Be Like Mike

University of Miami senior RB Mike James has been selected as one of 22 student-athletes to the 2012 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, announced Tuesday by Allstate Insurance Company and the American Football Coaches Association.  

James is one of only 11 college football players from the Football Bowl Subdivision to be honored with the award, one of the most prestigious community service awards in all of college football. He is the sixth Miami Hurricane to be named to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, joining Robert Bass (1993), Tony Coley (1996), Ryan Clement (1997), Nate Books (1998) and Joaquin Gonzalez (2001). 

For 21 years the award has honored the college football players who charitable involvement and community service contributions stand out among the more than 50,000 student-athletes participating in the sport. The student-athletes nominated for this prestigious honor embody the true spirit of “teamwork” and “giving back.” There were 117 nominees for the award this summer and a special voting panel selected 11 members from the FBS and 11 more from the FCS, Divisions II, III and the NAIA. 

During his career at the University of Miami, James has contributed countless honors to supporting community service organizations in the Miami community, including volunteering for Empowered Youth, an organization providing mentoring to at-risk youth, serving as a project manager for the 2012 University of Miami Bone Marrow Drive and serving meals to the homeless with the Miami Rescue Mission. James has also been involved with The Ronald McDonald House, Rushing the Community and Canes on Patrol. 

In order to meet the criteria set forth by Allstate and the AFCA, each player must be actively involved and committed to working with a charitable organization, service group or community service while maintaining a strong academic standing. 

James, who is on pace to graduate in December with a degree in sport administration with a minor in sociology, will be invited to join fellow 2012 Allstate AFCA Good Work Team members in New Orleans to participate in a community project before the Allstate Sugar Bowl in January. The Allstate AFCA Good Works Team will also be honored during halftime of the Allstate Sugar Bowl on ESPN.

Comments

[Pre83]

first?

[LaQuinton]

Deon bush

[Ohio_Cane]

TRACY HOWARD!!!

[fmcane]

Certainly deserving of the honor just an absolutely quality young man!

[CaneRock]

Tracy Howard!

[UMike]

King James haha

[86Cane]

For me its more the atmosphere, my love for the Canes, not the product at that particular moment. Sure its more fun when we are winning, but it wouldn't be the reason I would or wouldnt go. I go to ever high school home game in my town and they suck, but I love being there..but everyone is different lol

Posted by: UMike | September 18, 2012 at 02:49 PM

UMike...I am with U 100%. I would go see the Canes play football at any location and under any circumstances.

Well that and the cheerleaders.

Shoot I would go JUST for the tailgate! More on that later...

[86Cane]

Winter Haven...Daytona Beach...Jacksonville.

Me so tired.

[WWIN]

Duke Johnson

[WWIN]

And Malcolm Lewis lol

[THE MAN]

Times are changing and have changed. The times of Miami getting away with putrid attendence and still getting elite recruits will be over IMO. Kids these days want more than just "tradition and prestige." It's more than that to them now whether that's right or wrong. There is no reason that Miami can't fill the stadium 6 times a year with 4+ million people living within an hour of the stadium. Like I said in the last blog that EVERYONE needs to be held accountable for the decline of the team from the players and coaches to the fans and administration. Everyone can do better. Again, just my opinion...

[Jack]

Congrats Mike James!

[solarcane]

Nice to hear Mike James is up for that award, What a role model he is for kids everywhere.

[Ohio_Cane]

Videos from Duke, McGee, Deon Bush, and Golden's presser.

http://ufootball.tumblr.com/

[solarcane]

Heather Alfalfa Dinish said on ESPN today she could pass against Miami's defense.
Run on us maybe, but I doubt she could pass against us.

[WWIN]

Solar,

Id bet she could do both. Dual threat qb our a$$ lol

[WWIN]

Times are changing and have changed. The times of Miami getting away with putrid attendence and still getting elite recruits will be over IMO. Kids these days want more than just "tradition and prestige." It's more than that to them now whether that's right or wrong. There is no reason that Miami can't fill the stadium 6 times a year with 4+ million people living within an hour of the stadium. Like I said in the last blog that EVERYONE needs to be held accountable for the decline of the team from the players and coaches to the fans and administration. Everyone can do better. Again, just my opinion...

Posted by: THE MAN | September 18, 2012 at 03:50 PM

Totally agree

[CoCane]

Al Davis said it best. "Just win baby". It cures everything...

[CGNC]

Congrats to Mike James

Co - I am with you and Al Davis - LOL. I sat through so many cold, wet games here to watch ints get thrown, tackles missed and us lose so that other teams fans could dangle keys in our faces....that happened at Blacksburg and in Raleigh. The tarheel fans were nicer and at Wake and Duke we actually won

[Ohio_Cane]

86, Casagrande has video of Mike's presentation here: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/um-hurricanes/miami-hurricanes-blog/sfl-video-of-surprised-mike-james-receiving-national-award-20120918,0,5769440.story

[86Cane]

Al Davis said it best. "Just win baby". It cures everything...

Posted by: CoCane | September 18, 2012 at 04:13 PM

There IT is right there.

[UMike]

We're officially closing our business this week...so hopefully my Canes, or just the trip to ATL with my son, will cheer me up

[86Cane]

UMike...what happened to your sale?

[UGoCane]

If we WIN they will come..

This has always been our fan modus operandi..
There is so much happening in So. Fl that the 'Canes winning would be an event to be experienced...In those games that warrant interest the Fans will be there.
Winning I agree changes everything..Top 20 gets there.. Top 10 it would be like the old OB..FACT.
Go 'Canes Always

[Tsully76]

Agreed the Man. See some of you Canespacers in the A this weekend.

[UMike]

86, we were literally TWO DAYS away from 85K, had the contract signed and all, we were just figuring out a closing location. The for some crazy reason one of my vendors, my main vendor, decided to stab me in the back so he could get a larger account from my old boss who sued me a few years ago. When the buyer contacted my vendor to open an account, the vendor took his information and passed it to my old boss (current competitor) who had his lawyer send the buyer a threatening email of lies. The buyer backed off and said we had to settle it first. We offered them 20K which is all we would of had after paying of debt, not only did this scumbag reject the 20K, he wrote my wife and mother-in-law and told them I was meeting woman from online sex sites when I worked there. It took everything in my power, and my Faith to not drive down to Florida, or have some old friends shut him up. So..we werent able to sell and the debt grew and so did the stress,..so its not time to let go.

[UMike]

I will be in ATL Saturday with my son and some friends starting the next chapter in my life off right..hope to see some of you guys there

[4-Real]

When is Mike James gonna be up 4 sum football awards?

[solarcane]

Hang in there Mike,
There is a reason your faith is being challenged.
Wax melts in heat, steel grows stronger.

[THE MAN]

Al Davis said it best. "Just win baby". It cures everything...

Posted by: CoCane | September 18, 2012 at 04:13 PM

The stats dispute that claim. Even in the "glory" years (early 2000's) watching arguably the best college football team ever assembled the attendance wasn't that great. Like I said times have changed we and the fans need to go to games to make recruits want to go there...

[raizecane]

Umike - stay strong for you, your wife and son. Believe it or not, they are looking up to you right now.

[UpNorthCane27]

Umike 2 words for your old Boss " Colombian necktie"...... thatll teach him a lesson!!

[86Cane]

UMike...I am sorry that your deal did not got through. At times like this OcalaCane would turn to me, look me in the eye, and say:

"God has bigger and better plans for U."

I have learned to believe him.

[CaneRock]

R I P Steve Sabol

NFL Films President Steve Sabol dies at 69

The Associated Press

NEW YORK -- NFL Films President Steve Sabol has died from brain cancer. He was 69.

The NFL said Sabol died Tuesday, 18 months after he was diagnosed with a tumor on the left side of his brain. Sabol started working with his father Ed, NFL Films' founder, in 1964, and their innovations revolutionized sports broadcasting and helped make the NFL the country's most popular sport.

Ed was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame last year. The two received the Lifetime Achievement Emmy from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2003.

[Hassan]

Here is a list of some of the top uncommitted DT's

[Hassan]

Marquel Combs, 6’3, 305, Woodland Hills (Calif.) Pierce C.C.—December Grad

Quincy Russell, 6’3, 310, Athens (Texas)—December Grad

Kyle Peko, 6’2, 290, Norwalk (Calif.) Cerritos C.C.—December Grad

Toby Johnson, 6’4, 305, Hutchinson (Kan.)—December Grad

Jordan Turner, 6’4, 305, Yuma (Ariz.) Western C.C.

David Washington, 6’2, 315, Raymond (Miss.) Hinds C.C.—December Grad

Abens Cajuste, 6’3, 305, Victorville (Calif.) Victor Valley C.C.—December Grad

Justin Taime Tuia, 6’2, 295, Fort Scott (Kan.)

Ofa Hautau, 6’1, 290, Ephraim (Utah) Snow College

Demetrius Campbell, 6’5, 290, Monterey Park (Calif.) East Los Angeles College—December Grad

[The Dude]

3 things on where I stand this year. 1 we must win 6 games so we can forfit a bowl game. 2 we need to recruit a class that addresses our issues and train like hell in the winter and spring. 3 I would LOVE to spoil someones season, I'm looking at you FSU! I will take VTech as a 2nd, lol. The 1st 2 things must happen. Mandatory items or I lose it. Not that I have any power, but I WILL go crazy and take it out on digital teams on my PS3 and will sign a new digital coach. The last thing will just make me feel like this was a good season. Especially if its FSU and if we are their only loss. I would take a 6 and 6 season with a FSU win.

[UMike]

Thanks guys..I know God has a plan for me, and I know Im not always going to like that plan, but I have enough Faith to trust His plan. I struggled with it because I was taught to fight evil with evil, im from Opa-Locka, this type of stuff don't slide..BUT, that old person doesn't roll like that any more. I just pray for them as well as me....so its all good...my next business (hopefully launched in the next few weeks) will be bigger and better lol

[solarcane]

This to me demonstrates how poorly UM football has been run from 2007 to the 3ed week of 2012

How our progress from 2007 til now compares with other teams rebuilding in 2007

Alabama 2007 7-6 current rank #1

FSU 2007 7-6 current rank #4

S Car 2007 6-6 current rank # 7

Stanford 2007 4-8 current rank # 9

ND 2007 3-9 current rank # 11

KSU 2007 5-7 current rank # 15

Lvlle 2007 6-6 current rank # 20

UM 2007 5-7 current rank # 53

I'd go on but I got vomit on the keyboard

[Tsully76]

UMike brother I am in Section 131 for Ga. Tech game. A lot of us Canes fans are tailgating in the 3rd Street A T & T Parking Deck. I hope to see you and Sarasota Cane and others. Stay strong bruh

[Jack]

Peyton Manning's new commercial is Awesome! "getting a perm"

[UMike]

Tsully, I will try to find that area..is that a pay area or just an open lot?

[Ohio_Cane]

Another case of an NFL superstar gone broke - QB Vince Young out of the game and out of money http://t.co/T5oMJ6j4

[The Dude]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0jNvAkjy-I&feature=relmfu

Weren't you cold? lol

[Ohio_Cane]

No surprise, but - Injury Update: Freshman LB Raphael Kirby will not play against Georgia Tech - He's still regaining form. Needs practice time.

[The Dude]

Peoples claims in the countersuit that every decision he made was approved by Keith Young. And he calls Vince Young's unwillingness to accept responsibility "a common occurrence ... as (former Titans coach) Jeff Fisher, (Texas coach) Mack Brown, numerous NFL executives, coaches, teammates, scouts, girlfriends and illegitimate children will attest."

Oh snap, ha ha ha ha!

[canesteeler]

I love the Canes however sitting in the heat and sweating my ass off is losing it's luster while watching below average football.

[canesteeler]

UMMike stay strong.

[CGNC]

Posted by: solarcane | September 18, 2012 at 08:30 PM

Ouch Solar.

[SOUP]

The Streeter Reader:

For all them peoples tryin to start up sh$# bout TH3 & Coach D need to squash that f n sh$#. Yah Coach D can be tough but thats what you want at Miami. U dont need m fers clappin their hands on the sideline no matter if sh$# went good or bad.

Butch and popz Vern would say sh$# right in your face callin, you, your family and friends every f n name they could. Butch was famous for callin ballahs a female body part if you got blasted or missed a tackle.

ITS F N FOOTBALL AND NOT BIBLE STUDY TIME.