On Sunday we posted the University of Miami's top 15 recruits of 2011 as selected by Twitter guru "SaveUMFootball" (Papa Cane).
But with all due respect we have some differences with his rankings. So today we are posting the Canespace rankings of the 2011 recruits.
Here is our list and a few comments about each player:
#15: DT Corey King:A wide-bodied (6-1, 270) space eater who will be called on to provide depth along the DL behind expected starters Forston and Regis. King is also living a dream. This class of 2011 prospect had committed to FIU a week before national signing day, but the Panthers had to back off because King needed to receive a qualifying score on his ACT. He took the test again and scored an 18 which was good enough to get an offer from the Miami Hurricanes, his dream school since the sixth grade. Put that in your pipe and smoke it Super Mario!
#14: DE Olsen Pierre:An New Jersey native who became the first recruit ever signed by Golden at UM. He is an early enrollee who was recruited by Golden while he was still at Temple. Pierre found his way to Coral Gables this Spring where he has managed to get himself acclimated to his new coaches, teammates and surroundings. In spite of his head start on the rest of his 2011 classmates we think Pierre may redshirt this season due to the solid depth at DE at UM in 2011.
#13: ATH/LB Eddie Johnson: A three star recruit who played his high school football in Alabama and Georgia. Played both RB and LB in high school. Another candidate for the MLB spot even though it has been rumored that Golden may give him a shot at RB. He will likely redshirt this season.
#12: LB Antonio Kinard: Another three star prospect from Ohio who arrived at UM by way of Hargrave Military Academy. This big boy (6-3, 215) is a tackling machine that runs a 4.6 40 yard dash. Will provide much needed depth at LB for Miami in 2011.
#11: DE/LB Ricardo Williams:A local talent and versatile player who was the all-time sack leader at UM LB coach Michael Barrow's high school: Homestead in South Dade. Williams fits the 3-4 scheme that D'Onofio and Golden are rumored to want to implement at least on a part-time basis at UM. He gave a strong "Butch" slap to North Carolina head coach Butch Davis when he chose Miami over ACC rival UNC. We like that!
#10: WR Rashawn Scott: Another early enrollee at Miami who in our opinion will turn out to be the "sleeper" of this class. Big, tall WR with excellent hands who we strongly believe will impress beyond many fans' expectations. Somebody write that down, OK? No seriously, write it down!
#9: OL Taylor Gadbois:What's a kid with a hockey name like this doing playing football in Georgia? Well we like his name and we love the impressive size of this big, burly Peach State product. We are counting on Swasey and Kehoe to turn this physical offensive lineman into a road grader. The Canes are solid along the OL so a red shirt is likely in 2011 for this North of the (Florida) border player.
#8 WR Phillip Dorsett:This St. Thomas Aquinas product was another huge "get" for the Miami this year. Some say that Dorsett reminds them of Roscoe Parrish. I say he reminds me of former Hurricane Reggie Wayne. Dorsett has great hands, excellent technique and above average speed to go along with those gifts. Suddenly, with Miami's WR depth now in question Dorsett could see some playing time this season.
#7: DB/S Dallas Crawford: Not quite as as fast as Grooms but has excellent footwork, is very quick in and out of breaks and has excellent cover skills. Will be looked at to provide depth at the glaringly thin and unsettled CB spot for Miami in 2011. Will be counted on to push the starters and either Crawford or converted RB Eduardo Clements may even work their way into a starting role by the end of the season if one of the upperclassmen (Chambers, McGee, etc.) falters or stumbles.
#6: DT/DE Jalen Grimble:A five-star signing day steal for Golden, Carroll and company. Two words: Unlimited Potential. Some think he will get some playing time this season and may even be the he next Warren Sapp. I think he has an excellent chance to be a great player for the Hurricanes but am not ready to anoint him the next anything until I see him make a spectacular play while wearing "The U" on his helmet. We will all be eagerly watching his progress this Fall as he bulks up under Swasey and gets coached up under D'Onofrio.
#5: LB Gionni Paul:OK, OK I know what you are probably thinking: "That is way to high a ranking for this player!" My response is: "Wanna bet?" Another one of the early enrollees for 2011 who has UM defensive coaches openly admitting that they have a man crush on and are salivating over. Insiders that have seen him at practice tell me that he is not only among the fastest and most athletic LBs in this class but also that they have see in Coral Gables in severalyears. It will be hard to keep him off of the field at WLB and we predict that he will play early and often in 2011.
#4: RB/PR/KR Kevin Grooms: If speed kills then Kevin Grooms is a lethal weapon. We think that Grooms plays this year primarily on special teams as a kick off or punt returner. He is a game breaker and a difference-maker type of talent that is as elusive as he is fast. Blink and you will miss him. We think opposing defenses will blink.
#3: DB Thomas Finnie: An early enrollee at UM from Miami Central HS that was headed out of town to attend college before Golden re-programmed and changed the trajectory on this Rocket. Everyone has to love a player that Golden recently claimed was "The hardest working Hurricane." We like that, yeah we like that a LOT! That and the fact that he plays CB, a position at UM that needs all of the "hard workers" it can find in 2011.
#2: LB Denzel Perryman:This Coral Gables high product will wear #52 at Miami but reminds me of a player who wore #51 at The U: Jonathan Vilma. Either way many insiders believe that he will become the type of impact player at MLB that the Canes have been searching for over the last several years. I look forward to seeing #52 live up to the number he will wear and give me several reasons to agree with those "in the know", and soon!
#1 DE Anthony Chickillo:What else can we say about 3G that hasn't already been said? Beyond his obvious talent on the field he appears to have many of the intangibles to also be a leader in the locker room. Even if he plays up to only half of the hype he received coming out of HS Hurricane fans will be in for a treat watching "Chick" wreak havoc in opposing team's backfields for the next few years. Chickillo is the surest bet of any of the players in this class to play early and often in 2011 and be a starter in 2012.
dj,
Butch Davis is actually Anakin Skywalker?
Posted by: solarcane | June 22, 2011 at 10:18 AM
Butch Davis is actually Anakin Skywalker?
Posted by: solarcane | June 22, 2011 at 10:18 AM
Now we're getting somewhere.
Posted by: dj moonbat | June 22, 2011 at 10:22 AM
ftmcane, this is your 2nd post in which u take a cheap shot @ me 4 expressing my opinion. If u don't wanna feel my wrath then I suggest u keep my name outta yo keypad lol
Posted by: 4-Real | June 22, 2011 at 10:24 AM
ftmcane, this is your 2nd post in which u take a cheap shot @ me 4 expressing my opinion. If u don't wanna feel my wrath then I suggest u keep my name outta yo keypad lol
Posted by: 4-Real | June 22, 2011 at 10:24 AM
ftmcane, this is your 2nd post in which u take a cheap shot @ me 4 expressing my opinion. If u don't wanna feel my wrath then I suggest u keep my name outta yo keypad lol
Posted by: 4-Real | June 22, 2011 at 10:24 AM
sorry 4 the multiple post...cheap ass keypad :(
Posted by: 4-Real | June 22, 2011 at 10:26 AM
3,725.10
Pageviews/Day
Posted by: solarcane | June 22, 2011 at 10:11 AM
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I think 1/3 of that is me refreshing the page all day lol
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | June 22, 2011 at 10:26 AM
ftmcane, this is your 2nd post in which u take a cheap shot @ me 4 expressing my opinion. If u don't wanna feel my wrath then I suggest u keep my name outta yo keypad lol
Posted by: 4-Real | June 22, 2011 at 10:24 AM
4-Real, this is your third post taking issue with ftmcane's posts. :)
Posted by: dj moonbat | June 22, 2011 at 10:26 AM
LOL Solar
Posted by: Big Daddy Cane | June 22, 2011 at 10:29 AM
What if this happened
Jim Tressel HC
Mike leach OC
Butch Davis DC and head of recruiting
all go to say USF
Four years later
Bulls NC.
Posted by: solarcane | June 22, 2011 at 10:31 AM
If u don't wanna feel my wrath then I suggest u keep my name outta yo keypad lol
Posted by: 4-Real | June 22, 2011 at 10:24 AM
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Obviously 4 real is not shytin, you see how many times his keypad throws down compared to the average guys??
i'm jus sayin
Posted by: solarcane | June 22, 2011 at 10:34 AM
aight,
I have to go pick up my broken lawn tractor, from the guy that charged me $61.00 to tell me it's still broken.
be back in later
Posted by: solarcane | June 22, 2011 at 10:38 AM
I have to go pick up my broken lawn tractor, from the guy that charged me $61.00 to tell me it's still broken.
be back in later
Posted by: solarcane | June 22, 2011 at 10:38 AM
Consider yourself lucky: at least it's not your doctor. Then, it costs more, and if you're still broken, it's not as easy to fix as just buying a new tractor.
Posted by: dj moonbat | June 22, 2011 at 10:41 AM
Perryman, Dorsett, Finnie, Grooms, Grimmbal, Crawford, Johnson & maybe Pierre, Simply because we are going to need help up Front.I rather see Pierre, Johnson & Dorsett reshirt, Dorsett more so because of the number of WR's we have coming back.
Posted by: Herbieibis | June 22, 2011 at 10:48 AM
dj's got my back!
Posted by: ftmcane | June 22, 2011 at 10:49 AM
yeah dj like spending $1200 for the vets to tell me my dog is sick. And to just say that it could be one of 3 things. And then to say it will cost a mere $4000 to find the exact cause but that there will be no cure. Hey thanks guys!
Posted by: canechic | June 22, 2011 at 10:50 AM
yeah dj like spending $1200 for the vets to tell me my dog is sick.
Posted by: canechic | June 22, 2011 at 10:50 AM
Hey, how is she doing?
Posted by: dj moonbat | June 22, 2011 at 10:51 AM
4-real, you didn't answer. what would you like out of this recruiting class? you seem dissapointed with every get.
Posted by: ftmcane | June 22, 2011 at 10:53 AM
the multiple post is proof I ain't fn around solar! U only get 3 warnings lol
Posted by: 4-Real | June 22, 2011 at 10:55 AM
the multiple post is proof I ain't fn around solar! U only get 3 warnings lol
Posted by: 4-Real | June 22, 2011 at 10:55 AM
The multi-post thing used to happen much more often. It was like living with Rain Man or something.
Posted by: dj moonbat | June 22, 2011 at 11:02 AM
She is better, she is taking prednisone and is eating. This treatment however is just temporary....today is not starting out to be a good day. If she has cancer I am not sure how long she has to live. Just taking one day at a time with her and hoping for the best.
Posted by: canechic | June 22, 2011 at 11:02 AM
I'm not disappointed with the recruiting ftm, just a little concerned that to much time & effort is being spent on the summer campers where as the all-americans seem 2 b getting ignored right now..jmo
Posted by: 4-Real | June 22, 2011 at 11:05 AM
4-real - these 'summer campers' will one day be all-americans. The future is looking bright.
Posted by: raizecane | June 22, 2011 at 11:14 AM
isn't this a down period when coaches can't contact recruits? having camps which everyone is currently doing, is a way i assume to get kids on your campus without breaking the rules. Please correct me if i'm wrong.
Posted by: ftmcane | June 22, 2011 at 11:17 AM
4-real I'm feeling your pain dog, on us letting the Double A's slide off into the sunset, while we're taking verbals left & right from some no names based on what they see in camp and not in pads. It's nice to know that some of these cats have greased hips but lets see what they do in games. I also understand that verbals are not binding so some of these dudes will never make it here. Hopefully these guys know what their doing because they act like they got to get this recruitng headache out of the way before July 1ST, so they all can go on a cruise.
I believe we do get Northrup & the T.E. Price at least those are news makers, who most agree will make an impact and are great gets for us, if they were to sign.
Can U believe that Fos Sports has the Flipping Seminoles as their #1 team. What these guys been smoking. Okie will bomb those dudes. Manuel is another Jabonney, great one game and a dud the next. He's not the QB to get them over the hump and if they look at us the wrong way, will slap the snot bubbles out of them, like we have so many times before.
Posted by: Herbieibis | June 22, 2011 at 11:29 AM
InsideTheU - "Miami head coach Al Golden is personally recruiting RB Drew Harris, who has rushed for over 3,900 yards and 58 touchdowns in the last two seasons."
Posted by: OhioCane | June 22, 2011 at 11:30 AM
Herbie - Golden was recruiting kids to play at TEMPLE, and had 2-3 kids go pro this yr. I trust him completely in recruiting and development.
Posted by: OhioCane | June 22, 2011 at 11:32 AM
Herb - FSU is not #1 in my book either but they will be very strong this year. So strong that if you asked me now, they would be favorites to win the ACC. Of course I say this with while not wearing my Hurricane Glasses.
I am with Ohio.....In Golden We Must Trust
Posted by: raizecane | June 22, 2011 at 11:38 AM
Again everybody wait it out. I understand what 4real is saying and his concern. We have spent years saying trust and hope and really as fans have only been left with very subpar seasons and players.
I understand recruiting really is a crap shoot. Some kids may turn out to be good and some busts. You can only identify "athletes" in a weekend camp. They might be good and they might not. My realistic side says most of these kids will sign elsewhere and those who really want to be canes will remain. Many more factors will play into actually signing than just these kids physical talents....this is Miami's reality. We cannot offer money or cars, we cannot cut slack on grades (even though to me the requirements are very low and if you cannot make this cut than.......) and questionable behavior will not be tolerated.
I will choose to wait and see. I just hope to see some more leaders on the team this year. I want to hear more stories about players organizing practices and work out sessions. Less b1tch sessions and more work sessions. Less Xbox tourneys and more study sessions. This will make me see that this team means business, will be honoring their scholarship this season and start playing some quality football.
Posted by: canechic | June 22, 2011 at 11:57 AM
I dont think these kids got offers just because of their performance at camp..imo..i think these were players we already scouted or evaluated and just had a chance to talk to and see in person in the camp. I haven't heard any of these kids say "well I didn't hear anything from miami, then at camp i got an offer"..most of what I read is "miami was interested before camp..." again...imo...also, I don't think it matters how quickly we get commits. at the end of the day I'm sure we will have room, or make room for the "all americans" (we have no idea who will be an AA) if they want in...if we arent on these kids early we may loose out to the likes of wake forest, clemson, louisville etc...then we will complain that we weren't on them soon enough lol... I mean, these are mostly, if not all Florida kids that were keeping home. I will trust the system because I cant remember the last 5 star recruit working out at miami..although i believe A. Brown will do ok, I think he is good just in Shannons doghouse. Every spring game or practice I saw, A. brown was everywhere making plays....jmo of course.
Posted by: UMike | June 22, 2011 at 12:30 PM
Look, I like what Golden is doing too. Where were all these evaluation camps before. Now we are getting a birdseye view of the talent from all over but dangling schollies out to every Tom, Dick & Harry, to me is going to cause us some headaches down the road. You know some of these Prima Donnas are going to wait till signing day and do the hat thing. At the rate we're going, will we have any schollies left to offer. There are still some big names left out there, especially at DB & WR, which along with D-Tackle are the areas to me, we need to really concentrate on.
Posted by: Herbieibis | June 22, 2011 at 12:57 PM
Herbie,..I definitely see your point, I just assume the coaches know what their doing in that regard. With people transferring or being dismissed that opened up a few more schollies. Also, just because a kid says he got an offer at camp doesn't mean he actually did...imo...I think some of these 3-star florida kids are the kids in past years that go on to duke, wake forest etc and then kill us when we play and we all wonder why we didn't recruit them. I don't think their offering schollies to every kid they see, im sure they have done their homework on these kids. If he can send kids from Temple to the nfl through the draft, I trust his methods. I would rather risk a schollie on a 3-star florida kid than a 4 or 5 star kansas kid lol...jmo of course
Posted by: UMike | June 22, 2011 at 01:10 PM
Is anybody from in/around Bradenton? And know where are good places to live?
I just got accepted to Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and need to find a place to live haha
Posted by: Loco | June 22, 2011 at 01:10 PM
As far as the people who are worried about stars after a high school players name... Keep in mind, Anthony Chickillo was a 2-star this time last year. Now look at him.
That said, relax if we offer a 2-star, 3-star, 4-star, etc. 1: Stars don't matter anyways. 2: They may gain more by the time Signing Day comes around.
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | June 22, 2011 at 01:11 PM
Yay Loco that is awesome....six will be your best guide for info on Tampa.
Posted by: canechic | June 22, 2011 at 01:14 PM
Ohio stars mean nothing wasn't Ryan Moore a 5 star wr.....he was another one with a bad Mary Jane habit. And this I know from one of his daddy's close friends.
Posted by: canechic | June 22, 2011 at 01:16 PM
Ohio stars mean nothing wasn't Ryan Moore a 5 star wr.....he was another one with a bad Mary Jane habit. And this I know from one of his daddy's close friends.
Posted by: canechic | June 22, 2011 at 01:16 PM
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Bah, that name makes me sad. I had such high hopes for that kid... Shame.
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | June 22, 2011 at 01:20 PM
Ohio stars mean nothing wasn't Ryan Moore a 5 star wr.....he was another one with a bad Mary Jane habit. And this I know from one of his daddy's close friends.
Posted by: canechic | June 22, 2011 at 01:16 PM
Such a shame. Life is too short to spend it smoking bad Mary Jane.
That's why I moved to the West Coast.
Posted by: dj moonbat | June 22, 2011 at 01:26 PM
LOL DJ!
I don't advocate smoking of any type, since I know smoking killed my Dad but if you kids smoke the Mary Jane at least have a work ethic like Ricki Williams. Never ever see that guy take a play off.
To me alcohol is and can be just as bad as weed. One is just legal and one not...but since it is illegal you get caught and there are consequences.
Posted by: canechic | June 22, 2011 at 01:43 PM
the multiple post is proof I ain't fn around solar! U only get 3 warnings lol
Posted by: 4-Real | June 22, 2011 at 10:55 AM
The multi-post thing used to happen much more often. It was like living with Rain Man or something.
Posted by: dj moonbat | June 22, 2011 at 11:02 AM
>>>>>>LMAO @ DJ MOONBAT, FN hilarious!
Posted by: Big Daddy Cane | June 22, 2011 at 01:46 PM
Herb - I spoke to AG and he told me that by offering every Tom, Dick, and Harry, the higher profile players are saying "hey, we better jump on this bandwagon or there won't be any room for me".
He is using that Psychology degree to the fullest.
Posted by: raizecane | June 22, 2011 at 01:57 PM
Yay Loco that is awesome....six will be your best guide for info on Tampa.
Posted by: canechic | June 22, 2011 at 01:14 PM
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Only if you are looking for the best adult establishments, haha
Posted by: raizecane | June 22, 2011 at 01:59 PM
Herbieibis, if Golden believes in the "star" system more than He believes in His ability to MOTIVATE,DEVELOP A PROGRAM, and COACH, then He AIN'T worth His salt in coaching, and that goes for any coach for that matter. Same thing goes for the "Prima Donas", if they believe in their abilities, and they KNOW that they can start at any program that they walk into, then it won't matter how many schollies we have left to offer in February, their abilities, and the coaching staff doing their math will take care of that.
And as far as us "slapping the snot bubbles" out of FSU...yeah...I agree with the "slap" part, we sure as hell "slapped" them last season...BUT WHAT GOOD WAS "SLAPPING" WHEN FSU PROCEEDED TO KICK THE PISS OUT OF OUR ASSES!!! Hell, their CBs were hitting harder than our LBs, Damien Berry and Laron Byrd will tell you that.
Posted by: CaneRock | June 22, 2011 at 02:01 PM
86 - it's gonna be UiF that wins it all ... called it at the beginning of the season, way too much depth even with their young players and those kids can hit - esp. the local Tampa kid, Preston Tucker (Plant High), who is just lighting it up in post-season play (18 RBI in 8 Games) and will basically return for his Senior Year b/c he wasn't taken until the 16th Round for some reason
That kid is going to shatter Croc hitting records next year - even with the new bats
And, the Crocs are going to be even more scary next year - their recruiting is insane, just for instance them landing the 2 studs off of Bishop Verot High for next year's class ... big big boys, a power hitting 1Baseman (Daniel Vogelbach 6'0 260 lbs) and Pitcher (Hudson Boyd 6'2 245 lbs).
When I mean big, I mean very large kids - Vogelbach looked like he could've been on Biggest Loser, but he can freakin mash at the plate. Their pitcher is a front line kid, he took yoga in the off season before this year to help with his flexibility and overall thinking on the mound - he said that he'd do yoga for an hour, go through an entire game in his head, pitch by pitch, before he even physically pitched
Hudson Boyd
http://www.baseballfactory.com/images/400x300Stills/HudsonBoydStillBig.jpg
Daniel Vogelbach
http://www.power-showcase.com/?page_id=1715
Ah, the days of when we could talk about Canes baseball being like this
Posted by: Six | June 22, 2011 at 02:07 PM
All these years of I have hated Notre Dame I thought they were Notre Dame, South Bend Indiana.
Then I find out they are
Notre Dame, Notre Dame Indiana 46556
What the hell...they think they are the Vatican?
Posted by: solarcane | June 22, 2011 at 02:14 PM
Six this is for you, just off Tosh.0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBa8GTQLs_c
Posted by: solarcane | June 22, 2011 at 02:18 PM
Lakeland (FL) Victory Christian Academy athlete Demeitre Brim is a 6-foot-3, 200-pounder, he is being recruited as an offensive athlete. Currently he is commited to Virginia. Miami is closing in fast on him though.
Posted by: Big Daddy Cane | June 22, 2011 at 02:30 PM
Are we really upset we've offered our camp MVP a schollie? Last year we were upset we didn't have enough commits. Now we're upset we have too many.
Too many flip-floppers around here. Make your damn minds up.
Posted by: 360Cane | June 22, 2011 at 02:30 PM
raizecane - ah man, don't hate, hahaha
Loco - there are a lot of nice little joints around Bradenton .. even Craigslist has some nice apartments listed there, but isn't that place that you got accepted near Lakewood Ranch?
That's a real nice little area man, if you go to University Parkway, right off of 75, down near Lakewood Ranch Medical Center - you'll see Dick Vitale eating breakfast there all .. the .. time. Every time I've been there, he's always there, he sits outside, right in front where the door is. Lots of good eating joints around there, lots of hot chicks/mommas walking around all around there as well
On the other side of 75 on University Parkway, lots of places to live
Just south of that is Fruitville Road and then Bee Ridge Road - TONS of places to live off of those roads - then the next exit is Clark Road, which is what you take to get to Siesta Key
Ellenton is right up the road, north of Lakewood Ranch not far at all. Sarasota is just south of Lakewood Ranch. Siesta Key isn't that far from there, about 20 mins maybe depending on how fast you drive
IMG Academy isn't that far away either, so you can go chill with those cats and hang with Chris Weinke or Dan Morgan there
Posted by: Six | June 22, 2011 at 02:31 PM
Jacksonville (FL) First Coast High School LB Reggie Northrup is taking an unofficial visit to Miami today.
And, if all goes well, he could be a Hurricane by the end of the day ... or the end of the week.
NICE PICKUP
Posted by: Big Daddy Cane | June 22, 2011 at 02:32 PM