Official Miami Hurricanes Thread 2

"Motion wrote:

Thought I'd pass along alittle tidbit I heard on a Gator board about this situation. Highsmith's cousin is a regular poster there and said one of the main reasons those two left was coach Shannon and that Highsmith himself wasn't a big fan of the coach either. Don't know how much of that is true, but interesting nonetheless after the Marve "incident".

Interesting... did he elaborate at all? Or just say that Coach Shannon is not popular? Meaning do they think he can't coach? or just his personality rubs people the wrong way? I am not trying to stir crap... just curious as to why they did/do not like him.

"Oboy wrote:

Interesting... did he elaborate at all? Or just say that Coach Shannon is not popular? Meaning do they think he can't coach? or just his personality rubs people the wrong way? I am not trying to stir crap... just curious as to why they did/do not like him.

Definitely not trying to stir the pot here.

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The Marve "incident" boils down to the kid not wanting to compete. He wanted the job handed to him and that's just not the way it works at Div 1 programs.

"Dubfire wrote:

The Marve "incident" boils down to the kid not wanting to compete. He wanted the job handed to him and that's just not the way it works at Div 1 programs.

Possibly, but I'm sure there was alot more to it than that, especially after these two guys left. I mean lets be honest here, Shannon doesn't have the best track record with QBs.

http://blogs.palmbeachpost.com/caneswatch/2009/08/26/randy-shannons-tortured-history-with-quarterbacks/

"Motion wrote:

Possibly, but I'm sure there was alot more to it than that, especially after these two guys left. I mean lets be honest here, Shannon doesn't have the best track record with QBs.

http://blogs.palmbeachpost.com/caneswatch/2009/08/26/randy-shannons-tortured-history-with-quarterbacks/

There may have been more to it but Marve still handled it poorly. One factor was he wanted the job handed to him...we know he didn't like competing with Harris. What the other factors were....who knows. The job would have been 100% his if he won it.

"Alex44 wrote:

There may have been more to it but Marve still handled it poorly. One factor was he wanted the job handed to him...we know he didn't like competing with Harris. What the other factors were....who knows. The job would have been 100% his if he won it.

True

"Motion wrote:

Thought I'd pass along alittle tidbit I heard on a Gator board about this situation. Highsmith's cousin is a regular poster there and said one of the main reasons those two left was coach Shannon and that Highsmith himself wasn't a big fan of the coach either. Don't know how much of that is true, but interesting nonetheless after the Marve "incident".

Sounds interesting, could you post a link to that board? Thanks

"Jaydog57 wrote:

Sounds interesting, could you post a link to that board? Thanks

Here you go, this is the particular thread: http://forums.gatorsports.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/3691038186/m/7771033119

Disclaimer: There is an extremely obnoxious Canes fan on that board who may be the biggest homer I've ever seen in any sport that posts some pretty crazy stuff on that board just to get a reaction so you'll see a bit of bias from the regular posters. :lol:

Let's be real here for a second. Shannon is on the hot seat this year and needs to win. If he felt that Marve, Cook or Smith gave him the best chance to win - they'd be playing. Jacory beat both of them out (Cook, Smith). And don't discount the input from coach Whipple here either.

"Motion wrote:

Here you go, this is the particular thread: http://forums.gatorsports.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/3691038186/m/7771033119

Disclaimer: There is an extremely obnoxious Canes fan on that board who may be the biggest homer I've ever seen in any sport that posts some pretty crazy stuff on that board just to get a reaction so you'll see a bit of bias from the regular posters. :lol:

Lol, yeah, that 'other Dolphins board' has a few homers on there too, Fins especially. I'm not sure if I would buy too much into what the guy claiming to be Highsmith's cousin is saying. He says his cousin is white, but A.J. is black. http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/highsmith_aj00.html

"Jaydog57 wrote:

Lol, yeah, that 'other Dolphins board' has a few homers on there too, Fins especially. I'm not sure if I would buy too much into what the guy claiming to be Highsmith's cousin is saying. He says his cousin is white, but A.J. is black. http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/highsmith_aj00.html

:lol: Good catch

Here's the current injury lowdown :

Miami defensive end Eric Moncur is expected to miss the Hurricanes' opener at No. 18 Florida State with a groin injury.

Moncur missed most of last season with a torn abdominal muscle and got a sixth year of eligibility from the NCAA for 2009. He had been working out in recent days with hopes of playing against the Seminoles on Monday night.

Miami coach Randy Shannon, though, said Wednesday that he expects Moncur would be out for the opener. The Hurricanes also will be without defensive end Adewale Ojomo, who could miss the entire 2009 season with a broken jaw So far those are the only major injuries. 5 more days!!!:woot:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4439914

"Jaydog57 wrote:

The Hurricanes also will be without defensive end Adewale Ojomo, who could miss the entire 2009 season with a broken jaw

The whole season? Wow, were there ever anymore details on that story? All I heard was it happened "horsing around" in the locker room.

"Motion wrote:

The whole season? Wow, were there ever anymore details on that story? All I heard was it happened "horsing around" in the locker room.

Hopefully that's a misquote by ESPN. I haven't found another article yet that said he would miss anymore than the season opener. Apparently he might have gotten 'sucker punched'. Here' a link to the Herald.

http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/colleges/um/story/1192129.html

"Jaydog57 wrote:

Hopefully that's a misquote by ESPN. I haven't found another article yet that said he would miss anymore than the season opener. Apparently he might have gotten 'sucker punched'. Here' a link to the Herald.

http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/colleges/um/story/1192129.html

That sucks ass. He's our best pass rusher, even though he needs work on his run defense. I guess this means more opportunities for Marcus Robinson and Oliver (sp?) Vernon, who's reportedly been lighting up camp.

Miami & FSU 1991 game on ESPN Classic at 5pm if anyone's interested. :theu:

3 more days till College football starts! I mean, if you're a :theu: fan. :woot:

Beat the semenholes.

I'm pumped for this game. Tough schedule? This is the U. We aren't afraid to play anyone at any time, gotta beat the best to be the best. Let's get the season rolling.

An unusual land based hurricane is expected to hit Tallahassee Monday night shortly after 8pm.

Meteorologists are not sure how this unique storm formed but the origin has been pinpointed to the heart of beautiful Coral Gables sometime in March. Oddly enough this is also the same time a local college football team began spring practice.

Citizens of Tallahassee - more specifically those at Doak Campbell Stadium not wearing orange and green should expect heavy amounts of Jacory Harris, Craig Cooper, Travis Benjamin, Lamar Miller, Leonard Hankerson and Aldarious Johnson as well as heavy thunder and lightning from the likes of Marcus Forston, Sean Spence and Allen Bailey.

The storm will begin to make its way into the Gulf of Mexico late Saturday afternoon before heading directly north to the state capital. It's forecasted to strengthen to a Cat 14.

I hope we can put a spanking on GT after last season.

It's game day! Where are all of my fellow Cane fans. Lets get this going.

Right here brother! I'm pumped!

I'm excited to see Jacory tonight. I expect some great things from him in this offense. He has some nice weapons and has the talent himself. He's got experience and now we hope he can take it to the next level.

Alen have you heard anything about the Bradford injury? Is he going to still be out when we play Oklahoma?

"Alex44 wrote:

I hope we can put a spanking on GT after last season.

I don't expect you to.

I expect Miami to win pretty handily tonight, but I could see Miami starting 0-4 with nothing to be ashamed about.