Hit Or Miss?

With all of the turmoil surrounding the Miami Hurricane football program these days and so much of the program, players and coaches either being blown up or blowing up in our faces, long time Canespacer Alpharetta Cane decided to take matters into his own hands and on this Veteran's Day (we salute U!) to take the call to arms seriously and heed the famous war-time call: "Man Battleships".

 
So here is AlpharettaCane playing the famous board game "Battleship" with Captain Optimist Hurricanes style:

Kyle Wright has "it" - whatever "it" is. MISS!

Arthur Brown has "it" - whatever "it" os.  MISS!

Randy Shannon will restore Miami's image and improve graduation rates.  HIT!

Can't wait to see Richard Gordon return KOs. MISS!

Pannunzio needs to go. HIT!

Coker was a great OC and turned into not so great head coach. HIT!

 
Wesley should've never been let go. UNCONFIRMED MISSLE LAUNCH?

Marve is a better QB than Harris. STILL ASSESSING TARGET DAMAGE?

LeSean McCoy will be better than Javarris James and Graig Cooper. HIT!

Miami will crush LSU in the Peach Bowl, since LSU will be without their starting QB. MISS!

Our D-Line is so deep, it's one of the highlights of this team. MISS!

DVD couldn't tackle his own shadow. HIT!

Shannon is stubborn, coy with the media, doesn't motivate his players, and doesn't have high enough expectations for the team / program. HIT!

Shannon has no clue when it comes to clock or game management. HIT!

 
JoJo Nicholas and Jared Campbell should play over Armstrong / Telemaque. MISS! 

Miami is no better than a 3rd place team in their own division. HIT!

Bill Young will revolutionize our defense. MISS!

John Lovett will revolutionize our defense. MISS!

Patrick Nix had philosophical differences with Shannon on what offensive system should be run. HIT!

Nix also wasn't a good OC. HIT!

Nix was hired due to the fact that Shannon couldn't stop him when Georgia Tech beat Miami with Reggie Ball at QB. Hit! 

Louisville with Brohm is going to hang 50 on us. HIT!

Florida is going to kick our ass. HIT!

VaTech is going to kill us in B'burg with little Vick. MISS!

 
I spend way too much time blogging about this crap instead of spending time with the family. HIT!

Haven't added up the score, but it feels to be what, about .500, with as many misses as hits?

In the end, who cares? HIT!

Comments

[j.w.]

Don't know, Upnorth, but nothing surprises me when you have some combination of ahtletes, women, and babies are in the same story.

[Ungar]

Well, one thing that will be different from the previous two GT-UM games, GT called of the dogs two years ago, UM called off the dogs last year. Paul Johnson is stressing out about Randy's chop block comments, and Randy is feeling the soup (no relation) getting a little too hot for him, he is in need of a "statement" game that is not like the statement Virginia left on the bottom of his shoes.

[UMike]

solar..do you need a tix for tomorrow..I might have 1 extra

[UMike]

check out my b-day gift from the wife..man she is to good.... http://nikeid.nike.com/nikeid/index.jsp?CP=auto_email_order_confirmation&metricsId=226054998#launchBuilder,,_414d3930313030382d2d4c544954454d3233323031342d2d2e2e,,226054998,

[Ungar]

The link doesn't work Mike. It just tosses you into the main Nike page.

[Canez1]

Coop better than Mccoy??????

Ur kidding, right.

LMAO!!! Stop it.

Maybe back at Milford......

GO CANEZ!!!!!

[j.w.]

Bruce Feldman Q&A:
From FSegal527: How much longer do you think the Randy Shannon tenure continues at Miami?

I suspect through 2011, but it could depend on how his team finishes this season out. This group may be inexperienced in places, but it has underachieved if you look at the receivers, who are not young, or even the D-line, which at times has been great but very average otherwise.

If they end up losing five games, even having played a true freshman QB, that's going to be a tough sell in spite of all of the positive things he's done for the program off the field. Going into the season, it seemed anything 9-3 or worse would be disappointing, considering both the FSU and VT games are in Miami.

The biggest problem this team has had is consistency, and that falls on the coaching staff. The Hurricanes didn't look ready to play against FSU on a Saturday night, which was inexcusable, and then they said they took UVA too lightly. Again, inexcusable. That was the excuse they gave for the Wisconsin loss last year.

Go 8-4 and then win the bowl game and I think Shannon's probably safe. But with each lackluster performance, his base is eroding.

[solarcane]

Umike thanks I really appreciate it.
The builder I told you said wanted to take me has company, so I guess my ticket went to one of them he never invited me again.

I will be over in SC Saturday morning, looking at a job, and stopping by the NOC outfitters if I get time.
I will be back at my house by halftime I think. thanks again,
Enjoy the game, and have a safe trip.

[UMike]

solar..no problem...but for anyone else..I might have 1 exta ticket available for the GT game..let me know

[Ungar]

solar, here is an old joke for you. In fact, it was the first radio joke.

Do you have a dog?
No, but I am thinking of getting a pet porcupine.
Porcupine, do they make good pets?
They have their points.....

[herbieibis]

Dallas Crawford is Michigan bound. Hurricanes don't start turning up the heat on some of these recruits, there won't be anyone left. Marcus Jackson, stated he was concerned about how the O-line was performing, especially with all the penalties and is exploring other options. I know this class was going to be small anyway but we've got less than 3 months and I really don't see to many Miami leans, with some of the big time players left. It's looking like another year of sleepers.

[solarcane]

They have their points.....

Posted by: Ungar | November 12, 2010 at 04:12 PM

ungar, while everyone else looks at each other with a blank look on there face, I am el oh el,
I still fall of my chair watching the 3 Stooges

[orange 'n green in the vein]

For those of you who haven't been paying attention this year, VT can't stop the run, UNC plays up to the competition despite who's out or injured, and Coach Davis is superior to Scarface in so many ways it's not even funny. But Boise is SOOO much better than the Heels so it's a moot point.

[SlingBlade]

http://www.wqam.com/streamer/index.php?displaystreamer=true

if you want to you can listen to the canes bb game here...

[SlingBlade]

Rion Brown's first basket of his career......a straight away 3pter...more to come....canes were down big early in game, but they have stormed back for a tie at the 7:40 mark on back to back threes from brown and grant....

[Sebastian]

Scott and Grant are keeping the `Canes in it right now

[SlingBlade]

hey seba...good to see another BB fan out there....those two are solid...

[Sebastian]

25 of our 36 points, 4 of the 5 assists and 10 of the 14 field goals

They are going to need some help if we want to get some breathing room before the half

[Sebastian]

Slingblade,
I was checking out the ACC scores and with 17 minutes to go Stetson is leading Wake 45-39

[SlingBlade]

yeah wake is down but its still early in the 2nd half...i want all ACC teams to win their out of conference games...it will look that much better when we beat them...

[SlingBlade]

canes down at the half...48-42

[Sebastian]

Alot of things to tighten up at the half

12 turnovers resulting in 18 points for them

Let them hit 50% from the field

Grant and Scott combine to go 11-17 for 27 points, the rest of the team 5-18

And only down by 6. Clean those up and get the duo some help and a double digit win is on the way

Lets Go `Canes

[SlingBlade]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfR_HWMzgyc&feature=related

some get you hyped music for tomorrow noon time.......

[SlingBlade]

UNC only up by 5 against Lipscomb? 6:43 left in that one

[pbcfrcane13]

Jville hanging with the U 55-53

[SlingBlade]

Jville hanging with the U 55-53

Posted by: pbcfrcane13 | November 12, 2010 at 08:50 PM

yeah but they are getting into foul trouble...they are not as deep as the U...

[pbcfrcane13]

61-60 Jville AH this is not the way to start 11 minutes left

[SlingBlade]

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- North Carolina said five people, including former Tar Heels and current New York Giants receiver Hakeem Nicks, provided "impermissible gifts of cash and jewelry and impermissible assistance" with travel and entertainment expenses.

Nicks, who left Chapel Hill for the NFL after his junior season in 2008, provided $3,300 in benefits, while former UNC players Omar Brown ($1,865) and Mahlon Carey ($140) also were listed.

The news release also mentions San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis ($20) and "a person from Miami whose full name is not known [$323]."

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The school identified all five people in reinstatement requests sent to the NCAA as part of the process to clear players in the probe.

Nicks responded during Giants practice on Friday.

"I'm not angry at all," he said. "That's college and I'm in the NFL now, and I'm focusing on football."

Brown previously was linked to the investigation when the NCAA suspended cornerback Kendric Burney for six games and safety Deunta Williams for four games. The two players had traveled to California to visit the former UNC safety, who Williams said they had befriended a few years earlier.

The school said the amount -- totaling $5,648 between the five people -- also includes the estimated value of lodging at their homes during visits. Some of those benefits were repaid by the players or hosts before they knew they had broken NCAA rules.

The school also said that while Nicks, Carey and Brown thought they were helping friends and former Tar Heels, "there is no evidence that links them to inappropriate relationships with agents, prospective agents or runners."

Meanwhile, the university has formally broken ties with the tutor linked to the ongoing NCAA investigation of its football program.

In a letter dated Nov. 5 and released Thursday, athletic director Dick Baddour informed Jennifer Wiley of Chapel Hill that the university had learned she provided "impermissible extra benefits" to players, including about $2,000 in travel expenses this year. It also states she "provided impermissible academic assistance" to some student-athletes in 2009 and 2010.

"As a result of your actions, the eligibility status of several of our student-athletes has been adversely affected," it states.

The letter insisted she have no contact with any student-athlete for five years. It bars her from the Kenan Football Center and other campus athletic facilities in any role outside that of as a member of the general public during that time.

Wiley didn't respond to an e-mail from The Associated Press seeking comment Thursday, but Raleigh attorney Joe Cheshire issued a statement on her behalf saying she "acknowledges her role" in the investigation. Cheshire said Wiley allowed a player to use a credit card for a transaction, then was "immediately repaid" for that amount and "never knew this type of transaction was impermissible."

"She gave several years of her life trying to uplift, educate and enhance the lives of student-athletes that she worked with and befriended," Cheshire said. "All of these young men were of the highest caliber. She did not intend for her work to 'provide impermissible academic assistance' and to the extent it did, she is deeply saddened, particularly as it has affected the young men she cared so much about."

The NCAA began looking into agent-related benefits in the program over the summer before expanding the investigation to include possible academic violations involving Wiley, who also had worked as a tutor for coach Butch Davis' teenage son.

Thirteen players sat out the opener against LSU due to the investigation, with six players sitting out the entire season. Three of those were either dismissed from the team or declared "permanently ineligible" by the NCAA.

Five players have returned to game action, while a sixth -- tailback Ryan Houston -- was cleared to return after missing the first five games and had planned to redshirt. But Davis said this week Houston might return for the final three regular-season games after the Tar Heels lost leading rusher Johnny White to a broken collarbone and Shaun Draughn sprained an ankle.

Defensive lineman Michael McAdoo is the only player from the LSU group whose status is still in question. He hasn't played this season. Fullback Devon Ramsay played four games before the school decided to hold him out. He hasn't played since.

[pbcfrcane13]

Canes All-Access: Miami up 64-61 w/ 11:21 to go in game. Malcolm extends career-high pts to 23 pts -- 4-of-6 from long range

[Sebastian]

Jones isnt shooting the ball well at 1-5 with just 5 points but he is working the boards solid with 8

Gamble might be the 3rd guy to help us out here tonight... 8 points (4-6) 3 boards

[SlingBlade]

jones isnt shooting good...but he is being very aggressive and big reggie is starting to dominate the middle...

[SlingBlade]

jacksonville starting to fall apart....dont be fooled this jacksonville team is a good team they made the second round of the NIT last year...and they won 20 games and were their conference champs...

[Sebastian]

Good call SlingBlade

Reg is taking over the middle. Now if we could just get the big man to sink a couple from the free throw line

[pbcfrcane13]

Canes All-Access: Steal and break away lay up for Durand... Time out Jacksonville... 71-64 Canes lead

[SlingBlade]

big reggie can stroke it from the line...he was the best ft shooter on the team in the ACC tourney last year...he just needs to keep being aggressive and getting to the line..

[pbcfrcane13]

Canes All-Access: Miami on an 18-3 run over last 4:23 -- holds the 76-64 lead with 7:12 to go

[SlingBlade]

who is gonna stay up and watch the memphis game? i dont know if ill be able to make a midnight game...lol

[Sebastian]

I know alot of experts were calling for Wake to finish either at the bottom or near the bottom of the ACC but I didnt think they would drop a game to the tiny school from the 386

Good for Stetson...A nice win for their program

[SlingBlade]

this game is OVA...canes dominating now

[SlingBlade]

yeah wake is gonna really miss aminu and ish smith

[Sebastian]

Only 1 turnover this half and other guys stepping up to help out the 2 studs

A very positive 2nd half to this point

[SlingBlade]

boise st on espn2 right now...

[SlingBlade]

malcom grant injured...dont know what it is though

[Sebastian]

That will sure put a damper on things

[SlingBlade]

grants back in the game...hes fine

[Sebastian]

A very strong 2nd half

Nice job by the B-Ball team to start the season 1-0

[UMike]

Cant believe I cant give away a ticket to the GT game lol..what a waste of $80 lol..some lucky person waiting at the stadium will be getting in lol

[86Cane]

VT lost to James Madison.

Miami lost to Virginia.

When was the last time Boise State lost to a team they were SUPPOSED to beat?

[UMike]

86..when did Boise State last play a game they might lose lol

[86Cane]

Cant believe I cant give away a ticket to the GT game lol..what a waste of $80 lol..some lucky person waiting at the stadium will be getting in lol

Posted by: UMike | November 12, 2010 at 09:42 PM

Can't tell U how many times that has happened to me!