Pre-season magazines are out, polls by everyone and anyone are a weekly occurrence, and the calendar says we are midway through August. This is the time of the year that “daily practice reports” are akin to that 2:30 p.m. caffeine fix. Where memos, reports, cases and errands are pushed back in the mornings to check what any opinionated self proclaimed expert – from the major media outlets to those with a catchy column title and a generous forum – might have to say about the religion that has become college football. Make no mistake about it, academia pigskin is a religion. From the passions it demands, the Hail Mary, the locker room prayer, to the core of its ethos. College football is a faith. Most importantly, however, Miami made it a religion. When Notre Dame came out of their home tunnel only to find the Miami players there, it made them pray. When FSU sees the word “Miami” in their schedule it makes them kneel, and when the rest of the country sees the renewed hurricane warning a brew, it makes the whole country plead and implore.
Back in the spring of this year, I wrote a piece that essentially ended with these lines: “You still think we can’t go 12-0? Then get off the bandwagon, move to the side and turn in your membership card. Show me a team on the schedule that is more dominant in every phase than we are… Plain and simple. Yes, it is bold, brash and ballsy. I’m a Cane, damn it!” For those of you not fortunate enough to have read such Pulitzer work, the essence of the article is summed up in those lines. I recalled them for a simple reason: I have not backed down from that belief, it has in fact been strengthened.
You will not find a more “bold, brash and ballsy” statement or prediction than the USA Today/Coaches Poll released last week. Miami plays six teams in the top 20 (#2, #6, #15, #17, #18 and #20). No, that is not a typo. Six, seis, sechs, sis. Any which way you slice it, the U is poised for the most compelling run to a National Title…ever. No one in the country is looking at matching the same feat. Want to go even further? Depending on which link you click or magazine you buy, Miami will face – and beat – the leading candidate to win the Big Ten, Big East and ACC. Figure we may match up against the winner of the SEC in the Fiesta Bowl on January 10, 2011 and you get the picture that the motto “anyone, any place, any time” takes on a whole new meaning (GAYtors take note).
This is what Miami was built on and this is the attitude that Shannon is oozing. This is not a challenge, it is an opportunity to be great. Shannon is not letting the team think that it is a tough schedule. He is telling everyone that will listen that this is what you want. You want to be in that stadium against those teams, on national t.v. and in prime time. You don’t want to claim stake to greatness while showing “W’s” against Charleston Southern, Troy and Appalachian State! And as a true Miami fan, you thrive to step into their house. You want to be in those situations. That makes champions, it makes winners. Attitude reflects leadership, and we have a whole lot of it going on around these parts this time of the year.
Every press release, every individual that attended the fall practice points to the same thing Bruce Feldman saw back in January, Miami is bigger, faster and stronger. Miami looks the part. There is a maturity about these men, and make no mistake, they are men not boys. The days of high school “baby fat” starting are over. These are twenty, twenty-one year old men with two, three years of experience and training. I recall two years ago complaining out loud that our team looked small compared to the opposition and SEC teams. No more. I recall seeing our lines get pushed around at will. No more. I remember the team wilting away in the 4th quarter before our eyes. No more. No more! It took time, and a lot of patience. Even arduous Shannon detractors must recognize two things: a) how bare the cupboard was three years ago, and b) how full it is now.
Melvin Bratton said that competition was so high back in the day, that you would hesitate to go drink water in fear that someone may take your spot. That is where we are now. Jacory Harris is in everyone’s Heisman Watch list. His receiving corps are so deep and talented that Kendall Thompkins has been the talk of every practice. The stable of ‘backs is so confident and fast that Storm Johnson recently said “I’m scared of my own ability.” Back in that spring, my fear was the production from the TE position. Yet, here come Asante Cleveland and Chase Ford and turn heads by making plays at every turn. And so, I assume that the ol’ mantra of “we go the way the offensive line goes” will hover amongst us all again. True, that the move of Figs to RT was not welcomed with cheers from the mass populace. But, I say this to thee, we have ten days until our first dress-rehearsal, and three weeks until the quick trip to the Midwest. That is almost a month of going against the absolute best, fastest and deepest defensive line rotation in the country. In addition, no one can question that this Oline is an upgrade to last year’s. Without a doubt. How much of an upgrade it is? It remains to be seen. Furthermore, our blocking assignments will be aided with the return of Pat Hill in the backfield and our best blocking TE, Richard Gordon. Regardless, take peace in this. Time, talent and depth are on our staff’s side.
Another aspect that is on our side, is this daunting defense that Miami will roll out. With a First Team All-American candidate in two units (Bailey and Harris) and an Honorable mention in the third (McCarthy), the U will have speed, experience, and talent in droves. Three players may have been singled out by the press, but there is a lot more to this D than that. Telemaque is in every single practice report making plays, DVD has shown a welcoming maturity, Ojomo and Forston are dying to unleash, and Spence should be better than the player we saw two years ago when he was named All ACC Freshman. Making your toes tingle yet? Imagine the force of this defense playing their second year under the same system. No thinking, just reacting. No doubting, just hitting, intercepting and making plays. This team will make plays. This team is ready for what we all have been waiting for, and the schedule sets up perfectly.
Miami has nine days before the Ohio Taint game, twelve days before the Pitt game, and nine days before Clemson. Genius. This will allow extra time to prepare for the first five games. One cannot begin to overstate the importance of extra days. One more wrinkle, one more formation, one more blitz…all game changers. College Football is such an emotion-driven game that these extra days allow for that coach’s touch to make a difference between a win or loss. It’s like a runner having an extra day, or a basketball team coming off a back-to-back while the opposing team is waiting for 5 days. It will allow Coach Whipple to key in on the strength of Taint’s defense, the DLine and LB. For Coach Lovett to put in one more blitz to confuse Pryor. Playing them will not make us re-discover the wheel. They play conservative, close to the vest – no pun intended – allowing their defense to set them up, and only throw to spice up the drive. Look for Tressel to limit Pryor’s hand. The more throws coming out of the backfield, the more comfortable Tressel will feel with his QB. However, if we see a 65%-45% run to pass ratio, we can feel secure in two things: 1) Taint is going to play their brand of ball, and 2) Tressel is not confident in his quarterback’s ability to beat us with his arm. The more “repeatable” and customary Ohio Taint is, the easier the game will go.
Clemson and Pitt will be two different animals (get it?!). Clemson got Parker back for one more year, but lost out on their top WR, RB and TE. I will take the absolute homer route on this one and say that the reason we win is: a one man team needs to replace its one man (C.J. Spiller). Yeah the crowd will be into it, but when Parker keeps running back to the sidelines after three and outs, it will become a murmur. Pitt, on the other hand, presents a different challenge. Pitt’s staff has proven it can develop players (according to CFN, their two top players “didn’t even sniff out scholarship offers.”). Their staff however, hasn’t shown the ability to make adjustments at the half. Pitt outscored its opponents 221-110 in 2009, yet managed to lose three games. Their Defense will be stout, and their running game with Lewis can be striking. However, they need an OLine to block, and lost 3 starters in the middle of it. In addition, Pitt will have an inexperienced QB at the helm (and they ranked 68th in passing last year!). His snaps will come against Utah and New Hampshire prior to taking an 11 day break before the Canes come calling. 
Hardly preparation for the speed and talent coming his way. A win here will come from the trenches. Our Dline should embarrass their Oline and ours must hold on to theirs. I see our staff running the ball extensively in this game, off-setting whatever edge their front seven may have. Long, time-eating drives, will push their green QB into mistakes. After four W’s, we will enter the game against FSU with more energy. It’s a home game, after a long month, finally this team will be home, and undefeated. Stoops needs to prove that FSU’s defense has changed under his tutelage. Still, there is no way on this green earth I would ever pick them over Miami…ever! Miami has shown that all things being equal, we have more heart. Heck, even when there was a disparity in talent in ’08 we came one flag away in a monsoon from a historical comeback. So, despite G-d’s sense of humor of making my girlfriend a ‘Nole (and no we are not sitting together on gameday), I’m going to say that we are undefeated half-way through the season.
A nice breather will come the way of Duke on October 16, before coming back to the first of three grudge matches. UNC has dominated us the last three years. We are 0-3 against the Tar Heels. Realize that for a second. If there is a game we need to win, it is this one. UNC will come in with the ACC’s pre-season pick for best defense. However, their woes are on offense. TJ Yates is the model for inconsistency and no way their offense jumps dramatically from their cellar 102nd passing and 79th rushing rankings. Their D would have to all but shut us out to win this game, and that is not happening. Last year, a one-handed Harris torched UNC for almost 500 yards, but it was his interceptions that did us in at the end. After this game, Maryland, Virginia and South Florida will simply be fillers for the next important games of GT and VA Tech. 
Last year’s GT game was a woodshed beating, this year should be no different. VA Tech may be one of those “payback” games if there ever was one. This team was manhandled all day last year, and a statement needs to be made. The home team is usually the winner in this series, and with all on the line, I’m giving the home nod to us.
Cane fans, the path is laid for absolute greatness. If there was a moment to behold, to seize, it is this one. This one season is littered with opportunities not challenges. Prepped for achievements and glory. This team is but a kick-off away from returning to where heroes walk and immortality lives. Let the passions run free and faith build high, this Canes team is coming, let the rest of the country start praying in unison, “Our Father…”
ride me 6!
whooo . . . just went back and read the article . . . well done!
i’m older than most of you, so i remember a time when Arlo Guthrie did “Alice’s Restaurant”.
there was a scene there where arlo decides to act totally crazy for the recruiting doctor, so he’ll get a psycho label and won’t be able to fight . . . the scene went something like:
Arlo:” “i want to kill; i want to see dead, burnt bodies all around and have veins in my teeth . . .” and i was jumping up & down yelling: “kill, kill!”
then the doctor came from behind the desk and began jumping up & down yelling “kill, kill” . . . and we were both jumping up n down yelling “kill, kill”
. . . the recruiting sergeant walked in, put a hand on my shoulder and said, “son, you’re our man”.
that’s what this article reminds me of . . . wanting to jump up & down crazy like and get it on.
Nice article
Yeah, Mars is a great writer. His writing gets me pumped. Just wait until you see the joint article with Patrick for the week of the suckeye game. Great stuff.
And Six doesn’t ride. He just gives them.
Check for typos
Peace under the Shannon pis
Crap. I thought Mike and I got them all. Too bad you can’t jump on there and fix them yourself, T. I have to run into my barre class and won’t be home for several hours. Mike, can you look through it again when you see this? I probably won’t be home until 1 or 2 this afternoon.
Just imagine what this blog would be like if Truth had editorial powers.
I’m picturing a lot of Lucy Pinder photos.
Okay, time to torture myself. But thanks to this class, I am now a huge fan of short shorts. Might even have to throw them into the game day ensemble rotation!
Lucy is soooooo 2000 – late.
http://ctpatriot1970.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/sv11.jpg
2000 – N – late
Damn it!! Screwed it up
anyone see Pryor’s stats from Ohio State’s latest scrimmage? 10-22 or something like that and an interception. All while in a red non contact jersey. So much for the talk of their passing game taking the next step forward. Don’t let him get out the pocket to make plays and his effectiveness won’t be the same.
we will enter the game against FSU with more energy in a while.
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Nice preview and analysis. Typo heads-up. I think you meant it to be “with more energy THAN in a while”…..I think. It’s missing a word though.
Este, that just confirms what I’ve been saying…Pryor is not a serious QB yet. We can either take the USC/Purdue route and give him multiple looks and blitzes, or let the DL fly and have the LBs and SS ready to knock the snot out of him when scrambles. Other DBs must keep contain on the WRs though.
It’ll be interesting to see which approach (es) Lovett takes.
And their OL just got thinner……at left/right tackle no less..
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The depth chart on Ohio State’s offensive line grew considerably thinner yesterday when sophomore Marcus Hall said he plans to take a redshirt season. Citing academic shortcomings, Hall, who appeared in nine games last season, will still have three seasons of eligibility remaining.
“Due to the fact that I didn’t satisfactorily complete my academic responsibilities, I will be redshirting during the 2010 season,” Hall said in statement released by the athletic department. “I’m looking at this in a positive way: as an opportunity to get better on and off the field, to get stronger in the classroom and be better prepared all-around for the rest of my time at Ohio State.
From Cleveland (Glenville), Hall was the backup to right tackle J.B. Shugarts last season. He has been practicing some at left tackle this preseason, while left tackle competitors Mike Adams and Andrew Miller have seen some action at right tackle.
Check out their scrimmage and compare it to ours…..
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On an afternoon when the Ohio State offense didn’t light up Ohio Stadium, Terrelle Pryor still provided a lightning bolt that made the difference in the offense’s win over the defense yesterday in Ohio State’s jersey scrimmage.
Pryor hit Taurian Washington on a 25-yard pass play for the only touchdown in the situational session, which lasted about 140 plays. The pattern was a deep route from the left, in essence a crossing move by Washington, and the connection came via a laser of a pass from Pryor. Washington caught it in full stride at about the 8-yard line and sprinted to the end zone.
“It actually shocked me. It got there extremely fast,” Washington said. “But it was a terrific throw.”
Pryor completed 10 of 24 passes, but that included a 3-of-11 start as the offense struggled to find consistency against a defense that was tenacious both in pressuring the quarterback and in coverage.
But that touchdown was an example of where the junior Pryor has improved since last year, Washington said.
“He has improved a lot, just throwing over the middle, deep passes, everything,” Washington said.
Coach Jim Tressel said, “I think he has had a great preseason.”
He starts 3-11 then throws one bullet TD pass and everyone says he’s great?? What?
Check out y’alls boy Jamal Berry….
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Battling for backups
Behind Brandon Saine and Daniel Herron, there is competition for third-team tailback, and it promises to continue into the fall. Jordan Hall and Jaamal Berry each had some good moments yesterday, running primarily with the No.2 or No.3 offensive lines. Berry rushed 17 times for 63 yards, while Hall had nine
OSU injuries to starters….
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Just watching again
Starting cornerbacks Chimdi Chekwa and Devon Torrence sat out because of sore hamstrings, though each said if it had been a real game, he could have played.
It was the same for outside linebacker Ross Homan, who played just at the start, and receiver Dane Sanzenbacher.
More pressing was the status of defensive end Nathan Williams, who suffered an apparent knee sprain during practice a week earlier and has been out since. When Williams will return to practice remains to be seen, “but I wouldn’t bet against him for the opener,” Tressel said.
autumn says:
August 22, 2010 at 8:33 AM
ride me 6!
JSQ says:
August 22, 2010 at 9:18 AM
And Six doesn’t ride. He just gives them.
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JSQ – can't say "gimme 5" anymore, unless you're not looking forward – we've already got 5 championship rings.
"ride me 6" refers to riding on the Canes wagon toward #6 . . . with a minor tip of the hat toward your car, since you're in the drivers seat of a lot of good things cane-wise.
if all goes according to plan, mike can start planning on getting a new car; name it "7"; and we can rep him next time around.
truth, esteban, bg, cav and the rest can play "paper, rock, scissors" (or shoot crap) for who gets which car for 8, 9, 10, . . .
see – mars man has really pumped me up.
by the way, to make the "6" you have to slap a high 5 an on the rebound away from the hand put down all the fingers except the "pointer" finger . . . this finger is simultaneously the 6th finger and the sign for miami being #1.
and yes, it is embarassing being a grown man and spending my time thinking out things like this.
time to get a life.
bye
Really enjoyed the article, Mars.
No wonder newspapers are going the way of the dinosaur, with such great articles and work like you see on EOTH.!!!! ….also for other reasons I won ‘t get into.
Mars great job bro!!
Autumn you’re weird…..
It’s almost time bitchez!!
GO CANEZ!!!!!
GO CANEZ!!!!!
Don’t forget to catch bg1906 and Esteban on Hurricane Alley tonight @ 6 PM. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ufrsports or http://www.ufrsports.com
BG get that static issue under control son!!!
LOL
Great work bro! Keep it up!
GO CANEZ!!!!!
Updates to the article made. Sorry, guys, it was my bad, I used the wrong draft of the article. All better!!!
Autum, Six’s full name is Six Seven Eight Nine Ten. I got it covered.
21. Canez1 says:
August 22, 2010 at 11:40 AM
BG get that static issue under control son!!!
LOL
Great work bro! Keep it up!
GO CANEZ!!!!!
C’mon Son, you know I took care of the static ISSUE IMMEDIATELY! Get the F’K outta here with that shizz son! HAHAHAHA!
Just read about Pimp transferring to USC. I’m really happy for him and I predict he will do some damage there cause he is a player.
Sometimes when a kid gets booted we want to pile on, but in this case it’s obvious Collier has been through some major chit in his life.
Here’s hoping he puts it all together and can make it to the show some day.
Wow, I thought Autumn was a chick this entire time. lolol
Great article.
Does anyone know if the Miami/FAMU game will be televised on an “event” type basis. I know you can watch it on the computer espn360? but was just wondering if I went to a local sports bar if they would have it there.
JSQ says:
August 22, 2010 at 11:47 AM
Autum, Six’s full name is Six Seven Eight Nine Ten. I got it covered.
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good. one less worry.
Canez1 says:
August 22, 2010 at 11:24 AM
Autumn you’re weird…..
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i think that's a back-handed compliment saying i belong on this blog?
but maybe not.
Uchamps says:
August 22, 2010 at 12:29 PM
Wow, I thought Autumn was a chick this entire time. lolol
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and all this time i thought i was being a manly man here.
back to therapy.
When you go to therapy just make sure you don’t act or sound like a jack wagon!!! (commercial in the US about former Marine Sgt. now a therapist.) LOL
Lot of rain in Jacksonville, weather the crocs love. Too many reptiles in Jacksonville, we need a strong Hurricane to chase them out of the” waffle house”, formerly known as the Swamp.
Hurricane Randy says:
August 22, 2010 at 1:07 PM
When you go to therapy just make sure you don’t act or sound like a jack wagon!!! (commercial in the US about former Marine Sgt. now a therapist.) LOL
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i'm been over here since 1984 . . . don't know anything about a "jack wagon" commercial – too bad, sounds funny.
. . . for that matter, i don't know who Lucy Pinder is either.
All night long go Gators!!!!! getting real tired of it
That was a great article….GO CANES
Google Lucy pinder and take away any search limitations in preferences.
You won’t need therapy any more
BG LMAO!!! I know my boy has it locked down!
Don’t let Este hog the mic this show LOL!
Looking forward to it guys.
Randy LMAO!! That dude is the best. I was dyin when he throws the tissue box at the dude.
Autumn just teasin ya. Sometimes your comments are just out there
GO CANEZ!!!!!
I am all for Collier to succeed but I think the So. Cal atmosphere and environment will be too hard for him to navigate without any trouble rearing it’s ugly head. Just an opinion. He won’t have the steady hand of a Randy Shannon and I think it is an experiment that won’t work.
Yeah, if you knew Lucy like I know Lucy……… LOL
The thing is what would be trouble for Collier out here won’t be trouble for him in SoCal.
Great article Mars. It’s always great to read how amazing our team is, and it’s a definitely becoming one of my favorite yearly traditions to watch your ‘Canes fervor grow daily as we get closer to kickoff.
The Truth says:
August 22, 2010 at 1:41 PM
Google Lucy pinder and take away any search limitations in preferences.
You won’t need therapy any more
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perfect body; beautiful face.
but therapy or not, i'll take my 52 year old wife any day.
truth.
Canez1 says:
August 22, 2010 at 1:41 PM
Autumn just teasin ya. Sometimes your comments are just out there
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guess that's true.
which reminds me – together with todays blog-author – of some high school martian jokes:
what do you call a breast-feeding martian?
“daddy”
what do you call a hunch-backed martian?
“pregnant”
how do you know if a martian’s been in your house?
“all your light bulbs have been eaten and there’s little piles of quartz on the floor”.
what do you call a martian with purple fungus all over their face?
“well groomed”.
why aren’t there any martian poets?
“have you ever tried to rhyme logarithms”?
i’m out to therapy.
see you later.
Ummmmm yup I was right.
You’re just weird.
lol
GO CANEZ!!!!!
My hero.
http://vmedia.rivals.com/UserMedia/FanPagesPhoto/Gallery/261/O242091.JPG
GO CANEZ!!!!!
LOL, that lawn is NICE!
Canez1 says:
August 22, 2010 at 2:31 PM
Ummmmm yup I was right.
You’re just weird.
lol
GO CANEZ!!!!!
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hahahaha wo0w
@Autumn- Martian jokes?
Canez1 says:
August 22, 2010 at 2:36 PM
My hero.
http://vmedia.rivals.com/UserMedia/FanPagesPhoto/Gallery/261/O242091.JPG
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that's pretty cool!
and i notice your avatar is wearing the U.
or has that already been commented on?
Uchamps says:
August 22, 2010 at 2:54 PM
hahahaha wo0w
@Autumn- Martian jokes?
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Hi Uchamps.
could you repeat your question . . . i'm not sure what you're asking.
maybe you're being rhetorical and i'm missing it?
Collier sounds like he needed to get away from MIA but I’m with Randy on not being sure another major metro area was the place to go, esp. with Kiffin and Orgeron in charge.
Hopefully it’s what he needed and it turns out well.
Nice little UM thing here of Old Cutler and it’s nice to hear the silent minority actually thumping their chests about Randy and the job he’s doing. Anyone watching practice comes away saying “wow” and that’s nice…
The real question is, who the f@ck is building this resort of a house next door. It must have 30 bedrooms on 2 acres right on biscayne bay. I can’t imagine the cost…
Great read!
OK, Mike.
I’ll skip USC, cause they won’t be in the BCS even if they do play spoiler in the Pac10.
Thought I’d see what the poll would look like if the big boys in the SEC/Big 12 treat AL and TX the way we will treat VT. Call it “the year of the payback.”
1) Ark, 2) Iowa, 3) OK, 4) GA, 5) OSU, 6) Neb, 7) The U,
Ala, 9) VT, 10) Boise St, 11) FL, 12) TX, 13) Ariz, 14) Houston, 15) Wisc, 16) Pitt, 17) Auburn, 18) NC, 19) TCU, 20) FSU, 21) Penn St, 22) Oregon, 23) SC, 24) BC, 25) WV.
Seriously, the ‘sperts pay way too much attention to last year. They hear TX say “We only lost because McCoy went down …..but Gilbert is just as good”. Duh! The Tide won last year with their D and a runner. They lost 9 D starters “But we still have our RB.” C’mon! They needed luck to beat TN last year. That’s Tennessee!! And so it goes, with OSU at Iowa, and UF having to face the ‘Dawgs w/o their pass-throwing fullback, etc.
Ok…so I gotta ask:
Why Ark at 1 and even more so, Georgia at 5??
Well I though it was a good question
good question. Ark #1?
bg and Esteban are on in 20. Follow the link UFR Sports under our Favorite Sites list
did Nebraska get a QB all of the sudden? or do they have Suh back? i’m not sure how they are getting so much love in preseason polls.
AMEN!
I don’t know Esteban…that team looked like it was moving forward in all facets. I really like their OL and running game with the maturation of a few players and the front 7 is strong without Suh. Obviously it’s not going to be as ridiculously dominant but they have a good coach and seem to be moving in the right direction.
For me, their vote has a lot to do with where they’ll end up after not playing a hard schedule…just like Boise
For the record, I thought Autumn was a woman also. Oh and am I the only one who noticed the run pass ratio listed in the article as 65% – 45%. So OSU gets to use 110% for their run pass play ratio but everybody else can only use 100%?
listen in.
bg we ended the season ranked 19
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ufrsports/2010/08/22/ufr-sports-hurricane-alley
Y’all that thought Autumn was a chick apparently don’t read his comments! Wow!
Bg and Esteban, y’all are doing great!!!
I tried calling and waited and then the phone hung up so that might have been me. Line just went dead. I’ll try again next week, though. Great job, guys!
71. Caniak says:
August 22, 2010 at 6:07 PM
bg we ended the season ranked 19
I know but we were specifically talking about preseason
Thanks for the support EOTH!
Here’s our preseason cumulative poll:
1) Alabama
2) Ohio St.
3) Boise St.
4) Nebraska
5) Virginia Tech
6) Miami
7) Texas
8} Florida
9) Iowa
10) Oklahoma
11) Wisconsin
12) TCU
13) Pittsburgh
14) Oregon
15) Georgia Tech
16) Florida St.
17) North Carolina
18) LSU
19) Georgia
20) Arkansas
21) Penn St.
22) Utah
23) Oregon St.
24) Houston
25) West Virginia
Thanks to all those who voted, I’m off to put in our vote right now!
Autumn is a dude? Next thing you’ll tell me is Calvin is a 50 year old white lady from Boca.
Just kidding. I think he just picked the classic “Boy named Sue” name on here.
Radio is TUFF!
I thought you guys did great again.
You guys did an awesome job, bg!
Mike, please take a look at my love letter . . . er,
dissertation . . . er . . .
coach profile I just wrote. Adding pictures now. Originally thought two-parter, but I think it is more powerful as one piece.
Let me know what you think.
Just listened in. Great job guys. No hype, just the facts!
okay, checking now
Okay, pictures up now.
I had to DIG for some of those, as I’m sure you can imagine. That ish ain’t on google!
Sorry, Truth, just checked back.
I picked Ark because Auburn doesn’t impress me, and I figure they can beat up on Ala at home. With Iowa “paying back” OSU, but not looking so good against PSU & Wisc, I figure the votes will go to the SEC champ and the Hawgs will beat the Dawgs. OK takes the ch against Neb, and both beat TX. Like the consensus, I think OSU squeeks by the Canes, but I think we can beat VT at home, and that gives us a chance for a second whipping up on the Noles. Like I said, USC wins enough to make the rest of the P10 look bad, and, of course, the BE is the BE. That leaves plenty of room for three of the little confs, but I have VT puncturing Boise’s balloon, so they have to work their way back up.
Logical, but probably way off. hahaha
bg and este i missed the show today but what’s the link if you want to listen afterwards
only 11 days. man I am excited. so angry I will only be able to get to the stadium around 5:30. Damn Thursday night opener.
also bg, sorry if this was covered but were we ever recruiting Roberson hard, or is he one of those Aquinas looking to go OOS? As we have crawford and then safety prospects still on the board, was just looking for the update there since he obviously is getting a lot of love lately and a kid from Aquinas you know is starting with one leg up on kids from most other programs.
Even though this doesn’t mean much, interesting Rivals changed Watkins to a WR from athlete. I feel like they rarely change the position for kids
I just read through a couple of articles to get an understanding of why Roger Clemens is being indicted.
I honestly can not believe the federal government is going to pursue charges against him for lying about steroids.
I can not believe congress was putting their efforts into steroid use in baseball. And to think, in this day and age when this nation faces serious issues, our government is going after an ex baseball player because he didn’t want to admit to using a performance enhancing drug.
It’s rediculous.
T, how is little T feeling about the big day tomorrow?
And yes, the indictment is ridiculous.
The Truth says:
August 22, 2010 at 9:28 PM
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what you said.
It took him an hour and a half and 4,900 questions to fall asleep.
I think he was a little nervous…but he’s alright. His dad will make sure of it
You knee deep in cupcake batter still?
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/22/1787571/shannon-tackles-a-major-problem.html
long article about figs, jerm. johnson & the o-line.
My RSVP to a Junior League volunteer committee meeting on 9/9:
Laura, I will be in Columbus, Ohio preparing for the Miami Hurricanes’ destruction of Ohio State on September 11 on the day of the meeting and will be unable to attend.
My first cupcake order has been delivered. Funny, my first order was from a gator (actually, Jenn has placed 3 orders), but my first dollar earned was from a ‘Cane. You. Thanks again. We made the toppings for lil T’s cupcakes last night, too.
I bet he is excited! What a big day! Did you do the Mickey cookies?
odds&ends from gorten . . . not all that interesting:
http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports_college_hurricanes/2010/08/looking-ahead-to-mondays-scrimmage.html
here’s a gorten where i learned something: dirt burns???
“The Hurricanes are going to have to deal with the Marlins’ infield dirt when they play Florida A&M at Sun Life Stadium in the season opener Sept. 2.
But they’re not going to practice on it.
“No, no, no, no, no, no,” Coach Randy Shannon said. “One thing about playing on dirt is you can get real serious burns and those burns are hard to….you can get a lot of staph infections from those burns if you’re not careful so we don’t even go on it.
“You go up there and practice this time of year and a guy gets a dirt burn or a sand burn. Then now he can’t heal and now he misses the FAMU game and the next week is the Ohio State game and he misses that game. You don’t want to put yourself in that situation.”
http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports_college_hurricanes/2010/08/staying-off-the-dirt.html
Autumn thanks for posting the RT article. Was just about to do the same.
I didn’t know about dirt burns either. I can’t wait until the Marlins get their own damn stadium.
basically, the same info on milian (http://blogs.palmbeachpost.com/caneswatch/2010/08/22/graig-cooper-jordan-futch-sidelined-for-hurricanes-scrimmage-on-monday/)
but a couple new tidbits:
….Defensive end Allen Bailey said he’s impressed with freshman offensive tackle Seantrel Henderson. The 6-foot-8, 335-pound Henderson is “ a strong dude. Kind of agile for a big boy.” Bailey is arguably the strongest player on the roster, but said using his strength against Henderson “would waste a lot of energy.”
….The new favorite word for UM’s players this season is “process.” Hard to get through an interview without the word popping up.
….One baseball note: Cade Kreueter, an freshman infielder/outfielder attending USC, is transferring to UM, according to The College Baseball Blog. Kreuter decided to leave USC before playing a single game after his father Chad Kreuter was fired as the Trojans coach. Kreuter picked Miami over LSU and UC Irvine.
<< and i thought this was funny:
….Shannon said on Friday that Nicolas was “nicked,” a common response to questions about player injuries. Makes you wonder why UM’s players don’t use a better quality of razor.
We bought the stuff, but after dinner he wasn’t interested in cookies. Weird…he’s ALWAYS interested in cookies ( kind of in the way daddy is always interested in cupcakes…) but he actually asked to take a bath and just wanted some chocolate milk.
But we’ll do it Wednesday I’m sure…
For about 2 days I was sure I was going to fly up to Columbus and stay in a roach motel if I had to, but then the little guy said something about Disney and Halloween parties…
Priorities
But he already knows that come 9/11 @ 3:30 he’s going to be glued to the TV. I ask him every 2 hours or so…
Me “Hey little T, what are doin…”
Little T (yelling and terribly annoyed) “We’re watch the FOOTBALL GAME. I KNOW. YOU TELL ME ALL DAY. I GOT IT”
Me “ok…just making sure…”
Oh Truth don’t even get me started.
Roger Clemens? Really??
Iran is on the verge of having a nuke, half of Pakistan is under water and there’s no aid coming, our entire gulf coast is bankrupt, our country is in a dead spin towards another great depression as we are leaderless, one in ten people in this country can’t find a job and we are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not more, prosecuting Clemens for lying about juicing?
What the hell is going on.
Lol, T. I knew when we were entering the Floriduh baseball game you taught him well!
So no Columbus for you? You don’t have anyone up there to stay with? Mars found a really cheap ticket the other night.
But I understand the priorities. I’m sure Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party will be just as fun as Columbus! Just minus the jello shots.
Great article Mars!! It’s great to be a Miami Hurricane…it’s great to be a Miami Hurricane….it’s great to be a Miami Hurricane….can’t wait for Sept. 2…GO CANES!!
i have to admit, i didn’t find the “top 25 lists” interesting.
what would interest me, is seeing you all list the order of the running backs, either as “who’s the best” or “who will get the most carries” and explain why.
are any of you all seeing “separation” between berry, miller, james, cooper, storm?
That’s what I’m saying pb. What are we doing? For the last 9 years this country has had no direction. None. And here we are on the dividing line between recovery and disaster and we are worried about Roger Clemens???!!!!
It’s sick. It really is.
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concise. well said.
Hey, pb, they just spent millions and only caught the ex gov of Illinois for lying to the fibbies. Serious stuff, lying. George Washington, cherry tree and all.
T, Tereina and I have a similar exchange about 9/2.
Mary: where are you going to be at 1:15pm on September 2nd?
Tereina: for the 500th time, I will be at your house loading up the car because if I am late you will leave at 1:30 without me!
…and it’ll end up being millions, pb. Clemens is loaded. He’ll defend himself well and the prosecution is going to have to put in hundreds of hours on a stupid case involving steroids.
Steroids. Our government is worried about a pitcher using steroids.
Our lying government is going to try to prosecute a lier. I love it.
i think it’s because it’s our national sport
. . . not baseball
. . . knocking down those at the top.
Lol, Old Fart
I have a free ticket for the game. It’s just what do I spend my $$ on?
I can’t do the Disney trip after the 20th of September. So I’m going to probably head up that Saturday the 11th and stay to the 15th. He’ll miss a couple of days of school but it’s the best time for me to get up there and still be able to hit the Halloween party on the 14th.
…and as creepy as he is…David Blaine is pretty cool.
I’m out guys and girls…hot chocolate frosting covered girls…
Good night!
Ahhh, I didn’t realize it was so early. Make sense. I guess no Disney party for me since I will be in Columbus then.
Forgot about that one NC. When do you ever see the feds lose? Brother if they charge you, you’re going down.
Strange this investigation is now being ripped for being spotty and half ass when it coincidentally had to do with the spot vacated by our current president.
I’m not a conspiracy theorist, I’m just saying…
wake up in the middle of the night and can’t sleep . . . what do i do? read EOTH.
i think i’m getting addicted.
back to bed.
autumn
Also I meant Mars found a cheap flight. Not ticket. Those aren’t cheap unless you are Truth and get them free!
Yeah…they do it from the 8th of September until the first weekend of November. But since I’ve got him every other weekend and there are so many conflicts in-between, it’s the 14th or never.
It’s not set in stone. Nothing is booked. But so far that looks to be the only time. I’m still working in it closer to Halloween but the one weekend there isn’t a conflict there’s a little game against FSU. Not. Missing. That.
But I’m working on it…
Got it, T. I figured you would go the weekend we have an away game right before Halloween.
….so there’s still hope I’ll be escorted by a ridiculously hot referee…
I’m out!
Haha Autumn!
come on figs get healty!!!make us north miami pioneers proud….grren,white,grey all day
Canezilla, I’m optimistic that Shannon is just keeping him fresh
Figs is talking about how great he feels in his status update!
The Truth says:
August 22, 2010 at 10:25 PM
…and it’ll end up being millions, pb. Clemens is loaded. He’ll defend himself well and the prosecution is going to have to put in hundreds of hours on a stupid case involving steroids.
Steroids. Our government is worried about a pitcher using steroids.
Our lying government is going to try to prosecute a lier. I love it.
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Par for the course ain’t it? Disgusting.
Nice article ,,,,Got me fired up and ready to lift more weights sreaming canes alll day…lol ..Them boys, i mean men are now ready to take the next step…I know the media put us where we are now because of last year and we havent proven anything yet…but that is about to change…Having Florida ahead of us is the BIGGEST JOKE of them all…But by the end of the year most would have agreed that was a TYPO and a bad assesment. Now going into this season is one of our hypest ever, U can’t help but feel the emotions surrounding Coral Gables..Like i said a few days ago : SHANNON HAS PAID HIS DUES” he’s been through hell and back. So it is only fitting to reap his rewards similiar to JOB in the BIBLE. Where he kept believing even though he was hit with multiple life changing situations..Miami will be a STORY for the ages on how a small private school fell from grace to only rise up once again. THE U IS BACK DAD-GUMMIT……Bobby Bowden
88. shwarma5 says:
August 22, 2010 at 9:19 PM
bg and este i missed the show today but what’s the link if you want to listen afterwards
only 11 days. man I am excited. so angry I will only be able to get to the stadium around 5:30. Damn Thursday night opener.
also bg, sorry if this was covered but were we ever recruiting Roberson hard, or is he one of those Aquinas looking to go OOS? As we have crawford and then safety prospects still on the board, was just looking for the update there since he obviously is getting a lot of love lately and a kid from Aquinas you know is starting with one leg up on kids from most other programs.
The show can be listened to at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ufrsports
Also Roberson was not being recruited hard at first then we offered late. However, he has been consistent in saying he wanted to leave the state.
New blog up!
Awesome article! Great Preview. Got me super pumped