Do U Believe In Love At First Sight?

The University of Miami women's tennis team garnered its highest ranking of the season Tuesday, checking in at No. 18 in the country, as announced by the ITA.

The No. 18 spot is the top mark for the Hurricanes since holding the same spot in the rankings release on Feb. 20, 2019.

Miami (5-4, 2-2 ACC) went 2-1 last week, earning a 7-0 victory over then-No. 35 Virginia Tech and a 6-1 triumph over Florida Atlantic. In between, the Hurricanes dropped a 6-1 decision to top-ranked North Carolina.

The Hurricanes are one of nine schools from the ACC in the top 20. The league has five schools in the top 10 and holds each of the top three positions in the Oracle/ITA rankings. Joining Miami on the list are top-ranked North Carolina, second-ranked Florida State, third-ranked NC State, seventh-ranked Duke, No. 10 Georgia Tech, No. 12 Wake Forest, No. 13 Virginia and No. 15 Notre Dame.

Three other ACC programs are featured in the rankings, with Virginia Tech at No. 40, Clemson at No. 42 and Syracuse at No. 44.

Miami will be back in action Friday in Louisville, Ky., where it is scheduled to play at 1 p.m. against Louisville.

Comments

[86Cane]

NEW BLOG IS UP!

[HerbieIbis]

It ain't weird when the bullpen keeps giving up runs late.
I remember one time Nolan Ryan pitched a one hitter and got beat 3-0. Struck out 16 or 18. Walked 8.

[alpine]

Sisters of the poor.

Posted by: HerbieIbis | February 29, 2020 at 08:19 AM

you got that right!

- i don't even know what state towson is in

- figured we put them on the schedule to inflate our batting average/rbi's

- weird when we had at least 16 strikeouts, but win 2-1

[HerbieIbis]

Wow, it's obvious, we can't hit good pitching. 5 runs total on 3 Friday games and maybe 12 or 13 hits. Sisters of the poor.

[alpine]

Herbi, we are now at 77 players.

Posted by: TonyCane | February 29, 2020 at 01:36 AM

of which only 10 are seniors (including king & kicker transfers)

. . . and i agree, herb, there should be some kind of compensation possibility for portal players

[TonyCane]

Herbi, we are now at 77 players.

[AeroCane]

I did mean 5 hits not 2

[AeroCane]

We won
2-1

[AeroCane]

Canes up 2-0 over mighty Towson in the 8th
We have a whole 2 hits
But IF we pull it out, a win is a win! I’ll take it

[solarcane]

Susan Miller Degnan
@smillerdegnan
· 5h
D'Eriq King's father's funeral is Saturday in Houston. UM pushed back spring practice to ensure King is there.

RIP Mr King

[solarcane]

CG
sent you a reply.

[BigWindyCane1]

Herb,

Here is the lineup of sub-4.4 40 Canes from 10-15 years ago:

MIAMI'S 40-YARD DASH TIMES SINCE 2000

CB Demarcus Van Dyke, 4.28 (2011)

WR Santana Moss, 4.31 (2001)

CB Phillip Buchanon, 4.31 (2002)

WR Travis Benjamin, 4.31 (2012)

WR Phillip Dorsett, 4.33 (2015)

RB Lamar Miller, 4.34 (2012)

WR Daryl Jones, 4.35 (2002)

WR Roscoe Parrish, 4.37 (2005)

WR Tommy Streeter, 4.37 (2012)

WR Sinorice Moss, 4.38 (2006)

CB Kelly Jennings, 4.39 (2006)

In spite of JT4's beliefs and hype, JT4 is just a 4.45 40 yard dash, and he is smaller (height, hands, arms, etc.,) than all of them. The Canes cannot be an elite program if they build their offense around players like this.

JT4 is complaining about not getting catches, but he actually ran a comparable 40 to Osborne, who is also a much better route runner and teammate.

The only superior trait that JT4 has on past Canes is the size of his ego

[CGNC]

Solar - email sent. You will get a kick out of it

[HerbieIbis]

Yeah, Big Windy,
We got a bunch of smurfs at WR. Couple of years ago we had small forwards at WR, not we got a bunch of point guards.

[BigWindyCane1]

Alabama's Henry Ruggs had the quickest time out of any wide receiver at the event with a 4.27 on the lasers. Miami's K.J. Osborn ran a 4.48 which was impressive.

Posted by: solarcane | February 28, 2020 at 11:16 AM

I hope not, but it appears that JT4 is in for a disappointing draft. However, on a positive note, maybe Osborn may get drafted after all.

After comparing the WRs from UCF, UF, Alabama, LSU and other colleges represented at the combine, I think it is obvious that the Canes should try to recruit more size, speed and athleticism at the WR position going forward.

[solarcane]

Walton

NBC6 reported that when Opa-locka police got to a call around 3:30 a.m. Thursday, it involved Walton and Thompson. So, Walton went to jail.

[solarcane]

Jeff Thomas clocked a 4.45 in the 40-yard dash during testing at the NFL Combine on Thursday. That number was official.

A handful of people thought Thomas had a chance to break the 4.4 mark which is why he entered the week with the fifth-best odds out of any invitee to clock the fastest time in Indianapolis this week according to Saturday Down South's Connor O'Gara.

Alabama's Henry Ruggs had the quickest time out of any wide receiver at the event with a 4.27 on the lasers. Miami's K.J. Osborn ran a 4.48 which was impressive.

[solarcane]

I agree Lashlee probably doesn't want to show off his offense to the ACC till he has too.
You be able to see the game on YouTube the next day anyway

[The 305 Profit]

Georgia won't be in the semi's and neither will LSU.
OSU, Clemson, Bama should be the top 3 and behind them N. DAME, Florida and Texas, not necessarily in that order. There are always a couple surprise teams that are up and some that fade out.
Since they say we got top 20 talent and we don't seem to know how to use it, maybe this year we do and no reason on earth we shouldn't be in the ACC ship game.

[AeroCane]

I want us to go undefeated and beat Clemson in the acc championship and then Georgia in the semis, then Alabama or osu in the championship!!
I’m just not going to pretend that not having our spring game televised is the make or break of our season!

[58 Straight]

Loudest moment has to be the second Trajan Bandy picked off that pass against the Irish a couple of years back. Remember I couldn't sleep the night of that game because my ears were still ringing.

Right with it would be Hester taking the opening kickoff back against the Turds in the Berlin comeback game.

Posted by: pb | February 28, 2020 at 06:09 AM

Good calls on both. I agree.

[raizecane]

I went to the spring game last year and all it did was give us hope after seeing all 3 QB's playing as if they were they second coming of John Elway only to go on and have an epic failure of a season.

Personally, I have no problem with the spring game not being aired. I can assure you this is a strategic move on Miami's part.

5 - 0?? Anything less then a 6-0 start will be a failure in my eyes based on the powder puff schedule.

[pb]

Posted by: solarcane | February 26, 2020 at 10:39 PM

Start to finish the 83 NC game vs Nebraska has to be up there for me.

Loudest moment has to be the second Trajan Bandy picked off that pass against the Irish a couple of years back. Remember I couldn't sleep the night of that game because my ears were still ringing.

Right with it would be Hester taking the opening kickoff back against the Turds in the Berlin comeback game.

As far as our Spring game not being on TV, I think that has more to do with no one in South Florida having the ACC Network than anything else.

Thanks again Comcast.

[86Cane]

I will trade a televised Spring game for a 5-0 start to the season

Posted by: BigWindyCane1 | February 27, 2020 at 09:29 PM

We all would.

Except Aero, he hopes we still crash and burn so he can keep complaining. LOL

[86Cane]

I like it, I am hoping no one in the ACC has a clue we have a real offensive plan, the less they see before the season opens the better.

Posted by: solarcane | February 27, 2020 at 08:42 PM

There IT is right there.

[solarcane]

We will go 5 0 to start off because Enos Williams and Bubba won't get a shot at losing a game for us.

[AeroCane]

Big windy
I guarantee you if we go 5-0 to start the year it’s because of coaching, take to and scheme and not because the ACC network didn’t televise our spring game
Gimme a freaking break

[BigWindyCane1]

I will trade a televised Spring game for a 5-0 start to the season

[BigWindyCane1]

No spring game to be televised? No problem. That’s less film on the Canes offense, which should lead to less film for opponents’ defenses to implement effective game plans.

Traz Powell, the site of the Spring game, has been the Mecca for high school football in South Florida for decades, and the stadium has been recently refurbished and upgraded.

[AeroCane]

Solar
Yep
BUT, all they have to do is watch some film on lashees offensives and film on king and they will have a good idea of what we will be
Now with that said, it makes no difference as if the scheme is as good as I think it will be, and king is the real deal, as I think he is, they can watch all the film they want and they won’t stop us!
Look for pope to have a huge year!

[solarcane]

Aero,
I like it, I am hoping no one in the ACC has a clue we have a real offensive plan, the less they see before the season opens the better.

[AeroCane]

Maybe if manny’s first year wasn’t an epic fail, someone would give a crap about Miami football
Want to bet if we win 10 plus games this year, how quick we are back on the radar

[solarcane]

2020 ACC Spring Football Game Schedule
* All times Eastern. Listings subject to change.

Saturday, April 4
Duke – 10am, ACCN
Boston College – Noon, ACCNX (6pm, ACCN)
NC State – 12:30pm, ACCN
Clemson – 2:30pm, ACCN
Wake Forest – 3pm, No TV

Friday, April 10
Georgia Tech – 7:30pm, ACCN

Saturday, April 11
Pitt – 5pm, ACCN
Miami (FL) – Time TBA, No TV

Saturday, April 18
North Carolina – 3pm, ACCN
Florida State – 5pm, ACCN
Virginia Tech – 3:30pm (10pm, ACCN)

Dates TBA
Louisville
Syracuse
Virginia

[solarcane]

Miami Spring Game snubbed by ACC Network

The April 11 Miami football spring game will be one of five that will not be televised by the ACC Network according to Manny Navarro of The Athletic via Twitter. Navarro posted the information on Thursday afternoon. The Pittsburgh spring football game is the only other one scheduled for April 11.

There was no reason announced why the Hurricanes will not have their spring game televised.

[BigWindyCane1]

Bandy measured as the shortest DB at the NFL combine.

Both Garvin and Hill were asked to work out with LBs, as well as DLs at the combine

[solarcane]

note to soup.

Concerning your observation on how the Coronavirus is affecting sporting events which also indicates it will affect everyone in some way soon.

We were at Costco shopping today because it is pretty easy to get around on weekdays.

Not today.
People were there in droves picking up canned goods bottled water paper plates etc.
it looked just like Y2K all over again.
Sadly this time it isn't a hoax

You hit the nail on the head with that soccer stadium post pal

[Terrance M Sullivan]

New photo is up of TSully and KYCane with two UM ladies tennis players. I had to go back and dig it up from 2015. Good times!

Posted by: 58 Straight | February 26, 2020 at 06:00 PM
Thank U Soupster A Great Time Was Had By All. I say Next Year We Bring Back the Canespace Four Play! Soupster and KyCane and any others are yall down for it. We will shoot for a Late February or Early March Weekend! Go Canes!

[raizecane]

Solar do you make custom t-shirts? I have one I would like made

Posted by: CGNC | February 27, 2020 at 01:51 PM

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Every time my neighbor sees me, he yells "shot shot shot" so I may have to have a shirt made up with that wording on it ....

[solarcane]

CG,
yes I make HTV (heat transfer vinyl) tee shirts,
vinyl stickers, sublimation mugs, vinyl signs vehicle magnets etc. email me.

imstillrc@gmail.com

[CGNC]

Solar do you make custom t-shirts? I have one I would like made

[solarcane]

Thanks soup

[58 Straight]

Solar...I believe they have 10x10 and 12x12 pop-up canopies at all sporting goods stores, Target, Walmart, etc. or you can buy online from the same.

They also sell a separate "side shade" to block the sun but it also helps keep the rain out. Buy the weights (set of 4) that go on the tent legs to hold it down when windy. Always bring a large cooler full of ice and water and some long bungee courds to help achor it if the wind really blows.

[58 Straight]

Miami vs OU in 1986:

https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=mcafee&p=1986+miami+hurricanes+vs+oklahoma#id=3&vid=746e70432988b2297e9e24a86f02ea4d&action=click

[raizecane]

I will be at outside venues with stickers,tee shirts,mugs, signs etc for sale.

Posted by: solarcane | February 27, 2020 at 12:17 PM

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I have sat underneath it during some good showers and it held up. If your getting a 10x10, make sure you get 100 sq ft coverage. I have seen some 10x10 that only cover 80 sq ft. Also, mine does not have a side wall but you can get that option. Just know that if you have a side wall and the wind is kicking, the tent may turn into a parachute.

[solarcane]

New Canes New Numbers

1 - QB D'Eriq King

2 - RB Don Chaney Jr.

2 - DE Quincy Roche

4 - RB Jaylan Knighton

11 - LB Corey Flagg

18 - LB Tirek Austin-Cave

19 - QB Tyler Van Dyke

25 - S Keshawn Washington

30 - K Jose Borregales

33 - DE Chantz Williams

64 - OL Jalen Rivers

72 - OL Chris Washington

80 - WR Xavier Restrepo

83 - WR Michael Redding III

84 - WR Daz Worsham

86 - TE Dominic Mammarelli

88 - WR Keyshawn Smith

[solarcane]

MIAMI'S 40-YARD DASH TIMES SINCE 2000

CB Demarcus Van Dyke, 4.28 (2011)

WR Santana Moss, 4.31 (2001)

CB Phillip Buchanon, 4.31 (2002)

WR Travis Benjamin, 4.31 (2012)

WR Phillip Dorsett, 4.33 (2015)

RB Lamar Miller, 4.34 (2012)

WR Daryl Jones, 4.35 (2002)

WR Roscoe Parrish, 4.37 (2005)

WR Tommy Streeter, 4.37 (2012)

WR Sinorice Moss, 4.38 (2006)

CB Kelly Jennings, 4.39 (2006)

WR Leonard Hankerson, 4.40 (2011)

CB Brandon McGee, 4.40 (2013)

WR Andre Johnson, 4.41 (2003)

WR Devin Hester, 4.41 (2006)

RB Clinton Portis, 4.42 (2002)

CB Bruce Johnson, 4.42 (2009)

S Sheldrick Redwine, 4.44 (2019)

WR Reggie Wayne, 4.45 (2001)

RB Willis McGahee, 4.45 (2003)

WR Stacy Coley, 4.45 (2017)

CB Michael Jackson, 4.45 (2019)

WR Kevin Beard, 4.46 (2004)

CB Brandon Harris, 4.46 (2011)

CB Artie Burns, 4.46 (2016)

CB Dee Delaney, 4.46 (2018)

CB Mike Rumph, 4.47 (2002)

S Brandon Meriweather, 4.47 (2007)

CB Antrel Rolle, 4.48 (2005)

CB Marcus Maxey, 4.48 (2006)

S Kenny Phillips, 4.48 (2008)

RB Travis Homer, 4.48 (2019)

S Sean Taylor, 4.51 (2004)

TE Greg Olsen, 4.51 (2007)

S Rayshawn Jenkins, 4.51 (2017)

CB Glen Sharpe, 4.51 (2008)

WR Darnell Jenkins, 4.52 (2008)

TE Jimmy Graham, 4.53 (2010)

RB Mike James, 4.53 (2013)

9

LB Dan Morgan, 4.54 (2001)

LB Leon Williams, 4.54 (2006)

WR Ryan Moore, 4.54 (2007)

RB Duke Johnson, 4.54 (2015)

WR Rashawn Scott, 4.54 (2015)

RB James Jackson, 4.55 (2001)

LB D.J. Williams, 4.55 (2004)

TE Kellen Winslow, 4.55 (2004)

WR Allen Hurns, 4.55 (2014)

CB Corn Elder, 4.55 (2017)

S Al Blades, 4.56 (2001)

RB Najeh Davenport, 4.57 (2002)

S Ed Reed, 4.57 (2002)

RB Frank Gore, 4.58 (2005)

RB Javarris James, 4.58 (2010)

RB Damien Berry, 4.58 (2011)

LB Colin McCarthy, 4.59 (2011)

RB Graig Cooper, 4.60 (2011)

RB Mark Walton, 4.60 (2018)

WR Andre King, 4.61 (2001)

LB Jonathan Vilma, 4.61 (2004)

LB Rocky McIntosh, 4.62 (2006)

LB Tavares Gooden, 4.62 (2008)

S Ladarius Gunter, 4.62 (2015)

QB Stephen Morris, 4.63 (2014)

TE Jeremy Shockey, 4.64 (2002)

P Pat O'Donnell, 4.64 (2014)

S Deon Bush, 4.64 (2016)

S Jamal Carter, 4.64 (2017)

TE David Njoku, 4.64 (2017)

CB Leonard Myers, 4.65 (2001)

QB Jacory Harris, 4.65 (2012)

RB Jarrett Payton, 4.66 (2004)

LB Sean Spence, 4.66 (2012)

DE Jerome McDougle, 4.67 (2003)

DE Baraka Atkins, 4.69 (2007)

S Jaquan Johnson, 4.69 (2019)

QB Ken Dorsey, 4.70 (2003)

DE Andrew Williams, 4.70 (2003)

TE Dedrick Epps, 4.70 (2010)

P Justin Vogel, 4.70 (2017)

[58 Straight]

And of course 1998 UCLA is up there too, just a much smaller crowd as I recall.

[58 Straight]

Games that I remember being the loudest:

As Solar said all of the early FSU games.

But don't forget about the early ND games also.

Specifically 1985 vs ND, UM won 58-7, 1987 #2 UM vs #10 ND UM won 24-0, 1989 #1 ND vs #7 UM. Also 2017 #3 ND vs #7 UM Mimai won 41-8 under Richt.

1986 #1 UM vs #2 Oklahoma and Vinnie vs The Boz. There was so much hype and trash talk going into that game the crowd was psyched. When Vinnie scrambled for like 25 yards and stiff armed one of the OU players on the way it went CRAZY!

1992 #2 UM vs #3 FSU, Wide Right II

2000 #1 FSU vs #7 UM, Wide Right III

2002 #1 UM vs #9 FSU, Wide Left I

2001 UM vs Washington, UM dominated 65-7.

2007 UM vs TAMU under Shannon, UM won 34-17.

[Terrance M Sullivan]

Solar Yes Sir Brotha!

[solarcane]

raize thanks,

Is your canopy reasonably waterproof as far as rain coming straight down on it? Does it have a side wall?
I'm just starting to look for a portable but halfway decent quality product.

I will be at outside venues with stickers,tee shirts,mugs, signs etc for sale.

[solarcane]

Sully,
Man I wish I had been to those two games in person, watching on TV you get stoked but nothing like being in the stands for a beat down against a team you hate.

[solarcane]

OGV,
I remember walking out after the UCLA game and I couldn't hear what people were saying to me because my ears were humming from the crowd noise during the game.

I also remember having something like laryngitis for a couple hours.
To me UCLA was the loudest and watching Edge was the greatest single Cane performance I ever witnessed.

[HerbieIbis]

Another stiff hits the bricks.
If u can't get no reps against Savannah St. U got to suck.
To bad the NCAA can't fix the transfer deal where if a player leaves u can, if u want, go to the portal and get a player. At the rate players are transfering most teams won't be close to the 85 player limit.
Going to end up letting players transfer one time and be eligible right away is okay but there should be a dead line that it can be done and as long as they have enough credits for their classification grade wise.
Miami will be lucky if they have 75 to 78 players by the end of the first summer session.
Dykstra leaving is just another sign of bad recruiting and evaluation of Searles or reaching just to fill a spot.
A wing and a prayer don't get it and I might add bad coaching!

[orange 'n green in the vein]

"Talking with the kid about loudest
Cane games we remember.

Every FSU game would be on the list in his opinion.

Seems like UCLA 98 sticks in our minds as the bench mark of all loud games.
. . .
He said VTech 2017 Hard Rock was as loud as the Orange Bowl ever got, I wasn't at that one,
you guys have a game that comes to mind as particularly ungodly loud the entire four quarters?

Posted by: solarcane | February 26, 2020 at 10:39 PM"

The 1998 game against FSU wasn't that loud, I was there and since UCLA was the same year, it's an also ran in this competition.

Having been at both the Edge/UCLA/Superman game and the 2017 VT game, I can tell you personally, Hard Rock cheats using the roof to keep the sound in and was almost at capacity all the way to the back of the cheap seats. UCLA was like 2/3rds capacity at most, didn't cheat with a roof to keep noise in, and meant way more with less gimmicks to make the players try, so it wins.

Personally, the loudest UM game I was ever at would have been BC in 1984 just based off the noise in the first half, but the rain at halftime cleared out some of the crowd and the 2nd half wasn't nearly as loud in the end zone where Phelan caught the most famous pass in college football broadcast history. At least as a kid that's the impression that I was left with.

[Old Skool]

Reports out that Zach Dystra has left the team. Apparently, didn't even try going the portal route.

[raizecane]

Do any of you guys and gals have experience with instant shelter canopies either through tailgating or maybe craft or vendor shows?

Posted by: solarcane | February 26, 2020 at 11:11 PM

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I got mine at academy sports and works fine. I believe its called "quick shade"..

[Terrance M Sullivan]

VT and ND in 2017 was extremely loud! The Rock was Shaking! Those 2 Games in particular was 2 of the loudest Games I have ever been to along with some of the Games at OB and other Great Games at places. I literally couldn't hear myself for a couple of days after VT and ND which were consecutive Games. Ha that 3 Game Stretch in November 2017 of VT, ND, and UVA was incredible and then the magic disappeared SMH!

[AeroCane]

Alpine
Very sad but true

[alpine]

lord, the one team i follow (they are ALL from miami) that was actually doing good, was the miami heat
. . . who are now tanking, with horrible multiple losses to the bottom feeders

- oh, and i would have gladly jumped on the canes baseball team bus, if they had showed me they were top 10 worthy, but . . .

- i'm thinkin', when i read the word "miami" in front of a sports team, it usually means, "f#kk me"

[solarcane]

Do any of you guys and gals have experience with instant shelter canopies either through tailgating or maybe craft or vendor shows?

I am interested in a canopy about 10 by 10 for use at outdoor vendor shows at drag strips, craft shows car shows and flea markets any input is appreciated.

[solarcane]

Talking with the kid about loudest
Cane games we remember.

Every FSU game would be on the list in his opinion.

Seems like UCLA 98 sticks in our minds as the bench mark of all loud games.

Then probably the Houston massacre as just plain Cane mob beat down hysteria

He said VTech 2017 Hard Rock was as loud as the Orange Bowl ever got, I wasn't at that one,
you guys have a game that comes to mind as particularly ungodly loud the entire four quarters?

[86Cane]

AERO...their confidence is shaken now.

[AeroCane]

Canes beat USF 7-5 but needed a 2 run homer in the 9th to do it (Gil)

[solarcane]

(Unlike many U football games I've wasted my money on... )

said everyone on canespace.

[58 Straight]

New photo is up of TSully and KYCane with two UM ladies tennis players. I had to go back and dig it up from 2015. Good times!

[roachcane77]

Our Hurricane Women's Tennis team is consistently at or near the top of the country year after year.

If you've never seen them play LIVE, you REALLY need to look at their schedule and GET THERE! (You won't be disappointed!) Win or Lose it's ALWAYS a great product. (Unlike many U football games I've wasted my money on... )

Great job SOUP! Let's Go CANES!

[Terrance M Sullivan]

Great Stuff Go Canes!

[alpine]

appreciate the write-up, soup!

. . . was feeling good about our #18, until i saw 8 ACC teams better'n us
including #2 FSU

. . . that took a buzzsaw to the joy-jugular, which bled out the "j", leaving the "oy"

. . . in german, "weh" means "pain" and is pronounced "vey"

= "oy veh" in the miami i grew up in

[nemo2020]

nemo2020