Wasted Weekend

In this feature article we are going to look past the guys who played a closed scrimmage on Saturday morning with the pointy balls and focus on other sports with actual games being played that count. 

But just so you get your fix, here's a very quick summary: During the scrimmage the players were "flying around"; Back-up QB A.J. Highsmith looked good throwing three TDs.  All four of the running backs looked good in the limited action.  Coach Shannon said he was upset over missed tackles and dropped passes (where have we heard that before?).

Now, whether you prefer big orange bouncing balls, small white hard balls or medium sized yellow fury balls it really did not matter if you were a Hurricanes fan this past weekend.  Your University of Miami men's basketball, baseball and tennis teams all had forgettable weekends while playing against their in State rivals.

The UM basketball team lost at home to FSU 61-60 on Saturday at noon.  While the loss was hard to take for Hurricane fans, especially considering the fact that Miami had several chances to win the game in the last minute even though they trailed the entire game, it wasn't unexpected. 

After a fast early season start against weak competition that saw UM perched at 16-1, the Hurricanes have faded down the stretch against ACC competition (18-12, 4-12 ACC) under Head Coach Frank Haith.  At the same time FSU has steadily improved as the season wore on (22-8, 10-6 ACC) under Leonard Hamilton and are now third in the ACC at the end of the regular season and have some momentum going into the ACC tourney. 

The Hurricanes will have to rebuild next year around budding super star Durand Scott after losing three seniors and two starters (Collins and Dews) to graduation.  Faith in Haith will once again be tested during the upcoming and all important high school basketball recruiting season.  We wish him and the Hurricanes good luck and good hunting.

The UM baseball team lost two out of three games series also at home to the hated Florida Gators.  Miami came into the series against the 5th ranked Gators with a 6-1 record and a #10 ranking.  Miami dropped the opening game Friday night 7-1 before evening the series at 1-1 with a big Saturday night win byt he score of 9-6.  However the Hurricanes lost the rubber match 4-2 on Sunday to drop to 7-3 on the young season.

Head Coach Jim Morris will have to get his boys headed in the right direction once again as they travel up the road to Orlando to face UCF on Tuesday.  Several Central Florida Canespacers will be on hand to cheer the 'Canes hardballers on to victory.  Join us, won't U?

To make matters even worse the most important match-up of the weekend also saw FSU hand the Hurricanes another loss.  Yes, the UM men's tennis team lost their match to the 19th ranked Seminoles at Neil Schiff Tennis Center in Coral Gables.  This loss cuts at the very core of every Miami fan. 

Basketball?  Yeah, tough loss to the 'Noles.  Baseball?  We hate to lose to the Gators in ANY sport. 

But Tennis?  Now that is unacceptable and where we draw the line.  That completely ruined our weekend.

Comments

[pb(CSROH10)]

Look what I found!

[solarcane]

yup

[pb(CSROH10)]

Nope

[solarcane]

way to go pb!
I was busy looking at a you tube slip bobber striper bass rig, and saw a new article unleashed.
Not a great weekend for or guys

[SOUP]

just got back from the Light . Very good college baseball... Those 3 Gator Lefties, SS-1B-CF, can play .

On to ACC Conference play . Spring is here.

Posted by: WGT22 | March 07, 2010 at 07:16 PM

TOUGH WEEKEND AT THE 'OL BALL PARK.

[Loco]

first?..

[Loco]

guess not

[SOUP]

pb...nice work! I have a new batch of Canespace Shirts. Need one?

BTW...several went out late last week.

[Daytoncane]

this article title is appropriate for my weekend.

i was wasted.

[solarcane]

pb I ran across this

erlier while looking at fishing clips

Liquid Focus spearfihing in Australia
I thought you might dig these guys.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5FrLYay-xs

[solarcane]

Brand new clip
Coach Petri Canes drills vid

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

[pb(CSROH10)]

Sweet video Solar. I've never used a gun, only a sling.

Totally different ball game.

[pb(CSROH10)]

Posted by: Camilo Villegas | March 07, 2010 at 09:02 PM

Very nice of you to take time off the PGA Tour to join us with that nugget of wisdom.

[solarcane]

welcome peeb,

looking at the drills clip a couple things are obvious:

1 We can whip hell out of tall orange cones

2 water girls should be given ladles to pour cups of Gatorade, instead of sticking their hands into the drink 50 or 60 times a day.

[Drtycane]

lol...solar
"water sucks, it really really sucks!"

[SOUP]

Soup - we can tag up before the game, no problem.

Posted by: raizecane | March 07, 2010 at 07:27 PM

Donde? Que hora?

[CaneRock]

Great vid Solar, Dye,Vernon, and Bailey have extremely quick first steps...

[GURU]

I agree about the quick first step but every one of those dl stood straigt up...

[Drtycane]

ojomo looks diese from that clip....i am looking forward to him lighting people up this year...

[Drtycane]

looky looky its either a calf or a gaytor gettin in trouble these days...

Posted by John Taylor on March 7, 2010 6:08 PM ET
After Marvin Kloss had initially flirted with Florida and was offered a grayshirt opportunity, the Florida high school kicker was told by UF officials that it would "be hard to get" him into school this fall.
Kloss then turned his attention to USF, where new head coach Skip Holtz offered the kicker preferred walk-on status, with the promise of a scholarship in 2011 if he contributed on the field in 2010. After the events of today, Kloss might have a bit of a problem contributing anywhere that doesn't involve steel bars and orange jumpsuits. According to the Naples Daily News, Kloss was arrested on Friday and charged with grand theft after allegedly stealing -- along with another male -- $8,200 worth of merchandise from a home. According to police reports, the victim told police she had several items taken from her home between Feb. 26 and March 1, when she was out of town. She told police her neighbor had a key to get into her home to care for her pets while she was out of town.
The victim told police the neighbor had a party at the victim's home on Feb. 27 and that during the party, items were stolen from the house. According to reports, a Nintendo Wii, 18-karat gold bracelet, watch and camera were among the items stolen.
Based on how Holtz dealt with a player who could've been the Bulls' starting running back in 2010, we get the feeling that Kloss is not long for the Bulls.

[CaneSawMassacre]

Is L.A. going to be a cane?

And has a 5 star every done something like this... Turned down a footballs scholarship for a track one

[Doc Ibis]

I agree about the quick first step but every one of those dl stood straigt up...

Posted by: GURU | March 07, 2010 at 09:56 PM

I think the purpose of that dummy drill was to work on your rip move because he said, "Rip high" at some point in the video... But the first 35 secs of the video, everyone came out low and drove hard...

[Joseph]

I agree about the quick first step but every one of those dl stood straigt up...

Posted by: GURU | March 07, 2010 at 09:56 PM

I think the purpose of that dummy drill was to work on your rip move because he said, "Rip high" at some point in the video... But the first 35 secs of the video, everyone came out low and drove hard...

Posted by: Doc Ibis | March 07, 2010 at 10:14 PM

Both very good points. I noticed the same thing Guru. They all were popping straight up on that drill. But they did fire out low in the beginning. The boys did look pretty quick though for spring. RS needs to start playing some of these younger guys with talent more then he does.

[raizecane]

Donde? Que hora?

Posted by: SOUP | March 07, 2010 at 09:37 PM

Anywhere that sells beer / liquor and i can be in that area as early as 430 :-)

[CanesFanStuckInCali]

L.A.'s HS coach is Ted Ginn Sr, which means that having Ted Ginn Jr. in a Dolphins uniform HAS to be influencing L.A.'s decision.

If Jr. eventually helps L.A. come to The U, we'll FINALLY be able to point at something positive to come out of his relationship to the Dolphins!

lol

GO CANES!!!

[CaneRock]

As far as the staying low on those drills, I think it's more of where your pad level is at relative to the blocker. The first part of the video where they were bull-rushing, is where you saw, and want to see them staying and firing out low. Seems like Petri put an emphasis on firing off the ball, something that I thought was missing last year on the D-Line, hopefully, the DB and LB coaches are working on shedding blocks, another area that I thought needed work...

[SOUP]

Raize...I will be in Oveido from 12-4. I can meet at 4:30 too. I don't know the area, you?

[SOUP]

RIP HIGH = Get the blocker off balance.

Once their footwork is messed up = BLOW BY!

[raizecane]

Raize...I will be in Oveido from 12-4. I can meet at 4:30 too. I don't know the area, you?

Posted by: SOUP | March 07, 2010 at 11:01 PM

Let me do some looking around tomorrow and I will get back with you. I will also see about parking. Have a cooler ready just in case, lol.

[SOUP]

Joseph, Doc, Drty and Guru...enjoy you guys posting more often recently. WE need everyone to contribute.

Don't be shy, give commenting a try!

[SOUP]

Have a cooler ready just in case, lol.

Posted by: raizecane | March 07, 2010 at 11:03 PM

Always! That may just be easier anyway. Park at the stadium and do a mini-tailgate.

[CaneRock]

Daaaaamn, something else I just noticed in this video, notice how long it takes Allen Bailey's dummy to stand back up at the 1:22-:23 mark of the video...

[Daytoncane]

getting a good jump off the ball is the most important step because it's the first step.

that's effort, not coaching.

[Six]

I thought the water girl needed to work on her technique

Like solar said, the ladle would've helped her, made her faster

It's 12:38 am and the Canes baseball team still has a lot of work to do

[GURU]

low man wins

[canezilla]

The basketball team looks to rebuild next season...Build what?

[nemo2002]

Rebuild? With what? With whom?

I hate to say it but next year's team will be worse not better. We don't even have viable replacements for Dews and Collins.

This year's team was a bust. Next year we're looking at a complete collapse.

Of course, when U'r last in the ACC, U can't drop much lower than that.

[404Canes404]

Posted by: nemo2002 | March 08, 2010 at 07:40 AM

I disagree. Collins never amounted to much, we lost by 1 to FSU without him, we will not miss him much next year. If you look at the team next year, you will have 1 senior on that roster, which means they all have the next 2 years to play together. They have some players on that team, coach? I'm not so sure...

[CaneRock]

I don't know 404, I think Collins was playing out of position His whole time here, just never seemed comfortable with playing with His back to the basket...

[CaneRock]

"that's effort, not coaching"
Posted by Daytoncane| March 07,2010 at 11:44 PM
Naaa, that's one player being quicker than another. Look at the drill, Vernon is quicker than Bailey, but that doesn't mean that Bailey ain't going all out...

[SOUP]

low man wins

Posted by: GURU | March 08, 2010 at 12:55 AM

The former wrestler said smugly.

[SOUP]

The basketball team looks to rebuild next season...Build what?

Posted by: canezilla | March 08, 2010 at 06:18 AM

A young foundation that will start a new chapter in UM basketball and a winning tradition? Trying to be positive ova heya!

[86Cane]

The University of Miami men's basketball team will face Wake Forest in the first round of the ACC Tournament on Thurs., March 11, at 2 p.m. in the Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum.

The winner of Thursday's game between the fifth-seeded Demon Deacons (19-9, 9-7 ACC) and 12th-seeded Hurricanes (18-12, 4-12) will square off versus fourth-seeded Virginia Tech (23-7, 10-6) on Fri., March 12, at 2 p.m. in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals.

Miami and Wake Forest split the series this season, with each team winning at home. The Hurricanes knocked off the Demon Deacons, 67-66, at the BankUnited Center on Jan. 9, and then fell in Winston-Salem, 62-53, on Feb. 2.

[86Cane]

First Round - Thursday, March 11

#8 Boston College vs. #9 Virginia Raycom Noon

#5 Wake Forest vs. #12 Miami Raycom 2:00*

#7 Georgia Tech vs. #10 North Carolina ESPN2 7:00

#6 Clemson vs. #11 NC State Raycom 9:00*

Quarterfinals - Friday, March 12

#1 Duke vs. 8/9 winner Raycom/ESPN2 Noon

#4 Virginia Tech vs. 5/12 winner Raycom/ESPN2 2:00*

#2 Maryland vs. 7/10 winner Raycom/ESPN2 7:00

#3 Florida State vs. 6/11 winner Raycom/ESPN2 9:00*

[86Cane]

UM baseball from Hurricanesports.com:

The Hurricanes will make their second straight mid-week road trip when the team heads to Orlando to take on UCF Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. The game can be seen live on CSS in South Florida.

SERIES NOTES:

- Chris Pelaez led the `Canes offensively in the series, going 5-for-11 with a homer, a double, three RBI and two runs scored. Pelaez had two multi-hit games against the Gators - bring his season total to five.

- Daniel Miranda (3.1 IP) and David Gutierrez (2.2 IP) each made two scoreless appearances, combining to allow just three hits while striking out six in six innings of work.

- Despite scoring nine runs on Saturday, the `Canes struggled offensively on the weekend, hitting just .181 (17-for-94) as a team.

- Pelaez, Nathan Melendres and Scott Lawson combined for nine of the team's 10 RBI in the series.

[sebas13]

anyword on Latwan Anderson yet ?

[pb(CSROH10)]

Posted by: canezilla | March 08, 2010 at 06:18 AM

D. Scott will be a lottery selection by the time he's done.

[CGNC]

Wow what happened to the baseball team?

[DrewZ2]

I don't see how next years bball team will be worse... Scott has played like a MAN the last couple games... Reggie should get better.. plus not much room to go down

Anyone see what the baseball team is ranked now?

[Six]

Miami is ranked:

Baseball America - 20th
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper - 15th

USA Today and National Collegiate Baseball Writers haven't come out with their new rankings yet

Six teams from the ACC in the top 25 in Baseball America .. Virginia is #1, GTech is #4, FSU is #5, Clemson is #12, Miami is #20

Seven teams from the SEC in the top 25 .. LSU is #2, UiF is #6, Arkansas is #14, Ole Miss is #18, South Cackcalacka is #19, Kentucky is #22, Vandy is #24