When The Wolfpack Comes To Town

After spending three of the first four weeks of the 2012 season on the road this week your Miami Hurricanes get to enjoy some home cooking as they take on North Carolina State at Sun Life Stadium at noon on Saturday.  It will be the 14th all-time meeting between the programs, with UM owning a 7-5-1 series edge. However, the Wolfpack has won the last two meetings.

Here are some more quick facts about the Hurricanes coming out of big win against Georgia Tech and headin into their showdown with the Wolfpack:

• Miami and NC State have not met on the gridiron since Nov. 29, 2008 — the longest stretch between two meetings for Miami’s ACC opponents.

• Since joining the ACC in 2004, the Hurricanes are a 35-31 in conference play and are 1-2 against NC State during that span.

• Freshman RB Duke Johnson has 838 all-purpose yards through four games, the national leader in that category. He is on pace for 2,514 yards in 12 games. The single-season all-purpose mark at Miami is 2,102 by Willis McGahee in 2002.

• Eight of Miami’s 20 scoring drives this season have needed less than two minutes.

• For the second consecutive week, a Miami RB scored four touchdowns in a game. Against Bethune-Cookman, Duke Johnson had two rushing, one receiving and one kickoff return for scores. At Georgia Tech, Mike James rushed for three touchdowns and added another on a receiving score. The Canes are the only team in the nation to have two different players score four touchdowns in a game.

• Junior QB Stephen Morris threw for a career-high 436 yards in Miami’s 42-36 road win at Georgia Tech. Morris is the first UM quarterback to throw for 400+ yards since 2002 and it was the most passing yards by a UM QB since Gino Torretta’s 485 yards against San Diego State in 1991.

NC STATE SERIES HISTORY

• Saturday will mark the 14th series meeting, which dates back to 1939. Miami leads the all-time series, 7-5-1, but NC State has won the last two meetings by a combined score of 57-44.

• Miami and NC State have only met three times as ACC members, with the Wolfpack holding a 2-1 advantage in the ACC-only series.

• No active player on Miami’s roster has faced NC State.

A WIN BY MIAMI WOULD...

• Give the Hurricanes their first three-game winning streak under Al Golden and first since the 2009 season.

• Give the Hurricanes a 2-0 record on the season at Sun Life Stadium.

• Give the Hurricanes their first 3-0 ACC start since 2004 — the first season in the conference.

• Give the Hurricanes their first 4-1 start to the season since 2009.

QUICK HITS

• Through four games, 17 freshmen have seen action for the Miami Hurricanes, including 14 true freshmen.

• Five freshmen have started at least one game for the Miami Hurricanes — true freshman RT Ereck Flowers, true freshman RB Duke Johnson, true freshman WR Malcolm Lewis, true freshman S Deon Bush and redshirt freshman LB Eddie Johnson.

• Junior QB Stephen Morris ranks fourth among ACC quarterbacks in passing yards per game (267.2) and fifth in total offense (274.5).

• Freshman DE Tyriq McCord and DE Anthony Chickillo are tied for fifth in the ACC and tied for 91st nationally in sacks per game (.50). Chickillo is also tied for first in the ACC with .50 fumble recoveries per game.

• Nearly 70 of Miami’s 2012 roster hails from Florida (67 players), including 21 that hail from Miami-Dade County. 

PLENTY OF OPTIONS

• Miami has 14 different players that have at least one reception in the first four games of the season.

• Allen Hurns, Rashawn Scott, Phillip Dorsett, Clive Walford, Malcolm Lewis, Duke Johnson, Davon Johnson, Mike James, Asante Cleveland, Kendal Thompkins, Eduardo Clements, Dyron Dye, Maurice Hagens and Herb Waters each have at least one grab through two games.

• Sophomore WR Phillip Dorsett leads UM with 21 receptions and 273 receiving yards this season.

 MR. JAMES’ CAREER DAY

• Through the first three games of the season, senior RB Mike James had not found the end zone. In Miami’s 42-36 OT road win at Georgia Tech, James scored four times, including three rushing scores and the 25-yard game-winning scamper in overtime. James finished with 15 rushes for a career-high 89 yards and three scores. He also added a 10-yard TD reception.

• James became the second Hurricane in as many weeks to record four TDs in a game. Freshman RB
Duke Johnson accomplished the feat against Bethune-Cookman. Prior to last week, the last UM player to score four times was Tyrone Moss in 2005 against North Carolina.

Comments

[LB]

1 QB Olsen
2 RB Collins
3 RB Lewis III
4 FB/TE Johnson
5 TE Standish
6 OL Kerr
7 OL Gall
8 OL Kirkland?
9 WR Jean-Louis
10 WR Cunningham?
11 NT Bryant
12 DT (Bostwick?)
13 LB (Thomas?)
14 LB (Grace or Ngakoue?)
15 DE (I dont know)
16 CB Burns
17 DB Carter

...and another prospect whose name shall remain nameless. It also wouldn't surprise me if another linebacker showed up on the radar, too.

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"“He’s physical and just nasty,” Barrow said. “He tries to hit somebody like they stole his bike.” - via Herald, re: Eddie Johnson.

[canezilla]

EDDIE JOHNSON IS IN FRESHMAN BEAST MODE

[pbcfrcane13]

http://www.capitalonebowl.com/

Vote for our boy cant lose to NCSU mascot and lose to them this week! lol

[SwagGirl]

Vote for our boy cant lose to NCSU mascot and lose to them this week! lol

Posted by: pbcfrcane13 | September 27, 2012 at 09:16 AM

Done... Please vote we are losing :-(

[LB]

"Vote for our boy cant lose to NCSU mascot and lose to them this week! lol"

Done. Tell Cane Nation to get off their butts.

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"also you think Jacoby Brissett is having 2nd thoughts? Driskel is starting and playing well-looks like JB will sit the pine the next 3 years."

Second and third thoughts.

Beat N.C. State, baby. Turn those wolves into puppies!

[Ohio_Cane]

Jon Bastian: Cornerback Quincy Wilson Attending Miami-NC State Game - http://t.co/EjLzK7DH

[Clwtrdan]

Patchan= Torn bicep. Back next week.
NC State has some beasts on defense so we will have to have some mauling from the Oline for us to win. Morris better stop throwing to the little girl in the 3rd row if we have any chance of winning. That being said, our babies have a few games under their belts against some big Olines and could respond with a carjacking. I say Canes 23 NC State 13.

[Ohio_Cane]

Raising Canes preview - "Georgia Tech"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5HnoxL5EVA

[Hassan]

Conditioning is the #1 thing the Great Jimmy Johnson advised Coach Golden to fix.

Case in point, Phillip Dorsett plays on ST and O had over 180 yards received and runs on kickoff's and PR. He probably ran 4 miles in that game and was tackled a dozen times. He looked strong and fast in the 4th qtr and OT. Compare this to last year when Lamar Miller would routinely take himself out of games even during critical situations because he needed a breather.

Not to mention our OL is mauling people esp in the 4th qtr. I want to see Linder step up because Felciano is knocking heads around when he pulls

[CaneRock]

CFF is on His game!

BCC vs Miami 1st Half:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIjudzkxvBk&feature=relmfu

2nd Half:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9JRlc76n2I&feature=channel&list=UL

[calGary Cane]

Posted by: Hassan | September 27, 2012 at 12:28 PM

So true. I used to cringe when I saw our players hold up 4 fingers during Shannon's time. It was insanely stupid as they were always cramping, even in the second quarter. It's amazing how unrealistic those guys were.

[BLH]

Hassan

Your point on conditioning is well taken. Clearly this team is in better condition than years past.

However, I would just question your comment and not take as gospel that Lamar Miller "would routinely take himself out of games even during critical situations because he needed a breather."

Unless you can specifically cite sources or enumerate specific examples of when this happened, I am somewhat skeptical.

By no means am I saying that Miller was a perfect back, nor that he couldn't have been better conditioned, but this seems like a speculative stretch to me.

[Hassan]

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Up for the challege? It is worth 65m

[Ohio_Cane]

I'm pretty sure LM6 took himself out of a lot of games at times was to rest his shoulder because of pain he couldn't play through.

[CaneRock]

Posted by: Hassan | September 27, 2012 at 12:28 PM

Yup.
I YTed the 2008 game against NCST, and we looked SORRY AS HELL!

And great points on Dorsett...

"Case in point, Phillip Dorsett plays on ST and O had over 180 yards received and runs on kickoff's and PR. He probably ran 4 miles in that game and was tackled a dozen times. He looked strong and fast in the 4th qtr and OT."

##I never looked at it that way.

[Hassan]

When I got here I would not even classify him in the top 50 percent of the team in conditioning
– Al Golden (football)
SOURCE: ESPN

I do not have time to research specifics but i recall many times driving the ball and Miller taking himself out of games and even announcers talking about it because of his lack of conditioning, his last year at UM he improved in that area thanks to AL Golden but he could have done much more if in the type of condition this year's team is.

[Ohio_Cane]

Manny - Good news. UM injury report lists LB Raphael Kirby as probable; LB Denzel Perryman still out

[BLH]

First of all, I thought we were talking about his last year. So you do acknowledge that he was in better condition. Please don't be offended, but no one's recall from games is reliable enough to make such a broad assertion. I happen to recall that Miller went down pretty easily unless he was running free, but I wouldn't put that out there as an absolute without being sure, or at least qualifying it as an opinion based on observation

I would agree that he would have benefitted from better conditioning, as would anybody. I am not a Miller apologist, my point is that when you make blanket statements like you did, don't expect them to go unchallenged. You put it out as fact, rather than opinion, and Ohio's explanation could be just as likely

Don't take his the wrong way, from what I read on here, you provide valuable content, I'm just not taking that type of statement as gospel fact. It is precisely because I take your comments seriously, and respect what you have to say, that I am responding to you.

[Hassan]

Ohio and BLH I am not sure what game you guys watch, LM6 was not taking himself out of games because his shoulder hurt, he lacked conditioning and this was clear and even discussed by coach Golden.

[Ohio_Cane]

Hassan, I know that Golden has said when he got here that LM6 wasn't in shape. At all.

However, it's not like U could make the distinction from watching TV whether he came out of the game because his shoulder hurt or was out of breath. Golden said numerous times since he left that there wasn't a day that went by where LM6's shoulder was healthy. He said it hurt him in games and he rarely practiced fully throughout the week.

[Ohio_Cane]

Kehoe on Sileo - http://wqam.com/interviews

[Hassan]

He was def hurt as well Ohio, but many of us fans and people in the know was furious because this guy would always come out on key 3rd downs and when the team was driving. I am too busy to research the exact games but this happened quite a few times. Conditioning is now something we can count on rather then get beat by. Wait til Duke is 205 how vicious will that stiff arm be then.

[BLH]

I see you are entrenched in your opinion, so let me conclude by saying that my recollection of the reason he would come out on third downs on many occasions, was for blocking reasons on obvious passing downs.

But I'm not putting that out there as fact.

[Pre83]

Some great throwback pieces - for the old timers such as Fran and Harry Miller, or for anyone else that appreciates vintage images of the U from way back in the day...

http://asgardpress.com/13-Miami

[3G Cane]

Raising Canes preview - "Georgia Tech"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5HnoxL5EVA

Posted by: Ohio_Cane
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The full video is going to be EPIC... and that is a FACT!

[Ohio_Cane]

The full video is going to be EPIC... and that is a FACT!

Posted by: 3G Cane | September 27, 2012 at 01:55 PM
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Yep! Comes out Saturday or Sunday.

[Hassan]

Whoo HOOO i got tickets to the game!!!

Dan Sileo has a special 3 for $93 lower bowl.

BLH I am entrenched because not only did al golden mention it and Fisch but the announcers as well. Go look at the games they wanted to give him more carries but he basically could not handle the load. I am still a Miller fan but he is not on the level of Portis Mcgahee etc but he is fun to watch break those long runs

[Hassan]

Winslow Released from Pats...bad knee

[Ohio_Cane]

Winslow asked for his release, but he does have a bad knee

[CaneRock]

Did Miller even participate in U-Tough last season, or was He running track?

[Ohio_Cane]

Man, Chickillo's sister is... Well, HOTTTTT!

[Ohio_Cane]

Looks like 247 sports finally got the memo on Ricky Town...

2015 California QB Ricky Town is emerging (FREE, MOBILE) http://bit.ly/SDJhR8

[WWIN]

Ohio,

Where did you see his sister??

[Ohio_Cane]

On twitter, here: https://twitter.com/J_Chickillo

[Ohio_Cane]

^^^^ https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images/2533791677/0rjert2t58ojijiie41q.jpeg

[Hassan]

Did Miller even participate in U-Tough last season, or was He running track?

Posted by: CaneRock | September 27, 2012 at 02:49 PM
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He ran the indoor season but not the outdoor. He was criticized by coach Golden although he had a big spring game for his conditioning, from May til August he worked hard to get into better condition, not tip top but improved from where he was the previous season.

[Old Skool]

Next comes the movie....

A key witness – "Victim 1" – against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky has a book deal and will soon reveal his identity.

Ballantine Bantam Dell announced Thursday that "Silent No More: Victim #1's Fight for Justice Against Jerry Sandusky," is coming out Oct. 23. The memoir will be co-written by the victim's mother and psychologist.

[canezilla]

YEAH SHE HOT!!! BUT WEARING JORTS!! ILL LET IT SLIDE THIS TIME AND NEXT TIME

[Ohio_Cane]

Dan Sileo - Sileo Special: 3 tickets for $93 http://www.hurricanesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=28700&ATCLID=205700222#.UGSQ89GJQ5w.twitter … PROUD TO BE A CANE!!

[Ohio_Cane]

YEAH SHE HOT!!! BUT WEARING JORTS!! ILL LET IT SLIDE THIS TIME AND NEXT TIME

Posted by: canezilla | September 27, 2012 at 03:46 PM
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And the time after that, and the time after that?

Me too.

[Montreal-Cane]

Dan Sileo - Sileo Special: 3 tickets for $93
http://www.hurricanesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=28700&ATCLID=205700222#.UGSQ89GJQ5w.twitter

PROUD TO BE A CANE!!

Posted by: Ohio_Cane | September 27, 2012 at 03:46 PM

Ohio i hope there will be over 50,000 fans...

[UMike]

I do recall many times in crunch situations or drives that Miller was not in the game..and not after a big hit. Obviously I don't know why, but most of he time it did not seem like he was hurting at all. I remember asking myself a few times "why isn't miller in there"...especially late in the game.

[canezilla]

I HOPE WE HAVE A GOOD CROWD THIS SATURDAY.THIS TEAM NEEDS IT

[WWIN]

Be an Canes advocate. Use Twitter & Facebook to encourage folks to attend this weekend's game. Goal is 65,000+ Let's make it happen. -- Papa Cane (@ByPapaCane)

[86Cane]

Good article by manny on Eddie Johnson at the herald site

Posted by: Brevardcane | September 27, 2012 at 08:25 AM

Good job Brevard. Next time post a link. We don't mind sharing.

[86Cane]

Conditioning is the #1 thing the Great Jimmy Johnson advised Coach Golden to fix.

Posted by: Hassan | September 27, 2012 at 12:28 PM

That is 100% correct.

But there was issue #2 also...

[86Cane]

Just back from Cocoa/Merritt Island.

What else did I miss?

[canezilla]

But there was issue #2 also...

Posted by: 86Cane | September 27, 2012 at 05:06 PM
HOTTER CHEERLEADERS?

[86Cane]

Zilla...U are a bad, bad man. I'm gonna have to takl to "The Shoes" about your recent behavior. LOL

Actually, it was about "transition".

U know what Jimmy did RIGHT with the Cowboys and WRONG with the Dolphins.

But more on that later.

[canezilla]

WHAT HAPPENS ON CANESPACE. STAYS ON CANESPACE!!!