Pac 12?

The Pacific Athletic Conference last expanded from the PAC 8 to PAC 10 with adding Arizona and Arizona State in 1978. Originally the conference was known as the Big 5 and then Big 6.


It is not an “if” at this point, but a when expansion will happen. As Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott is looking to expand increase revenue with a Conference Championship game and a bigger TV deal.

Look for the Pac 10 to announce expansion plans with two new teams in the next 6 to 12 months. As far as who is on the Radar, don't be surprised if they Raid the Mountain West Conference and add BYU and Utah. Both have history in Basketball and Football on a national level. Also in consideration would be Fresno State and San Diego State.

Seantrel Henderson to the "U"?

File this under Rumor.  The beast of a Tackle from Minnesota has not yet signed with USC even though he commited to them on NSD.  He has stated that he doesn't want to sign a Letter of Intent until USC knows what it sanctions from thr NCAA will be. Problem for Seantrel is that USC won't know that for months. 

Holly Anderson from SB Nation Likes the Canes chance of landing Henderson.  Before you buy your  Miami Hurricanes Football Tickets to see Seantrel in person, he has decided to take another trip to Miami.

The big question is can Randy finally Land the Big one?  If Seantrel ends up in Hurricanes Football Jerseys, expect him to make an immediate impact and be a 3 year player. 

Sun Life Hosts the Super Bowl

Sun Life (Sun Alliance Life Insurance) is the new name for Dolphins Stadium, short lived as the Land Shark Stadium and Long time Joe Robbie Stadium.  Sun life has been home to BCS Orange Bowl, Orange Bowl Classic and 4 Previous Super Bowls.  The stadium will once again host the Orange Bowl Next year and Orange Bowl Tickets are already on Sale.  Super Bowl Tickets were of course sold out long before the Game was played, Super Bowl Hospitality Packages were Still Available at Kick Off. 

Mike Cassano New RB Coach?

Is Mike Cassano the New Running Backs Coach at the U?

Put this one in the Rumor Box.  The Canes looking to fill the Void when Tommie Robinson left the U this past week.  Mike is a Former Miami Grad Assistant and coached under Offensive Coordinator Whipple at Brown and Umass.

Mike has coached two NFL running backs in Frank Gore and Marcel Shipp. 

Way to Early to Predict, 2011 Recruiting Class

The "Way to Early to Predict", 2011 Recruiting Class


Offense
Quarterback (2)
Teddy Bridgewater
Rakeem Cato


Running Back (2)
Jerron Seymour
Tom Smith



Wide Receiver (3)
Kevin Benjamin
Rashad Green
Tommy Shuler

Tight End (2)
Dillon Van Der Wal
Brandon Fulse

Offensive Line (3)
Marcus Jackson*
Bobby Hart
Max Lang

Defense
Defense Line (3)
Anthony Rabassa
Ricardo Williams
Willie Bromell


Linebacker (3)
Denzel Perryman
Robert Way
Dwight Jackson

Defensive Backs (3)
LaQuentin Smith
Jermaine Reve
Robensen Therezie

Teddy Bridgewater Silent Commit?

A source class with Recruiting at Miami has said that All-Everything Teddy Bridgewater is as close to a Silent Commit for the Canes as you can get.  Don't expect an early commit and Teddy will go through the recruiting process.  The 6'2" 175lbs gun-slinger will take his Max 5 visits and is currently looking at the Gators, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU, Tennessee and his Home Town team the U.

Our Source expects Bridgewater to Follow Fellow Northwestern High School Quaterback to the University of Miami.  Currently Teddy is a Top 5 Quarterback Prospect and brings more mobility than current Quaterback Harris.  Teddy Will announce his decision on his Birthday on the 10th of November, 2010.

Help Wanted: New Running Back Coach

With Tommie Robinson getting promoted to the NFL, Miami has another need to fill which seems to be on a never ending coaching carousel under Randy Shannon.  This is the second coaching move so far this year with the first being when Clint Hurt told his contract was not going to be renewed.  Rumor is there is one more change coming when long Strength and Conditioning Coach Andreu Swasey will be let go in the near future.

Randy Shannon has a history of not being able to withhold assistant coaches. So far this off-season, the Canes have been able to retain both Coordinators.  With Shannon's contract still being worked one, look for progress to be made with salaries for assistants.

Canes Stumble down the Stretch.

The Miami Hurricanes Men's Basketball Team Continues to struggle.  They lost their 4th game in a row at Florida State and fall to 2-7 in the ACC.  The only thing that could get them in the NCAA Tournament is to win the ACC Tournament in March. 

The Canes were only trailing by one point at Halftime, but FSU used a 7 - 0 run 9 minutes into the Second half to take a lead they would not give up.  James Dews had 15 points and Dwayne Collins add 11. 

Recruiting Class Hang-Over - Canes Class Lacks Sex Appeal

Most Canes fans are disapointed with the second class in a row that was recruited by Randy Shannon and Staff.  A day after NSD, what do the experts think?

ESPN gives the Canes a B+ and ranks it second to only Florida State in the ACC.  The class is ranked 13th in the Country.  They say that the Canes had a solid class, but were unable to close. There was no Impact players, but solid depth.

ESPN Blogger Heather Dinich says there was not the Buzz around this class from previous Miami classes (she must of missed 2009 when our class was ranked worse).  She points out that the Canes did not pull in the highly ranked ESPN 150 players.  Miami only landed 3, the fewest under Randy.  The biggest point she made is the U wiffed on a lot of uncommitted players down the stretch. 

Jacksonville.com Gives Miami's Class a C-.  It says that most of the players are fortgetable. 
Jacksonville.com Miami's Fortgetable Class

Miami Heralds Manny Navarro Prints "Shannon likes Miami Hurricanes' recruiting class, but experts don't."
Shannon likes Miami Hurricanes' recruiting class, but experts don't

South Florida Sun-Sentinel's Shandel Richardson Gives the Class a B-. 

The Bleacher Report says that this class is full of sleepers.  Hopefully the players will wake up and Surprise Canes Fans.
Miami's Class Full of Sleepers

NBC Miami says that Canes Fans need "Perspective".  JANIE CAMPBELL says that "With a class of 28, there's room for both coveted recruits and projects alike"

'Canes Fans Need Some Signing Day Perspective

David Dorsey from the  Fort Myers News Press Says that Hurricane signees fill specific position needs.  He quotes that Randy Shannon didn't think we needed a top 5 Class.  I am not to sure most Canes Fans will agree with him.

Hurricane signees fill specific position needs

Miami Herald's Barry Jackson Quotes Randy Shannon as saying "Unbelievable class, We filled a lot of needs. We're going to get back to the level we need to be at for a long time". Most Canes Fans can't believe that this class is unbelievable.

Randy Says Class is Unbelievable

Kyle Munzenrieder for the Miami New Times says "Hurricanes Class May Not Glitter, but Could be Gold".
Hurricanes Class May Not Glitter, but Could be Gold

TampaBay.com says that "Hurricanes focus on filling their needs".  The best quote and what sums up the article is a quote of Randy; Coach Randy Shannon said he believes he landed a class that can help Miami "get to that next step."
Hurricanes focus on filling their needs

Jorge Milian from the Palm Beach Post sums up the feeling of NSD, uneventful with a tease when a report out of MN that Henderson would be coming to Miami.  He quotes Shannon saying, "We won't be ranked high because we don't have the athletes in this class".
Canes Class Lacks Sex Appeal

Cane's 2010 Football Schedule Released

Miami has released its 2010 Football Schedule. Most of the dates were already set in Stone.  The Biggest Date of the year will be September 11th at the Ohio State University. 

2010 Miami Hurricanes Football Schedule

Sept. 2: FLORIDA A&M
Sept. 11: at Ohio State
Sept. 23: at Pittsburgh, ESPN
Oct. 2: at Clemson
Oct. 9: FLORIDA STATE
Oct. 16: at Duke
Oct. 23: NORTH CAROLINA
Oct. 30: at Virginia
Nov. 6: MARYLAND
Nov. 13: at Georgia Tech
Nov. 20: VIRGINIA TECH
Nov. 27: SOUTH FLORIDA

Ivan McCartney Fails to Qualify to UM

Ivan McCartney from Miramar did not get high enough combo of grades and test scores to get into the University of Miami. He will be going to his 2nd Choice West Virginia.

Miami's 2010 Recruiting Class is Underwhelming

Miami's 2010 Recruiting Class is Underwhelming, but fills a lot of Needs.

Rivals - Yahoo has the Canes class ranked 24th behind schools like Nebraska, Texas A&M and Ole Miss.

ESPN is a little bit more kind with a Ranking of 13th, which is respectable, but disappointing with all the talent in South Florida this year. The Canes swung at and missed at most of the Key players that they went after and Randy Shannon suddenly seems like an inept recruiter.

The biggest need in this class was at the Offensive Line, were Miami has recruited very poorly recently. Miami got the Commitments of two impact players Tavadis Glenn at Tackle out of Raines in Jacksonville and Center Brandon Linder Saint Thomas Aquinas. This class could have been complete if the U was able to Land Mega-Star Seantrel Henderson. Miami rounded out its class with Shane McDermott, Jonathan Feliciano, Jermaine Barton and Malcolm Bunche. Overall a very solid Offensive Line Class.

The Canes 2nd biggest area of need was in the Defensive Backfield. Randy's Staff didn't hit any homeruns here or even a triple. They landed Keion Payne, Kacy Rodgers, Jeremy Davis and Devont'a Davis. Rodgers is the best of the bunch, but they look like developmental players at best.

The 3rd biggest need in the class was at QB. The Canes were desperate for quality Quarterbacks in this class and only Landed Undersized Stephen Morris. If Harris goes down, the Canes will be very much be done in 2010.

With very few Linebackers and one time 5 star Arthur Brown MIA, Miami needed a solid follow up to its 2008 LB Class. Once again, this class fails to deliver. Kevin Nelson is the best of the bunch and should be a contributor in a few years. Tyrone Cornileus and Travis Williams aren't in the top 60 at their position. Worse, Kelvin Cain and Jimmy Gaines are large term projects and most likely be on the Scout team the next few years.

With a loaded WR field the Canes wanted to get one or two select receivers in this Class. They didn't do that and only received the commit of Allen Hurns from Carol City. There was a lot of good WR in the State and once again this staff swung on and missed.

Miami had two of the top Defensive of Lineman in the Country Committed going into the season (Todd Chandler pictured). Unfortunately they both de-committed in the last few months and this class is also a disappointment. The Canes end up with 3 Star Commits Jeffrey Brown and David Perry and 2 Star Commit Delmar Taylor.

The Canes Running Back class was above average with Storm Johnson being the Big Back Randy was looking for. Booker T Eduardo Clements and Darion Hall from Naples rounded out the Class. Tampa Bay’s Maurice Hagens looks very solid at FB and hopefully can make an immediate impact.

The TE class is full of projects. Asante Cleveland is the best of the bunch and could make an impact on the field in 2010. Clive Walford and Chase Ford will red-shirt and see action on the Scout Team.

Overall this class is a disappointment to most Canes Fans. We are already looking to the Class of '11.

Miami Hurricanes Recuiting Class Video Highlights

Welcome to the U! Here is a Video Highlight list of the 2010 Miami Hurricanes Recruiting Class!


Eduardo Clements


Storm Johnson


Stephen Morris


Shane McDermott



Tyrone Cornileus


Allen Hurns



Brandon Linder


Kacy Rodgers


Jon Feliciano


Tevadis Glenn



Darion Hall



David Perry



Andrew Tallman


Travis Williams



Jeremy Davis



Jeff Brown



Delmar Taylor



Maurice Hagens


Asante Cleveland


Chase Ford

Canes Can't Save Haith! - Wake Forest 62, Miami 53

Miami came out shooting cold while wearing their Save Haith patches tonight on their Uniforms.  They quickly feel behind 17 points in the first half and were never able to get closer to 4 the rest of the game.  The Canes have been awful in ACC Road Games and have continued this trend at Winston Salem.

The big positive the Canes can take from this is that they never quit on their coach and faught back to make a game of it.  Unfortunately they could not hit a basket down the strech and the ended up losing by 9.  Freshman Garrius Adams had a big night for the Canes and his Career High with 13. 

Brown Done at Miami

Arthur Brown is no longer enrolled at the University of Miami. The once over-hyped, much maligned player is no longer a Hurricane. He never returned from Winter Break. Canes Officials have said that he has not asked for his release from his scholarship yet, but don't expect to see him as a Cane again.


Brown came in as a 5 Star recruit out of Kansas in the 2008 Class. His brother was the #1 player that was originally committed to Miami for Almost a year before having his offer Revoked by Randy Shannon for being a Pre-Madonna.

Got Some Canes Over Here - 11 Canes in the Pro Bowl

Yes, Bryant McKinnie has been booted from the team and Vilma and Wayne won't play since they will play on the same Field Next week in the Super Bowl.   Ed Reed also probably won't play due to injury, but 11 Miami Hurricanes have been selected to tonights Pro-Bowl.  That is easily more than most teams and some conferences.  Here is the Complete List of Players from the U in the Pro Bowl. 

1. Vince Wilfork
2. Reggie Wayne
3. Jon Vilma
4. Bryant McKinnie
5. Frank Gore
6. Ray Lewis
7. Ed Reed
8. Antrel Rolle
9. Brandon Meriweather
10. Andre Johnson
11. Jon Beason

Canes Rebound from Big Loss with Solid Win Over Virginia Tech.

Canes Rebound from Big Loss with Solid Win Over Virginia Tech.  Miami defeated the Hokies 82 - 75 at the Bank United Center.  The Canes at one point hold a 19 point lead in the 2nd half and the Hokies made a Game of it, pulling within 5 in the last few minutes. The win snapped a 4 Game Losing Streak which included a 22 point lost to Maryland. The game leaders in points for the Canes included James Dews with 21, Malcolm Grant with 13, and Duran Scott scored 12 points. Miami is now 2-5 in the ACC with a 16 and 5 record overall. Miami would need to win 7 out of its last 9 to get into the NCAA Tourney.

Jeffrey Brown Commits to the U

Miami picks up another “Sleeper” recruit. Jeffrey Brown out of Evanston Township Illinois made a verbal commit to the U this weekend. Miami was his only offer from a BCS school, which has became an increasing trend for Miami. Jeffrey is a two Star recruit and is looking to be a long term project and not an immediate fix for the Canes, who were thin after injuries most of 2009. The bright side for Jeffrey is that he was a High School Wrestler, which should help him shed blockers on the inside.

Recruiting Update

With less than two weeks less until National Signing Day the Canes got their newest commit with Buffalo (N.Y.) Canisius High linebacker Jimmy Gaines. Jimmy is an unheralded High School player and Miami was competing with the University of Buffalo.


Another commitment may be Asante Cleveland out of Christian Brothers near Sacramento California. Rumor on the street is that Asante is a Miami Lean and Canes Fans should expect him to fax in his letter of intent on National Signing Day.

Next weekend is the last weekend for potential Canes to come for a Visit and we should expect a big weekend.

Here is a break down of the Canes current Class;
Early Enrollees
Malcolm Bunche, OL, 6-6/325, Newark, Del.
Eduardo Clements, RB, 5-10/185, Miami
Tyrone Cornelius, LB, 6-2/195, Stone Mountain, Ga.
Storm Johnson, RB, 6-½17, Loganville, Ga.
Shane McDermott, OL, 6-3/275, Wellington
Stephen Morris, QB, 6-2/186, Miami Shores

Oral Commits
Kelvin Cain, LB, 6-4/210, Clovis, Calif.
Devont'a Davis, DB, 6-2/180, Gainesville
Jermaine Barton, OL, 6-7/290, Fort Lauderdale
Jeremy Davis, WR, 5-11/162, Fort Myers
Johnathan Feliciano, OL, 6-4/283, Davie
Chase Ford, TE, 6-6/245, Kilgore, Texas
Tavadis Glenn, DL/OL, 6-5/265, Jacksonville
Maurice Hagens, RB, 6-½35, Tampa
Darion Hall, RB, 6-½00, Naples
Allen Hurns, WR, 6-2/175, Miami
Brandon Linder, OL, 6-6/290, Southwest Ranches
Kevin Nelson, LB, 6-½20, Gainesville
Keion Payne, DB, 6-0/165, Fort Lauderdale
David Perry, DE, 6-6/230, Fort Lauderdale
Kacy Rodgers, DB, 6-2/185, Southlake, Texas
Andrew Tallman, DL/OL, 6-5/237, Dorchester, Mass.
Delmar Taylor, DT, 6-4/265, Miami Beach
Clive Walford, TE, 6-6/225, Belle Glade
Travis Williams, LB, 6-2/189, Norfolk, Va.

Recruiting Update

One of the top Offensive Line Prospects in the Country, Brandon Linder committed to the U this weekend.  A long sought after prospect picked the Canes over Notre Dame, Florida, Ohio State, Florida State, Georgia and Stanford. 

This has been a tough month for the Canes for Recruiting, losing Long Time commits to Notre Dame and USF. 

Rumor has it that the Canes have also recieved commit from Jermaine Barton.  Jermaine is an offensive lineman from St. Thomas Aquinas H.S. (Florida) with Linder.  Offensive Line is a must Get this year for the Canes and they have done well number wise.