Canespace Ring of Honor

Traditions at the University of Miami and here at Canespace are an important part of recognizing those who have come before us and have left a lasting impression and impact on us through their thoughts, efforts and actions.

Recently, I posted a blog about the University of Miami Ring of Honor event that I attended that was held at the Four Seasons Hotel on Friday October 23, 2009. 

At this event, three good men were honored for their contributions to the UM football team: Eddie Dunn, Bennie Blades and Steve Walsh. 

Former inductees Ted Hendricks (seen here), George Mira Jr., Bernie Kosar, Cortez Kennedy and Otis Anderson were also on hand to welcome the newest inductees into this prestigious group.

Well at Canespace we also have our own illustrious group of bloggers who have been voted into the Canespace Ring of Honor (CSROH) for their commitment, dedication, support and contributions of our work here on the blog. 

Since Canespace started in June of 2007 we have had two classes inducted into the CSROH.  The first class was selected in June of 2008 and the second one in June 2009.  Each class consists of five bloggers who are nominated by and voted into the CSROH by their peers. 

The current Canespace Ring of Honor members are:

Class of 2008:  The Truth, CanesgirlNC (seen here in her famous green dress at the awards ceremony), SolarCane, Cavaleer (aka Captain Optimist) and Manny Navarro (from the Miami Herald).

Class of 2009:  bg1906, Canechic, Canez1, Calvin and Six.

The criteria for being nominated into the CSROH are as follows:

• Length of service (time on the blog)
• Consistent and regular posting of comments on the blog
• Submitting articles for publication on the blog
• Submitting exclusive features (e.g. recruiting, gaming, etc.)
• Attending and covering UM away games or special events for the blog (articles and photos)
• Contributing content such as links and other information
• Attending Canespace events (football tailgates, pre-game parties at the Titanic, etc.) 

The nomination and selection process is as follows:

• Begins in May of each year and is open to all bloggers. 
• The nominations are submitted on the blog or via email to the Canespace Board of Directors (CSBOD). 
• The CSBOD consists of all previously selected CSROH members (10).
• These BOD members narrow down the nominees to 7-10 worthy candidates. 
• These candidates are then voted on by the bloggers in a poll posted on the blog and the selection of the top five vote getters concludes the process.

The rewards for selection are:

• Two free tickets to any UM home football, basketball or baseball game.
• Two free Canespace T-shirts and other Canespace swag gear.
• A $20 gift certificate from AllCanes.
• The respect and admiration of all of your fellow bloggers!

So if you want to get nominated and selected you better get busy!  So you can see how the process works, here are the previous year's articles covering the nomination and selection process:

http://canespace.typepad.com/canespace/2009/06/canespace-2009-ring-of-honor-nominees.html

http://canespace.typepad.com/canespace/2009/06/and-the-winners-are.html

http://canespace.typepad.com/canespace/2008/07/canespace-hall.html

Comments

[86Cane]

UM ROH 1997:

http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/roh97.html

[86Cane]

UM ROH 1999:

http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/roh99.html

[86Cane]

UM ROH 2008:

http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/roh08.html

[tortugacane]

esteban
ogv
pb
canesaddiction
roachcane77
jsq
cat5
canechic

All have brought in good material to CS.

[Canez1]

Soiler LMAO I think about 98% of us were in the Peckerheadz category.

I have definitely been there at one time or another LOL.

I picture your gym teacher like Mr Woodcock.

That movie had me dyin!!

GO CANEZ!!!!!

[Canez1]

Also on another note. The next person who uses the word excuses, for any reason whatsoever, is getting a forearm shiver live and in person when I get a hold of them.

I apologize in advance for any lost teeth, loss of consciousness, split lips or egg sized lumps showing up post shiver.

Thanks

GO CANEZ!!!!!

[Hurriphin]

CGNC....

Ahem....

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Oh crap, here comes Mrs. Hurri'!!! Quick! Minimize Canespace screen, and pull up online chess screen!!

[Hurriphin]

All jokes aside,

What's this crap I here about Kenny Phillips' career possibly being over ALREADY, due to some sorta' serious arthritic condition?!?

SAY IT AIN'T SO!!

[jimmy]

So i see that they have us playing with the rest of the cartoons on Saturday.

[SlingBlade]

Jack McPimpin scored 11pts in his second game for his turkish team...he has 23pts in two games...

[Sebastian]

Isnt what Brandon Spikes did to Washaun Ealey much worse then what LeGarrette Blount did to that kid from Boise State?

How the heck can they justify only giving him a 1/2 game suspension

If thats all they are going to do to him then why the heck even bother

A sucker punch is bad and I know that but dang Spikes tried to dig that guys socket out

Classless Classless Classless

[solarcane]

So i see that they have us playing with the rest of the cartoons on Saturday.
Posted by: jimmy

now that was cold brudda, but funi as hell!
peace

[Hurriphin]

I've said it before, and I'll say it again:

If not for Canespace, I'd still be leery of talking to people online. You guys don't know how foreign this stuff used to be for me. I don't know if I spend enough time on this thing to be considered a computer geek yet, but it is really dope that SOUP has been able to connect people from all over the globe, for the greatest common cause in all of college athletics.......The U.

I nominate 86Cane for the G.D.H.O.F.

(Good Dude Hall of Fame)

[Hurriphin]

Also on another note. The next person who uses the word excuses, for any reason whatsoever, is getting a forearm shiver live and in person when I get a hold of them.

I apologize in advance for any lost teeth, loss of consciousness, split lips or egg sized lumps showing up post shiver.

Thanks

GO CANEZ!!!!!

Posted by: Canez1 | November 02, 2009 at 06:40 PM

CANEZ1,

You a MD boy, right?

Your posts have always got up north attitude written all over them, man!

[solarcane]

Canez1,

We used to have these tater-totish hashbrown looking disks at lunch.
We would fling them around the cafetria like ninja throwing stars.

It was like an early version of paintball.

You would stroll into class with a big oily spud stain splatteed across the back of your two sizes too small Crane Cams nylon jacket.

peace

[pb(CSROH10)]

PB(third time), One is a no show, the other is about to become a three time loser,

Posted by: solarcane | November 02, 2009 at 05:56 PM

I've always felt (CSROH11) had a much cooler ring to it anyway.

[solarcane]

pb,
the fix is in, you're gold.. keep it between us

peace

[Canez1]

Hurri

LOL!! Gotta go a little higher.

Born and raised in CT. Good call tho bro!

Hurri you comin down for the UNC game?? I thought you said you were.

Solar LMAO! I used to pimp the teachers meals, BLT's and shyte. I didn't fuk around back in the day either.

GO CANEZ!!!!!

[shwarma]

Loco - So sorry I missed your post before as I was working on the assignment as you must have posted back. Basically a company I do PR for is thinking of being the title sponsor for US rugby. Info was due by end of day though, so was busy churning away the info while you responded but thank you nonetheless.

[Hurriphin]

CANEZ1,

Honest to goodness I wanted to, but some idiot good friend I grew up with decided to invite me to a a baby shower/Cotto-Pacquiao fight party, and he drove all way to VA for my kid's birth, so I couldn't turn him down.

I know, I know. Yall said no more excuses.......

[shwarma]

My one definite vote is for Este, if he doesn't make it this year Charlie Brown is on the take from Este's mortal enemies

[tortugacane]

Posted by: tortugacane | November 02, 2009 at 06:22 PM

Oops; also wanted to mention: CGNC & Solar, of course!

[Hurriphin]

And don't give me any guilt trip either.

Don't yall think I already feel like sh!t enough, considering I'm the only person in this place that has NEVER seen the Canes live?
Stupid, phaggot, job wouldn't give me off the weekend UM went up & played Temple, in 05', right in my backyard!!! (Philly)

[Daytoncane]

what Spikes did was bad, but not worse than what Blount did. trying to gouge out another player's eye is something that happens all the time at the bottom of a pile. trust me, i know because i've done it before and that's not all that goes on down there.

what Blount did was something that you almost never see in a game: a player that almost incites a riot. Blount was way out of control and hade to be restrained multiple times by teammates, coaches, and law enforcement.

with that said, what did Florida did was really pointless. if you're gonna suspend someone, suspend them for the entire game like everybody else does or don't do it at all.

[Sarasota 'cane]

Not sure if I'm "Ring of Honor" material, but the work I do on the "front lines" of the blog war(s) should merit some sort of medal! He He

Go 'canes!

Hey Swamp Donkey!

[Canez1]

Canez v unc ..... Or a baby shower.

hhmmmm.

I'm just teasin bro. That's ur boy you gotta do what you gotta do.

I can't believe you haver never seen a game live.

I think alot of people are in the same boat that don't live close.

it aint cheap. Costs me about 1500 for an away game all in. Two or three a year and that shyt adds up.

I just bought a new house to so I gotta keep an eye out on the $$$$

too bad you can't make it. Gonna b a good time.

GO CANEZ!!!!!

[WIndy]

Jacory won ACC player of the week and he leads the ACC in passing efficiency, even though he has been sacked 23 times. Tavaris Johnson will see his minutes increase (and the offenses ypg and ppg will increase also) if TJ continues to pick up that blitz like he did against wake.

I think Shannon learned a little more about his players and his team from the trip to Wake, and you will see a better utilization of the players who are not injured. I like playing the nickle more if you don't have LBs who can play yet - Put the best players on the field, regardless of position.

4 more to go. Virg., UNC and Duke will all be tough ACC games, but the Canes will be favored in each and if the Canes play their game, limit turnovers and penalties and play solid D, the Canes should win easily. USF will be another tough one against a very athletic team stacked with Fla. recruits, but the Canes should win.

If the Canes win these four games, history says that that a 10-2 ACC team that played a quality schedule will be in the top 10 and headed to a great bowl game.

[Sebastian]

You make some good points there Daytoncane

I myself have taken a few shots in those piles as well as received a few of them

But I have never seen someone do anything like that though

In my day of playing that wouldnt of been tolerated, it would of led into a brawl right there on the field and if members of our team didnt jump in then they would pay as well

Youre right it wasnt worse but it needed to be handled better

[shwarma]

anyone one to paraphrase the article about Dent on Canespace

[86Cane]

pb, the fix is in, you're gold.. keep it between us

Posted by: solarcane | November 02, 2009 at 07:16 PM

Don't trust this man. But, I GotchU!

[Loco]

Loco - So sorry I missed your post before as I was working on the assignment as you must have posted back. Basically a company I do PR for is thinking of being the title sponsor for US rugby. Info was due by end of day though, so was busy churning away the info while you responded but thank you nonetheless.

Posted by: shwarma | November 02, 2009 at 07:28 PM

Well if they decide they want to test sponsor on a smaller scale, the university of miami rugby football club is willing to do whatever they would like us to... And its tax deductible ;)

[Loco]

Loco = Sophmore slump

I'm trying to prevent that from happening to UMike, but I am afraid that...

Posted by: 86Cane | November 02, 2009 at 05:01 PM

You say sophomore slump, I say too much school work. Cut a deal with the school to give me creative writing credit for Canespace, or some scholarship money for helping publicize the school, and I will take some of solar's blogroids and be off

[JSQ]

Thanks guys, but I don't think I'm quite ROH material. Is there a "Rookie of the Year" award?

[JSQ]

One of my friends from UGA just tagged me in a picture of a sign that says "Tebow Sucks!" lmao.

It's good to have friends that "get you."

[Hurriphin]

Thanks guys, but I don't think I'm quite ROH material. Is there a "Rookie of the Year" award?

Posted by: JSQ | November 02, 2009 at 08:45 PM

JSQ, how you like that broom-job we dished out on the Planes, on Sun.?

Ted Ginn must have heard your growls...........

[Loco]

Thanks guys, but I don't think I'm quite ROH material. Is there a "Rookie of the Year" award?

Posted by: JSQ | November 02, 2009 at 08:45 PM

They've got to keep the ratio up. Trying to make it look non-gender biased. CGNC and canechic are already in (one each year, hmmm), so they need SOMEbody else who runs tailgates and/or writes blogs...

[Hurriphin]

Shockey on TV tonight,

I hope it gets the LadyCanes going up in here......

(SOUP, don't be hatin')

[JSQ]

JSQ, how you like that broom-job we dished out on the Planes, on Sun.?

Ted Ginn must have heard your growls...........

Posted by: Hurriphin | November 02, 2009 at 08:53 PM

I loved it. We tortured the two Jets fans in the bar until they left. J-E-T-S SUCK SUCK SUCK! haha

Ginn was definitely doing his best Hester impression with that one.

TOUCHDOWN NEW ORLEANS!

I'm a bit of a Saints fan because of my lust - er, love - for Jeremy Shockey. Vilma is awesome too.

[JSQ]

They've got to keep the ratio up. Trying to make it look non-gender biased. CGNC and canechic are already in (one each year, hmmm), so they need SOMEbody else who runs tailgates and/or writes blogs...

Posted by: Loco | November 02, 2009 at 08:56 PM

I don't want ROH on affirmative action. I want to earn that ish.

[JSQ]

Shockey on TV tonight,

I hope it gets the LadyCanes going up in here......

(SOUP, don't be hatin')

Posted by: Hurriphin | November 02, 2009 at 08:57 PM

I hurried my workout tonight just to get home to watch him play. Sigh. Can't wait to go back to New Orleans in the spring.

[JCane]

The posts of the moment are a hair different than from the weekend. All weekend everyone was killing each other, and now it's one big happy mutual admiration society. Gotta love this place. Thanks again, 86, for setting it up. It's like lots of brothers and sisters killing each other and loving each other on any given minute of the day!

Back to recruiting:

Looks like Dent was hoping for the offer from FSU, per Rivals, which is no surprise given Hester being his coach. However, he only got the offer a day after giving UM the verbal. Still, I'm not 100% convinced that he won't find a way to end up a Nole, or go somewhere else if he is offered as a WR rather than a DB. I hope he sticks, as he's a good ball player with good instincts.

Also, Tavadis Glenn won't be coming in January. Sounds like he's having trouble getting the old SAT/ACT score up to snuff. Hopefully this won't keep him from making it in August.

[JSQ]

Also, Tavadis Glenn won't be coming in January. Sounds like he's having trouble getting the old SAT/ACT score up to snuff. Hopefully this won't keep him from making it in August.

Posted by: JCane | November 02, 2009 at 09:01 PM

Shucks, he's my favorite! Anyone who throws up the U to gators is my man!

Does it violate some NCAA reg for me to start tutoring him? ;-)

[Hurriphin]

Really,

Besides having millions of dollars, muscles on top of muscles, and patriotic tattoos, what's Shock got that I ain't?

Oh well. My momma says I'm handsome, so Nyah!

[pb(CSROH10)]

Man I hate noon starts. Was so happy we had avoided them up to this point.

[CGNC]

Canez1 - lmao that is a candle holder.

Loco how have you been?

[Montreal-Cane]

This is a great story....I don't know if this was posted before...From ESPN oct. 31st 2009
.
We heard about it but never saw this report before today....

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4610927

[JSQ]

canechic - was just looking at the photos from my Chokelahoma tailgate on your fb . . .

WOW, do I have a big smile. Fuzzy memories. Good times.

[JSQ]

Really,

Besides having millions of dollars, muscles on top of muscles, and patriotic tattoos, what's Shock got that I ain't?

Oh well. My momma says I'm handsome, so Nyah!

Posted by: Hurriphin | November 02, 2009 at 09:06 PM

For me, it's the 2000 catch that won the game against FSWho. And he's from my area of the country. Just think of the beautiful blonde baby 'Canes . . .

Sigh. Swoon.

[JSQ]

Shockey gets a first down!

[Texascane]

Have you ever been to Ada, Oklahoma?

Family trees have no branches.