Walk This Way

Since his arrival first year University of Miami head coach Al Golden has preached relentlessly about the importance of returning to the proud history and tradition of Hurricane football.

 
It seems that Golden has talked about the remarkable legacy and incredible tradition at Miami of winning National Championships, producing All-American players and dominating the NFL draft at every possible opportunity.

 
On Saturday at Sun Life Stadium for his first home game ever Golden may have actually started a new tradition of his own that could eventually rival the tradition of running out of the tunnel through the smoke: The Hurricane Walk.

Manny Navarro, our good friend from The Miami Herald, was on hand to capture the event on video (SEEN ABOVE).  He also took the time to interview a long-time Canespacer (known here on the blog as Canezilla) about what he thought about the new tradition of The Hurricane Walk before home games.

"It's about time," said Canes fan Will Boehmer, who drove down from Margate outfitted in green and orange for the game and inaugural Hurricanes Walk. "We need to get closer to the players. We feel so far away at times. It gets the players pumped up before the game."

Read more: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/umiami/2011/09/video-first-ever-hurricanes-walk-at-sun-life-stadium.html#ixzz1YPnNJ8U5

 
Canezilla and his hard core crew of Miami Hurricanes fans go way back in Canespace history and tradition as well.  In fact, all the way back to June of 2006 when we first started the Canespace blog. 

 
He and his crew can be found on a regular basis before games tailgating in the East side parking lot at Sun Life Stadium.  We have had the opportunity to meet at a few UM events, several tailgate parties and even at some away games like at the UCF game in Orlando.

 
So if you want to meet Canezilla (and his lovely wife), other Canespacers or maybe even former 'Canes like Lamar Thomas before the game, then meet us at "The Hurricane Walk" on the West side of Sun Life Stadium about two hours prior to kickoff to welcome the Hurricane coaches and players.

Be like Canezilla: Get off the bench and get into the game!

Comments

[CaneRock]

UNO!!!

[SOUP]

SOUP, thanks again for the shirt... you made a Cane alum very happy!

Posted by: roachcane77 | September 19, 2011 at 09:34 PM

The pleasure is all on this side of the blog! It was great meeting U at the game after all these years.

[SOUP]

Rock...U need some Canespace gear?

[solarcane]

roach, soup,
I think the world of Jacory as a person, but I feel he has been as good as he is ever going to be for a long time.

That safety Merletti on UNC picked off two passes in a row to end Virginia's last two drives, guys like that scare me to death with Jacory trying to throw long when the pressure is on.

[Richcane]

What a great time was to be had at the game Saturday! I came down from the ATL with 12 fans (3 OSU). I liked the vibe that going around the stadium on the tailgate tour we took. I am so impressed with the Al Golden show after just 2 games. It's great to see the response the Canes players have to him.
Keep it up Canes!

[solarcane]

Northwestern Senior High probed for possible grade-changing

The Miami-Dade school district inspector general is investigating claims that a former principal at troubled Miami Northwestern High School may have changed the grade of a student athlete.

A veteran Miami-Dade principal tasked with cleaning up Northwestern Senior High in the wake of a 2007 sex scandal is under investigation on allegations that he changed the grades of a student athlete.

Principal Charles Hankerson oversaw a steady increase in student achievement in his four years at Northwestern and was credited with restoring discipline to the student body. After butting heads with the Northwestern football coach over the school’s dominant football culture, he asked to be assigned to a different school this year.

Miami-Dade Inspector General Christopher Mazzella declined to comment on the investigation Monday, but said he expects his office to issue a final report on the matter “in the very near future.”

Sources say the incident in question occurred more than a years ago.

Hankerson’s attorney, Michelle Delancy, called the allegations “ironic,” given Hankerson’s reputation as a no-nonsense principal.

“I’m confident, based on what I know, there is nothing that will impair his 20-year-plus record as a tough-as-nails, by-the-book administrator,” she said.

Three days before the school year started, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho reassigned Hankerson to a regional office pending the results of the investigation.. He does not have any duties as principal.

Wallace Aristide, a former assistant principal, took over at Northwestern.

The school has spent the past four years working to repair its image and boost its school grade and graduation rate.

Earlier this month, the school hit a high note — receiving a $1-million investment from the J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation to build a new science lab, partner with Florida International University and foster a college-going culture.

Hankerson became Northwestern’s sixth principal in three years when former Superintendent Rudy Crew tapped him to lead the inner city school in 2007.

The previous principal had been removed for allegedly covering up a sex scandal involving a star football player and an underage girl.

In the decade since the state began grading schools, Northwestern had never earned above a D.

Hankerson arrived and made academic improvement a top priority.

He brought in Teach for America, a program that filled the classrooms with high-achieving young teachers, and pushed students to take remedial reading and math courses.

He tripled the number of students in college-level classes and created a college resource center on campus.

By 2010, Northwestern was just points away from earning a C from the state Department of Education.

But Hankerson found himself in the spotlight for a different reason. Students and alumni complained the school had become all about academics and test prep — so much so that it was taking away from the storied football program.

The principal found himself under pressure from the alumni association.

In December, he had a falling out with football coach Billy Rolle and announced plans to leave Northwestern immediately.

Neither Hankerson nor Rolle would say what the spat was about. Miami-Dade school district spokesman John Schuster said Hankerson had requested the transfer to be closer to his family in south Miami-Dade.

Hankerson later delayed plans to leave Northwestern so he could attend graduation.

He was assigned to lead Miami Killian Senior High this school year, but he never got to start the new assignment. Effective Aug. 19, Hankerson was assigned to the south region office.

Members of the Northwestern alumni community met the news of the probe with caution.

Alumni Association President Larry Williams declined to comment, saying he wanted to give Hankerson the benefit of the doubt until all the facts are in and the probe is closed.

But Darryl Holsendolph, a Northwestern alumnus and CEO of a Miami merchandising company, said he was confident Hankerson would be cleared of any wrongdoing.

“He’s a stand-up guy,” Holsendolph said. “The results are there. He did great work.”
...

Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/09/19/2415433/ig-probes-possible-grade-changing.html#storylink=twt#ixzz1YSDU0VVi

[canezilla]

Soup baby, thanks for all the love. It's things like this that makes me and my crew proud to be hurricanes ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo C A N E S!!!!!!

[canezilla]

The wife and are expecting our first child In Jan. It's a boy ,next man up in line!!!!!!

[Six]

Bethune Cookman lost to South Carolina State, 28-16

If the Canes don't hold this team to under 6 points, they should have their scholarships revoked

[KLCaneFan]

What Six said.

[solarcane]

Noles QB EJ Manuel day to day

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Quarterback EJ Manuel's availability for 11th-ranked Florida State's Atlantic Coast Conference opener at Clemson is on a day-to-day basis, coach Jimbo Fisher said Monday.

Manuel, who didn't practice Monday, is one of several Seminole offensive players who could miss the team's first road test of the young season. Fisher had only four scholarship receivers healthy at Monday's practice.

"It affects you," the second-year head coach conceded. "Injuries are a part of football. We'll move around and do differed personnel groupings."

Manuel sprained his non-throwing left shoulder in Saturday's 23-13 loss to top-ranked Oklahoma, and doctors checked him again Monday to see if the injury was severe enough to keep him out of the Clemson game.

Fisher said an MRI on Manuel revealed no structural damage.

ACC blog
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"We'll see how it goes," Fisher said.

"It's a concern," he said. "You've got to make sure it doesn't affect your throwing motion."

Redshirt freshman Clint Trickett would get his first start if Manuel can't go against the 21st-ranked Tigers (3-0).

"He was on top of things," Fisher said about his backup quarterback's practice Monday. "Played really well."

The Seminoles' already hard-hit receiving corps got yet another jolt Monday when Fisher announced that the team's second leading receiver this season, sophomore Scooter Haggins, requires surgery to repair a broken left hand sustained against the Sooners. Haggins who has 11 catches on the season, will miss four to six weeks.

The Seminoles (2-1) might also be without receivers Bert Reed and Kenny Shaw for this weekend's critical ACC opener.

Reed is trying to shake off the effects of an ankle sprain sustained in a 62-10 win over Charleston Southern on Sept. 10. Shaw was removed by ambulance early in the Oklahoma game after a vicious helmet-to-helmet collision with two Sooners defenders.

Shaw was taken to a hospital following the scary hit, but returned to the Florida State sideline late in the game.

"He was much, much better than we anticipated," Fisher said Monday. "I don't know if I'm optimistic, but I feel very good."

Florida State has been without junior wide receiver Willie Haulstead all season because of ongoing concussion symptoms. Fisher said Haulstead could be redshirted if he's unable to return soon.

Running back Chris Thompson, last year's leading rusher, has been hampered with a stress fracture in his back and hasn't displayed the explosiveness he exhibited last season.

Aside from a 19-yard run in the opener against Louisiana-Monroe, Thompson has managed just 26 yards on 16 carries.

"We've got to get better in the running game," Fisher. "We've got to block better."

Florida State has hardly used its most experienced back, senior Jermaine Thomas, who has had just four carries this season. Thomas has 1,827 career yards rushing and a 5.7 per carry average.

[orange 'n green in the vein]

Richcane, welcome to Canespace, post here, post often.

Meanwhile, behind the facade of this innocent looking sport:

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/6993604/big-east-big-12-talking-possible-merger-report-says

[solarcane]

Papa Cane
UM WR Commitment Has Big Day: Angelo Jean Louis has 5 catches for 139 yards last Friday. He is UM's best WR commitment. Speed demon.

[Willie Will in Nashville]

Canezilla,

Congratulations I'm having my first in about 3 weeks, I'm having a boy also and I'm getting him loaded wit cane gear

[Destin Cane]

Quick question (off topic) from a distant Cane. Did Golden ever address the 4 & 1 debacle? I saw what happened but how was the play designed?

Rooting for the Canes in the Panhandle.

[canezilla]

Thanks willy will good luck chief!!!!

[raizecane]

Anybody else getting emails saying they can get Cialis-Levitra-Viagra delivered right to their door step? :-)

[orange 'n green in the vein]

Destin, I read somewhere an out of context quote that most are attributing to an INT that I think is the 4th and 1 fumble. Jacory said it was a busted play he was trying to make something out of, I think it was the fake a FB handoff, toss to the RB to the outside Morris ran for a 1st against Maryland.

[SOUP]

It's great to see the response the Canes players have to him. Keep it up Canes!

Posted by: Richcane | September 19, 2011 at 10:02 PM

Rich...post here, post often!

[solarcane]

Anybody else getting emails saying they can get Cialis-Levitra-Viagra delivered right to their door step? :-)

Posted by: raizecane | September 19, 2011 at 10:44 PM

I thiknk it's soup moonlighting raize

[SOUP]

Soup baby, thanks for all the love. It's things like this that makes me and my crew proud to be hurricanes.

Posted by: canezilla | September 19, 2011 at 10:04 PM

I'm gonna tell U what Solar and I tell each other all the time: U know, I know, U know. It's ALL good brotha.

[pre83]

I, like most, am impressed so far with Mr. Golden.

I have noticed so far that if there is anything to say, Al, as he should being the HC, is going to be the one to say it on behalf of the coaching staff.

Nothing against Al. Let's be honest, in comparison to RS, there is actually reason to pay attention to the interview.

That being said, it would be nice to get the perspective of other coaches.

I would especially be interested in the thoughts of Kehoe since he could give his thoughts while comparing Al to Schnelly, JJ, Erickson, Butch and Clappy.

I find it difficult to believe that I would be the first to point that out.

[TonyCane]

Little early to compare but UM over the last decade after 2 games:

Year PF PA
2002 104 33
2003 86 42
2004 64 10
2005 43 43
2006 61 23
2007 44 54
2008 53 33
2009 71 51
2010 69 36
2011 48 39

Numbers should be more indicative after Game 4.

[chicago-cane80]

Canezilla: Congratulations to the both of you. GO CANES!

[pre83]

Solar - Honestly bro, as consistent as you are with your quick wit, you should be making the masses laugh - the good Lord knows we could all use it these days! Hilarious!

Anybody else getting emails saying they can get Cialis-Levitra-Viagra delivered right to their door step? :-)

Posted by: raizecane | September 19, 2011 at 10:44 PM

I thiknk it's soup moonlighting raize

Posted by: solarcane | September 19, 2011 at 10:53 PM

[bg1906]

Soup.

Thanks for the open door policy. It was always supposed to business and NEVER EVER PERSONAL. But I let it become that way. My apologies....please accept them. I never forgot ANY of my friends here and I missed many of you a great deal. We all wise up in time and relationships should be cherished and not torn down over petty grievences. Life is too short.

Glad to be back! Solar WHAT UP! Ha!

Legends of the Fall

Lamar Miller - Offense (No brainer)
Olivier Vernon - Defense (Shapiro happened)

Welcome back bg.

Posted by: 1miamifan | September 19, 2011 at 08:44 PM

Thanks for the love big homie! Glad to be back.

[SJMPARMAN]

Anyone else notice that Bryce Brown is not starting, and not listed as one of the top three runners for Kansas State? The Kansas State web sites say it is an "undisclosed" injury but it sounds alot like a coach afraid to play a player he knows is ineligible. I could be wrong, Lord knows I am wrong as more often as not lately, (yes that is a back handed apology to someone for letting some drinks get the bteer of me) but you don't not just play Bryce Brown when the other guys were pathetic in their two previous games.

Should be interesting to see how Arthur Brown plays. He had 12 tackles in the last game, and he was a stud against inferior competition. He also has some knowledge of our players he may be able to impart to his team mates. I don't think it will be a close game. The formula is clearly pound the ball and Kansas State doesn't have the players to stop it.

3-1 is almost assured (their quarterback is a converted wide reciever who is erratic as far as my research can tell but is an excellent runner). That Maryland loss is going to sting for awhile because it was winnable. A 4-0 Miami vs Virginia Tech would have created quite the buzz.

[Big Daddy Cane]

expect coach D to confuse this guy with multiple looks.

[CaneRock]

My LOFs lookin' good so far,
I got Hurnzee on O,
Chickillo on D,
and I think Wieclaw on STs.
Chick justified it with a sack against OSU.
Hurnzee, well, He's Hurnzee.
And Wieclaw, uhhhh, His kickoffs have hang-time don't they, does hangtime make you a LOFer...

[www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000117339359]

my LOF is lookn nice as well

JaScory even wit the picks U saw a waaaaaay more fluid offense than with Morris

and JoJo tht kid is REALLY showing up....

RCCF Mr12%

[TLuv]

Listened to Bernie K on Sid today. He said Alonzo Highsmith, before his knee injury, was the baddest football player he's ever seen, college or pro. Props

[TLuv]

bg,

You still keeping up with recruiting? Any DT prospects you know of that we got a shot at? The cupboard looks bare. Nice to see you round.

[Old Skool]

Eddie Goldman is the DT I'm hoping for. Miami is supposedly his dream school unless he comes down with a case of Udonis Haslem disease.

[Old Skool]

Glancing through the local papers. Everyone is mentioning the need for fewer mistakes in the passing game. How long has it been since we played a game and those issues weren't mentioned? 10 years?

[canechic]

Brawl news, lol!

http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/09/20/2415515/um-fiu-fight-a-thing-of-the-past.html

[usagainsttheworld]

Soup.

Thanks for the open door policy. It was always supposed to business and NEVER EVER PERSONAL. But I let it become that way. My apologies....please accept them. I never forgot ANY of my friends here and I missed many of you a great deal. We all wise up in time and relationships should be cherished and not torn down over petty grievences. Life is too short.

Glad to be back! Solar WHAT UP! Ha!

Legends of the Fall

Lamar Miller - Offense (No brainer)
Olivier Vernon - Defense (Shapiro happened)

Welcome back bg.

Posted by: 1miamifan | September 19, 2011 at 08:44 PM

Thanks for the love big homie! Glad to be back.

Posted by: bg1906 | September 19, 2011 at 11:54 PM

bg-- welcome back. i have been asking about you. hey man, moved the family from atl to the maryland area? are you still around? making plans to go to blackburg this year. you going?

[usagainsttheworld]

^^^moved the family to the maryland area(.)

blacksburg.

[raizecane]

Repost of a late entry from last blog -

bg,
seeing you sailor and KL stop by makes me smile more than most people could imagine, you for one know what I mean.
I love seeing you around!

Posted by: solarcane | September 19, 2011 at 06:49 PM

*******************************************

Holy pha-shizzle. I didn't think I had a hangover today but when I see KL, Sailor, Canezilla and now BG post on here, I am wondering if I went into some timewarp and just woke up.

First Canez1 does a few driveby's and now you guys mentioned above do a gang drive-by. Welcome.....Welcome....Welcome

OGV - meant to thank you for the props you gave me on the previous blog. And my reply would be not to worry my brotha, it's all good. Great tailgating with you and everyone else and I hope everyone woke up Sunday feeling a little better than Saturday :-)

[Felipe]

SJMPARMAN: The most glaring stat left out of all the posts I've seen on Bryce are the fumbles, which dropped him from a 3-way logjam at RB to 3rd on the depth chart. Oh, and his coach lampooning his work ethic & even using Arthur as a model of what Bryce is not in that dept.

[Old Skool]

SJMPARMAN. The thing I wonder about is after Bryce had committed to the U, he went to go see his fellow commit Lamar play. Bryce probably saw the writing on the wall and realized, he wasn't going to be able to compete. And, thus, Hello Tennessee. There he had to compete against into David Oku. The result: Hello, Kansas State.

Of course there was plenty of time interspersed in there for personal reflection, time to wander the plains of Kansas and seek signs from the Almighty or whomever else he was channeling and time to complain about the unfairness of not being released from his scholarships when he wanted to be released.

Ultimately, I guess the excuse of wanting to play with your brother is the singles version of quitting to spend more time with your family.

[Ohio_Cane]

Quick question (off topic) from a distant Cane. Did Golden ever address the 4 & 1 debacle? I saw what happened but how was the play designed?

Posted by: Destin Cane | September 19, 2011 at 10:37 PM
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I'm no expert, but it looked like the short yardage play they ran against Maryland a couple times where they make it look like they're gonna pitch it wide to LM6 but hand off to Hagens.

Either Hagens went the wrong way, or Jacory did. I dunno which one.

[solarcane]

bg,
did you ever cash in your swim with the dolphins win??

Man you talk about a visual!!
Just seeing a black man swimming in the ocean is a rare treat.
Seeing a brother frolicking around with his dolphin pals would be a mind blower.

Call me when you do it bg, I'll bring the sardines !!

[CGNC]

Hi ya BG and KL!

Zilla- congrats on the upcoming little one and same to Willie Will.

Skreetz - good win. Keep bringing the info - we love it. And hey our QB situation might not be the way we want it, but it is not nearly as bad as OSU's!

[KLCaneFan]

Hi CGNC

How's your daughter doing?

[Ohio_Cane]

Manny - How good was #UM's defense vs. Ohio State? Jordan Futch said D graded out at 90.3. Translation: Only 6 missed tackles

[ftmcane]

anybody else hearing ND to the ACC a strong possiblity?

[Big Daddy Cane]

I was impressed with the D...i was impressed with the D @ maryland also. We should use the next 2 games as a way to practice more technique against live opponents.

[canezilla]

Raize ,that's how we do drive by cane gang style

[Big Daddy Cane]

I keep waiting on word about L. Robinson and C. Porter....I hope they can get it together with the injuries.

[solarcane]

pre83 thanks brutha,

stopped raining here
im off to work

[Ohio_Cane]

Video: Lamar Miller post-practice Sept. 20, 2011 http://tumblr.com/xng4sooe4l

Video: Sean Spence talks to the media post practice about Kansas State http://tumblr.com/xng4sopkca

Video: Darius Smith talks to the media after practice about his play thus far this season and preparing for... http://tumblr.com/xng4soq0xd

[Ohio_Cane]

Papa Cane - Update On Henderson's Status: Per Coach Kehoe this morning, OL Seantrel Henderson will be back to practice this week. Great news.

[Ohio_Cane]

K-State press conference at 12:30 pm today. Golden and 4 players. I'll post quotes all at once as I get em.

[Ohio_Cane]

Anyone have an InsideTheU account? Article on Ereck Flowers, Duke Johnson, and Keith Brown attending the UM-OSU game.

http://miami.247sports.com/Article/OL-Commit-Flowers-Talks-UM-OSU-40736

[Ohio_Cane]

**OFF TOPIC**

So, apparently, online gamers have begun the process of a cure for AIDS, by deciphering the enzyme puzzle that has stumped scientists for many, many years.

http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/online-gamers-crack-aids-enzyme-puzzle-161920724.html

GO GAMERS! Lol

[Big Daddy Cane]

as I watch the replay I notice receivers and te's not sitting down in routes after they clear space, they just run non chalantly throught their routes.

[UMike]

had a great time at the game..OGV, Raize, was nice meeting you guys...enjoyed the poolside "view" and other hotel accommodations. Great weekend..great win.

[herbieibis]

Tluv,

I've been ranting for about a year about our D.Tackle situation. Don't Expect Goldman. He was at FSU this past weekend and although he has the Canes listed in his top 6, with this NCAA thing hanging over us I don't expect us to get him. Goldie really needs to recruit this position hard but as it looks now, we'll get some retread 2 or 3 star players as stop gaps, until someone wakes up and realize its been 10 years since we had a differance maker at that position. Forston will not be 100% this entire season and the rest of those upper class Dts play as soft as tomato cans. Grimble & Pierre are not ready to play every down, from a pysicality standpoint. OSU gutted us between the tackles.

[raizecane]

UMike - back at ya bro........

[canechic]

I GOT A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) :) :)

[dj moonbat]

I GOT A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) :) :)

Posted by: canechic | September 20, 2011 at 11:41 AM

Sweet!

Now, can you stop bringing me down so much? I have to stay motivated, myself.

[SailorCane]

Congrats Canechic!!

[Ohio_Cane]

Congrats CaneChica! Hope U love it!

[dj moonbat]

Now, can you stop bringing me down so much? I have to stay motivated, myself.

Posted by: dj moonbat | September 20, 2011 at 11:43 AM

Oh, crap. That didn't come out right at all. I should have said something like:

Congratulations Hopefully your outlook on the 'Canes will improve now that the job situation has improved.

[canechic]

ok dj!!!!!! :)

Thanks Sailor....amazing how crazy it is out there...I was hired back by the attorney I interned for...I emailed him the day he had an employee leave for personal reasons...amazing how fate works!!!

“Everything happens for a reason. Every action has a reaction. Always remember that whats meant to be will always find a way to come about.”

[Ohio_Cane]

@UMTickets: Parking gates 4 Kansas-State game will open at 10:30am 4 green & RV/Bus lots. All other lots will open at 11:30am. GO CANES!

[UMike]

I got 2 tickets in section 426 (family section)..row 22 seats 1 and 2..$25? Anyone?

[Ohio_Cane]

WVU rejected by ACC and SEC. LOL

[Texascane]

Bob Stoops gets new contract that will pay him 34.5 million over the next 7 years...

[CGNC]

KL - she is good, thanks for asking - getting her requirements out of the way so she can study vascular sonography. And yours?

[CGNC]

CC - congrats - but is this for the kook? If so he will still be a kook......

[dj moonbat]

Bob Stoops gets new contract that will pay him 34.5 million over the next 7 years...

Posted by: Texascane | September 20, 2011 at 12:19 PM

Wow. I know Okies love 'em some football, but it's obscene to have a college football coach pulling down that kind of dinero in the current economic climate.

[Texascane]

Ohio...this is a good read...academics do matter...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/856867-college-realignment-analyzing-the-us-news-and-world-report-college-rankings

[Ohio_Cane]

Feliciano slipped up, said he became starter because "Fig was messing up" before putting his head in his hands

[canechic]

CC - congrats - but is this for the kook? If so he will still be a kook......

Posted by: CGNC | September 20, 2011 at 12:20 PM

No the kooky one was another attorney. Same place different attorney! Pay is soooo much better than what others wanted to give me. :)

[KLCaneFan]

CGNC they're all doing great.

My daughter just started at FSU in the fall. Poor kid was harassed pretty good for being a Miami fan by hall-mates during the MD game. Funny story tho: she called me before the FSU-OU game telling me she'd put the jinx on the game and guaranteed an FSU loss. I guess her jinx worked. LOL.

[Ohio_Cane]

Presser started. Quotes incoming...

[Texascane]

DJ,

The salaries are just bizarre...adjusted for inflation, the OU program made 7% more money last year than 2003...when Stoops was making just under 2 million.

He basically (with incentives) tripled his salary in 8 years while returning a 1% annualized increase in sales.

I need to try that one on my boss...

[canechic]

and I will be working under a 10 year paralegal and only doing bankruptcy and phones!!!

[dj moonbat]

I need to try that one on my boss...

Posted by: Texascane | September 20, 2011 at 12:38 PM

Just imagine: if ALL of us pulled that on our bosses, the Gross Domestic Product would go off the charts!

[canechic]

seriously texas...the going rate for an average worker is just sad :(

[Old Skool]

Congrats canechic.

[Willie Will in Nashville]

CGNC,
thanks, I seen a baby canes shirt that says " start em young raise em right", I'm definitely getting it

Canechic,
Congratulations hopefully I will be able to say the same pretty soon and get out of my dead end job

[Ohio_Cane]

A preemptive thanks to Manny Navarro, Jorge Milian, HurricaneSports.com, and Scott Zavitz for quotes from these pressers....

Al Golden said he's anxious to see OL Seantrel Henderson return, but said Henderson hasn't be cleared yet

Golden speaking highly of JoJo...."He is a real good player for us...a good leader."

Golden says JoJo Nicolas has become a vocal leader and is an amazing human being

#UM players said OL Seantrel Henderson spent Tuesday on a stationary bike

To avoid distractions, Golden says the coaches have been working with the players on focusing on the "process"

Al Golden said Kansas State DT Ray Kibble is better than anyone the Canes have faced thus far

Golden: "Canes Walk is a great way to represent to our University... I hope that continues."

Golden says that six more practices with the players playing their normal positions made a big difference between the first and second games

Al Golden said what makes Lamar Miller special is his OL. He also can go inside as well as he does outside

"All pros, no cons", on ACC expansion

Golden on ACC expansion..... "It's a great time to be in the ACC."

Al Golden said team is still tinkering on OL, says Seantrel Henderson could play guard when he returns

Golden: "We fed off the crowd but I think the crowd fed off of the way our guys played."

On penalties..."They were down (vs. OSU), but it is still something we need to improve."

What Golden attributed the decrease in penalties too... "Threats." <--LOL

Team cut down on penalties from 10 at Maryland to 5 vs. Ohio State

Al Golden said next step for Canes is to advance from winning 1 big game to being a good team again

Golden crediting Jacory for team having a "better operation"

Al Golden said where he wants to see QB Jacory Harris make his most growth "on second and third reads."

More to come...

[bg1906]

TLuv.

I eat and breath recruiting! DT is position that is relatively weak this year in the state. Not a lot of great prospects and then when you add to that potential sanctions, the national pool dries up really quickly. Obviously, the big fish is Eddie Goldman out of Washington, DC. He did like us very much and visited during the Shannon regime. The change to Golden DID affect him as he needed to rebuild the relationship, also the sanctions aren't helping. He's still saying he wants to visit and that will be key if we hope to stay on his radar. But IMO he's a long shot. Our current commit is Earl Moore from Tampa. He's a decent prospect but will need some time to add strength and technique to his game. He seems like a potential NT type IMO. Carlos Watkins out of North Carolina and Jordan Watkins out of Georgia were also interested but Carlos Watkins lost his interest fairly early and Jordan Watkins committed to Stanford soon after the allegations hit. Another kid that may come into play now is Christian Brown who early on was BEGGING for some Miami attention. We didn't offer and he's interested now in Illinois. Perhaps now we may warm up to him some, but then again we may not. DT is a position of need so maybe we dip in the Juco ranks a bit like with Smith and look there because this year is just not a great one for big time DT prospects in the state of Florida.

[bg1906]

Solar.

You KNOW I'm not swimming with no Dolphins! Ha! I gave it away! HEHEHE

bg-- welcome back. i have been asking about you. hey man, moved the family from atl to the maryland area? are you still around? making plans to go to blackburg this year. you going?

Posted by: usagainsttheworld | September 20, 2011 at 07:30 AM

USA.

Where in Maryland? I was at the Maryland game but Blacksburg is a HUMP. Plus I will be out of town to Las Vegas when they play.

[3G Cane]

So who else wants to see Arthur Brown get pancaked... then lumberjacked... then metrorailed right out of the stadium???

Congrats CC

[canechic]

Canechic,
Congratulations hopefully I will be able to say the same pretty soon and get out of my dead end job

Posted by: Willie Will in Nashville | September 20, 2011 at 12:54 PM

I hope so too Willie Will, it is brutal out there, just brutal!!!

[bg1906]

CGNC.

Hey you! Its been a minute mama! 1 Love! How is everything in the good NC???

[canechic]

Thanks everyone! :)

[Texascane]

Latest numbers I could find...and Oklahoma has never been in the Top 10...

Top 10 Football Revenue Schools for 2007-2008
1. Texas $72.95 million
2. Georgia $67.05 million
3. Florida $66.1 million
4. Ohio State University $65.16 million
5. Notre Dame $59.77 million
6. Auburn $59.67 million
7. Michigan $57.46 million
8. Alabama $57.37 million
9. Penn State $53.76 million
10. Louisiana State University $52.68 million

[Ohio_Cane]

Golden commending Stephen Morris on how he has handled returning to a backup role.

Al Golden confirms TE Blake Ayles has retired due to concussions, says team will miss his maturity <-- (Never seen "retired" used in college lol)

Penalties, turnover ratio, pre-snap communication, special teams are things he wants to clean up before ACC play

[bg1906]

CC.

'Gratz on the new gig.

[SlingBlade]

Bg1906 welcome back...been thinkin of ya

[Texascane]

2010 Numbers...by the way, we are 49th @ 6.8 million...

1 Texas $65.02 Big 12
2 Georgia $45.38 SEC
3 Florida $43.29 SEC
4 Penn State $42.63 Big Ten
5 LSU $39.12 SEC
6 Notre Dame $38.18 Independent
7 Alabama $38.16 SEC
8 Nebraska $37.29 Big 12
9 South Carolina $37.23 SEC
10 Ohio State $35.89 Big Ten
11 Michigan $34.21 Big Ten
12 Auburn $29.81 SEC
13 Michigan State $27.64 Big Ten
14 Texas A&M $22.29 Big 12
15 Oklahoma $21.84 Big 12

[Old Skool]

Wow BG is back. Solid info on DTs. Thanks

[mi@mic@ne]

cc.. Was the job with the NCAA rules committee? LOL.. you know i be kiddin... good news ..

[ftmcane]

would the gap mostly be due to ticket sales?

[SOUP]

Canechic...Congratulations on the new JOB! Go into it being confident, assertive and forceful. U know 'Canes style!

Very, very happy for U!

[bg1906]

Sling.

What it do homie. Thanks for the welcome back. Appreciate it!