Today, the University of Miami, held hostage under cruel and unusal conditions by the NCAA for the last two and a half years, is free at last.
Free at last, free at last, thank God almighty, "The U" is free at last!
And for Hurricane fans, freedom has never felt so good. Swagger is back!
Finally, after a long, drawn out, extremely messy and completely botched investigation by the NCAA, Miami Hurricane coaches, players and fans can celebrate a little freedom from severe penalties and sanctions that loomed overhead like a black cloud in Coral Gables for years.
By all accounts, UM got off lightly after enduring over two years of self imposed misery. Basically, the NCAA imposed a reduction of three scholarships over three years and three years of probation.
So now all that is left to ask is: "All that drama and nonsense, for this?"
UM head football coach Al Golden will soon get his five year extension at around $2.25 million a year.
UM head basketball coach Jim Larranaga already re-upped his contract after an ACC title last season, leaving UM baseball (2008) and UM basketball (2012-13) as the only major sports to have captured conference crowns.
After Golden gets his ACC title (and more?) this season, he will get his contract done this Summer. Then the NCAA can choke on it and the entire college football world will surrender in fear once again as the Miami Hurricanes rise to the top of college athletics and stay there for a long time.
Now all U have to do is just sit back and watch...
Shout out to Randy Phillips and shandell Richardson for that article they put out last night, good job!!! Very detailed LMAO
Posted by: Willie Will in Nashville | October 22, 2013 at 09:13 PM
Watch yo back, I hear da hood rats be activating n shyte.
Posted by: SOUP | October 22, 2013 at 09:52 PM
Sweet on the tickets. Cant wait see U peeps next Saturday in Tally! Go Canes!
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | October 22, 2013 at 09:59 PM
Clemson fumbled on the first play from scrimmage!!!! You can't do that, then they could not hold them in the red zone. You can do that against UNC but not FSU! As long as we play U football we good (establish the run, control line of scrimmage on both sides, no turnovers, great special teams, and buckle down in the red zone).... Do that and we win against anyone, yes I'm talking to you Saban!!!!
Posted by: Da U N Houston | October 22, 2013 at 10:21 PM
If we score more than the opponent, we win. If we don't, we lose. No matter the opponent. Simple as that. We don't have to play "U" football, we have to play score more than you football.
Posted by: BEERicane | October 22, 2013 at 10:24 PM
I wish folks would stop talking about the opponent two games from now. The focus is Wake Forest.
Posted by: Usagainsttheworld | October 22, 2013 at 10:33 PM
usagainsttheworld,
"Don't take the cheese." -Al Golden
Posted by: The Dude | October 22, 2013 at 10:44 PM
I think I have for FSU:
Zilla 2
TSully 1
Native 1
Old Skool 1
86Cane 1
Who am I missing?
Posted by: SOUP | October 22, 2013 at 08:25 PM
CANECHIC??
Posted by: canezilla | October 22, 2013 at 10:46 PM
Nice articles:
http://www.cbssports.com/general/writer/gregg-doyel/24122173/miami-football-got-away-with-cheating-lets-take-a-closer-look-at-that
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/jeremy-fowler/24122329/the-true-winner-of-ncaa-miami-case-al-golden
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/writer/dennis-dodd/24122669/miami-ad-al-golden-happy-with-canes
Posted by: Sy-Cane | October 22, 2013 at 10:57 PM
86, my hats off to you for keeping your calm during these long three years. It was easy to think of the worst when it came to the Canes, but you kept steady and focused.
Posted by: TonyCane | October 22, 2013 at 11:26 PM
Amidst the riotous celebration that broke out at Coral Gables today, another noise was almost equally as loud.
It was the sound of frustration. Of slammed phones. Cries of rage in athletic departments. And bouts of cold sweat....
Nick Saban stood looking out the window from the opulent splendor of his office. He put down his gold chalice of coffee - a gift from an old college comrade - but was startled as a low rumbling began to shake the building. Windows rattled. Picture frames fell. Safes burst open, their monetary contents surging out onto the floor. The cup itself tipped over, sending coffee spilling over the crimson A emblazoned on the shag carpeting below.
The rumble faded, but not entirely.
"What is this?", he barked. No one dared answer him. "Laughter? Celebration?!"
And then he knew. The rumbling would not cease, because it signaled a realignment. The day had come that he had long feared.
"The sleeping giant," he whispered. "All we have done is to awaken him and fill him with a terrible resolve. The U...is back."
Posted by: TonyCane | October 22, 2013 at 11:38 PM
86, my hats off to you for keeping your calm during these long three years. It was easy to think of the worst when it came to the Canes, but you kept steady and focused.
Posted by: TonyCane | October 22, 2013 at 11:26 PM
You are so right TonyCane SOUP is already in the Hall Of Fame of the best Canes fans ever.
Posted by: Montreal-Cane | October 22, 2013 at 11:41 PM
U guys remember that year Golden came to UM and has 2 commits in January? What a difference he's made!
We have 26 commits right now. I'm so excited for the future!
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | October 23, 2013 at 12:33 AM
HAD* 2 commits
Posted by: Ohio_Cane | October 23, 2013 at 12:34 AM
The Herb is always delited when we bring in the beef on the DEE line, not to mention I've done every thing but scream about the lack luster play for 3 years.
Still hoping we add a bigger back, a dominate LB, DB & Wr and we should be set.
speaking of baseball, I sure hope we brought some kids in that can hit.
Dumbo Sweetie, can talk all he wants to about how close he thinks he is to FSU because this will be his last year for a while that he can make that stupid comparison and with that being said it would be 2-8 vs the Noles if they played 10 times.
Posted by: herbieibis | October 23, 2013 at 01:02 AM
Jimbo Fisher Mum on UM
Asked about the penalty handed down to Miami by the NCAA on Tuesday, Fisher had no opinion.
“That has no bearing on how we play or what we do at Florida State,” he said. “I don’t even know what they are.”
The war is on.
Posted by: Montreal-Cane | October 23, 2013 at 02:05 AM
This does not necessarily impact Aubrey Hill because he now coaches at Carol City (in Miami-Dade) high school. Carol City has UM Commit Trayon Gray, who is a really, really good athlete. I saw Gray play against MNW, and he scored two touchdowns and could not be stopped. Gray could be a great RB or WR, or could even play on defense. CC plays Miami Central on Friday, and I will try to attend to compare Gray with Cook and Yearby up close.
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Gray might be a victim of academics..... hope he makes it in
Posted by: Hassan | October 23, 2013 at 04:47 AM
Soup, man I wanna be at Wake Forest saturday for the post NCAA Cane celebration but gotta work. Grrrrr..........
DEM CANES!!!
Posted by: NativeCane | October 23, 2013 at 06:44 AM
Jimbo doesn't create any camaraderie at all. Dabo at least gave some kudos after the U took down FU. Howie and Bobby B. did the friendly thing perfectly for the benefit of both programs, and if the better performing ACC coaches did the same, it would benefit the whole conference. Jimbo is simply a jerk, or is looking for an excuse (as might FSU in general) for FSU to exit the conference without looking bad. If FSU dominates the whole season and doesn't get a championship game, it could make a better excuse. All the more reason for the U to shut him down.
Okay, I'm just being paranoid, etc. Still......
Posted by: JCane | October 23, 2013 at 08:46 AM
'Dumbo sweetie'.........
Now that some funny isht!
As if his name wasn't stupid enough already.
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