Sadness, Disappointment And Frustration

When I first heard the news that UM football player Thomas Finnie had turned himself in for criminal charges associated with the theft of a laptop computer I felt many things. However, unlike some others out there on the Internet, joy or pride were not among them.

No, the three emotions I felt most strongly were: sadness, disappointment and frustration.

I felt sad that any of the current Miami players would get arrested or have an encounter with the criminal justice system. I felt even sadder that one of my favorite players had apparently or allegedly made a bad decision.

But the saddest I felt was when some Hurricane fans somehow found a sense of accomplishment in reporting what was once only a rumor and was possibly completely false that later turned out to be news and was now possibly or seemingly true. Maybe it's just me but I fail to see the joy or pride in that?

Now before we get too far ahead of ourselves, Thomas Finnie, like all defendants, is innocent until proven guilty. And let us all hope that he is innocent of the charges against him. Let us ALL hope.

I felt disappointment that a young person with their whole life in front of them, a student-athlete at the university that I attended, was subject to criminal charges against another UM student.  Things like that should not happen.  Not in Coral Gables, and no, not anywhere.

I felt frustration for the Miami Hurricanes' athletes, coaches and administration. After all the effort and hard work that the University of Miami has put into restoring a positive image towards its academic accomplishments and its athletic department's reputation it was frustrating to see this potential black eye being displayed publicly for all the world to see.

But most of all I felt sad, disappointed and frustrated for the young man in question.

Thomas Finnie was a good  player who may have made a bad decision.

Let us all hope that is not the case.

Comments

[CGNC]

Posted by: Willie Will in Nashville | December 12, 2012 at 03:01 PM

LOL! The camp and trail ride horses can be the worst. They put up all day every day with people that can't ride and finally say "!^!^%!%" enough is enough.

WWIN - I am not good at LOF, ever. THis year I was decent.

[UGoCane]

Guys I got to tell you I enjoy this site for the news, updates, and info..
It is definitely a must read and the characters on here are awsome..
Keep it going, and thanks from one 'Cane die hard that have loved our 'Canes and can't get enough.
Thanks a bunch Soup....

[SOUP]

#34...I thought that U were just doing a drive by yesterday but now I see that U have made yourself at home? LOL

I guess everybody at Canespace is an "insider" now! That's cool, blog on.

[#34]

Nah Soup this is just a couple day drive thru. I come over to Tampa to check a few things out and also get with a certain coach in the area again to see where his thoughts are bout somethin I mentioned to you bout a week ago
This boi is goin right back into game tape mode as soon as I get back. You know I alwayz got you covered.
Aint nobody been given the sh#! I send you bruh and expect an email bout todays goin ons in bout 5 minutes.
These da#@ slurpees over here aint at the Miami level. Tampa needs to pick there game up cause they slippin on that

[laquinton]

so lost of alll what's going on with all this mess. im just hoping we get hooks and foster and thomas. no more project players

[trianglecane]

yeah.. hopefully things cool down tomorrow. I really don't care where the info comes from as long as it's accurate. if it's written in jive, country, snooty, jersey shore.. Just be right. God bless you all.

[Brevardcane]

We need to hook hooks

[LB]

I hope Malcolm gets back.

[CGNC]

triangle - you need to go to typepad and register there. Even then sometimes it kicks me out and I have go back in and sign in again

[canefan]

Knighton a 3* DT from NJ commits

Why are we getting 3 star players that nobody's ever heard of from Jersey? Can't we find somebody instate. This guy won't last, mark my words

A 3* from Jersey is like a 1* from Florida

[Jack]

Why is everybody so damn pissy today??

WE GOT SOME CANES OVER HERE!!!!

[CaneRock]

mark my words

Posted by: canefan | December 12, 2012 at 06:54 PM

And mark these words, Academic...Progress...Report! And if He turns out to be a half-way decent ball player, well then, that's just icing on the cake.

[WWIN]

Cmon Willie Will, riding horses is the Sh** real john Wayne type wild Wild West feeling man loll....

Posted by: UpNorthCane | December 12, 2012 at 03:12 PM

Nah they do that in nashville not cashville lol

[WWIN]

LOL! The camp and trail ride horses can be the worst. They put up all day every day with people that can't ride and finally say "!^!^%!%" enough is enough.

WWIN - I am not good at LOF, ever. THis year I was decent.

Posted by: CGNC | December 12, 2012 at 04:30 PM

LOL. Thats why i trust NO ANIMALS

We'll get it right this year, I would have won this year if i played by everybody else's rules lol. Let's start with offense, give me four candidates???

[mi@mic@ne]

Warren Sapp, University of Miami teammate (1992-1995): "He was a specimen. He looked great. He always looked great. He was tan, curly hair. He was the kind of guy you want your sister to date, because he was a nice guy. I always said that to him.

"When he was [first] there, I was a tight end in high school and I got [to Miami] as a tight end and linebacker, and they moved me over to D-line. I was real reluctant to do so. I thought I was a pretty good tight end and a pretty good athlete, but being 290 pounds, they moved me to D-line and said, 'We need you to rush the passer or you can go home.'

"So I came into the D-line room and sat down, and Dwayne Johnson walks in and says, 'What are you doing here?'

"I said, 'I’m here for your job.' So that’s how me and him had our introduction to each other. I said it jokingly, but I was there for his job."

Warren Sapp was a te in HS. I did not remember that. Why cant we find guys with motors and put them on the d line?

[mi@mic@ne]

It seems like to me we are looking for the wrong kind of player. We used to get athletes and put the weight on them. Why do they need to weigh 270 coming out of High School? Get a big athlete and pack the weight on him.

[Dude on a Pale Horse]

That was not real UMike or hassan. Both those guys know.

[Dude on a Pale Horse]

#34 & WWIN,

I can tell you, I hated horses. They scared the crap out of me. Then when I went through Teton National Forrest on a snowy winters day, it just kind of made sense. It turned out to be fun. I still dont trust them when they are roped up and stuff. I always think they will kick me or bite me, but they are fun to ride in the wilderness. Something primal about it.

[CaneRock]

Warren Sapp was a te in HS.

Posted by: mi@mic@ne | December 12, 2012 at 07:28 PM

He punted also.

[Dude on a Pale Horse]

Posted by: mi@mic@ne | December 12, 2012 at 07:42 PM

I think we still do that. Just not as successfully as before. Calais Campbell and Allen Bailey come to mind. They were both good players.

[CaneRock]

"When he was [first] there, I was a tight end in high school and I got [to Miami] as a tight end and linebacker, and they moved me over to D-line.

Posted by: mi@mic@ne | December 12, 2012 at 07:28 PM

It's funny that Sapp said He was linebacker, because I always viewed Him as a fat ass linebacker, who was glorified as a D-Tackle (LMAO).

[SOUP]

That was not real UMike or hassan. Both those guys know.

Posted by: The Dude | December 12, 2012 at 07:49 PM

That is correct.

[mi@mic@ne]

Weve been getting a boat load of tes and i just question if they are athletic why not try switching them over.

[Dude on a Pale Horse]

Posted by: mi@mic@ne | December 12, 2012 at 08:20 PM

To DE?

[Dude on a Pale Horse]

I honestly dont think D'Onofrio or Golden want a Warren Sapp for their scheme. I think they are looking for a Vince Wilfork to plug the run and a Clay Matthews to rush the QB.

[SOUP]

I think they are looking for a Vince Wilfork to plug the run and a Clay Matthews to rush the QB.

Posted by: The Dude | December 12, 2012 at 08:40 PM

Very insightful and well said. I agree 100%.

[Montreal-Cane]

A.J. McCarron announces he’s coming back to Alabama for his senior season

We need to recruit players like him.

[Montreal-Cane]

Duke Johnson ‏@BrickByBrick_8

I'm gonna have fun over the break, but I still have to work hard I haven't accomplish anything yet...

And players like him too.

[mi@mic@ne]

My point is that all these players who put us in the top five on d in the country were nobodies coming out of hs. I remember guys like brown and sap, even wilfork kind of smallish when they were soph.

Seems to me that we want guys 300 pounds coming out of hs. I always question how athletic the big guys were. Just because a guy is big and benches more than anyone else doesnt mean hes gonna move like he needs to. So I always thought thats what we did back in the day when we were respected was to get an athletic tall guy maybe a lot underweight and then by his junior year we get him fully developed. So thats why we were always in the top five in the country on d.

[Dude on a Pale Horse]

Russell Maryland was another not so highly recruited guy.I think the difference between then and now was the culture at Miami. It used to be that losing was the end of the world. We developed the best players in the country not recruited the best players in the country. We also developed the best mentality for the game.

[Montreal-Cane]

If D'Onofrio is not the next Temple HC do you think Al will take him back?

Who should be our next DC???

[canesteeler]

Damn I don't post much anymore but I see mucho drama going on.

[Dude on a Pale Horse]

Posted by: Montreal-Cane | December 12, 2012 at 09:14 PM

Why wouldnt he?

[Dude on a Pale Horse]

Gregg Williams should be our next DC.

[laquinton]

trying to find out d'no leaving to temple. if what #34 says is true .. two job interviews means they are trying to iron out contracts.

[SOUP]

NEW BLOG IS UP!

[WWIN]

The dude,

u ride em for me, and i'll keep watchin em on animal planet