#CanesCamp: Golden Goes For Double Or Nothing

#CANESCAMP NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE FIRST "TWO-A-DAY" PRACTICES (#6 & #7) ON 8/8/13:

• #100Days Countdown to Kickoff: 22 days (Miami opens 2013 season Aug. 30 vs. FAU at 8 p.m. on ESPNU)

• Thursday was the Canes’ first two-a-days practice of #CanesCamp; the Canes wore full pads for the morning session, followed by helmets and tops in the afternoon.

• Sophomore DB Deon Bush, junior OL Malcolm Bunche and junior DL David Perry were in red (non-contact) jerseys Thursday.

• Freshman DB Corn Elder was back in a green jersey, while junior DE Anthony Chickillo was back in a black top.

• TDs from Duke Johnson, Phillip Dorsett and Dallas Crawford highlighted the first 11-on-11 drill from the morning.

•  The defense dominated during the second 11-on-11 drill with a Luther Robinson sack and two forced fumbles, including one by Alex Figueroa on a Ryan Williams run (recovered by Jelani Hamilton).

• Ryan Williams later hit Stacy Coley for a TD out of the slot over the middle during the fifth quarter drill.

• Williams also connected with Coley for a TD in the red zone drill.

• During the afternoon practice, the Canes worked on punt return and punt coverage.

QUOTABLES

Al Golden on two-a-day…

"We'll be in shells in the afternoon. To be honest, the kids like it. I hate to say it, but the kids end up liking it more than just one practice. We blow the horn and they're looking at us like, 'What do you mean? That's it?'…And then they get a big four-hour window where they can go eat, get in the ice tubs, and sleep for two hours then come back for 90 more minutes in the afternoon."

Golden on Pat O’Donnell…

"I think he's going to help us by changing the field. He's very poised, as you'd imagine, and for his age, he's very experienced. He's been through a lot… He's so steady. I'm so impressed with how steady he is and with the commitment to his craft that he has. Every day he's the same guy, every day. In my mind, it's like Tiger Woods just banging balls. That's all I see. I just see him and his craft every day. Every day is like being on the driving range for him."

Art Kehoe on importance of player versatility…
“Well it’s really important. You’re going to get injuries. You’re going to play games that are going to be decided in the fourth quarter and if you lose anybody you have to have a person that’s in there that’s functioning well, not just playing, and can communicate with the other guys. We’re trying to make that the key deal. It really doesn’t matter how the individual plays, it’s the group, they have to play together. So if you put someone in there they have to be able to function. We’re trying to mix guys up constantly in practice, in walkthroughs. We talk and challenge guys in the meetings about what position they’re playing, whether they can be in the left handed stance and up stance. Whatever way we’re trying to attack people that we can have guys in there that are multi-faceted and can handle that stuff.”

Kehoe on team attitude…
“I just think it’s you are what you are. The game’s about winning and losing and I think coach Golden, from the day he took over here, has been on a relentless assault to win and that’s what the entire swag is and it’s an entire prescription from January to January. We’re following it pretty hard and we’ve whittled away. It’s like starting out with like a clay statue and we’re banging and banging and we’re getting down to where we’re ready to function. I’m not making any predictions or anything; I just like what our team is doing and where they come from and how we’re all here. We’re all getting here and that’s what we’re trying to do.”

Kehoe on change in Seantrel Henderson…

“I think it’s about the Goldenization deal. You’re in or you’re not in. So it’s a whole deal. We’ve got a train on our chest that’s going uphill and we talk about it all the time. Get in the train, lean forward; if your foot’s out we’re going to axe it right off. You know what I mean? That’s how it is. We’re a team and we’re all doing this together and he’s (Seantrel) part of it, and Brandon Linder and Malcolm Bunche and Shane… They’re all trying to help him and together we’ll get this done.”

Shane McDermott on how great this offense can be…

“With this offense, we know that we can be a very good offense. We aren’t thinking about the end of the season. All we are thinking about is getting better every day and getting ready for FAU. I think we can be a great offense and we all work towards trying to become a great offense. We are just focusing day by day right now.”

Comments

[UMike]

I think it is safe to say that EVERYONE knew Hamilton would end up at Tackle before he left Miami lol

[Da U N Houston]

I think it is safe to say that EVERYONE knew Hamilton would end up at Tackle before he left Miami lol

Posted by: UMike | August 09, 2013 at 09:41 AM

They'll be sayign the same for Treon Harris's move to corner. No one at BTW wants to talk about the elephant in the room!!!!!

[CaneRock]

What if we did this before we played UF or FSU...the NCAA would literally $hit their pants:

After all, there's precedent: before the 1961 Liberty Bowl, a made-for-television game between Syracuse and the University of Miami, Meggyesy and his teammates held a private meeting. They were worn down from a long season, unenthused about spending their holiday break playing an extra game in frigid Philadelphia. Why are we playing in this game? Who is financially benefitting here? The players had more questions than answers. They also knew that athletes in other bowls, like the Rose and Orange, received complementary wristwatches. And so they delivered an ultimatum to coach Ben Schwartzwalder.

We want watches, they said. Or else we won't play.

"Ben could see we were pissed off and serious," Meggyesy recalls. "He was looking at us like, 'Wait a minute, I'm not going to piss off my top players.' He came back a few days later and we got our watches.

"Athletes are in the same position today. Who's the one percent in NCAA sports? And who's the 99 percent? They don't realize the power they have. The players are not replaceable. That is what gives them power. Who else is going to play?"

[SOUP]

especially if we pick up Dixon or Berrios.

Posted by: UMike | August 09, 2013 at 06:47 AM

Yeah, but that is the KEY and I do NOT feel very confident with those two either.

[SOUP]

They'll be sayign the same for Treon Harris's move to corner. No one at BTW wants to talk about the elephant in the room!!!!!

Posted by: Da U N Houston | August 09, 2013 at 10:04 AM

What they will do at FSU is bury him on the depth chart at QB, give him no snaps or P/T and then when he aks for a move to CB give it to him. #Obvious

[UMike]

I think it is safe to say that EVERYONE knew Hamilton would end up at Tackle before he left Miami lol

Posted by: UMike | August 09, 2013 at 09:41 AM

They'll be sayign the same for Treon Harris's move to corner. No one at BTW wants to talk about the elephant in the room!!!!!

Posted by: Da U N Houston | August 09, 2013 at 10:04 AM

I don't watch a lot of high school football, although I have tried to lately. The few STA games I saw had me thinking Hamilton was slow and not worthy of a 4-Star ranking. Everyone on the Space..well not everyone..but a lot of people were saying he had a knee injury and thats why he looked slow. But to me, he wasnt a college DE, but Miami did what they said, they gave him a change at DE, but if your body outgrows that position..

[UMike]

3 weeks fellas..

[UMike]

The bricks in front of the Schwartz center as raised over $270K so far

[CaneRock]

So Crawford has the other CB spot LOCKED! huh...LMAO!

[CaneRock]

ZERO!...IOWs, new blog SUCKAAAAAAS!