka for a couple of weeks…
Go Canes!!
splarfy says:
February 22, 2013 at 5:01 PM
splanks Autumn
<<<<<<<<<<<<
this is not funny
. . . so why did i laugh?
JSQ says:
February 22, 2013 at 5:03 PM
. . . Muffins knows what MiamiMike and HurricaneRandy’s dog did to Sebastian when I took care of Baraka for a couple of weeks…
<<<<<<<<<<<
and that's one i'm not going to touch
this ncaa stuff is getting old, but here’s more info:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-football/news/20130222/ncaa-miami-investigation-donna-shalala/?sct=hp_wr_a5&eref=sihp
autumn says:
February 22, 2013 at 5:07 PMsplarfy says:
February 22, 2013 at 5:01 PM
splanks Autumn
<<<<<<<<<<<<
this is not funny
. . . so why did i laugh?
—-
You mean, why did you splaugh?
Oh, and like the Canes I am back in the Top 10!
http://www.explosm.net/db/files/Comics/Kris/mess.png
Comic that links to the last thread comments.
You guys talking about strip clubs in my town?
I remember walking into Tanga Lounge, next to Scarlett’s (two story plantation looking house), out on the causeway – when I was supposed to be out selling merchandise for some f*ckwit run sports marketing company in Ybor
I never saw aerolas on a woman so big as soon as I walked in. It literally looked like she had two big brown plates as her bra … but it wasn’t her bra … I stood shocked
7 Seas on Kennedy Blvd was exactly what you paid for – it was free, so imagine the zombies inside it. It was basically theme night, every night, there – whether you liked it or not, simply b/c the women looked like strung out hooker circus carnies. One chick had one eye, she pimped an eye patch like a f*cking pirate. A few pregnant chicks in there. Saw a dwarf chick once. Weird as f*ck
Can’t wait to see the Canes secondary next year when they’ve grown up a little more
I can honestly say that is the biggest non sequitur I have ever read in my life
You gave me a good belly laugh, six
…. wait
Unless you were comparing our secondary to one-eyed, dwarf, and/or pregnant strippers
Ha
Didn’t even really think about that. I was just looking at the article and seeing T.Howard, thinking of Deon Bush, Artie Burns, my boys Rayshawn Jenkins and A.Crawford – then just typed about can’t wait to see them
I remember when the Pink Pony opened in Tampa. It was the only place outside of the Risqué Cafe that had private rooms for the dances. The Risqué Cafe was/is in an old Stuckey’s restaurant along I-75 outside of Ocala. It’s a “truck stop” strip club that you to stop in once because of all the billboards..never twice!
I’ll say it again that if you haven’t been to Korea or Hong Kong or Bankok then you haven’t been in a “real” strip club!
Go Skanks!
I’ll say it again that if you haven’t been to Korea or Hong Kong or Bankok then you haven’t been in a “real” strip club!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Where did Hangover 2 take place again…?
I ain’t phuckin with no strip clubs, east of The Chesapeake Bay.
I just choked laughing at Cubed’s comment in response to Six’s comment. Good stuff. Love you guys.
Hurri and Bg
Our Knicks are coming apart at the seams.
Losses to sub .500 teams
Raptorsx2
Kings
Wizards
Trailblazers
Mavs
Thumped by
Bulls x 3
Pacers x 2
Rockets x 2
Lookin like another 1st round exit for Melo Yellow. Even though the man trying to carry the squad.
Ewing, Oakley, Starks aint walking thought that door. ( Rick Patino voice)
I was telling my uncle the other day that Melo will prolly end up like Malone, Ewing, Barkley playing against MJ all those years and got shut out on rings. As long as the heatles are holding each others pocket he (Melo) can hang it up!
Uh oh
More folks going in on the nc2a.
This time some of their own.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/dennis-dodd/21747298/mountain-west-memo-criticizes-ncaa-leadership
Nash,
I don’t know who angers me more when they lose…the Canes, the Phins, or the fukkin Knicks. As Charlie Brown would say, “I can’t stand it…I just can’t stand it.”
Feels like I’m trapped in a never-ending episode of The Twilight Zone…where the twist is that a hammock full of anvils keeps falling on my crotch.
NCAA Executive Committee Maps Regulatory Pathway; Endorses Mark Emmert
Below is a statement by Lou Anna K. Simon, executive committee chair and Michigan State University president on the NCAA regulatory pathway and Mark Emmert’s leadership:
“The NCAA Executive Committee continues to support the association’s broad-based reform agenda. This reform agenda must include meaningful change in the regulatory process beyond the changes in enforcement that have already been enacted.
We, as the Executive Committee, on Friday affirmed our expectation that the association move forward with the next phase of its regulatory review. A thorough examination and subsequent improvement of processes, policies, procedures and investigative tools is necessary. Developing a mechanism for monitoring adherence with policies, while also reviewing the interaction between the legal and regulatory staffs, is key to moving forward. In short, we demand the highest level of integrity and accountability not only from our peers but also from the national office. While progress has been made, additional important work remains.
Mark Emmert was hired to lead a major transformation of the NCAA. Much has been accomplished without fanfare, such as academic reforms, enhanced fiscal accountability and organizational transparency. The Executive Committee and President Emmert recognize there is much yet to do and that the road to transformational change is often bumpy and occasionally controversial. Therefore, on Friday the Executive Committee unanimously affirmed its confidence in Mark’s leadership as president and its support for his ongoing efforts to implement these essential and historic reforms.”
Tough loss by my Canes today. Regroup and lay the Smackdown on VagTech on Wednesday at the BUC.
what terrance said;
it’s still kind of cool that a team like wake forest is rushing the court because of beating the hurricanes
. . . who saw that coming?!
the rock gets a good review from “mother jones”
. . . another “who saw that coming”?
http://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2013/02/film-review-snitch-dwayne-rock-johnson-frontline-pbs-mandatory-minimums
Great point Autumn.
Who that saw that coming?
Florida Gulf Coast who already rushed the court on the Canes this season..
Also, lol @ the people getting worked up over Joaquin Gonzalez telling Alin Edouard to go to UF or FSU, he doesn’t want Jacory 2.0.
LOL.
It’s like Duke said.. If you a Cane, you a Cane. That’s it.
… East of the Chesepeake Bay.
LOL, Keep going west and it’ll become east eventually. That’s our next mission, U, me and Canez1 at whatever raunchy strip clubs they got in the next Canes game we’re at.
Pittsburgh?
Lol
and I might not be a G that night, but between me and Canez1 it’ll be like 3 birdies in Marleys mind…
Singing don’t worry,
about a thing.
Cause every little thing,
is gonna be alright.
All the one-eyed, pregnant midget strippers will be on me.
Canez1… gots the rest!
NEWS FLASH
Disabled, pregnant midget convention to meet in Pittsburgh next fall.
D’oh!
Nash.
Amare changes the dynamics. When he’s not in the lineup we play better.
David Epstein: University of Miami will come out of scandal on top
By David Epstein
February 23, 2013
As a proud member of the University of Miami Board of Trustees, and as the chairman of the University’s Athletics Advisory Council, I was disappointed in the NCAA Notice of Allegations delivered to the University on Tuesday.
My disappointment first rests in the simple fact that as an institution, our employees and student-athletes committed violations of NCAA rules. Even one violation by one individual is simply one too many, and the university has invested resources into enhanced compliance and oversight throughout Hurricanes Athletics.
But my disappointment also extends to the NCAA and its investigative process, the myriad issues already acknowledged by the organization itself, as well as outlined in President Donna Shalala’s statement earlier this week. The lengthy and unwieldy investigation has especially hurt our outstanding coaches who work so hard to build nationally competitive intercollegiate programs.
We have a proud tradition of athletic excellence at UM and, under the direction of new Director of Athletics Blake James and President Shalala’s continued support, there are no limits to what our athletics program can achieve.
We will win with class, sportsmanship and in full compliance of NCAA rules. We will continue to graduate our student-athletes at a rate surpassing most American institutions. We now look forward — not back — and this chapter will soon be behind us.
What will remain is a vibrant, enthusiastic and committed collection of administrators, coaches, staff and students who proudly wear the “U.” They don’t wear it for what it represents, but for what it means: That excellence in athletics is not antithetical to the mission of a university, but rather enhances the college experience for many.
I stand with the U.
David Epstein is a member of the University of Miami’s Board of Trustees.
good article, unfortunately:
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/24/v-fullstory/3250747/dan-le-batard-um-had-to-deal-with.html
a question regarding football 2013-14:
i can only find the schedule of our spring football
. . . do we already know who our opponents are and where?
. . . how do i find this out
. . . i ask because our family is probably doing some usa travelling late august/ early september; might try to hit a football game if there’s one near where we’re going; but we need to book soon due to airline prices
Autumn. We do know who our opponents will be and where. We just do not know the dates. Possibly next week.
http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-13/acc/2013-miami-hurricanes-football-schedule.php
thanks delray
. . . the gators on the 7th at sun life; interesting
D’Onofrio responds to critics, tries to fix defense; Fins, Heat, Marlins chatter
SUNDAY BUZZ COLUMN
When UM defensive coordinator Mark D’Onofrio was asked at a Canes recruiting party what he plans to do differently next season, he had four words.
“Get after the quarterback!”
Applause naturally followed. There will be even more applause if, well, it actually happens.
UM spring practice begins next Saturday, and there will be no greater defensive priority than figuring out how to improve a pass rush that produced a meager 13 sacks in 12 games.
Also high on D’Onofrio’s list: Upgrading a run defense that improved in November, when Curtis Porter returned, but still finished 112th of 120 Bowl Subdivision schools.
D’Onofrio has the trust of Al Golden and until last year, a record of fielding generally stout defenses. But last season produced mostly angst: Miami allowed 30.5 points and 487 yards per game, and D’Onofrio faced a torrent of fan criticism.
“It’s something I have to ignore,” he said of fan backlash. “I have to put trust in my training. I’ve called over 85 games. First year I came here, we were in the top 20 in scoring defense. The year before at Temple, we were in the top 20 in scoring defense.”
Last year, he had a young group (Brandon McGee was the only senior) and had to overcome injury issues (Porter missed the first eight games), suspensions (Eddie Johnson, Gionni Paul) and the early NFL departures of Olivier Vernon and Marcus Forston.
Despite those impediments, some questioned his philosophy.
One scout said he had no issue with D’Onofrio’s approach, but another scout said he would like to have seen more blitzes, creative pressure packages, and more use of man-to-man coverage (especially bump and run) and less zone.
McGee defended D’Onofrio: “It’s a good system if it’s executed. All Coach D can do is the make the calls. We had mental breakdowns, guys not getting deep enough in coverage.”
D’Onofrio blitzed some, but not a ton, because he didn’t want to put his young secondary at risk and “you have to figure out the risk/reward. It comes down to putting guys in situations they’re ready for….
“I don’t know if the casual fan understands the depth of what we’re doing. There’s not a coverage we don’t have. We pressure a lot of different ways; I probably ran five different safety pressures last year. I’ve never been so stubborn that I say, ‘This is what we do.’ It’s about the players and what can they do well. I never get boxed in and say, ‘This is our scheme.’
“If you’ve got corners that can play press and play it well and the situation dictates it, that’s great. Press man is tremendous and we run it. [But] you can’t press every down because it doesn’t make sense. If the receivers are going to run your corners off and they have their back turned to the ball and the run pops, you’re playing with two less guys… At the end of the game, we’ve got to be able to make plays.”
One thing D’Onofrio wants to do differently: Play fewer players. He said UM used 25 to 27 a game on defense last season. “We have to get to the point where it’s not quite that many. If it’s 18 or 19, there can’t be that much of a dropoff from the first 11.”
Here’s how he plans to address other issues:
### Pass rush: UM doesn’t want to put all the pressure on Anthony Chickillo, who faced frequent double teams and saw his sacks drop from five to four. But more is obviously needed.
“Everyone wanted him to play like a senior, like he’s supposed to all of a sudden have 10 sacks as a sophomore,” D’Onofrio said. “That’s not realistic. He continued to improve.”
Equally important is getting more pass rush from the other end spot. Here’s the conundrum: Shayon Green led UM with 67 tackles but had no sacks. D’Onofrio conceded “it will be awful, awful hard to knock him out of the [lineup]” because of his “toughness, leadership, the way he plays.” But unless Green improves as a pass-rusher, that also means conceding that you’re not going to get much of that from one of your starting ends.
So the pressure will again fall on the young ends: promising Tyriq McCord, who had 3.5 sacks, and Jelani Hamilton, who played sparingly in five games while rounding back into form from an ACL injury in high school.
“Jelani is getting stronger, starting to blow up,” D’Onofrio said. “I’m looking forward to seeing him in the spring.” There’s also hope that Olsen Pierre (1.5 sacks) can produce more pressure from a tackle spot.
And D’Onofrio expects immediate pass rush contributions from newcomers Al-Quadin Muhammed (12 sacks last season) and junior college transfers Devante Bond (17 sacks) and Ufomba Kamalu (7.5 sacks). “Those guys can get to the quarterback – that’s their expertise,” D’Onofrio said.
### Stopping the run: It all starts with Porter, who must stay healthy. He and Pierre formed a capable tackle duo in November, and having “Jimmy Gaines healthy at mike linebacker helped a lot, too,” D’Onofrio said.
But behind Porter and Pierre, UM needs growth from Luther Robinson (“he really played well for us the second half of the year,” D’Onofrio said), Jalen Grimble, DeQuan Ivery, Earl Moore and Corey King. D’Onofrio said Kamalu may end up playing tackle, too.
Besides needing to get stronger physically, “the group has to hold each other accountable that it’s not OK for a guy to be out of their gap and freelance,” D’Onofrio said. “It’s not just the coach out there going crazy, but a teammate that gets himself angry at another teammate.”
CHATTER
### With UM adding three recruits since Signing Day – including highly regarded running back Cornelius Elder and tight end Derrick Griffin – ESPN raised UM’s final recruiting class ranking from 21st to 15th, past Texas, Oklahoma, and Virginia Tech, among others.
“The snapshot of their class is a lot better than it was two weeks ago,” ESPN’s Jeremy Crabtree said. “Griffin reminds me of Jermaine Gresham and he ends up being the best player in their class. They now have one of the most memorable tight end classes we’ve seen in 15 years.”
### UM basketball coaches like the upside of Elder (a point guard) and especially Griffin (a small forward, rated 83rd among all prospects by rivals.com). Al Golden said Jim Larranaga was thrilled to get Griffin, and Larranaga told WFTL-640′s Sid Rosenberg: “The first time I saw him, I thought he was incredible. Picture Shane Larkin at 6-7, 225. Speed, quickness, jumping ability. This kid is super gifted.” Larranaga said several times, Griffin would “take a bad lob pass and turn it into an incredible dunk.”
### Though the luxury tax is a concern for the Heat, Miami never considered trading Joel Anthony (due $3.8 million each of the next two years) or Mike Miller (due $6.2 million next season and likely to be amnestied this summer) before Thursday’s deadline, contrary to speculation. But the Anthony issue might be revisited this summer.
Heat officials want to keep Miller around this season in case there’s an injury to a shooter. And they like Anthony in certain defensive matchups, including on Kevin Garnett. Miami, which is happy with Chris Andersen as its primary backup center, simply wasn’t willing to give up anything of value for centers rumored to be available, such as DeJuan Blair or Tim Mozgov, because it “didn’t want to add a center just to add a center.”
### The Dolphins’ Jared Odrick (five sacks) bemoans that “the media is always worried we need another pass rusher, but just look at the numbers!” Miami was 10th in sacks per pass play, and Odrick said he will lose about 20 pounds to gain quickness if he stays at defensive end. He would move to defensive tackle if Randy Starks bolts in free agency, but Miami is working hard to try to keep Starks.
### Jonathan Martin admits his ideal scenario would be to play left tackle this season (which will happen if Jake Long leaves) and Richie Incognito says “we’re trying to toughen up” the scholarly Stanford grad, whom teammates good-naturedly call Big Weirdo. (Artis Hicks, who had half a cup of coffee with the Dolphins, gave him that nickname.)
### The Dolphins had more contract talks with Sean Smith’s representation the past couple days, and the situation is fluid. The sides began the week far apart, with vastly different views of his value, and they still have plenty of distance to bridge to do a deal. Smith has said he very much wants to stay, but other teams might place a higher value on him.
### One respected 2012 Marlins player with no ax to grind said the one improvement the team made (besides dumping Heath Bell) was replacing Ozzie Guillen with Mike Redmond because “Ozzie just didn’t care. All he cared about was his money. And he wasn’t good in game situations, either.”
### Please see our last post for more Canes, Heat and Marlins notes from earlier in the weekend.
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Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/sports-buzz/2013/02/donofrio-responds-to-critics-tries-to-fix-defense-fins-heat-marlins-chatter.html#storylink=cpy
D’Onofrio responds to critics, tries to fix defense; Fins, Heat, Marlins chatter
SUNDAY BUZZ COLUMN
When UM defensive coordinator Mark D’Onofrio was asked at a Canes recruiting party what he plans to do differently next season, he had four words.
“Get after the quarterback!”
Applause naturally followed. There will be even more applause if, well, it actually happens.
UM spring practice begins next Saturday, and there will be no greater defensive priority than figuring out how to improve a pass rush that produced a meager 13 sacks in 12 games.
Also high on D’Onofrio’s list: Upgrading a run defense that improved in November, when Curtis Porter returned, but still finished 112th of 120 Bowl Subdivision schools.
D’Onofrio has the trust of Al Golden and until last year, a record of fielding generally stout defenses. But last season produced mostly angst: Miami allowed 30.5 points and 487 yards per game, and D’Onofrio faced a torrent of fan criticism.
“It’s something I have to ignore,” he said of fan backlash. “I have to put trust in my training. I’ve called over 85 games. First year I came here, we were in the top 20 in scoring defense. The year before at Temple, we were in the top 20 in scoring defense.”
Last year, he had a young group (Brandon McGee was the only senior) and had to overcome injury issues (Porter missed the first eight games), suspensions (Eddie Johnson, Gionni Paul) and the early NFL departures of Olivier Vernon and Marcus Forston.
Despite those impediments, some questioned his philosophy.
One scout said he had no issue with D’Onofrio’s approach, but another scout said he would like to have seen more blitzes, creative pressure packages, and more use of man-to-man coverage (especially bump and run) and less zone.
McGee defended D’Onofrio: “It’s a good system if it’s executed. All Coach D can do is the make the calls. We had mental breakdowns, guys not getting deep enough in coverage.”
D’Onofrio blitzed some, but not a ton, because he didn’t want to put his young secondary at risk and “you have to figure out the risk/reward. It comes down to putting guys in situations they’re ready for….
“I don’t know if the casual fan understands the depth of what we’re doing. There’s not a coverage we don’t have. We pressure a lot of different ways; I probably ran five different safety pressures last year. I’ve never been so stubborn that I say, ‘This is what we do.’ It’s about the players and what can they do well. I never get boxed in and say, ‘This is our scheme.’
“If you’ve got corners that can play press and play it well and the situation dictates it, that’s great. Press man is tremendous and we run it. [But] you can’t press every down because it doesn’t make sense. If the receivers are going to run your corners off and they have their back turned to the ball and the run pops, you’re playing with two less guys… At the end of the game, we’ve got to be able to make plays.”
One thing D’Onofrio wants to do differently: Play fewer players. He said UM used 25 to 27 a game on defense last season. “We have to get to the point where it’s not quite that many. If it’s 18 or 19, there can’t be that much of a dropoff from the first 11.”
Here’s how he plans to address other issues:
### Pass rush: UM doesn’t want to put all the pressure on Anthony Chickillo, who faced frequent double teams and saw his sacks drop from five to four. But more is obviously needed.
“Everyone wanted him to play like a senior, like he’s supposed to all of a sudden have 10 sacks as a sophomore,” D’Onofrio said. “That’s not realistic. He continued to improve.”
Equally important is getting more pass rush from the other end spot. Here’s the conundrum: Shayon Green led UM with 67 tackles but had no sacks. D’Onofrio conceded “it will be awful, awful hard to knock him out of the [lineup]” because of his “toughness, leadership, the way he plays.” But unless Green improves as a pass-rusher, that also means conceding that you’re not going to get much of that from one of your starting ends.
So the pressure will again fall on the young ends: promising Tyriq McCord, who had 3.5 sacks, and Jelani Hamilton, who played sparingly in five games while rounding back into form from an ACL injury in high school.
“Jelani is getting stronger, starting to blow up,” D’Onofrio said. “I’m looking forward to seeing him in the spring.” There’s also hope that Olsen Pierre (1.5 sacks) can produce more pressure from a tackle spot.
And D’Onofrio expects immediate pass rush contributions from newcomers Al-Quadin Muhammed (12 sacks last season) and junior college transfers Devante Bond (17 sacks) and Ufomba Kamalu (7.5 sacks). “Those guys can get to the quarterback – that’s their expertise,” D’Onofrio said.
### Stopping the run: It all starts with Porter, who must stay healthy. He and Pierre formed a capable tackle duo in November, and having “Jimmy Gaines healthy at mike linebacker helped a lot, too,” D’Onofrio said.
But behind Porter and Pierre, UM needs growth from Luther Robinson (“he really played well for us the second half of the year,” D’Onofrio said), Jalen Grimble, DeQuan Ivery, Earl Moore and Corey King. D’Onofrio said Kamalu may end up playing tackle, too.
Besides needing to get stronger physically, “the group has to hold each other accountable that it’s not OK for a guy to be out of their gap and freelance,” D’Onofrio said. “It’s not just the coach out there going crazy, but a teammate that gets himself angry at another teammate.”
CHATTER
### With UM adding three recruits since Signing Day – including highly regarded running back Cornelius Elder and tight end Derrick Griffin – ESPN raised UM’s final recruiting class ranking from 21st to 15th, past Texas, Oklahoma, and Virginia Tech, among others.
“The snapshot of their class is a lot better than it was two weeks ago,” ESPN’s Jeremy Crabtree said. “Griffin reminds me of Jermaine Gresham and he ends up being the best player in their class. They now have one of the most memorable tight end classes we’ve seen in 15 years.”
### UM basketball coaches like the upside of Elder (a point guard) and especially Griffin (a small forward, rated 83rd among all prospects by rivals.com). Al Golden said Jim Larranaga was thrilled to get Griffin, and Larranaga told WFTL-640′s Sid Rosenberg: “The first time I saw him, I thought he was incredible. Picture Shane Larkin at 6-7, 225. Speed, quickness, jumping ability. This kid is super gifted.” Larranaga said several times, Griffin would “take a bad lob pass and turn it into an incredible dunk.”
### Though the luxury tax is a concern for the Heat, Miami never considered trading Joel Anthony (due $3.8 million each of the next two years) or Mike Miller (due $6.2 million next season and likely to be amnestied this summer) before Thursday’s deadline, contrary to speculation. But the Anthony issue might be revisited this summer.
Heat officials want to keep Miller around this season in case there’s an injury to a shooter. And they like Anthony in certain defensive matchups, including on Kevin Garnett. Miami, which is happy with Chris Andersen as its primary backup center, simply wasn’t willing to give up anything of value for centers rumored to be available, such as DeJuan Blair or Tim Mozgov, because it “didn’t want to add a center just to add a center.”
### The Dolphins’ Jared Odrick (five sacks) bemoans that “the media is always worried we need another pass rusher, but just look at the numbers!” Miami was 10th in sacks per pass play, and Odrick said he will lose about 20 pounds to gain quickness if he stays at defensive end. He would move to defensive tackle if Randy Starks bolts in free agency, but Miami is working hard to try to keep Starks.
### Jonathan Martin admits his ideal scenario would be to play left tackle this season (which will happen if Jake Long leaves) and Richie Incognito says “we’re trying to toughen up” the scholarly Stanford grad, whom teammates good-naturedly call Big Weirdo. (Artis Hicks, who had half a cup of coffee with the Dolphins, gave him that nickname.)
### The Dolphins had more contract talks with Sean Smith’s representation the past couple days, and the situation is fluid. The sides began the week far apart, with vastly different views of his value, and they still have plenty of distance to bridge to do a deal. Smith has said he very much wants to stay, but other teams might place a higher value on him.
### One respected 2012 Marlins player with no ax to grind said the one improvement the team made (besides dumping Heath Bell) was replacing Ozzie Guillen with Mike Redmond because “Ozzie just didn’t care. All he cared about was his money. And he wasn’t good in game situations, either.”
### Please see our last post for more Canes, Heat and Marlins notes from earlier in the weekend.
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Papa Cane @ByPapaCane
Oscars Tonight: Best Actor – Mark Emmert, Best Producer – Charles Robinson, Best Actress – Maria E. Perez, Best Screenplay – Nevin Shapiro
### The Dolphins had more contract talks with Sean Smith’s representation the past couple days, and the situation is fluid. The sides began the week far apart, with vastly different views of his value, and they still have plenty of distance to bridge to do a deal. Smith has said he very much wants to stay, but other teams might place a higher value on him.
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I can’t wait to see if there’s a front office stupider than ours….
“Everyone wanted him to play like a senior, like he’s supposed to all of a sudden have 10 sacks as a sophomore,” D’Onofrio said. “That’s not realistic. He continued to improve.”
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Granted we’re working with chicken shit.. Of course it’s not realistic.
Clowney on the other hand had 13 sacks as a sophomore. Had 4.5 alone in one game against Clemson.
USF’s Larry Scott is new UM TE Coach. Taking Mario’s spot.
Josh Newberg
Let me fill you in on Scott. I’ve known him since about 2005 when he was working as a GA at USF. Scott was recruited by USF prior to their first year playing football. He was a GA and later hired full time by Jim Leavitt. He survived Leavitt’s and Holtz’ firing. He is a great coach and recruiter. Scott recruited the Miami area for USF and has strong ties in tampa. He got Stacy Coley, Denver Kirkland in for official visits to Miami. This year he landed MNW RB Darius Tice, DT Deadrin Senat and DB Lamar Robbins. Great hire for Miami.
GO CANEZ!!!!!
How are all of our talented studs doing at the combine????
Oh wait…
FSU 16 participants.
U… drumrooooooooolllllllll 2
For anyone still searching for reasons we were 7-5 and claiming Golden and crew were left a stocked team, check urself.
GO CANEZ!!!!!
GO CANEZ!!!!!
Also that pic up top of TH pretty much sums up why we couldnt play more man and were handcuffed. Add that coverage to a non existent rush from our DL and all your questions are miraculously answered.
Funny how that works.
I expect a huge leap out of Howard this yr along with the rest of the secondary. He was thrown to the wolves out of necessity and was definitely not ready.
Kid is going to be a good one.
GO CANEZ!!!!!
Larry Scott hired to be Canes new tight ends coach
Former USF assistant Larry Scott has accepted the job to become UM’s new tight ends coach. Scott will replace Mario Cristobal’s spot on the staff. Cristobal left UM for Alabama last week after just a month on the job.
The news was first reported by The Associated Press.
Scott, who was part of the first recruiting class at USF in 1996, has plenty of experience recruiting in South Florida. He was a big part of USF’s highly-touted 2009 signing class. He served as tight ends coach at USF for four seasons, offensive lien coach in 2010 and most recently running backs coach in 2012.
Here is Scott’s bio:
A member of USF’s original recruiting class in February 1996, Larry Scott returned to USF in 2005 as director of high school operations, before first moving into coaching as a graduate assistant in 2006 and later as the tight ends coach, a position he accepted on Jan. 23, 2007.
Scott coached the tight ends in 2008 before switching to the offensive line in 2009. Scott returned to the tight ends in his sixth year with the program in 2010 and took over as running backs coach in 2012.
In his return to the tight end position, Scott and his group helped USF to its fifth-straight eight-win season, making it one of only 15 programs nationally and one of just 10 in BCS leagues that had accomplished the feat.
The offense saw tremendous improvement in 2011 as USF improved its national ranking in total offense 75 spots from 2010 to 2011, the largest jump of any school in the country. The most dramatic improvement came in the passing game, where USF improved by 85 yards per game. Only two teams saw a greater jump in the passing offense national rankings, as the Bulls improved 59 spots. In addition, the Bulls finished first in the BIG EAST in rushing and sacks allowed.
As the offensive line coach, Scott helped mentor center Sampson Genus to a second-team All-BIG EAST honor in 2009 as voted on by the coaches. Florida State defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews called Genus the best center they had seen all season.
In addition, redshirt freshman tackle Mark Popek was named Freshman All-America by both Sporting News and ESPN, while guard Zach Hermann earned third-team honors by Phil Steele.
A unit that had to replace a lot of experience lost from the 2008 team, the 2009 offensive line turned out to be one of the team’s strengths after facing question marks across the line coming into fall practice.
In his first full season, USF saw the development of Cedric Hill into one of the most feared tight ends in the BIG EAST. He continued to help the offense and his position group excel in 2008. Hill earned second-team All-BIG EAST honors, while Ben Busbee stepped into a prominent role alongside Hill.
Where Scott has made arguably the biggest impact on USF is in recruiting. His work in Miami and throughout Dade and Broward counties has helped USF reel in a string of highly-regarded classes. In fact, many considered the 2008 class among the best in program history. Then, Scott and the entire coaching staff went out and signed a 2009 class that was ranked as high as No. 21 nationally and was praised again as the best in program history.
Scott first started coaching at Wharton High in Tampa, where he was offensive line coach and run game coordinator from May 2001 to August 2001, when he moved to Freedom High as offensive coordinator and line coach from August 2001 to November 2003.
During the 2004-05 school year, he returned to his high school alma mater – Sebring – where he was an exceptional education teacher and the co-offensive coordinator.
Scott was a three-year letterman (1997-99) as an offensive tackle for the Bulls and a member of the first recruiting class that began practicing in 1996, the year before the first USF football game. Scott arrived at USF after a successful three-sport career at Sebring High School. He was a four-year letterwinner for the football team, playing on Sebring’s offensive line, and also earned a pair of varsity letters in baseball his freshman and sophomore years and in wrestling his junior and senior seasons.
Scott and his wife, Shakiera, have three children, sons Larry and Jalen and daughter Jurnee. Scott was born in Sebring, Fla.
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Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
Sorry I didn’t share lll earlier, since the Larry Scott story broke just Heat was starting. Source to me on his hire: “Huuuugggeee.”
2013 schedule should be out today.
Start saving ur dough now!!!
GO CANEZ!!!!!
Mike James runs a 4.5 and 28 reps.
Very nice numbers…
No way you can’t love this kid and wish nothing but the best for him.
Never really turned into the stud we all hoped but was always a great teammate and roll model.
Give me 22 clones any day.
GO CANEZ!!!!!
Our running backs…(with I guess the exception if Baby J) have been the only unit of this team that hasn’t roundhouse kicked us in the heart, over the last several years.
Coop, James, and (already) Duke have run their hearts out for UM.
I think Mike James is gonna carve out a very nice pro career. I doubt he’ll ever be a star runner but there isn’t a team who wouldn’t take a solid reserve running back who can block and play special teams. If you’re not Adrian Peterson physically, the best way to make it in the NFL as a back is to be a willing and able blocker and special teams contributor.
Wasn’t a big JJ fan.
Kid would tiptoe out of bounds every chance he got.
That irks me, especially on a mediocre team.
GO CANEZ!!!!!
JSQ,
You have mail
Delray, You have a response.
Please pardon the stupid question, but I have been busy looking at engagement rings and what not . . .
Is Mike James the only ‘Cane in the combine this year?
No one will convince me the FAU back who played for the Redskins is more talented than James.
Given an opportunity he can do damage in the pros. No one will outwork him thats for sure.
No, CB McGee is as well. I think…
Yeah, McGee is tomorrow.
I resorted to google because I’m impatient like that.
Thanks, Delray.
When Mrs. Delray and I dated, I would come home from work to see pictures of those rings taped the the fridge.
Delray, I am just “liking” certain ones on Facebook.
We’ve already discussed the wedding, the location, the number of invites, and the time of year so he just needs to save up for the ring and not f up the proposal.
Might happen the weekend of the fishing tournament, but I’m thinking Floriduh weekend or VA Tech weekend is more likely.
And we agreed that the wedding will be during the only acceptable time to get married: after spring game, before fall practice starts.
Did i miss breaking news?? Is JSQ engaged????
Got this link for you
http://www.bluenile.com/build-your-own-diamond-ring?forceStep=BASKET_STEP&offer_id=12959&override=1&pid=LD02499710&ring_size=8.5
You can thank me later
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
Seantrel Henderson. RT @nflnetwork: Mike Mayock on FSU’s Bjoern Werner: ‘Versus Miami, there was a RT, #77, that handled him all day long.’
Ug, scroll up, re-read.
Cubed, I have that on my iphone.
And I think it will be under 400k, lol
What’s with women wanting these expensive ass wedding rings? I know one lady, who works in retail but tells me she wants a guy to give her her dream ring…at a cost of $35,000. What kinda ish is that
That is for really horrible women who should not be proposed to in the first place, KB.
Imagine being married to that kind of trash! [shudder]
JSK and I just had a laugh at the 400k engagement ring.
JSK, whose great uncle was the basis for a certain character in Casino, immediately had his mind go to it being a target for a diamond heist.
If my wife tried that, I would post pictures of thongs, of that scene in 9 1/2 weeks with the strawberries, and some other stuff I want. Good for the goose, good for the gander.
When I got married, I was just a couple of years out of school and was basically flat broke.
I was able to scrape together a grand and was lucky to know someone in the diamond wholesale business, as in a member of the tribe who went to that NY district where the diamond business is conducted to buy for his business. He made my money go a long way.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/21766696/more-ncaa-missteps-add-another-chapter-to-already-confusing-case
Ring-Shming…
I’m pretty sure the eternal soul, that a guy gives up when he gets married, is a bit more taxing.
If you read anthing, read this.
It echos what I said last week. We are going to be fine because anything but an agreement WE are ok with can open a can of worms that could and should lead to their own demise.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/21766673/amid-miami-debacle-and-hypocrisy-ncaa-should-be-eliminated
Oh Hurri, just be thankful you have someone cooking for your a$$…
Pb, I said it on Rashad or someone’s FB status when asked for my opinion – the whole LOIC was just put in there as leverage.
I negotiate settlments every single day. Just settled a 10k demand for $750.00. The Plaintiff (NCAA) comes in high and the defendant (UM) is like, b!tch please, you have no evidence, run along and take this pittance (which UM has already given).
We will meet somewhere in the middle which will amount to time served, maybe a slap on the wrist fine and a few schollies.
The end. Let the lawyers, lawyer.
By the way, it took the stupit croc bish from the Orlando office, or should I say, formerly with the Orlando office, 2 weeks to get nowhere with that settlement.
It took me 3 e-mails.
Boom.
Go ‘Canes.
Oh I am…
But that empty cavity, where my individuality used to be, hurts.
Why the hell do women wanna be married SO bad, anyways?
Miami Hurricanes 2013 football schedule
Aug. 30: vs. FAU
Sept. 7: vs Florida
Sept. 14: Open
Sept. 21: vs. Savannah State
Sept. 28: at South Florida
Oct. 5: vs. Georgia Tech
Oct. 12: Open
Oct. 17: at North Carolina (Thursday), ESPN
Oct. 26: vs. Wake Forest
Nov. 2: at Florida State
Nov. 9: vs. Virginia Tech
Nov. 16: at Duke
Nov. 23: vs. Virginia
Nov. 29: at Pittsburgh (Friday), ABC, ESPN or ESPN2
Well there goes the Pitt game for me…who will be hitting road to Tampa?
We don’t Hurri, at least I never have.
I have to ease into this whole thing.
JSK has likened it to coaxing a startled deer.
MIAMI
Aug. 30FLORIDA ATLANTIC
Sept. 7FLORIDA
Sept. 14OPEN
Sept. 21SAVANNAH STATE
Sept. 28at South Florida
Oct. 5GEORGIA TECH
Oct. 12OPEN
Oct. 17at North Carolina (Thursday), ESPN
Oct. 26WAKE FOREST
Nov. 2at Florida State
Nov. 9VIRGINIA TECH
Nov. 16at Duke
Nov. 23VIRGINIA
Nov. 29at Pittsburgh (Friday), ABC, ESPN or ESPN2
Damn! Why does Pitt have to be the day after Thanksgiving!!!!
Delray said the same damn thing!
I meant to add my second comment but sometimes the best laid plans…..
F@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@CK
Shwarma…Actually will be headed over to tampa. Have convinced my wife to make a family weekend out of it and will grab a place over on the beach at either St.Pete’s or somewhere in that area.
Per the conversation on last blog, trips to Tampa = no wife
First time in years we don’t have the most brutal early schedule in the country.
Love it.
Worst case scenario 3-1 and maybe top 25 heading into our ACC schedule.
Best cast scenario 4-0 and top 10 heading into our ACC schedule.
Miami Hurricanes 2013 football schedule
Aug. 30: vs. FAU…..W
Sept. 7: vs Florida…..L
Sept. 14: Open
Sept. 21: vs. Savannah State…..W
Sept. 28: at South Florida…..W
Oct. 5: vs. Georgia Tech…..W
Oct. 12: Open
Oct. 17: atNorthCarolina(Thursday), ESPN….L
Oct. 26: vs. Wake Forest….W
Nov. 2: at Florida State….L
Nov. 9: vs. Virginia Tech….W
Nov. 16: at Duke…W
Nov. 23: vs. Virginia….L
Nov. 29: at Pittsburgh (Friday), ….W
ABC, ESPN or ESPN2
Damn, Debbie Downer doesn’t waste any time!
SH!T.
UNC is a Thurs.
Damnit man…That’s the one I wanted. Duke it is!! (Somebody on this blog STAY b!tching about actually losing to those guys…)
And we stay in-state for the first 5 games, too.
Word to Big Bird!!
8-4???? Calvin is that you?
Nash…Goldie can’t afford to drop four games this year.
It certainly could happen…but he can’t afford it.
I personally ain’t gonna ride with, “Oh he still gets a pass, cause’ he’s cleaning up previous messes” this time out.
We’ve also got players who’ve played plenty at this point, and unless they’re all one point losses, three (regular season) losses is the max for this Cane fan.
Assuming bath salts is dunzo, we find a backup RB and the defense improves just marginally, I say no worse than 9-3 (and 10-2 with good health/good break here or there).
Nash says:
February 25, 2013 at 3:27 PMMiami Hurricanes 2013 football schedule
Aug. 30: vs. FAU…..W
Sept. 7: vs Florida…..L
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Aww nah!
Sept. 7: vs Florida…..W
This ain’t the 2008 Canes versus a title contender on the road with SEC refs giving them every gift like it was Christmas, this is a HOME GAME against a team that doesn’t do well on the road, with ACC refs that owe us a few calls.
Lol
Got called Debbie Downer and Calvin by some ppl that usually stray from insults..
Lol
Just wonder what Pb and C1 will call me??
And a loss to Virginia at home?
Nash, are you just trolling?
I can see @UNC and @FSU, but those other two are using the old formula. This is the new and improved Canes, in their second UTough program, with a returning QB and what has GOT TO BE a better defense.
I remember I almost got run up off this island when I called a twerps W in 2011…
Even the folks from the Keys were calling me out..
Lol
All in fun Nash.
Florida will be SEC refs.
I think Calvin was over the top, but Debbie Downer was fair. I mean, you gave the most negative prediction on here so far.
/I know, it was the ONLY one at that point, but don’t bother me with facts.
14-0 is my prediction. Go head and try to prove me wrong.
CaneOutsider
Home loss to UVA on thru night ring a bell?
Delray says:
February 25, 2013 at 3:58 PMAll in fun Nash.
Florida will be SEC refs.
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Ummm, no. They got SEC refs at home, due to their “we get SEC refs at home when facing Miami and FSU” rule. So we BETTER get ACC refs this time around.
http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/305/sec-officials-to-call-miami-florida-game
2011
Nash says:
February 25, 2013 at 4:02 PMCaneOutsider
Home loss to UVA on thru night ring a bell?
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Nope. Can’t hear you.
LALALALALALALALALALA!
I understand that CO but read the first sentence of the article.
Not saying it’s fair or not but it is what it is.
That article is about the 2008 game. Since they got the SEC officials for their home game, it is likely like their deal with FSU, where the home team gets their home officials.
Plus you can prolly throw in a loss to a sub .500 team like the last 2 years
Didn’t realize it was this bad for Spence – One of the few stars from hot mess that was the 08 classhttp://www.procanes.com/files/19fc1dde95270b48c2b7e10ad6889fa9-14530.html
Fau out…semi annual cancun extravaganza
Pitt out…disney. Can’t f’n believe it. Night game was cool as shyt in that stadium.
Ufag…in
Tampa…in
Probably 2-3 more home games and 1-2 road games and that’s a wrap.
All of those games are winnable and we should be favored in all but maybe FSU, barring a catastrophe.
We won’t lose to Vagina and UNC again. Just don’t see it.
That’s as good a schedule we have had in years. Time to turn the corner and win when you are supposed to.
Year three is HUGE!
GO CANEZ!!!!!
We’re gonna be at Disney that weekend too, or at least we were.
This Pitt scheduling is just messing everything up!
Grrr!!!
Sir Muff-a-luff, you got mail.
JSQ
The schedule sucks dates wise. I may not make a game now
ALSO the NCAA is sinking faster and faster…
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/dennis-dodd/21767132/inside-look-at-the-ncaas-external-review-regarding-miami-attorney
C1 glad to hear TPA is in the Cards. Last time I rolled to that game with non Canes fanes, so that was a mistake. Will be learning from that lesson
We won 7 and could’ve easily won 8 or 9 games last year with one of the WORST defenses in the country. Anything less than 9-10 wins is a fail IMO. Just need to stay healthy and a lot will depend on Coley and how well the guys on Offense will pick up on the system. Offense IS the strength of the team.
We are the most experienced team in the conference so we SHOULD be favored in our games except maybe FSU and they lost a lot of players as did Florida. Could be a special year. Don’t want to get TOO out in front of myself, but I’m really looking forward to this year as I was the 2010 season. Hopefully the results are different than 2010 though!
IF I make a game, USF would be it for me as well. Going to really try to hit that one.
bg – I hope you can make that one brother.
C1
We are in agreement and I didn’t read your post until after mine was posted. Great football minds think a like…MOST OF THE TIME! LOL
I will try my best Shwarma. I expected USF to be later in the year and Pitt to be earlier. If they were swapped I’d make those both. But I’ll be in St. Pete 11/29. So now I got to juggle to make it work.
bg I agree about your thoughts on this season, but I am going to temper predictions and not think more than 9-10.
Yeah that late Pitt game threw us all for a lopp as I was going to trying and swing that and USF too.
I say 10-2 for our Canes this year I am pissed the last game isn’t at home I had planned on spending my birthday down in the bottom this year. Oh well Go Canes and I am good for 9 games that are in Florida the 7 home games and the USF game in Tampa and FSU in Tally
Somebody better bring their azz to to Wally Wade.
Did I see that right, FAU is a Friday game? Must mean its at night then.
Also, bring your brass knuckles for UFag
I am not accepting any lip
Really psyched about playing Savannah State
You guys think we will be favored against the gaytors??
Sucks about Pitt, I will still try and be there. Make it a weekend back home
Hopefully (fingers crossed) I will be at every home game
Damn Clint I hope that 2500 was worth it???
http://m.espn.go.com/ncf/story?storyId=8988723
Hurri if you are in for Dookie, I’m in playboy. We gotta get Champ to hit the road with one of his disposable “friends”. The one that went mysteriously missin at Maryland is still MIA.
I thought I heard some mumbling from the trunk but who am I to get in the way.
Pissed about Pitt. I was really looking forward to that trip.
Phils what did u hit lotto?? How are u hittin all the home games? I must have missed something.
I’m gonna bring my boy down to the gaytor game. He’s a turd so it should get interesting.
F that dude.
GO CANEZ!!!!!
C1 applying for Miami Graduate School in the next couple months. If all goes well well then you know I’ll be a student the Fall of this year
Haha nice!! I knew u were thinking about it.
Good luck my dude!!
GO CANEZ!!!!!
Ok Crime Dawg Mcgriff
@SBNationCFB: RT @SpiritChuck: Reb DB Coach Wesley McGriff has been offered same position with N. O. Saints. Stay or go? 50-50 right now, we have learned
The Saints need all the help they can get. Worst defense in the NFL last year.
Good looks C1…I’ll make sure UChamps and one his jump-offs are aboard.
Imma prolly have the whole fam, so if you wanna bring ya lady, that’s the perfect opportunity.
Having VT come to us, really slipped me the dildo…That’s the one I wanted to be deep at.
Take that sh!t over, like we did UVA.
Canez, I will have plenty of turds at my tailgate that game I’m sure so he will feel right at home if your ghey azz makes it to the stadium more than an hour before the game
Hurri no doubt!!! We will fam it up. We have to get the ol lady into the whole thing so she doesn’t put up a fuss down the road.
Shwarm lmao!! That was a fluke. Ol girl was hurtin, so family called. Cost me 500 to leave early. Trust me that was not the plan!! That’s cool he will have some company. He’s a cool dude and if he gets outta line ill snap his neck.
We played HS football together.
The last time we took in a game was back in 2003 at the swamp when we took them to the woodshed. Such a great game.
I owe Sailor some drinks too. He was like wtf!!
The fam is on their own this yr. someone dies…put them on ice till i get home. really looking forward to this season.
GO CANEZ!!!!!
Lol, Canez1 = all talk.
You’ll be calling Jet Blue if Granny so much as gets the sniffles.
I do talk a big game…
Ding it!!
GO CANEZ!!!!!
jsq needs toadd one more to her tailgate!!
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/videogallery/74554204/Ray-Lewis-talks-about-his-son-before-the-Daytona-500
I dunno if I’ll make the USF game .. might be too long of a drive
BAHAHAHA
A bunch of Crocs work at my station, they’ll all be going down to the game (including the sports director who is a croc lover, sports anchor is a croc lover) – so I might be riding down with them. There might be a fight inside the news truck, although they know better. I’ll jump in the front seat, turn the wheel and starting choking all of them out while they try not to crash the car into the side of Alligator Alley. I know for damn sure I’ll survive – those other pretty boys, no chance in hell
“Between 2008 and the fall of 2009, Hurtt knowingly provided impermissible inducements in the form of meals, transportation and lodging to three recruits.”
At least we know it wasn’t Jacory Harris getting the meals … kid gained maybe 2 lbs. the entire time he was there. Don’t even lie and try to say he gained more than that. It was television weight – the camera adds 10 lbs.
That’s the way to go C1…This woman pouts like no other.
Not sure what kinda guy thinks its “cute”.
Makes me wanna throw hands.
You guys crack me up
C1 I wasn’t talking bout granny that’s cold. I recall you slowly making it out to some others but alcohol could have been clouding my memory.
Ohio State at home comes to mind…
Although for Ohio State in Columbus, Canez1 and Sara were at my hotel at 5:30am like the troopers they are.
That was an EPIC tailgate.
He brought his A game to UVA too. Was there around 7am.
C1 rockin the shorts, at 8:00am, in Charlottesville, in November.
Dude drove every bit of seven hours to experience that soul-puncturing loss, then turned right back around and balled outta there.
That’s my goonie…
Cx3
Don’t get to on Savannah State. I had a full ride there and took it! Then got hurt, stopped playing football and came home to DC and went to Bowie State. So yeah, the school that gave me a scholarship to play football we get SMASHED by the team I always WISHED I was big enough and good enough to play for!
Shwarm thats a negative. I got to the stadium late and went right in. Spent all morning arranging a flight. Zero tailgating action. I left the game at the beginning of the 4th so I could catch my flight.
Hurri my man that was a rough ride home, I aint gonna lie. Ill do just about anything for my love.
Its an illness.
GO CANEZ!!!!!
Morning Bitchizz! Great Day!
Go Canes!!!
bg1906 says:
February 26, 2013 at 2:22 AMCx3
Don’t get to on Savannah State. I had a full ride there and took it! Then got hurt, stopped playing football and came home to DC and went to Bowie State. So yeah, the school that gave me a scholarship to play football we get SMASHED by the team I always WISHED I was big enough and good enough to play for!
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Born in Savannah, went to Ga Southern. SSU ALWAYS had legendary homecomings. Those were the damn days.
Every day that Mark Emmert is getting roasted over the coals is a great day!
bg – I respect that.
Nothing against the school, but you know where I’m coming from, I’m sure those guys will give it their best, and it’s the biggest payday of the season for SSU, but lets be honest, its a full pad scrimmage with hitting and tackling. I cant say ish though, at least you played fb after high school on a full ride.
Also, Savannah is a cool kinda funky town. I stayed there once and it’s kind of like another world, like another time. You probably know what I mean.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/26/3253627/ncaa-accuses-former-miami-hurricanes.html
Damn C1 I thought the Maryland drive was a long ride home after that loss.. but 7 hours
If we woulda lost BC that 6 car ride wouldof been bad for the gf
I can say FSU 2010 was a longgggggg trip home then to add insult to injury 3 days later i took the lsats that blew
So………
After all the bluster and media frenzy of 2 1/2 years ago, after all the huffing and all the puffing, after all that ….. the worst they have on the supposed “worst actor” in all of this, CH, is a few impermissible meals and lodging. F**k me.
Think about that and let it sink in. A couple of chicken dinners and a night at the Hampton Inn. F**k me.
Nobody deserves a show cause here.
DS needs to stick hard to “time served”
CCC I don’t know how in the world anyone can take the NCAA seriously after this.
What the found is so embarrassingly pathetic, it makes them look so much worse than I even thought possible.
$50 games of pool at Shapiro’s house? A few free meals for recruits?
Really? After what happened with Came Newton’s dad and they let him play?
Shit, the value of the tattoos the OSU players got, far exceeded that.
The whole thing has become a freaking kangaroo court.
Could this turn out to be that Time Served penalties far outweigh the ACTUAL and FINAL “indiscretions”?!! That would be an interesting scenario which will open a whole new set of questions!! Lol!!
Bori, in that case, UM could possibly go after the NCAA for lost revenue from the self-imposed bans.
Not the strongest case in the world, but hey, it’s stronger than the NCAA’s against UM!
Imagine how crazy that would be, Miami not only gets a “time served” verdict from the NCAA, but then countersues and gets recouped the lost bowl revenue. Man imagine all the Miami haters (both other fanbases and media) who would go into meltdown mode if that were to happen. Highly unlikely but a brother can dream cant he?
A seven hour trip to Charlottesville is like a paid vacation compared to what I had to do to get to that sh!thole.
F@ck the Whooooos
Blows my mind. Remember, Hurtt was supposed to be the guiltiest of the guilty. A few meals, a few hotel nights. That’s it. They’ve spent more on the investigation and repleneshing Shapiro’s commissary account with junk food and butt lube than they’ve been able to prove with these minor indiscretions
pb, it’s just embarassing on the NCAA’s part
Delray, are you getting me that article today?
I would probably have to say it will be towards the end of the week.
Okay, you guys are getting another countdown article again today!
Alin Edouard #10 @ALLEN_EDWARD2
JUST GOT THIS ALERT MESSAGE , I WILL BE GETTING MY ELITE 11 INVITE …
On a side note, check out LeBron’s dunk in warmups.
http://blogs.herald.com/miami_heat/2013/02/heres-that-lebron-dunk-during-pregame-on-sunday.html
I did want them to not take the second bowl ban, since we would get a shot at FSU in a neutral field, as well, which would have extended the fun.
After all, they didn’t do enough to deserve 1 bowl ban, let alone two.
They didn’t do enough to get sent to bed without dinner, let alone a bowl ban.
…. and the NCAA has the balls to come back and want some more
Who knows, they may squeeze out a few more schollies, but that’s it.
We’ll be seeing Brandon McGee on Sundays.
Balling out at the combine and was vastly improved his senior year vs not doing too much previously. Was actually a decent run supporter this year, which you don’t always see with even some of the top cornerbacks.
Wait, these coaches actually coached a kid up?
Must be a mistake. We are doomed, remember?
GO CANEZ!!!!!
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/um-hurricanes/sfl-attorney-general-investigation-of-ncaa-moving-forward-20130226,0,5718670.story
Thing I’m most impressed about with toast is 14 reps on the bench..
Thought he’d have a better 40…4.40
Toast had a 4.38 or 4.36 didn’t he?
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