Saturday, September 27, 2008
A Few Things To Keep In Mind
Here we are again, the smell of mystery meats cooking on the grill, adult beverages being consumed without regard, kids throwing the pigskin in the tailgate parking lots, music being blasted at it's max volume, opposing fans talking often unfounded smack to another and the anticipation of another Miami Hurricane football game! That's right, it's the greatest day of the week: Saturday (Gameday)!! Unfortunately for me, I am sitting in a cubicle, with no access to ESPN 2. Fortunately for me, I was able to find an online radio station that carries the game, unfortunately for me I have to listen to UNC broadcasters call it (The computer network at my job blocks WQAM for some reason)!! Oh well, I guess you have to do what you have to do, anyways listening to the opposing teams radio anouncers suffer through a loss is a welcome consulation prize. Anyways, I am blogging this morning, because I want to give the baby Canes a few things to keep in mind:1- UNC is not intimidated: Keep in mind that this team has beaten us 2 out of 4 times in recent years, so if you are expecting them to cringe at the sight of the U on our helmet, you would be wrong. There is something that Cane fans need to get through their thick skulls, no one is scared of us right now, we have done nothing in the past 4 season to invoke any fear!! It is this young Cane teams responsibility to instill that fear again!!
2- This young UNC team is alot like our young Miami team: Whether you want to admit it or not this team in a lot of ways is a mirror image of us; they are young, talented, athletic, fast and hungry. Like us they are heading in the right direction fast!! I think the difference is that we are trying to undo a few years of a losing mentality, they are trying to undo decades of it!! Make no mistake about it, Butch Davis will get this team where they want to be, but Randy Shannon will get us there faster!!
3- Butch Davis knows Miami: Say what you want about his departure from Miami in 2000, but Butch Davis is responsible for the resurrection of this program in the "90s!! And even though he plays the part at UNC, you have to believe that it burns him up that the Canes passed up on an opportunity to rehire him as head coach. This man knows the Canes, he knows Randy Shannon and he knows how to win, that makes him and this team dangerous to us at any given time.
4- This is the kind of trap game that has killed the Canes recently: I'm not going to beat this dead horse anymore. This is now and that was then, but recent history has not given Cane fans alot of faith in this team!!
Bottom line, if the Canes are prepared, motivated and play with a chip on their shoulder they WILL win!! I truly believe that the only team left that can beat Miami this season is Miami!! Now all that's left to do is play the game and let the chips fall where they may!! GO CANES!!
Miami- 35
UNC- 7
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