The event, co-sponsored by McDonald’s and Coca Cola, was hosted by the Chicago Alumni Club in conjunction with the University of Miami Alumni Association and the Hurricane Club.
Director of Athletics Blake James, head coach Al Golden and assistant coaches James Coley, Hurlie Brown and Larry Scott were among the guests in Chicago. Distinguished guests also included Ted Hendricks (2008 Guest of Honor), Russell Maryland (2009 Guest of Honor), Michael Irvin (2012 Guest of Honor), Jonathan Vilma (2013 Guest of Honor), DJ Williams and Jarrett Payton. Torretta will be the 2014 honoree.
“We’d like to give a special ‘Thank You’ to the Chicago Alumni Club and all of our sponsors for hosting such an amazing evening celebrating UM Athletics,” said Jesse Marks, Associate AD for Development. “Year after year, this signature event raises the bar in providing support to our great university.”
The evening featured an intimate dinner setting, an in-depth Q&A with Coach Golden, assistant coaches and Hurricanes greats. Those in attendance also had the opportunity to bid on items in a silent and live auction with proceeds benefitting the University of Miami football program as well as providing scholarships to help local students attend UM.
Canes can...you're right, to a point. But there are exceptions. By the way the Marlins run their franchise they should not have any fans. A team that deliberately gives no credence to winning by petpetually trading away all their players forfeits the right to having fans.
Posted by: TonyCane | May 26, 2013 at 09:50 AM
Lennay Kekua is suspected to be the actual author at this time.
(The punchline that keeps on giving.)
Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | May 26, 2013 at 12:05 AM
Everett Golson expelled from Notre damn for plagiarism on a final.
LOLOLOLOL
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | May 25, 2013 at 11:52 PM
If you pay your hard earned money to attend games and buy merchandise you are fan. Jim Morris has had a great career and it is now time for different leadership.
Posted by: Canesteeler | May 25, 2013 at 10:21 PM
You can't change your taste of a team. You can appreciate other teams but anybody that switches teams is a bandwagon fan.
Posted by: SmatCane | May 25, 2013 at 09:26 PM
I'm sorry to hear about Coach Morris, hope he gets well soon.
Hope our baseball team gets well soon too...
Posted by: roachcane77 | May 25, 2013 at 05:33 PM
People's tastes change, because yours don't doesn't automatically make yours better.
Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | May 25, 2013 at 05:28 PM
HERE WE GO WITH AGAIN with the 1000th version of the "what is a real fan" definition? LOL
Posted by: 86Cane | May 25, 2013 at 04:52 PM
Real fans hate losing more than phony fans, but real fans stick with it, and don't pick up their ball like little spoiled children and go home.
I'm a cane through good times and bad, it doesn't mean I don't criticize. If I were running things I'd let Morris go, but I don't get that choice. I do have the choice to be a cane, through good and bad.
Posted by: Canesfan_1 | May 25, 2013 at 04:41 PM
Everyone doesn't enjoy losing canesfan!
Posted by: 4-Real | May 25, 2013 at 04:22 PM
No longer a fan until the U hires a younger, hungrier, smarter coach
Posted by: Montreal-Cane | May 25, 2013 at 12:17 AM
I've lost all respect for you with that post.
So you're only a fan when your conditions are net.
Your not a fan at all and that's pathetic.
Posted by: Canesfan_1 | May 25, 2013 at 04:01 PM
FROM UM:
Head Miami baseball coach Jim Morris did not travel with the team to Saturday's Atlantic Coast Conference Championship finale against Clemson at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Assistant coach Gino DiMare will assume head coaching responsibilities for the game in place of Coach Morris, who fell ill this morning and is under the care of doctors.
Posted by: 86Cane | May 25, 2013 at 02:55 PM
DiMare to coach baseball team in next game.
Posted by: 86Cane | May 25, 2013 at 02:54 PM
Carlos F. Pineda @CarlosFPineda 1m
Miami coach Jim Morris is not with the baseball team today after he fell ill this morning. He is under the care of doctors, UM announced.
Posted by: 86Cane | May 25, 2013 at 02:54 PM
It's ridiculous what these colleges spend on football coaches salaries, and then hammer a kid who got a free lunch, dinner or boat ride... The hypocrisy is unreal.
Posted by: Al | May 25, 2013 at 01:32 PM
This is so true hypocrisy at it's best...
Posted by: Montreal-Cane | May 25, 2013 at 02:28 PM
Posted by: Al | May 25, 2013 at 01:32 PM
They're always welcome to stop playing their sport, turn in the athletic scholarship and take all the free lunches in the world they have coming their way without fear of eligibility revocation.
Except Shapiro only wanted to rub crotches with sweaty jocks so that wouldn't really get them much, back to the drawing board I suppose.
Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | May 25, 2013 at 02:27 PM
"With these 5 AM blogs consistently posting I can just see people setting their alarms, scrambling out of bed, racing to their computer and trying to be the FIRST to post a comment even before their first cup of coffee. That's dedication! LOL"
My firsts are solely predicated on chance.
Posted by: LB | May 25, 2013 at 01:37 PM
It's ridiculous what these colleges spend on football coaches salaries, and then hammer a kid who got a free lunch, dinner or boat ride... The hypocrisy is unreal.
Posted by: Al | May 25, 2013 at 01:32 PM
With these 5 AM blogs consistently posting I can just see people setting their alarms, scrambling out of bed, racing to their computer and trying to be the FIRST to post a comment even before their first cup of coffee. That's dedication! LOL
Posted by: SOUP | May 25, 2013 at 12:33 PM
YUP!
LMAO!
Posted by: CaneRock | May 25, 2013 at 01:07 PM
Former Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis made more from the school in the 2011 season than Brian Kelly, the man who actually coached the Irish.
Weis, now the coach at Kansas, received a buyout payment of $2,054,744 from Notre Dame as part of the agreement for his 2009 firing, according to the Chicago Tribune, which cited federal tax documents the school provided the newspaper.
Weis received the same amount for the 2010 season -- in addition to the initial payment of $6,638,403 after his firing. And with the school scheduled for additional annual payments through December 2015, Weis could receive a total of $18,966,867 from Notre Dame, following four more payments of the same $2 million-plus figure from each of the past two seasons.
Kelly received $1,088,179 from the school from July 2011 to June 2012, but that likely does not present his total earnings.
Posted by: SOUP | May 25, 2013 at 12:56 PM
With these 5 AM blogs consistently posting I can just see people setting their alarms, scrambling out of bed, racing to their computer and trying to be the FIRST to post a comment even before their first cup of coffee. That's dedication! LOL
Posted by: SOUP | May 25, 2013 at 12:33 PM
We had a great time at the Chicago Coaches Dinner. We raised over $200K for the athletic department, honored Jonathan Vilma and had a chance to Q&A with Al Golden and the offensive staff.
On a personal note, meeting three of my favorite all-time 'Canes, Michael Irvin, Russell Maryland and Vilma, was an incredible opportunity. Also had a chance to talk to other great 'Canes in attendance including Ted Hendricks, Gino Torretta, Jarrett Payton and the newest Chicago Bear, D.J. Williams. Thought it was funny that Vilma made some steroid jokes to D.J. during the players Q&A.
Posted by: HawaiiCane | May 25, 2013 at 11:08 AM
Can someone confirm the Derrick Griffin tweet I posted earlier?
Posted by: LB | May 25, 2013 at 08:40 AM
3rd
Posted by: Hassan | May 25, 2013 at 06:59 AM
dang late
Posted by: Old Skool | May 25, 2013 at 05:53 AM
YUP!
Posted by: CaneRock | May 25, 2013 at 05:39 AM