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LuCane said:
For background, my first bigtime game was 1988 against Michigan. Core memory on that comeback. I became obsessed. I wore a full Steve Walsh costume/uniform for a solid 2 years. Every chance I got.

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For years, my father would take me to the WEZ and we’d watch the Canes. Part of my identity came from how the Canes played. It wasn’t the trash talk and the dancing that attracted me as much as the BOLD, DGAF, DO WHATEVER IT TAKES attitudes.

Those of you who’ve read my posts over the years know all I ask is that we leave it all on the field. That we make the other team hate playing against us. At the end of the game, did we throw every punch we possibly could? I believe in that mentality more than I believe in many things and it’s because of the 80s and 90s Canes.

So here are a bunch of plays that happened yesterday that made me so incredibly proud:

- #0 is one of my favorite players in a long while. He does everything with his hair on fire and his balls on the line. This guy’s family should never pay for a drink around a Cane. On a play where Reed broke outside, this dude made one of the most beautiful inside/out tackles on the perimeter I’ve seen in forever.

- CJ Daniels motioned into a lead f’in block and didn’t half measure it. He actually engaged, squared, and turned his defender’s hips outside.

- Mark Fletcher ran so hard he knocked out TAMU’s most effective Defensive Tackle.

- Toney fumbled and then came back to run the game winning Jet sweep.

- Mesidor went one on one with Kuhn and plainly lowered Kuhn’s draft prospect view in a single play.

- Bain’s sack down in the RZ was a genuine game changer.

- Did you all see Bain and CJ Daniels on Mali’s punt return? Making smart, shield blocks? Cot**** that’s football.

- Mo Toure knocked himself out for the greater good. What else needs to be said?

- On the game winning INT, that comes directly from watching film. TAMU had #17 in Hback a number of times throughout their season and ran the same route. Fitz either saw it, was taught it, or both. He also has the quick short area to make the play. God bless a bigtime play in a big time moment.

Please add many of your own plays. There are so many and we actually left it all on the field yesterday.
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I will add in the 4th quarter Mario asking Heatherman do you want to accept or decline the 3rd down personal foul. That to me was huge, Heatherman said decline and Miami stopped them on 4th down.
All are getting better and trusting each other to do their jobs.
AND without looking at the boxscore, I can only recall 2 penalties; 1 Def offsides and 1 Unnecessary Roughness, that’s it. I absolutely love yesterday’s all around team discipline.
Go Canes!
 
The long run by Fletch. In the words of Santana, big time players make big time plays in big games. What a time to have the longest run of your career. Also, I never knew his mom had a fear of flying. Do we have that to thank for him not going to OSU? I love that guy man.

Daniel’s with two key blocks. One on the long Fletch run and one seal block on Toney TD. Big time impact for something that doesn’t show up on stat sheet.

Cooper man. I love this guy. Dancing in the huddle, talking trash on the last drive. And you know what side to run to when you need it. That’s some old school Miami ****. He told them boys I am coming and you can’t stop me.

Beck. Not the greatest game but who would in those conditions. But did you see the leadership he showed before they went out for the last drive? He got in everyone’s face and told them time is now. And they listened. So much for a guy who doesn’t connect with his teammates or doesn’t really care about the game. What a bunch of nonsense. He is as competitive as Cam, just in a different way.
 
LuCane said:
For background, my first bigtime game was 1988 against Michigan. Core memory on that comeback. I became obsessed. I wore a full Steve Walsh costume/uniform for a solid 2 years. Every chance I got.

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For years, my father would take me to the WEZ and we’d watch the Canes. Part of my identity came from how the Canes played. It wasn’t the trash talk and the dancing that attracted me as much as the BOLD, DGAF, DO WHATEVER IT TAKES attitudes.

Those of you who’ve read my posts over the years know all I ask is that we leave it all on the field. That we make the other team hate playing against us. At the end of the game, did we throw every punch we possibly could? I believe in that mentality more than I believe in many things and it’s because of the 80s and 90s Canes.

So here are a bunch of plays that happened yesterday that made me so incredibly proud:

- #0 is one of my favorite players in a long while. He does everything with his hair on fire and his balls on the line. This guy’s family should never pay for a drink around a Cane. On a play where Reed broke outside, this dude made one of the most beautiful inside/out tackles on the perimeter I’ve seen in forever.

- CJ Daniels motioned into a lead f’in block and didn’t half measure it. He actually engaged, squared, and turned his defender’s hips outside.

- Mark Fletcher ran so hard he knocked out TAMU’s most effective Defensive Tackle.

- Toney fumbled and then came back to run the game winning Jet sweep.

- Mesidor went one on one with Kuhn and plainly lowered Kuhn’s draft prospect view in a single play.

- Bain’s sack down in the RZ was a genuine game changer.

- Did you all see Bain and CJ Daniels on Mali’s punt return? Making smart, shield blocks? Cot**** that’s football.

- Mo Toure knocked himself out for the greater good. What else needs to be said?

- On the game winning INT, that comes directly from watching film. TAMU had #17 in Hback a number of times throughout their season and ran the same route. Fitz either saw it, was taught it, or both. He also has the quick short area to make the play. God bless a bigtime play in a big time moment.

Please add many of your own plays. There are so many and we actually left it all on the field yesterday.
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Well said. Really appreciate the writeup!
 
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Ryanmilli said:
Great list! I’ll add no pre-snap penalties on the OL in a hostile road environment. Looked like a very well-coached team in all 3 phases yesterday.
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Mario said it took numerous attempts to get the proper ear banging decimals to TaM’s field with 100,000 steers and ****** in the stands. The offensive players said they practiced a week without hearing any verbal signals. That’s prep!!!
 
LuCane said:
For background, my first bigtime game was 1988 against Michigan. Core memory on that comeback. I became obsessed. I wore a full Steve Walsh costume/uniform for a solid 2 years. Every chance I got.

View attachment 347766

For years, my father would take me to the WEZ and we’d watch the Canes. Part of my identity came from how the Canes played. It wasn’t the trash talk and the dancing that attracted me as much as the BOLD, DGAF, DO WHATEVER IT TAKES attitudes.

Those of you who’ve read my posts over the years know all I ask is that we leave it all on the field. That we make the other team hate playing against us. At the end of the game, did we throw every punch we possibly could? I believe in that mentality more than I believe in many things and it’s because of the 80s and 90s Canes.

So here are a bunch of plays that happened yesterday that made me so incredibly proud:

- #0 is one of my favorite players in a long while. He does everything with his hair on fire and his balls on the line. This guy’s family should never pay for a drink around a Cane. On a play where Reed broke outside, this dude made one of the most beautiful inside/out tackles on the perimeter I’ve seen in forever.

- CJ Daniels motioned into a lead f’in block and didn’t half measure it. He actually engaged, squared, and turned his defender’s hips outside.

- Mark Fletcher ran so hard he knocked out TAMU’s most effective Defensive Tackle.

- Toney fumbled and then came back to run the game winning Jet sweep.

- Mesidor went one on one with Kuhn and plainly lowered Kuhn’s draft prospect view in a single play.

- Bain’s sack down in the RZ was a genuine game changer.

- Did you all see Bain and CJ Daniels on Mali’s punt return? Making smart, shield blocks? Cot**** that’s football.

- Mo Toure knocked himself out for the greater good. What else needs to be said?

- On the game winning INT, that comes directly from watching film. TAMU had #17 in Hback a number of times throughout their season and ran the same route. Fitz either saw it, was taught it, or both. He also has the quick short area to make the play. God bless a bigtime play in a big time moment.

Please add many of your own plays. There are so many and we actually left it all on the field yesterday.
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Daniel's was very impactful with his blocking. I really appreciate the selfless play from this team. Gotta give Mario credit for that.
 
RBradleigh said:
I will add in the 4th quarter Mario asking Heatherman do you want to accept or decline the 3rd down personal foul. That to me was huge, Heatherman said decline and Miami stopped them on 4th down.
All are getting better and trusting each other to do their jobs.
AND without looking at the boxscore, I can only recall 2 penalties; 1 Def offsides and 1 Unnecessary Roughness, that’s it. I absolutely love yesterday’s all around team discipline.
Go Canes!
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Mario has grown a lot. He is trusting his staff and letting them make calls. I love it.
 
joeB954 said:
How did he hold on to the ball with Pruitt’s hit? Unbelievable hit and timing. A&M board was crying for targeting. But it was a perfect hit.
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He couldn't fumble.
That dude now has football laces permanently embedded in his chest.

Let them cry. His face mask was clearly to the left of Concepcion's helmet.
For or against us, a big pet peeve of mine is fans screaming targeting on good football hits.
 
Feels great to not gaf about the shoulda coulda woulda arguments. Shoutout to the youngins. From Jaquan to Kam; from Kam to Bryce.

“If reed had throw the ball a half second earlier it’s a tied game.”
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This is my kinda thread! All the individual plays pointed out were awesome. But yea it's just the macro view of our guys caring & leaving it all out on the field. Jacoby. Toure. Poyser. Pruitt. Moten. And obviously the guys who just imposed their will on the game like Bain, Mesidor, Scott & Fletcher.

The caliber of player Mario has brought in both as a person & as a talent has provided a floor of dedication & commitment. And I'm happy to support them wherever they go as a team & in life.
 
Great post. I'm 45, and my first real memories are from the Erickson teams. Too young to recall much from Johnson's era. Yesterday was a great feeling man. All those plays you mentioned was old school Cane football. Love it. Great game and win for the program. Exciting game, even with the low score. Proud of our defense.
 
SIAP, but the tackle on Craver on that bomb in the first by Poyser. It’s the little things that add up over the course of 60 minutes. That tackle lead to the blocked FG. If he doesn’t fly to that tackle vs one of the fastest WRs in America this board is drastically different today.
 
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