Tonight at 8 PM on ESPN the entire Nation will be watching as your University of Miami Hurricanes take on the Virginia Cavaliers at Sun Life Stadium in another Atlantic Coast Conference game that will help determine the ACC Champion.
Miami enters the game on a roll after beating North Carolina on the road at Chapel Hill and then Georgia Tech at home the following week for back to back ACC wins that makes even the doubters like Canechic and OGV happy enough to smile even if just for a brief moment.
The confident and optimistic UM fans are already solidly behind their new charismatic and articulate leader and the obviously improving Miami football team. The Hurricane's defensive performance against Georgia Tech had even the most pessimistic UM fans drunk with positive thoughts.
The doubters however are NOT yet completely convinced or satisfied with the 2011 Hurricanes and will not rest easy until when or if Miami beats Virginia tonight on national TV. And who can really blame them?
Hurricane fans have been down this road before several times over the last few seasons and are now holding their cards and their emotions close to the vest after being burned emotionally in the past.
In fact, if this were a game of Texas hold 'em, some fans would almost certainly fold before going "all in" for the Hurricanes.
This time there is no doubt that some of the more conservative members of the UM faithful are being cautious before falling head over heels for Al Golden and the 2011 version of the Miami football team.
There are simply two possible outcomes to Thursday night's ACC contest:
1. After Miami beats Virginia tonight by the score of 34-20 at Sun Life Stadium there will be little room left on the bandwagon for Hurricane fans to get on board the love train that has already formed around Al Golden and the Hurricane football program.
2. If Hurricanes lose to the Cavaliers 27-24 then UM fans will once again begin to doubt and criticize their coaches, players and program heading forward and into the remaining four games of the season.
We will be on hand to personally witness the game and the outcome of the event as it unfolds.
We wish you could be there with us too.
seriously?
Posted by: DallasTX Cane | October 27, 2011 at 01:11 PM
SOUP check your email and then do the quick edit.
Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | October 27, 2011 at 01:11 PM
1st!!
Posted by: TJL | October 27, 2011 at 01:13 PM
3rd damn
Posted by: TJL | October 27, 2011 at 01:14 PM
D-Line - channel U'r inner Jerome Brown tonight
Posted by: DallasTX Cane | October 27, 2011 at 01:24 PM
D-Line will beast today
Posted by: Q | October 27, 2011 at 01:27 PM
Next step in progression: Our WRs catch a bunch. Miami wins 34-20.
Posted by: calGary Cane | October 27, 2011 at 01:39 PM
I'm sticking with my 31-10 prediction. GO CANES!
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | October 27, 2011 at 01:51 PM
'Canes will win tonight, beat Duke and have a four game winning streak headin into Tallahassee.
Just saying...
Posted by: welcane | October 27, 2011 at 02:08 PM
28-17 Canes
Posted by: SinisterCane | October 27, 2011 at 02:13 PM
Did anyone realize that Jimmy Graham is on pace to break Tony Gonzalez's single season reception record for tight ends??
Posted by: DallasTX Cane | October 27, 2011 at 02:18 PM
NCAA board of directors will give conferences the option of adding $2,000 in spending money as part of athletic scholarships. NCAA rules schools will also be able to decide whether to award scholarships for multiple years.
"This is most certainly not pay for play, it's for covering more of the legitimate expenses of attending college" - NCAA Pres, Mark Emmert
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | October 27, 2011 at 02:37 PM
Gorten - Here's story I wrote on UM RB Mike James, this week's nominee 4 the Discover Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award, & his mom: http://sunsent.nl/ukDHFL
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | October 27, 2011 at 03:18 PM
35-14 Canes
Posted by: toledocane | October 27, 2011 at 03:21 PM
Ohio-They are opening a can of worms..SEC schools will be giving fistfuls of cash and only accounting for 2K, you watch they will be living like they are making 100K and show only 2K on paper.
Posted by: TJL | October 27, 2011 at 03:26 PM
After Shapiro's book keeper got arrested and his books were proved to be forged and frauds. I think we will get a 1 year bowl ban and a few schollys at most. If not, they will have to hammer OHIO ST and they would lose WAY to much money if they do that . I want us to hook up Golden with a big contract and a BIG BUYOUT, so that Penn st cant swoop in when we start winning
Posted by: Gainsville smells | October 27, 2011 at 03:28 PM
Whats the weather like down there today?
Posted by: Dallas Cane | October 27, 2011 at 03:46 PM
ProCanes.com - Michael Irvin thrown out of son’s football game, police called http://bit.ly/rpbcKi
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | October 27, 2011 at 03:59 PM
Let's do this!!
Go 'canes!
Posted by: Sarasota 'cane | October 27, 2011 at 06:11 PM
FSU insider on Mike Bianchi's show this morning is actually worried about the Miami game :)
Posted by: canechic | October 27, 2011 at 06:14 PM
Canes will finish strong!
Posted by: jack | October 27, 2011 at 06:34 PM
Dallas 70's tonight! Should be nice! Cold front moving into FL tomorrow!
Posted by: Canechic | October 27, 2011 at 06:47 PM
canechic, they should be, Harris is a better player at the most important position on the field than anybody the Indians can field right now. If the defense gets some better calls dialed in from the sideline and line play with Vernon rounding into form, UM has the talent to stand in toe to toe on the road and come away with a win.
Since SOUP is probably sloshed right now, I guess this link will have to do for a prediction since I don't think comments here have embedding options enabled;
http://youtu.be/fmPbeW9oNMY
Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | October 27, 2011 at 06:49 PM
OGV I thought you were going to the game?
Posted by: Canechic | October 27, 2011 at 07:01 PM
No, I am going to see Guns N Roses in Orlando Friday and don't want to have to make a Miami to there drive hungover like a night-train so I'm watching this one at a sports bar and cutting my road time to a quarter of what it would have been instead for Friday. They will have to win without me in attendance this week, but 2001's football team is there to make up for it so they should be fine.
Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | October 27, 2011 at 07:35 PM
LET'S WIN THREE IN A ROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Hermosa Cane | October 27, 2011 at 07:46 PM
Guns and roses holy smokes they still tour? Is it at Amway?
Posted by: Canechic | October 27, 2011 at 07:57 PM
Game time! Let's go CANES!!!!!!!
Posted by: jack | October 27, 2011 at 07:58 PM
yes canechic, they still tour and sell the arenas out, but it's Axl Rose fronting a bunch of guys he hired to replace the original band though.
Fear the Tie, sounds too much like fear the tie-dye to me for some reason.
Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | October 27, 2011 at 08:05 PM
D'No, this is known as a two dimensional offense, your inability to stop it is what is going to require your dismissal at the end of the year.
Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | October 27, 2011 at 08:13 PM
We're screwed!! Coming out to lackadaisical!!
Posted by: 4-Real | October 27, 2011 at 08:15 PM
Streeter drop and a successful bubble screen we get the ball deep in our own territory.
Posted by: mi@mic@ne | October 27, 2011 at 08:17 PM
cmon cANES
Posted by: sebas13 | October 27, 2011 at 08:19 PM
Horrible read by miller
Posted by: sebas13 | October 27, 2011 at 08:21 PM
Two drives, two 2nd and 2's. NO play action bombs and zero 3rd down conversions. Has UM decided not to test these guys deep?
Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | October 27, 2011 at 08:23 PM
Well the punter is doing good :)
Posted by: Canechic | October 27, 2011 at 08:23 PM
The offensive play calling get is starting too damm fancy
Posted by: SinisterCane | October 27, 2011 at 08:24 PM
VA Cane, your former charge, Moses looks bigger than Seantrel to me, not taller but more massive.
Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | October 27, 2011 at 08:27 PM
That blows!
Posted by: Canechic | October 27, 2011 at 08:27 PM
WR under screen, D'Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | October 27, 2011 at 08:27 PM
got caught on an all out blitz
Posted by: mi@mic@ne | October 27, 2011 at 08:28 PM
damn that sucks!!!
Posted by: sebas13 | October 27, 2011 at 08:28 PM
is anybody else worried
Posted by: sebas13 | October 27, 2011 at 08:29 PM
It looks like the game plan is not to let their qb stand back with all kinds of time and throw the ball.
this is going to be a tough game..
Posted by: mi@mic@ne | October 27, 2011 at 08:30 PM
Coming out way 2 flat, like they don't care. Opening series they walked out like...whateva!!
Posted by: 4-Real | October 27, 2011 at 08:31 PM
This OC has D'No's tendencies scoped. It's going to be a long night as the OL of UVA starts to wear on the thin UM DL.
Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | October 27, 2011 at 08:32 PM
Where was that play on the two 2nd and 2's on the opening two drives?
Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | October 27, 2011 at 08:33 PM
thats what ive been saying about opening the game up
Posted by: mi@mic@ne | October 27, 2011 at 08:33 PM
yes
Posted by: sebas13 | October 27, 2011 at 08:33 PM
oh no we suck AGAIN
Posted by: sebas13 | October 27, 2011 at 08:35 PM
Gonna be one of those nights!
Posted by: Canechic | October 27, 2011 at 08:35 PM
this looks so familiar
Posted by: mi@mic@ne | October 27, 2011 at 08:35 PM
Put in Clements
Posted by: SinisterCane | October 27, 2011 at 08:35 PM
It all this outlandish predictions....ugh!
Posted by: Canechic | October 27, 2011 at 08:36 PM
Strap in tonight ladies and gentlemen, upset number 6 of 8 in this ACC series on tap?
QB zone read goes for 15, shocking D'No.
Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | October 27, 2011 at 08:36 PM
we look anemic on offense
Posted by: mi@mic@ne | October 27, 2011 at 08:36 PM
Those^
Posted by: Canechic | October 27, 2011 at 08:36 PM
I agree with Canechic
Posted by: sebas13 | October 27, 2011 at 08:37 PM
i knew it was going to be a tough game because they throw the ball
Posted by: mi@mic@ne | October 27, 2011 at 08:38 PM
can we have the defense that played last saturday come back
Posted by: sebas13 | October 27, 2011 at 08:39 PM
LB's letting the plays come to them
Posted by: SinisterCane | October 27, 2011 at 08:39 PM
It's a pro style offense, D'No is in over his head, UVA looks like Cookman tonight.
Maybe the Gatorade bath gave him a concussion last week landing on his head and shoulders?
Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | October 27, 2011 at 08:40 PM
Knew honoring 2001 team wuz a very, very bad idea! This team always folds when the entire world is watching. What a way 2 honor the greatest team ever! Sad thing is, THEY REALLY DONT GIVE A DAMN!! Not even trying :(
Posted by: 4-Real | October 27, 2011 at 08:42 PM
Replace Miller tap dancin'A$$ with Clements
Posted by: SinisterCane | October 27, 2011 at 08:42 PM
no body is going to consistently run on our d so they do all kinds of gimmick stuff along with passing. unless we narrow the field down running from side line to side line they are going to gash our d.
Posted by: mi@mic@ne | October 27, 2011 at 08:42 PM
Every time I start feeling good about this team....
Posted by: Canechic | October 27, 2011 at 08:43 PM
4-Real, you don't see the defense trying to employ D'No's passive scheme and getting it handed to them by the opposing OC with timely screens and delayed runs to defuse the corner blitz when it's called? The effort isn't the problem, it's the brain trust when it's the same script over and over with no adjustment.
Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | October 27, 2011 at 08:45 PM
Watch the fake. F'ING KNEW IT!
Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | October 27, 2011 at 08:46 PM
Ugh!!!!!
Posted by: Canechic | October 27, 2011 at 08:46 PM
It use to be the Defense carrying the team
:(
Posted by: SinisterCane | October 27, 2011 at 08:48 PM
Hey, this former UVA assistant learned you kick the three on the road as an underdog! Groh did teach someone something apparently during his time there.
Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | October 27, 2011 at 08:48 PM
could be worse
Posted by: sebas is pissed | October 27, 2011 at 08:48 PM
their defense has a lot of seniors... not looking good for us moving the ball on the ground... i hope al can light a fire under their azzzzz
Posted by: mi@mic@ne | October 27, 2011 at 08:49 PM
4-Real, you don't see the defense trying to employ D'No's passive scheme and getting it handed to them by the opposing OC with timely screens and delayed runs to defuse the corner blitz when it's called? The effort isn't the problem, it's the brain trust when it's the same script over and over with no adjustment.
Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | October 27, 2011 at 08:45 PM
^^^^^^
What he said
Posted by: SinisterCane | October 27, 2011 at 08:49 PM
What's the offense excuse OGV?!!
Posted by: 4-Real | October 27, 2011 at 08:50 PM
I am starting a new drinking game. Every time ogv says D'NO in a post you have to drink a beer. I hope the rest of you have a good liver and frig full of beer.
Posted by: canesfan5 | October 27, 2011 at 08:52 PM
can we get a pass interference please... gawd they are raping our receivers
Posted by: mi@mic@ne | October 27, 2011 at 08:54 PM
Are Va's DB's better than our WR's, throw downfield
Posted by: SinisterCane | October 27, 2011 at 08:57 PM
Have I mentioned how much I think Jacory is winner recently? Hope he can get this one in the bag tonight in front of Dorsey.
Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | October 27, 2011 at 08:57 PM
I really like that...great catch!!
Posted by: canechic | October 27, 2011 at 08:58 PM
That's some Calvin Johnson shizt there brother. Street with the steal over the top of the DB.
Posted by: Felipe | October 27, 2011 at 08:58 PM
and here we go again :(
Posted by: canechic | October 27, 2011 at 08:59 PM
Embarrassing!
Posted by: 4-Real | October 27, 2011 at 09:00 PM
When ESPN shows the downfield view, there is SIGNIFICANT grasping of the WRs by the DBs. The heck refs?
Posted by: Felipe | October 27, 2011 at 09:00 PM
Damn come on guys
Posted by: Q | October 27, 2011 at 09:00 PM
This is how we do it....
Posted by: canechic | October 27, 2011 at 09:00 PM
what the hell
Posted by: sebas is pissed | October 27, 2011 at 09:00 PM
SMH
Posted by: SinisterCane | October 27, 2011 at 09:01 PM
Pound the ROC
Posted by: SinisterCane | October 27, 2011 at 09:02 PM
giving the game away early
Posted by: mi@mic@ne | October 27, 2011 at 09:02 PM
Probably hamming it up with the 2001 guys instead of focusing on the business @ hand. Always playing down 2 the competition :(
Posted by: 4-Real | October 27, 2011 at 09:02 PM
about time
Posted by: sebas is pissed | October 27, 2011 at 09:03 PM
can someone explain what the hell just happen
Posted by: sebas is pissed | October 27, 2011 at 09:05 PM
This crowd is pathetic. I feel bad for the players
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | October 27, 2011 at 09:05 PM
I've already changed the channel. Watching King of the Hill, waiting on new episode of Beavis & Butthead :)
Posted by: 4-Real | October 27, 2011 at 09:06 PM
We're making Bobby Booshay look like
Tom Brady
Posted by: SinisterCane | October 27, 2011 at 09:07 PM
OMG....if we lose this game it will be very, very bad!
Posted by: canechic | October 27, 2011 at 09:07 PM
Ray Ray gives up the TD.
Posted by: Felipe | October 27, 2011 at 09:08 PM
Holy frickin Moly.....glad I did not pay money and travel to this game.
CGNC you out there???
Posted by: canechic | October 27, 2011 at 09:08 PM
Damn.ray ray can't get happy looking in the backfield
Posted by: Q | October 27, 2011 at 09:09 PM