The Weekly Round Up: Hurricane Happenings

Women's Track: Lady Canes Take ACC Title

It came down to the final event and every point mattered, but the Miami Hurricanes won the 2018 ACC Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championship.
 
With 117 points, the Miami Hurricanes earned their third ACC outdoor championship and first since winning back-to-back titles in 2005 and 2006. Miami, which hosted the ACC Outdoor Championships, outlasted Virginia Tech (111 pts), Florida State (102.5), Clemson (74) and Louisville (69.5) to win the title on their home track.
 
"We've got a young group and they never stopped believing. I think they just came in here at their home track and they know there is tradition here and it meant as much to them as it does to me to win it at home. You never want someone else to beat you in your home facility, especially when you don't get the chance to host ACCs every year, so this was definitely special."
 
Miami was led to the title by ACC Women's Track MVP Symone Mason and ACC Women's Field MVP Michelle Atherley. The duo combined for 51.5 of Miami's 117 total points, with Mason adding 25 in the sprints and relays and Atherley contributing 26.5 from the heptathlon, high jump and 100m hurdles.

Baseball: Hurricanes Hang 16 On Hokies

Tony Jenkins returned to the Miami outfield on May 9 against FGCU in place of an injured Michael Burns.

He has made his presence felt ever since.

A day after scoring the winning run in a thrilling 12-inning victory, Jenkins clubbed the first two home runs of his career in Miami's 19-hit barrage, keying a 16-4 victory over Virginia Tech in Game 2.

Miami's offense tied the season mark for hits and set the season mark for runs in the win, extending UM's winning streak to seven straight games.

Miami capitalized on seemingly every scoring opportunity, collecting 11 hits with runners on base (11-for-25) and nine with runners in scoring position (9-for-22).

"Jenkins of course had the big day with two home runs, but lots of guys had a lot of big hits," head coach Jim Morris said. "We did well statistically with guys in scoring position and guys on base. We hit very well situationally."

Sophomore righthander Evan McKendry tossed eight strong innings for Miami, weaving his way out of significant damage for most of the afternoon. He struck out eight and scattered nine hits and four runs (three earned) in another quality effort.

Women's Tennis: Hurricanes Advance To Sweet 16

For the 12th time in 13 years, the University of Miami women's tennis team is headed to the NCAA Team Championship Sweet 16.

Miami (18-7, 11-3 ACC), both ranked and seeded No. 16, came back from 1-0 and 3-2 deficits against No. 22 UCF Saturday in the Round of 32 at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center, en route to a 4-3 victory.

The win clinched Miami's 23rd all-time Sweet 16 appearance, including the 13th under 17th-year head coach Paige Yaroshuk-Tews.

"It feels so good. To do it with this group, through the adversity that we've had, for this team to just stick together and fight is just [amazing]," Yaroshuk-Tews said of being back in the Sweet 16. "We're getting there with pure fight; that's what we're about. They were able to do that today through nerves and through doubts. They just stuck it out and they fought. I'm so proud of them."

Comments

[Terrance Sullivan]

Boom Baby!

[Go Canes!!]

Wut?

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there.

[roachcane77]

Springtime Canes are kickin' butt!

[Terrance Sullivan]

Yes Yes Yes

[Terrance Sullivan]

Canes Sweep The Castrated Turkeys in Blackturd 12-8 they are now 25-25 and 14-13 in ACC play play Stetson at home on Tuesday and 3 game Season Finale at Home against Boston College!

[JCane]

12-8 victory was with 4 in the 10th and a very rare road sweep. Not pretty, but gotta like.

[UMike]

Lindard was the anchor leg for the 4x100 relay...40.07, 5th fastest in school history. Kid is fast!

[Herbieibis]

Miami should never be this sad in baseball, needing a sweep over VA. Tech. We lost another top verbal We and now have lost 2- 5's and a 4. This is what needs to stop losing the top talent guys. It is early and we can still reel them back in BUT!

[86Cane]

Lingard is Fast? Yes, he is smoking FAST!

[His Royal Dudeness]

2020 5 star Burton decommits. Crootin.

[TonyCane]

With DB Keontra Smith committing today we are now up to 6 four star players for the 2019 class. That's 5 four star players in the last five weeks.

[86Cane]

Do STARS matter?

How many did UCF have when they beat Auburn?

[86Cane]

TonyCane...can you please research how many 4-5 star players UCF had and how many Auburn had when they played last year in the bowl game?

[TonyCane]

TonyCane...can you please research how many 4-5 star players UCF had and how many Auburn had when they played last year in the bowl game?

Posted by: 86Cane | May 13, 2018 at 10:15 PM

Looking at who actually stayed, who qualified, who transferred in, and who left early would take far too long, so let's stick with who committed to each school between 2014 - 2017:

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
5 Star Players: None
4 Star Players: 5
3 Star Players: 43
2 Star Players: 29
0 Star Players: 2

UNIVERSITY OF AUBURN
5 Star Players: 7
4 Star Players: 50
3 Star Players: 24
2 Star Players: 8
0 Star Players: None

Obviously there was a very strong gap in talent, even allowing for the fact that Auburn probably had a higher transfer rate than UCF. Frost won on coaching and potentially a disinterested Auburn squad. In UCF's minds, they were playing for an undefeated season and a "national championship". In Auburn's mind...they were playing UCF in a bowl game.

Clearly however both coaching and strong talent are generally needed. The simple fact is that Miami will be fielding it's most talent team on paper in quite some time:

Isolating to five and four star players on the roster each season, removing players that did not qualify:

2006: Five Stars: 4, Four Stars: 30
2007: Five Stars: 2, Four Stars: 24
2008: Five Stars: 3, Four Stars: 28
2009: Five Stars: 4, Four Stars: 37
2010: Five Stars: 4, Four Stars: 35
2011: Five Stars: 3, Four Stars: 25
2012: Five Stars: 3, Four Stars: 18
2013: Five Stars: 3, Four Stars: 19
2014: Five Stars: 3, Four Stars: 19
2015: Five Stars: 3, Four Stars: 25
2016: Five Stars: 2, Four Stars: 25
2017: Five Stars: 2, Four Stars: 27
2018: Five Stars: 3, Four Stars: 35

[BigWindyCane1]

Good stuff TonyCane. Certainly, on average, the more 4 and 5 star players you have, the more you should win. However, coaching and player development plays an important role, and UCF does underscore that point.

DMoney had a pretty good article on this point. DMoney pointed out that every year, a bunch of 2-star and 3-star recruits get picked in the first round. This year, DMoney did some research to find out: (1) why they were underrated, and (2) what Canes fans can learn from their evaluations. DMoney noticed four general themes that emerged in his evaluations:

* Played multiple positions in HS

* Weight doesn’t matter (height and movement skills are more important)

* Pay attention to bloodlines

* Motor is a must

DMoney notices that "three-star Greg Roussseau checks a lot of these boxes."

https://www.canesinsight.com/news/.5401/

[86Cane]

Tony...thanks for doing that. Nice research.

I agree that it takes talent and coaching. To some extent, great talent can hide poor coaching and great coaching can overcome some talent disparity.

One aspect of great coaching is teaching technique and the playbook. Another is game planning. This is where coaches typically fall into two categories.

[Terrance Sullivan]

Great stuff TonyCane!

[Go Canes!!]

Garvin, Ford and Pickney were rated 3 Stars by a lot of services.

Same with Derrick Smith and Amari Carter last year and those two are going to be legit beasts.

As Windy said, so was Rosseau this year.

So when you see a UCF team full of 3 Stars made up mostly of Florida kids, there is likely a lot of talent there.

You can all go back to man crushing on Frost now, just wanted to point that out.

[Old Skool]

Supreme Court just legalized sports gambling on a state by state basis.

[Go Canes!!]

Bookies around America putting their houses on the market:

BREAKING: Supreme Court strikes down federal anti sports gambling law, gives states go-ahead to allow betting on sports.

[86Cane]

You can all go back to man crushing on Frost now, just wanted to point that out.

Posted by: Go Canes!! | May 14, 2018 at 09:52 AM

I wonder if Scott Frost is married?

[86Cane]

Supreme Court just legalized sports gambling on a state by state basis.

Posted by: Old Skool | May 14, 2018 at 10:42 AM

Interesting. What will results be?

[Old Skool]

In other news ...

The New England Patriots are reportedly hiring martial arts expert Joe Kim to bolster the team's pass rush.

Kim will reportedly help the team's defensive lineman and outside linebackers work on their hand-to-hand combat in pass-rushing situations. In his career, he's filled a similar role for the Browns (three times), Redskins, Bears, Chiefs, Giants, Broncos, Bills, Packers, Cowboys, Dolphins and the Penn State Nittany Lions.

[Old Skool]

ESPN expects New Jersey followed by
Delaware, Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia to quick enable sports betting. I would imagine dog and horse track owners as well as Indian tribes are suddenly increasing their lobbying budgets in Florida.

If you look at Germany and England, sports betting parlors are common in the cities.

[Old Skool]

Meanwhile, Mark Cuban estimates the value of each pro sports team just doubled today.

[Go Canes!!]

Posted by: Old Skool | May 14, 2018 at 01:15 PM

If I had to guess you’ll be able to bet on a New Years bowl game at the two Hard Rocks and any dog/horse track/poker room in Florida.

[Old Skool]

Well this could get interesting ...

The principles announced in Monday’s decision may have implications for other kinds of federal laws. When the case was argued in December, Justice Sotomayor said some federal regulation of marijuana could be threatened by a ruling that allows sports betting.

[86Cane]

Don't get your hopes up too "high". LOL

[Terrance Sullivan]

Lol hahaha.

[86Cane]

I would like to make the first two bets now that it is legal:

1. I bet that WWIN's bestie and second cousin once removed, Malik Rosier, is NOT the starting QB come Fall.

2. I bet that Go Canes has a framed poster of Mark Richt over his bed.

[Terrance Sullivan]

Lol 86.

[WWIN]

Posted by: 86Cane | May 14, 2018 at 09:48 PM

1. You lose! Answer: he'll start

2. You lose! Answer: Al Golden poster

[His Royal Dudeness]

Posted by: WWIN | May 14, 2018 at 11:03 PM

Al Golden is still in the frame, covered by the new Mark Richt poster.

[WWIN]

You right HRD... Soupster breaks even

[86Cane]

All I ever wanted in life was to break even.

#MissionAccomplished

[Go Canes!!]

Posted by: WWIN | May 14, 2018 at 11:03 PM

That's right,still pitching the story that I never, ever, ever once criticized Golden and always said everything he did was perfect!

You have that framed next to the WW quarterback rating system, where completing half your passes is great football but hitting 23 of 24 with 4 TDs and no picks is a failing grade.

"Because statistics can be deceiving"

[Old Skool]

So is there an over-under on St. Thomas to win next year's state championship?

Bill Bradley says that in the Court ruling that there's nothing in it to prevent gambling on high school games.

The other innovation to expect is in game gambling. With an Internet connection, you'll be able to be on the next play, pitch or free throw.

[Go Canes!!]

Willie’s gonna get smoked:

Florida State vs. Boise State Aug. 31, 2019 season opener in Jacksonville will be officially announced at Wednesday news conference

[Terrance Sullivan]

Ha on the same day we have the Gators in Orlando!

[86Cane]

Ha the same day we SLAY the Gators in Orlando!

FIFY

[SinisterCane]

Posted by: 86Cane | May 15, 2018 at 08:15 PM

Hopefully NoO will have this QB thingy solved 2019

[His Royal Dudeness]

Posted by: 86Cane | May 15, 2018 at 08:15 PM

We will beat the Gators by 14 in 2019, vault it. Manny Diaz is creating as good a defense as you can, if Richt can get the O where it needs to be, solid, we are going to win a bunch more games.

[86Cane]

if Richt can get the O where it needs to be, solid, we are going to win a bunch more games.

Posted by: His Royal Dudeness | May 15, 2018 at 09:12 PM

And therein lies the conundrum.

[Herbieibis]

We have 3 problems: one, play calling, two that O-Line and three, QB other than that everything should be graveyard!

[Go Canes!!]

Posted by: Herbieibis | May 16, 2018 at 12:37 AM

How would you rank them in order of importance?

[His Royal Dudeness]

Posted by: Go Canes!! | May 16, 2018 at 06:48 AM

I know you didnt ask me, but...

1) Offensive line. A monster offensive line is the most important thing in football.
2) Play calling.
3) QB.

[Herbieibis]

Go, Qb. Got to have field manager, who is smart and doesn't turn the ball over.
Next play calling. No matter how bad or average the Line is, u can mask some of those problems with play calling. Richy, in The Herb's humble opinion is to conservative at times.
Last is the O-Line. We do have some talent there and although we are lacking at the tackle position, we have enough to be good with the first 2 clicking.

[Go Canes!!]

I’d rank them:

1) QB
2) QB
3) QB

Well not to that extreme but outside of Bama all the other recent national champs had these guys under center:

Deshaun Watson
Cardele Jones
Jamies Winston
Cam Newton
Tim Tebow
Leak/Tebow
Vince Young

So basically unless you have the #1 recruiting class every single year for a decade straight, you better have a MAJOR difference maker at quarterback.

[Terrance Sullivan]

Lol so being a Turnover Machine Inaccurate QB is no problem lol. Pure Comedy.

[thirstybuzzardcane]

1) Offensive line. A monster offensive line is the most important thing in football.
2) Play calling.
3) QB.

Posted by: His Royal Dudeness | May 16, 2018 at 11:00 AM

I concur!