UM dismisses Sam Bruce

Oct 10, 2016

UM announced on Monday morning that freshman WR Sam Bruce had been dismissed from the football team. Bruce was currently missing time with a leg injury and began the season on a 3-game suspension after a picture surfaced of him online holding a gun.

Bruce came to Miami as a 4-star prospect out of St. Thomas Aquinas HS, although he finished his schooling at a charter school in Broward after an incident at STA. He was considered an electric slot receiver prospect who played with flair on the field.

Sources have told CanesInSight that Bruce was not forthcoming about the cause of a leg injury that has forced him to miss time this season. He told coaches he fell off his bike, when in fact the injury was suffered while playing pick-up basketball. That does not appear to be the ultimate reason for his dismissal, but Miami's official statement read, "Freshman wide receiver Sam Bruce has been dismissed from the Miami football based on multiple violations of team rules and a failure on his part to meet the clear expectations established to be a part of the Miami football program. We wish Sam well with his future academic and football endeavors."

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Home Slice

Oct 10, 2016

Gotta clean the house out before you bring the newer, better, furniture in. 1 recruiting class away from having to tools to COMPETE for National Championships.

MedleyCane

Oct 10, 2016

Home Slice said:
Gotta clean the house out before you bring the newer, better, furniture in. 1 recruiting class away from having to tools to COMPETE for National Championships.

Uh, he was part of the new furniture.

section9

Oct 10, 2016

IOW, they found evidence of gang related activities and they're not going public with it to save the kid's career.

CMR learned from Urban Liar's coverup at Florida.

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cflacane2

Oct 10, 2016

MedleyCane said:
Home Slice said:

Gotta clean the house out before you bring the newer, better, furniture in. 1 recruiting class away from having to tools to COMPETE for National Championships.

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Uh, he was part of the new furniture.

scratch n dent

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prinmemo

Oct 10, 2016

section9 said:
IOW, they found evidence of gang related activities and they're not going public with it to save the kid's career.

CMR learned from Urban Liar's coverup at Florida.

This can't be serious?

INCaneFan

Oct 10, 2016

It takes a certain kind of stupid to put a picture of you with a gun out there, in particular when a girl and another guy are involved. That was a big warning sign and while some people defended it, there is no denying he has a questionable at best thought process. Yes, we all make mistake and all the details aren't out, but anyone surprised by this is a fool.

Talented young man for sure and hopefully he lands on his feet somewhere having learned from his mistakes.

birdman9177

Oct 10, 2016

Cal jimmy said:
Fawk_U Haters said:

The lie is always worse than the infraction.

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This, or said another way it's not the crime it's the cover up.

Richt isn't playing games. Kids, and parents, loved him at UGA but they knew he didn't take crap from anyone.

No one is bigger than the program.

that part! wish him the best tho

NY Shyne

Oct 10, 2016

jed2410 said:
NY Shyne said:

Dindu Nuffin

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Racism always really cool

A thoroughly appropriate, disparaging remark about an all-to-obvious social situation that liberals can't counter effectively because it's based on humor. Known to cause rectal bleeding in BLM members, and other small animals.

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BoroCane83

Oct 10, 2016

As I stated in the other thread, Richt is known for suspending players a game or two. He bases his purpose behind molding young men, forgiveness and redemption is a part of that. We arent privy to the conversations had behind closed doors. I would like to think that the hammer is dropped if these kids are outright liars or disrespectful when being given their 2nd/3rd chance.

Got to grow up.

AK_Cane

Oct 10, 2016

He is very well known is SOFL, this will be a bad look on the University. Top prospects will take notice to this

FyreHam

Oct 10, 2016

AK_Cane said:
He is very well known is SOFL, this will be a bad look on the University. Top prospects will take notice to this

Take notice of what exactly? That the football team holds its players accountable and functions professionally?

This isn't on UM.

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the storm

Oct 10, 2016

Surely you jest. The bad look is on him for thinking he could do as he pleased after he signed an LOI on the dotted line. That piece of paper works both ways & apparently he wasn't bright enough to figure that out.

AK_Cane said:
He is very well known is SOFL, this will be a bad look on the University. Top prospects will take notice to this

SWFLSWAGG17

Oct 10, 2016

MedleyCane said:
getcaned said:

LustNCanes said:

Wow, UM not playing games no more.... well if that's the case, start beating fswho motherfvckers

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great potential plenty of skill. had a bad vibe.. the school cant leave **** to chance. u know the ncaa is perched ready to pounce

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Pounce on what?

Any sniff of a violation not self reported. We exposed them for the under the belt way they butchered the Nevin Shapiro thing and nationally made them look like clowns. One step from them losing the tight grip they have over a billion dollar industry.

Canesfan1899

Oct 10, 2016

Kid was given chances from the sounds of things and didn't change his behavior.

Feel bad for the kid and feel he could've been a difference maker at some point but none player is not bigger than the program.

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SWFLSWAGG17

Oct 10, 2016

Left Hook said:
How about helping a Kid for once. Mandate a program and counseling. That is what Bama did for Cam Robinson. Suspend for a semester or year, which should have been done with Grace.

UM is too quick to dismiss for non-criminal acts.

Or he did something incredibly immoral or criminal which is why the staff is not putting him on blast. If he is not talking **** on twitter chances are he is considering himself lucky the press release is so vague. We just don't have the info to second guess anything one way or the other. Judging by the WR's inability to separate, common sense says it was bad cause we NEED his exact skill set.

Fightinibis

Oct 10, 2016

TheSwagger1 said:
We not SEC.

Not so sure how much longer we can fall back on that moral "high ground"....

There are certain players I believe Saban or Meyer will do anything to keep and certain ones that are expendable. When I start feeling the need to jump on the pulpit about how UM always does the "right" thing, I always remember JJ just flat calling it like it was, I will treat some guys different....he was at least honest, though he was more talking about in terms of PT and favorable treatment on the field.

Truthfully, no idea what Bruce did to cause this, but after AQM and that debacle, it is starting to feel like there honesty and morality clauses being enforced. :confusion:

SWFLSWAGG17

Oct 10, 2016

the storm said:
Surely you jest. The bad look is on him for thinking he could do as he pleased after he signed an LOI on the dotted line. That piece of paper works both ways & apparently he wasn't bright enough to figure that out.

AK_Cane said:

He is very well known is SOFL, this will be a bad look on the University. Top prospects will take notice to this

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Until CMR is in their living room telling the prospects parents how they protected him by keeping his potentially deplorable actions private. Everyone else is just background noise.

dycane

Oct 10, 2016

Appears to me this is as much about his lack of commitment as a football player as it is his character. Can't build a top tier program with cats who **** off on their obligations to the team.

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southpaw47

Oct 10, 2016

ilovelamp51 said:
Makes sense. We are just coming off probation. Must enforce a zero tolerance policy.. on pick-up basketball.

Not getting caught in a lie is not the same as telling the truth. :ambivalence:

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BoroCane83

Oct 10, 2016

He isnt just now getting dismissed for a lie about breaking his leg. If he is skipping class, therapy, and study hall then that is a really big deal to his level of commitment. Better FOR HIM and FOR MIAMI to cut ties now, open up the scholarship, and move on.

He could have balled out here. But 100% of this falls on him.

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