Turn The Page

It is now time for all Miami Hurricane Fans to turn the page.

Depending on who you ask, UM football fans have been wandering in no man's land for somewhere between 18 and 20 years. What is not at doubt is that collectively we have been wandering with no clear direction, lost in the wilderness and at times angry, clueless or frustrated and even hopeless.

A quick summary of this time period of time reads as follows.

Larry Coker inherited a sexy red Ferrari and managed to drive it really well and really fast for one year until he eventually crashed and burned it.

Former UM player Randy Shannon came in and was certain to save the day but in the end it turned out he couldn't save himself from himself.

Al "Pa" Golden brought his shiny new binder and all 12 pillars to Coral Gables only to see them get crushed into pieces in just a few short years.

Manny Diaz actually left, came back, and then clearly proved not to be The Man in Miami but just another coach on the long list of recent losers.

Miami has now turned the page and hired Mario Cristobal to solve this situation and return "The U" to it's rightful place among the college football elites. Can he? Could he? Will he? These questions will all be answered in due time.

I will remind Miami fans once again of the now well known, and at times worn out, Canespace motto: "It is our job to drink beer and cheer. It is the head coach's job to hire and fire."

Yes, contrary to popular opinion, fans don't win games. Coaching, recruiting, talent, schemes, game planning, play calling, committment, communication, motivation and execution do.

So Hurricane football fans my advice is to sit back, crack open a cold one and relax. You are off the clock until September when the games begin again. Then you can drink beer and cheeer for your team in orange and green from The U.

Mario however is now officially on the clock. First he has to fill out his coaching staff. Then they have to recruit like crazy until National Signing Day in February. Then he has to develop a culture in the lockeroom and a plan in the Hecht Athletic Center on how to get things done, recruit better players, win more games and eventually win another National Championship.

Oh, and a special personal note to Mario, our patience has been worn thin over the last 18-20 years so don't give us the old "five year plan" and standard rebuilding speech. Manny barely got three years and then he was toast. We hope, and respectfully request, that you too don't become toast.

It is a new year and Hurricane fans have another new head coach.

So as I see it from where I sit, here' is the deal.

We agree to do our part and drink beer and cheer.

You do your part by hiring and firing coaches as needed.

Then lead Miami to more wins and eventually a National Championship.

Our agreeement is that until then, we will all agree to turn the page. 

Comments

[orange 'n green in the vein]

And here we go with the cool dad attempt by the usual gang of idiots who couldn't get the soon to be retired coach's jock out of their teeth to floss with;

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/college-basketball-scores-winners-and-losers-kansas-texas-go-down-in-day-of-upsets-in-big-12/

"Winner: Miami is legit

It was easy to write off Miami's 4-0 start in ACC play because the wins came by single-digits against Clemson, NC State, Wake Forest and Syracuse. It seemed likely -- certain almost -- that reality would come crashing down on the Hurricanes as they visited No. 2 Duke on Saturday. Instead, Miami handed the Blue Devils a 76-74 defeat to take sole possession of first place in the conference. With Louisville losing to Florida State on Saturday, the Hurricanes are the ACC's last team unbeaten in league play.

The win over Duke was its first Quad 1 win of the season, and Miami can expect a serious bump in the NET rankings after beginning Saturday all the way down at No. 95. All of the sudden, a team that began the season 4-3 without any clear direction looks like an NCAA Tournament-caliber squad that may have something to say in the ACC race."

Oh, bonus content, hows the defensive liability midget doing as a pro, or a first tiny guard off the bench still in college instead it turns out?

"Loser: Arkansas is struggling

The Muss Bus has officially turned into a struggle bus. Arkansas and its third-year coach Eric Musselman, who has been mostly successful to this point in his tenure, dropped to 0-3 in SEC play with an 86-81 loss at Texas A&M on Saturday. The Razorbacks rose as high as No. 10 in late November amid a 9-0 start. But their record was inflated by a series of easy wins, and now that league play has arrived, they have been exposed.

Their league losses are to Mississippi State, Vanderbilt and the Aggies, which are all mid-tier SEC teams, at best. The issue on Saturday was a defense that allowed Texas A&M to shoot 56% from the floor. JD Notae scored 31 points for the Razorbacks, but as has been the case too often this season, he shouldered too heavy for a team that is struggling mightily. The Aggies, meanwhile, are quietly off to a 13-2 (2-0 SEC) start."

Uh oh! 2 starts in 15 games, the worst scoring average since he was coming off the bench as a backup freshman midget and only 2 points total in the last two games in 20 combined minutes so he's now picking up pine splinters on his rear end, guess the talent scouts on the blog blew it again when they cried about him flushing himself down the commode in Coral Gables, who could have ever imagined that?

[alpine]

ky - thx for welcome; good to see you gettin' up for early prayertime! give solar a shoutout from me if you're still in touch with him

nemo - good to be aboard!
. . . i was looking around for the bar on this larranaga-wagon, but evidently the bar's too high to find

[CGNC]

Hey! DTC here too!
Posted by: DallasTX Cane | January 06, 2022 at 10:33 PM

LOLof course, without question!

[Terrance Sullivan]

OGV off the Top Rope Haha!

[86Cane]

2021: 50 (out of 91 players)
2020: 40 (out of 79 players)
2019: 36 (out of 77 players)

Up 14 blue chippers in just three years and still couldn't win shyte! Please remember it not where they start out its where the end up. 50 Mark Popes ain't gonna win you anything.

Coaching and talent development matter!

[86Cane]

OGV off the Top Rope Haha!

Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | January 09, 2022 at 12:15 PM

That dude always comes flying in outta nowhere off the top rope landing an elbow on some poor unsuspecting soul. Yeah, that's gonna leave a mark!

[Terrance Sullivan]

Big Facts Soupster 💯

[86Cane]

NEW BLOG IS UP!