Flying Around

The most likely thing that you are going to hear about the University of Miami's Spring Game on Saturday is this quote from UM Head Coach Randy Shannon: "The players were flying around."

Other than that don't look for too much coming out of Saturday's little exercise at Traz Powell Stadium in North Miami.  Last year during the Spring Game UM LB Arthur Brown played great. 

Now his biggest fan Canespacer Cat5 sits at home heartbroken and crying in his beer as Sir Arthur is back in Kansas with Dorthy, Toto, his family and most likely his younger brother Bryce joining him some time soon.  Oh what a difference a year makes!

Last year UM RB Mike James was the BMOC.  This year Miami running backs Lamar "The Truth" Miller and Storm "Hurricane" Johnson are all the rage heading into the Spring Game.  One of the two are almost sure to be the star on Saturday. 

But before you get all excited and annoint one of these two "The Next Great One" let's take a look back at what last year taught us.

Last year RB Damien Berry was the MVP of the Spring Game.  He rode the bench and played sparingly.  Mike James, in spite of his obvious talent, could not unseat starters Javaris James or Graig Cooper and eventually was moved to fullback after an injury at that position. 

So please try to keep your pants on and bite your tounge even when one of the newest kids on the block "breaks out" in the Spring.  It often takes a while for the next great thing to actually develop.

Other than that you will see all three of the back-up QBs trying to solidy their hold on the second string position behind Jacory Harris who has the Spring off after surgery on his thumb.  Watch for some interceptions be safties Vaughn Telemaque, Ray Ray Armstrong and Jamal Reid.

Our advice: Enjoy the game, meet the players, but don't get too excited until Fall rolls around.

That's when you will find out what really is going to happen, who is going to play and who the difference makers will be during the 2010 season.

Comments

[andre]

firsr

[hillview]

dammit andre

[Sebastian(2001=G.O.A.T)]

Too many starters missing to tell us much

But it does give the backups plenty of reps, which will payoff in the long run

[Sebastian(2001=G.O.A.T)]

I am looking forward to seeing Dye upclose and see the size difference from last year

Also want to eye check the size of our LBs

[SOUP]

firsr

Posted by: andre | March 25, 2010 at 08:07 PM

Andre...your spelling was a little off, but it still counts. Eamil me at:

canespace86@aol.com

To collect your Canespace T-shirt!

[SOUP]

soup riding to work I was thinking about our conversation where you explained Northern ACC schools have a later spring game date because it might still be be cold...That logic got me thinking
What do those same schools do during home games in Nov and December then??? lol

Posted by: solarcane | March 25, 2010 at 08:00 PM

WELL IF U ARE VT OR EVEN OOC SCHOOL WISCONSIN U BEAT MIAMI, RIGHT?

[SlingBlade]

Eamil me at:

canespace86@aol.com

To collect your Canespace T-shirt!

Posted by: SOUP | March 25, 2010 at 08:23 PM

youre one to talk about spelling....but it still counts....lol
see you saturday

[Sarasota 'cane]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5028848

For what it's worth, I just found this kid on Facebook and asked him to consider UM.

UM seems like the perfect place for a kid looking for "something different"! It also doesn't hurt that he would be eligible to protect Jacory's blind side in 2011!

You never know!

Go 'canes!

[SOUP]

LSU acknowledges violations

By Chris Low
ESPN.com

LSU has acknowledged NCAA violations in a report outlining the university's internal investigation into the recruiting of defensive tackle Akiem Hicks.

In the 53-page report, LSU said it found violations committed by former Tigers receivers coach D.J. McCarthy, including improper phone calls, transportation and summer housing for Hicks, a junior college transfer. Hicks did not play in 2009, his only season with the team, and his scholarship was not renewed. He has since left the university.

Had Hicks played, the Tigers would have potentially faced forfeits of any victories in which he participated.

McCarthy was not allowed to recruit last fall, after the school launched its investigation, and has not been retained on LSU's staff.

"We stand ready to assist the NCAA with any further information they may need to complete this process," LSU athletic director Joe Alleva said in a release announcing the findings.

"It is a very serious matter any time violations of NCAA rules are discovered, but I take comfort in the fact we have a compliance program in place that discovered these issues early and took swift action to minimize the severity of the situation," Alleva said.

LSU chancellor Michael Martin said he believes the school avoided "potentially more severe sanctions" because the school detected the violations early and took the proper disciplinary measures.

Chris Low covers the SEC for ESPN.com.

[SOUP]

youre one to talk about spelling....but it still counts....lol
see you saturday

Posted by: SlingBlade | March 25, 2010 at 08:41 PM

Roger that!

[SlingBlade]

im hearing that USC is a potential place for D.J. McCarthy to land...

[SOUP]

Florida becoming tight end central

Not known for producing TEs, Florida might have the nation's top three this cycle

By JC Shurburtt
ESPN Recruiting

Typically, the state of Florida is known for annually producing great receivers, defensive backs, running backs, defensive linemen and, well, players at just about every position except tight end.

This recruiting cycle, however, it's a different story, as there are at least three elite prospects at the position.

Florida-commit A.C. Leonard looks like a perfect fit for that offense. Florida commit A.C. Leonard (Interlachen, Fla./Interlachen), Brandon Fulse (Fort Meade, Fla./Fort Meade) and Nick O'Leary (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla./Dwyer) are among the nation's top prospects at their position and could end up being the top three when ESPN Recruiting releases the ESPNU 150 later this summer.

"Florida has a trio of excellent tight end prospects, and few states over the last five classes have been able to produce this many high-caliber tight end prospects in one class," said Craig Haubert, who evaluates tight ends for ESPN Recruiting and has seen all three in person this spring. "All three tight ends can really strengthen any roster."

[SlingBlade]

looks like cuse could go down....down by 6 with 37sec left and butler has the ball at the line

[SlingBlade]

now down by 5 with 34sec left

[Daytoncane]

if you can't appreciate basketball after this tournament, then you don't have a soul.

so much more parity than college football.

[Sarasota 'cane]

Florida is becoming "Prozac Central" Soup!

Go 'canes!

[Sebastian(2001=G.O.A.T)]

`Cuse turned it over way to much. Butler did a great job not panicking when they went down by 4.

[SOUP]

THE BUTLER DID IT!

[SOUP]

Florida is becoming "Prozac Central" Soup!

Posted by: Sarasota 'cane | March 25, 2010 at 09:05 PM

YUP! U miss one dose of the meds and U see how squirrely one head coach can get.

[Sebastian(2001=G.O.A.T)]

THE BUTLER DID IT!

Posted by: SOUP | March 25, 2010 at 09:08 PM

Good one

[SOUP]

Butler head coach, who in three years took his Butler team to the elite 8:

Stevens was introduced as the new men’s basketball head coach at Butler University on April 4, 2007, just three days after his former boss, Todd Lickliter, was named head coach at the University of Iowa. Stevens became the third consecutive former Butler assistant coach to be named head coach of the Bulldogs, and he served under the previous two - Thad Matta and Lickliter.

Stevens worked with Lickliter for six seasons, 2001-07. During his tenure as an assistant coach with the Bulldogs, Butler compiled a 131-61 record, won three Horizon League regular season championships and made four trips to postseason tournament play. In 2006-07, Butler compiled a school-record 29-7 season and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs won the NIT Season Tip-Off at Madison Square Garden in New York, and the team was ranked in the “Top 25” of both the Associated Press (A.P. ) and ESPN/USA Today national polls for a school and league record 16 consecutive weeks.

Stevens, who left a position as a marketing associate at Eli Lilly and Company in Indianapolis in June of 2000 to pursue a career in basketball coaching, joined the Bulldogs’ staff in 2000-01 as coordinator of basketball operations under head coach Thad Matta. He was offered a full-time assistant coaching position by Lickliter one year later.

Prior to joining the Bulldogs’ staff, Stevens served as a volunteer basketball coach at Carmel High School, working with coach Pete Smith. He further served as an assistant coach for the 17-year-old Municipal Gardens AAU team, helping the squad to a 12th place finish in the national tournament.

[JCane]

Anyone notice the Lady Canes just won their third in a row in the ladies NIT, beating N. Carolina A&T 84-77. It may not seem like much, but they've never won three straight post season games, are playing very well, and took down FU in game two of this run. Maybe if the ladies start recruiting better with some success it will carry over to the guys' side....hmmm...not.

Nice win by Butler tonight. I didn't have Butler still being around at this point, but since I figured on Syracuse losing to KSU next I'm okay with this. No matter, as I have no prayer given KU's bracket busting me up everywhere. I still like Kentucky over KSU in the championship, but unfortunately KU's bracket gives the Big 10 too much opp. with OSU and MSU still alive there. Gotta love the well-coached Northern Iowa story.

[solarcane]

yup

[SOUP]

Shannon Post-Practice:

After practice, head coach Randy Shannon met with members of the media, here's some of what he had to say ...

On defensive end Adewale Ojomo's being back to his form of two years ago: Physically yes, but his timing has been off a little bit. He missed football for a year. But from where he was earlier in the year to now, he's back to being physical, tough and exciting. He's playing with a lot of emotion. His timing is off a little bit. Sometimes he will show some flashes and sometimes we'll be like whoa you still have some work to do. His progress is really above the expectations. We still expect more from him though.

On any one position surprising him this spring: Not really. Running backs, being so young, are doing a good job. Kylan Robinson (at middle linebacker) is doing a good job. Vaughn Telemaque has stepped it up. The young offensive linemen have done a decent job. All around, guys have done a good job.

[SOUP]

Post-practice notes:

• Baltimore Ravens and former `Canes running back Willis McGahee made another appearance at practice.
• The Hurricanes will take Thursday off before returning to the practice field on Friday.
• Former `Canes will be in attendance at practice Friday as Miami will welcome back former football players for an alumni weekend.

Details for Spring Game Announced:

The University of Miami football team will conclude Spring Practice at Traz Powell Stadium located on the north campus of Miami Dade College (11380 NW 27th Avenue) on Saturday, March 27. UM's annual spring game which is slated to start at 4:30 p.m. Gates will open at 3 p.m. Players will take part in an autograph session from 3:30-4 p.m.

Spring Game to be Aired Tape Delay on CSS
Miami's spring game on Mar. 27 will be aired on a tape delay basis on Sunday Mar. 28 at noon CSS has announced.

For `Canes Tickets:

To purchase tickets for Miami's upcoming 2010 season at Sun Life Stadium, contact the Hurricanes ticket office by calling 1-800-GO-CANES. Lower level season tickets start at just $199.

[SlingBlade]

Todd Lickliter

thats NOT what she said..

[LA]

looking for current and past team bench press-squat-clean & jerk records. Anyone know where to find info. Have a bet to win.
What is guess on all time bench press record?

[SOUP]

Shwarma...check this too:

http://www.theocean-view.com/index.html

[SOUP]

Just a guess but: Kevin Fagan?

[SOUP]

Cornell coach:

2007-08 22-6 14-0, First NCAA First Round Steve Donahue - NABC & USBWA District Coach of the Year
Louis Dale - Ivy League Player of the Year
Louis Dale - AP Hon. Mention All-America
Ryan Wittman - NABC & USBWA All-District
2008-09 21-10 11-3, First NCAA First Round Ryan Wittman - NABC All-District
Jeff Foote - Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year
Chris Wroblewski - Ivy League Rookie of the Year

2009-10 29-4 13-1, First NCAA Tournament Steve Donahue - NABC District Coach of the Year, Jim Phelan and Hugh Durham Award finalist
Ryan Wittman - Ivy League Player of the Year
Ryan Wittman - USBWA All-District
Jeff Foote - Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year

Totals 146-137 78-62 3 Ivy League Titles
3 NCAA Tournaments 2 - Ivy League Players of the Year
1 - Associated Press All-Americans
2 - ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Americans
4 - Ivy League Rookies of the Year
5 - NABC All-District selections
9 - First-team All-Ivy League selections
8 - Second-team All-Ivy League selections

[CaneSawMassacre]

SHANDEL IS A a SCAREY SOFT ******.

I'm seriously SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO tired of him being the beat writer for our beloved Hurricanes.

He is bias against Shannon
He is EXTREMELY OPINIONATED for a sports sportswriter
He is not a good writer
http://www.fanfeedr.com/ncaa-football/2010/03/25/a-tale-of-two-media-vs-coach-spats
He makes trying to follow your belooooooved sports tiresome.

Only Shandel talks about how Shannon kept this in private and that is how it should be done, especially because it is the right way to do it, and Shannon is extremely private; then he proceeds to go right a story about the whole thing. Including calling the coach a liar about the MNW story ( he stands by his sources....)

Is anybody seriously just tired of this lazy chump and his terrible, negative attitude toward our program and coach.

SUNSENTINEL PLEASE FIRE SHANDEL RICHARSON.

[SlingBlade]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPQ1j7aWaIE

urban meyer being a bad a55...

[solarcane]

Cane strength leader numbers 2009

Redshirt sophomore Harland Gunn (6-2, 315) has put up the team's best strength numbers -- 425-pound bench press, 600-pound squat and 330-pound power clean

Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2009/08/01/

[CanesCanesCanes]

CSM

Shandel is a total joke, but he's a total joke with a pretty powerful forum, a newspaper...and, personally, I think he's a Cane hater. I'm pretty sure Randy can't stand the sight of him, but he did try to make nice by saying we're "cool". Randy may not like it, but every once in a while, he has to kow-tow to jerks like Shandel, they can do him a lot of damage. This isn't Gville where the press adores Urbie...watch them... they all have this "I want to .... look" on their faces.

Talk about scrotal hanging

[CaneSawMassacre]

Our bench numbers are still not impressive right?????????

[Sebastian(2001U G.O.A.T.)]

Posted by: CaneSawMassacre | March 25, 2010 at 10:31 PM

I agree with you 100%

[Daytoncane]

`Cuse turned it over way to much. Butler did a great job not panicking when they went down by 4.

Posted by: Sebastian(2001=G.O.A.T) | March 25, 2010 at 09:05 PM

yep pretty much.

that's the end of my bracket, and pretty much everyone's bracket too.

that is, unless you live in Kentucky. then you're still alive.

[FireShandelRichardson or send him to IL, formerly CaneSawMassacre]

Canespace,

I've changed my name and I'm going to create a typead,facebook, myspace, twitter, espnaccount, hotmail, AOL AIM account....

All with the same name, and I will continually send email to the sun-sentinel and call their editor and donors until this guy is sent back to Northern Illinois University to b*tch and moan in his boring frigid city.

[Daytoncane]

wow

[Sebastian(2001=G.O.A.T.)]

I still cant believe he has a job over there. I figured by now the S.S. would of shut the door on that place. He will take any chance he gets to take a dig at RS no matter what the heck the article is about. I decided to send him an email about the poor state that blog was being run and basically asked him what his issue was with the `Cane football program and RS himself. Was it just that he didnt like covering Miami. I was told he covers the Canes because its his job and football isnt his passion.

Since that day I recieved that reply back I dont give the S.S. the honor of me reading their `Cane section

Its a Canespace world

[canesteeler]

Former Cane hoops player Denis Clemente is playing some serious ball at KSU. Where the hell was that game when he was at UM?

[FireShandelRichardson or send him to IL, formerly CaneSawMassacre]

86 I will help you if you permanently ban Shandel from this blog, and permanently ban any S-S people who employ Shandel, people that endorse shandel or even pay her (Yes, her real name is Shandela)

are dead t

[86Cane]

My AOL will not work only Mozilla.

[Sebastian(2001=G.O.A.T.)]

Clemente is running the show in the 2nd half

[Sebastian(2001=G.O.A.T.)]

What great games this year. This is the best tournament I have seen in quite awhile. Some serious low seeds with a chance to walk away with the big prize

[bob]

test

[bob]

KState and X are in OT.

Good game!

[Sebastian(2001=G.O.A.T.)]

Unreal!!!!!!!!!!

[Sebastian(2001=G.O.A.T.)]

March Madness at its best

[bob]

U got that right!

[SOUP]

What a game! I would hate it if I were a fan of one of these teams, but as an innocnet bystander, it is GREAT stuff.

[Sebastian(2001=G.O.A.T.)]

Im just sitting here enjoying the game and I get clenched up with each shot taken and each rebound gone after.

This is what college athletics are all about right here

[JCane]

Wow. I guess this isn't the norm for UM castoffs to play for top 10 teams going deep in the tnmt, huh? Great finish, but Xavier's luck had to run out eventually. I've never seen so many deep 3s get hit. Amazing. Lights out shooting.

On a sad note at FIU, wow:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5029605

[DZ8]

Thoughts and prayers for above friends and families.

[DZ8]

It's Pro Day at Miami!

U better WOW them Jason Fox.

[SOUP]

Good luck Jason Fox!

Leaving the 850 later today for the 863.

See ya...

[DATcane]

http://blogs.ajc.com/recruiting/2010/03/25/storm-johnson-stands-out-in-crowded-miami-backfield/?cxntfid=blogs_recruiting

U

[DATcane]

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sports/umweblog/~3/RT8S3MzO_aw/ray-shipman-thinking-miami.html

U

[DATcane]

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sports/umweblog/~3/vCK3BNesLws/jason-fox-says-knee-is-fine.html

ss

[Sebastian(2001=G.O.A.T.)]

Good luck to all the Canes at Pro Day

This is your last chance to impress so make it count

NFLU

[Cat 5 Cane]

LSU... Recruiting violations... two step. When caught, it amazes me that the violations and who are punished never go further then the last guy holding the balloon!
......................................
In the 53-page report, LSU said it found violations committed by former Tigers receivers coach D.J. McCarthy, including improper phone calls, transportation and summer housing for Hicks, a junior college transfer. Hicks did not play in 2009, his only season with the team, and his scholarship was not renewed. He has since left the university.

Had Akiem Hicks played, the Tigers would have potentially faced forfeits of any victories in which he participated.

"Coach McCarthy was not allowed to recruit last fall (09), after the school launched its investigation, and has not been retained on LSU's staff."

"We stand ready to assist the NCAA with any further information they may need to complete this process," LSU athletic director Joe Alleva said in a release announcing the findings.

"It is a very serious matter any time violations of NCAA rules are discovered, but I take comfort in the fact we have a compliance program in place that discovered these issues early and took swift action to minimize the severity of the situation," Alleva said.

LSU chancellor Michael Martin said he believes the school avoided "potentially more severe sanctions" because the school detected the violations early and took the proper disciplinary measures.
...................................

Total BS!!!!!!!!
There is no way in hell that McCarthy did this on his own, without other coaches (higher then him) and/or administration knowing what was going on. Sizable Money's were paid out of someones pocket and it damn well wasn't McCarthy's.

McCarthy, being the good guy, takes the hit for the school and I bet with a huge under the table bonus to keep the lid on...

Follow the money trail!

[Cat 5 Cane]

Plausible deniability... I didn't know!

LOL

Later!

[CanesCanesCanes]

Cat5

Come on. Les is so honest and he comes across as so ethical.

What on earth are you implyingj?

[Aquaman]

The Cat speaks the truth.

[CGNC]

CSM - wow - you DO have darkside - LOL

[Sarasota 'cane]

I love how LSU is spinning the story. "Nothing to see here, we already fixed it, thanks for stopping by!"

What a joke!

Go 'canes!

[CanesCanesCanes]

No no no. Les is a straight arrow.

[Sebastian(2001=G.O.A.T.)]

Another NCAA infraction to be swept under that big azz rug

[CGNC]

The best thing to come out of LSU is the mad photoshopping skills of lsufreek. The work on the Bryce Brown animation was priceless.

[CGNC]

are Orlando Magic fans idiots?

anointing Dwight Howard as "Superman" is a direct insult at Shaq. at least Shaq started to develop a reverse hook at this point of his career compared to Howard. he was a better passer and was way more aggressive than Howard is now.

he'll never be able to take over a game the way Shaq did. he just doesn't have that mentality.

Never.

Posted by: Daytoncane | March 25, 2010 at 03:31 PM

LOL Dayton I lived there when Shaq left. The Magic fans were upset that he left them for LA. And then when asked why he left he called Orlando "a tiny pond" or something like that in comparison. They were highly insulted that he would want to leave and then say that. Imagine!

[Daytoncane]

i guess college sports have only been corrupt for the last few years.

what happened to the 90's when the game was pure and untainted?

[Playa..The Blogger Formerly Known as Rashad]

Who else is going to the Spring Game tomorrow??

[Sebastian(2001=G.O.A.T.)]

Howard is more athletic then Shaq was at this time in his career.

Shaq was more like the Incredible Hulk then Superman.

Howard is much more like Superman

[Sebastian(2001=G.O.A.T.)]

As of right now, the wife and I will be heading over there

Unless something crops up

[Daytoncane]

Howard is much more like Superman

Posted by: Sebastian(2001=G.O.A.T.) | March 26, 2010 at 12:40 PM

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO