Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Friday, November 6, 2009

Roster

9 Miami (FL) Hurricanes - Football
NO NAME POS HT WT CLASS HOMETOWN
1Brandon HarrisDB 5-11 195 So. MIAMI, FL
2Graig CooperRB 6-1 205 Jr. MEMPHIS, TN
3Travis BenjaminWR 5-10 175 So. BELLE GLADE, FL
4Aldarius JohnsonWR 6-3 215 So. MIAMI, FL
5Javarris JamesRB 6-1 215 Sr. IMMOKALEE, FL
6Randy PhillipsDB 6-1 210 Sr. BELLE GLADE, FL
7Vaughn TelemaqueDB 6-2 197 Fr. LONG BEACH, CA
8DeMarcus Van DykeDB 6-1 185 Jr. MIAMI, FL
9Sam ShieldsDB 6-1 190 Sr. SARASOTA, FL
10Ben BruneauWR 6-2 205 So. MIAMI, FL
11Arthur BrownLB 6-2 220 So. WICHITA, KS
12Jacory HarrisQB 6-4 190 So. MIAMI, FL
13Ryan HillDB 6-1 205 Sr. TALLAHASSEE, FL
15Jamal ReidDB 6-1 180 Fr. MAYO, FL
17Matt PerrelliQB 6-3 240 Sr. JUPITER, FL
18Dedrick EppsTE 6-4 253 Sr. RICHMOND, VA
19A.J. HighsmithQB 6-1 195 Fr. MISSOURI CITY, TX
20Damien BerryRB 5-11 217 Jr. BELLE GLADE, FL
21Brandon McGeeDB 5-11 185 Fr. PLANTATION, FL
22Mike JamesRB 5-11 220 Fr. HAINES CITY, FL
23Tervaris JohnsonTE 6-3 240 Sr. MIAMI, FL
24Chavez GrantDB 5-11 183 Sr. MIAMI, FL
25Matt BosherK 6-1 205 Jr. JUPITER, FL
26Ray Ray ArmstrongDB 6-5 220 Fr. SANFORD, FL
27Lamar MillerRB 5-11 205 Fr. MIAMI, FL
28Thearon CollierWR 5-9 192 So. MIAMI, FL
29JoJo NicolasDB 6-1 200 Jr. HOMESTEAD, FL
30Patrick HillFB 5-9 255 Sr. TORRANCE, CA
31Sean SpenceLB 6-1 212 So. MIAMI, FL
32Lee ChambersRB 5-10 192 So. COFFEEVILLE, MS
33Nathan GholstonDB 5-7 180 So. WESTLAND, MI
33Alex UribeK 6-1 171 Sr. MIAMI, FL
34C.J. HoltonLB 6-1 215 So. CRAWFORDVILLE, FL
35Olivier VernonDL 6-3 250 Fr. MIAMI, FL
36Kylan RobinsonLB 6-1 235 Jr. ANCHORAGE, AK
37Jared CampbellDB 6-1 205 Jr. AURORA, CO
38Kris KimballWR 5-9 195 Sr. FLOURTOWN, PA
39Devon HillWR 6-1 165 Fr. TRENTON, NJ
40Jake WieclawK 6-2 198 Fr. NEW LENOX, IL
41David ThompsonFB 5-10 245 Fr. MIAMI, FL
43John CalhounFB 6-3 255 So. MICCO, FL
44Colin McCarthyLB 6-3 242 Jr. CLEARWATER, FL
45Ramon BuchananLB 6-1 215 So. MELBOURNE, FL
47LaRon ByrdWR 6-4 215 So. HAHNVILLE, LA
48Andrew SmithDL 6-2 245 So. COCONUT CREEK, FL
49Dyron DyeDL 6-5 240 Fr. SANFORD, FL
50Darryl SharptonLB 6-1 235 Sr. CORAL GABLES, FL
51Shayon GreenLB 6-2 235 Fr. TIFTON, GA
53Levi PaaluaDL 6-2 225 Fr. LAIE, HI
54Micanor RegisDL 6-3 300 So. PAHOKEE, FL
55Ben JonesOL 6-5 300 Fr. MIAMI, FL
56Marcus RobinsonDL 6-1 237 So. HOMESTEAD, FL
57Allen BaileyDL 6-4 288 Jr. SAPELO ISLAND, GA
58Jordan FutchLB 6-2 235 So. HOLLYWOOD, FL
60Chris IvoryC 6-2 232 So. OCALA, FL
61Joel FigueroaOL 6-5 330 Jr. MIAMI, FL
62Eduardo LopezOL 6-0 315 Fr. MIAMI, FL
63Tyler HornOL 6-4 300 So. MEMPHIS, TN
64Jason FoxOT 6-7 314 Sr. FORT WORTH, TX
65Matt PiphoOL 6-7 307 Sr. LA PORTE CITY, IA
66Harland GunnOL 6-2 315 So. OMAHA, NE
68Ian SymonetteOL 6-9 349 Jr.
69Sean GoldsteinLB 6-1 225 Fr. DRESHER, PA
70A.J. TrumpG 6-3 300 Sr. CLEARWATER, FL
71Cory WhiteOL 6-5 260 Fr. ORANGE PARK, FL
72Brandon WashingtonOL 6-4 330 Fr. MIAMI, FL
74Orlando FranklinOL 6-7 318 Jr. DELRAY BEACH, FL
75Jared WheelerOL 6-5 330 Fr. MIAMI, FL
78Jermaine JohnsonOL 6-6 310 Fr. FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
80Jimmy GrahamTE 6-8 260 Sr. GOLDSBORO, NC
80Chris HayesWR 5-9 170 Sr. SARASOTA, FL
81Davon JohnsonWR 6-1 192 So. MIAMI, FL
82Stephen PleinTE 6-6 260 Fr. FORT MYERS, FL
83Kendal ThompkinsWR 5-10 180 Fr. MIAMI, FL
84Richard GordonTE 6-4 270 Sr. MIAMI, FL
85Leonard HankersonWR 6-3 215 Jr. FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
86Tommy StreeterWR 6-5 209 Fr. MIAMI, FL
87Jake ByrneTE 6-4 215 Sr. MIAMI, FL
88Billy SandersTE 6-4 248 Fr. PHOENIX, AZ
90Steven WesleyDL 6-3 250 Jr. BARTOW, FL
91Joe JosephDL 6-3 304 Sr. ORLANDO, FL
92Josh HolmesDL 6-1 280 Jr. SAN DIEGO, CA
93Luther RobinsonDL 6-3 292 Fr. FORT PIERCE, FL
94Eric MoncurDL 6-2 250 Sr. MIAMI, FL
95Gavin HardinDL 6-4 245 So. JACKSON, TN
96Curtis PorterDL 6-1 315 Fr. CHARLOTTE, NC
97Adewale OjomoDL 6-4 253 So. HIALEAH, FL
98Jeremy LewisDL 6-3 310 So. WEST PALM BEACH, FL
99Marcus ForstonDL 6-3 310 So. MIAMI, FL

Corey NelmsDB 6-1 195 Jr. NEPTUNE, NJ

Ed SciabaWR 5-10 185 Jr. WESTWOOD, MA

Thursday, November 5, 2009

National Championships

Miami accumulated 5 National Champs starting with the year 1983. The following years were 1987, 1989, 1991 and 2001. That is the most National Champs won by any school. Their first win was over Nebraska and the score was 31-30.

University of Miami Football HIstory

The "U" began its football program in 1926. It was not until the 1980's that the program came into its own. Since 1983 the U has won 5 National Championships. On top of that the school is known for owning the longest home game winning streak of 58 games between 1985 and the early 1990's. My father was a part of these teams. Additionally, the U has consistently produced more NFL football players than any other college football program in the country. Currently, players like Ray Lewis, Jeremy Shockey, Frank Gore, Santana Moss and Ed Reed dot the NFL landscape. The program has also produced two Heisman Trophy winners, Vinnie Testaverde and Gino Toretta. Many NFL Hall of Famers also come from the Canes including Michael Irvin, Jim Kelly and Ted Hendricks. FEAR THE FUTURE OF THE "U" BECAUSE THEY WILL BE BACK!

Highlights

Miami

My dad played for University of Miami. His position was offensive tackle and his number was 79. He was very good and when he was a sophmore he got to play in the national championship because they were that good. I am very proud of him for winning and he has a ring and everything. It is really cool. The year was 1983 it was the Orange Bowl. The game was played against Nebraska. My father was in the starting line-up. His coach was Schnellenberger at the time however, the next year Jimmy Johnson became coach. He eventually led the team to yet another National Championship in 87' my father had graduated by then. The team won the game 31-30 so it was a real nail bitter, but VERY GOOD game! My dad's roomate for three years I believe was Bernie Kosar. Bernie went on to become an amazing NFL player and was the starting quarterback in the National Champion. So i am very proud of my dad and I really like Miami! :)

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Miami

The coach for the Hurricanes is Randy Shannon. I really don't no that much about football, but I think he has done a good job because they won more games this year then last year. They are currently in 17th place which isn't that good but Miami hasn't done well in a long time so this is a good thing. They started out winning most of their games but then they went against Virginia Tech and lost the game then they got put lower in the place. They were in like 9th place I think but I don't know for sure. But either way that's better then recent years. Miami used to be really good. They won a lot of National Championships. I know this because my family lives in South Florida and so we went to the college and went to the hall of fame and there were a lot of pictures of the teams who won or went to the Championship's on the wall. It was really cool.