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TheMatador said:
Oh, please. My first game at the OB was in '55 as I recall. We beat Bama.

Understand the pain and frustration, but I've seen many years when we've gone through similar stuff. We had similar problems in the '60's and '70's because the big powers would put 2-3 times the players we had on scholarship. Endless stream of players on a conveyor belt when somebody got hurt. Equalizing the number of players on scholarship probably helped. Still, I remember going into freshman games where opposing teams had twice as many players. Like that Ga Tech freshman team that beat us in '69 despite the fact we had Chuck Foreman.

Our biggest problem is we are not able to get the players we need. We are losing the top skill talent in South Florida to imperialists and brigands like Smart and Saban. We need to go find us better OLs instead of the carbohydrate stuffed oversized fatties from South Florida.

Most of all, we need the feds to crack down on kids whose families get six figures of unreported income. I don't care if they're from poor families. Somehow we got to neutralize the bags to keep our talent at home.
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Exactly, we can't start going up north and bringing hosses that are going to say Iowa, or Wisconsin and show them the beach and weather? Start stealing these kids that are going to Big 10 schools.
 
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Swampcity said:
to 1972. As a young kid, I sold newspapers at the Orange Bowl. During the '80's to '91, watched my Canes turn into a juggernaut ... then stumble and fall in the mid '90's... late '90's redeem itself and dominate from 1999 - 2003. The math says we have been stranded in the wilderness for literally 16 years.

If we lose this upcoming Game, I am shutting it down for the remainder of the year. Just trying to safeguard my mental and emotional state. I will not be posting any frustrations at the Coaching staff, OLine, ect...

Privately, I have said this before, never put it in print. Just attempting to hold myself accountable.

Long suffering Cane fan ...
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Come on dude. Keep hope alive and all that.

Oh. And I wouldn't be sweating Miami losing to Virginia Tech. Point spread opening line was... - 8 /12. Now it's... - 14 1/2. So some HIGH ROLLERS must have faith in your chico Diaz.
 
After every tough time I say the same thing, but then I come back.

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Fell in love with this team the season they won their first Championship and then watched the dominant late 80's where you expected every game against any team to be a win and were rarely disappointed.

My expectation levels are so low now that it guards against the disappointment.

Still have hope we can return to dominance one day.
 
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