Gameday blog: UM-FSU

The Canes and Noles kickoff the season at 8 p.m. The game will be carried on ESPN. Feel free to watch the game and share your thoughts throughout.

Comments

[mike]

i am sooo glad shiano said no to the job here. rutgers is awful all the money they spent on stadiums and weight rooms, and they are as bad as always shiano should go hide somewhere

[Russell]

Miggs, calm down there. I'm just lovin that the game has been exciting. Actually been a UM v. FSU worth watching. Canadian, much agreed. Shannon still has me scratching my head. I was saying out loud the same exact things as Bleckledge and Nessler about the pooch kick. Unless the type of kick is the ST Coordinator's call. All in all though very pleased with the 1st half showing. And I know others will disagree with this one, but I think Ponder has a future QBing on Sundays if he chooses against being a corporate robot.

[Rawpimple]

Great pooch kick call Randy!!!!

BAWAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHA

Dude is standing on the sidelines and is absolutely clueless.

No wonder why he doesnt have a contract extension. What a joke of a coach.

[Rawpimple]

So when do the Dolphins play because the Canes aint doing squat until they can get a real head coach.

[cbus canes fan]

how about that PAT bwaaaaaahhhaahahahahhaha

[Tick ... Tick ... Tick ...]

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jesus ... both teams SUCK !!!

[jc]

more pressure on ponder please!

[Master Chief]

Get up AJ...

[Master Chief]

That should have been a TD... I hope AJ is OK.

[Mexicandolfan]

Come on Semminoles!!! Lets kick some cane butt!! B.Bowden lets show Shannon what a REAL coach looks like!

[jc]

Let me be the first to say it, I think the U has found its next head coach. Congrats Mr. Whipple.

[Canes2win]

Whipple is a genius....Lovett, not bad but the players are just not together yet. No pressure on Ponder, DB's out of position most of the time. The O line which was to be our weak spot is definitely looking a lot better than the D line...Jacory....the BEST!!!!!

[Master Chief]

D is having a hard time stopping the noles. Close game but they have to get off the field.

[Master Chief]

Why are they calling so many defensive timeouts?!?!?!

[The DUCK]

Qwack Qwack Qwack ...

[RONNIE BROWN MVP]

christ, we had a touchdown with a quick out and in with james and they can't complete it. Genius play call,terrible execution, and thats why were aren't ranked.

[Master Chief]

What kind of coverage scheme is this???

[RONNIE BROWN MVP]

they said the noles secondary was terrible coming into this game, it looks like ours is worse.

[jc]

lovett, please blitz

[Master Chief]

WOW... this is not good. Defense is having serious problems stopping them now. They look lost.

[RONNIE BROWN MVP]

that was division 2 AA defense right there, flat out embarrassing.

[ILLINOIS CANE]

ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS! NO PASS RUSH, NO COVERAGE, AND NOW WE CAN'T TACKLE EITHER. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A SHANNON SUPPORTER, BUT I'M STARTING TO HAVE SERIOUS DOUBTS. HALFTIME ADJUSTMENTS? WHAT DID THEY DO DURING HALFTIME?

[scott]

talent can only keep you in the game so long

[The END Is NEAR CANE STOOGES ...]

Ka ... BOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM !!!!

[Russell]

miggs, canesjunkie, and TXcane; please no more asinine predictions the rest of the way!

[Cav]

Whipple has been great. Miami is a HC away from competing. 4 defensive timeouts in the 1st 37 minutes of the game is just embarasing.

Enough of Randy Phillips already. The guy is terrible in pass coverage.

[Frendo]

UM has the talent, Whipple has a plan but Shannon doesnt have a clue - great guy, he loves UM, great job recruiting but he should not be the UM coach....whoever wants to defend Shannon is just avoiding the inevitable

[BOBH44]

RANDY DO WE KNOW HOW TO BLITZ?? OR GO TO MAN TO MAN COVERAGE INSTEAD OF THIS ZONE JUNK?

[RONNIE BROWN MVP]

at least cooper has some pride!

[Canes2win]

It's slipping away now you can just see the momentum shifting to FSU. Their defense is stepping it up and are just too fast for Mia. The only hope we have is to keep it close enough to have them kick a field goal to win. Their kicker couldn't throw it thru the uprights.

[Mexicandolfan]

whats the score guys?? the game is not being aired over here, someone please tell me the score!!!

[The END Is NEAR CANE STOOGES ...]

Kaaa BOOOOOOOOOOOOM !!!

[Frendo]

Cooper will break a few this season at this pace....glad to have Epps back....Jacory is a big time QB

[RONNIE BROWN MVP]

23-14 noles, miami on goaline

[UM will soon get a new coach]

nice play. JH is overrated.

[scott]

hopefully the defense can do something..really i dont remember the last time the made a big play late in the game...how many timeouts will they use this defensive possesion?

[RONNIE BROWN MVP]

this is embarrassing, what dumb play calls, we cant punch it in from that close, throw 2 balls away and then run a delayed pitch, WHY R WE RUNNING SIDEWAYS ON THE GOALINE!!!??????
UNBELIEVABLE.

[BigEastFan]

Since BC, VT and UM went to the ACC, UM (and FSU) have not performed well, but UV and UM have. Why? I believe that is because the addition of USF by the Big East into that BCS conference has watered down the recruiting in the state of Florida considerably. It may even effect UF's recruiting too, although they are probably more immune to the problem since most good recruits probably prefer the SEC, but who knows?

I don't see FSU or UM winning their divisions, let alone the conference, in the next 10 years, if ever now. I understand that Miami wanted to be in the ACC for it's more traditional rivals I guess, and to save some $, but I hope it was worth drastically reducing their chances of winning another national championship over, because I bet that's what happened the second that USF became a BCS team. For y'all's sake, I hope I'm wrong.

Pretty ironic that the ACC's power brokers are now going to be mediocre. It's getting more than a few snickers in Big East land though....

[Mexicandolfan]

Thankyou Ronnie Bron MVP, please if anyone can keep me updated ill be very thankfull!! and this sunday GO PHINS!!!

[BigEastFan]

Sorry, that should read that VT and BC have performed well since coming to the ACC.

[scott]

big kr, miami kick coverage team does not stay in their lanes

[UM will soon get a new coach]

UM's best coverage guy is their kicker. That guy is great. It would be really nice if someone else could tackle on the kicking team.

[RONNIE BROWN MVP]

can we please blitz off the corner and get on ponders arse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[scott]

i should coach the defense

[Master Chief]

what happened to man-to-man defense??? The tight end was wide open.

[Mexicandolfan]

score!!! please!??!?!?

[RONNIE BROWN MVP]

if we win it will be because FSU blows it. our coverage is flat out TERRIBLE. and ponder has about 15 seconds in the pocket, for the love of god blitz!

[UM will soon get a new coach]

UM's kicker should play defense. He rocks.

[scott]

whoo a big play

[Master Chief]

Finally... a pass rush and a TO.