With unprecedented excitement surrounding the 2015-16 University of Miami men’s basketball team, Hurricane fans have responded in record numbers, already setting a new program high for most season tickets sold.
Fewer than 1,000 seats are still available for sale, after accounting for seats sold as season tickets plus those held for current UM students and team use.
"When we first arrived at Miami, we were told it would be tough to sell out the BankUnited Center and it would be hard to build a basketball fan base," said Head Coach Jim Larrañaga. "But in four short years, we have set all kinds of records with both sellout crowds and student attendance."
Season ticket pricing for remaining seats start at $249, following a sellout in the $130 sections. Click here to view remaining availability and pricing or call 1-800-GO-CANES to order by phone.
Due to record season ticket sales, seats may not be available on a single-game basis."It's exciting to see our fans and the local community rally around our men's basketball team," said Jason Layton, Senior Associate Athletics Director for Sales & Communications.
"With fewer than 1,000 seats remaining for sale, a month before we've played our first game, we could very reasonably sell out each of our ACC games if not the entire season."
The 17-game home schedule opens on Nov. 13 and includes a non-conference matchup with Florida on Dec. 8 plus ACC contests against Duke, Syracuse, Louisville, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh and two-time defending ACC Regular Season Champion, Virginia.
Ranked No. 21 in the latest CBS Sports Preseason Top-25 poll, the Hurricanes return the core lineup from a squad that advanced to the championship game of the 2015 NIT, including seniors Angel Rodriguez, Tonye Jekiri and Sheldon McClellan, who was among the 20 players named to the watch list for the 2016 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award.
"This is going to be a fun year and we are excited to hear that our fans are getting behind this team even before the games begin by purchasing season tickets in huge numbers," Larrañaga said. "Our players and coaches are working extremely hard to take Miami basketball to the next level."
But they Blame Randy VA...
Posted by: RCCF | October 26, 2015 at 05:19 PM
Gruden? Don't fall for it, guys, a lot of smart people fell for it last time. Whomever is trying to convince you that he is a candidate is laughing his or her ass off right now.
Posted by: j.w. | October 26, 2015 at 05:19 PM
Also, here's what I've been told is the most likely scenario:
Gruden: HC
OC - Ken Dorsey
DC - Ray Lewis
DB coach - Ed Reed
Recruiting coordinator: Butch Davis
OL coach - Bryant McKinnie
Permanent consultant and advisor Jimmy Johnson
Posted by: Lurker | October 26, 2015 at 05:21 PM
Damn OGV and Umike are back. Who knows, next could be Skreetz and the Truth. It would be good to see Solarcane, Esteban, Calvin, Cavaleer, Aqua, Six, big1906, Ungar, Jesusisacorpse, Daddeh, Canechic and Angry's names here again.
Posted by: Old Skool | October 26, 2015 at 05:24 PM
Wow! They really hate us. I just sat and listened to finebaum saying they should shut our program down because we r done.
What an ass munch!
Posted by: AfriCane | October 26, 2015 at 05:27 PM
Gruden? Don't fall for it, guys, a lot of smart people fell for it last time. Whomever is trying to convince you that he is a candidate is laughing his or her ass off right now.
Posted by: j.w. | October 26, 2015 at 05:19 PM
We know... I was kidding
Posted by: 1mg of Epi | October 26, 2015 at 05:28 PM
I seriously hate that guy. His head is so far up Saban's a--, he has brain damage from hypoxia
Posted by: Lurker | October 26, 2015 at 05:29 PM
Just wondering if details of what was really going on behind the scenes in the Golden years will start to leak out.
Posted by: Old Skool | October 26, 2015 at 05:29 PM
That UNC team was good, but nowhere near the caliber of 2001 UM, not even close. And Butch performed a MIRACLE at UNC, He FAR from underachieved in His time there.
Posted by: CaneRock | October 26, 2015 at 05:32 PM
U have Stanford, an IV league school consistently good. U have scrubs like Memphis getting better. We've only been down for 12 years. All we need is a coach for crying out loud. We have the talent. Forget the stadium. If u win they will come. Facilities r upgraded.
Our haters just don't want us to come back up again. I want them all dead when we come back.
Posted by: AfriCane | October 26, 2015 at 05:34 PM
Wow! They really hate us. I just sat and listened to finebaum saying they should shut our program down because we r done. What an ass munch!
Posted by: AfriCane | October 26, 2015 at 05:27 PM
They say that every couple of years. It usually means UM is about to start trending up!
I remember when Sean T died and one of the jackasses at ESPN said it was time to shut the program down! I was like, huh? He wasn't a student and he died defending his family from an intruder!
So yeah, a lot of pundits and rivals hate THE U!!
Posted by: Sarasota 'cane | October 26, 2015 at 05:37 PM
Also, here's what I've been told is the most likely scenario:
Gruden: HC
OC - Ken Dorsey
DC - Ray Lewis
DB coach - Ed Reed
Recruiting coordinator: Butch Davis
OL coach - Bryant McKinnie
Permanent consultant and advisor Jimmy Johnson
Posted by: Lurker | October 26, 2015 at 05:21 PM
is this for real? The real Lurker? This seems completely made up. Credibility on the line with a post like this.
Posted by: USAFCane | October 26, 2015 at 05:41 PM
I agree. But their hate is so sweet when we're winning. Which granted hasn't been in a while. I'm hopeful those asshats are drowning in hate filled tears in a couple of years.
Posted by: Lurker | October 26, 2015 at 05:41 PM
has to be a joke and I'm slow on the uptake.
Posted by: USAFCane | October 26, 2015 at 05:42 PM
Gruden: HC
OC - Ken Dorsey
DC - Ray Lewis
DB coach - Ed Reed
Recruiting coordinator: Butch Davis
OL coach - Bryant McKinnie
Permanent consultant and advisor Jimmy Johnson
Posted by: Lurker | October 26, 2015 at 05:21 PM
My good friend was just eating at a diner in Miami next to BJ... He said he overheard exactly this!!
Posted by: 1mg of Epi | October 26, 2015 at 05:42 PM
^^^^^^^^^^
See? I told you I wasn't making this up. Fully vetted by DBC
Posted by: Lurker | October 26, 2015 at 05:44 PM
AHHHHHHHHHHH
Posted by: canezilla | October 26, 2015 at 05:47 PM
RCCF....no way can they blame old Onion. Had they listened to Randy all that Nevin shit eould not have happened. RS knew what great football was....he wad there....things were tough under Randy....but AlPa killed it
Posted by: VA Cane | October 26, 2015 at 05:49 PM
#GrudenU is trending
Posted by: Go Canes | October 26, 2015 at 05:52 PM
VA U sir know what I mean...
Good Deal..
Posted by: RCCF | October 26, 2015 at 05:54 PM
Sorry it's #GrUden
Posted by: Go Canes | October 26, 2015 at 05:56 PM
I think RS was a fine DC....he knew his D....he should have stayed as DC....and they could have gotten a head coach....RS good man....I just wish he was more positive....he knew Nevin was bad news...nobody listened
Posted by: VA Cane | October 26, 2015 at 06:00 PM
Players to be notified in the morning!
Posted by: 1mg of Epi | October 26, 2015 at 06:01 PM
Hire Doc Holliday.
Just for the name alone.
But do we get the Dennis Quaid Doc Holliday or the Val Kilmer Doc Holliday?
Posted by: Lurker | October 26, 2015 at 03:41 PM
Lurker I like them both!
Posted by: Aerocane | October 26, 2015 at 06:07 PM
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2015/10/26/salisbury-college-football-is-better-when-um-isnt-being-compared-to-central-freaking-florida/?cid=facebook_CBS_Miami
Posted by: miamicane | October 26, 2015 at 06:32 PM
@mattyports: Larry Scott on injured QB Brad Kaaya and WR Rashawn Scott: they are "following protocol." No word on availability for Duke.
Posted by: Go Canes | October 26, 2015 at 06:36 PM
Check Scotts mouth.....make sure its not injured....he sure got the dogshit knocked out of him...have not heard him jawing....was at the beginning of the game. ..lol
Posted by: VA Cane | October 26, 2015 at 06:38 PM
I think everyone is relieved this nightmare is finally done. Yes we want to win....but at this point in time it may not be a big deal....or expected. We must go out think about having a fresh start...and that we can win.
Posted by: VA Cane | October 26, 2015 at 06:41 PM
Manny:
"The donor said UM ended up eating $7 million by firing Golden on Sunday and not waiting until the end of the season. The buyout, the donor said, would have been about $4 million less had UM waited until after the season. But trustees, not James, the donor said, pushed the issue of firing Golden during Saturday's 58-0 loss to Clemson, the most lopsided in school history.
That said, UM apparently had the money to do it and will have the money to offer its next coach upwards of $4 million a season, the donor said. Golden, who was extended through 2019 after his first season on the job, was making $2.5 million, the 42nd highest annual salary for a head coach in college football according to USA Today."
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/umiami/2015/10/butch-davis-is-interested-in-becoming-ums-next-coach-but-is-um-really-interested-in-him.html
Posted by: CaneRock | October 26, 2015 at 06:52 PM
So here is a question that some have asked....
Is the Miami HC position a "sought after" position?
The answer most are saying is no. Some of the reasons why
1) salary
2) facilities
3) no on campus stadium,
4) attendance is awful
Thoughts ????
Posted by: raizecane | October 26, 2015 at 06:52 PM
let me add
5) Pressure to win.
Posted by: raizecane | October 26, 2015 at 06:54 PM
where is a new thread
Posted by: LINEBACKER IN A 3-POINT STANCE | October 26, 2015 at 06:55 PM
Thanks for the 4-1-1... we didn't know! Who do we play?
Posted by: WWIN | October 26, 2015 at 02:26 PM
Jacksonville state?
Posted by: Bermuda Triangle | October 26, 2015 at 06:56 PM
Where is 86, Soup, CEO??
Where is Canez1?
Where is UMike?
Where is News from Da Skreetz?
Posted by: RCCF | October 26, 2015 at 06:59 PM
Players to be notified in the morning!
Posted by: 1mg of Epi | October 26, 2015 at 06:01 PM
That's what I heard, too
Posted by: Lurker | October 26, 2015 at 07:00 PM
Lurker I like them both!
Posted by: Aerocane | October 26, 2015 at 06:07 PM
They were both excellent, weren't they?
But in my mind Tombstone is overall the superior movie.
Kurt Russell > Kevin Costner
Posted by: Lurker | October 26, 2015 at 07:05 PM
word on the street...we have our coach.
if this is true then it has to be someone who is not coaching right????
Posted by: LINEBACKER IN A 3-POINT STANCE | October 26, 2015 at 07:05 PM
if this is true then it has to be someone who is not coaching right????
Posted by: LINEBACKER IN A 3-POINT STANCE | October 26, 2015 at 07:05 PM
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That would be correct.....
Posted by: raizecane | October 26, 2015 at 07:06 PM
Hello? Gruden, anyone?
Posted by: Lurker | October 26, 2015 at 07:07 PM
Butch?
Posted by: miamicane | October 26, 2015 at 07:07 PM
I believe 90 percent on this blog are wanting Davis but i have an issue with a guy who is "pimping" himself for the position. just saying.....
Posted by: raizecane | October 26, 2015 at 07:07 PM
COF2106
1. GrUden
2. BUtch Davis
3. Kirby Smart
4. Brent Venables
5. Mark Stoops
6. The Rock....Bahaa
Posted by: LA3 | October 26, 2015 at 07:08 PM
Butch, Gruden (a fantasy pipe dream?), who else is not coaching?
Posted by: LINEBACKER IN A 3-POINT STANCE | October 26, 2015 at 07:08 PM
I heard that butch took his house off the market..
Posted by: miamicane | October 26, 2015 at 07:09 PM
I dont think Gruden or KS are even interested.....cannot see it.
Posted by: Va Cane | October 26, 2015 at 07:10 PM
Gruden gets paid too much by espn to leave
Posted by: LINEBACKER IN A 3-POINT STANCE | October 26, 2015 at 07:11 PM
Has anybody seen Butch at Shortys..last time he was hired i was in Miami and saw him at shortys.lol
Posted by: miamicane | October 26, 2015 at 07:13 PM
Raizecane,
I'd rather have someone who wants the position and understands the position than someone who's supposedly the next. I don't see this as someone 'pimping' himself, I see it as stating what he wants. He wants to lead the 'Canes! Let me ask you if you wanted a new job, would you wait it out or would you make it known and go for it? I like that he is going for it and did it respectfully after the axe came down. If you are a wait and see person, good luck to you in life! I like that he is going for it. The school needs that!
#BringButchBack
Posted by: HawaiiCane | October 26, 2015 at 07:15 PM
Soup is still enjoying spa time with his wife. Today was loufa scrubs, foot buffing and a purifying mud mask ... and probably a Golden detox.
Posted by: Old Skool | October 26, 2015 at 07:17 PM
Isn't Butch like 70 years old now?
Posted by: LINEBACKER IN A 3-POINT STANCE | October 26, 2015 at 07:17 PM
HawaiiCane - I totally understand where you are coming from but i believe your resume should speak for itself. Now If I were to apply for a new job, one look at my qualifications and they would be like "pay the man what ever he asks for"..... LOL.
Posted by: raizecane | October 26, 2015 at 07:20 PM
a limousine just pulled up at hecht
Posted by: LINEBACKER IN A 3-POINT STANCE | October 26, 2015 at 07:21 PM
Isn't Butch like 70 years old now?
Posted by: LINEBACKER IN A 3-POINT STANCE | October 26, 2015 at 07:17 PM
Are your coaches teeth real?
Posted by: two guys on the same team blocking each other...Twice!
Posted by: Sarasota 'cane | October 26, 2015 at 07:22 PM
Soup is still enjoying spa time with his wife. Today was loufa scrubs, foot buffing and a purifying mud mask ... and probably a Golden detox.
Posted by: Old Skool | October 26, 2015 at 07:17 PM
You sir, have just won the internets.
May God have mercy on the rest of our souls.
Posted by: Lurker | October 26, 2015 at 07:24 PM
Tombstone with Kurt was awesome!
Posted by: Aerocane | October 26, 2015 at 07:25 PM
Isn't Butch like 70 years old now?
Posted by: LINEBACKER IN A 3-POINT STANCE | October 26, 2015 at 07:17 PM
Are your coaches teeth real?
Posted by: two guys on the same team blocking each other...Twice!
Posted by: Sarasota 'cane | October 26, 2015 at 07:22 PM
.... and you have been awarded a runner up trophy.
I'm in the presence of greatness today.
Linebacker in a stance wins a Georgia Southern commemorative jersey
Posted by: Lurker | October 26, 2015 at 07:29 PM
Posted by: Va Cane | October 26, 2015 at 05:15 PM
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Sounds like Miami fuked over Butch! Great article VAcane. Seems like all the former players would have done the same thing as Butch did!
Posted by: thirstybuzzardcane | October 26, 2015 at 07:38 PM
Has anybody seen Butch at Shortys..last time he was hired i was in Miami and saw him at shortys.lol
Posted by: miamicane | October 26, 2015 at 07:13 PM
Your not a true fan unless you've been to the original Shorty's. Man do they have the best corn on the cob.
The original owner lives in my town (Stuart, Fl) and we did his house a few years back. He is 90 something years old and his wife is late 60's.
Posted by: thirstybuzzardcane | October 26, 2015 at 07:43 PM
pulled up at hecht
Posted by: LINEBACKER IN A 3-POINT STANCE | October 26, 2015 at 07:21 PM
It's Tom Brady. They're seeing if he had any eligibility left while Kaayas out.
Posted by: 1mg of Epi | October 26, 2015 at 07:45 PM
Posted by: CaneRock | October 26, 2015 at 06:52 PM
Blake James is a LYING PIECE OF SHIT
Posted by: SinisterCane | October 26, 2015 at 07:46 PM
This is by far the best blog site ....... PERIOD
Posted by: raizecane | October 26, 2015 at 07:51 PM
Manny:
"The donor said UM ended up eating $7 million by firing Golden on Sunday and not waiting until the end of the season. The buyout, the donor said, would have been about $4 million less had UM waited until after the season. But trustees, not James, the donor said, pushed the issue of firing Golden during Saturday's 58-0 loss to Clemson, the most lopsided in school history.
That said, UM apparently had the money to do it and will have the money to offer its next coach upwards of $4 million a season, the donor said. Golden, who was extended through 2019 after his first season on the job, was making $2.5 million, the 42nd highest annual salary for a head coach in college football according to USA Today."
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/umiami/2015/10/butch-davis-is-interested-in-becoming-ums-next-coach-but-is-um-really-interested-in-him.html
Posted by: CaneRock | October 26, 2015 at 06:52 PM
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This exactly why they are not going after a coach who is currently coaching. They would of waited and saved that $4M, (I know I would)! It's either going to be Butch or Schiano.
Posted by: thirstybuzzardcane | October 26, 2015 at 07:51 PM
It's either going to be Butch or Schiano.
Posted by: thirstybuzzardcane | October 26, 2015 at 07:51 PM
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How cool would it be to get both.....talk about a grand slam x 10
Posted by: raizecane | October 26, 2015 at 07:53 PM
Same with me raizecane....I would walk in that room with the BOT....show then the 38 in a row two state titles, 2 years Div 1 smallest starting corner in the nation, sandlot, Jr Hs, HS, college coaching creds....guys I got to college and pros......make em throw them greenbacks down!!!!!!!!
I think Butch has something to prove....he wants to show that he can do it....I dont doubt it.....some may not know who he is....but all ya got to do is read the article and see the vids...
everybody knows that TEAM....and those guys would vouch for Butch....look at the stars.....they could easily say to groups at the camps....I was recruited by and played for Butch Davis he knows talent.....and he does!!
It may not happen; I would be disappointed. I met Butch at a clinic...and spoke to him on the sidelines at a VT game....he was very nice....He knows this game!
Posted by: VA Cane | October 26, 2015 at 07:53 PM
Posted by: WWIN | October 26, 2015 at 02:26 PM
Jacksonville state?
Posted by: Bermuda Triangle | October 26, 2015 at 06:56 PM
I believe so... we should win CONVINCINGLY!
Posted by: WWIN | October 26, 2015 at 08:11 PM
NEW BLOG IS UP!
Posted by: SOUP | October 26, 2015 at 08:12 PM
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Posted by: Sarasota 'cane | October 26, 2015 at 08:14 PM
Thirsty. I worked in a store with one of his great grand daughters ...she use to attend all of the parties ..i got first hand info about his life in Stuart...lol
Posted by: miamicane | October 26, 2015 at 08:14 PM