Fall Practice Set To Start

Tomorrow, on August 3, your University of Miami Hurricane football team will run out onto Greentree Field behind the Hecht Athletic Center to begin the annual ritual known as Fall practice.

What happens on the practice field in Coral Gables will eventually lead them to the start of the 2012 college football season on Saturday, September 1 against Boston College in Chestnut Hill, MA.

According to all of the college football media "experts", the young and inexperienced Hurricanes are not really expected to do much this year in the ACC or on the National scene. However, there are around 85 players and about 10 coaches that would beg to differ with that prediction. 

This Hurricane team will be led by head coach Al Golden who is headed into his second season at Miami.  Golden got some much needed relaxation after a difficult first 12 months at UM by spending some quality time this Summer doing some off-shore fishing with former UM coach Jimmy Johnson. 

Golden and his coaches and players undoubtedly have much bigger plans and loftier goals and expectations than most pundits would project for Miami in 2012.  To put it simply, Golden and crew hope to land and fillet some bigger fish than many of the National experts have predicted.

Yet even Hurricane fans are torn as to what this 2012 team can and will accomplish. Miami fan predictions are all over the board and range from 12-0 to 5-7 in Golden's second year of rebuilding the team and depth on the roster.

One of the biggest battles this Fall will be at quarterback between UM Senior Stephen Morris and Memphis transfer Ryan Williams.  Today UM released video interviews with both players.

First lets see what Morris had to say about the QB battle and the 2012 season:

Here is Williams describing his take on the QB position and the 2012 team:

In the end Miami will only go as far as either Morris or Williams will take them. It is a given that the QB battle will shape the 2012 team and very possibly the future of the Miami Hurricane football team going forward.

Comments

[Gin & Tonic]

boom

[nemo2002]

Damn it!

[Gin & Tonic]

Nice write up soup. Dam that is one fishing trip I would have loved to go on.

[86Cane]

1. Nice write up soup.

2. Dam that is one fishing trip I would have loved to go on.

Posted by: Gin & Tonic | August 02, 2012 at 06:50 PM

1. First time I had a chance in days.

2. RIGHT? Two football coaches, a few green bottled beers and some serious fishing. It doesn't get much better than that!

[4-Real]

U guys do realize that those ncaa bastards are simply waiting til after the season 2 c which direction we are headed in b4 they make their decision don't u? 6 wins or less- slap on the wrist .8 wins or more- USC like.

[4-Real]

Lof

offense- Lockhart / Lewis
defense- Briscoe / Hamilton

[4-Real]

Jayron Kearse 2 clemson....4 now.

[usagainsttheworld]

wasn't paul dee the head of the committee that did the investigation and handed out the punishment for usc? was he also on the committee that investigated ohio state? north carolina?

just wondering.

btw-- duke johnson (8)

[Montreal-Cane]

Al Golden another classic quote from today...

I joke with the players that it’s a test that I made two years ago at Temple so they better make it.

If they don't? "Then they got to get up and hang out with the parrots in the morning."

[Cruising]

I'm not coming to anyone's defense, pretty sure 4-real is a grownass man that can take care of himself.

I don't give 2 sh*ts about Kiffen or USC other than to say they're doing it the right way in similar circumstances to ours. When you're in their situation, and ours, you have to make player selection count. Like I said b-4 Golden has a blueprint created by Kiffen, let's see if he uses it. As far as Kiffen as a coach, I agree hehas yet to prove himself as an on field coach yet, but Golden himself still has a lot to prove too.

tell you one thing I'd give up our clueless DC for Kiffen's old man any day of the week and throw in a couple of lap dances with some shawtys

[LB]

I've never been a fan of fishing, until I saw video of south Florida.

Now I want to go. Somebody hire me! I have a masters!

[Hassan]

In 2 years when this class is Juniors we will be ballin

[LB]

It's been 5 minutes since Kearse committed to Clemson. Has he decommitted to Alabama yet?

[4-Real]

Kearse 2 Alabama could be a possibility Lb. Bama is known 4 buying Cadillacs 2.

[raizecane]

need advice....going to my 30th HS reunion tomorrow night and I have a very bad muscle pull in my lower back. It's so bad I can hardy walk.

Does anyone have a suggested treatment that can get me through tomorrow night? Keep in mind that I will be doing some heavy drinking so taking a narcotic is almost out of the question.

Thanks

[UMike]

I told you guys months ago Kearse would leave us..no suprise he is at Clemson

[Q]

Love that post soup !

We doing lof yet ?

[86Cane]

Raize...my advice: take narcotics and don't go. That is all.

[raizecane]

Raize...my advice: take narcotics and don't go. That is all.

Posted by: 86Cane | August 02, 2012 at 09:13

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86...you know me better than that. Thats like saying dont go to a Hurricanes game when I already have tickets....must press on young man. Just want to do it with the least amount of pain possible.

[CaneRock]

Keep in mind that I will be doing some heavy drinking so taking a narcotic is almost out of the question.

Posted by: raizecane | August 02, 2012 at 08:59 PM

There's your treatment right there...the "heavy drinking".

[86Cane]

Raize...my wife uses those ICY HOT heat pads for the back and swears by them.

The other option is to have your wife give U a massage with the blue aloe lotion with lidocaine in it and take two Ibuprofen and try to make it work.

[Hassan]

http://www.calgaryherald.com/sports/football/cfl/Alouettes+Noel+Devine+left+wait/7029717/story.html

Who will be our top Freshman DT? How good will our D be in 2013?

[Tallycane]

To whoever gives out the canespace I came in first and second on an article about a couple months back and no one responded about the tshirt. I know it late but I would like to have one here in tally. If some one could respond I would appreciate it. Thanks
Go Canes

[86Cane]

Tally...I got U! Email me at:

canespace86@aol.com

[Terrance Sullivan]

Good post 86. I think our team as a whole has to play better. The Qb can be awesome but if u got the offense and defense lines not playing to potential and def backs getting burnt like toast we will continue to be mediocre. Everyone has to play their part and play it well. Go Canes

[www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000117339359]

Great Read CEO...well its that time again CANE fans.. Get on the Bus 12% or Nothing..

#itsgotime

RCCF12%ALWAYS

[tallycane]

Wait????? How is there another tallycane? I already have my shirts 86 not sure who that is. That is kind of weird. I'm guessing this site lets people use the same name? If that's the case then they explains it.

[Tallycane]

I have always been TallyCANE for as long as this site and on the eye on the u. Who are U?

[j.w.]

Nice work, CEO- appreciate it as always!

[Cruising]

Golden better pay close attention to how Kiffen is doing it:

NCAA moves closer to sweeping penalties overhaul

By MICHAEL MAROT, AP Sports Writer – 5 hours ago 
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Nearly a year after promising to impose harsher sanctions on the most egregious rule-breakers, NCAA leaders endorsed a proposal Thursday that would make schools subject to the same crippling penalties handed to Penn State.
The measure includes postseason bans of up to four years, fines that could stretch into the millions and suspensions for head coaches. A final vote on the sweeping overhaul won't occur before the board of directors' October meeting.
"Coaches come to me and say, 'I feel like a chump. I'm trying to do things the right way and I have peers who laugh at me because I don't play the game and bend the rules the way they do,'" board chairman Ed Ray said in a statement released by the NCAA. "That's got to stop ... Most coaches are terrific people who love their student-athletes, try to do it the right way, try to have the right values and succeed. They're very frustrated. This has got to stop. I think most coaches are saying it's about time. We want a level playing field."
The plan calls for changing the current two-tiered penalty structure of major and secondary violations to a four-tiered concept, increasing the size of the infractions committee from 10 up to 24 in an effort to speed up the enforcement process and holding coaches individually accountable for any violations that occur in their program.
But it's the penalties that will make school leaders take notice.
A program found to have made a "serious breach of conduct" with aggravating circumstances could face postseason bans of two to four years. In addition, the program may have to return money from specific events or a series of events or the amount of gross revenue generated by the sport during the years in which sanctions occurred — fines that could cost a school millions of dollars.
If this sounds familiar, it should. After the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse scandal at Penn State, the NCAA barred the university from playing in a bowl game or the college football playoff until after the 2016 season and levied a $60 million fine — the rough equivalent to a year of gross revenue from the football program.
Coaches, too, would face new guidelines. They would be presumed responsible for any violations committed by their staffs. If they cannot prove they were unaware, the head coach could be suspended from 10 percent of the season to the full season.
Some think it's about time.
"I do think tying the infraction much more closely to the punishment in terms of time and who is involved is big and hammering things on fair play is important, too," Indiana athletic director Fred Glass said. "Without knowing the specifics, I do think it's a positive."
The board also approved a provision that would publicly identify individuals responsible for the violations if there is a finding of lack of institutional control or failure to monitor.
The changes are the next step for university leaders nearly a year after they met with NCAA President Mark Emmert at a two-day retreat in Indianapolis. Afterward, presidents said they unanimously supported stronger sanctions and promised to make significant changes over the next 12 to 18 months.
Ray, the Oregon State president, and former Penn State President Graham Spanier were two of the leaders who spoke after the meeting. Also in attendance was University of Miami President Donna Shalala, whose football and basketball programs were accused of major violations just a few weeks later. The Miami investigation is ongoing.
With so many major scandals over the past 20 months, NCAA leaders not only wanted to put teeth in the sanctions — they want them in place before the end of this year.

Read more: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jDiE0g3Y9JpPZFHok7NtnNU0TkFg?docId=6c9aa4a976374d15b62a09f91ab73b96

[orange 'n green in the vein]

"Posted by: 4-Real | August 02, 2012 at 07:25 PM"

Bad 4-Real, bad! Look at the timestamp on this post! Now look at the calender! You should be made to go sit in the corner for this behavior with the season right around the corner. I'm very disappointed in you but not surprised at all. Plus you've got two too many LOF's and the irony of the biggest star gazer on here going all true freshman and including a two and 1/2 star type of guy as one of his picks with a highly touted guy on D is just too ironic. Then add in picking a pair of two to three star WR's over five snowflake Duke on O just proves even you don't really give a damn about star rankings after all or CEO has you pegged right as to your posting motives on here. Still, BAD 4-Real.

Yes, Dee chaired the committee that dealt with Southern Cal, no he was not on either committee with OSU or UNC, each infractions case has a different committee makeup which is why trying to use past precedent for future cases is a fools errand at best.

[canezilla]

tallycane showdown?????? u guys need to meet in the parking lot and settle this screen name!!! only one guy leaves the circle alive

[Ohio_Cane]

I like canezilla's idea!!

[SlingBlade]

First tallycane to register with typepad keeps it...

[raizecane]

On Wednesday, Microsoft launched their new free web service called outlook.com. If you ever wanted to get an email address but couldn't because someone else took it, now is your chance. I think only 1 million already signed up as of yesterday.

If your lucky, maybe someone will want to buy the email addy you created.....example SteveBallmer@outlook.com....lol

[Ohio_Cane]

"Be a badass, man! Be a badass!"

Name that coach!

[Ohio_Cane]

Canes, Golden ready to start practice on Friday: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/um-hurricanes/fl-miami-hurricanes-camp-opens-0803-20120802,0,5070015.story

[Ohio_Cane]

@SIPeteThamel: UF spokesman just confirmed that recruiting coordinator Aubrey Hill is resigning in the wake of the Shapiro mess at Miami.”

WOW!!

[86Cane]

SMD at the Miami Herald:

http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/08/03/2928729_youthful-miami-hurricanes-ready.html#storylink=addthis

[86Cane]

Golden, who said the quarterback competition was “neck and neck,” seemed buoyed by the fact that everyone he expected to enter fall camp, including freshman running back Danny Dillard, had cleared academically and would be at practice. He said his players “paid a price” during the offseason.

“We’re in good condition and, obviously, the infusion of youngsters into the program has really created an energy and competition that we needed,” the coach said.

The pre-fall camp depth chart distributed Thursday reflects 19 freshmen and sophomores on the two-deep for the offense and defense — and another six on the two deep for special teams

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/08/03/2928729_youthful-miami-hurricanes-ready.html#storylink=addthis#storylink=cpy

[3G Cane]

"Be a badass, man! Be a badass!"

Name that coach!

Posted by: Ohio_Cane | August 03, 2012 at 08:50 AM
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Kehoe FTW

[UpNorthCane27]

HA!!!! Aubrey Hill you idiot thats what you get dumbass gator

[3G Cane]

Ohio- If that's the case, Hurtt should have resigned last week!

[LB]

""Be a badass, man! Be a badass!"

Name that coach!"

Kehoe, to Henderson. Via 3 Penny Films.

[LB]

Whoops, seems 3G beat me to it. Props to 3G.

[Ohio_Cane]

We already knew this, but:

Bruce Feldman - Heard from several sources the ex-Miami coach most tied to Shapiro scandal wasnt Hill. It'll be Clint Hurtt (now at Lville).

[nemo2002]

If former UM assistant coaches Hill and Hurtt are in trouble, UM is in trouble too. What goes around, comes around!

[canezilla]

THIS CAN'T BE GOOD!

[Ohio_Cane]

Pat Dooley - The resignation of Aubrey Hill today tells me the NCAA is about to come out with Miami ruling.

[Da U N Houston]

Yeah the Hill "resignation" is not good, BUT it does mean that we are nearing the end of this Sh!!...lets get this out of the way and move on!!!!