Your Miami Hurricanes had a chance to set the 2019 college football season right on the first Saturday in October with an easy victory over struggling Virginia Tech at Hard Rock Stadium.
The contest set up to be an easy home game for the Hurricanes who were favored by a solid 14 points over a shockingly weak Hokies team that had lost the previous week to Duke 45-10.
Of course, that was all before the game actually kicked off.
Then a Halloween horror show happened a few weeks early.
Suddenly, before you could get a cold beer, slap some mustard on your hot dog and find your seat, UM would find a way to turn the ball over four times and trail VT by the neat and tidy score of 28-0.
The fans in attendance must have felt as if they had been run over by a truck.
Justifiably the fans started booing or heading for the safety of the tailgate in the parking lot, the cheerleaders stopped cheering and Manny Diaz was soon seen looking for some serious smoke to cover his emergency exit from the stadium to avoid having to explain another embarrassing loss by his completely unprepared team to the media once again.
Now granted, Miami made a valiant effort to fight its way back into the game and even managed to tie the score 35-35 late in the fouth quarter behind backup QB N'kosi Perry.
Apparently, when Manny Diaz proclaimed after the fourth game of the season that he still didn't know who his best players were at several positions he was obviously including the QB position. Perry clearly outplayed starting QB Williams, who managed to throw several picks before blaming a "sore shoulder" and sitting down.
But alas, it was not to be as the once stoudt UM defense could not muster one more stop and let VT drive right down the field and score the winning TD for the final score of 42-35.
The game, and Miami's 2019 season, basically ended at the same time.
To be brutally honest Miami fans attending the games really have no idea if their team is going to give them a trick or treat on any given Saturday.
On the first Saturday in October it was clear that the trick was on them.
First sadly we aint!!!
Posted by: VA Cane | October 06, 2019 at 10:54 AM
But alas, it was not to be as the once stoudt UM defense could not muster one more stop and let VT drive right down the field and score the winning TD for the final score of 42-35.
The game, and Miami's 2019 season, basically ended at the same time.
Yup...
Posted by: roachcane77 | October 06, 2019 at 11:03 AM
Well Said Soupster!
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | October 06, 2019 at 11:11 AM
Between Baxa, the DBs, and the OL, it’s too much to overcome.
God Baxa is putrid. How can they keep him on the team? I guess let him continue with kickoff duty, but you can’t trot him out there when there is even 1 point on the line.
Posted by: Basura | October 06, 2019 at 11:15 AM
Great post! Love the photos!
Posted by: BigWindyCane | October 06, 2019 at 11:30 AM
If I am not mistaken, CMD has said that no starting position is guaranteed and every player is in open competition at all times.
So what about QB? CMD’s roster decisions at OL, DL, Safety, Lingard, WR (along with his coaching and staff decisions quite frankly) are highly questionable at best.
Posted by: BigWindyCane | October 06, 2019 at 11:36 AM
The season is ova!
Although we knew that after the NC game, didn't we?
Posted by: nemo2002 | October 06, 2019 at 11:37 AM
Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | October 06, 2019 at 10:41 AM
LOL! I figured that out after watching JW 15 against Florida.
Posted by: CGNC | October 06, 2019 at 11:52 AM
Great blog article and photos!!!!
FWIW I did see Lingard dressed and on the sideline with a brace or wrap on his knee. He does not need to go out there behind that Oline and land in the ER.
Nemo - I had a pretty good idea this season had a potential to be a wash after the NC game. Now I know.
Posted by: CGNC | October 06, 2019 at 11:55 AM
SMU down 27 to 7 comes back, wins and stays undefeated.
College football is fun to watch in spite of Miami.
Posted by: solarcane | October 06, 2019 at 12:11 PM
Big Windy,
You are right J4 is a completely different player when Kosi is on the field.
He still has a tendency to go down rather than risk injury, but why get hurt for this team?
Posted by: solarcane | October 06, 2019 at 12:21 PM
DTX
Appreciate th love brother
Posted by: solarcane | October 06, 2019 at 12:23 PM
- I had a pretty good idea this season had a potential to be a wash after the NC game. Now I know.
Posted by: CGNC | October 06, 2019 at 11:55 AM
Classic I wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then
Posted by: solarcane | October 06, 2019 at 12:27 PM
OL coach needs to be fired yesterday...... watching the game, i can count on 2 hands how many times someone didn't block a single person....on one play, 2 lineman were side by side and didn't block anyone.....pathetic.
Joe Montana could be our Q and he would get trashed behind this line
Posted by: raizecane | October 06, 2019 at 12:27 PM
But Diaz wasn't watching
"Say what you want about the 2018 season for Perry, but the fact that he has matured, stayed out of trouble, and didn’t pout when he lost the job, speaks volumes about his character. Perry came on in relief of an ineffective Jarren Williamsto go 28-47 for 422 yards and 4 touchdown throws. He was blitzed and battered by Virginia Tech’s defense, but gave Miami a chance to win the game. There were moments where he made bad decisions and was bailed out by penalty, but all in all a very encouraging performance by Perry."
Posted by: solarcane | October 06, 2019 at 12:32 PM
hey.....who is in possession of that banner anyway? I dont think I ever signed it....
Posted by: raizecane | October 06, 2019 at 12:33 PM
Great blob article, has all the spice you want from a dull season on the football field. (Also, it was five consecutive turnovers end drives to start the game when you add in the fumble after the QB change, but who's counting again?) Hope it keeps up the spicy-hot seasoning while the football team circles the drain after losing to the cellar dwellers of the ACC flushes the season and the upperclassmen coast to protect their draft status against injury peril at the cost of performance.
Plus, that's my favorite picture of me and Noel, so I'm skimming the barrel bottom for all the positives possible. It only kind of helps I got in on VT at plus 12 points on the line for better than even odds . . .
Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | October 06, 2019 at 12:37 PM
Points worth remembering
There is no I in team but there is in winner
Posted by: solarcane | October 06, 2019 at 12:39 PM
Great blog article and photos!!!
Posted by: CGNC | October 06, 2019 at 11:55 AM
I do what I can.
Posted by: 86Cane | October 06, 2019 at 12:41 PM
Did u Eva notice, once we turn the ball over in our territory how easy it is for the other team to score a TD, not hold to a FG but we cough up a TD. Defense like butta once we turn it over.
We blitz when we don't need to and when we need to they don't. These blitzes are not disguised very well because it's taking a year to get to the QB. No push up the middle and to many blitzes are to wide. Nobody on defense is playing great, including Garvin, Shaq and Pink.
They need to stop all that shyt talking and make some plays.
Secondary is green but they should of played those guys more last year and they would of been seasoned more.
Looks to The Herb that Manny plays favorites. They may be hustlers but don't have the talent but he plays them anyway.
Perry takes to many chances. U could see that when we had 4 downs at the 5. Four forced throws in a row. Better arm but not smart. To me another Baxa.
We are in trouble. These is no blue print that cruit wants to follow.
Talent wins out. Look what OSU u did to MSU. SParties top defense shredded. OSU just plain. Out talented them. Not saying the teams are great talent wise, we have been out coached. We have to many C rated players. When u have depth of talent there is a true dog fight. Here it's a C-rated player going against a C in most cases. Manny's year on auditions suck. This is not going to inspire any talent to want to play here looking unorganized. Maybe if Manny would use 100 watt bulbs instead of 60 watts the lights would stay on longer. To many selfish dumb players.
Posted by: Herbieibis | October 06, 2019 at 12:45 PM
Great post! Love the photos!
Posted by: BigWindyCane | October 06, 2019 at 11:30 AM
Glad I could make you smile before I leave.
#SolarSayings
Posted by: 86Cane | October 06, 2019 at 12:48 PM
Plus, that's my favorite picture of me and Noel, so I'm skimming the barrel bottom for all the positives possible.
Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | October 06, 2019 at 12:37 PM
I had to dig DEEP into the archives to find photos #1 and #3 in the article.
The next article mid week will be about FUBAR. Think I am going to need KYCane's dumpster fire photo for that one?
Posted by: 86Cane | October 06, 2019 at 12:50 PM
You mean this one??
Posted by: KYcane | October 06, 2019 at 01:00 PM
Check your phone
Posted by: KYcane | October 06, 2019 at 01:01 PM
Another classic blog title.
Soup
You need to make a list of your favorite Blog Titles in relevance to circumstances of good stuff
Posted by: solarcane | October 06, 2019 at 01:05 PM
Classic I wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then
Posted by: solarcane | October 06, 2019 at 12:27 PM
Ignorance "was" bliss.
Now we KNOW we suck, and so do all of the rapidly decommitting recruits...
Sigh... thinking things would be different THIS TIME, (TNM)... Wrong!
AND... Lucy pulls the ball away from Charlie Brown, and he falls on his a$$, AGAIN!!!
Posted by: roachcane77 | October 06, 2019 at 01:07 PM
Outstanding Roach!
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | October 06, 2019 at 01:41 PM
Soupster, CGNC I tagged Y'all on Twitter to Big Of Rant on our Canes and Manny. Good Gawd!
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | October 06, 2019 at 01:42 PM
The Canes OL is horrible. I see Nelson and Clark played a little better, but the OL still gave up 5 sacks. Perry moves around in the pocket a lot better than Jarren, or this would be another 10 sack performance. Nelson and Clark are being physically overwhelmed, and even the veterans Donaldson, Scaife and Gaynor are having subpar seasons. I find it hard to believe that someone on that bench couldn’t play better, or at least not get physically dominated. Frankly, they really don’t look like FBS OLs, and clearly don’t play like it.
I try not to criticize the players and coaches too much for fear of scaring recruits away. Now, I simply have to call it the way everyone sees it. There is no coaching, game-planning or player development going on in Coral Gables. This team will be lucky (and I mean very lucky) to make a bowl this season.
Posted by: BigWindyCane | October 06, 2019 at 01:51 PM
Problem with us, the Clarke's and Nelson's of the world should be redshirting and not be subjected to this kind of abuse. Border line criminal what Manny is doing to these kids. Not highly recruited by alot of power 5's to boot. Showing all the cruits that u will play freshmen is great but only if they are Physically ready and mature enough, which obviously ours are not. Nelson a 2 star cruit and Clarke a 3. Learning on the job is a bit h at DA U. Who even starts an Oh tackle at 285 lbs, except maybe Jawja Tech when they ran the flexbone?
Posted by: Herbieibis | October 06, 2019 at 01:59 PM
I learned long ago, to be successful, execute plays and concepts, and win, you have to control the lines of scrimmage, be smart by not committing stupid penalties, not turn the ball over, play flawless special teams, and execute the fundamentals of the game on both sides of the ball and want it enough to die for it!......players must do it, and coaches must coach it.
If you do not, you will fail, lose, and people will see it and take their talent where it is being done.
I think too many people on here believe we have elite talent. We do not and have not had it; the last really great players with unreal talent were 2000 2001 and 2002. The talent level here has been way over rated; there have been good players at times...never an elite player since then. Oh I forgot MNW 2007 class was the greatest haul of all time by Onion...LOL!! I think this is due to coaching; there have been no great coaches since the great years.
Great coaching makes average players good, and good players elite....if both want, feel, learn, and will kill to get it!!! You either hit hurt and hate on the filed...or lose...
We have not done any of this on a regular basis since 2002 team....who did get rooked in their swan song game.
Its fact.....there has not been a good team here in a long time;anybody arguing 2016 and 2017 were Top 20 teams is delusional...no psychotic....you have lost touch with reality for sure.
I am very disappointed, but will continue to root for our guys....but I see a change coming if it continues to spiral downward.....can it do so....
Posted by: VA Cane | October 06, 2019 at 02:55 PM
Posted by: 86Cane | October 06, 2019 at 12:50 PM
Home dogs are the best, when they howl.
Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | October 06, 2019 at 03:29 PM
Its fact.....there has not been a good team here in a long time;anybody arguing 2016 and 2017 were Top 20 teams is delusional...no psychotic....you have lost touch with reality for sure.
VA - I said the same thing - ask TSully how he responded
Pittiful attempt at coaching and playing football
Posted by: AeroCane | October 06, 2019 at 03:32 PM
Gotcha VA,
SO. FLO. talent seems to be a little Overated. A good coach takes something that doesn't seem that good and makes it into something. We seem take something that is good and make into nothing.
Do we have a young team, yes in a lot of areas but stop with the excuses and using and mentioning of youth. The Coaches can't figure out what to do with the talent they have, that's their stupidity. We have enough talent to put points on the board, especially in this sorry azz conference, where 80 of the teams are mediocre at best. The Coaches got to stop effi g up what talent we do have and start playing to there strengths. Put the play makers on the field. Quit force feeding them an offense that they can't flourish in. Get the Pope's, Linegard and a few others on the field and use them to your advantage. Quit doing less with more. In this conference only Clemson and FSU has more overall talent.
Posted by: Herbieibis | October 06, 2019 at 03:45 PM
I think too many people on here believe we have elite talent. We do not and have not had it; the last really great players with unreal talent were 2000 2001 and 2002. The talent level here has been way over rated; there have been good players at times...never an elite player since then.
Posted by: VA Cane | October 06, 2019 at 02:55 PM
You keep shorting the talent by 2 years. We still had talent until 2004. We had some talent after that but it was mostly wasted or squandered by bad coaches. That and the sun was in our eyes.
I don't have time to look now but can someone, and by someone I mean TonyCane, please list any elite players or at least all NFL draft picks in the first five rounds who may have stuck from 2004-2018 please.
Posted by: 86Cane | October 06, 2019 at 03:45 PM
I do remember when Aldarius Johnson was going to be the next Michael Irvin and was Ray Ray Armstrong going to be the next Sean Taylor. How'd that turn out? Not so good!
Posted by: 86Cane | October 06, 2019 at 03:47 PM
Thats what I am saying 86.....you get good and average players in here....but they never get to the elite level....you got to coach young kids to reach the next level.....yes we have some good NFL players.....but other than Frank Gore....are they rolling off yer lips? Greg Olsen yes! whyo else has really made it? You got to coach these players up!!!!
Posted by: VA Cane | October 06, 2019 at 04:25 PM
The kids are to blame for some of it...the coaching is to blame for most of it!!!! Clappy, Onion, AlPa, CMR, CMD.....just not getting it done.
yea 2004 was ok.....but all this talent everybody claims is here is not winning.....17 years since a Title? not that much talent and no coaching!!!!!
Posted by: VA Cane | October 06, 2019 at 04:28 PM
and why in gods name would you want to come to UM?
Beaches, girls, pr5o stadium, weather, classes....hell no!!!
I want to play for 4 titles in 4 years if I can or if I stay!!!!
Sadly you cannot even play for a conference title here!!!!....so you can go to a big team...but come here to dust old trophys off and play in the shadow of greatness.....and never come close to living it? NEVER!!!!!
Posted by: VA Cane | October 06, 2019 at 04:32 PM
Check your phone
Posted by: KYcane | October 06, 2019 at 01:01 PM
Got it.
Posted by: 86Cane | October 06, 2019 at 04:34 PM
Posted by: solarcane | October 06, 2019 at 12:27 PM
Meh. I am not going to the Virginia game. It is on a Friday night and I would have to leave work early and go through too much to fight rush hour traffic to get home by midnight after a possible loss. If it was a Saturday I would go and finish up my season tix which, will not be renewed.
Posted by: CGNC | October 06, 2019 at 04:34 PM
That happy crowd in the first photo - circa 2007? I remember that day, we used digital cameras - Heather took pics for everyone LOL.
Posted by: CGNC | October 06, 2019 at 04:36 PM
In honor of the blogger Calvin: "Shat football".
I feel especially bad for the kids that work their tails off like DJ13.
Posted by: CGNC | October 06, 2019 at 04:38 PM
Thanks for that CGNC Pa!
DJ will be a pro...he really knows no quit!!! He is WFO...like Earnhardt 3 Wide F**king Open!!!!!
we have had very few of those guys since 02-03....that play all out!!!
Name me the last Rohan Marley!!!! Bosher....DJ...they are all heart and desire!!!
If every player we had since the glory days played like rohan, Bosher DJ...we would win every game!!!
Got to take the talent and coach it!!!!
Posted by: VA Cane | October 06, 2019 at 04:48 PM
CGNC have someone accounted for your tickets to Fridays Game If Not I would love to have them.
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | October 06, 2019 at 04:51 PM
OGV - I still have my ST #26 T-shirt as well.....
Posted by: raizecane | October 06, 2019 at 04:52 PM
CGNC Best Thing I did was not renew Season Tickets and just buy tickets to certain Games on Vivid or StubHub.
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | October 06, 2019 at 04:52 PM
CMD has been so bad, I wish we had Shannon, Golden or Richt right now.
My prediction after this 0-2 and 2-3 (soon to be 2-4) start, is I only see wins against GT and FIU, so that is a 4 win season, after so many (non-Canes fans) picked the Canes to win the Coastal.
I guess there is always basketball season
Posted by: BigWindyCane | October 06, 2019 at 05:06 PM
I guess there is always basketball season....
I cannot watch a girls game....and we will suck on the hardwood as well.....bad stuff here regarding mens sports....well there is always girls tennis and sports...hell they win baby!!!!!
Posted by: VA Cane | October 06, 2019 at 05:37 PM
CMD has been so bad, I wish we had Shannon, Golden or Richt right now.....no way....those guys sucked so bad.....they are why we have CMD......hell fire BJ....give 86 the AD jod....let me coach with a lot of you guys and gals as coaches...w2e will BE BACK!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: VA Cane | October 06, 2019 at 05:39 PM
CMD has been so bad, I wish we had Shannon, Golden or Richt right now.
Posted by: BigWindyCane | October 06, 2019 at 05:06 PM
When I saw the look on CMD's face at the end of the game, it reminded me of the same stunned, sullen look on Al Golden's face after Clemson beat us 58 - 0. After denial, anger, bargaining (e.g., "I just want a few more years to change the culture", etc.) and then the fourth stage, depression, Golden was facing the FINAL STAGE of the death of an otherwise promising coaching career: ACCEPTANCE.
And I saw that same look on CMD's face Saturdat night - the look of acceptance . . . of the fact that our team is horrible, and that, he just isn't good enough to be a successful head coach of a major college football program.
Yes, the head coaching job at Miami can be a career killer. After the Clemson game, Al Golden knew it. I could see it in his face! And I saw that same look on CMD's face too after we lost to VaTech Saturday night. It wasn't the look of DENIAL or ANGER. Worse yet, it was the look of lost hope and of ACCEPTANCE.
Posted by: nemo2002 | October 06, 2019 at 06:47 PM
So when does Blake extend mannys contract? Lol
Posted by: AeroCane | October 06, 2019 at 07:14 PM
If it was a Saturday I would go and finish up my season tix which, will not be renewed.
Posted by: CGNC | October 06, 2019 at 04:34 PM
I was only one year ahead of you but...not bad reaction time on your behalf. People criticized me for not renewing. People ridiculed me for not showing up at the games. Turns out to be very profund that it was the best $2000 I never spent!
Posted by: 86Cane | October 06, 2019 at 07:32 PM
That happy crowd in the first photo - circa 2007? I remember that day, we used digital cameras - Heather took pics for everyone LOL.
Posted by: CGNC | October 06, 2019 at 04:36 PM
Yes, good call. The first game ever as Canespace, 2007, first home game. A truly historic day!
Posted by: 86Cane | October 06, 2019 at 07:33 PM
OGV - I still have my ST #26 T-shirt as well.....
Posted by: raizecane | October 06, 2019 at 04:52 PM
Me too. Ray Ray Armstrong has one too.
What a waste of a shirt.
Posted by: 86Cane | October 06, 2019 at 07:36 PM
And I saw that same look on CMD's face too after we lost to VaTech Saturday night. It wasn't the look of DENIAL or ANGER. Worse yet, it was the look of lost hope and of ACCEPTANCE.
Posted by: nemo2002 | October 06, 2019 at 06:47 PM
This is VERY deep and well written.
I may have to borrow it for a feature article.
Posted by: 86Cane | October 06, 2019 at 07:37 PM
VA,nemo good posts!
I think over the years "elite player"
has diluted down to describe what we used to call very good players.
Sean Taylor, Dan Morgan, Deven Hester were elite players, they could change the outcome of a game by their shear will to win.
Guys that played at an A+ level every single game for a career were elite.
Bret Romberg comes to mind as an example.
The Jacory Harris, Duke Johnson level of players were very good, but were called elite, because our perception of the best has been watered down with the sub par program at Miami.
To me I don't see an elite player on the team. Brevin Jordan is a very good tight end and could be elite one day but not yet.
High school elite doesn't always translate to college super star.
Florida high school elite isn't any better than Texas,California,or Georgia elite either no matter how you try and spin it.
Posted by: solarcane | October 06, 2019 at 08:23 PM
I hate that I was right that Manny was a bad hire. He was part of a staff that was not successful. Why continue that culture of failure? I though getting Richt was the right move because it showed UM was serious about have a top tier program. He didn’t pan out, that happens. But they should’ve brought in another big time coach.
Posted by: Kat Dayco | October 06, 2019 at 08:39 PM
Geez
We dropped from a very respectable Manny Diaz coached #48 in the country last week to a mildly alarming #52 this week.
This could spell the end to a Coastal championship run if we don't recognize who our best players are and install the culture changing process soon.
Posted by: solarcane | October 06, 2019 at 09:00 PM
Testing keyboard
Posted by: solarcane | October 06, 2019 at 09:41 PM
Another test cause I suck at settings
1234567790
ABC abc
Sorry soup got it I think
Posted by: solarcane | October 06, 2019 at 09:50 PM
The best you are going to feel today I guarantee.
cause when you are the best in the world at something, and humble as dirt
People dig it.
https://youtu.be/OOXB7348RPk
Posted by: solarcane | October 06, 2019 at 09:58 PM
Worse yet, it was the look of lost hope and of ACCEPTANCE.
Posted by: nemo2002 | October 06, 2019 at 06:47 PM
A scary place to be. I really hate to admit it, but I felt the same thing.
Last in the country in penalties, sacks and third down conversions. This is a poorly prepared team
Posted by: BigWindyCane | October 06, 2019 at 10:48 PM
Looking at Jacoby Brisset, I am reminded that he left the University of Florida and wanted to transfer to Miami, our coaches declined. Now, the Canes don’t have any NFL QBs and Brisset is flourishing in the NFL.
It’s decisions like these that have plagued the Canes for years.
Posted by: BigWindyCane | October 06, 2019 at 10:55 PM
According to Bud Foster he knew Jarren didn't have the arm strength and felt they could jump and undercut routes. Good coaches see a weakness and attacks it. We k ow our weaknesses and won't change. Might as well hand them our playbook, never mind our opponents know it better than we do.
Posted by: Herbieibis | October 06, 2019 at 11:24 PM
ESPN’s Jorge Sedano has come out and said that the Canes are a “poorly coached” team.
Posted by: BigWindyCane | October 06, 2019 at 11:26 PM
Posted by: Herbieibis | October 06, 2019 at 11:24 PM
Yep. It’s nothing new or ingenious. It’s just a typical ACC defensive coordinator going his job. And other ACC opponents will take out that same VT Bud Foster game plan and reuse it over and over. They will stack the box and running the ball consistently will also be tough.
The Canes will struggle on offense with Jarren, and it will get worse as the season progresses
Posted by: BigWindyCane | October 06, 2019 at 11:32 PM
It’s decisions like these that have plagued the Canes for years.
Posted by: BigWindyCane | October 06, 2019 at 10:55 PM
There IT is right there.
Posted by: 86Cane | October 06, 2019 at 11:47 PM
The Canes will struggle on offense with Jarren, and it will get worse as the season progresses.
Posted by: BigWindyCane | October 06, 2019 at 11:32 PM
Sad, but true.
Posted by: 86Cane | October 06, 2019 at 11:47 PM
So now that we have lost the absolute strongest, biggest and most diehard fans on the blog like Big Windy Cane and Go Canes, what is left for the rest of us to hope for?
Posted by: 86Cane | October 06, 2019 at 11:49 PM
86
It’s gotten to the point where the only hope is hoping for a new AD and head coach!
I used to look so forward to my Saturday’s during football season! Now I plan my Saturdays without caring or even knowing the time of our game.
Very very sad and so very depressing
Posted by: AeroCane | October 07, 2019 at 12:27 AM
Aero...clearly it is time to go outside and play!
Posted by: 86Cane | October 07, 2019 at 01:07 AM
FUBAR is next.
86 is OUT.
Posted by: 86Cane | October 07, 2019 at 01:08 AM
Aero...clearly it is time to go outside and play!
Posted by: 86Cane | October 07, 2019 at 01:07 AM
There IT IS right there.
Posted by: solarcane | October 07, 2019 at 01:32 AM
- waving the white flag
. . . as last optimist out, i also closed the door
- acceptance is truly the word of the day; i will continue to watch & root for canes & fins but no hype or excitement or calendar-circling; i truly miss those days
- AND... Lucy pulls the ball away from Charlie Brown, and he falls on his a$$, AGAIN!!! Posted by: roachcane77 | October 06, 2019 at 01:07 PM
. . . this was a brilliant analogy!!!!!!!!
- lots of good blogging, by the way
. . . but i notice that my interest in talking football right now has withered on the vine
- already looking forward to next year, when we put the TRM,IMITT ("the new miami, i really mean it this time") on the field
- for this year, i'm obviously gonna have to move my chips to basketball and hope the canes & heat do SOMETHING; off-seasonal heat hype is big, so i'm set up good for another run towards lucy
Posted by: alpine | October 07, 2019 at 02:14 AM
but the surprising weekend good news for me: the extremely dark clouds ate too much swiss cheese and got constipated;
just some mild english trickle-rain saturday; none sunday so biking was fantastic + a wonderfully cozy motel = an excellent weekend
until i watched the canes sunday night
. . . at which time, the fairy dust faded and the coach i was riding did the pumpkin thing-y
Posted by: alpine | October 07, 2019 at 02:24 AM
p.s. i liked the article!
is it possible for the management to give out names of those on the photos? or am i the only one here, who doesn't know these things?
Posted by: alpine | October 07, 2019 at 02:26 AM
CMD just said on Joe Rose that he is changing his role with the defense......would not elaborate specifics....
Posted by: raizecane | October 07, 2019 at 07:11 AM
CMD is a Damn Joke he should have done that 3 Games earlier after the UNC Debacle. So saying this a month later 😂😂 😂😂 😂.
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | October 07, 2019 at 07:24 AM
The NCAA has officially recognized me as the first fan in the country to enter the transfer portal....
Posted by: raizecane | October 07, 2019 at 07:51 AM
The NCAA has officially recognized me as the first fan in the country to enter the transfer portal....
Posted by: raizecane | October 07, 2019 at 07:51 AM
LMAO!
This is the reason I come here
Posted by: solarcane | October 07, 2019 at 08:30 AM
The case for a conspiracy theory.
Remember that magical euphoric feeling you got from being in the Orange Bowl?
How many times did you say "This is unreal."
What if it was?
How do you explain a mediocre team with a losing history rising up and dominating college football for twenty years then just as quickly disappearing into the depths of the doomed?
How many Alabamas,Penn States or Ohio States have been great,lost everything then rebuilt in less than a decade to dominate their conference?
Why doesn't Miami rejuvenate their program and rise up?
I'll tell you why,
Because a pre determined number of us Cane fans of every age and race were subjected to a massive delusional fanbase experiment carried out from 1982 to 2002.
Some as yet unknown organization dumped hallucinogenic gas into the Orange Bowl during games that both excited and hypnotized us into believing we were unstoppable.
Why do you really think a Blimp hovered over the Orange Bowl every game?
Why would a hamburger joint want you to eat one of their greasy burgers before you went in the stadium? Because they had doctored it with mushrooms to manipulate your reasoning.
Starting to become a little more clear isn't it?
Some say Schnell,Johnson,Ericson and Davis were just high paid actors with 5 year contracts placed on the imaginary sideline while a hologram played out on the field.
Would any rational person stand in line to pee beside fifty people at a urine stained gutter? Of course not.
Would any clear thinking person rant about how fantastic that dilapidated creaking moldy,solar oven of a stadium was?
I remember sitting in the end zone looking at the two guys sitting next to me wearing Jack o lantern pumpkin helmets and not thinking it a bit strange. That is how deep into the spell I had spiraled.
I am just saying wake up before we are playing for our sixth dodgeball national championship.
The views expressed are not necessarily those of the management but believe me, he knows I know he knows.
Posted by: solarcane | October 07, 2019 at 10:02 AM
The NCAA has officially recognized me as the first fan in the country to enter the transfer portal....
Posted by: raizecane | October 07, 2019 at 07:51 AM
Dang it! I applied three weeks ago and my application was declined? The NCAA stated that I was not eligible for a transfer? What gives?
#TheManIsKeepingMeDown
#ConspiracyTheory
#MiseryLovesMiami
Posted by: 86Cane | October 07, 2019 at 10:22 AM
The Old Miami > The New Miami
Posted by: 86Cane | October 07, 2019 at 10:22 AM
"The views expressed are not necessarily those of the management but believe me, he knows I know he knows.
Posted by: solarcane | October 07, 2019 at 10:02 AM"
Well, it took a while to shake off the blob rust, but I'm happy to say, Ralph, you're back! Now we can shut it down, nobody is topping that one so we're done here.
(Somebody be sure to email Tom your plane banner shots pre-game Friday for blog spice.)
Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | October 07, 2019 at 10:40 AM
Well played Solar and OGV.
Well played.
Posted by: 86Cane | October 07, 2019 at 10:48 AM
Thanks OGV,soup
Posted by: solarcane | October 07, 2019 at 11:19 AM
Miami is a -1 point favorite over #20 ranked, and pissed off by losing 13 days ago, Virginia.
That's won't last long over the next couple of hours I imagine . . .
Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | October 07, 2019 at 11:31 AM
Miami is a -1 point favorite over #20 ranked, and pissed off by losing 13 days ago, Virginia.
That's won't last long over the next couple of hours I imagine . . .
Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | October 07, 2019 at 11:31 AM
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Did Vegas NOT watch the VT debacle? Virginia by 10.....easy.
Posted by: raizecane | October 07, 2019 at 11:59 AM
I don't have time to look now but can someone, and by someone I mean TonyCane, please list any elite players or at least all NFL draft picks in the first five rounds who may have stuck from 2004-2018 please.
Posted by: 86Cane | October 06, 2019 at 03:45 PM
I'm not TonyCane, and he may have provide some in depth analysis as he always does, but I had som time to kill, so here you habve the raw data.
I'll split it up in 3 sections.
Posted by: VfB_CAne | October 07, 2019 at 12:22 PM
Canes in the NFL since 2004 -- Part 1 (2004 - 2008)
*** 2004 ***:
Stars: Sean Taylor (1st round/#5, 2004-2007/murdered, 2x ProBowler), Kellen Winslow Jr. (1st/#6, 2004-2013, 1x ProBowler), Jonathan Vilma (1st/#12, 2004-2013, 3x ProBowler), Vince Wilfork (1st/#21 , 2004-2016, 5x ProBowler)
Long-term: D.J. Williams (1st/#17, 2004-2014), Vernon Carey (1st/#19, 2004-2011)
Short-lived: Darell McClover (7th, 2004-2009), Carlos Joseph (7th, 2004-2006), Alfonso Marshall (7th, 2004-2006)
*** 2005 ***:
Stars: Frank Gore (3rd, 2005-present, 5x ProBowler), Antrel Rolle (1st/#8, 2005-2015, 3x ProBowler), Chris Myers (6th, 2005-2014, 2x ProBowler)
Long-term: Roscoe Parrish (2nd, 2005-2012)
Short-lived: Brock Berlin (undrafted, 2005-2009), Kevin Everett (3rd, 2005-2007/injury)
1-and-done: Jarrett Payton (undrafted, 2005, NFL Europe, CFL 2007-2009)
*** 2006 ***:
Stars: Devin Hester (2nd, 2006-2016, 4x ProBowler),
Long-term: Kelly Jennings (1st/#31, 2006-2011), Sinorice Moss (2nd, 2006-2011, CFL 2012), Rocky McIntosh (2nd, 2006-2013), Eric Winston (3rd, 2006-2017), Rashad Butler (3rd, 2006-2013), Leon Williams (4th, 2006-2012)
Short-lived: Orien Harris (4th, 2006-2009), Tanard Davis (undrafted, 2006-2009), Buck Ortega (2006-2009), Quadtrine Hill (undrafted, 2006-2009)
1-and-done: Marcus Maxey (undrafted)
*** 2007 ***:
Stars: Jon Beason (1st/#25, 2007-2015, 3x ProBowler) , Greg Olsen (1st/#31, 2007-present, 3x ProBowler), Brandon Merriweather (1st/#24, 2007-2015, 2x ProBowler)
Long-term: Baraka Atkins (4th, 2007-2013)
Short-lived: Kareem Brown (4th, 2007-2010)
*** 2008 ***:
Stars: Calais Campbell (2nd, 2008-present, 3x ProBowler)
Long-term: Kenny Phillips (1st/#31, 2008-2015), Tavares Gooden (3rd, 2008-2013)
Short-lived: Darnell Jenkins (undrafted, 2008-2011), Glenn Sharpe (undrafted, 2008-2010)
1-and-done: Kyle Wright (undrafted), Lance Leggett (undrafted)
Posted by: VfB_Cane | October 07, 2019 at 12:25 PM
Canes in the NFL since 2004 -- Part 2 (2009 - 2013)
*** 2009 ***:
Long-term: Spencer Adkins (6th, 2009-2013)
Short-lived: Antonio Dixon (undrafted, 2009-2012), Bruce Johnson (undrafted, 2009-2012)
*** 2010 ***:
Stars: Jimmy Graham (3rd, 2010-present, 5x ProBowler), Sam Shields (undrafted, 2010-2018, 1x ProBowler)
Long-term: Jason Fox (4th, 2010-2015), Darryl Sharpton (4th, 2010-2014)
Short-lived: Dedrick Epps (7th, 2010-2012), Javarris James (undrafted, 2010-2012), Dwayne Hendricks (undrafted, 2010-2011)
1-and-done: Tervaris Johnson (undrafted), Joe Joseph (undrafted), Randy Phillips (undrafted), Anthony Reddick (undrafted, CFL)
*** 2011 ***:
Long-term: Orlando Franklin (2nd, 2011-2017), Allen Bailey (3rd, 2011-present), Matt Bosher (6th, 2011-present), Brandon Harris (2nd, 2011-2016), Leonard Hankerson (3rd, 2011-2016), Richard Gordon (6th, 2011-2015)
Short-lived: DeMarcus VanDyke (3rd, 2011-2014), Colin McCarthy (4th, 2011-2014)
1-and-done: Damien Berry (undrafted), Graig Cooper (undrafted), Ryan Hill (undrafted), Corey Nelms (undrafted), Jared Campbell (undrafted)
*** 2012 ***:
Stars: Lamar Miller (4th, 2012-present, 1x ProBowler)
Long-term: Olivier Vernon (3rd, 2012-present), Travis Benjamin (4th, 2012-present), Sean Spence (3rd, 2012-present)
Short-lived: Tommy Streeter (6th, 2012-2015), Brandon Washington (6th, 2012-2014), Harland Gunn (undrafted, 2012-2015), Micanor Regis (2012-2015), Marcus Forston (undrafted, 2012-2015), LaRon Byrd (undrafted, 2012-2016), Chase Ford (undrafted, 2012-2016)
1-and-done: Jacory Harris (undrafted, CFL), Tyler Horn (undrafted),
*** 2013 ***:
Still playing: Ray-Ray Armstrong (undrafted)
Short-lived: Brandon McGee (5th, 2013-2016), Mike James (6th, 2013-2017)
Posted by: VfB_Cane | October 07, 2019 at 12:28 PM
Canes in the NFL since 2004 -- Part 3 (2014 - 2019)
*** 2014 ***:
Still playing: Brandon Linder (3rd), Pat O'Donnell (6th), Seantrel Henderson (7th), Allen Hurns (undrafted),
Short-lived: Stephen Morris (undrafted, 2015-2018), Asante Cleveland (undrafted, 2014-2017), Erik Swoope (undrafted, 2014-2017), Justin Renfrow (undrafted (2014-201)
1-and-done: Jared Wheeler (undrafted), Shayon Green 8undrafted), Jimmy Gaines (undrafted), Luther Robinson (undrafted)
*** 2015 ***:
Still playing: Ereck Flowers (1st/#9), Phillip Dorsett (1st/#29), Denzel Perryman (2nd), Duke Johnson (3rd), Clive Walford (3rd), Anthony Chickillo (6th), Jon Feliciano (undrafted), Olesen Pierre (undrafted)
Short-lived: Shane McDermott (undrafted, 2015-2016), Thurston Armbrister (undrafted, 2015-2018), Ladarius Gunter (undrafted, 2015-2018)
1-and-done: Ryan Williams (undrafted), Jake Heaps (undrafted)
*** 2016 ***:
Still playing: Artie Burns (1st/#25), Deon Bush (4th), Ufomba Kamalu (undrafted), Herb Waters (undrafted)
Short-lived: Rashawn Scott (undrafted, 2016-2018), Tracy Howard (undrafted, 2016-2017)
1-and-done: Calvin Heurtelou (undrafted), Raphael Kirby (undrafted), Tyriq McCord (undrafted)
*** 2017 ***:
Drafted: David Njoku (1st/#29), Brad Kaaya (6th), Rayshawn Jenkins (4th), Danny Isidora (5th), Corn Elder (5th), Al-Quadin Muhammad (6th), Adrian Colbert (7th), Marquez Williams (7th), Stacy Coley (7th)
*** 2018 ***:
Drafted: Chad Thomas (3rd), Chris Herndon (4th), Mark Walton (4th), RJ McIntosh (5th), Braxton Berrios (6th), Kendrick Norton (7th)
*** 2019 ***:
Drafted: Sheldrick Redwine (4th), Michael Jackson (5th), Joe Jackson (5th), Jauqan Johnson (6th), Travis Homer (6th)
Posted by: VfB_Cane | October 07, 2019 at 12:28 PM
I suppose this has become a blog for people living in the past.
Posted by: VfB_Cane | October 07, 2019 at 12:38 PM
Posted by: VfB_Cane | October 07, 2019 at 12:28 PM
well done!!!
Posted by: alpine | October 07, 2019 at 12:42 PM
Posted by: raizecane | October 07, 2019 at 11:59 AM
Hide the women and children? But it's only the midpoint of the season! Where's GD with the Fake Lames talking points? Wait, don't bother. If there's none to parrot, that means the other leg's been capped and the healing can begin.
In 2019 Butch Davis has the same record coming off a shutout, of the worst team in all of the FBS, as the over-promoted-peter-principle-coordinator does Noel! How's that for living in the present?
Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | October 07, 2019 at 12:44 PM
LOL Oh Great GT at Miami Set For High Noon on Saturday October 19th. For those not going to the Game it will be on the ACC Network.
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | October 07, 2019 at 12:59 PM
I don’t blame Golden necessarily on the Jacoby Brissett decision. We went all in on him in 2011, thought we had him, and lost out to Florida. Why take him 2 years later?
Posted by: TonyCane | October 07, 2019 at 01:23 PM
The Old Miami > The New Miami
Posted by: 86Cane | October 07, 2019 at 10:22 AM
Sounds about right -- TNM with 2-3 record to start to the season? The worst for a new coach going back decades. I hope CMD proves me wrong and beats UVA, but so far, it doesn't look good. At least he is going to coach the defense himself. That is a start. Forget recruiting because if this thing doesn't get turned around soon, the Canes will see a lot of decommits within the next couple of weeks.
Posted by: BigWindyCane1 | October 07, 2019 at 02:00 PM
Big Windy Cane Spot On!
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | October 07, 2019 at 02:23 PM