DGFE, you is a lying son of a BlTch
Butch Davis always had his supporters... even when things did not look so bright. Now unlike what is seen below, who has supported the guy with whom you spend your time in his sack?
October 5, 1997|By CHRIS PERKINS Staff Writer
TALLAHASSEE — A group of 35 University of Miami fans, led by CaneSport publisher Gary Ferman, had a banner flown over Doak Campbell Stadium in the second quarter that read, ``
UM fans say Go Canes! Go Butch!''
``Butch,'' of course, is UM coach Butch Davis.
CaneSport is a magazine devoted to UM athletics.
In the third quarter, another banner flew overhead with the official UM logo that read, ``
UM Engineering Loves Butch Davis.''
Both banners were in response to one flown negatively over the Orange Bowl last week during the West Virginia game that read, ``From National Champs to National Chumps . . . Thanks Butch!''
Mike Clement, father of UM quarterback Ryan Clement, was among the 35 UM fans who donated $10 apiece to finance the CaneSport venture.
Ferman said the banner was a way for UM fans to show their support for Davis.
``There was a universal feeling the banner that was flown over the Orange Bowl last Saturday was very tasteless and non-indicative of the support Butch has of the core group of fans of the program,'' Ferman said. ``People felt there wasn't a better chance or time to show that than [Saturday), when they come into the game 22-point underdogs and the stadium is stacked against them.''
[D
id anybody flew a banner praising Al Golden during this past year in response of so many bannerS flown for his demise? Where were you DGFE?]
Ferman said negotiations for the banner were delicate. Only one company in Tallahassee flies banners over Doak Campbell Stadium. After getting in touch with that company and negotiating a price, the issue became when to fly the banner and how many times.
Ferman wanted to fly the banner by the stadium four or five times before the opening kickoff while the company wanted to do it once in the fourth quarter.
The banner went around the stadium about four times in the second quarter.
Quotable
``They didn't show me anything. I didn't see nothing.''
_ UM linebacker Michael Smith on FSU.
UM changes starting lineup
A mountain of evidence suggested UM's starting lineup would undergo at least five changes, but Davis only announced two during the week.
When the starters took the field for the Hurricanes there were five changes.
Davis announced left tackle Robert Sampson would start for Yacub Abdul-Matin, who missed too many classes during the week.
Davis also announced right cornerback Nate Brooks would start for Nick Ward.
During the week, all signs pointed to Jeff Popovich starting at strong safety for Dennis Scott, Robert Hall starting at defensive tackle for Damione Lewis and Magic Benton starting at receiver for Daryl Jones.
Lewis was hobbled by a sprained right ankle injured during last week's West Virginia game.
Popovich practiced with the first team all week and Scott with the second team but Davis said that didn't necessarily mean Popovich would start.
Benton, a returning starter, said during the week he would start and coaches admitted he was moving back up the depth chart but no one would confirm Benton would start.
Ward doesn't play
Ward, a starter for UM's first four games, didn't play. Ward, a sophomore from Dallas, said he was told Friday he probably wouldn't play.
Ward had a bad game against West Virginia _ he said he had the flu _ but he seems to be taking his demotion in stride.
``I just have to work my way back up, just start practicing hard,'' he said. ``When I regain my health I'll be back.''
Defensive line changes
UM made a few moves in the defensive line to help get some speed on the outside and put pressure on FSU quarterback Thad Busby. Among the most prominent moves was moving end Denny Fortney inside at tackle and sliding Hall out to end.
Fortney was a two-year starter at defensive tackle.
UM also played a lot of defensive linemen. Aside from the starters _ Fortney, Hall, Derrick Ham and Chad Pegues _ Lewis, Matt Sweeney, Quincy Hipps, Adrian Wilson, Clint Hurtt, J.C. McGann and Brian Stinson played.
The 'Canes also
used a different blitz package, one in which
Defensive Lineman Fortney dropped into coverage. It wasn't a zone blitz. . . .
UM had minus-17 yards rushing in the first half. . . . The 'Canes only had 10 men on the field for FSU's 45-yard field goal late in the second quarter. Dennis Scott ran off the field. [
****, UM shut these fochers down in that first half]
"Whenever Butch Davis comes up in conversation, fans point to his record as evidence of a great coach. However, that same great coach was despised by the same fanbase for that same record. Davis averaged nine wins per season in a conference in which there were 3-5 guaranteed wins per year. The Big East of the late 90s was one of the worst conferences in the country, with an impressive top end. Syracuse, Virginia Tech and Miami were the class of the league, with schools like Temple, Rutgers and Pitt being uncompetitive. Miami usually crushed the bottom feeders, then struggled to beat teams with a pulse. Davis' record against Florida State, Syracuse and Virginia Tech was a combined 6-12, with three of those wins coming in the 2000 season. Davis' struggles weren't limited to the big teams, the 'Canes were inconsistent across the board. A perfect example would be the 31-6 beating East Carolina laid on the 'Canes at the Orange Bowl. Butch Davis only had one "awful" season, going 5-6 in 1997. That season was the result of years of heavy sanctions, so that can't be blamed on Davis. However, Miami fans have to look at Davis' overall record and realize that his record is a pleasant mirage. His teams beat the teams they were supposed to, and usually lost when faced with teams with equal or superior talent. In most cases, those games were ugly routs. Some of that can be attributed to the 'Canes not having depth, thanks to the NCAA mandated scholarship restrictions, but that isn't the only cause. Butch Davis' teams were usually horribly coached and disorganized, there's a reason why Davis was referred to as "Botch" by the same group that is now pushing for his return. "
You're lying dude, Davis was never called "Botch"; U JST making ish up, JUST LIKE YOUR "being uncompetitive". Just go back in Golden's sack, and keep slurping where you belong!
