The football season is already halfway over. Miami begins the 2nd half of the regular season against Wake Forest. Get Hyped.
Pretty slow news week, eh? We escaped the onslaught of upsets in the college football world last week, and kept our undefeated season alive by pulling out a win in Chapel Hill. After that we showed up in the top 10 in this season's 1st release of the BCS standings. It's the 1st time in forever that we appeared that high. To top it all off, we finally got a resolution to the Shapiro nonsense.
Gif that sums up every Miami fan's feelings midway through this season:
Right now Al Golden is every Miami fan's personal Luck Dragon. By the way, we actually have another game this week. We've had so much off the field news about the team since our last game ended it's like there wasn't any time to focus on our next opponent. It's Wake Forest in case you forgot.
This game was designated the Employee Day game this season so that means we'll have a bigger than normal crowd than a typical noon game. The Athletic Department started another Operation Sellout campaign for this game as well, and according to UM there's about 3,800 tickets left. No idea how many actual people will show up since UM typically goes by tickets distributed when calculating attendance. Also, there's no telling whether or not the tarps will still be up in the corners of the upper deck. Either way, it should be a better than normal game atmosphere.
What we do know is that we will be flying a banner over the grounds of Sun Life Stadium from 9am to 11am. And by "we" I mean every joke that's a part of this knuckle-headed community here at CanesInSight. It thanks everyone associated with the University, Athletic Department, and the team. Props to RohanMotor for suggesting it, LuCane for setting it all up with the vendors, and every single one of you guys that helped by donating to the cause. It feels awesome to finally be able to fly banners thanking the people associated with our football team for their hard work...instead of always having to clamor for their ouster.
Where: Joe Robbie/Pro Player/Dolphins/Dolphin/Land Shark/Sun Life Stadium
Who: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-3) v. #6 Miami Hurricanes (6-0)
When: 12:00 pm/et
How:
4 story lines for UM in this game:
1. Can Miami contain Mike Campanaro?
2. Can Miami's OL block Nikita Whitlock?
3. Can Miami avoid coming out flat?
4. Can Miami stop it with the turnovers already?
Since they don't run the ball all that well, Campanaro is pretty much Wake's entire offense. He has 55 receptions already, which is more than 4 times as many as the 2nd leading receiver on their team. So shutting him down would go a long way in shutting down Wake's offense. Having said that, shutting him down is a lot easier said than done. It's not like every other team the Deac's have faced failed to realize he was they're best offensive player. Whoever the coaches try to match up with him will have they're hands full.
You'd think that if our opponent started a 5'10 250 lb. defensive tackle it would be an advantage for us. Not so with Wake Forest. Nikita Whitlock wreaks havoc on opposing teams' backfields for fun. It's pretty bizarre. Whoever is responsible for him, be it Bunche, McDermott, Wheeler, or Feliciano is going to have their work cut out for him.
It's natural to have a let down after an emotional comeback like the UNC game last week. And like I said earlier, we've had a ton of off the field news this week. Distractions like that can get into the heads of lesser a team's players. I like the decision by Al Golden to keep the boys away from the press following the NCAA news. None of the questions by the media would have been about Wake Forest this week. Lets hope it pays off.
Our offense has turned the ball over 12 times in the last 3 games. T-W-E-L-V-E. That is bad (#analysis). Morris is responsible for 6 of those during that span. Gotta get that cleaned up. By the way if you haven't already, give this breakdown of all 8 interceptions thrown by Stephen Morris a read. It was written by Vish from Sebastian's Pub (the guy who dropped a steamer on Charles Robinson), so that automatically means it's going to be good.
Making awful photoshops is fun. We need some CanesInSight beer koozies.
What people were saying after our glorious victory:
We weren't around for this game in 2009, so I once again turned to CanesOverHere for reference.
This comes from a thread titled: I'm Done With Shannon
I still can't believe how close that game ended up being. If we hadn't concussed Riley Skinner there's no doubt in my mind that he drives down the field and into field goal range with 1:08 still on the clock.
Pretty accurate assessment I'd say. Again, blocking Nikita Whitlock will be essential.
Miami Notes
1. Miami focuses on Wake Forest after NCAA news.
2. Vinny Testaverde will be the honorary captain today.
3. Donna Shalala is 'bout that life.
/hcanes100
Wake Forest Notes
1. Offensive lineman Steven Chase is coming on strong.
2. Wake Forest's offense is starting to click at the right time.
3. The Demon Deacon's are just 1-52 all time against top 10 teams (#4 Tennessee in 1946).
Favorite Wake Forest related Image, Photoshop, Video or Gif:
Must be cool to have the creepy guy from the Poltergeist movies for a mascot.
Miami Roster Stuff
2 Deep Depth Chart
[TABLE="width: 500"]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #E0E0C7, colspan: 10"]Miami Injuries[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Date[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]Pos[/TH]
[TH]Player[/TH]
[TH]Injury[/TH]
[TH]Status[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]10/21/13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0, align: center"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Kacy Rodgers II[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Ankle[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Probable[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10/20/13[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]WR[/TD]
[TD]Phillip Dorsett[/TD]
[TD]Knee[/TD]
[TD]Out Indefinitely[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]08/15/13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0, align: center"]OL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Danny Isidora[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Foot[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Out Indefinitely[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]08/15/13[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]OL[/TD]
[TD]Hunter Knighton[/TD]
[TD]Shoulder[/TD]
[TD]Out For Season[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Wake Forest Roster Stuff
2 Deep Depth Chart (PDF)
[TABLE="width: 500"]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #E0E0C7, colspan: 10"]Wake Forest Injuries[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="align: left"]Date[/TH]
[TH="align: left"]Pos[/TH]
[TH="align: left"]Player[/TH]
[TH="align: left"]Injury[/TH]
[TH="align: left"]Status[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]09/21/13[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]Steve Donatell[/TD]
[TD]Knee[/TD]
[TD]Out For Season[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]08/29/13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Zachary Allen[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Disciplinary[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Out Indefinitely[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]08/23/13[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]Duran Lowe[/TD]
[TD]Disciplinary[/TD]
[TD]Has Been Dismissed[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Game Day Character:
The Nothing-like cloud that was the NCAA investigation has finally lifted. We're coming off of an emotional, come from behind victory. There's still a couple of big games looming in our near future. We're undefeated and ranked in the BCS top 10 for the 1st time in God know how long. Just tune out all the distractions, take care of business, and don't get caught looking ahead.
[video=youtube;4F4qzPbcFiA]www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F4qzPbcFiA[/video]
Allons-y
Pretty slow news week, eh? We escaped the onslaught of upsets in the college football world last week, and kept our undefeated season alive by pulling out a win in Chapel Hill. After that we showed up in the top 10 in this season's 1st release of the BCS standings. It's the 1st time in forever that we appeared that high. To top it all off, we finally got a resolution to the Shapiro nonsense.
Gif that sums up every Miami fan's feelings midway through this season:
Right now Al Golden is every Miami fan's personal Luck Dragon. By the way, we actually have another game this week. We've had so much off the field news about the team since our last game ended it's like there wasn't any time to focus on our next opponent. It's Wake Forest in case you forgot.
This game was designated the Employee Day game this season so that means we'll have a bigger than normal crowd than a typical noon game. The Athletic Department started another Operation Sellout campaign for this game as well, and according to UM there's about 3,800 tickets left. No idea how many actual people will show up since UM typically goes by tickets distributed when calculating attendance. Also, there's no telling whether or not the tarps will still be up in the corners of the upper deck. Either way, it should be a better than normal game atmosphere.
What we do know is that we will be flying a banner over the grounds of Sun Life Stadium from 9am to 11am. And by "we" I mean every joke that's a part of this knuckle-headed community here at CanesInSight. It thanks everyone associated with the University, Athletic Department, and the team. Props to RohanMotor for suggesting it, LuCane for setting it all up with the vendors, and every single one of you guys that helped by donating to the cause. It feels awesome to finally be able to fly banners thanking the people associated with our football team for their hard work...instead of always having to clamor for their ouster.
Where: Joe Robbie/Pro Player/Dolphins/Dolphin/Land Shark/Sun Life Stadium
Who: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-3) v. #6 Miami Hurricanes (6-0)
When: 12:00 pm/et
How:
4 story lines for UM in this game:
1. Can Miami contain Mike Campanaro?
2. Can Miami's OL block Nikita Whitlock?
3. Can Miami avoid coming out flat?
4. Can Miami stop it with the turnovers already?
Since they don't run the ball all that well, Campanaro is pretty much Wake's entire offense. He has 55 receptions already, which is more than 4 times as many as the 2nd leading receiver on their team. So shutting him down would go a long way in shutting down Wake's offense. Having said that, shutting him down is a lot easier said than done. It's not like every other team the Deac's have faced failed to realize he was they're best offensive player. Whoever the coaches try to match up with him will have they're hands full.
You'd think that if our opponent started a 5'10 250 lb. defensive tackle it would be an advantage for us. Not so with Wake Forest. Nikita Whitlock wreaks havoc on opposing teams' backfields for fun. It's pretty bizarre. Whoever is responsible for him, be it Bunche, McDermott, Wheeler, or Feliciano is going to have their work cut out for him.
It's natural to have a let down after an emotional comeback like the UNC game last week. And like I said earlier, we've had a ton of off the field news this week. Distractions like that can get into the heads of lesser a team's players. I like the decision by Al Golden to keep the boys away from the press following the NCAA news. None of the questions by the media would have been about Wake Forest this week. Lets hope it pays off.
Our offense has turned the ball over 12 times in the last 3 games. T-W-E-L-V-E. That is bad (#analysis). Morris is responsible for 6 of those during that span. Gotta get that cleaned up. By the way if you haven't already, give this breakdown of all 8 interceptions thrown by Stephen Morris a read. It was written by Vish from Sebastian's Pub (the guy who dropped a steamer on Charles Robinson), so that automatically means it's going to be good.
Making awful photoshops is fun. We need some CanesInSight beer koozies.
Last time they met: October 31, 2009
[video=youtube;hmLPLOCrIfg]www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmLPLOCrIfg[/video]
Who knew that 2 of the best players on that team would turn out to be Jimmy Graham and Sam Shields? Which reminds me...and I know we only had Jimmy Graham for 1 year, but think about how he was utilized here versus how he's used in the NFL. He had 1 catch for 2 yards in this game.
[video=youtube;hmLPLOCrIfg]www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmLPLOCrIfg[/video]
Who knew that 2 of the best players on that team would turn out to be Jimmy Graham and Sam Shields? Which reminds me...and I know we only had Jimmy Graham for 1 year, but think about how he was utilized here versus how he's used in the NFL. He had 1 catch for 2 yards in this game.
What people were saying after our glorious victory:
We weren't around for this game in 2009, so I once again turned to CanesOverHere for reference.
This comes from a thread titled: I'm Done With Shannon
Rip said:
I still can't believe how close that game ended up being. If we hadn't concussed Riley Skinner there's no doubt in my mind that he drives down the field and into field goal range with 1:08 still on the clock.
Know your enemy: Blogger So Dear
1. Miami focuses on Wake Forest after NCAA news.
2. Vinny Testaverde will be the honorary captain today.
3. Donna Shalala is 'bout that life.
/hcanes100
1. Offensive lineman Steven Chase is coming on strong.
2. Wake Forest's offense is starting to click at the right time.
3. The Demon Deacon's are just 1-52 all time against top 10 teams (#4 Tennessee in 1946).
Favorite Wake Forest related Image, Photoshop, Video or Gif:
Must be cool to have the creepy guy from the Poltergeist movies for a mascot.
2 Deep Depth Chart
[TABLE="width: 500"]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #E0E0C7, colspan: 10"]Miami Injuries[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Date[/TH]
[TH="align: center"]Pos[/TH]
[TH]Player[/TH]
[TH]Injury[/TH]
[TH]Status[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]10/21/13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0, align: center"]RB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Kacy Rodgers II[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Ankle[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Probable[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10/20/13[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]WR[/TD]
[TD]Phillip Dorsett[/TD]
[TD]Knee[/TD]
[TD]Out Indefinitely[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]08/15/13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0, align: center"]OL[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Danny Isidora[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Foot[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Out Indefinitely[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]08/15/13[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]OL[/TD]
[TD]Hunter Knighton[/TD]
[TD]Shoulder[/TD]
[TD]Out For Season[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
2 Deep Depth Chart (PDF)
[TABLE="width: 500"]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #E0E0C7, colspan: 10"]Wake Forest Injuries[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="align: left"]Date[/TH]
[TH="align: left"]Pos[/TH]
[TH="align: left"]Player[/TH]
[TH="align: left"]Injury[/TH]
[TH="align: left"]Status[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]09/21/13[/TD]
[TD]LB[/TD]
[TD]Steve Donatell[/TD]
[TD]Knee[/TD]
[TD]Out For Season[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]08/29/13[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]LB[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Zachary Allen[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Disciplinary[/TD]
[TD="bgcolor: #FFFBF0"]Out Indefinitely[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]08/23/13[/TD]
[TD]DB[/TD]
[TD]Duran Lowe[/TD]
[TD]Disciplinary[/TD]
[TD]Has Been Dismissed[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
Game Day Character:
The Nothing-like cloud that was the NCAA investigation has finally lifted. We're coming off of an emotional, come from behind victory. There's still a couple of big games looming in our near future. We're undefeated and ranked in the BCS top 10 for the 1st time in God know how long. Just tune out all the distractions, take care of business, and don't get caught looking ahead.
[video=youtube;4F4qzPbcFiA]www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F4qzPbcFiA[/video]
Allons-y
