As I type this, Tony Kornheiser opened ESPN’s “Pardon The Interruption” with the question, “Is The U Back?” He went on to say, “I think college football is well served when Miami is good…. I like Miami. I want them to be good. It’s good for college football.”
Preach on, Brother Tony.
For those who missed some ink, dig on these links:
>>> ESPN/AP Recap: Click here
>>> Ivan Maisel’s “Hurricane Warning”: Click here
>>> Andy Staples “Hurricanes weathering early tests”: Click here
>>> Susan Miller Degnan’s “The Swagger Is Back”: Click here
>>> Edwin Pope’s “It’s No Illusion…”: Click here
>>> Greg Cote’s “Hurricanes Defense Steps Up To The Challenge”: Click here
>>> Manny Navarro’s “Harris As Sharp As A Surgeon’s Scalpel”: Click here
>>> Linda Robertson’s “UM’s Fortunes Are In Receivers’ Hands”: Click here
Local and national, everyone is talking Miami today… except Georgia Tech. The Atlanta media… a big-mouthed fan base… inexplicably quiet today.
The AJC’s Jeff Schultz took a shot at the Canes earlier this week (“Is Miami Taking Georgia Tech Lightly?”), implying that UM was looking past GT and that the win over FSU was being blown out of proportion. Columnist Chris Boggs took it a step further with his “Miami… Substance or Swagger?” piece – complete with his bogus top ten reasons Tech would roll the Canes.
How about trying this one on for size – maybe the problem wasn’t Georgia Tech’s inability to block or run. Maybe this is simply proof that when Miami has the athletes, your hometown squad can’t hang. Maybe this proves what UM fans have said the past few years – that Tech’s wins over the Canes were somewhat hollow based on the state of the program. 19-19 the past few seasons, who WASN’T taking it to The U these past few years?
Just as LSU outtalented and outworked Georgia Tech in last year’s bowl game, Miami now has the higher caliber athletes who aren’t going to wilt against a gimmicky triple option.
As for Boggs, his in-game blogging was laughable. My favorite line, “Patrick Nix is no longer calling the offense in Miami”. Very astute, Chris. Of course that’s been the case for upwards of nine months now, but thanks for noticing.
Par for the course, the blame game… defensive line was gassed… GT “squandered” an offensive opportunity – no credit given to Miami’s defense for making plays, until later in the live blog. Boggs finally admitted Tech was out-coached and out-athleted… but never owned up that his biased top ten list oozed with homerism and was completely off base.
A rather typical reaction from a program that’s never really been there and one that started making its name during an era when Miami was down. As we saw last night, all is right in the world again. Just as it was decades back when the Canes were shredding Nebraska’s option and Oklahoma’s wishbone, gimmicky offenses don’t work against a speedy, aggressive UM defenses.
Talent. Depth. Two solid coordinators. Year three in The Shannon Era. It’s all starting to come together. Other ACC foes, beware – your run of beating up on a down Miami program has officially come to an end.
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Since when were the Option and Wishbone "gimmicky" offenses? You only won your first game against NU because Osborne decided to go for a win instead of a tie, where a tie would have assured them a national title on your home field. Would Howard have done that?--probably not. That's another thing: all of your big games were played on your home field. I still have a piece of that home field that I took home in '95 when NU beat you for the National Championship. You remember that year, don't you? That was the year where the TV crew wouldn't show Warren Sapp close-ups in the 2nd half because he was sucking wind through that gaping pie hole of his as a result of that "gimmicky" offense. You remember that year, right? That was the year before we destroyed Florida for the next national championship with that "gimmicky" offense. There's something I've always wondered: Why wouldn't you ever come up North to play?
The primary reason why you had early success against Nebraska was because Osborne had not put the final piece of the puzzle in place--and that was some speed in his secondary. Once he figured that out, they made you their "companions". As a writer, I find this piece factually-challenged. :)
I heard the espn guys say more than once that we had "extra days to get ready for the game." They just have to find something negative. And now we are attracting Cornhuskers to this blog....good grief !
Hated by many, loved by few, WE are the "U"
Since when were the Option and Wishbone "gimmicky" offenses? You only won your first game against NU because Osborne decided to go for a win instead of a tie, where a tie would have assured them a national title on your home field. Would Howard have done that?--probably not. That's another thing: all of your big games were played on your home field. I still have a piece of that home field that I took home in '95 when NU beat you for the National Championship. You remember that year, don't you?
Cute how you leave out the 23-3 beating in 1989 and 22-0 rout in 1991.... as well as 2001.
The option is a gimmick, hoss. That's why few teams run it these days.
You're hyping 1994-1995 Nebraska -- arguably one of the better teams in history and Tommie Frazier ran that offense to perfection.
That said, the option didn't do squat against Miami in '89, '91 or the '02 Rose Bowl.
As for this "homefield advantage" chatter... I was the Orange Bowl for a few of those Nebraska/Miami games and recall that stadium being flooded with Big Red fans.
It was a bowl game and NU had more than enough fan support, as well as time to get acclimated to South Florida in December/January. There was no homefield advantage. Not one of those games felt like a Miami home game... especially the '95 Orange Bowl.
As for why wouldn't Miami ever come up north to play - c'mon now, those were all bowl games. It wasn't a home/away. We'll see y'all 2014 and 2015, champ.
Plus, who in their right mind wants to be in Norman come New Years??????
Yeszir! One step closer to the top! Canes will own college football come 2010!!!!!!!!!!!! Speed kills the option!
GT will not sneak up on teams like last year C'mom bdraftracing!
Hey bro. Don't need to post this, just wanted to give you a heads up before the Nebraska fan comes back at ya.
You finished up your last comment saying "Plus, who in their right mind wants to be in Norman come New Years??????" Norman is the Sooners home town, the Huskers are in Lincoln.
Of course who wants to be in either of those places come New Years?!?! -WPB'Cane
That Nebraska fan has crazy ass selective memory. His claim to fame is saying the option beat Miami in the 1995 Orange Bowl. OK, so let's look at the facts. The Canes were winning that game heading into the fourth quarter 17-10. Nebraska scores two late touchdowns behind the great play of Tommie Frazier and they win the national championship. Ok fine, good job. Yet, I recall I different outcome in 1983. And in 1989. And in 1991. And in 2001. And unlike 1995, with the exception of 1983, none of Nebraska's losses to The U were even close in those years. That dude needs help, and what the hell is he doing in a UM blog in the first place? Envy is all I could guess.
I think bdraftracing is definitely smoking to much ganja. I also noticed when I clicked on his name, it took me nowhere. So we aren't able to respond to his ridiculousness. Talk about being naive to what the option/wishbone is. It is and always has been a one trick pony. The history of the last 30 years proves it. Not only did Miami stop those teams, but so did other big time talented teams like Florida State and LSU. If I recall, Oklahoma's record from 1985-1987 was 33-3. All 3 of those losses were at the hands of Miami. If not for us they would have won 3 straight national titles. We had a direct hand in causing outdated football teams to abandon that type of football from being played anymore. The fact that the powers that be hired Paul Johnson at Ga Tech is dumbfounding to me. It's as if they don't know what wins championships at this level. It is a flash in the pan type offense since none of the kids playing have much experience playing against it. Once other teams in the ACC adjust to it as we now have they will be able to stop it and it will not take GA Tech to the next level, which they claim to want to get to. Good luck to all you Ga Tech and wishbone/option fans. Enjoy being irrelevant.
BOYCOTT ISRAEL GUTIERREZ, WHERE ARE YOU NOW,GATOR
The writer from the Atlanta was complaining that G-Tech was playing back to back Thursday night games, but that's what Miami had to do last year when they played G-Tech
Norman is the Sooners home town, the Huskers are in Lincoln.
WPB..... Lincoln... Norman... Oklahoma... Nebraska... it's all the same, right? ;-)
Thanks for the heads up. My brain is already on my trek to Miami for the OU game.