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August 03, 2010

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DZ8

1st!!

Da U N Houston

2nd?

DZ8

Great work Ungar!

Original and emotional.

Montreal-Cane

Ungar very interesting again!

I didn't remember that Collier dropped the ball on the very last play of the 2009 season.

The games against Wisconsin and VT were unnacceptable by a team on the rise like the canes. Dropped balls and bad defense...

DZ8

Maybe firmer grass would've helped us cover the TEs.

I remember he slipped but I didn't think it was a very good throw. I know it hit his hands but I think he was expecting it in a different location. I can't see the video here at work so I'm just going off memory.

Sebastian

Very good

Up until I hit the play button then I have to make sure my wife is in the other TV room so she doesnt here me fling the 4 letters around

During the season im allowed an outburst or 2. But not in the offseason

SOUP

Ungar...Love the perspective and history. Nice work.

canezilla

they played on the same field as us and played in the same weather,enough already.lets hope we get another crack at whisky

Old Skool

Ungar
I like your style -- wishful thinking with a sense of humor and irony

Old Skool

Soup
If you still got a ticket to the 8/15 Rays game. I'll probably be down in the 813 on that date.

Ungar

canezilla, I am not asking for the field to be better for the WIN as much as for the saving of a knee.

Just sayin...

Canez1

Kelvin Cain reporting tomorrow per his mom.

GO CANEZ!!!!!

Ungar

BTW, no need to watch that wisconsin fan's video above. It doesn't even have the Cooper play in it. As others have pointed out, it DOES have Collier's last play as a Cane, and it has an OBVIOUS hold at around 2:10 that didn't get called. The rusher's jersey comes out for all to see, but no call.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0Me7ui5kIE

This is the Cooper runback and knee injury.

Ungar

And thanks for all the compliments, guys. It makes me eager to write more....

Ungar

Oh, and for those that might think I was asking for too much, I am GREEDY when it comes to the Canes.

elliott

good write up ungar... really good stuff enjoyed the reading the part on the Washington game. I can barely remember that game........

Zakkee

Wow, people actually bragging about not caring for the kids that don the orange and green (from last blog). They were "average"...yes. But how many players from last years team have performed above average statistically? The only contenders are Jacory (17 ints), Bailey (no sacks in the last 5 games), McCarthy (my BOY! but still can't stick a TE), Bosher (definitely), Brandon Harris (definitely), Hank and maybe Benjamin. 3 sacks (Wesley) and 2 special teams return scores (Collier) is production on this team.

Talk about loyalty, respect, and love for the U.

There's A TON of room between: "the sky is falling..without these kids we're toast" and "who cares...this isn't even story worthy". There both extremes..please don't be an extremist.

With fans like these, how could you get upset with a player who doesn't take a picture or sign an autograph?? If we don't care about them when they take their jersey's off, why should they care about us when they have them on?

Good luck Wesley and Pimp C

27 Ave Cane

hey guys what ever happend to WR Davon Johnson???

JUST CANE

hey guys what ever happend to WR Davon Johnson???

Posted by: 27 Ave Cane | August 04, 2010 at 12:40 AM

Did you check Aldarious Johnson's belly???

'87 Canes

lol....well dayuuuuuum !!!!!!

Old Skool

Typepad attacks. If this shows up as a respost Oh well

Scout is reporting Jeremy Davis to Milford.

CanesCanesCanes

Well said, Zakkee.

Couldn't agree more.

Glad you put your perspective on here, it was about time for a sensible post on this issue.

SOUP

New blog tonight at 7 PM:

Camp Shannon: Year Four

Ungar

New blog tonight at 7 PM:

Camp Shannon: Year Four

Posted by: SOUP | August 04, 2010 at 08:26 AM

Oh well, there goes MY fifteen minutes of fame.

Go Camp Shannon! Be a beacon of football dominance for us all!

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Great article! I would love to have had some of that happen. I remember the days when Miami getting screwed was a huge deal and had an impact on the rest of the college football season and who got to what championship game. The powers that be wanted Oklahoma to play against a weaker FSU team because they KNEW that the Canes would have beaten that vaunted Oklahoma team. In the Washington game that year, there was another bad call. Dorsey went back to pass and as his arm was moving forward, the ball came loose and was ruled a fumble. The ensuing Husky drive resulted in a touchdown. What a screwjob!

www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=530765740

Being a Cane fan stuck in SC (especially after last year's tough loss to Clemson) has been rough. I look forward to this year's game in Death Valley! My daughter is a Clemson fan and she and I will be there. Hope to run into some other Canespacers there!

Canez1

Looks like Hardin and Plein will be medical hardship cases and won't count against schollies.

GO CANEZ!!!!!

Old Skool

In the last day before practice begins: here something off topic, but an instant classic

Here's the premise:

Across the country millions of people are using cityvoter.com to vote for their favorite local businesses and tell the world what makes their town special

Here’s a five star review posted for Wendy’s:

This place is BAWLIN’ yo. Chicken nuggitz be crispy like you never SEEN. I tasted one and I was like “WHAAAT! Are you serious, Wendy?” Mean girls working the friers, tho. This one chick wouldn’t even let me holla. I was like “please you ugly, anyway”

Ungar

Welcome back, 530765740, and glad the article led you to comment.

I still cannot beleive that we played at Washington with Pac 10 refs, after they played us in the Orange Bowl with Pac 10 refs in the 1994 game. Our schedulemakers are too generous or they think the refs won't be so blatent against us.

Yeah, I remember that "fumble". It reminded be of the Cleveland Gary "fumble".

Ungar

Hey SOUP, how about a poll to see WHICH of the ten folks would MOST want to change?

(yeah, I am milking that 15 minutes for all it's worth!)

Ungar

Looks like Hardin and Plein will be medical hardship cases and won't count against schollies.

GO CANEZ!!!!!

Posted by: Canez1 | August 04, 2010 at 09:19 AM

I guess that takes care of any conspiracy theories about Collier and Wesley being removed to fit LA and SH. There was going to be room for them anyway....

Ungar

So, this Camp Shannon, is it gonna be a discussion of what the guys did at summer camp, or a talk about where position battles will be occurring at camp, or a chance to pick a legend of summer?

elliott

Losing Wesley does not hurt people I know that he was good for stopping the run but other than that he is NOT better than:

Ojomo who in my mind will start for sure
Vernon
MRob
Smith
Bailey Nuff said....
Dye

We r three deep at end people and I know injuries happen but everyone would of had to been hurt before Wesley was going to get any burn..

As for Collier best of luck to ya kid leave your jersey in the hamper and make sure you sign out. Lets see who is going to step up in your place:

Streeter
Kendal?
Davon

Not to mention Byrd, Hank, TB and Aldarius

WE R LOADED!

Gin & Tonic

Losing Wesley and Collier is kind of like dropping two beers on the way to the pool deck. You think dam, I had high hopes for those two beers, then you shrug your shoulders and grab another two out of the cooler that is packed with an additional 10 equally cold and tasty beers.

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Thanks Unger....Never left, read the Space everyday....gives me a nice distraction from work.....I remember when the Canes getting screwed on a call at least once a game was commonplace. I look forward to those days again. Reason being, that means the Canes are back on top and scaring the living daylights out of every other team in college football.

And when it comes to Ohio State this year, I will take a quote from Remember the Titans...

"Run it up, Randy! Leave no doubt!"

Which team do most Cane fans hate more? FSU or Florida?

I would say FLorida cause they refuse to play us on a regular basis. I can at least respect FSU because they never droppped us off the schedule.

dj moonbat

I'm going to make my annual appearance to say that Warren Sapp was the only reason that 1995 Orange Bowl was even close; it's not like there was some better choice on the Miami bench to stop that Nebraska leviathan. You could tell by the late third quarter that we were going to get ground down before the game ended.

Also, this quote by G&T is very close to exactly correct:

"Losing Wesley and Collier is kind of like dropping two beers on the way to the pool deck. You think dam, I had high hopes for those two beers, then you shrug your shoulders and grab another two out of the cooler that is packed with an additional 10 equally cold and tasty beers."

My only correction would be that, obviously, if I'm headed down to the pool deck, I'm going to have more than 12 beers with me. Frankly, G&T, I don't know how you could lowball yourself like that.

DZ8

Posted by: Old Skool | August 04, 2010 at 09:29 AM

Classic

Ungar

FSU is a rivalry that made a difference in football history.

Florida is a team whose games never meant anything in the final balance.

But still I cannot really hate either team. I have learned to respect both for showing that the state of Florida is the best state for college football. We are not just a one-team state. Win or lose, the state survives as the best.

Notice that none of the Top 10 changes were to UF or FSU.

ND, OSU, PSU, Washington, they get the hate, for their "catholics versus convicts" attitude, their actions on the field and off, and because losses to them actually hurt.

But UF dodging us while Bowden continued to play us does give FSU more respect in my eyes...

BEERicane

Losing Wesley and Collier is kind of like dropping two beers on the way to the pool deck. You think dam, I had high hopes for those two beers, then you shrug your shoulders and grab another two out of the cooler that is packed with an additional 10 equally cold and tasty beers.

Posted by: Gin & Tonic | August 04, 2010 at 11:12 AM

WOAH! easy there. You clearly need to have more reverence for beer sir. : )

THE MAN

Thanks Zak for saying that as well. I wonder if Wesley and Collier were still on the team would those people still be saying who cares. No one is saying that they should be on the team, but these guys played hard when their number was called to only have some people say who cares about them now that they are off the team. And to say those two positions are loaded is a bit premature. There is depth yes, but lets see that depth perform on the field before declaring guys who basically have never played are better than those guys who have left. Just my two cents...

Sarasota 'cane

Losing Wesley and Collier is kind of like dropping two beers on the way to the pool deck. You think dam, I had high hopes for those two beers, then you shrug your shoulders and grab another two out of the cooler that is packed with an additional 10 equally cold and tasty beers.

Posted by: Gin & Tonic | August 04, 2010 at 11:12 AM

That's alcohol abuse my friend!

Go 'canes!

BEERicane

Those positions are loaded. WR there is no question about it, there has been enough evidence already. DE is another matter. However, I will predict right now that Vernon will have more sacks per drop back (for each down played) than Bailey will. Vernon is so quick off that edge he is almost unblockable.

DZ8

WR-Loaded
RB-Loaded
DE-Loaded
All other positions we have adequete depth.
LB-a little thin
TE-very thin

JMO

Canez1

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GO CANEZ!!!!!

THE MAN

There has been good production from the receivers overall yes, but as far as a slot receiver to date there has been virtually no production other than Collier.

2009 Stats
RECEIVING GP No. Yards Avg TD Long Avg/G
Thearon Collier 12 18 250 13.9 1 29 20.8
Kendal Thompkins 10 2 33 16.5 1 18 3.3
Davon Johnson = goose egg

Going off potential yes they "may" be better or equal.

The DE position is another position of "potential" so far. Wesley had the third most sacks on the team last year (although a paltry number of 3 sacks) and did very well against the run. Again, as far as actual production these two guys have been better.

My point is give these guys their due. It's not like they were kicked off for a criminal offense. They were good role players for this team and they are Canes!

canechic

Do I see a Moonbat? Woo hoo!

DZ8

A little thin at CB as well...

BEERicane

A lot thin in the attendance as well... Hopefully that will change come October.

calGaryCane

My point is give these guys their due. It's not like they were kicked off for a criminal offense. They were good role players for this team and they are Canes!

Posted by: THE MAN | August 04, 2010 at 12:25 PM

Agreed.

It's like, everytime someone leaves the team, they suddenly turn to crap.

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Well Said Zak ...I been sayn the same thing for a while so I hope at least they will listen to U...It really grinds my gears to read CANES fans bashing players ie. rite now especially all of the AJ haters who are going to jump on bandwagon as soon as he scores...Whtz the point of bashing guys who play for U...

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