UM vs BC: News, Notes And Stats

MIAMI (1-0, 1-0 ACC) 42, BOSTON COLLEGE (0-1, 0-1 ACC) 32

ALUMNI STADIUM • CHESTNUT HILL, MASS.

SEPT. 1, 2012 • ATTENDANCE: 39,262

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

• Today’s Captains: RB Mike James, QB Stephen Morris, CB Brandon McGee and DE Shayon Green

• Weather at Kickoff : 72 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind from the E at 14 mph. 61 percent humidity.

TEAM NOTES

• Denzel Perryman’s interception return for a touchdown was the first for the Hurricanes since Kelvin Cain returned one 59 yards against Bethune-Cookman on Oct. 1, 2011.

• With his second-quarter TD run, Duke Johnson’s became the first Miami true freshman to start and score in a season-opener since Jacory Harris raced 30-yards against Charleston Southern on Aug. 28, 2008.

• Miami is now 57-29-1 all-time in season openers and has won four of the last five. The Canes improved to 16-12 in road openers.

• UM is now 3-3 when starting the season against an ACC opponent.

• Miami now holds a 24-5 advantage in the series against Boston College and a leads 8-3 in Chestnut Hill.

• This was only the second time the teams met in the season opener (1993).

• It was UM’s first win at Boston College since 2001.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

• Today’s Defensive Starters: DE Anthony Chickillo, DT Darius Smith, DT Olsen Pierre, DE Shayon Green, LB Thurston Armbrister, LB Denzel Perryman, LB Ramon Buchanan, CB Brandon McGee, S Kacy Rodgers, S Vaughn Telemaque and CB Thomas Finnie

• Today’s Offensive Starters: WR Allen Hurns, LT Malcolm Bunch, LG Jon Feliciano, C Shane McDermott, RG Brandon Linder, OT Ereck Flowers, TE Dyron Dye, QB Stephen Morris, RB Duke Johnson, RB Mike James, WR Phillip Dorsett.

• Making their first career starts today: LB Thurston Armbrister, S Kacy Rodgers, CB Thomas Finnie, DL Olsen Pierre, RB Duke Johnson, OT Ereck Flowers and C Shane McDermott

• RB Eduardo Clements was the first Cane to score in 2012 on a first-quarter 1-yard plunge. It was the second career touchdown for the junior.

• LB Denzel Perryman (2011 Freshman All-American) returned an interception 41 yards for a touchdown to end the first quarter. The interception and touchdown were career firsts for the sophomore.

• RB Duke Johnson scored his first career touchdown on a 54-yard scamper in the second quarter and added a 56-yard score in the third quarter. He totaled 135 yards for the game, the most by a UM true freshman since Javarris James racked up 148 yards against Houston (Sept. 30, 2006).

• WR Allen Hurns recorded a career-high 81 yards in the game.

• WR Malcolm Lewis notched a receiving touchdown in his debut, as three of the Canes’ four offensive touchdowns were scored by true freshmen.

• PK Jake Wieclaw connected on both field goal attempts and made all five PAT tries.

• QB Stephen Morris set new career highs with 28 completions and 45 pass attempts in the game. He started the opener for the second time in as many years.

Comments

[CGNC]

Uno?

[CGNC]

Nice stats, was wondering about some of them.

[LB]

Check this out:

Davon Johnson is 17th in rushing according to ESPN.

Who knew?

http://espn.go.com/college-football/statistics/player/_/stat/rushing/sort/rushingYards/year/2012/group/80

[LB]

And first in yards per attempt.

Nice!

[86Cane]

Much more later in the second article.

[CGNC]

So...

Any predictions for K State?

Posted by: CoCane | September 02, 2012 at 09:16 AM

LOL!

[canezilla]

K-STATE IS GOING TO BE A TOUGH ONE.THEY CAN SCORE SOME POINTS AND WITH OUR D IT'S GOING TO BE A HIGH SCORING GAME

[4-Real]

CGNC is always numero uno. Big ups 2 the boy Ohio. Dude alwayz positive. I ain't 4got my membership fees CEO! Trying 2 remodel my man cave.

[CGNC]

And where are the pictures of Lil Zilla?

[BigWindyCanes1]

The canes are a better team this year and they will shock some rope. They just need to improve in some areas on defense like with their assignments and communications. And they will get better. Perry man is all acc and player of the week. Duke is freshman of the week

I think we saw something special yesterday on the road by true freshman. I think al golden likes the potential he sees. Manhattan Kansas will be the canes opportunity to announce to the world that they are now really back for years to come.

[CGNC]

"I could sit there and say, we should have just stepped on their throat when we were up big number and we let them back a little bit," Golden said. "But that's kinda who we are right now."

Copyright © 2012, South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Read more: http://www.wptv.com/dpp/sports/university-of-miami-defeats-boston-college-41-32#ixzz25K0XXmfA

[CGNC]

“I couldn't be prouder of a group,” Miami coach Al Golden said. “Down 14-0 in the ACC in a terrible environment, rattled a little bit, dropping balls, offsides and things like that, just to hang in there, that was good.”

CBS SPorts

[CoCane]

They can beat K State. IF they hold them to FG's they can outscore them. The D will give up sh*tload of yards though...

[CGNC]

Someone mentioned to Golden that it might be a “little disconcerting” that the Eagles passed for 441 yards.

“Just a little disconcerting?” Golden replied. “We’ll get it worked out. I knew it wasn’t going to be perfect. But look at how many of those [young] guys were playing for us and look how many came through for us. We made a commitment to do that. It was wholesale.”

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/09/02/2980603/duke-johnson-stephen-morris-lead.html#storylink=cpy

[CoCane]

CGNC,

I guess Lol means no prediction from you. Or... You're laughing at the score you would predict. Either way, laughter keeps you young

[CGNC]

I agree Co, they can beat K State. The team definitely looks in better condition. LOL but I saw Bama last night and those guys are monsters

[CGNC]

Co I will say this: If the D keeps missing assignments and have players out of position we win maybe by 3. If they can fix some of that we can win by 10. How's that? LOL!

[usagainsttheworld]

"I could sit there and say, we should have just stepped on their throat when we were up big number. . .

"step on their throat"--when is the last time we heard a um coach say something like that? likey!

[Clwtrdan]

Man it was nice to see Davon Johnson catching balls yesterday! A lot of kids would have given up on Miami but he hung in, worked harder and got what he wanted finally. I am so happy for him!

[canezilla]

CGNC LIL ZILLA IS NOW ON CANESPACE !!!! HE WATCHED THE GAME AND HAD ALOT TO SAY ABOUT DUKE JOHNSON!!!! HAHA

[Sean Spence is a Beast!!!]

I have no doubt our offense will show up against KSU but i am scared for our defense in that game, not saying we'll lose but that Klein kid is gonna run wild on us next week!

[Old Skool]

Just for yucks, I checked out what the Boston papers were saying. Duke Johnson is finally mentioned in the last paragraph of the entire article and only his 54 yard run merits any notice.

http://bostonherald.com/sports/college/football/view.bg?articleid=1061157349&srvc=sports&position=3

[canezilla]

DUKE #6 ON ESPN TOP TEN PLAYS

[Zakkee]

Canes 40 KSU 31

We have lots of tape on them now. As they do us.

We'll find a way because we have some selfless leaders now.

Protect the football and we win

2 ints for Tracy Howard and 1 for Kacy Rodgers-- their QB doesn't respect our defense so he will give them opportunities.

[Tsully76]

Good win yesterday for our Canes, Next big game on my radar for our Canes is in Atlanta on September 22nd. It would be nice to beat Kansas State but not a must win game. These conference games especially these division games hold most importance to me nonconference games are icing on a cake for our Canes right now. Go Canes

[Zakkee]

If we get to the head, the body will fall = Colin Klein has to go. Denzel or Shayon must get to him.

[mi@mic@ne]

K State is really an option offense. So our D needs to be disciplined and focus on the man they are supposed to pick up.

The defense will get better as the season progresses. Its not like the old days where the majority of the college game was running the football. Theres a lot more scheming going on. At some point tho we will get to the point where we can beat a team physically on the inside.. pass rush and stuffing the run.. not sure we are at that point yet. More depth of big guys with a motor will solve the problem.

We had the opportunity in the fourth to blow them out of the game. Just needed a couple of plays in out favor that would have made it look easier. But we sort of lost our composure. Great win.

[Pre83]

K-STATE IS GOING TO BE A TOUGH ONE.THEY CAN SCORE SOME POINTS AND WITH OUR D IT'S GOING TO BE A HIGH SCORING GAME

Posted by: canezilla | September 02, 2012 at 09:51 AM

KSU was an enigma today as well - 35 4th qtr pts

"The game was tied at 9 early in the third quarter before Kansas State piled up 42 straight points against the team picked to finish last in the Missouri Valley Conference."

Posted by: Pre83 | September 01, 2012 at 11:17 PM

[Felipe]

Someone mentioned to Golden that it might be a “little disconcerting” that the Eagles passed for 441 yards.

“Just a little disconcerting?” Golden replied. “We’ll get it worked out. I knew it wasn’t going to be perfect. But look at how many of those [young] guys were playing for us and look how many came through for us. We made a commitment to do that. It was wholesale.”

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/09/02/2980603/duke-johnson-stephen-morris-lead.html#storylink=cpy

Posted by: CGNC | September 02, 2012 at 10:27 AM

Pleases me that he's reacting that way.

[j.w.]

That's two posts that I have had disappear on me! Had two long analysis posts that are missing, what's going on?

[j.w.]

Let's try this for the third and final time:
1) Morris is much improved- still had his share of mistakes that he got away with, but he looks like a leader on the sidelines and, when he commits to a throw, it's on the money.
2) Get used to saying DUUUUUUKKKKKEEEE for 3 years, that kid just gets it. Nothing else you can say, other than isn't it great to see a natural talent again?
4) Hurns looked good, Scott made rookie mistakes that should be correctable, Dorsett is a heck of a returner and looks like in time will be a weapon, Davon was a pleaant surprise, more so as a mentor than a producer but I'm proud of the kid, and KT looked like KT unfortunately (hope he snaps out of it). TE largely disappeared.
5) OL looked dominant at times, solid throughout. We can win with this group, they look storng and athletic.

[86Cane]

We had the opportunity in the fourth to blow them out of the game. Just needed a couple of plays in out favor that would have made it look easier. But we sort of lost our composure. Great win.

Posted by: mi@mic@ne | September 02, 2012 at 11:08 AM

Offensive play calling was VERY questionable at that time of the game also.

[nemo2002]

SIR DUKE

They can feel it all over
They can feel it all over people
They can feel it all over
They can feel it all over

[86Cane]

JW...if you are using the name of our email "insider" source in it's regular format it will not post your comment.

[Zakkee]

We've had a lot of great returners even over the last 6 years. The fact that none can really finish the deal outside of Lamar Miller and Travis Benjamin vs. O-State is a testament to just how heaven sent Devin Hester was and is. Think about it: If these guys are so talented, then how do we describe Hester? Just saying, that boy is special.

He finishes the deal routinely.

[j.w.]

(I split this in two hoping things work out better)
6) DL, other than Robinson, disappointed. They don't look overmatched, just lost at times to me. Chickillo doesn't look bad, he's just getting double teamed and hasn't figured out how to fight through yet. WIlling to bet they will get better.
7) Perryman is the best LB we've had in a decade. This kid is damned special! Gaines looked like Gaines for most of the game, but made a few nice plays in the 2nd half. Wish he were big enough to play at DE, he is fine when he has to go straight ahead, but misdirection kills him. Kind of like watching Doofenschmirtz fail to recognize Perry the Platypus without his hat on. And 31, please change your number! Spence made that one special, and I can't remember ever seeing one player chasing someone so many times on long plays. Hoping this is a case of being young and not ready.
8) Finnie looked ok, the DB looked real good against deep passes, not so much against anything else. I need to adjust my expectaitons re: Telemaque. He isn't going to be the guy we thought he was.
9) Loved, loved, loved special teams. Botts is a real weapon, he doesn't get flustered and really is a find. Kick coverage units are great, this is a good sign for next year for us re: defense.
10) Conditioning is unbelelievably better than at any time in the last decade. No cramps, no injuries that I saw, the team looks strong and tough. Golden has accomplished something really special with this area of the team.
11) Golden looks more relaxed, kidn of like he knows what to expect and knows how the kids will react, where last year he hoped he could get through to them. Fisch did exactly what he said he would do, and say what you want about yards given up, but D'Onofrio's D kept the Eagles out of the end zone for 3 quarters, despite a lot of proven talent.
Overall, it was fun to watch this game, the team is entertaining again for the first time in a long time and looks much, much better in terms of fundamentals, conditioning, strength, and attitude. We're moving forward, and it's been years since we've said that.

[j.w.]

I was, CEO- love to hear his comments on 31- or anyone else's for that matter.

[orange 'n green in the vein]

K-State stole that game last year with a simple offensive scheme (OSU's one effective play down D'No's throat all day) and are stronger this year. They will probably not come up with the breaks as often as they did last year, for example don't expect Fisch to get too cute on the play calling with six feet to go for the winning TD with the game on the line this weekend, hopefully, and won't rack up 10 wins but will be tougher to beat on the road with a bigger stadium and a more supportive home crowd. Golden could use a day of out-coaching one of these legends in the stadium named for him to get some traction going and had the team play well in the second half of back-to-back road games last year but Armstrong's absence back there on defense is glaring right now and I'm not sure there's a five day fix for the defensive issues. When you're undefeated in college football, every game is important and this game will garner UM some poll votes if they can escape with a win.

Maybe D'No watches the footage and realizes his corners in press resulted in positive defensive plays and switches it up finally. Better late than never.

[CoCane]

CGNC,

Don't forget K State's defense is better than BC's.

Win the turnover battle, hold them to FG's while we score TD's & don't let Klein go Cam Newton, we'll win...

[Ohio_Cane]

DUKE #6 ON ESPN TOP TEN PLAYS

Posted by: canezilla | September 02, 2012 at 11:00 AM
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NICE!!

[86Cane]

Maybe D'No watches the footage and realizes his corners in press resulted in positive defensive plays and switches it up finally. Better late than never.

Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | September 02, 2012 at 12:09 PM

There IT is right there.

[Zakkee]

When Fisch sent in bogus plays...you could see Morris check out (mentally). You have to keep these young kids interested, they know when you're trying to dial them down and just cruise. Unfortunately, this generation of kids doesn't possess a cruise control, they totally black out, and thus near pick 6's to end the game.

[canezilla]

DO U GUYS THINK WE WOULD OF STILL WON IF THEY HAD ALL THEIR PLAYERS AND THEIR WR DIDN'T DROP SOME OF THOSE PASSES???

[Dude on a Pale Horse]

I love the hurry up offense by the way.

[Felipe]

Best part of conditioning work is that 7 guys aren't on IR already as opposed to every previous year pretty much.

[Panamacitycane]

My kstate prediction is that we put up points on them and if..and I mean if we make good adjustments to defense then Miami will win. These freshman became men yesterday and that was a great way to start their college career. The nerves I don't think will be as bad as they were that first quarter yesterday.

Miami 31
Kstate 17

[Felipe]

Eff that I'm jumping the shark,

KSU 51
Miami 50

Oh yes, Bo Ryan defensive NCAA basketball style scoring, here we come.

[Felipe]

Er, Miami 51 KSU 50 sorry. Don't think KSU wins. We gotz heart this year.

[dj moonbat]

When Fisch sent in bogus plays...you could see Morris check out (mentally). You have to keep these young kids interested, they know when you're trying to dial them down and just cruise. Unfortunately, this generation of kids doesn't possess a cruise control, they totally black out, and thus near pick 6's to end the game.

Posted by: Zakkee | September 02, 2012 at 12:42 PM

Fisch kept sending in plays where the WRs didn't have to do much work to get open. Because those guys aren't good at getting open. If they do start being able to get separation downfield, Morris has more than enough arm to score a ton of points.

But for now, Fisch is going to keep sending in screens, short out routes, and the occasional slant pattern, because it's working, even if it's not pretty. If Morris "checks out," that's on him, not on Fisch.

[dj moonbat]

DO U GUYS THINK WE WOULD OF STILL WON IF THEY HAD ALL THEIR PLAYERS AND THEIR WR DIDN'T DROP SOME OF THOSE PASSES???

Posted by: canezilla | September 02, 2012 at 01:02 PM

No.

This has been another episode of Short Answers to Simple Questions.