More than 2,000 campers attended the annual Al Golden Football Camp Presented by foru. A total of 2,072 campers visited the Coral Gables during the five camp sessions, including approximately 1,000 athletes during the final sessions June 22 and 23.
For the second consecutive year, UM established attendance records for its five one-day camp sessions and one specialists camp session. It also marked the third consecutive year that more than 1,700 campers attended the camp. Miami's previous record set in 2012 was 2,054 campers.
"Thank you to all of the 2,000 high school and middle school aged student-athletes who attended our camps this season,” head coach Al Golden said. Our main goal is to ensure that each camper receives first-class fundamental instruction while also providing them the total ‘Train Like A Cane’ experience. The takeaway from our camp is that each camper competes to the best of their ability and can apply what they learned and improve fundamentally for their upcoming season.”
Campers have traveled to the Coral Gables campus from 32 states as well as Washington, D.C, bringing more than 5,000 visitors annually to the University of Miami campus.
"I am truly grateful to all of the student-athletes, coaches, parents and families who dedicated their time this June to making the Al Golden Football Camp synonymous with energy, passion and toughness." said Camp Director Ryan McNamee. "The effort and energy provided by the coaches and campers was electric and the competition among the campers was at an all-time high "
Each camp session was staffed by the Miami football coaching staff as well as full-time coaches from Division I FBS, FCS, II, III and premiere high school coaches from the Southeast Region. The student-athletes worked with some of the best coaches in the region and offered the campers maximum levels of skill development, technique and instruction for their dollar. Each camper was also exposed to the University of Miami campus, the football facilities and training techniques used by the current Miami Hurricanes football team.
Mark your calendars for the 2014. Camp dates for the Al Golden Football Camps have been announced for next year – June 1, June 7, June 8, June 21 and June 22. Camps are open to all participates in grades 6-12. For more information on the Al Golden Football Camps, visit www.algolden.com.
The Miami Hurricanes open the 2013 season at home Aug. 30 against Florida Atlantic for an 8 p.m. ET kick on ESPNU and ESPN3.
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Posted by: Tjl | June 25, 2013 at 10:56 PM
Dos !!!
That deon bush
Posted by: UpNorthCane27 | June 25, 2013 at 10:57 PM
That's a first from my hospital bed! Had surgery
Monday- on a side note diverticulitis kicked
My azz!
Posted by: Tjl | June 25, 2013 at 10:57 PM
TH
Posted by: Da U N Houston | June 25, 2013 at 10:58 PM
Soup great article!! Goldens canps are puttin in work and the good thing is that he invites coaches from smaller schools to help out and scout players... You gotta love this guy.
Posted by: UpNorthCane27 | June 25, 2013 at 10:59 PM
FSU offers 8th grader Dylan Moses.
Posted by: CaneRock | June 25, 2013 at 11:29 PM
Word on the street is that Muschamp offered an unborn baby just the other day? LOL
Posted by: SOUP | June 25, 2013 at 11:41 PM
Ben Thomas @BenThomasPreps 23m
Faith Academy QB Malik Rosier commits to Miami tonight, according to coach Rusty Mason. Story upcoming
Posted by: SOUP | June 25, 2013 at 11:52 PM
Rumor circulating on twitter that Malik Rosier has committed to the U.
Posted by: Semper Fi Cane | June 25, 2013 at 11:56 PM
Was holding off on posting that for a few minutes...you beat me to it!
Posted by: Semper Fi Cane | June 25, 2013 at 11:58 PM
HUGE! This momentum just WON'T STOP! This commit will reel in Ermon Lane. IMO, of course
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | June 26, 2013 at 12:10 AM
Manny Navarro @Manny_Navarro
#Canes freshmen jerseys #: Artie Burns (1), Stacy Coley (3), Standish Dobard (5), Jermaine Grace (5), Jamal Carter (6), Gus Edwards (7) #UM
Posted by: CaneRock | June 26, 2013 at 12:12 AM
Manny Navarro @Manny_Navarro
Here's a question for #Canes fans: Which incoming freshman not named LB Alex Figueroa makes biggest impact in 2013?
CaneRock: I say Coley.
Posted by: CaneRock | June 26, 2013 at 12:13 AM
HUGE! This momentum just WON'T STOP! This commit will reel in Ermon Lane. IMO, of course
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | June 26, 2013 at 12:10 AM
What makes you say that, Ohio_Cane?
Posted by: CaneRock | June 26, 2013 at 12:15 AM
GRAY CROW!
Oh, that was last year, my bad.
Posted by: SOUP | June 26, 2013 at 12:16 AM
CR, just a hunch. He said in the past that playing with a big time QB will make a lot of difference where he picks. We've got 3 possible big time guys coming in with Olsen just now joining the team.
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | June 26, 2013 at 12:19 AM
SOUP, while I respect your love for Crow, he's about to be the odd man out, IMO. Jesus Olsen will have a red shirt year, a UTough, Spring, Summer and Fall going into the post-Morris era
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | June 26, 2013 at 12:20 AM
UCLA Baseball won it's first College World Series title last night.
Posted by: Montreal-Cane | June 26, 2013 at 12:48 AM
Well if we get Lane, the 14' WR corp will be BANANAS!
Posted by: CaneRock | June 26, 2013 at 02:24 AM
I don't care of we get 3 5-Star QB's....Lane is going to Bama lol
Posted by: UMike | June 26, 2013 at 06:04 AM
Good Stuff From Pete Ariz..
I was able to speak with Miami Northwestern defensive coordinator Luther Campbell, who coaches two of Miami's newest commitments, Michael Smith and Ryan Mayes. Campbell had some great insight on his two players as well as discussed the state of Miami's recruiting efforts in South Florida.
Q: Do you feel like the team at Miami Northwestern took steps in the right direction during the Spring in order to improve upon last season?
Campbell: We took some great steps and strides. On my defense last year, we graduated about 11 guys and 10 of them went D-1 so the young guys who played behind them understand what it takes to be a Bull. Spring went good and I think this group of guys is going to be very successful.
Q: Talk about Mike Smith. What type of player is Miami getting in him?
Campbell: Just like Artie Burns, they’re getting a hard, hard, hard working and non-stop young man who is very respectful and does good work in school. He’s not going to cause any problems off the field and he just works hard. You don’t have to ask him to lift weights or to be at practice on time. He’s a leader out there.
Q: Not many people knew about Mike before last season, but he ended up with 18 sacks. How did he rise so quickly into that player?
Campbell: He strives to be the best. He has a motor in him and he is fueled by something other than just football. He just wants to be the best. When we played Central in the playoff game, he broke his hand and the doctors told him he couldn’t play any more, but he said that’s not going to happen and he taped it up and went back out there and recorded a couple more sacks. This will be our third year together and he was around these other older guys and he knows what the expectations are.
Q: Last season, Mike was primarily used as a pass-rusher with his hand on the ground. What role will he play for you guys this season and what do you see his future position as?
Campbell: This summer, I didn’t even let him play down. Only in the Spring game for a few plays he was playing on the ground, but I taught him the linebacker position and all the roles with it. He picked it up very, very fast and I see him as a great 3-4 guy who can put his hand down in the dirt and be a pass-rusher, as well as drop back like those natural 3-4 guys. He’s the prototype.
Q: The other kid from you defense that Miami got is Ryan Mayes. What are they getting with him?
Campbell: Ryan is a young man that came over this year. He wanted to come over last year, but he figured he stay over at Krop and give himself the opportunity to play because we had Artie going to Miami, De’Andre Coley going to Arkansas, one to Cincinatti, and one to Western Kentucky so there wasn’t going to be much playing time in the defensive backfield for him. We looked at some things with him and he wasn’t as aggressive as we wanted him to be, so that’s what we worked on with him all Spring and we got him playing Miami Northwestern football. He came in and accepted all of the information that his defensive backs coach gave him and it shows. When I was out at the camp the other day, the coaches asked me about him and I said if you look at his Krop tape, you’ll see a totally different guy from what you see now. We coach an aggressive style here and he understood that coming in and he accepted it. He’s a very talented young man who can play receiver, return man, and I think for the very first time he was able to focus on one position and I think that helped him out a lot.
Q: Do you see him as a corner or a safety in college?
Campbell: It varies with him because he’s so athletic. He would probably run a 4.3 easily and I think he can fit in at any system. He’s very versatile and he’s already 6’2” so he can get to 6’3”. He can be a safety or a big corner, it will depend on the needs of the team. Artie played both corner and safety here, but talking to the coaches at Miami now, they love him at corner because the needs of cornerback are there for them.
Q: You had a guy in Marquise Blanchard last season who nobody knew about heading into the season, but ended up leading the county in sacks with 24. Are there any guys you’re looking at now to have breakout season like that?
Campbell: Shemarke Spence is a guy that people think is undersized, but he comes from the Spence family so he’s a very high football IQ player. People look at him as a short kid at 5’10” playing strong safety, but I look at him like Rohan Marley and Honey Badger, he’s no different. He jumps out of the building and makes up for his height. He’s a very smart and intelligent kid and people look at his highlight, then his size so they de-value him because of that. We have another kid named Khalid McGee, and he’s a young guy who Mark Richt fell in love with at the Georgia camp and then FAU offered him right on the spot at their camp. Our coaches do a very good job of coaching these guys up.
Q: There was so much talk during the last recruiting cycle about this Miami coaching staff not hitting the Dade County area hard enough and you were one of the people most vocal about it. Do you see any differences in the way they’re handling this class?
Campbell: I’ve seen a big difference. They’re going out hard for kids in Miami. One thing about it is I love the University of Miami and no matter who the coach is, my whole thing is getting the best talent. It could be Jesus Christ that’s coaching and if he’s not getting the top kids then I would criticize Jesus Christ because I love Miami, which I think is God’s team. Last year having conversations with them and this year seeing what they’ve done as far as going after the Joe Yearbys of the world, going after the Mike Smiths, and all these young men from around here, I think they’re doing an excellent job. I think you could take the best 11 players from down here and go win a national championship with that. That’s just my thing. I think you should lock up the best players in Miami. You can’t take everybody, but between the best players in Miami and the best players from around the country, there’s no reason you can’t compete for a national championship. I hated to see Amari Cooper leave and go to Alabama. When I’m sitting there everyday with this kid and all he is wearing is University of Miami apparel and drop him off at his house and Miami is all over his wall, that’s hard for me so yeah I’m going to be critical. If I know Amari Cooper should be playing for the University of Miami and for some odd reason he did not end up there, yeah I’m going to have a problem and be critical. I see a lot of improvement with it though. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist because we know who the top guys are. I thought Marquise Blanchard should have been recruited there, but I understand the situation and they didn’t have as many scholarships. This year, it’s like a complete turn around. We’re going to get Miami first and then everything else. These kids nowadays look at the internet and see the top kids from Miami so when they see the top kids are going to Miami, it makes it easier for them to recruit around the country because everyone wants to play with those guys. They’re doing a very good job and the future looks good.
Posted by: UMike | June 26, 2013 at 06:05 AM
It’s rare but it happens. A recruit who is highly rated reaches out to a school who is not recruiting him and expresses his interest. Well, that’s exactly what happened this weekend just after one of the final Al Golden Football Camps as 2015 defensive tackle Daylon Mack, who currently holds seven major BCS offers reached out to Hurricanes running backs coach, Hurlie Brown.
“He just told me that they were interested in me, so he asked for my coach to send him some film.”
Mack, a five-star recruit according to 247′s recruiting service, already holds major offers heading into his junior season. He’s got offers from Texas A&M, Alabama, Oklahoma, Texas, TCU, Texas Tech and Southern Methodist University. But of all of those offers, he’s really attracted to the Canes.
“Miami’s an out of state school that I like,” Mack said. ”Really they’re the only out of state school that I like besides LSU,” who Mack says is close to his home in Gladewater, Texas and has a winning football tradition.
But despite the recent on the field play at Miami not being as good as many schools he holds offers from, it’s their past that is the biggest attraction for this prep athlete.
“I just like the past, back when it was all about ‘the U’ and the swag,” Mack said. ”I think I can be a big part in helping it to come back.”
And it’s no surprise that he reached out to coach Brown who was part of two national championship winning teams during Miami’s championship reign.
The connection for Mack is 2015 Miami target at running back Jacques Patrick, who recently visited Miami for the last day of the Al Golden Camps. Patrick and Mack have forged a relationship via Twitter as the two were both invited to attend the Rivals 5-Star Camp several weeks ago.
“He mentioned me on Twitter a few weeks before the Rivals camp in Chicago and we got a chance to talk in Chicago about the recruiting process.”
From there, the two exchanged numbers and text nearly every day according to Mack. When Patrick informed Mack that he’d be heading down to Miami for camp, Mack wanted Patrick to let the coaches know about his interest in the school. That eventually lead to his conversation with coach Brown.
“I was the first to reach out. My friend Jacques Patrick took a visit and he said he could put me in contact with the coaches and I called and talked to coach Brown.”
Mack says Patrick likes Miami a lot also.
Right now, Mack is prepping for the upcoming season where he says his team is bound to turn a 3-7 2012 season into a much more successful 2013 campaign.
But he’s not too busy to take a visit to Miami if requested.
“I can see myself getting down there to visit if I was invited.”
As for what he’s looking for in a final college destination, Mack says it’s going to come down to coaching.
“I’m looking to get along with the coaching staff, and players. Come in and win. I also want a coach that makes you work hard, I would like to be coached hard, that’s really what I’m looking for.”
Mack says he wants to make his college choice around a year from now in July 2014, just before his senior season at Gladewater High.
Posted by: UMike | June 26, 2013 at 06:06 AM
Old But Still Sharing..Per Ariz
Malik Rosier has committed to Miami
The Alabama QB just informed me via text that he is a Hurricane
Posted by: UMike | June 26, 2013 at 06:07 AM
Good post from a blogger at CIS..
For the Star Wh*res
Mayes and Gray both went from 0 stars to 3 star prospects after committing to us. Just goes to show that it is so subscription based these sites are and that they just don't have to resources to thoroughly evaluate all prospects. They probably have never watched film on either but just the name Miami bumps them from 0 to 3 stars. Bottom line, trust the staff and their eyes over a sales hungry industry in recruiting websites with 10 employees.
Posted by: UMike | June 26, 2013 at 06:08 AM
Per Thread Killa & LSU 247
Quick Note On Travonte Valentine From An LSU Site
-As stated before, Valentine is towards the top of LSU's board...he has some work to do in the classroom but if he gets eligible, LSU is the team to beat...LSU is also after his teammate Michael Johnson
-LSU feels Chad Thomas stays in FL and ends up at Miami
Posted by: UMike | June 26, 2013 at 06:09 AM
Per Thread Killa & 247
Trent Harris update
-Miami wasn't high on Harris' list
-That changed after Harris visited Miami last Sunday
-Says he wasn't expecting a lot from the visit or anything special
-Says he wasn't expecting the visit to make a big impact on him but it did
-Says he was surprised on his visit
-Says he loved how beautiful the campus looked
-Says the coaches are really cool and a funny group of guys
-Says the staff told him there are some seniors graduating and there's an opportunuty for playing time
-Says getting on the field as a freshman sounds amazing
-Says Jethro is an energetic guy who loves aggressiveness and getting physical
-Says Jethro likes to have fun but knows when it's time to work hard
-Says Jethro has been around the block in college and the NFL so he understands how it goes
-Swasey caught Harris a little more by surprise
-Says Swasey really enjoys teaching kids
-Says Swasey talked about how he has been at Miami for 17 years
-Says Swasey helped develop all those guys in the league
-Says Swasey knows what he is doing and wants to help you, and that has a big impact
-Says he learned about the academic side too, and the small classes can be helpful no matter what he majors in
-Says he is looking at Miami hard
-Says he doesn't have a list and is looking at a lot of schools
-Says he is hoping to commit before his season starts
Posted by: UMike | June 26, 2013 at 06:10 AM
With Thompson leaving football..we should have yet another spot open
Posted by: UMike | June 26, 2013 at 06:11 AM
DT Valentine According to Rivals..
This local defensive tackle who lists Miami among his 35 offers was on campus this past weekend. And he now says UM leads.
Posted by: UMike | June 26, 2013 at 06:12 AM
Soooo Rosier had to choose between Arkansas St., Furman, Middle Tenn. St., Northern Illinois, Southern Miss, W. Kentucky & Miami....smart choice young man lol
Posted by: UMike | June 26, 2013 at 06:14 AM
Still no bat signal for Rosier..wonder if he still had a "commitable offer" lol
Posted by: UMike | June 26, 2013 at 06:15 AM
It's up on Facebook.
Posted by: LB | June 26, 2013 at 06:53 AM
LB..I dont doubt it..Just saying lol
Posted by: UMike | June 26, 2013 at 06:54 AM
Carroll just sent the bat signal out lol....I am NOT going to bash Rosier..but I am not a big fan of this pick up..jmo of course
Posted by: UMike | June 26, 2013 at 08:01 AM
"Carroll just sent the bat signal out lol....I am NOT going to bash Rosier..but I am not a big fan of this pick up..jmo of course"
It's all about the position for me. If it were a linebacker/defensive lineman, I'd more a little more excited (Ryan Williams, Olsen, Crow, Dewey, and the 2014's will be on the roster post Morris).
It's a bit like Wes Welker going to my beloved Broncos. I'm glad, but we already have the best receiver combo in the league (D. Thomas, Decker). I would have rather had a really good player in the secondary.
However, Golden and the staff have performed magnificently. There's no denying that. Even the dumbest FSU fan could realize that the NCAA cloud is lifting very quickly. The cuffs are off, and we nabbed 10 (!) names in the month of June. Six of them are on defense, and that's superb momentum and absolutely makes UM look better in addressing a position of weakness.
#TownCane
Posted by: LB | June 26, 2013 at 08:18 AM
LB..I agree with all that..love the guys we have been getting and I trust the staff..Just for me personally I dont like the pick up..but im just a fan lol
Posted by: UMike | June 26, 2013 at 08:21 AM
"I’ve seen a big difference. They’re going out hard for kids in Miami. One thing about it is I love the University of Miami and no matter who the coach is, my whole thing is getting the best talent. It could be Jesus Christ that’s coaching and if he’s not getting the top kids then I would criticize Jesus Christ because I love Miami, which I think is God’s team."
"I hated to see Amari Cooper leave and go to Alabama. When I’m sitting there everyday with this kid and all he is wearing is University of Miami apparel and drop him off at his house and Miami is all over his wall, that’s hard for me so yeah I’m going to be critical. If I know Amari Cooper should be playing for the University of Miami and for some odd reason he did not end up there, yeah I’m going to have a problem and be critical. I see a lot of improvement with it though. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist because we know who the top guys are."
Luther Campbell, via Canesinsight
Posted by: LB | June 26, 2013 at 08:23 AM
"LB..I agree with all that..love the guys we have been getting and I trust the staff..Just for me personally I dont like the pick up..but im just a fan lol"
Since Thompson decided to solely play baseball, another QB couldn't hurt. I want defense though.
On another note, are there any good linebackers in FL?
Posted by: LB | June 26, 2013 at 08:36 AM
Aaron Hernandez cuffed and escorted from his house.
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | June 26, 2013 at 08:55 AM
LB..I didn't take into account Thompson leaving..that is a good point. As for FL linebackers..
4-Star Kain Daub - FSU Commit
4-Star Delvin Purifoy - FSU Commit
3-Star Andrew Beck - Texas Commit
3-Star Kris Harris - No Miami Offer
4-Star Dillon Bates - Has Miami Offer
4-Star Jacob Pugh - FSU Commit
4-Star Richard Yeargin III - No Miami Offer
3-Star Vincent Jackson - Miami Offer
3-Star Jeff Williams - Louisville Commit
3-Star Nico Firios - Kentucky Commit
3-Star Sharieff Rhaheed - LSU Commit
3-Star Josh Black - No Miami Offer
3-Star Sean Bowens - No Miami Offer
3-Star Anthony Davis - No Miami Offer
3-Star Jaylon Graham - No Miami Offer
3-Star Frankie Hernandez - USF Commit
3-Star Terrell Lewis - Has Miami Offer
3-Star Greg Miclisse - No Miami Offer
3-Star Frank Newman - No Miami Offer
3-Star Jaboree Williams - WF Commit
As evident by the recent changes on Rivals, keep in mind a lot of "3-Stars" are kids Rivals has never even seen.
Posted by: UMike | June 26, 2013 at 08:59 AM
As evident by the recent changes on Rivals, keep in mind a lot of "3-Stars" are kids Rivals has never even seen.
Posted by: UMike | June 26, 2013 at 08:59 AM
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And most of whom Golden has seen. In person.
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | June 26, 2013 at 09:04 AM
Aaron Hernandez cuffed and escorted from his house.
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | June 26, 2013 at 08:55 AM
Go Gators
At least he can still do the chomp between cell bars.
Posted by: Old Skool | June 26, 2013 at 09:29 AM
AG is getting it done for 2014 early!!
Posted by: Account Deleted | June 26, 2013 at 09:31 AM
Manny:
Five more 2013 summer arrivals for Canes; 15 in, five still out
Three-fourths of the Hurricanes' 2013 signing class are officially enrolled in classes according to UM.
Tuesday's newest arrivals for the start of Summer Session II were receiver Stacy Coley, running back/receiver Corn Elder, fullback Gus Edwards, quarterback Kevin Olsen and linebacker Walter Tucker.
They joined joined 10 others in the 2013 recruiting class who previously enrolled including four in January and six others beginning in May.
UM is still waiting for five others in the signing class to enroll. They are: defensive end Alquadin Muhammad, receiver Derrick Griffin, athlete Ryheem Lockley, linebacker Devante Bond, and defensive end Ufomba Kamalu.
Posted by: CaneRock | June 26, 2013 at 09:40 AM
### As expected, quarterback David Thompson left the UM football team to concentrate entirely on baseball. He said he injured his shoulder by throwing a football – he needed surgery twice in the past 11 months – and believes he would risk another injury if he kept playing.
“And I’ve been told baseball is where my future is,” he said. “It was a decision I didn’t want to make. I cried a couple of nights.” Thompson will spend the summer rehabbing after his latest shoulder surgery but expects to be ready for the start of the 2014 UM baseball season.
### UM is up to 17 oral commitments for 2014 after securing non-binding pledges from Miami Northwestern cornerback Ryan Mayes (formerly of Miami Krop) and Carol City’s Trayone Gray, who will play quarterback this season but projects as a receiver or running back for UM. (Wednesday morning update: Alabama-based quarterback Malik Rosier also has orally committed. He ran for 1002 yards, threw for 2230 and 20 TDs last season. He also had offers from Vanderbilt, Cincinnati, Misssissippi and Mississippi State.)
Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/sports-buzz/#storylink=cpy
Posted by: UMike | June 26, 2013 at 09:48 AM
Check Rozier's highlights out then u will see why he's a wanted man. Saban wanted him to camp first b4 he offered.
Posted by: 4-Real | June 26, 2013 at 09:54 AM
Miami is now..
4th - 247
6th - Rivals
13th - Scout
in team rankings
Posted by: UMike | June 26, 2013 at 10:23 AM
Oregon will NOT get hit with any bowl bans..but Chip Kelly will have a Show-Cause penalty
Posted by: UMike | June 26, 2013 at 10:25 AM
Hernandez released by the Pats
Posted by: UMike | June 26, 2013 at 10:25 AM
Damnn talk about people getting there panties in a bunch about alin edouard loll... I stand by what i said the kid is bi-polar and no one means anything negative nor wish nethin bad on him its an observation and it doesnt make us less mature. Some of us just dont like that attitude, i respect everyone on the space and thier opinions makes blogging here awesome!!!
Uncle Luke sounds like a msart man for a change loll hope that continues loll
- So in essence praise a grown man who was being VERY Disrespectful and Two Faced But Stand By Your Word and Dogg a Kid who isn't feeling the love...and U wonder why I say some of U are fickled....please put your keys and mouse away U are fickled...Leave Alin Eduoard alone ppl sheesh...LoL
RCCF12%ImNotCountingLosesIBetUAre..
Posted by: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000117339359 | June 26, 2013 at 10:34 AM
"It could be Jesus Christ that’s coaching and if he’s not getting the top kids then I would criticize Jesus Christ because I love Miami, which I think is God’s team."
Soo many Spacers were doubting Luke's commitment to the U a while back... Print this out and put it up on your wall... and when you doubt where Luke stands on the U... re-read this quote!
lol
Posted by: roachcane77 | June 26, 2013 at 11:02 AM