Get Some Spring Back In Your Step

Hurricane fans will have two opportunities to get a sneak peek at the 2010 University of Miami football team this month.  UM has announced two dates for fans like UMike and his son (seen below at Traz Powell Stadium) to get a glimpse of their team during two open scrimmages to be held at two different locations in South Florida in March.

Miami will hold a scrimmage on Thursday, March 11 and its annual Spring game on Saturday, March 27. Both events are free and open to the public, except for Canespace blogger Cat5 who has been banned from the events due to the fact that his favorite player Arthur Brown (see below) never cracked the starting lineup and has transferred to Kansas State to be closer to his family.

The Hurricanes will hold an intrasquad scrimmage at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, 3/11/10 at 7 PM. Gates will open at 6 PM and players will take part in an autograph session from 6-6:45 PM.  Last year we took this picture of Jordan Futch (below) with Mrs. OcalaCane at the always fun and incredibly fan friendly event.

The Hurricanes will then wrap up Spring Practice at Traz Powell Stadium on the North campus of Miami Dade College on Saturday, March 27. UM's annual spring game will start at 4:30 PM with gates opening at 3 PM.  UM players will take part in an autograph session from 3:30-4 PM and the game will be broadcast live on CSS. 

Maybe if you are lucky then you can get some of the UM players to sign your special edition ST#26 shirt like the Canes best WR (#4) and fastest WR (#3) are seen doing here at last year's event?

Canespace bloggers like CaneSawMassacre and FightingIbis will have the opportunity to purchase season tickets in the lower level of the stadium starting as low as $199. Deposits for 2010 Season Tickets are available now by visiting Hurricanesports.com or by calling 1-800-GO-CANES.

Miami opens its home schedule on Thursday, September 2 when it hosts Florida A&M at newly renovated and recently renamed Sun Life Stadium where free beer will be served at all home games (just kidding!) and even this can happen to you (86Cane and RaizeCane seen above with some Canes fans).

That is to all Hurricane fans except for AngryCane (seen above with Canechic and RaizeCane) because although he looks quite relaxed here he gets way too angry when the Canes lose or Jacory throws an interception for a pick six!  I'm jus sayin...

Comments

[Teflon cane]

Bank it im first this soldier knows how to do it!!

[SOUP]

NICE! Teflon U know what to do right?

Email to: canespace86@aol.com

Shirt size and mailing addy and U are in!

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

Im going to be at both this year. Looking toward another great time.

Richard Gordon will lock-down the starting TE position this spring. Book-it!!!!!!!!!

15-2 Canes over U$F

[solarcane]

nice shot teflon!

[solarcane]

hurri yea Spiller deserves the gold and he certainly will have his number retired at Clemson.
I don't get the remark about Tebow?
When did I say Tebow's season was better than anyones?

I loved Barry Sanders

Marcus Allens' 81 season 2,342 rushing yds, was the best I have ever seen.

[Cat 5 Cane]

Well,... Maybe I was one of those elite thinking guys, if truth be told, holding out for greatness in 09! ... 12/0, 11/1 was my hope!

But there is always this year, right?...lol
or mayby 9/3... go figure?

Just win baby!

[solarcane]

cat KSU's spring game is April 24 lol!

[Daytoncane]

Cav,

how am i talking just to hear myself talk?

so im not being completely honest when i say we have a ways to go before we're elite?

you must've missed other bloggers comments about how great we were last year. and how the ACC is supposedly not that far off from the SEC.

all i talk about is how we can get better. there's always something that you can do better or get better at.

you're thinking like a fan, and there's nothing wrong with that. but i like to think like a coach because i always want us to get better at something.

i bet if Randy were saying the exact same things im saying he'd be considered a genius.

[SOUP]

cat KSU's spring game is April 24 lol!

Posted by: solarcane | March 02, 2010 at 07:19 PM

CAT5...U WANNA GO? I'M ALL IN IF U WANNA GO AND GET ANOTHER SHOT AT AB#11???

[UMike]

Out of Spillers 54 or 52 career touchdowns...21 were 50 + yards..that is the definition of homerun threat and I am for one very happy he is gone from clemson lol

[solarcane]

cat,
I hope Arthur goes nuts and has a big year.

Mark 9-24-11 on your calender
we play KSU at home, Brown should be all conference or a complete bust by that game.

[moneycane]

i bet if Randy were saying the exact same things im saying he'd be considered a genius.

Posted by: Daytoncane | March 02, 2010 at 07:23 PM

Now you're getting the picture. When it's time to make those tough decisions in life I always think to myself What Would Randy Do?..... Do I have any timeouts left?

[moneycane]

UMike how did Plyo go for you today? Check you heat rate, U in the zone........

[SOUP]

Out of Spillers 54 or 52 career touchdowns...21 were 50 + yards..that is the definition of homerun threat and I am for one very happy he is gone from clemson lol

Posted by: UMike | March 02, 2010 at 07:25 PM

THAT IS CRAZY!!!

UMike U see your picture?

[Hurriphin302-4-305]

Solar,

I was just joshin' ya due to your never ending battle to defend Timmy, every time out. (Yes, I know you are defending his character and work ethic, blah, blah.....)

Alot of folks feel like Tebow's 07' season is the single greatest season ever had by a college football player. And while it was without a doubt, a remarkable year he put together, I can think of several celebrated running backs who didn't score the 39 TD's Barry scored in ONE SEASON, during their entire careers.

39 TD's in twelve games?!?! Grasp that concept!! It's nuts I tell you!!

[SOUP]

Money...I have a 2x Canespace shirt signed by none other than Jack McClinton for you.

Mrs. 86 is mailing tomorrow....

[UMike]

Money...the plymetrics is crazy...58 mins seems like forever...my heartrate went way up at times..I actually had to hit pause 2-3 times...but I jumped back in and finished up..my thighs are pretty sore lol

[CGNC]

Sling - U watching the game tonight? I will if you will...LOL

[Daytoncane]

Now you're getting the picture. When it's time to make those tough decisions in life I always think to myself What Would Randy Do?..... Do I have any timeouts left?

Posted by: moneycane | March 02, 2010 at 07:37 PM

LMAO!!!

low blow. you know fightingI is gonna get on here saying that you're stupid for saying that.

[Hurriphin302-4-305]

cat,
I hope Arthur goes nuts and has a big year.

Mark 9-24-11 on your calender
we play KSU at home, Brown should be all conference or a complete bust by that game.

Posted by: solarcane | March 02, 2010 at 07:28 PM

I wish dude no ill will, but I truly wouldn't give a sheep's azz if he is a success in his future football endevors.

[solarcane]

Now you're getting the picture. When it's time to make those tough decisions in life I always think to myself What Would Randy Do?..... Do I have any timeouts left?

Posted by: moneycane | March 02, 2010 at 07:37 PM

Funniest post the month!! LMAO!!!!

[solarcane]

soup should open the vault for that post money, I'm still laughin!!

[Hurriphin302-4-305]

but I jumped back in and finished up..my thighs are pretty sore lol

Posted by: UMike | March 02, 2010 at 07:42 PM

That's what she..........

[SOUP]

CAT5...after we leave AB#11 at Kansas we can go visit Robert Marve at Purdue, Taylor Cook at Rice and then Kirby Freeman at Baylor! Now that is a TRIP!

[moneycane]

Money...the plymetrics is crazy...58 mins seems like forever...my heartrate went way up at times..I actually had to hit pause 2-3 times...but I jumped back in and finished up..my thighs are pretty sore lol

Posted by: UMike | March 02, 2010 at 07:42 PM

UMike wait until Thursday when you have to do Yoga. You hit sholders and arms on Wednesday, and then you have to follow that up with a million chatarungas and downward/upward dogs in Yoga. Hardest hour and a half ever!! Then wait till week for when you have to do Core Synergistics.

[solarcane]

"I wish dude no ill will, but I truly wouldn't give a sheep's azz if he is a success in his future football endevors."

This is the required statement after a kid transfers from the U

He is no longer the exact same person he was when we had to have him plunk our hat on his head or recruiting day was a bust.

These misguided children have no idea their entire college life should revolve around what a bunch of us chuckleheads on a blog think is best.

[SOUP]

The "former UM player/transfer tour" has never been done before. Let's have at it!

[solarcane]

"I actually had to hit pause 2-3 times...but I jumped back in and finished up..my thighs are pretty sore "

thats what she said last night

[moneycane]

Thanks for the shirt soup. U know I can rock a 2x. Imma put it up in my man cave.

And my post about Randy and the timeouts was just a joke. I am one of THE Biggest Randy supporters, but it ain't nothing wrong with a lil jokie joke. Besides every other coach blows thier TO's. I was watchin the NFL playoffs and it happened damn near every game.

[solarcane]

Don't forget to hit Shawnbrey's place while your out west soup

[bg1906]

These ballyhooed UM receivers speak of wanting to be the nation's best. And the competition has ratcheted up this spring, with Tommy Streeter and Kendal Thompkins pushing to join a rotation that lost no one and might have room for five regulars among nine receivers.

UM expects returning starter Leonard Hankerson to improve on his 45-catch breakout season, and LaRon Byrd (nine starts in '09) could start alongside, with Travis Benjamin, Aldarius Johnson and Streeter in the mix and Thompkins battling incumbent Thearon Collier for the slot role. Long shots: Davon Johnson and early enrollee Allen Hurns. Among the intriguing story lines this spring:

• Can Aldarius Johnson rebound from last year's falloff? Though his yards per catch increased (from 10.7 as a freshman to 17.2 as a sophomore), his receptions dropped from 31 to 16. But receivers coach Aubrey Hill said, ``Remember, he tore his groin in the Florida State game and missed two games. In the FAMU game, he popped out his shoulder and missed a game. So before we go write off Aldarius Johnson, he's a really good player. I think of his catch on 4th-and-16 versus Wake Forest.''

Johnson said he's ``lighter and quicker'' and is determined to return to his freshman form. Ex-UM great Andre Johnson, a friend, told him ``to just worry about this season'' and not bemoan 2009.

• Will Streeter make a splash? Expect him to be a factor next season, Hill said. He redshirted in 2008 (wrist injury) and had few chances in 2009, but caught a 47-yarder in the Champs Sports Bowl because offensive coordinator Mark Whipple knew he could beat Wisconsin deep. ``He was behind last year because those other guys played [in 2008],'' Hill said. ``You're talking about a guy who's 6-5, as fast and talented as any receiver we have, really good hands. We're trying to get him to put it all together.''

Streeter said he ``felt uncomfortable'' in '09 but now reads defenses better: ``I can bring a lot to this offense. The coaches know that.'' He said every receiver has a skill better than the others, and his is deep balls. Benjamin has electric speed, but Streeter ``can keep up with him,'' quarterback Jacory Harris said.

• Will Byrd take a Hankerson-type leap and become elite? Randy Shannon singled out Byrd as a standout last week. Byrd (33 catches, 460 yards in '09) is very good, but UM believes he can be special; the Colts' Reggie Wayne said he has more skills than ex-Giants star Plaxico Burress. ``I want people to list my name with the top receivers that played here,'' Byrd said. ``I want criticism. I tell coaches to find my flaws. My grandmother and mother told me I had to improve a lot. I've lost baby fat; I'm more explosive.''

• Can Thompkins get on the field more? UM wanted to move him to defensive back, but he persuaded Shannon to allow him to stay at receiver. ``He's good enough to be our slot receiver,'' Hill said. Though Collier is tough to beat out, Thompkins has drawn raves. ``He's so quick off the line, by the time he takes his first step, he's already gone,'' cornerback Brandon McGee said.

[solarcane]

miami vs tar heels qam

[UMike]

Looks like Miller scored 3 td's in practice today

[UMike]

Sorry.. I meant 2 tds

[Cat 5 Cane]

Now that is a TRIP!... That's not exactly the kind of trip I'm interested in taking... but that's another story!

Last question about AB... Can Arthur play this year?

[CaniaK aka True Canes]

Looks like Miller scored 3 td's in practice today

Posted by: UMike | March 02, 2010 at 08:14 PM

more info bro

[CGNC]

Solar, LOL looks like you will have to wait another year to avenge your son-in-law

[solarcane]

i hear ya cg unc is a curse.

maybe we blow then up the second half.

[Cat 5 Cane]

The only saving grace about the Receivers is that we have 4 juniors and 4 sophomores and have a little time cushionin 10, 11 and 12. plus the push to NC in 11 and/or 12.

Who ever the back up QB coming in 12 is going to have a very good team to continue the run!

[UMike]

Caniak...I just saw that over at Rivals..I dont have an account, cant get more info..sorry lol

[solarcane]

They should consider retiring the basketball players and keeping the jerseys from here on out.

[SOUP]

Canes getting whooped by UNC?

[solarcane]

getting shyt beat out of em soup 52 43

canes were down 18 for awhile

Haith would get fired if he was in a real profession

[solarcane]

canes shooting 30%

[novaCANEPHINatic]

Canes down 5 4:21 left

[solarcane]

unc by 1, 3 minutes wtf

[solarcane]

2:35 61 58 unc

[solarcane]

unc 62 miami 60 38 sec
scott 27 points

[solarcane]

unc 69 62
scott 29 points, game over

[DrewZ2]

UNC 69 UM 62 FINAL