'The U' is a Miami Hurricanes thing that only fans will understand

NaboCaneNew MemberOP

Dec 10, 2009, 08:29 PM

There's a scene relatively early in The U that is likely to move you, regardless of whether you hailed or hated the Miami Hurricanes during their 1980s heyday...
Current FAU coach Howard Schellenberger is reliving his quarter-century old decision to leave the powerful collegiate program he had built to take a management role in a doomed Miami USFL franchise. As he speaks slowly in his office, it's hard not to watch his eyes, as they shift from the camera to the side to his fiddling fingers… and even briefly close.
"And the headline writer selected to tag it with 'Schnellenberger Resigns, Tears Down his Sandcastles,'" the old coach says, wearing shorts, an FAU shirt and a championship ring. "And that, uh, struck me very hard. And I've thought about it a lot since that time..."
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/um-hurricanes/fl-college-football-skolnick-1211-20091210,0,3511006.column?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sun-sentinel%2Fsports%2Fcollege%2Fhurricanes+%28Miami+Hurricanes+%2F+South+Florida+Sun-Sentinel%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

This is on ESPN right after the Heisman presentation; it's called The U, but apparently it's under the title of a program called 30 for 30, if you're looking for it like I was.

SICKforum_veteran

Dec 10, 2009, 08:31 PM

looks good, ill dvr it

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ALalen1New Member

Dec 10, 2009, 08:37 PM

The NCAA was hit by a decade long Hurricane and it will be soon again. :wink2:

padre31luxury_box

Dec 10, 2009, 08:41 PM

Aw geez, I hope they ran down some of the 80's Canes, like Willie Smith and Danny Sileo and George Mira Jr.

Downtown Eddie Brown as well.

ALalen1New Member

Dec 10, 2009, 08:52 PM

"padre31 wrote:
Aw geez, I hope they ran down some of the 80's Canes, like Willie Smith and Danny Sileo and George Mira Jr.
Downtown Eddie Brown as well.

Howard Schnellenberger, Jimmy Johnson, Michael Irvin, Bernie Kosar, Vinny Testaverde I believe, Luther Campbell, and Dennis Erickson are in the video. I don't know who else.

padre31luxury_box

Dec 10, 2009, 08:57 PM

"alen1 wrote:
Howard Schnellenberger, Jimmy Johnson, Michael Irvin, Bernie Kosar, Vinny Testaverde I believe, Luther Campbell, and Dennis Erickson are in the video. I don't know who else.

Luther Campbell?

:lol::lol:

That's Luke Skywalker Alen.

ALalen1New Member

Dec 10, 2009, 09:00 PM

"padre31 wrote:
Luther Campbell?
:lol::lol:
That's Luke Skywalker Alen.

Read for yourself.

- Luther Campbell and his sarcasm about not giving players money was quite entertaining.

http://procanes.com/

padre31luxury_box

Dec 10, 2009, 09:07 PM

Oh, he's "Luther Campbell"...now, in the 80's it was Luke Skywalker and the 2live crew.

Luke Skywalker got sued by Lucas Film for copyright infringement, he was sued a whole bunch for taking classic songs like "Under the Boardwalk" and making them.err...pretty damn nasty...:lol:

In June a Florida state court declares As Nasty As They Wanna Be legally obscene, the ruling is later overturned by the Supreme Court. In September Luke Records pays George Lucas $300,000 for taking the name of the Star Wars character "Luke Skywalker". Two members of the Crew are arrested after an adult-only show for obscene performance and later acquitted. All members start to persue solo careers. Release of Banned In The USA - The Luke LP feat. The 2 Live Crew

A taste of what they were like:

YouTube- me so horny

YouTube- 2-Live Crew, "Face down ass up"

He used to hang out on the sidelines and was just the booster from he**, cars, money, it was all blatant the TV announcers would joke about it.

Those were some fun times my man, fun fun times...:up:

Jaydog57forum_veteran

Dec 10, 2009, 09:20 PM

DVD Recorder is already set for this one. Looking forward to watching an entire 2 hrs dedicated soley to the great history of the football program known as the :theu:

MikeHonchosubscriber

Dec 10, 2009, 09:23 PM

It's at 10PM tonight right? ESPN

Headcoach material wouldn’t want to work somewhere they’re not trusted with actual football decisions.

BuckeyeKingNew Member

Dec 10, 2009, 09:48 PM

"alen1 wrote:
The NCAA was hit by a decade long Hurricane and it will be soon again. :wink2:

The only thing that stops a Hurricane is a Buckeye :wink2:

Next year!!!

MikeHonchosubscriber

Dec 10, 2009, 10:24 PM

Or a ghost PI call

Headcoach material wouldn’t want to work somewhere they’re not trusted with actual football decisions.

BuckeyeKingNew Member

Dec 10, 2009, 11:21 PM

"lmeister3 wrote:
Or a ghost PI call

I'll say it again 3 things could have been called. Should have been defensive holding not PI either way results in a first down.

The game should have never went into overtime but the Refs didn't want to throw flags on Miami for defensive holding.

Fin-OmenalNew Member

Dec 11, 2009, 08:40 AM

"lmeister3 wrote:
Or a ghost PI call

Huh?

:up:

Fin-OmenalNew Member

Dec 11, 2009, 08:43 AM

At any rate Jimmy Johnson was endorsing this on Mike and MIke this morning, he expects it to be contraversial even stating that the program didnt want many things aired that will. JJ added that it is very acurate.

Excited to watch it, I liked the Canes always sorta have. Hope they get back to the powerhouse they once were.

Section126luxury_box

Dec 11, 2009, 09:39 AM

These guys were not football players.....

They were super heroes...

If Jerome Brown were alive today and in his prime...we could drop him in Afghanistan and he would find and kill OBL within 2 days.

They told you they would kick your ass..then they kicked your ass...after the game...they asked you how that ass kicking felt.

Some of these things still are raw...I am still bothered by that PI call that cost us #6...but The one moment that always has bothered me is the phantom fumble in Notre Dame.

Cleveland Gary DID NOT fumble...we got screwed right out of a National Championship.

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Fin-OmenalNew Member

Dec 11, 2009, 10:01 AM

"Section126 wrote:
These guys were not football players.....
They were super heroes...
If Jerome Brown were alive today and in his prime...we could drop him in Afghanistan and he would find and kill OBL within 2 days.
They told you they would kick your ass..then they kicked your ass...after the game...they asked you how that ass kicking felt.
Some of these things still are raw...I am still bothered by that PI call that cost us #6...but The one moment that always has bothered me is the phantom fumble in Notre Dame.
Cleveland Gary DID NOT fumble...we got screwed right out of a National Championship.

Dude Miami was outplayed and the same arrogance your speaking of wont allow you to admidt it. I like the "U" also but the fans need to man up and stop blaming a ref for them not blocking the front four of OSU.

Section126luxury_box

Dec 11, 2009, 10:06 AM

"Fin-Omenal wrote:
Dude Miami was outplayed and the same arrogance your speaking of wont allow you to admidt it. I like the "U" also but the fans need to man up and stop blaming a ref for them not blocking the front four of OSU.

yeah yeah yeah..."outplayed".

whatever.

I was talking about the Gary fumble anyway.

Yeah...you like the "U" ...riiiiiiiiiiight.

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Section126luxury_box

Dec 11, 2009, 10:12 AM

at 4:30 is the Gary "fumble".

YouTube- #1 Miami vs. #4 Notre Dame - 1988

we got straight up ****ed out of a national championship right there.

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Fin-OmenalNew Member

Dec 11, 2009, 10:57 AM

I do like the Canes...fans just need to move on and quit blaming referees.

Really looking foward to the documentary though.

PEPennington's Rocket ArmNew Member

Dec 11, 2009, 12:17 PM

"Fin-Omenal wrote:
I do like the Canes...fans just need to move on and quit blaming referees.

ditto...it's embarrassing to be a Canes fan at times

ALalen1New Member

Dec 11, 2009, 04:05 PM

I saw some prominent players. They had greys on and stocking caps on. I said “What are you doing?” And they said, “We’re going out to get car stereos.” - Steve Walsh on the Canes players from the past.

:lol:

Section126luxury_box

Dec 11, 2009, 05:25 PM

What gets lost is the incredible graduation rate those Canes teams had.

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Fin-OmenalNew Member

Dec 11, 2009, 05:42 PM

"Section126 wrote:
What gets lost is the incredible graduation rate those Canes teams had.

Jimmy Johnson mentioned the graduation % was in the 50's before he got there and 88% while he was there, JJ was truely a great all around coach.

padre31luxury_box

Dec 11, 2009, 06:09 PM

"Section126 wrote:
at 4:30 is the Gary "fumble".
YouTube- #1 Miami vs. #4 Notre Dame - 1988
we got straight up ****ed out of a national championship right there.

I believe that is "Catholics vs Convicts II" isn't it?

It was sweet when the U got their revenge, what was the score something like 45-7 or something?

The one game that the Hurricanes took years to recover from was Alabama whipping our asses in basically the National Title Game, man we got smoked.

Needless, with Lil Nicky Coaching the Crimson Tide (of the Month), I have no love for that program..