Official Cane Gang
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As a kid, I looked up to Santana Moss. He was the player who got me into the Canes. I remember being enamored by the attitude and force we played with. We made other teams fear us. Before even stepping on the field, the opposition knew who we were and what we were going to do. The country hated us. The NCAA hated us. That was the coolest feeling as a fan. Being the "Bad Guy". We embraced being the villain and smiled in the face of all those who tried to hate on us for our style of play.
We lost that identity. We have no identity. We haven't had an identity since Coker (where the identity began to fade). Shannon came in, all we heard about was the graduation rate and guys flying around. He brought in a huge class on paper, and let all those kids waste their talent. We had players during that time, some who we thought had that old Miami attitude, but we had too many entitled, lazy, kids during that time. No one was holding each other accountable. They had The U on their helmet so they felt that they had "made it".
Then came the Golden era. Again, we landed some really good players, who underperformed. Now that underperformance could have a lot to do with coaching and teaching, but we also had many lazy players on those teams. Lets not forget the Dequan Ivory's and the ice cream sandwich man. We actually had a pretty good offense with Coach Fisch. We could put up points, but I still didn't feel any kind of identity as a team. Probably because everyone was against the staff. We had lots of posts about kids just playing for themselves and the NFL. I can't blame them, but is that Miami football? Roster was full of kids who would never play or get the opportunity to play at Miami in the dominate days. Kids who would have been better served to play at small D1 schools.
Golden came and went and we went into the Richt era. Again, he brought in some very good players. We won some games, we won the coastal, but we saw the holes that still remained. Coach Richt has not given us an identity. It's basically the defense, and the rest of the team. There really isn't any excuse for how poorly the offense has played over the years Richt has been here. I can't with the "execution" excuse. By now, we should be executing. We have the talent to put up at least 30 a game. I can't put blame on one source. We had a self-made QB issue, we have an OL that have multiple kids playing out of position, and an offensive game plan that should be deleted and never used again. Screens to Langham or Cager, fades to Harley, no trickery, no major use of our TEs, no special plays for our playmakers. Jeff should have been a household name; that's how good he was and how underutilized he was. Its very sad to see how little the offense has grown if any.
That brings me to what we need: AN "I DON'T GIVE A ****" ATTITUDE. If its Richt or whoever is next, make these kids earn their U. Instill fire and controlled violence in the players. Thats the identity we once had. We have some kids on the team who possess that and I appreciate it. On offense, we should have nasty dudes on the line; Grave diggers. Give me a line coach that isn't all talk.... Give me a real QB coach.... Give me a real OC.... It's like being within a fingertips reach of who we want to be, but never getting close enough. Richt, you haven't won a ship, if you're still coaching for that opportunity, you need to make changes. You need to let the dogs loose. You need to give us an identity on both sides of the ball. You're on the clock. The IPF can't save you.
We lost that identity. We have no identity. We haven't had an identity since Coker (where the identity began to fade). Shannon came in, all we heard about was the graduation rate and guys flying around. He brought in a huge class on paper, and let all those kids waste their talent. We had players during that time, some who we thought had that old Miami attitude, but we had too many entitled, lazy, kids during that time. No one was holding each other accountable. They had The U on their helmet so they felt that they had "made it".
Then came the Golden era. Again, we landed some really good players, who underperformed. Now that underperformance could have a lot to do with coaching and teaching, but we also had many lazy players on those teams. Lets not forget the Dequan Ivory's and the ice cream sandwich man. We actually had a pretty good offense with Coach Fisch. We could put up points, but I still didn't feel any kind of identity as a team. Probably because everyone was against the staff. We had lots of posts about kids just playing for themselves and the NFL. I can't blame them, but is that Miami football? Roster was full of kids who would never play or get the opportunity to play at Miami in the dominate days. Kids who would have been better served to play at small D1 schools.
Golden came and went and we went into the Richt era. Again, he brought in some very good players. We won some games, we won the coastal, but we saw the holes that still remained. Coach Richt has not given us an identity. It's basically the defense, and the rest of the team. There really isn't any excuse for how poorly the offense has played over the years Richt has been here. I can't with the "execution" excuse. By now, we should be executing. We have the talent to put up at least 30 a game. I can't put blame on one source. We had a self-made QB issue, we have an OL that have multiple kids playing out of position, and an offensive game plan that should be deleted and never used again. Screens to Langham or Cager, fades to Harley, no trickery, no major use of our TEs, no special plays for our playmakers. Jeff should have been a household name; that's how good he was and how underutilized he was. Its very sad to see how little the offense has grown if any.
That brings me to what we need: AN "I DON'T GIVE A ****" ATTITUDE. If its Richt or whoever is next, make these kids earn their U. Instill fire and controlled violence in the players. Thats the identity we once had. We have some kids on the team who possess that and I appreciate it. On offense, we should have nasty dudes on the line; Grave diggers. Give me a line coach that isn't all talk.... Give me a real QB coach.... Give me a real OC.... It's like being within a fingertips reach of who we want to be, but never getting close enough. Richt, you haven't won a ship, if you're still coaching for that opportunity, you need to make changes. You need to let the dogs loose. You need to give us an identity on both sides of the ball. You're on the clock. The IPF can't save you.
