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Cribby said:
It’s been a helluva run. A run most people didn’t see coming and I’ve savored every moment of it. Stuff like this isn’t guaranteed as we’ve found out from the last 23 years. Win or lose I’ve gotten more enjoyment from this squad than any team of mine since the 04 Sawx. So especially to the younger guys here take it all in. Ten seeds don’t do this type **** , repeatedly knocking oft much higher seeds and proving folks wrong. None of this is surprising to most here but it’s still glorious to experience . A truly special group. We’ll likely have more talented teams down the road but this is the one that that killed a laundry list of narratives.
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THIS!!

I was walking around Fan Central yesterday, just trying to take it all in… **** near started crying.
 
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Cajuncane said:
I’ve been around longer than most and have seen the good ,the bad ,the ugly and the horrendous and I’ve prayed that the good Lord would just let the Canes win #6 or at least be relevant again before he called me home. I became a Cane fan in 1958 cause they were the closest team to Key West and then when George Mira got there in ‘61 he was the reason I stayed a Cane fan back then and after him there was a pretty steady stream of Conchs that made their way to the U through the years including Coach Harold Allen who lived across the street from me when he coached the Key West HS team before he moved on to the U which gave me reasons to continue to root for the Canes growing up.

When we beat aTm there was a lot of joy but I felt it was more of showing the CFB world we belonged more than anything else and I was estactic with the team that they shut a lot of people up.

When we beat OSU there was a steady stream of tears that came down cause not only did it move us one game closer to #6 but most of us who were around when # 6 was stolen from us know why that win was so special.

As the Ole Miss game to a close I’m not gonna lie I was in pretty good/bad shape lol cause we were almost there and l knew my prayer for relevance and #6 was almost answered and as luck would have it we were going home to try and win number 6 against a team that everyone except Cane fans say can’t be beat kind of like Nebraska was in ‘83 when they showed up at our home field with everyone saying we had no shot.We all know how that turned out.

When we win Monday night it will be very special for a lot of us older guys cause I’m willing to bet that I’m not alone in thinking that we’d never see #6 happen in our lifetimes.I will thank the Lord for answering all those prayers over the years but I’m not insane enough to think I was the only one with this prayer and I’m pretty sure that even Hoosier fans even being sure they will smoke us I’m pretty sure there will be many of them on their knees before the game asking for the the same thing as I am asking for only with the opposite result.I’m Hoping God is a Cane fan.

But it will be one great night when we win Monday Night.There will be a lot of tears among family members who like me have been lifelong Cane Fans ,many like myself for more than 50yrs and I’m just hoping my old heart holds up through all the madness of the game and the joy and yelling through and after the game but One thing is for sure if I make it to Tuesday morning I will first thank God for answering my prayer of roughly 25 or so years and I’ll start a new prayer that morning asking the Good Lord to let me be around to see #7.
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Tremendous post. I would venture to say you are the most senior member. Thanks for sharing. I like the confidence. We will be rewarded for the pain, disappointment, treachery, patience and hope
 
aelmiami said:
Well said. I’m a younger fan than most, only witnessed ‘01 with my own eyes. I legitimately thought we’d never reach the precipice of this mountain again. Always held out hope but that nagging sense of repeated failure ate at me.

This run has been so cathartic and such a release for the crap we’ve all dealt with. I do enjoy seeing the younger guys who witnessed Manny, MTSU, etc. But for those of us who saw the OB get disgraced in its closing, Pata’s murder, ST’s murder, Shannon’s failures, Coker ruining the crown jewel of CFB and so on needed this.

I always thought the Vikings winning a Super Bowl would be the crown jewel for my football fandom. But living through this run this year has told me I was wrong.

I have watched countless videos on TikTok, Twitter, wherever of fans in tears watching Beck score in the fiesta Bowl. It has put everything in perspective for me. We’ve all bled and died with this team for two decades. This run has been nothing short of amazing. And when it ends on Monday with our prodigal son coming home it’ll be a full circle moment.
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After so many years, to finally see the restoration is magnificent.
 
No he isn’t the most Senior Member, and sure there is a few much older. I started when my dad dragged a baby to the games so I say in reality I was 5 in 1955. CajunCane’s post is reality as I too believe this might be my last chance to see a NC. He is so correct we have seen so many ugly years as a Cane fan and many really bad coaches. This is why I completely didn’t understand why as we are getting ready after 24 years to play for a NC to over criticize Coach Mario for not having a great QB all ready to go in the portal. I hope he didn’t take to much attention off the game . I believe in Mario, as he after all these years since 2002 has brought that fear in playing us. So let’s all pray as CajunCane says and get another NC……
 
Cloud 8! One more to climb. Still pinching myself over this end of regular season/playoff run. Having said that, since we're here..


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Win or lose, absolutely!!! I look back at the 1st game of the season when we beat the Leprechauns. Told my wife, this season is already a plus with that win, I really dislike the Golden Domers, then came wins against Fla, FSU and thought ha, 3 wins against our most hated rivals, I was like anything else is cherry on top. Then came the Louisville game and a rebound against Stanford to only lose in OT to SMU and thought welp, same old Canes, same old season result just a different year. Then finishing the season on a great 4 game run and honestly thought we weren’t getting in, until that #10 seeding popped up and I was surprised actually, cause the Golden Domers I thought were a shoe in. Playoffs with A&M I knew we would win, that 12th man **** doesn’t intimidate me. Then came Ohio State, didn’t think we could win but after that game I told my wife, we’re gonna win the title. Despite that, I was a ball of nerves watching the Ole Miss game. This team is different, they won’t give up or pack it in, and have went against everyone saying they were gonna get whacked by each team they’ve played in the playoffs. It will continue tomorrow nite and I am **** proud of this team and made me and I’m sure all of you proud to be a fan again. Let’s get #6 tomorrow night.
 
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Cribby said:
It’s been a helluva run. A run most people didn’t see coming and I’ve savored every moment of it. Stuff like this isn’t guaranteed as we’ve found out from the last 23 years. Win or lose I’ve gotten more enjoyment from this squad than any team of mine since the 04 Sawx. So especially to the younger guys here take it all in. Ten seeds don’t do this type **** , repeatedly knocking oft much higher seeds and proving folks wrong. None of this is surprising to most here but it’s still glorious to experience . A truly special group. We’ll likely have more talented teams down the road but this is the one that that killed a laundry list of narratives.
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A lot of demons were exorcised this year just one more left to be exorcised tomorrow night 🙌
 
rsa coral gables said:
i'm in my early sixties. i have been following the Canes since Lou Saban days when you got a Whopper and 2 tickets for $7.00 (+/-). I was also fortunate to receive a partial scholarship to play middle linebacker attend law school and I went to the U with great pride.

i watched each title game we won and each title game we lost or had stolen.

this has been a great year and i know we'll finish the job on Monday. This team will be remember for having brought U back to relevancy.

Jimmy Johnson won 2 Super Bowl titles and a National Championship as a player. But it is the National Championship that he won as a Coach at the University of Miami that made him cry on the field after the win against Ohio State.

Go Canes
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This could easily be my narrative (mostly), but after that fake OSU win and their free natty, the way this program fell apart, it left me asking “How could this be? How could this ever be?” I had witnessed the rise since Schnelly, I took it for granted the U was invincible. But I count my blessings I’m here to witness the resurrection. This program is in the process of rising from the dead right before our eyes. I’m not taking anything for granted this time, because I respect the game, but I’m going to enjoy our team compete for the foreseeable future. I am truly fortunate. Let’s win tomorrow! GO CANES!!!
 
Applecane said:
Whatever happens Monday, it's clear we've laid a great foundation for the future. We've mastered the crazy dynamics of modern college football.
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That’s cool and all but winning this championship lets you skip levels to this game. Miami needs to win #6 badly.
 
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BeastMode said:
I was a drunk 17yr old who thought Miami was going to dominate football for the rest of my life.

Little did we know how quickly it was going to all come crashing down.

Playing in bowl games against Nevada, half back passes in the Sun bowl, blowouts to Virginia. Just a brutal last 22 years
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I made bets back then that we would go undefeated.
That’s how much I believed in our team.
 
Cribby said:
It’s been a helluva run. A run most people didn’t see coming and I’ve savored every moment of it. Stuff like this isn’t guaranteed as we’ve found out from the last 23 years. Win or lose I’ve gotten more enjoyment from this squad than any team of mine since the 04 Sawx. So especially to the younger guys here take it all in. Ten seeds don’t do this type **** , repeatedly knocking oft much higher seeds and proving folks wrong. None of this is surprising to most here but it’s still glorious to experience . A truly special group. We’ll likely have more talented teams down the road but this is the one that that killed a laundry list of narratives.
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I thought after the SMU game that I would never live to see another title. These last few weeks have been my greatest experience following a team.
 
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