Your University of Miami football program has been wandering in the wilderness for about 15 years now. There have been five head coaches, countless assistant coaches and too many players to count. And still, here we are.
Head coach Butch Davis led us out of the terrible probation period of the mid-1990s before leaving for the NFL. He recruited and stacked the roster with talented players before caretaker head coach Larry Coker was blessed with the greatest collection of talent ever assembled on a college football field.
The results speak for themselves.
Yes, from 2001-2004 Miami was far and above the best team on any field anywhere. Coker won a National Championship and should have won two and maybe could have won three. Miami players stocked NFL rosters for the following decade. But we will let that little detail go for now.
Then the bottom dropped out.
Career 'Cane Randy Shannon was hired to replace "Likable Larry" and was a sure thing to be the next great UM coach. The true Miami fans were convinced beyond any reasonable doubt that Shannon would save us. He had all the credentials but unfortunately none of the skills needed to rebuild the beast. The beast starved to death and was strangled by his abrasive personality, poor media skills and narrow minded recruiting strategy.
Al Golden, a Joe Paterno disciple from Penn State, came in to replace "Rough Randy" with his own master plan that consisted of pillars, principles and plans for greatness. Until he coached his team to be slow and fat and fell on hard times eventually choking on his own neck tie. Golden was tarnished by year two but survived four years. Who the hell wears a necktie in Miami in August much less in college football in 2012? Al Golden did and he is, as we say, history.
Enter Mark Richt, the former Hurricane QB and an experienced head coach would certainly lead Miami back to the glory days of yesterday. I mean the guy was on the team with some of the early greats under Howard Schnellenberger, right? How could he go wrong? Well he replaced the "Golden One" but soon appeared tired and flamed out in record time as if in a hurry to go fishing with Jimmy Johnson in the Florida Keys. Can't blame him, can you?
Enter Manny "The Miami Guy" Diaz. Heck, the guy was a defensive guru (like Shannon) who basically invented the "Turnover Chain". Is there anything MORE Miami than that? Hell to the nah! Manny was THE MAN. He would simply waltz, no make Samba, into the locker room, speak truth to power, and suddenly all would be well with the team once and for all. He created "The New Miami" which meant that Manny simply could not fail.
The truth is that his head coaching performance is already very questionable. And his future is already in doubt among fans. From some people's perspective it is sad. Many say that we need to be more patient with our head coaches.
On the other hand, fans want results and they want them NOW.
And we all know that will not change today or tomorrow.
What we do not want is to carry on like a wayward son.
With no hope or end in sight. All we ask really is that:
There will be peace when you are done,
lay your weary head to rest,
don't you cry no more.
Winning the ACC Coastal is looking like a very tough task
Posted by: BigWindyCane | September 28, 2019
Windy
We might finish 3ed if we tighten up.
Posted by: solarcane | September 28, 2019 at 05:39 PM
#TheNewCarolina tied with UNC at halftime 14-14.
UNC was 1-7 last season in the ACC?
Coaching matters
Posted by: BigWindyCane | September 28, 2019 at 05:05 P
Did UNC have a different coach against Appalachian State last week?
Posted by: DuvalCane | September 28, 2019 at 05:47 PM
Did UNC have a different coach against Appalachian State last week?
Posted by: DuvalCane | September 28, 2019 at 05:47 PM
well-played!
(+ pitt example today)
Posted by: alpine | September 28, 2019 at 06:00 PM
Good question Duval.
Speaking of good coaching, Appalachian State is 3-0. Glad we played Central Michigan and not them last week.
Posted by: BigWindyCane | September 28, 2019 at 06:05 PM
UVA OL looks like UM OL they have given up 7 sacks, a scoop and score and a long return on another fumble. UVA is good.....but not real good. They are shell shocked. ND is pretty good....8 sacks....a lot of them are because of good coverage down field....ND is a Top 10 team.....UVA is in the Top 30....low rank....Us? Top 60 or so....not real good.....I look at us as 0-2 as we beat some kindergarten teams.....Sad program here now
Clemson would have us down 50-0.....like I said Clelin told me UM was so average so unorganized so sad....he told me Dabo asked them to go ez on UM as CMR is a good guy....true story!!!!
Posted by: VA Cane | September 28, 2019 at 06:22 PM
UM vs Clemson 50-0...UNC a chance to win!!!!
Posted by: VA Cane | September 28, 2019 at 06:40 PM
And just like that
Posted by: solarcane | September 28, 2019 at 06:41 PM
UNC played Clemson close. The coaches had a great game plan and the players were prepared. Showed future Clemson opponents that they are vulnerable.
More importantly for the Canes though, an ACC loss for a Coastal Division opponent that beat the Canes. The Canes still theoretically control their destiny to the ACC championship game
Posted by: BigWindyCane | September 28, 2019 at 07:35 PM
More importantly for the Canes though, an ACC loss for a Coastal Division opponent that beat the Canes. The Canes still theoretically control their destiny to the ACC championship game
Posted by: BigWindyCane | September 28, 2019 at 07:35 PM
No they don’t. UNC still would have to lose again (they will). The WF loss was very strangely a non-conference loss.
Posted by: Basura | September 28, 2019 at 08:01 PM
Basura - correct on all accounts
However, I have absolutely no faith that we will beat VT, VA,FSU, Pitt
They need to prove themselves to me before I start having any hope at this time
Posted by: AeroCane | September 28, 2019 at 08:14 PM
Yup, we gotta just sit back, watch and have no expectations for this year or next.
Posted by: Basura | September 28, 2019 at 08:27 PM
Remember when Scott Frost was a thing?
Good times.
Posted by: Go Canes!! | September 28, 2019 at 08:49 PM
Plane engines warming, printing presses churning away...Dabo in danger!
Posted by: TonyCane | September 28, 2019 at 09:08 PM
Ohio state guys play every down like the game depends on it.
Posted by: solarcane | September 28, 2019 at 09:09 PM
However, I have absolutely no faith that we will beat VT, VA,FSU, Pitt
They need to prove themselves to me before I start having any hope at this time
Posted by: AeroCane | September 28, 2019 at 08:14 PM
Aero thrown in Duke and I'm right there with you.
Posted by: solarcane | September 28, 2019 at 09:19 PM
Solar - lol
I didn’t include them because I think we no chance of beating them AT THIS TIME. Hopefully I’m dead wrong on all accounts and manny And staff can suddenly recruit and coach (at least try to do 1 of the 2)
Posted by: AeroCane | September 28, 2019 at 09:31 PM
Solar, that’s the culture that Manny is trying toninstill. It took Tom Herman 16 games here at Texas before his culture change began to taken root.
Posted by: TonyCane | September 28, 2019 at 09:31 PM
Tony - good point
However, Herman has HC history and success - manny - nothing. Now this doesn’t mean he won’t become the next Dabo, etc but as Go says, time will tell!
Posted by: AeroCane | September 28, 2019 at 09:44 PM
Tony,
Yea Understand what you are saying, and I know it is a process.
It is hard to go from expecting to win the Coastal every year to wondering if we are going to be bowl eligible.
Posted by: solarcane | September 28, 2019 at 09:47 PM
We will be bowl eligible. Worst case scenario is a 6 win season, presuming non offensive improvement. I have faith that this staff will continue To improve.
Posted by: TonyCane | September 28, 2019 at 09:49 PM
NEW BLOG IS UP!
Posted by: 86Cane | September 28, 2019 at 11:18 PM