Fifty Fabulous Floridians

Alright sports fans, I'm back with numbers 40 though 35.

 

Let's take a quick recap of the previous Fabulous 10:

 

50  Tim Tebow

49 Willie Galimore

48 Harold Carmichael

47 Rick Casares

46 Vince Coleman

45 Danny Wuerffel

44 Devin Hester

43 Anthony Carter

42 Ray Bellamy

41 Lou Piniella

 

So far so good, which means the next five better bring even more to be legit. 

Let's get to it!

 

#40 Leroy Butler III

LeRoy Butler, III (born July 19, 1968) played his entire career with the Green Bay Packers (1990–2001).   He spent his childhood in Jacksonville, Florida, challenged by physical problems that forced him to wear leg braces and use a wheelchair at times while undergoing therapy.   In 2007, he was named to the Florida High School Association All-Century Team, which selected the "Top 33" players in the 100-year history of Florida high school football.

 

College career

 

Butler attended Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville, FL, and played under the direction of the all time wins leader for a high school football coach in the state of Florida's history, Corky Rogers.  Before moving onto Florida State, Butler was an outstanding player for the Robert E. Lee High School Generals football program. At Florida State Butler played under head coach Bobby Bowden. He was a three-year starter, collecting 194 tackles and 9 interceptions.

 

NFL career: Accolades and Accomplishments

 

Butler was selected by the Packers in the second round of the 1990 NFL draft. He played in 181 games, earned a Super Bowl ring, for Super Bowl XXXI, following the 1996 season, was selected as an All-Pro five times and was selected to the Pro Bowl four times (1993, 1996, 1997, and 1998). He was named to the 1990s NFL All Decade Team, by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and was later inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame, in 2007.

 

After being selected to his first Pro Bowl, the emphasis of his first name was questioned by sports commentator John Madden, who was told by Packers running back Edgar Bennett that his name is pronounced ("LEE-Roy"); but, after hearing a broadcast, Butler's mother sent an e-mail to Madden describing the emphasis as ("L'ROY"). During his 12 seasons with the Packers, he recorded 953 tackles, 38 interceptions, 553 return yards, 12 fumble recoveries, 3 defensive touchdowns and 20 1/2 sacks. He led or tied for the team lead in interceptions in five different seasons.

 

Lambeau Leap

 

Butler is credited with inventing the Lambeu leap, a touchdown celebration in which the scoring player leaps into the arms of awaiting fans in the stands near the end zone. On December 26, 1993, the Packers were playing the visiting Los Angeles Raiders. On a second-down swing pass to running back Randy Jordan, Butler forced a fumble that was recovered by Reggie White at the Raiders' 35-yard-line. After running with the ball for 10 yards, White lateraled to Butler, who ran the remaining 25 yards into the end zone and then made a spontaneous leap into the arms of fans in the south bleachers.

 

#39 Bob Hayes

 

Robert Lee "Bullet Bob" Hayes (December 20, 1942 – September 18, 2002) 

Hayes is the only man to ever win an Olympic Gold Medal and a Super Bowl ring.  Once considered the world's fastest man by virtue of his multiple world records in the 60-yard, 100-yard, 220-yard, and Olympic 100-meter dashes.

 

Hayes attended Matthew Gilbert High School (now a middle school) in Jacksonville, where he was a backup halfback on the football team. The 1958 Gilbert High Panthers finished 12-0, winning the Florida Interscholastic Athletic Association black school state championship with a 14-7 victory over Dillard High School of Fort Lauderdale before more than 11,000 spectators.

 

He was the AAU 100 yard dash champion three years running, from 1962–1964, and in 1964 was the NCAA champion in the 200 meter dash. He would miss part of his senior year in college because of his 1964 Olympic bid for U.S. Gold.

 

Olympics

 

At the 1964 Summer Olympics, in Tokyo, Hayes had his finest hour as a sprinter. First, he won the 100m and broke the current World Record in the 100 m with a time of 10.06 seconds, even though he was running in lane 1 which had, the day before, been used for the 10 km race-walk and this badly chewed up the cinder track. He also was running in borrowed spikes because one of his shoes had been kicked under the bed when he was playing with some friends and he didn't realize until he got there.  This was followed by a second gold medal in the 4 x 100 meter relay, which also produced a new World Record (39.06 seconds).

 

Professional Football Career

 

The Dallas Cowboys drafted Hayes in the seventh round of the 1964 NFL Draft, taking a chance an Olympic sprinter with unrefined football skills could excel as a wide receiver. The bet paid off, due to his amazing feats in cleats. Hayes has been credited by many with forcing the NFL to develop a zone defense and the bump and run to attempt to contain him

 

Hayes' first two seasons were most successful, during which he led the NFL both times in receiving touchdowns. In 1966 Hayes caught six passes for 195 yards against the New York Giants at the Cotton Bowl. Later, in the Dallas Cowboys-Washington Redskins match-up, Hayes caught nine passes for 246 yards (a franchise record until Miles Austin broke it with a 250 yard-performance on October 11, 2009 against the Kansas City Chiefs). Hayes' speed forced other teams to go to a zone since no single player could keep up with him.

 

Multiple Offensive Threat

 

In addition to receiving, Hayes returned punts for the Cowboys and was the NFL's leading punt returner in 1968 with a 20.8 yards per return average and two touchdowns, including a 90 yarder against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was named to the Pro Bowl three times and First-team All-Pro twice and Second-team All-Pro twice. He helped Dallas win five Eastern Conference titles, two NFC titles, played in two Super Bowls, and was instrumental in Dallas' first ever Super Bowl victory in 1972, making Hayes the only person to win both an Olympic gold medal and a Super Bowl ring.

 

Cowboy Records

 

Hayes was the second player in the history of the Dallas Cowboys franchise to surpass 1000 yards receiving in a single season, and he did that in his rookie year by finishing with 1,003 yards. Also during his rookie year, he led the team with 46 receptions and set franchise records for total touchdowns (13) and total receiving touchdowns (12). He finished his 11-year career with 371 receptions for 7,414 yards and 71 touchdowns, giving him an impressive 20 yards per catch average (both career touchdowns and yards per catch average remain franchise records.) He also rushed for 68 yards, gained 581 yards on 23 kickoff returns, and returned 104 punts for 1,158 yards and three touchdowns. His 7,295 receiving yards are the fourth-most in Dallas Cowboys history.

 

On August 27, 2008 Hayes was named as one of two senior candidates for the 2009 Hall of Fame election On Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009, he was selected as a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2009. Roger Staubach, Bob's Dallas Cowboy teammate, along with Bob's son Bob Hayes Jr. unveiled the bust. On hand were six members of Bob's Gilbert High School championship team.

 

#38 Tony La Russa

 

Anthony "Tony" La Russa, Jr. born October 4, 1944 in Tampa, Florida) is a manager in Major League Baseball, currently with the St. Louis Cardinals. In 2004 he became the sixth manager in history to win pennants with both American and National League teams; in 2006 he became the first manager ever to win multiple pennants in both leagues and became one of only two managers to win the World Series in both leagues.

 

With a 2,552–2,217–4 (.535) record as a manager (through Oct. 4, 2009), he is ranked third all-time for total number of Baseball All-time Managerial Wins list, trailing only Connie Mack (3,731) and John McGraw (2,763). He is also second all-time for games managed (4,773), trailing only Mack who is leading at 7,755 (3,731–3,948–76), passing McGraw at 4,769 (2,763–1,948-58), on October 1, 2009. He is one of only four managers to be named Manager of the Year in both of baseball's major leagues.

 

La Russa has 1,232 wins and 1,034 losses (.544) with 1 tie as manager of the Cardinals [1996 through October 4, 2009]. He was 522–510–3 (.506) with the Chicago White Sox 1979–1986, and 798–673 (.542) with the Oakland Athletics 1986–1995. His 2,000th game managing the Cardinals came on May 31, 2008. On October 1, 2009, he passed John McGraw for second-most games managed in baseball with his 4,770th game managed (2,552-2,214-4). La Russa had three more games (October 4) to extend his managed games to 4,773 (2,552-2,217-4) by the end of the 2009 season.

 

#37 Tommie Frazier Jr

 

Tommie James Frazier, Jr. (born on July 16, 1974, in Bradenton, Florida) is a former NCAA football quarterback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks in NCAA Division I-A history. Frazier led his team to back-to-back consensus national championships in 1994 and 1995, and he remains the only quarterback to have done so since the 1950s. The 1995 Nebraska team is considered to have been one of the most dominant in the history of American college football.

 

In a 2006 ESPN.com poll, the results of which aired on SportsCenter, the 1995 Nebraska team was voted the best college team of all time.  In 1999 Frazier was selected by Sports Illustrated as a back-up quarterback in their "NCAA Football All-Century Team." The starting quarterback was Sammy Baugh and the other back-ups were John Lujack, Roger Staubach and Doug Flutie. Frazier was one of six Nebraska Cornhuskers on this 85 man roster; the others being Johnny Rodgers, Rich Glover, Dave Rimington, Dean Steinkuhler and Aaron Taylor.

 

Big-game quarterback

 

When he arrived in Lincoln from Bradenton, Florida, the Huskers had suffered years of bowl game blowouts. Coach Tom Osborne made a strategic decision to recruit faster players at all positions in the early 1990s to compete with Miami and Florida State in the seemingly annual Orange Bowl matchups. Frazier was the final piece of the puzzle and led the Huskers to four straight New Year's Day bowl games. He started as a true freshman in 1992. In 1993, as a sophomore, Frazier kept pace with Heisman Trophy winner Charlie Ward of Florida State in the Orange Bowl but fell just short of leading the Huskers to the National Championship because of a last minute drive by Ward and field goal by the Seminoles.

The following year was trying for Frazier as he battled a blood clot in his leg which held him out of the second half of the season. On the legs of Lawrence Phillips, the Huskers got back to the Orange Bowl and played the Miami Hurricanes for a shot at the National Championship. In the game, Coach Osborne started Frazier but then pulled him for backup Brook Berringer. In the fourth quarter Osborne went back to Frazier and he responded with two touchdown drives. The tired Miami defense led by Warren Sapp and Ray Lewis could not keep up with the Nebraska option as the Huskers celebrated their first national title since 1971 and the first of Coach Osborne's career. Frazier was once again named MVP.

 

In 1995, Frazier teamed with Lawrence Phillips and Ahman Green to form one the most punishing rushing attacks in college football history, setting an NCAA record for averaging 7.0 yards per rushing attempt. The Huskers finished the season undefeated and were matched with the also undefeated Florida Gators in the Fiesta Bowl. Nebraska defeated the Gators 62-24 and Frazier garnered his third straight National Title Game MVP Award.  Frazier is the only player ever to win MVP of three national championship games.

 

#36  Sean Taylor

 

Personal information:

  Date of birth: April 1, 1983(1983-04-01)

  Place of birth: Miami, Florida

  Date of death: November 27, 2007 (aged 24)

  Place of death: Miami, Florida

  High School: Gulliver Preparatory School

  Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)Weight: 212 lb (96 kg)

  Career information

  College: Miami (Fla.)

 

NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5

  Debuted in 2004 for the Washington Redskins

  Last played in 2007 for the Washington Redskins

 

Career history:

  

Washington Redskins (2004-2007)

 

Career highlights and awards:

    2 Pro Bowl selection (2006, 2007 )

    All-Pro selection (2007 )

    Washington Redskins Ring of Fame

    Posthumous selections

 

Career NFL statistics as of 2007

  Tackles    299

  Interceptions    12

  Forced fumbles    8

  Quarterback sacks    2.0

  Touchdowns    1

 

Sean Michael Maurice Taylor (April 1, 1983 - November 27, 2007) was an American football free safety who played for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League.  Taylor was drafted in the first round (fifth overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Redskins. He played college football at the University of Miami, where he helped lead the Hurricanes to a national championship in 2001.  Due to his style of hitting, several of his pro teammates nicknamed him "Meast," a reference to "half man, half beast."

 

Early years

 

Taylor was born April 1, 1983 in Miami, Florida to Pedro Taylor, a policeman, and Donna Junor.  He spent his early years growing up with his great-grandmother Aulga Clarke in Homestead, Florida and later moved to his fathers home at the age of 10. He originally began his high school football career at 6A Miami Killian High School, but left to Gulliver Preparatory School 2A, where he could play both offense and defense. He helped Gulliver win the Florida Class 2A State Championship in 2000, with a 14-1 record (he did not play in the first game of the season, the team's only loss).

 

At Gulliver, Taylor was a star on both sides of the ball, playing running back, defensive back and linebacker.  In 2000, Taylor rushed for 1,400 yards and a state-record 44 touchdowns.  He also racked up more than 100 tackles during the 2000 season and accounted for 3 touchdowns (two receiving, one rushing) in the state title game victory over Marianna.

 

Taylor was considered the Number 1 prospect in Miami-Dade County by the Miami Herald. He was also rated the nation's number 1 skill athlete and an All-American by super prep.   In 2007 he was named to the Florida High School Association All-Century Team which selected the Top 33 players in the 100 year history of high school football in the state of Florida.

 

College career

 

2001 season

Taylor was recruited by the University of Miami Hurricanes. Taylor enrolled there in 2001 and, that year, he was one of just four true freshmen to play for Miami in the 2001 national championship season. He carved a niche for himself in Miami's secondary in nickel and dime defensive schemes. In 2001, Taylor was named "Big East Special Teams Player" of the Week for his performance against the University of Pittsburgh.  The 2001 season also proved a hugely successful one for the Hurricanes, with the team winning its fifth national championship since 1983, making them the most successful college football team of the past three decades with more national championships than any other Division I program

during this period.

 

2002 season

In 2002, Taylor was a second-team All-Big East selection by the league's head coaches in his first season as a starter. He finished third on the team in tackles with 85 (53 solo), broke up 15 passes, intercepted 4 passes, forced 1 fumble, blocked 1 kick, and returned a punt for a touchdown. He led all defensive backs in tackles, interceptions, and passes broken up, and had a career-high 11 tackles (2 solo) and intercepted 2 passes in the Fiesta Bowl loss to Ohio State University. One interception occurred on an infamous play where he was stripped by Maurice Clarett on the return, allowing Ohio State to retain possession.

 

2003 season

During his final year at Miami, Taylor produced a historic season that culminated with a plethora of honors and awards. He was named a consensus first-team All-American, the "Big East Conference Defensive Player of the Year" and a finalist for the "Jim Thorpe Award" given to the nation's best defensive back.  He led the Big East Conference and ranked first nationally in interceptions with 10, tying the record for interceptions in a season with former Hurricane standout Bennie Blades. He intercepted two passes in Miami's impressive 28-14 win over the University of Pittsburgh, playing a key role as the Hurricanes limited All-American receiver Larry Fitzgerald to two receptions for 13 yards.

 

Professional career

 

2004 NFL draft

Following Taylor's 2003 season, in what was his junior year, Taylor announced that he was entering the NFL draft, held in April 2004. Taylor was a first-round draft selection, taken by the Washington Redskins with the fifth overall selection. He also was the first University of Miami player drafted in 2004, which was somewhat surprising since there was a broad perception that Hurricanes' tight end Kellen Winslow II would be the first selection. Winslow, however, was taken with the next selection, the sixth overall, by the Cleveland Browns.

 

The drafting of Taylor by the Redskins in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft began an NFL Draft record of six players from the University of Miami being drafted in the first round, which is the record for the most players from one school being drafted in the first round of an NFL Draft (the other five players were Kellen Winslow II, Jonathan Vilma, D.J. Williams, Vernon Carey, and Vince Wilfork).

 

2004 rookie season

On the field during the 2004 season, Taylor was successful, emerging as the Redskins' starting free safety by the third game of his rookie season. For the season, he had the team's second most interceptions, with four. In addition to his four interceptions, Taylor had 89 tackles, two forced fumbles and one sack.   He started for the Redskins in 13 of the season's 16 games. Taylor was nicknamed "Meast" by his fellow teammates, an abbreviation for half man half beast because of his vicious hits on opposing players.

 

2005 season

Taylor continued his effective play in the 2005 season, finishing with 70 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 forced fumbles, and 1 fumble returned for a touchdown. In this year he became recognized as one of the hardest hitters in the NFL.

 

2006 season

The 2006 season was arguably the most inconsistent of Taylor's career. He finished the year leading the Redskins' defense with 129 tackles, 1 interception and 3 forced fumbles.  Even while playing on a struggling Redskins defensive unit, Taylor's impact on the field was recognized when he was named a first alternate to the NFC's 2007 Pro Bowl team. A hard hit by Taylor on Buffalo Bills punter Brian Moorman in the Pro Bowl created much fan and media discussion.

 

2007 season

Prior to the start of the 2007 season, Sports Illustrated named Taylor the hardest hitting player in the entire NFL.  The 2007 season seemed to represent a personal turnaround for Taylor. Before the season, in a rare interview, he was quoted as saying "...you play a kid's game for a king's ransom. And if you don't take it serious enough, eventually one day you're going to say, 'Oh, I could have done this, I could have done that.'"

 

His teammates said that he had finally gotten his life straightened out because of his daughter.  At the time of Taylor's death on November 27, 2007, he was tied for the most interceptions in the National Football Conference and second in the league with five despite having missed weeks 11 and 12 with a knee injury. Taylor also had 42 tackles and one forced fumble.

 

On December 18, 2007, Taylor was posthumously voted to his second Pro Bowl, becoming the first player in NFL history to be elected to the Pro Bowl after his death.

 

The players are getting more well known, the statistics more impressive and the differences of opinion of who belongs where heats up.

 

Be back next week for 35-31…

Comments

[DZ8]

1st!

[Captain Optimist aka Cavaleer]

Yo. Nice to see all our draftable guys get drafted.

[DZ8]

and I was just saying LaRussa is over rated! I take it back... out for awhile. Great write up guys!

[solarcane]

dz I grinned when you said that on the other blog article, when you read LaRussa's resume he's hard to leave out.

[Captain Optimist aka Cavaleer]

DZ8, UNC isn't a year ahead in development, they just have older players. But that gap has been closed and we'll see it on the field this year, all over the field.

[solarcane]

wad up CaptO

I firmly believe we have the fire power to beat UNC even with their stout defense
I know our defense can handle UNCs offense which has never finished higher than 92 in the nation all three years we have lost to them.

We have too much at every position

[Aqua]

Good stuff,

love Bob Hayes' story. He's a badass.

I'd put Tommie Frasier ahead of ST, but I'd put Frasier over Tebow too. The 95 Nebraska team is thought to be one of the top college teams of all-time. Every game was a beatdown. Even our '01 team didn't win like they did..

[solarcane]

TJ Yates, does this sound like a QB brimming with confidence in his ability?

During the season last year we knew a lot of the times the defense took over for us and won us the game,” said Yates. “There was a stretch during the middle of the season when the offense was struggling in pretty much every way you could, with turnovers, not running the ball well, not passing the ball well. The defense created some turnovers, got us good field position. A lot of the times they won a game for us.

[Aqua]

Sling, you want Canes that played for the fins?

Rob Bailey- '96
Woody Bennett- 80-88
Jay Brophy- 84-86
Craig Erickson- 96-98
Horace Copeland- 98
Greg Mark- 90
George Mira- 71
Brett Perriman- 97-98
Twan Russell- 00-02
Leon Searcy- 02
Matt Walters- 05
Marcus Wimberly- 99
and some others

Just noticing the longest career was Woody Bennett's 9 seasons with the fins.

[Captain Optimist aka Cavaleer]

Solar, it's interesting looking at UNC's record and scores last year. They played a lot of close games but they gave up some points and yards too. After watching some games from last year, I think our starting DL will be as good if not better than their and when we go to the 2nd wave I don't think they can keep up. I didn't see much other than the starters, who are sharp but I look at Quinn who everyone's raving about and I don't see a difference between him and Ojomo, Vernon, or Dye. If anything Vernon and Dye are even more athletic.

Quietly, I'm expecting Wesley to have something of a break out year because of Petri.

[solarcane]

aqua,
You are right about Tommy Frazier,
I don't know how the Canes didn't get him!

I know Six thinks a lot of Frazier.
We discussed where he should be over and over. I think Six has him ranked numerically lower than I do.

Taylor is a real tough fit.
You can only judge on what he did , which was exceptional, but unfortunately he wasn't around too long.

You have to be very careful in trying to be impartial not to martyr guys that have lost their lives that you really loved.

thanks for the props aqua

[Captain Optimist aka Cavaleer]

Frazier was definitely Boss. They got lucky in '94 though cause Costa couldn't run three feet and throw at the same time.

2001 Canes would've demolished the '95 Huskers. And I expect the 2011 Canes to put their names in that group of greatest of all-time teams.

[404]

Aqua:

I've always gone the same route, donating about $150 to be able to purchase tix to away games. And you are right, it's never an issue and they always give tix back to home school. Everything I've heard about this game is different. UM is getting just a few tix for this game, it's in the contract. I know that (most) people will not travel, however, tix right now are going for $225+ and are only going up. Even if you decided not to travel, why wouldn't you buy your pair and make $300 by flipping them? Im just saying, everything that I've heard from within the school is that it's not happening this year for those donating in the $100-$1000 range...

[86Cane]

Solar I hate U. The stuff U send me is like Chinese. Over two hours editing and formatting. We have to talk. LOL

[solarcane]

captO
I'm with you on UNC being a too senior heavy to keep it going.

It seems their defensive starters are all legit but if a couple go down what happens?

Better yet they will graduate or be drafted next season right about the time our first wave of diseaseless Canes dominate Earth again.

[solarcane]

Solar I hate U. The stuff U send me is like Chinese. Over two hours editing and formatting. We have to talk. LOL

Posted by: 86Cane | April 26, 2010 at 09:40 PM

LMAO!!
I know that one blew big time!
The athletes and bios are incredible.
When I started deleting paragraphs and stat column the entire article collapsed with players getting in each others bios, facts disappearing etc.

I'll hand type out the rest It will be worth it because some of these guys are crazy good.

Thanks for helping me, help you, help Canespace!

[Aqua]

Solar, your list is a thing of beauty. I poured hours into my top 10 plays list. What you guys are doing is impressive and a fun read..

It's funny I initially agreed with Taylor over Frasier, but on second thought what Tommie was apart of hasn't happened since.

Cap't, I agree Erickson rolling out Costa and chucking it 3 times in a row killed us in that game.

[Captain Optimist aka Cavaleer]

Solar, haha, I love that first wave analogy. That's exactly what it will look and feel like. Shannon is seriously stockpiling talent. And the way this incoming class is taking shape it's going to be small but diamond studded.

Oh and did anyone happen to catch Barry Jackson's little blurb about Shannon's contract and the reason why it's taken so long???

THE AGENT!!

I told y'all.

[DZ8]

Capt. O

I think it's six of one and half dozen of the other when we talk about progressing further or being older. Yes they are older which means they have gone thru some of the bumps in the road we'll experience this year.

We're still going to crush them!

[DZ8]

solar

I didn't say he sucked, haha. You can't be a manager that long and not be good at it.

Look at John Gruden in the NFL. An over hyped, over rated coach the media loves who sucks. The NFL is proving that by keeping him in the announcers booth.

[DZ8]

I wonder where Sam Shields would've been drafted if he got to stay at receiver with Whipples offense just one year...hmmm.

[solarcane]

thanks aqua.

There were 300 names I looked at by myself, and Six had as many, though most were the same.
whittling the list down to fifty is sure to leave some quality guys off.
I have them in the order I felt is fair by what I was looking at.

Twenty other people would have the same guys in a different order. That, and remembering some of these athletes was the intent

[Aqua]

Posted by: 404 | April 26, 2010 at 09:37 PM

It's just hype they use into getting you to give them more money. Yes plenty of people will scalp them. I might not be able to get 6 or 8 tickets but I bet I can get 4.

[86Cane]

Sling, you want Canes that played for the fins?

Rob Bailey- '96
Woody Bennett- 80-88
Jay Brophy- 84-86
Craig Erickson- 96-98
Horace Copeland- 98
Greg Mark- 90
George Mira- 71
Brett Perriman- 97-98
Twan Russell- 00-02
Leon Searcy- 02
Matt Walters- 05
Marcus Wimberly- 99

Nice list Aqua.

[DZ8]

And even though he was a Seminole I always point out every chance I can that Leroy Butler invented The Lambeau Leap.

[86Cane]

It's just hype they use into getting you to give them more money. Yes plenty of people will scalp them. I might not be able to get 6 or 8 tickets but I bet I can get 4.

Posted by: Aqua | April 26, 2010 at 09:55 PM

TOTALLY TRUE, WHICH IS WHY I AM BOYCOTTING THE GAME. EVEN THE UMAA IS IN ON IT THIS TIME.

[Captain Optimist aka Cavaleer]

DZ8, I think he'd be in the same place he is now...CB. haha To me, it's what if he'd come in as a DB. But Shannon helped him more than he could ever help himself.

As far as our going through bumps, I think we went through almost all of them last year and the year before. UNC seems to go through the same bumps every year, regardless how much they improve. 8-5 two consecutive years. And with that corn-ball offense they're talking about a NC?? haha Butch is losing his grip on reality. He could easily have another 8-5 year. Then what's on tap for 2011???? Where are the soph's and frosh ready to step up and ball??

We'll see. I'm sure he's working on something but all these kids he inherited I think.

[Hurriphin 302-4-305]

Solar=MONEY.

Whether you like the placement or not, (so far its cool wit me) it is some great blog content.

Watch out for 2011 WR prospect Louis Smith. I'm going back home to try and "grease the wheels" this weekend.

[solarcane]

And the Lambeu Leap was a play on words on the famous Fosburry Flop;

which isn't to be confused with the Flip Flop;

which 86Cane made popular with his dumping one can't miss Cane freshman, for the next year's newer sensation.

[DZ8]

He got hired about the same time as Shannon, I remember being pissed that we didn't fire Coker just a month or so earlier so we could get Butch. These kids are his kids, as much as our kids are now Shannons kids. You might have one Richard Gordon or so holdover, or you might say his first recruiting class doesn't really count. They all count.

I would agree with you guys about their offense being too conservative and weak for NC talk but then I think about the Bama QB throwing for 56 yards in the SEC championship game. Something like that.

A great defense can go a long way, ask Trent Dilfer how he's enjoying his Super Bowl ring. Don't get me wrong I don't think UNC has the running backs Bama did and I don't think Butch is as good a coach as Saban is.

UNC? UNC? Coach, we Miami. WE GOT THIS!

[DZ8]

Watch out for 2011 WR prospect Louis Smith. I'm going back home to try and "grease the wheels" this weekend.

Posted by: Hurriphin 302-4-305 | April 26, 2010 at 10:15 PM

Do your thing.

[solarcane]

hurri,
thanks brudda!

[solarcane]

Is estaban in hiding because of that Arizona thing?

I haven't seen him on here in ages,

i'm jus sayin

[TJL]

good job on the list! I have one: Joe Brodsky Sr.

[Hurriphin 302-4-305]

DZ8,

Don't know of I told this story before, but the kid is a 2nd cousin of my wife's. Met him once about three years ago, and didn't even know he played ball. Wanna ask him of he'd commit if he got offered, but I don't wanna sound like I'm pole-jockin'. Or tryin to get all "family-friendly" because he might be "on his way."

[86Cane]

I HAVE SEAN TAYLOR IN MY TOP 10 FOR SURE.

Solar and Six are WHACK!

[86Cane]

Esteban is making the next edition of CanespaceTV. Wait for it, wait for it...

[solarcane]

TJL
good choice

"...Joe was an All American high school player at Miami Jackson High school and then became an All American college player at the University of Florida. If you go on the University of Florida website, you will find that some of his records still stand today! For over 40 years, his record for interception return yardage stood as an NCAA record.

...his greatest accomplishments were as a coach and family man.

...he led two different high schools to state championships - Miami Jackson and Hialeah Miami Lakes - and then was a coach of an NCAA (University of Miami) and a Super Bowl championship team (Dallas Cowboys). He is the only coach to have ever done that! (That's a good trivia question).

Joe also had two children who became star athletes after playing for him in high school. He had the added pleasure of coaching the Hialeah Miami Lakes football team to a state championship with his son Joe, Jr. playing quarterback and his other son, Larry, playing receiver. In an interesting twist of fate, Larry played with Herschel Walker when they both were with the New Jersey Generals of the USFL and played on the first USFL game ever televised.

...What impressed me most about Joe was that he turned down numerous offers so that he would not have his family traipsing around the country, even though he saw some of his closest friends become nationally recognized sports figures... But Joe was satisfied being a great teacher and a wonderful husband and father.

How do I know all of this? You see Joe Brodsky was also my cousin and ... Joe was truly a man of moral courage."

Posted by Art Berkowitz | June 4, 2006 | 07:38 am | Permalink

[SOUP]

Hurriphin...your last comment was not wise. Blog on!

[SOUP]

Cat5 and SlingBlade...baseball Tuesday and Wednesday night at UM. Are U in? I have FREE tickets.

[solarcane]

"I HAVE SEAN TAYLOR IN MY TOP 10 FOR SURE."

"You have to be very careful in trying to be impartial not to martyr guys that have lost their lives that you really loved."

amen soup, I feel you

[solarcane]

aight gang I'm out
thanks again for all the kind words on the project

soup I'll send you each # separately hand typed and edited from here on out.

[aqua]

TOTALLY TRUE, WHICH IS WHY I AM BOYCOTTING THE GAME. EVEN THE UMAA IS IN ON IT THIS TIME.

Posted by: 86Cane | April 26, 2010 at 10:07 PM

you know what I'm actually in the $500 donation level cause of my season tix.

Scratch what I said earlier about being in the 100-150 range.

Yeah you're probably gonna have to donate that much to make sure you gotta shot.

My bad, but still you're looking at $500 in donation and roughly $150-250 for 2-3 tix. That's too steep. I'll keep an ear and an eye out for extras.

[SOUP]

"I HAVE SEAN TAYLOR IN MY TOP 10 FOR SURE."

"You have to be very careful in trying to be impartial not to martyr guys that have lost their lives that you really loved."

amen soup, I feel you

Posted by: solarcane | April 26, 2010 at 11:05 PM

If U ever saw ST#26 play HS or college ball then U could NOT disagree.

[aqua]

I forgot that my season tickets are really $250 a piece and another $250 in donation.

Sitting between the West EndZone and the Recruits/Alumus section, priceless..

[4-Real]

No disrespect but is this a Canes blog or UNC blog? Does anyone have information about the present Canes as far as injury updates on Lamar Miller? Any new info on future recruits? Any info on anything other than UNC ?

[Cat 5 Cane]

Soup...

no for tues... not here!
maybe wed...maybe?

[Six]

I don't think solar posted my list from the last time

Here's solar's 50-41, with my 50-41 in (parenthesis) next to his:

50 Tim Tebow (Tim Tebow)

49 Willie Galimore (write in David Eckstein b/c we both had Chris Collinsworth before solar found out he's disqualified)

48 Harold Carmichael (Andre Johnson)

47 Rick Casares (Jerome Brown)

46 Vince Coleman (Harold Carmichael)

45 Danny Wuerffel (Vince Coleman)

44 Devin Hester (Tony LaRussa)

43 Anthony Carter (Lou Piniella)

42 Ray Bellamy (Dick Howser)

41 Lou Piniella (Charlie Ward)

I think my 40-35 will be posted on Wednesday?

I'll stick up for where I placed who on my list, if anyone needs explanation, believe me I have it with plenty of stats/facts to back it up

[Six]

86 - you don't know where I have Sean Taylor listed in my top 50, unless solar gave you my list already

solar has him at #36 .... where I have him, you'll have to wait

[Six]

Canez1 - I don't keep ducking you brah, I was waiting at halftime during the Bowl game with 86, Mrs.86, Playa and raize ... exactly where 86 said to meet

Hell, even after the game when I came out of the Canes locker room after talking to Whipple and some of the players, I rolled up on some chick that looked like CGNCs twin and asked her if she lived up in North Cackalacka

She said "no .. why?". I just told her don't worry about it

I don't look much different than right here, so next game, you'll know when you see me

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