EOTH’s Top 25 Countdown Revisited (#16-14)
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)
# 16 Randy “Duke” Johnson
2012 Pre-Season Outlook: Have I said I freaking love this kid? I will try not to let that cloud my prediction for his performance this season, because as I cautioned with Tracy Howard, we all need to remember that these players are just freshmen and they have a lot to learn. Still, I can see Duke putting together some impressive runs and I predict that he will leave ‘Canes fans with at least a few “wow” moments this season. I really look forward to what he can do in the future and I ask all of you to pray to whatever deity you believe in that he stays healthy. If so, the sky is really the limit for someone who plays with this much.
2012 Performance: [I just got chills] Played in all 12 games at running back and kick returner, making five starts … Enjoyed arguably greatest freshman season in Miami history, rushing for freshman-record 947 yards and 10 TDs … Set UM single-season record with 892 kick return yards and 2 TDs … Amassed 2,060 all-purpose yards – second-most in program history … Second-team All-America by Walter Camp Football Foundation, third-team All-America by CBSSports.com, honorable mention All-America by Sports Illustrated … Tabbed Freshman All-American at kick returner by FWAA …
First-team Freshman All-America as kick return by Phil Steele … Second-team Freshman All-America as running back by CollegeFootballNews.com and Phil Steele … CBSSports.com All-Freshman … Voted ACC Overall and Offensive Rookie of the Year by ACSMA and league coaches … Sporting News ACC Freshman of the Year … Second-team All-ACC running back by ACSMA, league coaches and Phil Steele … Second-team All-ACC specialist by ACSMA … Also garnered All-ACC honors from CBSSports.com (kick returner) and Phil Steele (first-team KR) … Six games with 200+ all-purpose yards … Four 100-yard rushing games …
League-best five-time ACC Rookie of the Week honoree in 2012 … Burst onto college scene in season opener with 135 rushing yards and 2 TDs on seven carries in road win at Boston College … Named ACC Rookie of the Week for Sept. 4 … Amassed then-career-high 246 all-purpose yards and 4 TDs in home win vs. Bethune-Cookman in career-first start …
Rushed for 2 TDs, caught another and had 95-yard kick return for score vs. B-CU … Named ACC Rookie of the Week for Sept. 17 … Finished season three 100-yard rushing outings over final four games … Rushed for 100 yards, TD and ended with 217 all-purpose yards vs. Virginia Tech … Named ACC Rookie of the Week for Nov. 5 … Set Miami single-game and ACC freshman all-purpose record with 368 yards at Virginia … Rushed for 150 yards on 16 carries and had four returns for career-best 214 yards and TD … Also threw 8-yard TD pass – career-first college pass attempt … Named ACC Rookie of the Week for Nov. 12 … Closed freshman campaign with career-high 176 rushing yards and 3 rushing TDs in win at Duke … Named ACC Rookie of the Week for Nov. 26 … Recipient of Special Teams Player of the Year Award at team’s end-of-season banquet … Earned letter.
# 15 Jonathan Feliciano
2012 Pre-Season Outlook: I’ve said this with every offensive lineman, and I will say it again – we need them to use their talent, experience, and good coaching to protect Stephen Morris, give him time to throw to someone (anyone), and to help guys like Mike James, Duke Johnson, and Eduardo Clements carry the rock. In this respect, I think the offensive line is really the key to this being an even remotely successful season for the ‘Canes. If a guy like Feliciano – who we know is tough enough to come back from an injury to start games – can stay healthy, that will go a long way into allowing our offense to make some big plays.
2012 Performance: Started all 12 games at left guard … Earned All-ACC honorable mention from ACSMA … Anchored O-line that paved way for third-best passing offense (295.4) and fifth-best total offense (440.2) in ACC. Earned “Hard Hitter” award at the end of season football banquet. Last, but not least, his mom is a great tailgater and always chips in. That reminds me, Duke Johnson’s mom = also a sweetheart. But I digress…
#14 Brandon McGee
2012 Pre-Season Outlook: Brandon has the speed, talent and experience to take things to the next level. With the departure of Ray Ray Armstrong in the secondary, the ‘Canes need him to do just that. Although the players who have gone from serviceable to game-changers are few and far between in the last several years, Brandon has a great opportunity this season to earn a name for himself amongst great ‘Cane DBs. As it stands now, Brandon needs to earn his black jersey back from Tracy Howard. I’m optimistic that this heightened level of competition will bring out the best in him.
2012 Performance: Started all 12 games at defensive back … Tied for sixth on team with 54 tackles … Tied for team lead with two interceptions … Notched 4.0 tackles-for-loss and 1.0 sack … Tallied five tackles in season-opening win at Boston College … First INT of season came at Kansas State … Made five stops, 1.0 TFL and broke up two passes vs. Bethune-Cookman … Had six tackles and 1.0 TFL in OT road win at Georgia Tech … Stripped and recovered fumble for 26-yard return in home win vs. NC State … Made season-high nine tackles (eight solo) and added 1.0 TFL in road loss to Notre Dame … Picked off pass and returned 26 yards at Virginia … Tied season high with nine tackles in road win at Duke … Finished with team-best seven pass break-ups … Recipient of Captain’s Award and Plumer Award for Leadership, Motivation and Spirit at team’s end-of-season banquet … Graduated in December 2012 … Earned letter.
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Nice first, Shwarma! Orange or green?
Green please
Green it is! Enjoy! GO ‘CANES!
Go Canes!!
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Mar’ Millz’ didn’t carry the ball any more than 25 times during the season, UChamps. And if he did…he damn sure didn’t do anything special with it.
I remember him scoring a td though…can’t remember what game it was.
Lamar aint built for 20+ carries in the NFL. Explosive player, but give him the rock too many times and you cant expect to be counting on your 2nd and 3rd stringers by the end of the season.
Dayton, but 15-20 at 5+ a carry and he’s getting 1K easy. The Dolphins will take that.
Quiet on the blog. Thank The Lord Spring practice is here.
nice find on caneinsider blog:
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Join Date Jan 2011
Some Insight on Sunny Odogwu . . .
SO, a Nigerian, now an EE, is already earning praise from Coach G and Swasey for his work in UTOUGH.
Currently, from the new roster – he is 6′ 8″ 318.
Messay Hailemariam is no stranger to top-flight football talent.
Hailemariam, the football coach at St. Frances Academy in Maryland, has worked with current and past NFL players through his training business, giving him a first-hand look at the work ethics and desires of some of football’s best.
Odogwu gets better every year.
That kind of experience gives his glowing words about Sunny Odogwu, a 6-foot-8, 300-pound behemoth, some serious weight.
“His willingness to want to learn is without comparison,” Hailemariam said. “I’ve never seen anything like it. I’ve never seen the hunger I’ve seen in him. When you look at him he absolutely passes the eye test, but his desire to work actually exceeds that.”
Hailemariam first met Odogwu at a pro day at the University of Maryland. Odogwu had just arrived in Maryland after spending a long, unsuccessful year playing basketball at Huntington Prep in West Virginia. He was convinced to give football a try and ended up at St. Frances after his initial school pick, Dematha, saw its football coach retire.
Odogwu, who arrived in the United States from Nigeria when he was 16, didn’t have any football experience, but it was hard for Hailemariam to not drool over his potential. At 6-foot-8 Odogwu was bigger than the prototypical offensive tackle, but had the lateral quickness and foot skills that made his height an advantage.
And as Hailemariam made quite clear, Odogwu also worked very hard at getting better. He didn’t take his natural gifts for granted and worked to get the absolute most out of his skills at St. Frances.
Now at Hargrave Military Academy, Odogwu’s transformation has been stunning, says Hailemariam.
“He has the natural physical attributes in an ideal left tackle, or even a football player in general,” he said. “That’s what is going to separate him as he gets better. He has already come so far in such a short amount of time. At a closer, more intense rate he’ll just be unbelievable. At a higher competition level he’s going to be amazing.”
College coaches have taken notice of his growth. He has scholarship offers from Mississippi State, Texas A&M, Texas Tech and Connecticut, as well as interest from Maryland and Miami. He has recently taken visits to Mississippi State and Texas Tech and liked what he saw at both places.
Odogwu still has a few more visits to make, but is expected to make a decision before National Signing Day in February.
Whichever school lands him could be getting a potentially great offensive tackle, says his former high school coach.
“He has the potential to be one of the best that ever played his position.”
another good article i picked up at canesinsider blog (http://www.caneinsider.com/football-talk/62349-espn-article-griffin.html):
Sam Khan Jr./ESPN
ESPN 150 tight end Derrick Griffin (23), a Miami signee, flashes “The U” hand signal after scoring 31 points for Rosenberg (Texas) Terry High School in an overtime playoff game win over Houston Wheatley High School on Tuesday, Feb. 26.
MISSOURI CITY, Texas — With the clock showing triple zeroes and the score in his team’s favor,Derrick Griffin (Rosenberg, Texas/Terry) began streaking down the court at Buddy Hopson Fieldhouse, removing his jersey top and revealing an ear-to-ear grin in the process. He couldn’t contain himself.
After celebrating for several minutes with his teammates and coaches, the Miami signee turned toward the Terry student section and connected his thumbs, with his fingers on both hands pointed skyward, forming the hand signal known as “The U.”
It was as jubilant a moment as the dual-sport star has had in some time. For two weeks, Griffin was mired in uncertainty, not knowing where his athletic future lay. An ESPN 150 football prospect, Griffin did not sign with a college on Feb. 6 — national signing day — because he did not have a letter of intent to sign.
But on Tuesday, after he turned in a memorable 31-point, 11-rebound performance on the basketball court in a tense, thrilling 78-76 overtime playoff win over Houston Wheatley, such stress had been removed. Just a couple of days removed from a visit to Miami on the heels of his signing with the Hurricanes, the 6-foot-6, 228-pound star’s face revealed an almost childlike happiness for living to play at least one more game.
“Senior year, I couldn’t go out like that,” Griffin said afterward. “I wasn’t about to go home tonight, no sir.”
There were many reasons for Griffin’s jubilance. His competitive juices were flowing because of a meeting with Wheatley exactly three years earlier, when he was a freshman. The Wildcats disposed of Griffin’s Rangers 111-87 in the 2009 postseason, ending their basketball season despite a huge effort from Griffin. He was determined not to allow that again.
“This game meant a lot to me,” Griffin said. “Freshman year, they came and beat us, and I took that to heart. I felt I had to come out and show myself. I remember that night.”
Also, his Wheatley counterpart in the post on Tuesday, center Tavario Miller, is a Texas A&M basketball signee. Griffin long planned to be an Aggie and play both football and basketball, having been committed to A&M for more than a year. But he couldn’t sign with the Aggies, because they didn’t send him letter of intent due to uncertainty about his ability to qualify academically through the NCAA clearinghouse. Given the size of the Aggies’ football signing class and the SEC’s annual limits on signing recruits, spots were at a premium. Nevertheless, facing someone who will wear the uniform he once thought he would wear could only help his competitive drive.
“I just think it was a combination of things,” Terry basketball coach Michael Jackson said. “[They] had Miller for them, an A&M recruit. There were fans in the stands taunting [Griffin] before the game. It’s a big game. I had a feeling he was going to come out and show out and just show how good he really is. He did, and he didn’t disappoint.
“Man, he was amazing. You can’t get any better than that.”
The way he started Tuesday’s game — hitting one 3-pointer after another and scoring 18 first-quarter points — it was evident that Griffin was playing with a clear mind provided by the security of knowing that if it all works out, he has a Division-I school waiting for him in South Beach.
“It felt good, knowing that I have somewhere to go,” Griffin said. “I’m still taking care of grades and everything, working hard.”
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Sam Khan Jr./ESPN.com
Derrick Griffin was the top tigth end prospect in the Class of 2013.
Griffin, the No. 33 player in the ESPN 150 and the nation’s No. 1-ranked tight end, continues to work in the classroom. He recently took the ACT and will take it several more times in the coming months, according to his uncle, Scooter McGowan, and Griffin continues taking prep courses for the test. He made the A-B honor roll in the fall semester and said Tuesday he made A’s and B’s in his last six-week grading period, so he’ll continue to work on raising his grade-point average. The effort he is putting in during his senior year provides hope for his future, regardless of whether he’s at Miami or at a junior college in the fall.
The Hurricanes were ready and willing to take a chance that Griffin’s hard work in the classroom will pay off. They contacted him in early January, and when he informed them that he was still committed to Texas A&M, the Hurricanes told him they’d be there waiting if that changed. They were, and on Feb. 19 he signed a letter of intent with Miami. His addition vaulted the Hurricanes’ recruiting class to 15th in the nation. He’ll also have the opportunity to play both football and basketball at Miami.
He visited the campus over the weekend and enjoyed it thoroughly.
“I had fun,” Griffin said. “They showed me a lot of love down there. I liked everything: the campus, the weather. I felt good about it.”
Griffin expressed gratitude to Texas A&M and its fans for how he was treated throughout the process. While he would have loved to have wound up in College Station, Texas, he’s happy to have a new home.
“I want to thank the A&M fans and A&M, period,” Griffin said. “They’ve been there cheering me on the whole time. It wasn’t no disrespect or anything. It was hard for me. … A&M, I’ve been committed to them since my junior year, before Johnny [Manziel] blew up and everything. It was hard, but I wish them the best of luck.”
And Griffin knows his work isn’t done yet. On the court, he and his Terry teammates have a date in Katy, Texas, for the Texas Class 4A Region III tournament, which begins Friday. The Rangers need two victories to get to the state tournament in Austin, Texas.
In the classroom, Griffin knows he will have to continue to work to make his South Beach dream come true this fall, and he said he’s dedicated to doing that. He’s just thankful to be in the position he is now.
“It’s a relief,” Griffin said. “I can’t tell you [how stressful it was]. I thank my uncle, my grandma, everybody who has been there for me the whole time. My coaches, my fans — I thank everybody for cheering me on the whole way.”
Two thoughts: (1) Would love to see this Derrick Griffin kid as a wideout, just from his size alone he would be a nightmare for opposing corners and (2) I am surprised Duke Johnson is not rated higher in the top 25. I expected him to be ranked #2, behind Stephen Morris (I’m pretty sure he is going to be #1).
This is where they were ranked last year… We got some time to kill.
Duke #16? Really?
OK, I just think he should have been higher. We struggled when he had turf toe in the midddle of the season.
Read the article. That was his PRE season rank
Smh…
Y’all can vote him number 1 or 2 in July for the 2013 season
But it was YOU guys who put him at 16 in July, 2012
Hence the whole point of this… Seeing how they compared to our expectations with actual performance.
And killing time, as DZ8 so astutely observed.
OK, OK, Don’t get all Calvin up in me!
I confess…I treated like Jacory treat the playbook.
I skimmed though it!
Top 20, Baybee!
I’m astute!
Hey got plenty of snow here for Canez1 and autumn. Help yourself to as much as you want.
DZ8 says:
March 6, 2013 at 9:45 AM
I’m astute!
Hey got plenty of snow here for Canez1 and autumn. Help yourself to as much as you want.
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i never tire of talkin' important things, like weather
. . . still quite a bit of snow lying around here too (february dumped a ton)
. . . but the last few days the weather charged up to the upper 40's / lower 50's with sun & chirping birds & sprouting flowers
. . . even caught some angels flying around without their robes
in miami, spring meant summer; here it is AWESOME
the “skimmed playbook” comment was “lol of the day”, delray
but i hate it, thati’m gonna have to get up at 3 a.m. to watch the canes beat tech
Miami Pro Day attendees below.
YYYYYIIIIKKKKEEEESSSSS that is ugly!!!
UM pro day used to be an event every scout in the league attended. Place is now packed with CFL, Flag and Arena FB scouts.
One more time. Any doubts you have as to why we have been where we have been for the past decade, please read below VERY carefully.
LMAO check out the fools at the bottom still looking for scraps. Please go do something else. You have disgraced this once proud program enough, don’t ya think? Coop I am not talking about you.
UGH…
NO NAME POS HT WT HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL
13 Dalton Botts P 6-3 207 Taft, Calif. Taft Union HS
45 Ramon Buchanan LB 6-1 228 Melbourne, Fla. Palm Bay HS
5 Mike James RB 5-11 222 Haines City, Fla. Ridge Community HS
24 Davon Johnson WR 6-0 184 Miami, Fla. Booker T. Washington HS
55 Ben Jones OL 6-5 315 Miami, Fla. Northwestern HS
68 Jeremy Lewis OL 6-4 312 West Palm Beach, Fla. Palm Beach Lakes HS
21 Brandon McGee DB 6-0 197 Plantation, Fla. Plantation HS
98 Darius Smith DL 6-2 313 New Britain, Conn. New Britain HS
28 Andrew Swasey DB 5-10 198 Miami, Fla. Carol City Senior HS
7 Vaughn Telemaque DB 6-2 202 Long Beach, Calif. Long Beach Poly HS
83 Kendal Thompkins WR 5-10 184 Miami, Fla. Northwestern HS
40 Jake Wieclaw K 6-2 197 New Lenox, Ill. Lincoln Way Central HS
Ray-Ray Armstrong DB 6-4 215 Sanford, Fla. Seminole HS
Ben Bruneau WR 6-2 195 Opa-Locka, Fla. Monsignor Pace HS
Thearon Collier WR 5-9 192 Miami, Fla. Booker T. Washington HS
Graig Cooper RB 6-0 205 Memphis, Tenn. Milford Prep HS
Jacory Harris QB 6-4 195 Miami, Fla. Northwestern HS
Chris Ivory LS 6-2 230 Ocala, Fla. Belleview HS
Marcus Robinson DL 6-1 255 Homestead, Fla. Homestead HS
Andrew Smith
My main man DZ knows what time it is…
Hopin for one last snow fling here the next couple days.
GO CANEZ!!!!!
Going up to the high 50′s beginning of next week.. cant wait
That is a motley crew down there at the bottom lol
Joking aside on the upper half of the list besides MJ I will be missing big Dalton Botts the most… now thats saying something
Whose replacing him and Wieclaw btw?
Delray, as a fellow writer for EOTH, I expected better from you…
My secretary printed all my stuff I requested at midnight last night bound with orange and green paper clips.
She’s a keeper…
Man, I’d give up my shoe collection for a few snow days…
Philly sadly agree lol!
Botts was an animal.
GO CANEZ!!!!!
I’m still convinced that Davon Johnson could play…
I’m gonna give him the BOTD and assume that he was injury prone, and just got lost in the wash, and wasnt one of the lazy, d!ckheads who’ve littered the program, over the last several.
With CP back I wonder whats the word on ol Luther and how hes coming along even though he’s not allowed to make any plays so its a mute point really
Im sure we could just ask his pops
Why is Theron Collier on the list for Miami’s pro day? I thought he transferred to USC and finished his college career there. Also, JHarris was signed and cut by the Eagles last season so is he allowed to compete at another UM pro day?
I can tell JSQ has never shovelled out a driveway.
Snow sucks, it kills, and it is only fun if you can pack it into balls or a drift is 6 feet high or you are tubing.
Bosher to Botts, our punters/kickers were our saviors.
Except for Wieclaw in the Clemson game, but I don’t hold a grudge.
Well, actually I do.
I’m from MO, Outie…. Not this God foresaken state from where all the “WTF?!” news in America comes.
I would take a snow day ALL DAY EVERY DAY over a Hurricane Day!
Sign me up for snowball fights and snow angels!
In fact, I’m just going to go ahead and say it: if you grew up without snow days, your childhood has an asterisk next to it. Sorry. Just being honest.
They’ll let local kids/former players come out for the exposure. (RayRay?) Sometimes more than once (J12).
No snow days, but we had riot days a couple times, and school started late thanks to Andrew one year.
You still didn’t say you shovelled snow. If you didn’t, then your snow days get an asterisk next to it.
Riot days are the best.
DZ you are right. Usually we let the FIU kids come in and get some run.
I think even those kids were ashamed to be seen with our scrubs lol.
Sadness…
GO CANEZ!!!!!
Not sure what you mean by saying Florida is where all the WTF news comes from.
FL news: Guy takes a boat across the Atlantic to find the Fountain of Youth, ends up getting killed by the folks that live there.
FL news: Guy shoots at a president, ends up killing a Chicago mayor.
FL news: Kid gets kidnapped by the cops to drag him back to Cuba.
FL news: Still not done counting the votes from the 2000 election.
FL news: Guy in a house is swallowed by a sinkhole.
FL news: One college gives free A’s to it’s players, another college has half their team arrested, but the NCAA instead goes after a third college for a possible ride in a car for a coach of a player 6 years ago.
Yes, I shoveled snow, Outie! Can’t do the snowball fights and snow angels until that is done! Duh!
The stuff with the ice underneath it really hurts your upper arms after a while and affects your snowball fighting skills.
I’m just gonna be honest and tell you all that I threw some Jacories back in my day on those icier occasions.
Outie, you can’t leave the Memorial Day weekend face eater off there! Come on!
Canes Outsider says:
March 6, 2013 at 1:43 PM
Bosher to Botts, our punters/kickers were our saviors.
Except for Wieclaw in the Clemson game, but I don’t hold a grudge.
Well, actually I do.
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Which year against Clemson, ’09? The kid who was doing kickoffs for us disappeared after that game, PERIOD. I don’t believe it was Wieclaw either.
The NFL scouts asked our basketball team to try out …
Shame we dont have a bigger turnout at the Pro Day. There was enough talent around here to at least be a consistent 8-win team like Va Tech. I bet Beamer woulda took some of talent we had and turned them into decent players.
Imagine Cookie Buchanon and McGee with 3-4 years of being surrounded with a good coaching staff.
I mean, Arthur Brown couldn’t even get on the field here for god knows why. Now with a HC that knows how to run a program, he’s a fringe 1st rounder. Its kinda hard to believe that he is the only one capable of that.
I really don’t see how the NCAA can save face with each and every detail that keeps coming to light. An NCAA investigator suggested that they could eventually hire Nevin Shapiro, you have GOT to be kidding me
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/ap/crime/ncaa-investigator-wrote-letter-on-shapiros-behalf/nWjdS/
NCAA is a dinosaur and this investigation is the giant meteor crashing into the earth. Their longstanding dominance leaves them oblivious to the fact they are facing extinsion in the near future.
And we have a new commit.
Welcome to the U young Linder.
GO CANEZ!!!!!
get up at 3 a.m. to watch the canes win the acc; not
. . . how to lose to tech on your home court
. . . major disappointment; the aggressive kind
DAMN!
Bennie and CO it was Uribe!
Bummer at the results of the game last night. Need to get it together for Sat.
Snow. The stuff back east is wet cement Out here its light and fluffy. Perfect for blowing work off and skiing all day long like my contractor did the other day instead of working on my kitchen.
Just watched film on Linder.
LOVE this kid!
Posseses every attribute you want in an interior lineman.
Very stout at point of attack and is always looking for that second level block
Excellent footwork and hand placement
Moves very well for a kid pushing 300lbs. Pulls and get’s down field in a hurry and athletically
Stays with blocks until the whistle or defender is turtlin
Last but not least, kid has a nasty streak and is looking to level someone
Great pickup.
Next up… brother McDermott.
GO CANEZ!!!!!
Thanks CC, yeah, for some reason I threw Wieclaw under the bus for Uribe’s move.
I wonder why that was in my head that way….
Transgender boxer’s application being held up is page 1 on ESPN.COM.
Director of enforcement of one of the most powerful organizations in sports writing a letter to a judge offering a job to, while asking for leniency for a convicted felon involved in one of their investigations?
Buried in the college football section, third icon down.
South Florida kids help SEC schools win Championships.
That makes millions for ESPN.
Everyone do the math.
Sickening.
Yeah, Canez1, excited for little McD to get on board.
saw this on NFL.com
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Robert Marve‘s college football odyssey could still net an opportunity in the NFL.
Marve (6-foot-1 1/8, 211 pounds), one of the most-sought-after players coming out of high school, originally committed to Alabama but attended Miami (Fla.) instead. Later, Marve transferred from Miami to Purdue, where an injury-ravaged college career netted him a sixth year of eligibility in 2012. During the March 1 workout in West Lafayette, Ind., Marve displayed a great arm during position drills, a performance that could earn the quarterback a longer look from NFL teams as a potential rookie free-agent pickup.
Marve — who was not at the NFL Scouting Combine — ran the 40-yard dash in 4.78 and 4.84 seconds, had a 9-foot-5 broad jump and 27 1/2-inch vertical jump, ran the short shuttle in 4.32 seconds and the three-cone drill in 7.15 seconds. He also performed 22 strength lifts of 225 pounds (which would have been the best among QBs at the combine).
And those STA kids commit and stick with it. Very high character kids. Polar opposite of those cumrags at BTW.
F that dump.
GO CANEZ!!!!!
We have some more legacies at STA coming up. My friend (former player) transferred his kids there. Heck of a commute daily from Wellington, but those kids are BEASTS and need to be at STA.
That’s just good parenting.
I saw them at the HOF fishing tournament and they are like, remember guys, Mary, from the game watches in Palm Beach and Polo Sundays?
[JSQ smiles in the face of utter boredom only teenagers can feel at having to sit at a fishing tournament rubbing elbows with legends in Islamorada when they could be with REALLY COOL people in some random rec room in Broward county]
Anyway, can’t wait to see those two get offers.
Esteban, you are making Muffins cwy about the one that got away…
We have gotten in good there. No hidden agendas or childish retributions.
They do what coaches are supposed to do, put the best interest of their players first.
Ice and Luke…learn something.
Next up will be Shane’s brother, which will leave all of us struggling to remember the name of the Booker T kid that “got away…”
Btw this is my synopsis of what that kid has running through his head every day:
“Arkansas?”
“Arkansas?????????????”
“What was I thinking!!!”
“Oh, lord, I said Arkansas”
“Arkansas????”
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/135210/kc-mcdermott
Ugh… Marvelous.
I had such high hopes for you young man.
PB exactly! STA don’t play that.
I heard the hillbilly hand fishin is a hoot tho.
Have fun dildo. Don’t worry, BG will send you fan mail to keep you company for the next few years. He loves him some dumb kids who play games with the beloved home team and the Lice Fam.
When in doubt…don’t trust the U!
F Average Al.
GO CANEZ!!!!!
Alway thought Marve would have made a good strong safety or a Anquan Bolden type of wr.
F Average Al
^^^^^^^^^^
Lol
+10000000000
LOL
Orrrr
Alverage Golden.
GO CANEZ!!!!!
Lmao, pb, you have no idea how bad that dump really is…
Marve was eventually gonna be some sorta weird, hybrid of Jay Cutler…Matthew Stafford…and Tony Romo.
Not to sure if we missed out…or dodged a bullet.
Of course, the bullet we eventually did get shot with didn’t feel too good, either.
I was never a Marve fan. I thought he was creepy in person.
And the girl he dated while he was here, with whom I have several mutual friends . . .
What a [JSQ erupts into string of expletives]
You don’t want to open that can of worms. I have to see that [bleep] on Saturday at the Clemson game and she better bow down and kiss my a$$ as it is her job to do now – OR ELSE.
Don’t mess with someone who has a good memory, and knows you went down on 3/4 of the Lambda Chi house circa 2003.
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Moral of the story: don’t flirt with JSQ’s [former, but still] man at an Al Golden Hurricane Club dinner.
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2nd Moral: don’t allow yourself to be hit on by flat chested Jersey trash in front of your lady.
Anyway, Marve = trash
Moving on…
A healthy Robert Marve coached by someone who had a clue could have been every bit as good as Morris was last year.
But his head was never right here, his coach was a buffoon and this team was in full implosion mode two years later.
Feel bad for him…almost.
He certainly wasn’t focused or disciplined enough while he was here.
Could this guy talk any slower?
Longest conference call ever…
Good analogy PB.
Similar build and athlete.
Too bad. Kid got hit with the wrong time wrong place slap.
Team Tampa Trash
GO CANEZ!!!!!
Duke getting ready for the Harlem Shake after practice…
https://twitter.com/ByCasagrande/status/309708590552322048/photo/1
Another thing I like about the STA kids is that they come from a structured, organized program. They run complicated, pro style schemes on offense and defense. A lot of highschool coaches just try to “out athlete” other teams. Works good until you play a team that’s athletic and well coached.
HC great point.
Always well coached and bright kids.
Love that program.
GO CANEZ!!!!!
C1 I don’t know if U gettin your insults ready in case the Mac staff follows the trend of their predecessors but Alverage Golden will stick!!
Lol
I don’t remember who said it when it came to evaluation of qb’s??,
But anyway they talked about when you evaluate a qb it comes down to DECISION MAKING OFF the field as much as ON the field. If u eff up off the field often enuff chances are you will make bad decisions on the field..
Breaking car mirrors, skipping classes, etc
Goofy pics with raider overalls, sweater vest, pink pimp suits…etc
Bad decisions makers^^^^
Hmm, Hurricane fan, New Jersey raised, and a Law student during the Marve years, and who will HAVE TO be there on Saturday, meaning she might work for the Canes now?
I wonder how tough it would be for a private detective to figure that one out.
Nash I dont think it was Jacorys wardrobe that did him in lol. It was combination of things with not only him, but the entire program.
The program itself wasnt consistent during those years, so it only makes sense that Jacory wouldn’t be either. He was immature, and so was his OC.
Once this program starts to get back to doing what brought it to prominence, then we’ll start seeing results.
Nash HAHA no one is safe! I don’t care who you are.
Alverage brings another 7 win season to the table and he will be seeking shelter elsewhere.
I don’t usually put # of wins on my list but I think 7 would be an issue given this schedule., barring something crazy happening.
I put more stock into the eye test. This team needs to get better in all phases, bottom line.
I think we will see talent start to take over here. You don’t need a Saban like coach to win down here. Just run your program right, recruit well and the rest will take care of itself.
See Dumbo Fisher as an example.
Goldstein is doing everything the right way so far. The wins will come.
GO CANEZ!!!!!
Hahaha, Outie, I didn’t even say some of that info so you obviously know to whom I am referring!
NOT A FAN! HA!
Her slutty BFF also splashed beer on my sorority sister at the Tavern while she was throwing it at her ex in Lambda Chi, who obviously wanted to upgrade and started seeing my sorority sister after dating the slutty BFF for several misspent months.
Sigh. ‘Tis a sin to waste Tavern beer.
Sidenote: Damn, women are catty…
Like sands through the hourglass….
I agree C1.
Another seven win season and we wont be worrying about Al being poached by another school.
And coach D will be looking for work elsewhere cause the only way we don’t win double figure games is a total meltdown again by our defense.
Dayton I agree with what you said about j12 partly being a victim of circumstance.
But some of the off the field stuff he did and some things he said really intensified the heat he took. Justified or unjustified!
And right on with the oc bring immature and not “coaching him up”.
I remember a story of a concerned raven’s fan gettin a call into Ozzie Newsom and tell him that it was gonna be hard for the team to win a Super Bowl with the qb (flacco) doing skate board tricks in the drive way. This goes to the point of bad decision making on and off the field. I don’t know if the message made flacco wise up a lil or not. But turns out the fan that called in was actually Ed Reed. Lol
I figured it out, then gave you some more clues to see if I got it right. Don’t know her, I just figured I could track it down as a mental challenge. It was fun.
Do I get a jello shot for that, since I haven’t hit first in about six months?
Ed Reed, future coach already coaching from the Outside.
I love it.
You get an orange AND a green for that one, Outie.
Coach D is too good to get fired. Too bright of a defensive mind :/
Jacory could definitely clown too much.
But I have to agree with Canechic/UandOMom when she said that Jacory would’ve probably been better had he gone to a place with a solid coaching staff. He might not have had the strongest arm in the world, but he really played well in certain spots.
I just feel that a better run program would’ve built him into an even better college QB. And they woulda put more weight on him if anything.
That’s like saying Rex Ryan is too big to fail.
Get it?
Thanks JSQ! Yum!
CORAL GABLES — Perhaps a week past the peak of the viral video crazy, the Miami football team went all the way Thursday morning with Harlem Shake video shoot.
As in quarterback Stephen Morris wearing a flamingo costume.
Running back Duke Johnson was dressed as a penguin.
Eddie Johnson was in high spirits dressed as a bloody mutilated baby.
And somebody wore a tutu.
It was absurd, but that’s what the latest trend calls for.
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LOL @ Bath Salts!! just when you thought it was safe to go out!!!
The North western guys would have been better had they split up.
Ahhhhh, Uribe….he is known as Spanish in our home. His Spanish class confessions about the football team……….
My friend’s little brother is an equipment manager and he maked a cameo in the video.
*made*
http://youtu.be/840z62PsoZk
FSU beats Virginia.
Crazy season in college basketball.
#1 recruit from last year who bailed on LSU late to sign with Notre Dame is already on the move.
http://www.irishsportsdaily.com/football/football-articles/8838-kiel-intends-to-transfer
Hope our Canes can get it together on Saturday on Senior Day and win the ACC outright.
I got a surprise follower today on Twitter.
Alquadin Muhammad
Ha!
I have to figure this twitter thing out one of these days.
Perhaps my 8 year old daughter, who will still not go to slep without her Sebastian doll, can explain it to me someday.
Bloody Baby Bath Salts!
Do what ever is humanly possible to get this kid on the field.
Chippy and fiesty! Taylor Gadbois and Jalen Grimble getting into a little tussle. I like it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rgV3zDHaew
Love that video.
Finally looks like our DL are sick of being a joke and the weakness of this team.
Also good to see some chipiness out of our OL.
Gotta have a nasty streak shine for both. Without them we are nothing.
Sept can’t come fast enough!!
Dang it!!
Time to shine.
GO CANEZ!!!!!
Seantrel manhandles his man at the end.
If that cat finally has his shit together and anchor that bad ass line we’ve put together…damn our O will be unstoppable.
Let’s go Canes beat Clemson today on Senior Day and wrap up the school’s first ACC conference championship.
Taylor gadbois got low as hell on that. Def a first down behind that. Kid looks beast. lmao. Cane blood. Bunche tried to get on him but he was like “aint no bish in mah blood” bring dat ish.”
Lettem kno Capn Gadbois!
Champ I noticed that too.
6″6 kid gettin low out of the gate. Good technique there.
I think he is going to be a good one once he gets his strength up and technique down.
Some big boys upfront.
GO CANEZ!!!!!
Also love the coaches letting that go and not jumping in. Blow the whistle and watch watch them finish off the drill.
Some good ol school yard justice.
Great run blocking drill. Builds toughness, emphasizes pad level as well as foot and hand technique at the poa.
Puts hair on ur ballz.
GO CANEZ!!!!!
I think we will see talent start to take over here. You don’t need a Saban like coach to win down here. Just run your program right, recruit well and the rest will take care of itself.
See Dumbo Fisher as an example.
Goldstein is doing everything the right way so far. The wins will come.
GO CANEZ!!!!!
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C1 – I’m not feeling the Dumbo analogy
Think about it, FSWho has had talent coming out the yingyang for like the last five years or so. Consensus top 5 recruiting classes, even FSWho haters give them major recruiting props.
What does Dumbo have to show for it? With that talent he should have at least contended for an NC one or two of the last four years, conservatively looking at it.
Think about it. They do a lot well up there, facilities, training, recruiting, nutrition – and no huge dark sanctions cloud looming – but they don’t do the one thing they’re supposed to do with all those advantages and all that NFL ready talent, win ANY big games and contend.
Every year they find a way to screw the pooch
In my book, Dumbo has proven one thing: he’s a chronic underperformer
jmo
talking about Technique..listen to Golden
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vz9G7uZDHV8
CCC gotta walk before you run.
Ill take an 11 W season any day right now. Its been forever since we sniffed a season like that.
Who knows where Dumbo will take tha
t program. He has done a good job so far imo and I hope he continues to do so.
They had to rebuild as well after old balls got booted. Not a complete rebuild like we have but they were in rough shape.
Only time will tell.
New qb starting this yr will be good for atleast three losses for them but that goes for almost any team besides Bama these days.
Their step back this yr wont mean thats the way they are headed in the future. Too much talent.
Also take a look at their track record, even in the nineties. They had crazy good teams and always came up short of a NC. Thats their MO, not ours thankfully!!
I think we are on the path back to being elite. Strong foundation, great recruiting and a solid staff.
I think we have the right coach in place. I wasnt so much comparing him to Dumbo, I was just saying look what a tool can do in the right situation with the right talent.
The SEC will cycle down, like all great programs due. Anyone outside the SEC right now can pretty much just hope for 10-11 win seasons, conference championships and maybe a chance to get in the NC game if ur lucky.
Playoff coming soon will change all of that hopefully. Cannot wait!!
The deathstar must be destroyed.
Oh and FUK FSU!!
GO CANEZ!!!!!
someone’s gotta say it:
congrats to mens bb . . . ACC CHAMPS!
that is so groovy, it’s splarfy
and down went the Crocs…. its being a good day!!
Gotcha C1 – I’ll take their record now that’s for sure. Just not for the future.
I’m still not sold on Dumbo, but you’re right, only time will tell. I’m all for him staying at FSU for a long time, based on my disregard of him (I could be wrong, though).
Tracy Howard just walked by, btw, and I gotta say, dude looks small, even for a DB. If I was a jock sniffer I’d tell him to hit it right now, I’d be happy to spot him.
Anyone else there to really compare him to besides tall ass basketball players? lol
That’s freakin splarfarific!
Congrats to my Canes bball team for winning the ACC championship. I love it.
Bennie – if you’re referring to the TH comment, I was off campus when I saw him.
To be honest, I never interact with UM athletes even though I have that opportunity. First because I’m a booster and it just makes things simpler. Secondly, I think they’re great kids and all, but as a grown man I have little in common with them and to be perfectly honest, seeing middle aged men fawning over adolescent boys gives me the creeps – I see it all the time and it just doesn’t sit right with me. fwiw
Just heard a Mariah Carey song… and thought of Canez1.
So sad she is dead now.
… sorry, someone just told me that’s Whitney Houston.
Don’t jump Canez1! More concerts in your future with her!!
ROFL @ THE ABOVE
I said WTF, WHEN DID MARIAH DIE?
And thanks for clarification, CCC.
I was the…
You’ve heard it before.
Looks like someone got into grampa’s cough syrup last night!!
A 6 ft 185 lb dude is never gonna look big. They said he played at like 170 last yr. No wonder why he was getting tossed around all yr. Kid was not ready for the big boys, no matter what he was rated in HS.
Why dont we play more man to man??? Quit askin dumb questions. The answers are all laid out in front of you
I weighed that much as a freshman in hs lol.
I once saw John Cena at the mall up here. Dude looked like just another fool.
Weird and no homo.
GO CANEZ!!!!!
Do we need a kicker?!
Amazing!
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/highschool-prep-rally/florida-prep-placekicker-drills-field-goal-70-yards-114315928.html
I’m gladly out of the loop on all this Mariah stuff
In HS I couldn’t put on weight. As a senior I played at 150 – on a good day
Am I the only one who thinks its kinda funny that we won our first ACC title in basketball when the conference is historically strong? We were never supposed to be this good, and yet here we are.
That makes the football program look really bad IMO.
I just think they’re 2 completely separate things and I enjoy them in different ways. Apples and oranges.
It was great to see the win yesterday and especially the emotion and relief after the game. I always hate it it when any canes team loses, but since I was out of town during the week (missed GATech), I have to admit I was glad I was able to see us clinch the ACC live and on Senior day. Winning the regular season ACC title is not easy. Winning the ACC tourney title will also be hard, but I think it will be a Duke Miami rematch.
I dont think its apples to oranges at all.
Its very simple; both programs were mismanaged to the point of irrelevancy and we saw the results. Now the basketball program has a HC that has been around the block before and knows what it takes to win consistently.
And its not like HC of the basketball team is a good job; I mean, it doesnt come with the pressure of head football coach, but its still at the bottom of most people’s list. And the the man isnt even playing with a roster full of his own players yet. Personally as a basketball fan I have enjoyed this run and how much more mature and cohesive they are under Larranaga. They literally do everything better.
I just thought it was funny that the program least likely to win anything of significance is further along than the one who put Miami on the map. And judging by what they have accomplished this year, “further along” is an understatement.
Dayton, I just view them differently than you, so to me, it is apples and oranges. They’re both Miami Hurricanes but otherwise I see some of what you say.
Also, Larranaga was left with a lot more to work with than Golden. Haith, for all his faults, was a good recruiter.
In any event we can agree we are both enjoying this run. Btw, wouldn’t you say Julian Gamble is a real unsung hero of this run? His success was hard to come by and with all the prior injuries, it was unexpected. He’s a real grinder and you have to appreciate that.
Yeah I gotta agree with the Gamble comment. I’ve said on here before that Gamble was only on the floor to rebound and play defense, and under Haith he was dead average at both.
Under Larranaga he is blocking every shot that comes his way and is a monster on the boards now. Not only that but he has a actual low-post game now. Shane has given him plenty of opportunities down low to score and at times he’s looked better than Reggie down there. Scott cutting down his turnovers is great too.
Although I think Golden was left with more talent than you guys think, we can agree that the hoops squad is having a remarkable season. Might be looking a extension already lol.
Always want to see some scraps going on at practices, sh*t talking to each other in the weight room – but also gel together like the Constructicons to build Devostater real quick if anyone outside the team wants a piece
That’s also why I love hockey, exactly what the Canes coaches did like hockey refs – just sit back and watch as the two guys drop gloves, square each other up and start throwing … then step in when they’ve gotten their squabbles out of them
Marve was a f*cking knucklehead – with an arm. Definitely no Aaron Murray though – still the best QB to come out of Plant High
I have the stomach flu. This would be a great time for someone to contribute an article. Thanks.
New blog up