Love For Larranaga

The University of Miami men’s basketball team will play a game broadcast on ESPN’s Big Monday and host three teams that played in last season’s NCAA Tournament, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced with its league schedule release Monday.

"The ACC, from top to bottom, is the best basketball conference in the country and will provide our players a tough test every night against the most talented teams in the nation," Head Coach Jim Larrañaga said. "Whether we are at home or on the road, we will need to play at our best because nearly every night we are playing against nationally-ranked opponents."

Miami will play at Virginia on Feb. 20 as part of ESPN’s Big Monday schedule, and will have four other games on ESPN networks: vs. Notre Dame (Jan. 12), at Duke (Jan. 21) and at Louisville (Feb. 11) all on ESPN or EPSN2, and at Virginia Tech (Feb. 27) on ESPN2.

The Hurricanes will also be showcased nationally on CBS twice this season, Jan. 28 against North Carolina and Feb. 25 vs. Duke. Five games will be broadcast on the ACC Network and six will be on regional sports networks.

Hurricanes fans will see six home opponents that played in the 2016 postseason, including three teams that finished in the NCAA Sweet 16 or better, in North Carolina (Runner-up), Notre Dame (Elite Eight) and Duke (Sweet 16). On the road, the Canes will face four teams that played in last year’s NCAA Tournament, in Syracuse (Final Four), Virginia (Elite Eight), Duke (Sweet 16) and Pittsburgh (First Round), as well as Florida State and Virginia Tech, both of which were in the NIT.

"We need to defend our home court again this year, just like we did last season," Larrañaga added. "Our fans helped create an electric atmosphere and we are looking forward to having that home court advantage again this year."

Miami opens its ACC slate at home against NC State on Dec. 31 at 4:30 p.m. The Canes then hit the road for a Jan. 4 matchup at Syracuse before returning to Coral Gables, Fla., for a 7 p.m. game against Notre Dame on Jan. 12.

The Hurricanes make a three-game road swing at Pittsburgh (Jan. 14), at Wake Forest (Jan. 18) and finish at Duke (Jan. 21), then come back to The U for a trio of home games. UM starts the stretch against Boston College (Jan. 25), then hosts North Carolina (Jan. 28) and Florida State (Feb. 1).

Miami’s second game against NC State is in Raleigh on Feb. 4, which is followed by the home matchup against Virginia Tech on Feb. 8, the first of two against the Hokies. Three days later, Miami travels to Louisville for a Feb. 11 game at the KFC Yum! Center.

The Canes next host Georgia Tech (Feb. 15) and Clemson (Feb. 18) in Coral Gables before the ESPN Big Monday matchup at Virginia on Feb. 20.

Miami wraps up the home portion of the schedule on Feb. 25 against Duke, then hits the road for the final two games of the regular season, playing at Virginia Tech (Feb. 27) and at Florida State (March 4).

The ACC Tournament will be held at the Barlays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., March 7-11, 2017. Fifteen teams will take to the hardwood for five action-packed days, concluding the day before NCAA Selection Sunday with a battle for the ACC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Comments

[SJMPARMAN]

If they were going to let Paul go they would have done it after going 3-9 last year. But I think teams in the ACC know coaching changes are expensive nowadays, and this is an elite conference. They don't expect to go 12-0 in this conference. The gimmick offense is something a college of engineering kind of enjoys, I think.

Also, the problems for GT are usually on the defensive side of the ball. For all of the talent in Georgia and the Atlanta area, they just don't seem to contend for the elite athletes when Georgia, FSU, Clemson, and others come calling.

Personally, I like the basic of the offense other than the chop blocks which should be illegal. It is interesting to watch. It is a chess battle at times. I think their fans feel the same way.

[Dude on a Pale Horse]

Posted by: SJMPARMAN | September 17, 2016 at 09:37 PM

The vibe reminds me of USC during Pete Carroll's time.

[WWIN]

Posted by: AfriCane | September 17, 2016 at 09:33 PM

Bcuz it's hard to defend the option when most teams probably don't play against a option team more than once in a season. It gives GA Tech a chance to compete. Which is why most people around here wish Vandy would use it... and GA Tech just beat the brakes off of em today lol!

[SinisterCane]

Meltdown on FSU board

https://floridastate.forums.rivals.com/forums/the-tribal-council.32/

[Go,GoCanes!]

That 2014 GT team was rock solid. Had a heck of a run down the stretch and almost beat FSU in the ACC Championship game.

They're not nearly that good now and I wonder if Johnson survives another sub par season.

Getting the extra time to heal up and get more reps against that offense will help.

No reason we shouldn't handle them.

[Sarasota 'cane]

Paul Johnson was openly complaining about the facilities and money for assistant coaches in the Atlanta Journal a few weeks ago. It sounds to me like he's being "Shalala'd".

[Sarasota 'cane]

u

[orange 'n green in the vein]

Posted by: CGNC | September 17, 2016 at 08:05 PM

Hi CG!

Well considering around this time last year I was a proverbial man dying of thirst crawling through the desert while the carrion shaped shadows circled in the beating sun of the cloudless sky above constantly. But today felonious sexual-assault university and their rape culture coverup compliant cops just had the engine go up in flames and I'm driving a vintage luxury ride while sipping gin and juice. (Yes, perhaps Coke, with the fata$$ J of some bubonic chronic that makes me choke as well, no I am not jesting.)

So like I said, could be worse. How are you? Looking forward to the NHL season I'm guessing pretty excitedly with Sid the franchise player and all that money invested in a backup goalie with a no movement clause.

[WWIN]

ANYBODY???

Since so many fans complain out our uniforms and new uniforms being reviled Monday... which throwback uniforms do you want to go back to???

I like the ones when Edge was here that had the shadow behind the numbers!

[AfriCane]

y is Washington ranked so high anyway?

[SJMPARMAN]

Michigan State seems to have Notre Dame's number tonight. Up 22-7 and just got an int and ball at Irish 39.

[thirstybuzzardcane]

Rumored jerseys

https://twitter.com/BrodyLogan/status/777321022571814912

[thirstybuzzardcane]

In orange

https://twitter.com/BrodyLogan/status/777321282606096388/photo/1

[SJMPARMAN]

29-7 Mich State. Hmmm maybe it won't be so impossible to be competitive with the Irish up there this year.

[thirstybuzzardcane]

Anything is better than the damn feather jerseys.

[BigWindyCane1]

Chad THOMAS is my LOF as well. If Chad plays like this for the rest of the season, the Canes defense will be dominant and he might just be ACC player of the year. Coach Kul is doing a great job. I like the way all of the Canes DLs are playing right now. It's amazing what dominant defensive linemen can do for a defense.

[UMike]

UMike - what did I tell ya?????

Posted by: raizecane | September 17, 2016 at 03:32 PM

I was totally wrong, but Im glad to be.

[SJMPARMAN]

MSU 36-7 over the Irish. Wow. They can't stop the run.

[Lur-ker]

Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | September 17, 2016 at 09:56 PM

Why is this c*nt, that wishes for the child rape of the little daughters of posters, allowed to post?

Just wondering.

[Sarasota 'cane]

New blog is up! And stop poking the bear!

[thirstybuzzardcane]

Sooners D is awful!

[mi@mic@ne]

http://www.stateoftheu.com/2016/9/17/12955934/new-miami-hurricanes-adidas-jersey-designs-leaked-theu-updated-swag

Taking it back to the 80s

[thirstybuzzardcane]

FAU got beat by Kansas State 63-7....ouch!

[AfriCane]

whos the other wide receiver that's a freshman? the one that qualified late.

[WWIN]

Mullins

[WWIN]

Thanks TBC...

I still like the ones from the Edgerrin James era better tho

[58 Straight]

OGV...It does not apply.

[thirstybuzzardcane]

Thanks TBC...

I still like the ones from the Edgerrin James era better tho

Posted by: WWIN | September 17, 2016 at 11:21 PM

Me too!

[WWIN]

I know Adidas is probably mad about giving us that big deal now! Lol

[thirstybuzzardcane]

Miami is at #19 in the coaches poll.

[thirstybuzzardcane]

Miami is #15 in the AP Poll.

[RCCF]

12%

[thirstybuzzardcane]

Geez, is everyone still celebrating the win?