Guilty Beyond A Reasonable Doubt

Back in the late 1980's a game between Notre Dame and Miami was framed by many as Catholics versus Convicts.

Well, a lot has changed since then and we are well aware that the University of Miami would love to see those old images die away, but for the sake of argument we will return to those glory days and brief but very joyful journey down memory lane.

Fast forward to 2017 when many of the biased talking heads in the media had openly and proudly denied that the Convicts would have any remote chance at defeating the heavily favored Catholics in their much anticipated match-up.

Then the clear and irrefutable evidence was shown to a National television audience in prime time. As a result, after the game the Convicts were found guilty beyond any reasonable doubt. The evidence clearly showed that the Convicts murdered the Catholics by a score of 41-8.

And yes, let there be no doubt that it was a complete and total slaughter.

It started when the the team arrived at the stadium. It was bedlam, it was crazy and it was loud. In my tailgating career I have been to many "Hurricane Walks" but none was ever like this one. And it was not even close.

From the time that UM WR Braxton Berrios became an instant Hurricane legend for slowly shuffling off of the field with his hands behind his back in the "Convict Position" after the first touchdown reception, this game was over.

The Hurricanes would be found guilty as charged for killing any chances the (Non) Fighting Irish had on this concert-like night at Hard Rock Stadium. It was better than a live performance by The Scorpions (Rock You Like a Hurricane) and AC/DC (Hell's Bells) and even old Billy Joel (Only The Good Die Young) combined in front of a sold out and crunked up crowd at The Rock.

Trust me when I tell you that this was the largest and most amazing crowd making the loudest noise for any game since "The Old Lady" (read: Orange Bowl) was laid to rest. It seems that a long twelve years of mediocrity had built up in Miami fans like a dam just waiting to burst. And burst it did as the cheers roared throughout the stadium like flood waters.

It was like a resurrection had taken place. The energy, emotion and electricity from the stadium was so reminiscent of the Orange Bowl that it could power the City of Miami for a few days and a few National Championships to follow.

The bond between this team, its coaches, and the City and its fans is once again intact. If UM Head Coach Mark Richt does this right it could be the beginning of a long, beautiful and winning relationship. And that would be exactly what this fan base, and this City, has been patiently waiting for.

And the thought of that is very comforting to Miami fans and scary as hell to the rest of college football. We really like that. Yeah, we like that a lot.

Comments

[thirstybuzzardcane]

I agree Herb! Oklahoma is the only team out their that I'm concerned with.

[TheeMackJones]

Nobody Scares Me.....Why Because outside of Clemson Everyone is Big Country SLOW!! OU is not fast, Bama ain't Bama, and anyone else is just not the CANES... Either U get it or U don't Football is NOT Great this year the CANES are VERY Good in a Not Great Year!!

WE WIN nobody wants these problems called CANES

12%

Posted by: RCCF | November 14, 2017 at 04:50 PM

Boomer Sooner, also, ain't got NO defense to speak of and all that.

But U still can never underestimate Roll Tide. Simply because Saban's on the sidelines and what not.

[TheeMackJones]

Posted by: thirstybuzzardcane | November 14, 2017 at 05:02 PM

I don't think so! Boomer Sooner's defense has too many holes in it. dUh. And if they face OK. ST, again, in their conference championship game, I wouldn't be surprise to see OK. ST. win the game. hUh.

[MLALUMNI1970]

Amen His Royal Highness
"Leave it to Miami to make celebrating fun again. God I love this program."
Nobody has said it better. Like the song says:
Nobody does it better. Nobody does it half as good as you. Baby, you're the best.
Best school, best players, best fans, best alumni, and best atmosphere for the pride of a school.
Just the filming before the game. South Beach, Coral Gables, hot chicks, fast cars, in our face loyalty, out of site atmosphere, Miami Vice etc.
I am dating myself with that one,

[TheeMackJones]

Also, HAPLESS Baylor scored 41 points on Oklahoma. And how may points did Miami's two worst opponents score- Bethune Cookman and Carolina Blue?

The bottom line: Let's see how many points West Virginia and their Big 12 championship game opponent score on Oklahoma.

The only team to ' relatively MINIMIZE ' their QB was mighty Iowa St. And that game was in small town Norman. hUh.

[TheeMackJones]

Remember what West Virginia's hot headed head coach said about Miami after the bowl game last December... " The BEST DEFENSE we faced all year!!!!!!!! "

[BigWindyCane1]

Read something very interesting: The 2017 Canes team represents the first time in CMR’s 17 years as head coach (at Georgia and Miami) when he started a season 9-0. It also might be his longest winning streak as a college football coach.

[Dude on a Pale Horse]

https://youtu.be/1CQmNSz6hjk

Here is Thug U everybody.

[Go Canes!!]

Posted by: Herbieibis | November 14, 2017 at 04:29 PM

ESPN is so happy with the viewership spike we give them the Chairman of their board would give up his left testicle for us to run the table.

We are the perfect and maybe only cure for their ratings debacle.

[86Cane]

The sleeping giant has awakened.

Posted by: Tonycane | November 14, 2017 at 04:03 PM

And thus the new title of the next blogolicious!

[86Cane]

Losing is For SUCKAS not CANES

Posted by: RCCF | November 14, 2017 at 04:13 PM

There IT is right there.

[86Cane]

Just the filming before the game. South Beach, Coral Gables, hot chicks, fast cars, in our face loyalty, out of site atmosphere...

Posted by: MLALUMNI1970 | November 14, 2017 at 05:07 PM

U make me blush! I like that.

[BigWindyCane1]

Kaaya is such a little bitch. Way to have confidence in your team! I wonder why he could never win a big game!

http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2017/11/lions_wide_receiver_golden_tat.html

Posted by: thirstybuzzardcane | November 14, 2017 at 10:52 AM

Whether Kaaya has faith or not, he can't allow someone like Golden Tate "punk" him out on a silly bet involving Kaaya's former teammates. This bet is not a business proposition--This is very personal. If you have any pride, you take that bet and lose like a man. It's a matter of principle. Golden Tate is challenging your manhood! You're a football player, not pundit weighing the teams' relative strengths. If Kaaya is competitive (like most former Canes are), you take that bet. Dwayne Rock JOHNSON understands this! He didn't play alongside this current team, but he knows when someone is trying to "punk" him.

I want to see Golden Tate wear that #94 Canes jersey with a turnover chain on it. LOL! I guess the 41-8 score also shows how little Kaaya knows about his former coach and teammates.

[BigWindyCane1]

Per ACC:

"GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference and ESPN have announced that the 2017 Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game between second-ranked Miami (Coastal Division) and No. 4 Clemson (Atlantic Division) will kick off on ABC in prime time at 8 p.m. on Saturday, December 2, from Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina."

Prime time baby!

[TruCane81]

What I want to know is.....has CMR made a believer out of those of you who did not care for his hiring? And you know who you are.....

Posted by: raizecane | November 14, 2017 at 07:15 AM

As a head coach 100% sold.

As oc, 75% sold.

His track record of going away from what the other team cant stop is my only reservation.

[WWIN]

Posted by: Go Canes!! | November 14, 2017 at 01:29 PM

No that's what happens when the person you're having a debate with loses. I was right! What else does he have to say besides "you was right"? 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[WWIN]

Posted by: His Royal Dudeness | November 14, 2017 at 01:57 PM

I have 3 of em lol... 2 Adidas and 1 Dyme Lyfe.

Dyme is your regular shirt while Adidas is pretty much a Dri-fit Nike or Under Armour type fit and feel shirt. If you get a Adidas one get a size bigger!

[Dude on a Pale Horse]

Posted by: WWIN | November 14, 2017 at 08:56 PM

Thanks.

[thirstybuzzardcane]

Per ACC:

"GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference and ESPN have announced that the 2017 Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game between second-ranked Miami (Coastal Division) and No. 4 Clemson (Atlantic Division) will kick off on ABC in prime time at 8 p.m. on Saturday, December 2, from Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina."

Prime time baby!

Posted by: BigWindyCane1 | November 14, 2017 at 08:04 PM

Of course I'll be at Disney that weekend 😠.....I'll be able to catch the second half though. I guess I should of planned better!

[thirstybuzzardcane]

Posted by: His Royal Dudeness | November 14, 2017 at 01:57 PM

I have 3 of em lol... 2 Adidas and 1 Dyme Lyfe.

Dyme is your regular shirt while Adidas is pretty much a Dri-fit Nike or Under Armour type fit and feel shirt. If you get a Adidas one get a size bigger!

Posted by: WWIN | November 14, 2017 at 08:56 PM

You never answered his question partially. What one do you like the best?

[thirstybuzzardcane]

*You only

[TruCane81]

It is hard to look at UF.

Posted by: Gin & Tonic | November 14, 2017 at 01:07 PM

Bullshyt!

That dumpster fire I watched part of Satrday was a work of art. Poetry in motion.

Damn uf.

[Go Canes!!]

Posted by: BigWindyCane1 | November 14, 2017 at 08:04 PM

I’ll be in New York that weekend. Anyone know a good Canes watch party in the big Apple??

[KYcane]

So who’s going to the ACCCG?

[SinisterCane]

Fuqin BULL SH!T

[SinisterCane]

I guess loss es are more important than wins

[Tonycane]

TruCane...I hope it perpetuates itself for a few more decades.

[Go Canes!!]

Committee setting it up to leave us out even if we lose by a point to Clemson .

[Sarasota 'cane]

As long as UM wins they will be in. That's all we can ever hope for when our own conference and referees hate us because they ain't us!!

Go 'canes!!

[thirstybuzzardcane]

If we lose to Clemson, we are still in it. We need Alabama to win out and Wisconsin to lose and Oklahoma to lose.

[thirstybuzzardcane]

Watch the first 10 minutes. Good stuff!

https://youtu.be/5v0zgE3eWMA

[TruCane81]

Posted by: Herbieibis | November 14, 2017 at 04:29 PM

We back Herbs.

They just gotta deal with it, including the wife lol.

[1mg of Holy Crap we #2]

Watch the first 10 minutes. Good stuff!

https://youtu.be/5v0zgE3eWMA

Posted by: thirstybuzzardcane | November 14, 2017 at 10:19 PM
Couple things:
- Kelly mentions we presented them offensively w a number of things we hadn't shown this year. Richt reads the space.
- Mentions the atmosphere was another level than anything he'd seen. Imma go out on a limb and suggest we may actually have the best homefield advantage in the nation, which is mind blowing.

[1mg of Holy Crap we #2]

Kinda disappointed to see us at 3. I think an argument can be made we belong at 1. That said, I think the lower we are, the better. The team seems to feed off the disrespect. Probably wouldn't hurt to have gone into the ACC-CG at 5.... just to keep that chip on their shoulder.

[TruCane81]

Nobody Scares Me.....Why Because outside of Clemson Everyone is Big Country SLOW!! OU is not fast, Bama ain't Bama, and anyone else is just not the CANES... Either U get it or U don't Football is NOT Great this year the CANES are VERY Good in a Not Great Year!!

WE WIN nobody wants these problems called CANES

12%

Posted by: RCCF | November 14, 2017 at 04:50 PM

They will get it when we hoist the trophy overhead after the 2017 National Championship game.

People STILL dont understand how unique and special this team is from a talent standpoint ALONE.

When you add in the never say die, assasin mentality, you get history in the making.

People are still shell shocked from the dark decade. They thought we had bad players when we just had bad coaching.

We were never ever 2 years away.

Only thing between us and the top 5 was competent program management and coordinating.

Give us a little of both and we appear to be ahead of schedule as the most dominant team in cfb.

This is no fluke.

WE ARE THE MIAMI HURRICANES!

THIS IS WHO WE ARE, ALWAYS AND FOREVER.

[WWIN]

Thanks.

Posted by: His Royal Dudeness | November 14, 2017 at 09:10 PM

Hey what are agents for 😉

[WWIN]

You never answered his question partially. What one do you like the best?

Posted by: thirstybuzzardcane | November 14, 2017 at 09:19 PM

Damn you thirsty! ✊😂

Well... I like em all lol! Wore my black Dyme Lyfe against Va Tech so that was my favorite till I wore my orange Adidas one against NoSuch Dame lol! Haven't worn the green one yet tho

[WWIN]

Committee setting it up to leave us out even if we lose by a point to Clemson .

Posted by: Go Canes!! | November 14, 2017 at 09:46 PM

Bingo!

[TruCane81]

Kinda disappointed to see us at 3. I think an argument can be made we belong at 1. That said, I think the lower we are, the better. The team seems to feed off the disrespect. Probably wouldn't hurt to have gone into the ACC-CG at 5.... just to keep that chip on their shoulder.

Posted by: 1mg of Holy Crap we #2 | November 14, 2017 at 10:56 P

I agree.

[TruCane81]

TruCane...I hope it perpetuates itself for a few more decades.

Posted by: Tonycane | November 14, 2017 at 09:43 PM

Hell yeah.

My love for this state makes me want all our teams to win.

But I hate gator fans.

Fuq em.

[PapaCane]

Watch it

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=9rO1n1ZuY54

Posted by: 30CINCO | November 14, 2017 at 08:22 AM

OMG this is the best youtube video i have ever seen...great video 30aCINCO...hilarious and gangsta...GO CANES

[thirstybuzzardcane]

Damn you thirsty! ✊😂

Well... I like em all lol! Wore my black Dyme Lyfe against Va Tech so that was my favorite till I wore my orange Adidas one against NoSuch Dame lol! Haven't worn the green one yet tho

Posted by: WWIN | November 14, 2017 at
11:17 PM

Well that narrows it down! I guess he'll have to buy all three! 😂

[mark from Atlanta]

48-0....I believe that was the final saying goodbye to the OB...@ the hands of UVA....
How about payback Saturday @ high noon?
Just stomp on them...rest some guys...get some!

God bless you and your family and go Canes!!

[Go Canes!!]

They’re trying to screw us.

We’re the only team out there with a flawless resume that’s got no margin for error.

Good.

It’s gonna keep that chip right on our team’s shoulder. And we know how a great Canes team plays when that happens.

FU and thanks Kirby.

[mark from Atlanta]

Just win baby, just win....take care of business. ..
Rockin' is our business. ..business is good!

God bless you and your family and go Canes! !

[UMike]

As long as we win it don't matter. I do believe "they" would prefer to find a way to get two SEC teams in there, but if we win it don't matter. Although Clemson is #2, they are not looked at like Bama so a close lose to them would keep us out. We need to take care of our business. 58-0 is all they need to remember

[Go Canes!!]

The fix is in UMike.

We have to win out or it’s practically guaranteed we will be booted out by a two loss Auburn or Ohio State if they win out.

So us it’s us against the world again.

Wouldn’t want it any other way.

[UMike]

But we cannot overlook UVA neither. The environment won't be as electric as the last two weeks. We cannot play down to them, but I don't think this staff will be that happen.

[UMike]

I agree Go. I understand Clemson has a couple good wins over Auburn and NC State, but the fact is we have ZERO loses and we beat the team they lost to. No reason for us to be behind them. If we keep playing how we have been it won't matter though, but they surely want two SEC teams in there. CMR needs to show another video, this time of the law to close out the OB and the Clemson blow out.

[Tonycane]

Lot of reports out here in Austin: Jimbo to Texas A&M