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May 29, 2015

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Terrance Sullivan

Boom Baby. Go Canes. Thank you Donna. Canes also beat FIU at the Light.

86Cane

Oh Donna, Oh Donna...we will miss U when you are gone!

Go Canes

Fine lady.

Great President.

Yes she had her flaws, but in moments of real crisis she was a pitbull defending and protecting the school she presided over and truly loved.

That's what you want in any leader.

CaneRock

One time for President Shalala...She was good for the University.

JCane

1pm ECU vs. FIU and 7pm scheduled start of Columbia vs. UM in Coral Gables.

Winners bracket in our opposing region is Oregon State vs. VCU (#2 vs. #4 seed). Texas-Dallas Bapt. loser goes home.

FU easily beat up on FAMU tonight, and USF won their game vs. FAU. Here's hoping the Bulls trample the Gators manana.

FSU and their #2 seed, Coll. of Charleston, both won today in extra innings to advance to their winner's bracket matchup.

All ACC teams won today, other than Clemson. Winners included UM, FSU, NDU, UVa, NCState and Louisville. I'd have to say that 7 of 64 teams being from the ACC is impressive to begin with, let alone knowing that at least 6 will still be around when down to the last 48.

Okay...college baseball geek out for the night.

Terrance Sullivan

JCane outstanding work. Gold Star 4 U.

VfB_Cane

JCane, thanks a lot for the overview. Saved me a lot of work trying to catch up with baseball action from last night.
Keep it up, even if this blog turns out to be dominated by the "Donna - saviour or angel of doom?" debate.

Go Canes

@smillerdegnan: Here's my story on @CanesBaseball win: Andy Suarez masterful as UM beats @FIUBaseball in NCAA tourney #RoadToOmaha http://t.co/dw6dSHGyZ0

Go Canes

And thanks J cane!

1mg of Epi

Posted by: Go Canes | May 27, 2015 at 10:26 PM

"Record season ticket sales"...Citation please.
"Need top to bottom talent to compete".... Our talent was superior, top to bottom, against all but 2 opponents last year. Talent is not our problem.

Go Canes

Hurricanes have sold more than 31,000 season tickets this season – “more than we’ve ever sold since we moved to Sun Life Stadium in 2008,’’ said Chris Freet, UM’s senior associate athletic director for communications, marketing and sales. "We're really pleased, really excited."

Go Canes

And the rest of that sentence said to compete for the final four.

I said we underachieved, but we we're never going to be a playoff team, I don't care who's coaching that team.

WWIN

P.O.P Pimp squad baby...momma I love ya...hold it down!!!

WWIN

^^^^^^^^^^
oh my bad...wrong Donna! I thought we was talking about Donna Goudeau!!!

Go Canes

http://miamiherald.typepad.com/umiami/2014/08/the-hurricanes-have-sold-more-than-31000-season-tickets-this-season-more-than-weve-ever-sold-since-we-moved-to-su.html

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@CanesInSight: 2016 QB Allison Ready for Elite 11 Experience: 2016 Palmetto (Fla.) quarterback and Miami… http://t.co/c8yciNhZXk

Lur-ker

If you don't know we've had increasing season ticket sales the last few years, you haven't been paying attention.

If you don't know ticket sales were actually worse during our last championship, you haven't been going to games.

GoCanes, from everything I've seen, doesn't make stuff up.

TonyCane

In today's politically correct environment, Tad Foote would have give the football team the death penalty himself in late 2011. That would have been the politically correct thing to do, and he would have been LAUDED for it. Joe Theisman and the entire national media would have applauded him. So would Shalala had she done it. That's why it was courageous of her to go against type and defend the school with the vigor that she did. It's very rare to see.

CaneRock

TonyCane...people hated UM more then, than they do now.

It would've been easier for Foote to drop the program then, than it is now...

but He didn't.

#TBE!

Lur-ker

Refreshing truthfulness

It's been said before, let's not forget her incredible leadership versus the NCAA

Lur-ker

I was referring to TonyCane

JCane

For those following baseball, we have the #2 seed formally eliminated. ECU goes home, having been shut out, 2-0, by FIU. FIU scored 2 in the 8th for the second straight game, but this time it was the difference. They move on to face the loser of tonight's game, with that winner then earning the right to have to defeat tonight's winner twice to advance to the superregional. That's why tonight's game means everything. Assuming the U wins, they'd only have to win once more to advance and be a superregional host.

In other regional action, Mercer was eliminated after their heartbreaking loss to FSU last night in a 1-0 loss to Auburn.

FAMU is getting thumped by FAU in the Gainesville regional.

JCane

Thx for the nice thoughts earlier all. I'll try to update later as time allows if folks are still interested.

Lur-ker

Thanks Jcane. I'm sure everybody appreciates it.

The atmosphere at the Light last night was incredible. Can't wait to get back there tonight.

Two more wins by any means necessary.

Survive and advance.

Terrance Sullivan

JCane definitely interested. Lurker have a blast and Go Canes.

TonyCane

TonyCane...people hated UM more then, than they do now.

It would've been easier for Foote to drop the program then, than it is now...

but He didn't.

#TBE!

Posted by: CaneRock | May 30, 2015 at 02:55 PM

It's just my opinion, and you're right, it would have been easier in some respects for Foote to drop it in the 80s. But a few factors:

1) Less politically correct time period.
2) Miami was only just upsetting the "good ol boy" college football establishment, but lacked the reputation that it would unfairly garner of representing the worst of sports.
3) Football was a revenue driver for a smaller school.
4) Football was putting Miami on the map of the nation, with students coming to Coral Gables because of the program.

As much as Foote might have looked at the program with distaste in the 1980s (like former University of Florida president John Lombardi, who in 1990 floated the idea of de-emphasizing Gators football), he had too many reasons to stick with it.

Transplant Tad Foote to 2006 and those factors would have changed. I think (in my opinion) that he would bow to political and academic pressure. At the very least Brandon Merriweather, Anthony Reddick and others would have been kicked off the team and held up as sacrifices to placate national media. And in 2011, I think he would have likely shut the program down for the duration of the NCAA investigation.

CaneRock

TonyCane...good points, but I have to take exception with #2. IIRC, UM had already won 4 NCs...had already had the bench clearing brawls with Colorado,South Carolina, & SDSU...we had already influenced the penalties for on field celebrations..the fatigues,Camp Outlaw, and telling crappy valley to kiss our a$$e$ at that racist @$$ banquet...so yeah, by the time the last investigation & sanctions came around, we had already upset the "good ole' boy college football establishment.

Go Canes

@DavidJNeal: #FIU Dopico strikes out Harman looking for a 2-0 win. FIU will play at 1 p.m. against the loser of #Canes-Columbia. #NCAABaseball

thirstybuzzardcane

Miami 0
Columbia 0

Heading to top of 2nd. Miami's the visiting team tonight.

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David Thompson singles. 1 on with 0 outs

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Kennedy walks....guys on 1st and 2nd with 0 outs

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Lopez singles up the middle...Thompson stops at 3rd. Bases loaded with 0 outs

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Boom! Abreu doubles scoring 2 runs!

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Heyward singles scoring 1 run. Runners on 1st and 3rd still 0 outs. Canes lead 3-0

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Eusabio walks. Bases loaded with 0 outs

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There's action starting in the Columbia bullpen

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Barr grounds into fielders choice....Runner scores! Canes lead 4-0 with 1 out

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Canes 4
Columbia 0

Heading to bottom 2

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Columbia homers, making the score 4-1

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Canes get 1 out

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Columbia has runner on 1st with 1 out

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Double Boom! Miami turns 2

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Miami 4
Columbia 1

Heading to top 3

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Kennedy flies out to right....1 out

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Thompson flues out to deep right....2 out

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Collins singles....still 2 outs

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Miami 4
Columbia 1

Heading to bottom 3

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1 down

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2 outs

thirstybuzzardcane

1-2-3 inning.

Miami 4
Columbia 1

Heading to top 4

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