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On a similar note, anyone know why the 1981 (9-2, finished #8) and '82 (7-4) teams did not go to bowl games? The 8-3 1980 team went to the Peach Bowl and beat VT to go 9-3 and finish #18.
 
drewm3i said:
On a similar note, anyone know why the 1981 (9-2, finished #8) and '82 (7-4) teams did not go to bowl games? The 8-3 1980 team went to the Peach Bowl and beat VT to go 9-3 and finish #18.
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There was some type of probation and a bowl ban for one year, if I remember correctly. I was away at college at the time and friends kidded me because USC was on probation and ineligible for a bowl in 1980, and then it transferred to the Canes the following year. I think Miami had the choice of 1981 or 1982 but picked 1981 to get it out of the way, plus Schnellenberger was more confident in the 1982 prospects to contend for the national title. In fact, 1982 was his, "Go For It," season with the annual slogan. Earlier it had been stuff like, "Reaching Higher."

The 1982 season drifted into disappointment and anticlimax once Kelly got hurt early. I think we were bowl eligible but either weren't picked or decided not to go. Someone will remember.
 
That 1979 Penn State game was easily the most shockingly positive result in the half century I have followed this program. Miami won as 19.5 point underdogs, which might be our greatest upset during the time span, but the bottom line wasn't nearly as significant as the emergence of Jim Kelly. My dad and I were agasp at the sight of a Miami quarterback actually throwing accurately with power and touch.

Keep in mind this had been a decade with guys like Kerry Baker and E.J. Baker and basically a lot of athletes who couldn't throw playing quarterback.

Miami came very close to a monumental home upset of top ranked and defending national champion Oklahoma in 1975. That spread was Sooners -35.5. Prior to the game people sitting nearby in the stands were joking that Oklahoma would cover easily and might even double the spread. That was the level of pessimism entering that game. Instead it was incredibly competitive. Miami lost 20-17 after a very long field goal by the Canes hit the cross bar and bounced upwards and slightly backwards. That's how agonizingly close it was.

But even if Miami had won that game as nearly double the pointspread of 1979, '75 Oklahoma still wouldn't have owned nearly the significance of the '79 Penn State game.

Here's an interesting Sports Illustrated article following that 1975 game versus the Sooners. It focuses on Oklahoma but includes great quotes from Joe Washington that Miami always plays Oklahoma tough and the Miami defensive players cuss at the Sooner players and try to rough them up. No kidding. This didn't begin in 1985. The '70s were a lot more fun than results types would ever guess. We always had elite defensive linemen and some nasty players: https://www.si.com/vault/1975/10/06/613670/smoke-through-a-keyhole
 
drewm3i said:
So we were on probation again? The NCAA has always hated us, SMU, and USC.
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Here, I found a summary link on our probation history. It doesn't include full detail but I believe I am correct that we chose 1981 to get it out of the way:

www.palmbeachpost.com

Miami Hurricanes football program has been on probation three times before

Tuesday’s NCAA ruling marks the fourth time the University of Miami football program has been placed on probation 1955: On probation for one year
www.palmbeachpost.com www.palmbeachpost.com
 
Awsi Dooger said:
That 1979 Penn State game was easily the most shockingly positive result in the half century I have followed this program. Miami won as 19.5 point underdogs, which might be our greatest upset during the time span, but the bottom line wasn't nearly as significant as the emergence of Jim Kelly. My dad and I were agasp at the sight of a Miami quarterback actually throwing accurately with power and touch.

Keep in mind this had been a decade with guys like Kerry Baker and E.J. Baker and basically a lot of athletes who couldn't throw playing quarterback.

Miami came very close to a monumental home upset of top ranked and defending national champion Oklahoma in 1975. That spread was Sooners -35.5. Prior to the game people sitting nearby in the stands were joking that Oklahoma would cover easily and might even double the spread. That was the level of pessimism entering that game. Instead it was incredibly competitive. Miami lost 20-17 after a very long field goal by the Canes hit the cross bar and bounced upwards and slightly backwards. That's how agonizingly close it was.

But even if Miami had won that game as nearly double the pointspread of 1979, '75 Oklahoma still wouldn't have owned nearly the significance of the '79 Penn State game.

Here's an interesting Sports Illustrated article following that 1975 game versus the Sooners. It focuses on Oklahoma but includes great quotes from Joe Washington that Miami always plays Oklahoma tough and the Miami defensive players cuss at the Sooner players and try to rough them up. No kidding. This didn't begin in 1985. The '70s were a lot more fun than results types would ever guess. We always had elite defensive linemen and some nasty players: https://www.si.com/vault/1975/10/06/613670/smoke-through-a-keyhole
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The 81 Win against #1 Penn St was far more important than the 79 game....The Kelly too Brodsky 80yd TD is arguably UMs most important play outside of the tipped 2pt conversion...
 
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Gatorhater said:
I know you intend to put Manny in his place and rasie Howard but you can't put Manny in the zip code as Howard. Howard coaching linage is royalty - Blanton Collier, The Bear, George Allen and Don Shula - and Manny's is basically nobody. If Manny cold be 1/10 of Howard we would be blessed. Considering the players Howard recruited which at QB included Joe Willie, Ken Stabler, Jim Kelly, Bernie and Vinnie, not to mention the rest of Miami's first NC team, you could put him in a class with Butch the god himself. Again, if Manny recruits JUST ONE QB the level of one of Hward's list, we are blessed.

Manny graduated from a college that won a total of three NCs. Howard won three with Bear and then one of his own here. I am sure Manny went to a NFL game at some time while Howard was OC of the only Perfect Season NFL team ever, has couple Super Bowl rings and was HC of one of NFL's premier teams. I love JJ but Howard was the greatest coach Miami ever had.
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and Howard recruited Bill Cichoke.
 
caneinorlando said:
One of my favorite plays ever....Ticket was a B-Day gift from a friend (Co-Chef) at a Restaurant I was apprenticing at on Captiva Island...
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Awesome .... almost the loudest I ever heard the OB was when Canes played Penitentiary State in 91 and Kevin Williams had a 91 yard punt return TD .... what a great return and the noise was deafening !
 
caneinorlando said:
One of my favorite plays ever....Ticket was a B-Day gift from a friend (Co-Chef) at a Restaurant I was apprenticing at on Captiva Island...
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Jeez....you been cookin' a long time.

Maybe I should say "chefing"....I guess Chefs look upon their work as more than just cooking. After all, it's a creative pursuit...and you have to learn about a lot of stuff, like temperature, cookware, and just more stuff, I guess.

But what do I know....never got to try the Popeye's Chicken Sandwich but McDonalds brought back the McRib this week. That's what I know.
 
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