allCanes http://blog.allcanes.com allCanesBlog: The #1 Miami Hurricanes Blog ... It's All About The U! Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:23:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Are ‘U’ Ready For Some Baseball? The 2012 season for Miami baseball officially kicks off tonight at Mark Light Field at Alex Rodriguez Park. First pitch is at 7pm and the Canes will again welcome the Rutgers Scarlet Knights for the first home-stand of the season.

Miami opens the year ranked No. 13 in the official polls and has its sights set on Omaha. The Canes got…

]]> http://blog.allcanes.com/are-u-ready-for-some-baseball Analyzing ‘Death To The BCS’ : Chapter Eight Our ‘Death To The BCS’ series trudges on slowly but surely. Halfway home in our breakdown of the book penned by Dan Wetzel, Josh Peter and Jeff Passan, a great read that explains in detail what a sham the current Bowl Championship System really is.

Our goal is to provide a Cliff Notes-type version o the book for those who don’t have…

]]> http://blog.allcanes.com/analyzing-death-to-the-bcs-chapter-eight Johnson Perfect Ambassador For ‘The U’ Some great ink a few days back from Sports Illustrated’s Andy Staples regarding incoming Miami Hurricanes running back Randy ‘Duke’ Johnson.

Johnson was a one-man sales machine this past year. Having originally committed to ‘The U’ in September 2010 when Randy Shannon was still at the helm, Johnson never wavered. Not after a 7-6 season that saw Shannon and much of the staff fired,…

]]> http://blog.allcanes.com/johnson-perfect-ambassador-for-the-u CNBC’S “American Greed” Profiles Shapiro Life in prison is akin to hell on earth and honestly, is there any worse thing than forced solitude for someone who used to roll hard on South Beach – a little man with the nickname Mr. Big? A scorned narcissist with vendetta on the brain and all the time in the world to plot revenge.

CNBC’s “American Greed” series profiled Nevin…

]]> http://blog.allcanes.com/american-greed-profiles-shapiro UM Sports HOF Bowling Tourney Guests Received an email from old school Canes center K.C. Jones a few days back regarding the former UM athletes that will be in attendance.

As of now, the following members of The U Family are involved, including Jones; Najeh Davenport, Duane Starks, Earl Little, Joaquin Gonzalez, Larry Jones, Richard Mercier, Darrin Smith, Brett Romberg, Chris T. Jones, Wesley Carroll, Darryl Fullington, Sherko…

]]> http://blog.allcanes.com/um-sports-hof-bowling-tourney-guests Golden Interview Transcript allCanesBlog.com’s Brian ‘The Beast’ London sat down with Miami Hurricanes head coach Al Golden for a one-on-one last week. Many of you asked for the transcripts for the interview so we’re posting here for the diehards who couldn’t get enough. Also, for those who missed the sit-down, click here for a listen.

Beast : What was your mindset as you attacked recruiting this year, taking…

]]> http://blog.allcanes.com/golden-interview-transcript Canes Announce Spring Football Schedule The Miami Hurricanes will kick off spring football in a matter of weeks, with the first practice taking place on Saturday March 3th.

For fans looking to get in on the action the first open practice will be the following day, the caveat – “Fan Appreciation Day” is only open to those who purchase a ticket to Miami’s home baseball game…

]]> http://blog.allcanes.com/canes-announce-spring-football-schedule allCanes Radio : One On One With Al The Beast sat down with Miami Hurricanes head coach Al Golden on Wednesday afternoon and the unfiltered audio ran on Thursday’s night’s edition of allCanes Radio.

For those who missed the show, it was a gem – and thankfully it’s already been uploaded to our archives section.

Check it out and pass it along for other members of the U Family to enjoy. Coach…

]]> http://blog.allcanes.com/allcanes-radio-one-on-one-with-al The Beast : One On One With Golden Al

A few weeks ago, a handful of South Florida journalists were granted interviews with Al Golden. I hadn’t realized Coach was available for one on one’s during recruiting, so I immediately put in a request for some face time and was told I’d be granted one the next time Al was available.

That day was Wednesday and four of us got…

]]> http://blog.allcanes.com/the-beast-one-on-one-with-golden-al Brown Talks Canes Fam On Irvin Show Former Miami safety Hurlie Brown is another one of those unsung hero, under the radar, old school Canes. The type of guy you remember for his on the field play during a dominant era of UM football – 1988 through 1991, where he earned two national championships – but one that slipped into the background soon thereafter.

While other former Miami players…

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