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It’s no Fireside Chat but here goes:

I’m sitting here repping out more plates than most of you guys knock out at Thanksgiving dinner and I couldn’t help but think of the Canes on the eve of our season opener

This has been the longest off season of my life as a Canes fan. The only way to remove the stench of failure is to get back under the squat rack and get after it again. Well we’ve been sitting here tasting the bite of a **** sammich for 9 months and I’m ready for it to be gone

I’m ready to down my Kool aid and start talking why we are gonna shock some people this year IDGAF

1. Dawson/OL/Running backs

I know people hate the thought of “bro-style” and so do I, but this isn’t bro style. If you can run the ball you can beat anyone. Teams will have to respect the run primarily because we won’t be trying to OUT FIZICAL the other team from a phone booth. Not only is our line massive and talented this year, they’re fast. This isn’t some overweight Al Golden group, these guys can get out there and dominate people at the second level. Check out Jerrick Gibsons highlight tape and watch Francis Mauigoa running stride for stride with him. There might not be an Edge/McGahee/Frank back on the roster, but we can get the production we had with guys like Homer/Deejay.

2. TVD

Going back and watching his old games lighting it up all he needs is a tiny opening and he will make the throw. If teams want to dare him to best them, they’re gonna pay for it. While there isn’t a Charleston Rambo just yet, one will emerge. I expect X to do major damage when the linebackers and safeties cheat up to stop the run, and guys like Colbie and Harrell are going deep. I expect X to dominate the team in YAC yards and feast.

3. Guidry/DL

One of the only great moments of last season was watching Marshall push Notre Dame around despite being undersized massively on the DL. I literally sat there and thought “my god I wish we had this DC”. Watching his DL be disruptive and aggressive but also not to the point of leaving his CBs and safeties out to dry, especially on 3rd and LONG had me longing for that type of defense. Now enter guys like Leonard Taylor and Reuben Bain. Mesidor is gonna hold it down and be the MVP of the line though he may not get the stats, he’s gonna allow these young freaks to eat

4. UPS

What can Brown(s) do for you? Well for us they’re gonna give enough time for those dudes up front to get home. We haven’t had a wow factor DE in a couple of years and despite good sack numbers last year, we never really felt like a pass rush threat. I expect the havoc to lead to guys like Kam ball hawking on the back end. Damari Brown got lost in the Cormani fiasco but landing both of those guys was an absolute coup for this defense

5. Kam

I will admit his All American selection was a bit of a shock to me but when you look at our successful seasons in the past the safeties are ALWAYS a prominent part of it. Whether it’s Ed or ST or even the combo of JJ and Redwine, causing turnovers in the defensive backfield is what Miami football does. Kam is unquestionably the leader of the secondary and we couldn’t be in better hands. We need to send him off in style before he goes on to a long, distinguished NFL career


If you made it this far, I appreciate it. I’ve had a lot of preworkout and deer velvet. We’ve been fighting like brothers and sisters here all off-season and it’s time to turn that on to the opposing teams.

Afterall, it’s a U Thing and other people just don’t understand
 
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JHallCanes said:
It’s no Fireside Chat but here goes:

I’m sitting here repping out more plates than most of you guys knock out at Thanksgiving dinner and I couldn’t help but think of the Canes on the eve of our season opener

This has been the longest off season of my life as a Canes fan. The only way to remove the stench of failure is to get back under the squat rack and get after it again. Well we’ve been sitting here tasting the bite of a **** sammich for 9 months and I’m ready for it to be gone

I’m ready to down my Kool aid and start talking why we are gonna shock some people this year IDGAF

1. Dawson/OL/Running backs

I know people hate the thought of “bro-style” and so do I, but this isn’t bro style. If you can run the ball you can beat anyone. Teams will have to respect the run primarily because we won’t be trying to OUT FIZICAL the other team from a phone booth. Not only is our line massive and talented this year, they’re fast. This isn’t some overweight Al Golden group, these guys can get out there and dominate people at the second level. Check out Jerrick Gibsons highlight tape and watch Francis Mauigoa running stride for stride with him. There might not be an Edge/McGahee/Frank back on the roster, but we can get the production we had with guys like Homer/Deejay.

2. TVD

Going back and watching his old games lighting it up all he needs is a tiny opening and he will make the throw. If teams want to dare him to best them, they’re gonna pay for it. While there isn’t a Charleston Rambo just yet, one will emerge. I expect X to do major damage when the linebackers and safeties cheat up to stop the run, and guys like Colbie and Harrell are going deep. I expect X to dominate the team in YAC yards and feast.

3. Guidry/DL

One of the only great moments of last season was watching Marshall push Notre Dame around despite being undersized massively on the DL. I literally sat there and thought “my god I wish we had this DC”. Watching his DL be disruptive and aggressive but also not to the point of leaving his CBs and safeties out to dry, especially on 3rd and LONG had me longing for that type of defense. Now enter guys like Leonard Taylor and Reuben Bain. Mesidor is gonna hold it down and be the MVP of the line though he may not get the stats, he’s gonna allow these young freaks to eat

4. UPS

What can Brown(s) do for you? Well for us they’re gonna give enough time for those dudes up front to get home. We haven’t had a wow factor DE in a couple of years and despite good sack numbers last year, we never really felt like a pass rush threat. I expect the havoc to lead to guys like Kam ball hawking on the back end. Damari Brown got lost in the Cormani fiasco but landing both of those guys was an absolute coup for this defense

5. Kam

I will admit his All American selection was a bit of a shock to me but when you look at our successful seasons in the past the safeties are ALWAYS a prominent part of it. Whether it’s Ed or ST or even the combo of JJ and Redwine, causing turnovers in the defensive backfield is what Miami football does. Kam is unquestionably the leader of the secondary and we couldn’t be in better hands. We need to send him off in style before he goes on to a long, distinguished NFL career


If you made it this far, I appreciate it. I’ve had a lot of preworkout and deer velvet. We’ve been fighting like brothers and sisters here all off-season and it’s time to turn that on to the opposing teams.

Afterall, it’s a U Thing and other people just don’t understand
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Bench Press Sport GIF by The World's Strongest Man
 
JHallCanes said:
It’s no Fireside Chat but here goes:

I’m sitting here repping out more plates than most of you guys knock out at Thanksgiving dinner and I couldn’t help but think of the Canes on the eve of our season opener

This has been the longest off season of my life as a Canes fan. The only way to remove the stench of failure is to get back under the squat rack and get after it again. Well we’ve been sitting here tasting the bite of a **** sammich for 9 months and I’m ready for it to be gone

I’m ready to down my Kool aid and start talking why we are gonna shock some people this year IDGAF

1. Dawson/OL/Running backs

I know people hate the thought of “bro-style” and so do I, but this isn’t bro style. If you can run the ball you can beat anyone. Teams will have to respect the run primarily because we won’t be trying to OUT FIZICAL the other team from a phone booth. Not only is our line massive and talented this year, they’re fast. This isn’t some overweight Al Golden group, these guys can get out there and dominate people at the second level. Check out Jerrick Gibsons highlight tape and watch Francis Mauigoa running stride for stride with him. There might not be an Edge/McGahee/Frank back on the roster, but we can get the production we had with guys like Homer/Deejay.

2. TVD

Going back and watching his old games lighting it up all he needs is a tiny opening and he will make the throw. If teams want to dare him to best them, they’re gonna pay for it. While there isn’t a Charleston Rambo just yet, one will emerge. I expect X to do major damage when the linebackers and safeties cheat up to stop the run, and guys like Colbie and Harrell are going deep. I expect X to dominate the team in YAC yards and feast.

3. Guidry/DL

One of the only great moments of last season was watching Marshall push Notre Dame around despite being undersized massively on the DL. I literally sat there and thought “my god I wish we had this DC”. Watching his DL be disruptive and aggressive but also not to the point of leaving his CBs and safeties out to dry, especially on 3rd and LONG had me longing for that type of defense. Now enter guys like Leonard Taylor and Reuben Bain. Mesidor is gonna hold it down and be the MVP of the line though he may not get the stats, he’s gonna allow these young freaks to eat

4. UPS

What can Brown(s) do for you? Well for us they’re gonna give enough time for those dudes up front to get home. We haven’t had a wow factor DE in a couple of years and despite good sack numbers last year, we never really felt like a pass rush threat. I expect the havoc to lead to guys like Kam ball hawking on the back end. Damari Brown got lost in the Cormani fiasco but landing both of those guys was an absolute coup for this defense

5. Kam

I will admit his All American selection was a bit of a shock to me but when you look at our successful seasons in the past the safeties are ALWAYS a prominent part of it. Whether it’s Ed or ST or even the combo of JJ and Redwine, causing turnovers in the defensive backfield is what Miami football does. Kam is unquestionably the leader of the secondary and we couldn’t be in better hands. We need to send him off in style before he goes on to a long, distinguished NFL career


If you made it this far, I appreciate it. I’ve had a lot of preworkout and deer velvet. We’ve been fighting like brothers and sisters here all off-season and it’s time to turn that on to the opposing teams.

Afterall, it’s a U Thing and other people just don’t understand
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I started dozing off at about 2nd line.

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I suggest more nudes in future feature articles.




PS. Well said. Go Canes!
 
JHallCanes said:
It’s no Fireside Chat but here goes:

I’m sitting here repping out more plates than most of you guys knock out at Thanksgiving dinner and I couldn’t help but think of the Canes on the eve of our season opener
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I don't believe it. If you were really repping out all these plates, your arms and hands would be too tired and unsteady to bang out a long-*** post like that with very few spelling/grammar errors...

Trust me, I know long-*** posts...

:ROFLMAO:
 
JHallCanes said:
It’s no Fireside Chat but here goes:

I’m sitting here repping out more plates than most of you guys knock out at Thanksgiving dinner and I couldn’t help but think of the Canes on the eve of our season opener

This has been the longest off season of my life as a Canes fan. The only way to remove the stench of failure is to get back under the squat rack and get after it again. Well we’ve been sitting here tasting the bite of a **** sammich for 9 months and I’m ready for it to be gone

I’m ready to down my Kool aid and start talking why we are gonna shock some people this year IDGAF

1. Dawson/OL/Running backs

I know people hate the thought of “bro-style” and so do I, but this isn’t bro style. If you can run the ball you can beat anyone. Teams will have to respect the run primarily because we won’t be trying to OUT FIZICAL the other team from a phone booth. Not only is our line massive and talented this year, they’re fast. This isn’t some overweight Al Golden group, these guys can get out there and dominate people at the second level. Check out Jerrick Gibsons highlight tape and watch Francis Mauigoa running stride for stride with him. There might not be an Edge/McGahee/Frank back on the roster, but we can get the production we had with guys like Homer/Deejay.

2. TVD

Going back and watching his old games lighting it up all he needs is a tiny opening and he will make the throw. If teams want to dare him to best them, they’re gonna pay for it. While there isn’t a Charleston Rambo just yet, one will emerge. I expect X to do major damage when the linebackers and safeties cheat up to stop the run, and guys like Colbie and Harrell are going deep. I expect X to dominate the team in YAC yards and feast.

3. Guidry/DL

One of the only great moments of last season was watching Marshall push Notre Dame around despite being undersized massively on the DL. I literally sat there and thought “my god I wish we had this DC”. Watching his DL be disruptive and aggressive but also not to the point of leaving his CBs and safeties out to dry, especially on 3rd and LONG had me longing for that type of defense. Now enter guys like Leonard Taylor and Reuben Bain. Mesidor is gonna hold it down and be the MVP of the line though he may not get the stats, he’s gonna allow these young freaks to eat

4. UPS

What can Brown(s) do for you? Well for us they’re gonna give enough time for those dudes up front to get home. We haven’t had a wow factor DE in a couple of years and despite good sack numbers last year, we never really felt like a pass rush threat. I expect the havoc to lead to guys like Kam ball hawking on the back end. Damari Brown got lost in the Cormani fiasco but landing both of those guys was an absolute coup for this defense

5. Kam

I will admit his All American selection was a bit of a shock to me but when you look at our successful seasons in the past the safeties are ALWAYS a prominent part of it. Whether it’s Ed or ST or even the combo of JJ and Redwine, causing turnovers in the defensive backfield is what Miami football does. Kam is unquestionably the leader of the secondary and we couldn’t be in better hands. We need to send him off in style before he goes on to a long, distinguished NFL career


If you made it this far, I appreciate it. I’ve had a lot of preworkout and deer velvet. We’ve been fighting like brothers and sisters here all off-season and it’s time to turn that on to the opposing teams.

Afterall, it’s a U Thing and other people just don’t understand
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LFG!
 
JHallCanes said:
It’s no Fireside Chat but here goes:

I’m sitting here repping out more plates than most of you guys knock out at Thanksgiving dinner and I couldn’t help but think of the Canes on the eve of our season opener

This has been the longest off season of my life as a Canes fan. The only way to remove the stench of failure is to get back under the squat rack and get after it again. Well we’ve been sitting here tasting the bite of a **** sammich for 9 months and I’m ready for it to be gone

I’m ready to down my Kool aid and start talking why we are gonna shock some people this year IDGAF

1. Dawson/OL/Running backs

I know people hate the thought of “bro-style” and so do I, but this isn’t bro style. If you can run the ball you can beat anyone. Teams will have to respect the run primarily because we won’t be trying to OUT FIZICAL the other team from a phone booth. Not only is our line massive and talented this year, they’re fast. This isn’t some overweight Al Golden group, these guys can get out there and dominate people at the second level. Check out Jerrick Gibsons highlight tape and watch Francis Mauigoa running stride for stride with him. There might not be an Edge/McGahee/Frank back on the roster, but we can get the production we had with guys like Homer/Deejay.

2. TVD

Going back and watching his old games lighting it up all he needs is a tiny opening and he will make the throw. If teams want to dare him to best them, they’re gonna pay for it. While there isn’t a Charleston Rambo just yet, one will emerge. I expect X to do major damage when the linebackers and safeties cheat up to stop the run, and guys like Colbie and Harrell are going deep. I expect X to dominate the team in YAC yards and feast.

3. Guidry/DL

One of the only great moments of last season was watching Marshall push Notre Dame around despite being undersized massively on the DL. I literally sat there and thought “my god I wish we had this DC”. Watching his DL be disruptive and aggressive but also not to the point of leaving his CBs and safeties out to dry, especially on 3rd and LONG had me longing for that type of defense. Now enter guys like Leonard Taylor and Reuben Bain. Mesidor is gonna hold it down and be the MVP of the line though he may not get the stats, he’s gonna allow these young freaks to eat

4. UPS

What can Brown(s) do for you? Well for us they’re gonna give enough time for those dudes up front to get home. We haven’t had a wow factor DE in a couple of years and despite good sack numbers last year, we never really felt like a pass rush threat. I expect the havoc to lead to guys like Kam ball hawking on the back end. Damari Brown got lost in the Cormani fiasco but landing both of those guys was an absolute coup for this defense

5. Kam

I will admit his All American selection was a bit of a shock to me but when you look at our successful seasons in the past the safeties are ALWAYS a prominent part of it. Whether it’s Ed or ST or even the combo of JJ and Redwine, causing turnovers in the defensive backfield is what Miami football does. Kam is unquestionably the leader of the secondary and we couldn’t be in better hands. We need to send him off in style before he goes on to a long, distinguished NFL career


If you made it this far, I appreciate it. I’ve had a lot of preworkout and deer velvet. We’ve been fighting like brothers and sisters here all off-season and it’s time to turn that on to the opposing teams.

Afterall, it’s a U Thing and other people just don’t understand
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We roll tomorrow 45-13!
 
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@JHallCanes you are posting what I've been thinking. Every day, this team seems more settled and bought in. The Dawson/TVD relationship is the real deal, and our QB is ready to bust out a great season. You know stuff is good when Mario is smiling. We're going to cause some damage.

I'm circling A&M. Petrino is the wild card here. He could humble us real quickly. But if Guidry is the guy I think he is, we'll cause enough disruption and force enough turnovers on defense to give TVD a chance to settle into the game and show us what he's capable of. We win that one, and watch out.
 
JHallCanes said:
It’s no Fireside Chat but here goes:

I’m sitting here repping out more plates than most of you guys knock out at Thanksgiving dinner and I couldn’t help but think of the Canes on the eve of our season opener

This has been the longest off season of my life as a Canes fan. The only way to remove the stench of failure is to get back under the squat rack and get after it again. Well we’ve been sitting here tasting the bite of a **** sammich for 9 months and I’m ready for it to be gone

I’m ready to down my Kool aid and start talking why we are gonna shock some people this year IDGAF

1. Dawson/OL/Running backs

I know people hate the thought of “bro-style” and so do I, but this isn’t bro style. If you can run the ball you can beat anyone. Teams will have to respect the run primarily because we won’t be trying to OUT FIZICAL the other team from a phone booth. Not only is our line massive and talented this year, they’re fast. This isn’t some overweight Al Golden group, these guys can get out there and dominate people at the second level. Check out Jerrick Gibsons highlight tape and watch Francis Mauigoa running stride for stride with him. There might not be an Edge/McGahee/Frank back on the roster, but we can get the production we had with guys like Homer/Deejay.

2. TVD

Going back and watching his old games lighting it up all he needs is a tiny opening and he will make the throw. If teams want to dare him to best them, they’re gonna pay for it. While there isn’t a Charleston Rambo just yet, one will emerge. I expect X to do major damage when the linebackers and safeties cheat up to stop the run, and guys like Colbie and Harrell are going deep. I expect X to dominate the team in YAC yards and feast.

3. Guidry/DL

One of the only great moments of last season was watching Marshall push Notre Dame around despite being undersized massively on the DL. I literally sat there and thought “my god I wish we had this DC”. Watching his DL be disruptive and aggressive but also not to the point of leaving his CBs and safeties out to dry, especially on 3rd and LONG had me longing for that type of defense. Now enter guys like Leonard Taylor and Reuben Bain. Mesidor is gonna hold it down and be the MVP of the line though he may not get the stats, he’s gonna allow these young freaks to eat

4. UPS

What can Brown(s) do for you? Well for us they’re gonna give enough time for those dudes up front to get home. We haven’t had a wow factor DE in a couple of years and despite good sack numbers last year, we never really felt like a pass rush threat. I expect the havoc to lead to guys like Kam ball hawking on the back end. Damari Brown got lost in the Cormani fiasco but landing both of those guys was an absolute coup for this defense

5. Kam

I will admit his All American selection was a bit of a shock to me but when you look at our successful seasons in the past the safeties are ALWAYS a prominent part of it. Whether it’s Ed or ST or even the combo of JJ and Redwine, causing turnovers in the defensive backfield is what Miami football does. Kam is unquestionably the leader of the secondary and we couldn’t be in better hands. We need to send him off in style before he goes on to a long, distinguished NFL career


If you made it this far, I appreciate it. I’ve had a lot of preworkout and deer velvet. We’ve been fighting like brothers and sisters here all off-season and it’s time to turn that on to the opposing teams.

Afterall, it’s a U Thing and other people just don’t understand
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Bench squat clean combo I’ll challenge you

Loser has to wear a Tim Tebow jersey
 
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grover said:
@JHallCanes you are posting what I've been thinking. Every day, this team seems more settled and bought in. The Dawson/TVD relationship is the real deal, and our QB is ready to bust out a great season. You know stuff is good when Mario is smiling. We're going to cause some damage.

I'm circling A&M. Petrino is the wild card here. He could humble us real quickly. But if Guidry is the guy I think he is, we'll cause enough disruption and force enough turnovers on defense to give TVD a chance to settle into the game and show us what he's capable of. We win that one, and watch out.
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I agree with everyone that is putting a huge stock of the season into the A&M game

I will say I’m sort of looking more at the FSU game for a couple reasons. First, they’re beatable and **** them, but I think this team needs a few games to get settled on a lot of positions. I want to see them playing their best ball as we get into the meat of the ACC with Clemson and FSU.

All that being said I’m still with you and everyone else with that A&M game circled, just not entirely sure how it’s gonna play out
 
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