After a tough loss on the road to Virginia next up for your Miami Hurricanes is a home game at noon (better get used to it) against the Maryland Terrapins at Sun Life Stadium. The Hurricanes will try to continue their yo-yo like season with a bounce back win over the slowly emerging Terps.
Just in case you aren't sure exactly what a "Terrapin" is here is some background and history for you on how Maryland adopted the cute little turtle as their school mascot:
The Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) was made the State reptile and official mascot of the University of Maryland College Park in 1994 (Chapter 476, Acts of 1994; Code of State Government).
As a mascot (also fondly known as Testudo) the Terrapin, however, has been affiliated with the University of Maryland's athletic program since 1933.
Terrapin are carnivorous predators whose preference for unpolluted saltwater make them indicators of healthy marsh and river systems. In winter, they hibernate underwater in mud. Around late May, diamondback terrapin emerge to mate, nest, and bask in the sun on coastal dunes or narrow sandy beaches. Chesapeake Bay area colonists ate terrapin prepared Native-American fashion, roasted whole in live coals. Abundant and easy to catch, terrapin were so ample that landowners often fed their slaves and indentured servants a staple diet of terrapin meat. Later, in the 19th century, the turtle was appreciated as gourmet food, especially in a stew laced with cream and sherry.
For a turtle soup recipe click here: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/foodnation-with-bobby-flay/turtle-soup-recipe/index.html
Maryland steamrolls into the game with a 6-2 record (3-1 ACC) and fresh off a thrashing of Wake Forest. Maryland picked up its fourth straight home win, became bowl eligible and most importantly, remained in a second-place tie in the Atlantic Division race with Saturday's dominating 62-14 victory over the Demon Deacons.
Maryland has won six of their first eight games for the fifth time under Coach Ralph Friedgen (2001, 2002, 2006, 2008). The Terrapins are bowl eligible for the seventh time in Friedgen's 10 seasons. Maryland, 2-6 at this point last year, has posted the best turnaround in the ACC. No other team has improved by more than three games from its 2009 record after eight contests.
Interesting Fact: Maryland has not had a punt blocked in 132 straight games, but over that time span they have blocked 16 of the opposition's, including four on the season (two vs. Wake Forest, 10/30; two vs. Morgan State, 9/11).
Miami meanwhile is limping forward after suffering a 24-19 loss against Virginia to to send their record tumbling to 5-3 (3-2 ACC). The Hurricanes had appeared to be taking turns struggling on offense or defense each week. That is until the Virginia game where Miami decided to go all "fair and balanced" and struggled equally on both sides of the ball against what was perceived as a weaker opponent.
UM running back Damien Berry is currently averaging 86.2 yards per game, which ranks fourth in the ACC. The senior has scored four TDs on the season, in addition to 93 receiving yards. Leonard Hankerson leads the Hurricanes in receiving with 681 yards this season. The senior ranks second in the ACC in both receptions (5.5 pg) and receiving yards per game (85.1 pg) . Hankerson also leads the league with nine TD receptions, including a three-TD game against Clemson (10/2).
Miami linebackers Colin McCarthy and Sean Spence anchor the Miami defense with 128 total tackles between the pair. McCarthy ranks fourth in the ACC with 8.7 tackles per game, while Spence sits right behind him with 8.4. The Hurricanes have the top-ranked passing defense in the ACC, and are ranked seventh in the nation, allowing only 152.5 yards per game.
As all Hurricane fans know Miami suffered a significant loss against the Cavaliers when UM starting QB Jacory Harris was body slammed to the turf and suffered a concussion that is likely to keep him out of this week's contest. If Harris can't go then Miami will turn to true freshman Stephen Morris who played well and led the comeback in the second half of the Virginia game after Harris was knocked silly.
Somehow, in spite of their records and the nay-sayers, the wisdom of the odds-makers has the Hurricanes listed as an 11 point favorite over the Terrapins. Go figure.
Having officially retired the "I GOT THIS" saying after last week's debacle against Virginia I will not be making a score prediction for this week's game. I will only offer this:
GO CANES, BEAT THE TERPS!!!
I DON'T GOT THIS!
Posted by: Ungar | November 03, 2010 at 08:41 AM
When I saw the upsidedown turtle, I thought THAT was you making a prediction.
Herbstreit on Rose this morning, shockingly has jumped off the Miami and FSU bandwagons.
Now he is full on Oregon. That could be the kiss of death for that team....
Posted by: Ungar | November 03, 2010 at 08:43 AM
I DON'T GOT THIS!
Posted by: Ungar | November 03, 2010 at 08:41 AM
Ungar, you were on that first like
Oprah Winfrey on a honey-baked ham.
Go Canes!!!
Posted by: NativeCane | November 03, 2010 at 08:47 AM
I will not be making a score prediction for this week's game. I will only offer this:
GO CANES, BEAT THE TERPS!!!
Posted at 08:37 AM | Permalink
I don't think anyone should be giving predictions from here on out. It only gets our hopes up high only to be crushed when the clock hits 0.0
Posted by: raizecane | November 03, 2010 at 08:53 AM
Soup, Have you ever tried dem toitle soop?
Mrs. Native and I are thinking of trying this recipe on gameday.
Go Canes!!!
Posted by: NativeCane | November 03, 2010 at 08:56 AM
Ungar, you were on that first like
Oprah Winfrey on a honey-baked ham.
Go Canes!!!
Posted by: NativeCane | November 03, 2010 at 08:47 AM
Who doesn't like Honey baked ham?
There is a restuarant in Islamorada called the Green Turtle Inn. They serve it and I have had it there and it is VERY good. They even can it and will ship it to you.
It is really good with a sprinkle of black pepper and an EXTRA shot of sherry in it.
Posted by: SOUP | November 03, 2010 at 09:03 AM
U can also get a recipe on the internet from the cooking channel web site (by Bobby Flay.)
Posted by: SOUP | November 03, 2010 at 09:04 AM
Who doesn't like Honey baked ham?
Posted by: SOUP | November 03, 2010 at 09:03 AM
Who doesn't like an extra shot of sherry?
Posted by: Ungar | November 03, 2010 at 09:07 AM
Ham is salty, I would rather have Honey baked Turkey, lol!
Posted by: canechic | November 03, 2010 at 09:24 AM
27-24 Maryland win :(
Posted by: SinisterCane | November 03, 2010 at 09:36 AM
Sinister, you are dead wrong on this one, it does not fit the pattern.
W-L-W-W-L-W-W-L-?
Go Canes!!!
Posted by: NativeCane | November 03, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Sinister, you are dead wrong on this one, it does not fit the pattern.
W-L-W-W-L-W-W-L-?
Go Canes!!!
Posted by: NativeCane | November 03, 2010 at 10:00 AM
Patterns are philosophically and logically bunk.
For example, what is the next number in this sequence?
2,4,6,8,10,12...
Posted by: BEERicane | November 03, 2010 at 10:10 AM
I think how we play depends on the outcome of the VT-GT game...if GT wins then we control our own destiny (i believe)..if that is the case, history shows we will stumble....however..I see it going down like this...31-14 Miami....Morris throws 3 td's, and Miller scores 1 and our D comes back to life.
Posted by: UMike | November 03, 2010 at 10:12 AM
14
Posted by: Ungar | November 03, 2010 at 10:29 AM
All our titles were won on odd numbered years, THAT is the reason we lost to Virginia.
Posted by: Ungar | November 03, 2010 at 10:32 AM
It's so hard to live in New England when the canes lose. Please smash Maryland
Posted by: wartown canes | November 03, 2010 at 10:40 AM
Finally someone in the media calling out Mark Whipple
http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports/columnists/hyde/blog/2010/11/_is_this_the_week.html
http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports/columnists/hyde/blog/2010/10/hyde_um_loss_points_to_offensi.html
Posted by: BahamaCane | November 03, 2010 at 10:47 AM
I will not be making a score prediction for this week's game. I will only offer this:
GO CANES, BEAT THE TERPS!!!
Posted at 08:37 AM | Permalink
I don't think anyone should be giving predictions from here on out. It only gets our hopes up high only to be crushed when the clock hits 0.0
Posted by: raizecane | November 03, 2010 at 08:53 AM
the only prediction that will come true is that this team will continue to do what they are trying to get done and by doing that they will do the things that teams do when they try to get things done...oh yeah they will be flyin around out there..
Posted by: SlingBlade | November 03, 2010 at 11:13 AM
14
Posted by: Ungar | November 03, 2010 at 10:29 AM
13. Wrong.
Posted by: BEERicane | November 03, 2010 at 11:31 AM
Here are two vid clips I made last night
One is Randy and Whip on a recruiting trip
the other is Randy and Whip going over the game plan
I hope you guys enjoy these, they were fun to mess with
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv6X6UIteBY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpGVobsiC64
Posted by: solarcane | November 03, 2010 at 11:40 AM
The rest of the sequence was:
2,4,6,8,10,12...
13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21....
It is impossible to draw conclusions or predict outcomes based upon a limited set of outcomes in a given sequence that are any more or any less logical than another. That is because there were no rules/axioms/principles, etc governing the above pattern. It was simply an isolated series of numbers which had a perceived pattern that in fact turned out to be untrue. There is nothing logically forbidding the next number in the sequence from being any other value in the world (real, imaginary, integer, non-integer, finite, non-finite, etc). The problem with "patterns" is that they are philosophically bunk, but the practical question becomes after many events can one feel safe and establish that a pattern is, in fact, governed by the rules which the observer perceives?
Posted by: BEERicane | November 03, 2010 at 11:41 AM
TMNT were some badazzes in their day
Posted by: solarcane | November 03, 2010 at 12:02 PM
Is Shannon fired yet? I keep waking up hoping for the good news.
By the way, the best turtle soup I have ever had was at a restaurant in Philadelphia called The Bookbinders. Man that was some good stuff!
Posted by: MattInNY | November 03, 2010 at 12:07 PM
By the way, good job all you FL residents who voted yesterday and electing Scott and Rubio. Job well done!
Posted by: MattInNY | November 03, 2010 at 12:12 PM
The article in the Sentenial is correct. Whipple has no clue on play calling. We have 3 reciever sets and we can't get one person open. One guy must be the hot guy and the other 2 run decoy routes just to draw the dee away from a particular area. This ain't working. The Acc doesn't have all world corners in the conference. Whipple tries to burn you quick with the bomb. That wasn't J-12's forte and that's where he threw most of his int's, on balls over 30 yards. If we would nickle a dime them more, with 8 to 15 yard passes then the bomb can be had. This game will be close, one because Morris is a green-horn, 2, because of our unpredictable defense, 3, because nw the play calling will really be Vanilla. I'm going out on a limb and predict an upset: "DA U" 23-20.
Posted by: carolinacane | November 03, 2010 at 12:23 PM
"remember that there may be just a few things a little more important, and possibly even more fun, than watching the Miami Hurricanes play football 12 times a year."
Solar, LOL you are right, especially for the last 5 years!
Posted by: CGNC | November 03, 2010 at 12:46 PM
This is a funny!
Gary Ferman Interviews Randy Shannon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt0_mIkWvjw
Posted by: CGNC | November 03, 2010 at 12:47 PM
14
Posted by: Ungar | November 03, 2010 at 10:29 AM
13. Wrong.
Posted by: BEERicane | November 03, 2010 at 11:31 AM
Huh? I was post 14.
Posted by: Ungar | November 03, 2010 at 01:27 PM
whats up with jadaveon clowney...he dropped Miami. now we are back in it??
also. tough loss for miami. i was walking out the door and saw that hit on jacory....almost started crying.thinking that the season is over and Randy is a gonner. butttttt! we got the freshman showing some promise. coming back and scoring 19..too bad it was in the forth soo yeah.
remember shannon said the best players will play?
more freshman should be imo umm. franklin needs to be replaced by seantrel. seantrel by j.johnson. gunn by Linder and McCarthy by Cain...until this happens Miami will keep getting hurt by penalties and "leadership"
Posted by: zarokon | November 03, 2010 at 01:41 PM
just a few things I was thinking about....
I think this next game will tell us alot about the character of the team - will we actually get pissed after we lose and do something about it?? How will the team respond?
Most importantly though is how #17 plays, can he turn things around with a solid game, and a solid finish to the year?
If he plays good enough would Shannon even play him against GT??
Even though I hate the way this season went I am glad we get to see Morris get a shot (Not wishing harm on Jacory at all here) although I would like to see more Cain also
Posted by: DrewZ2 | November 03, 2010 at 01:52 PM
This team has the personality of the Head Coach: none.
This Saturday around 11:35 I will intentionally gouge my leg with the weed-eater so I can spend the next 3 hrs in the emergency room. That will be a more pleasant and less painful experience than watching the canes sleep walk thru another game.
Posted by: Gin & Tonic | November 03, 2010 at 01:59 PM
Posted by: Gin & Tonic | November 03, 2010 at 01:59 PM
Leg gouges are highly overated, I prefer a stick in the eye!
Go Canes!!!
Posted by: NativeCane | November 03, 2010 at 02:19 PM
34-17 Canes in a rebound game at home...
I GOT THIS!
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | November 03, 2010 at 02:22 PM
"I think this next game will tell us alot about the character of the team - will we actually get pissed after we lose and do something about it?? How will the team respond?"
The problem DrewZ2 is that we've been saying the same thing after a loss for 4-5-6 years now. The team comes back and wins and we all celebrate the 2nd coming only to be deflated a week or couple of weeks later. It won't surprise me in the least when we blow out MD and GT, then get crushed by VT. OR, when we beat MD, get crushed by GT then beat VT.
The only surprise I'll have is if we win all three. That'd be a great surprise, but I'm done expecting us to do what we should. And, even if we do, 9-3 is a disappointment IMO. That wouldn't be a total meltdown, but rather more evidence that we're nothing more than a # 20-35 type program. We need to win out, crush a few teams, and get a solid bowl win over a decent team for me to feel any confidence again.
Posted by: DallasTX Cane | November 03, 2010 at 02:22 PM
34-17 Canes in a rebound game at home...
I GOT THIS!
Posted by: Ohio_Cane_4_Life! | November 03, 2010 at 02:22 PM
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I GOT THIS TOO
Posted by: BahamaCane | November 03, 2010 at 02:24 PM
O yeah I totally agree DTXCane I'm just hoping that Morris is a nice surprise in a bad season
Posted by: DrewZ2 | November 03, 2010 at 02:33 PM
Agree DrewZ2. completely
Posted by: DallasTX Cane | November 03, 2010 at 02:35 PM
Yeah DTC and Drew - we continue to lose games each season the same way as the season before and the season before that......three more games and RS will have had this team for 4 years, time flies, huh?
And DTC - please watch the link to the funny Shannon interview - it is a cartoon
Posted by: CGNC | November 03, 2010 at 02:55 PM
27-24 Maryland
Vault it!
Posted by: SinisterCane | November 03, 2010 at 03:11 PM
From Dan Morgan Jr.
Ready for Saturday to see how good TCU really is. They have to travel to #5 Utah. As i'm writing this i'm thinking to myself...How the hell did TCU, Utah, Boise State and Nevada get better than the Canes
This is sad!
Posted by: Montreal-Cane | November 02, 2010 at 10:46 PM
How right he is. Bring him in to coach, Dorsey as QB coach.
I hate to say this, but I'm calling a UVA ala 2008 in the OB, Cane will score but we'll lose by 17+ on Saturday
Posted by: USAFCane | November 03, 2010 at 03:12 PM
How the hell did TCU, Utah, Boise State and Nevada get better than the Canes
This is sad!
Posted by: Montreal-Cane | November 02, 2010 at 10:46 PM
U can add a whole boatload of historical also-rans to that list: Baylor, Oregon, S Carolina...
U all should look up the job Art Briles has done at Baylor. Before that, he resurrected the Houston program. U think its hard to recruit at TxTech, try being at Baylor of all places.
Posted by: DallasTX Cane | November 03, 2010 at 03:28 PM
Sent this email to President Shalala & Kirby Hocutt today.....
President Shalala,
I am a longtime fan and supporter of UM Athletics. While I am excited about the
graduation rate and the classroom success of the athletic program, the turn for
the worst of the football program is breaking my heart. Long have I defended
Randy Shannon, as I defended Larry Coker, but I am beginning to wonder what the
problem could be with this proud program.
Although I was never a fan of the criminal reports and "thug" image in the 80's,
I did enjoy the passion and enthusiasm that the teams played with. Those players
just looked like they wanted to play; like they would die on the field for their
teammates. I saw a spark of that in the North Carolina game this year and got
extremely excited for the rest of the season to be played, only to be
disappointed.
"Attitude reflects leadership."
I heard that quote in the movie Remember the Titans, and I think that it has
bearing here. Please be open-minded when evaluating Coach Shannon at the close
of the season. If his leadership is fueling this apathetic attitude by the
players, then he is not the coach for the Hurricanes.
Although I am not happy with the current status quo, I will always remain a
loyal Hurricane fan and supporter. I may not be a former student, but I still
bleed Orange and Green.
Thank you for your time and may God bless and keep you.
Bart A. Laber
Lexington, SC
Here are the addresses I used.
dshalala@miami.edu
athleticdirector@miami.edu
Hurricanefootball@miami.edu
Actually got a response from President Shalala, thanking me fro writing her with my concerns.
Posted by: Bad Bart | November 03, 2010 at 03:29 PM
If I can qoute Mike Golic in regards to score predictions..."STOP IT".
Posted by: raizecane | November 03, 2010 at 03:31 PM
And DTC - please watch the link to the funny Shannon interview - it is a cartoon
Posted by: CGNC | November 03, 2010 at 02:55 PM
Hilarious.
Sounds just like interviews with Cowboys HC Wade Phillips.
Posted by: DallasTX Cane | November 03, 2010 at 03:36 PM
cg and dtx
I guess youi skipped over these two I made last night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv6X6UIteBY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpGVobsiC64
Posted by: solarcane | November 03, 2010 at 11:40 AM
Posted by: solarcane | November 03, 2010 at 03:39 PM
Solar, those cartoons are three funny, a reference to this being a "Process",
"These are the types of things we do here at the University of Miami", and
Flying Around" would also be in order. ha
Posted by: NativeCane | November 03, 2010 at 03:47 PM
I've held off writing to Shalala, letting the emotion die down. Of course, it seems like every Saturday I get worked up so it might be a while.
Posted by: j.w. | November 03, 2010 at 03:52 PM
native thanks,
I have a few scripts with every cliche Randy uses sprinkled in. resady for a few others.
I was mainly going for how weird the speech to text voices are, they kill me.
I actually got a couple emails from people i don't know asking me to do a couple quick ones on subjects they are interested in.
thanks for viewing them.
Posted by: solarcane | November 03, 2010 at 04:01 PM
those to clips above I did,
are Randy and Whipple doing a recruiting meeeting, and Randy and Whipple going over Saturday's gameplan.
Posted by: solarcane | November 03, 2010 at 04:02 PM
Rolle is back at MNW
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/11/02/1905325/northwestern-coach-billy-rolle.html
Posted by: Sebastian | November 03, 2010 at 04:05 PM