Miami Hurricanes: Decades of Dominance

**WizKhid** · 06-30-2011, 11:29 PM

History & Tradition

History & Tradition of "TheU"

The Beginning.....
UM began with just a freshman football team in 1926. Its first game was played on October 23, 1926, a 7-0 win over Rollins College before 304 fans. Under the guidance of head coach Howard Buck, the freshman team posted a perfect 8–0 record in its inaugural season. Two of the wins were against the University of Havana.one on Thanksgiving Day in Miami and one at Havana on Christmas Day. Miami's last home game at of the season featured a first: the first Hurricane football game played on New Year's Day against Howard at Miami's University Stadium. Around this time, the team adopted the official nickname "Hurricanes," though the exact timing and origin of the name is unclear; some reports suggest it was in reference to the devastating power of the 1926 Hurricanes that postponed the program's first game by a month, and others that it was suggested by a player in response to rumors that university officials wanted to name the team after local flora or fauna.

Traditions

Touchdown Tommy - Touchdown Tommy is the cannon that is fired off when the team runs out of the tunnel, after every point that the Hurricanes score, and the conclusion of a victory. The cannon is kept by the Sigma Chi fraternity's Cannon Master and fired off during the games by the senior brothers of Sigma Chi. Touchdown Tommy is the third oldest tradition at the University of Miami, after the Iron Arrow Head Society and Sebastian the Ibis.

The Smoke - One of the Hurricanes' traditions is the team's entrance scene. The team enters the field through a large cloud of white smoke billowing from its entrance tunnel, amid a tape of a hurricane blasting over the sound system. The smoke comes from a series of pipes welded together by school transportation director Bob Nalette in the 1950s and consists of fire extinguisher exhaust.Following Miami's rise to prominence in the 1980s, many high school, college and NFL teams over the last 25 years have copied this practice, and in 2001 ABC made a parody of it for a Saturday college football commercial.

Ring of Honor - In 1997, the university established the 'Ring of Honor' as a way to honor outstanding players who have passed through the Hurricane football program. Members are selected by an anonymous advisory committee, the director of athletics and the head football coach.The names and jersey numbers of the inductees were displayed on the upper deck of the Orange Bowl (which has since been torn down). The inaugural class of included Jim Dooley, Ted Hendricks, George Mira, and Vinny Testaverde. These four players are the only ones in the history of the program to have their numbers retired by the university as well.

A second group of players consisting of Ottis Anderson, Don Bosseler, Bernie Kosar, and Burgess Owens was inducted in 1999. After a nine-year hiatus, five new players were added in 2008: Pro Football Hall of Famers Jim Kelly, and Jim Otto, Former-Heisman Trophy-Winner Gino Torretta, running back Edgerrin James and Defensive lineman Cortez Kennedy.

In 2009, College Football Hall of Fame Defensive Back Bennie Blades, running back and former Miami head coach Eddie Dunn and also quarterback Steve Walsh were inducted.

**WizKhid** · 06-30-2011, 11:31 PM

Hurricanes' All Time Records

Hurricanes' All Time Records

**WizKhid** · 06-30-2011, 11:34 PM

Conference Champions

Conference Champions

2011 - #12 Florida State Seminoles [10-3]
2012 - #24 Boston College Eagles [10-3]

2011 - #15 Pittsburgh Panthers [11-1]
2012 - #2 TCU Horned Frogs [11-1]

2011 - #16 Ohio State Buckeyes [10-3]
2012 - #3 Michigan Wolverines [11-2]

2011 - #8 Oklahoma Sooners [10-2]
2012 - #17 Kansas State Wildcats [10-2]

2011 - UCF Knights [10-3]
2012 - #6 UCF Knights [13-0]

2011 - Ohio Bobcats [11-2]
2012 - Temple Owls [10-3]

2011 - #1 Boise State Broncos [11-1]
2012 - Fresno State Bulldogs [10-2]

2011 - #4 Oregon Ducks [11-2]
2012 - #11 Oregon State Beavers [10-3]

2011 - Georgia Bulldogs [8-5]
2012 - #14 South Carolina Gamecocks [10-3]

2011 - Troy Trojans [10-2]
2012 - #22 Troy Trojans [10-2]

2011 - #10 Nevada Wolf Pack [11-1]
2012 - Texas State Bobcats [7-5]

**WizKhid** · 06-30-2011, 11:37 PM

BCS Champions

BCS Champion

2011 - #1 Boise State Broncos (12-1)
2012 -

2011 - #3 Miami Hurricanes (12-1)
2012 -

2011 - #17 Pittsburgh Panthers (12-1)
2012 -

2011 - #6 Florida State Seminoles (11-3)
2012 -

2011 - #5 Oklahoma Sooners (11-3)
2012 -

**WizKhid** · 06-30-2011, 11:50 PM

All-Americans

Hurricanes' All-Americans

2011 All-NCAA
1st Team Honors

#99 (RS) Junior Marcus Forston DT
22 Tkls, 11 TFL, 20 ATK, 8 Sks

#54 Senior Micanor Regis DT
24, Tkls, 12 TFL, 14 ATK, 8 Sks

#26 Junior Ray Ray Armstrong SS
41 Tkls, 10 TFL, 43 ATK, 3 INT, FR

#3 Senior Travis Benjamin WR/KR
951 KR Yds, TD, 515 PR Yds, 2 TD

2nd Team Honors

#9 Senior Chase Ford TE
49 Rec, 816 Yds, 10 TD

#97 (RS) Senior Adewale Ojomo (2011 Lombardi winner)
30 Tkls, 18 TFL, 17 ATK, 8 Sks, FF

All-ACC
1st Team Honors
#97 (RS) Senior Adewale Ojomo (2011 Lombardi winner)
30 Tkls, 18 TFL, 17 ATK, 8 Sks, FF

#99 (RS) Junior Marcus Forston DT
22 Tkls, 11 TFL, 20 ATK, 8 Sks

#54 Senior Micanor Regis DT
24, Tkls, 12 TFL, 14 ATK, 8 Sks

#58 Senior Jordan Futch MLB
41 Tkls, 12 TFL, 29 ATK, 1.5 Sks, 2 INT, 2 TD

#21 Junior Brandon McGee CB
26 Tkls, 6 TFL, 21 ATK, 5 INT, 3 TD, FF, FR

#26 Junior Ray Ray Armstrong SS
41 Tkls, 10 TFL, 43 ATK, 3 INT, FR

2nd Team Honors

#5 Junior Mike James RB
228 Car, 1391 Yds, 13 TD, 8 Rec, 18 Yds, TD

#3 Senior Travis Benjamin WR
31 Rec, 654 Yds, 6 TD

#9 Senior Chase Ford TE
49 Rec, 816 Yds, 10 TD

#31 Senior Sean Spence OLB
37 Tkls, 17 TFL, 34 ATK, 2 Sks, 1 INT, 2 TD, FF, FR

#29 (RS) Senior JoJo Nicolas CB
27 Tkls, 6 TFL, 22 ATK, 3 INT, TD

#7 (RS) Junior Vaughn Telamaque FS
35 Tkls, 4 TFL, 35 ATK, Int, FF, 2 FR

2012 All-NCAA
1st Team Honors

#80 Freshmen Trevor Hill TE (Mackey Winner)
102 Rec, 1279 Rec Yds, 26 TD

#49 (RS) Sophomore Dyron Dye LE
30 Tkls, 20 TFL, 13 ATK, 11.0 Sks, FF, FR

#99 (RS) Senior Marcus Forston DT
28 Tkls, 20 TFL, 17 ATK, 11.5 Sks, 2 FF

#94 Junior Kelvin Cain MLB (Best LB)
45 Tkls, 14 TFL, 39 ATK, Sk , 4 int, FF, FR

#26 Senior Ray Ray Armstrong SS
53 Tkls, 6 TFL, 31 ATK, 8 int

2nd Team Honors
N/A

**WizKhid** · 07-01-2011, 12:01 AM

Season Recaps

Season Recaps

**WizKhid** · 07-01-2011, 02:36 PM

In Golden We Trust!

Hurricanes 2010 Season Review

Miami Gardens, Fl - The Hurricanes finished the regular season with a not so great 7-5 record with losses to rivals Florida, and Virginia Tech, as well as first ever loss to in-state opponent USF in the last game of the season. Shannon was fired by Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt within hours of the loss to USF which ended his four-years with the hurricanes. The canes then went on to lose to Notre Dame in the Sun bowl game on New Year Eve. The loss in the Sun bowl marked the third time in cane history that they had loss three back to back bowl game losses.

Final Farewell, Coach

(Head Coach Randy Shannon Fired)

Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt didn't waste time finding a new head coach for the canes. Enter Al Golden former head coach of the Temple Owls who says he will bring the canes back to the dominance that they once had before.

"The football program, it's time we put it all together," Golden said.

Miami athletic director Kirby Hocutt says Golden was the top choice as soon as their first interview in New York ended early last week. Hocutt and Golden subsequently met in Philadelphia, then had several phone conversations, all culminating in a deal.

"He is the right fit at the right time to lead us back to the pinnacle of the college football world," Hocutt said moments before Golden took the dais.

Golden takes over in much the same manner in which the man he replaces, Randy Shannon, did four years ago - with the Hurricanes seeking a return to national relevance.

Miami hasn't played in the Bowl Championship Series since the 2003 season, and has lost 16 of its last 21 games going back to 2005 against ranked opponents. The Hurricanes thought moving to the Atlantic Coast Conference seven years ago would enhance their chances to remain among the nation's elite; they have yet to even win the league title.

"Win championships. That's my job," Golden said as the room broke into applause.

In Golden We Trust!

(Al Golden New Head Coach)

**WizKhid** · 07-01-2011, 04:13 PM

On the Recruiting Trail

On The Recruiting Trail

Miami Garden, Fl - For new head coaches, putting together your first recruiting class, often in less than two months, is a mad scramble. For some, like Miami's Al Golden and Michigan's Brady Hoke, the transition also includes almost no crossover recruiting -- targeting players the coaches were already recruiting at their previous job -- so the evaluation and introduction processes can be thorny.

Golden, who came to UM from Temple, was unfamiliar with most of the prospects who were already on the Canes' recruiting board. With Temple being in the Northeast and in the MAC, most recruits considering Miami weren't going to pay the Owls' staff much attention. When Golden was announced as the new Miami head man on Dec. 13, most recruits responded to the news with a collective "Who?!"

On top of that, most of the recruits Randy Shannon's staff had landed bailed in the interim. By the time Golden moved into his new office, he had just two commitments on board, and quite frankly, the two that remained were shaky.

As Golden worked to assemble his new coaching staff -- his first wave of assistants included three of the defensive coaches he brought with him from Temple -- they evaluated the personnel remaining in the program during three practices the Hurricanes went through in preparation for the Sun Bowl. In addition, the new staff built their new recruiting board, while assessing that cornerback, QB, defensive line and linebacker were their biggest priorities. Among the first prospects they connected with were the recruits who were planning to enroll for the second semester, which meant the staff would return to campus from home visits just an hour before they hosted their first official visits.

The big-picture approach was to honor those commitments, but also be honest with those recruits about where the new staff saw them fitting in the program. One of the biggest mistakes a new coach makes is jumping at players his staff just doesn't have much of a feel for.

In Golden We Trust!

**WizKhid** · 07-02-2011, 02:11 PM

The Calm Before The Storm

The Calm Before The Storm

Miami Gardens, FL - Under new University of Miami coach Al Golden, every sprint, squat and football drill performed during the team's off-season conditioning program is recorded.

Based on their performance, players are awarded a jersey in one of four colors. A black jersey is at the top of the ladder followed by green, orange and white.

"A white jersey means you're pretty much horrible and you need to step up your game," said senior linebacker Jordan Futch, who was wearing black.

Coaching changes have consequences. Under Golden - who was unimpressed by UM's conditioning under coach Randy Shannon - that has meant a torturous off-season program with a catchy name: UTough.

A warning from Golden: The workouts are going to get harder before they get easier. More than once since he took over for Shannon in mid-December, Golden has questioned the team's mental and physical toughness.

"We want to put them in difficult situations that cause them to unite and come together and not crack," said Golden, whose players will start spring practice March 5. "You push their threshold in terms of what they can handle."

To up the ante, Golden is basing his spring practice depth chart on the off-season conditioning program. Each Friday, strength and conditioning coach Andreu Swasey posts rankings for each position group on the locker-room wall.

"Are you beating the workout or are you letting the workout beat you?" Swasey asks his players.

In Golden We Trust

**truzoe** · 07-02-2011, 03:05 PM

Re: Miami Hurricanes: Decades of Dominance

All About The U!!

**WizKhid** · 07-02-2011, 04:25 PM

A New Beginning

A New Beginning

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The spring season officially started for the Miami Hurricanes football team on Saturday morning as the team laced up their cleats and buckled on their helmets for the first time in preparation for the 2011 season.No pads were worn. There was plenty of teaching and learning going on as a new system is being put in place.Intensity and focus were the themes as the program starts a new era under head coach Al Golden.

Saturday marked the first time that Al Golden and his staff got to coach the players on the football field. All assistant coaches, with the exception of Micheal Borrow, are new to Miami from last year.

Plenty of time was devoted throughout the day to giving the position coaches a chance to work their players as a group and as individuals. Spring is critical learning time, as the foundation is set for the upcoming season.

Golden told the media that all spots on the starting unit are up for grabs in the spring. “Players that prepare and practice the best will start the games,” he said.

Al Golden ran a very detailed practice with every drill allotted a certain amount of time. If a drill ran a little bit over, that was made up somewhere else. The coaches were on the players encouraging them to move quickly from drill to drill to stay on time and keep up the intensity. One of Golden’s goals is to have a focused and disciplined team out there every day.

There was very little wasted time as even the players on the sidelines were responsible for something. For example, during team work, there was the live offensive unit and then there was another 20 yards back that was fully lined up in the same formation. That secondary group would snap the ball and move on the cadence of the live group.

One of the biggest themes of the day was “play to the whistle.” The coaches repeatedly yelled that out to instill the message to the players.

In Golden We Trust!

**Tombstone31** · 07-04-2011, 09:18 PM

Re: Miami Hurricanes: Decades of Dominance

Da U!! Here comes the.....Here comes the.... Here Comes the BOOM!!!

Looking forward to seeing da Canes in Action! Good Luck it's Looking Great so far!

**WizKhid** · 07-05-2011, 02:03 AM

Re: Miami Hurricanes: Decades of Dominance

Originally posted by Tombstone31

Da U!! Here comes the.....Here comes the.... Here Comes the BOOM!!!

Looking forward to seeing da Canes in Action! Good Luck it's Looking Great so far!

Thanks man lol i should have the next couple of practice up tomorrow hopefully if i'm not busy

**mm boost** · 07-05-2011, 08:08 PM

Re: Miami Hurricanes: Decades of Dominance

as much as I hate to say it (hehe), I will be following bro. Looking forward to see this dynasty play out!! It will be cool to see how our teams do in each other's dynasty!

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