Your 2010 Baby Canes: Now With Poll!
by The Great Barstoolio on Feb 3, 2010 9:48 PM EST
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Oh, and don't forget Shane McDermott is also a Science Fair winner. It should count for something, because it sure won't get him laid.
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Clive Walford Tight End, 6-4, 215 Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central HS Three-star recruit by Rivals.com ... Had over 400 receiving yards and six touchdown catches as a senior ... Earned All-Palm Beach County honors. |
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Delmar Taylor Defensive Line, 6-3, 270 Miami, Fla./Miami Beach HS Three-star prospect by Rivals.com ... Talented athlete, who played in just five games last season mostly on offense and saw limited time on defense ... |
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Andrew Tallman Tight End, 6-5, 240 Carthage, N.Y./Boston College HS Three-star recruit who is the No. 5 prospect at his position in the state by Rivals.com ... Three-star prospect and No. 56 recruit at his position by Scout.com. |
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Kacy Rodgers Defensive Back, 6-1, 200 Southlake, Texas/Southlake Carroll HS Four-star recruit and No. 14 cornerback nationally by Scout.com ... Rated the No. 37 cornerback prospect in the nation by Rivals.com ... Registered 29 tackles, 10 pass breakups and three interceptions as a junior. |
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David Perry Defensive Line, 6-6, 230 Pembroke Pines, Fla./University School Three-star recruit and No. 39 defensive end by Scout.com ... Ranked No. 115 in the ESPN Top 150 ... No. 94 prospect on the Bill Buchalter's Florida Top 100 State List ... Named first team All-Broward by the Sun Sentinel and Miami Herald... Played defensive end and tight end in high school and recorded 12 sacks as a senior. |
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Keion Payne Defensive Back, 5-10, 160 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./ St. Thomas Aquinas HS Named All-Broward third team by the Miami Herald and All-Broward honorable mention by the Sun Sentinel ... No. 19 cornerback and four-star recruit by Scout.com ... Rated No. 29 cornerback prospect by Rivals.com ... No.72 prospect on the Bill Buchalter's Florida Top 100 State List ... As a senior had three interceptions, one returned for a touchdown and was part of an Aquinas secondary that allowed opponents an average of only 100.7 passing yards per game ... Recorded 33 tackles, 14 passes broken up and four interceptions as a junior at Dillard High School. |
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Kevin Nelson Linebacker, 6-0, 213 Gainesville, Fla./Gainesville, HS Three-star recruit and No. 22 middle linebacker by Scout.com ... Nelson finished his senior season with 150 tackles, two interceptions, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and six sacks. He scored three touchdowns, two on interceptions returns and one on a fumble recovery. As a junior Nelson had 125 tackles, 10 for losses, and 3.5 sacks along with a blocked punt. Named first team all-area by the Gainesville Sun |
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Stephen Morris Quarterback, 6-2, 183 Miami, Fla./Monsignor Pace Enrolled in January 2010 ... Three-star athlete who is the No. 26th dual threat QB by rivals.com ... Also rated a three-star recruit by Rivals.com ... Completed 96 of his 179 pass attempts for 1,531 yards, 22 touchdowns and only six interceptions and also ran for 125 yards and a touchdown as a senior ... Finished his junior year completing 64 percent of his passes with 2,005 passing yards, 19 touchdowns and nine interceptions ... In his career, had 98 carries for 162 yards and four touchdowns and completed 240-of-404 passes for 3,536 yards ... Named second team All-Miami-Dade by the Miami Herald as a junior. |
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Shane McDermott Offensive Line, 6-3, 275 Lake Worth, Fla./Palm Beach Central HS Palm Beach County First team All-Conference as a center ... First team All-Area by Palm Beach Post ... First Team All-Broward by the Sun Sentinel ... Three-star athlete who is the No. 20th rated center by rivals.com ... Under Armour All-American Game ... No. 44-ranked player in the Sentinel's Florida Top 100 ... Recorded 50 pancake blocks and earned a 93 percent grade for the season ... No. 44 prospect on the Bill Buchalter's Florida Top 100 State List. |
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Brandon Linder Offensive Line, 6-6, 290 Southwest Ranches, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS U.S. Army All-American ... Ranked No. 145 in the ESPN Top 150 ... Named first team All-Broward by Sun Sentinel and the Miami Herald ... Helped St. Thomas Aquinas to a 28-1 record the last two seasons and a Class 5A state title in 2008 and No. 1 national ranking in 2009 while the offfense averaged 321yards per game ... Rated the No. 47 prospect in the Mobile Register Super Southeast 120 and the No.167 player in Sports Illustrated Takkle Top 200 ... No. 3 prospect on the Bill Buchalter's Florida Top 100 State List. |
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Storm Johnson Running Back, 6-0, 212 Loganville, Ga./Loganville HS Under-Armour All-American ... Ranked No. 22 recruit in the country by ESPN.com ... Named a 2009 second team EA Sports All-American ... Rushed for a school record 1,937 yards and 31 touchdowns, caught 11 passes for 150 yards and returned two kickoff s for touchdowns as a senior ... Rated the No. 7 running back in the country, No. 8 player in the state of Georgia and No. 106 player nationally by Rivals.com ... Rushed for 1,300 yards and 21 TDs as a junior at Buford (Ga.) HS in 2008 ...Named the 2009 Atlanta Journal Constitution AAAA Player of the Year ... Earned first team all-state by the AJC and Associated Press ... No. 6 player on the AJC Top 50 list ... Rated No. 34 prospect in the Mobile Register Super Southeast 120 and the No.137 prospect in Sports Illustrated Takkle Top 200. |
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Allen Hurns Wide Receiver, 6-3, 175 Miami, Fla./Carol City HS Enrolled in January 2010 ... Three-star recruit by Rivals.com ... Ranked as one of top 100 receivers by Rivals.com and Scout.com ... Finished his junior year with 23 receptions for 450 yards and seven touchdowns ... As a senior had six catches for 110 yards before suffering a season-ending injury. |
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Darion Hall Running Back, 5-11, 190 Naples, Fla./Lely HS Three-star recruit and No. 49 running back by Rivals.com ... No. 34 prospect on the Bill Buchalter's Florida Top 100 State List ... Finished his senior season with 965 yards and six touchdowns, averaging 107 yards per game and 7.6 yards per carry ... Had 1,791 yards with 21 touchdowns, averaging 179 yards per game and 10.6 yards per carry as junior. |
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Maurice Hagens Running Back, 5-11, 237 Riverview, Fla./Tampa Bay Tech HS Three-star recruit and No. 4 fullback by Scout.com and No. 8 fullback by Rivals.com ... No. 47 prospect on the Bill Buchalter's Florida Top 100 State List ... Helped Tampa Bay Tech to a final record of 9-2 with 1,300 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns while averaging six yards per carry ... As a junior, finished with 1,019 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns. ... Ran for 1,300 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns as a sophomore. |
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Tavadis Glenn Offensive Lineman, 6-5, 300 Jacksonville, Fla./Raines HS Under Armour All-American ... A four-star prospect who is rated the No. 22 defensive tackle prospect in the nation by Rivals.com ... No. 105 Mobile Register Super Southeast 120 ... No.62 player in Sports Illustrated Takkle Top 200 ... finished with 50 tackles, 17 for losses, along with six sacks, two forced fumbles and a blocked field goal as a junior at Terry Parker HS ... Played senior season at Raines HS and had 50 tackles, 10 for losses, and three sacks on defense. |
| James Gaines Linebacker, 6-3, 205 Getzville, N.Y./Canisius HS NYSSA Second Team All State, Class A ... Played linebacker, safety, tight end, tailback and receiver at Canisius this past season ... Finished with 61 rushing yards and a touchdown, 15 catches for 270 yards and two scores along with 154 tackles (108 solo), three sacks, an interception and fumble recovery. |
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Chase Ford Tight End, 6-6, 245 Corrigan, Texas/Kilgore J.C. Second team junior college All-American ... Named first team Southwest Junior College Football Conference's MVP after leading the conference with 32 receptions and 545 receiving yards ... Named first All-SWJCFC ... As a high school senior at Corrigan-Camden High, earned All-District honors as a senior. |
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Jonathan Feliciano Offensive Lineman, 6-5, 318 Davie, Fla./Western HS Three-star recruit and No. 19 offensive guard by Scout.com ... Rated a three-star prospect by Rivals.com ... No. 56 prospect on the Bill Buchalter's Florida Top 100 State List ... First Team All-Broward by the Sun Sentinel. |
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Jeremy Davis Defensive Back, 6-0, 188 Cape Coral, Fla./Ft. Myers HS Three-star recruit and No. 49 cornerback by Scout.com and No. 77 wide receiver by Rivals.com ... No. 92 prospect on the Bill Buchalter's Florida Top 100 State List ... Tallied 71 tackles, four interceptions (one returned for a touchdown), 15 pass break-ups and three blocked punts as a senior ... On offense carried 72 times for 1,047 yards and 15 touchdowns ... As a junior at Ft. Myers High School, played mostly offense and had 30 catches for 500 yards and 12 touchdowns ... As a sophomore played defensive back and had 50 tackles, 11 passes broken up and an interception. |
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Devont'a Davis Defensive Back, 6-0, 166 Gainesville, Fla./Gainesville HS Rated a three-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com ... Named first team all-area by the Gainesville Sun ... Finished his senior year with 75 tackles, seven interceptions, four fumble recoveries and 12 passes broken up which included a season-best 12 tackles, two interceptions and two forced fumbles against Buchholz ... As a junior had 50 tackles - seven for losses - with one interception and 15 passes broken up. |
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Tyrone Cornelius Linebacker, 6-2, 195 Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson HS Enrolled in January 2010 ... Ranked the No. 39 outside linebacker prospect in the nation by Rivals.com and three-star recruit by Scout.com ... Finished his senior season with 108 tackles, an interception, two forced fumbles, two blocked punts and eight tackles for loss and helped lead Stephenson to an 11-1 record and the second round of the playoffs ... As a junior tallied 118 tackles, three interceptions (one returned for a touchdown), two forced fumbles (one returned for a score), four sacks, 11 tackles for losses, a blocked punt and three safeties ... Named a first-team all-state selection by the Atlanta Journal Constitution and Associated Press ... No. 28 player on the AJC Top 50 List. |
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Asante Cleveland Tight End, 6-5, 240 Sacramento, Calif./Christian Brothers HS Ranked the No. 15 tight end and a three-star recruit by Scout.com ... As a junior earned all-league honors after leading his team with 21 receptions for 262 yards and four touchdowns ... As a senior had 24 receptions for 412 yards and seven touchdowns. |
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Eduardo Clements Running Back, 5-9, 183 Miami, Fla./Booker T. Washington HS Rushed for 3,105 yards and 50 touchdowns in four seasons at Booker T. Washington ... Rated the No. 79 player in the Sporting News 100 ... Rated the No. 43 prospect in the Mobile Register Super Southeast 120 ... As a junior rushed for 892 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns and caught 34 passes for 296 receiving yards and three total touchdowns ... In limited action as a senior, rushed 694 yards and nine touchdowns ... As a sophomore on the state champion team, ran for 961 yards and 19 touchdowns ... Rated the No.62 player in the Sports Illustrated Takkle Top 200 ... Rated the No. 11 running back by Rivals.com, a four-star recruit and the No. 156 player nationally ... Named first team All-Dade by the Miami Herald as a senior and second team All-Dade as a junior and sophomore ... No.76 prospect on the Bill Buchalter's Florida Top 100 State List. |
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Kelvin Cain Linebacker, 6-3, 226 Clovis, Calif./Buchanan HS Rated the 10th best outside linebacker in the state of California ... As a senior, recorded 80 tackles and nine sacks while also returning eight kickoffs for 150 yards ... Played at Portland (OR) Grant High School, where he finished with 61 tackles and seven sacks as a junior. |
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Jeff Brown Defensive Line, 6-3. 275 Evanston, Ill./Evanston HS Rated a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, a three-star recruit by ESPN.com and the No. 75 defensive tackle in country by Scout.com ... As senior, totaled 42 solo tackles, five sacks, nine tackles for loss, a forced fumble, four fumble recoveries, two blocked kicks ... Also wrestled in high school and compiled a 39-1 record as a senior ... Also lettered in track and was a state qualifier in the shot put. |
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Jermaine Barton Offensive Lineman, 6-7, 283 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS Rated as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com ... Named second team All-Broward by the Miami Herald and the Florida Sun Sentinel ... Allowed only two sacks his senior season ... Very good athlete who also is a gifted basketball player ... Helped St. Thomas Aquinas to a 28-1 record the last two seasons and a Class 5A state title in 2008 and No. 1 national ranking in 2009. |
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Malcolm Bunche Offensive Line, 6-7, 328 Newark, Del./ Milford (N.Y.) Academy/Newark HS Enrolled at Miami in January 2010 ... Rated as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com and the No. 8 prep school prospect in the nation regardless of position ... Ranked the No. 18 best offensive guard by Scout.com, No. 39 best offensive tackle by Rivals.com and No. 86 best offensive tackle by ESPN.com out of high school ... Originally signed a national letter of intent with Miami in the spring of 2009. |
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i'm pleased
bcuz of OL, LB & RB
by rayrayrayrayrayrayrayray on Feb 3, 2010 9:57 PM EST reply actions
this o-line class, the more I look at it, could be amazing
by The Great Barstoolio on Feb 3, 2010 10:09 PM EST reply actions
esp considering that
we still have two 4-star prospects - ben jones & jermaine johnson -- who haven’t played yet. plus, brandon washington. so, yeah.
by rayrayrayrayrayrayrayray on Feb 3, 2010 10:24 PM EST up reply actions
lol
idk why they used strike-through there
by rayrayrayrayrayrayrayray on Feb 3, 2010 10:25 PM EST up reply actions
Haha it’s a shortcut. Bit me last week. But yes — hell yeah we do!
by The Great Barstoolio on Feb 3, 2010 10:45 PM EST up reply actions
From a commenter elsewhere:
The class is great. To me great is defined by grabbing and getting who we targeted. Yes, a few “got away” but every school has a few get away.
To some of miami’s wonderful fans it’s all about getting the kids that eveyone else wanted. Well…
Take a look at little 3 star Payne’s offer list.
Storms… Linders.
We have kids everyone wanted.
But more importantly we got kids that are driven, mentaly tough and explosive – they play BBall, right? ;-) Sure hope they can all dunk.
Anyway, You guys still don’t understand that on a day like today the only real dissapointment was Henderson. Because he is so talented and at a position we really couldve used.
But that’s ONE kid.
No one defected. All our commitments signed and these kids are ready to compete.
Not like McCartney.
For me, this is a sad day only cuz I see how uneducated and nasty this fanbase is. They don’t understand that you really can dig up a team full of Santana Moss’s and Ed Reeds and win…
More than that, this fan base is so caught up in the ritual of “winning” an 18 yr old’s signature that they forget Miami went that rout and FAILED.
With a roster FULL of 4-5 star kids they got trucked by LSU 40-3.
With a roster FULL of 4-5 star kids they went 6-6 in 2006.
A roster full of 4-5 star kids don’t work here. Those kids want hand outs and favors and pats on the back – then they play like world beaters.
Here they get a half full stadium, less than impressive work out facilities and someone letting them know they ain’t sh*t till they DO something.
Kevin Nelson will thrive here.
Alan Hurns will thrive here.
Travis Williams will thrive here.
They aren’t looking for favors.
They don’t care about pretty.
They know they ain’t sh*t until Ray, Clint, Mike and Tez say they are.
Randy knows the type of kids he wants.
The fans don’t want them until these TD’s, picks and sacks.
The problem is Randy needs to win so that all of this looks like a painting.
Right now there are lots of dots like in a Monet and everyone has their faces pressed right up against, disecting it, remarking at the colors and patterns – needing to take a step back to see the masterpiece unfolding.
5-7, 7-5, 9-4…what’s next?
Recruiting is the life blood of the program. I am NOT saying 5 star kids are all punks. I am NOT saying 5 star kids aren’t worth having or that they’ll all fail.
What I am saying is TODAY’s 5 star kid has high expectations for what the fans, the school and the community will do for THEM.
That works at USC. That works at UF.
That don’t work here. It didn’t when Coker was trying to pull a USC and won’t work now under Randy.
Miami is a VERY different place boys and girls.
Randy is doing the right things…little by little.
No one cared how much time was put in before Howard or during Howards time.
Jimmy had a built in recipe and followed it to a T.
Same with Dennis.
Butch recruiited like a ninja and his staff mined kids like no ones business, but…
The Internet came.
Trust me, if the Internet was the INTERNET when Portis was coming out or when Irvin was playing HS you probably wouldn’t have seen them in a Miami uniform. Their personalities would have exploded and gone the way of half the other big heads out there in the game today.
Can you imagine Clint with a spotlight and a microphone at 18??!!!
My god.
Anyway, 2010 is here. BCS time. This is it.
Juniors and Sophs, with better backups and a full roster of PLAYERS. This is going to be a good season.
Just wait…
by The Great Barstoolio on Feb 3, 2010 10:21 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
damn
that’s a good ass post. i think it’s worth pointing out that when you look at the 08 class, aside from brandon harris and arguably futch & ramon (those two are potential anyway), the biggest contributors have been guys like jacory (no major offer besides oregon) & laron (no sec offer iirc) & thearon/benji (two least heralded WRs). forston could still be a beast, but he came back out of shape. we all know about arthur. manny said that aldarious has been lazy. i think there’s definitely a grain of salt to what he’s saying in that post. the staff definitely has to put their money where their mouth is (not in the lsu way) & develop these kids.
the idea of clinton portis having twitter while in college is making me salivate tbh. (and it’s funny that he doesn’t even mention that the only reason we got clinton is because UF didn’t want him to play RB.)
by rayrayrayrayrayrayrayray on Feb 3, 2010 10:36 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, he's got a point.
We’ve done the all five-stars thing. It was shit. There’s a thoughtful, pointed medium that I think good evaluation can get us.
It’s funny that even Jimmy Johnson brought that point up the other day — our best guys having been ranked low and barely wanted — and yet fans who speak of him like the god he is complain left and right. Of course, they also complain we’re small and weak, but hate this class of big-bodied boys. You just can’t win sometimes.
Re: development, that’s a beef I think carries weight (Jimmy Graham being a good counter). But in some cases — maybe like Aldarius’ — the kid has to really want it or it doesn’t matter what coaching you have. He’s no excuse for running slow and sloppy routes. Same as Glenn Cook had no business having tits, though he’d have been terrible even fit. That’s on them. It’s interesting to me that Randy made a point to talk about kids relying on what they did in high school, and also to talk about inner drive. Coaching matters, but it was clear in the Wisconsin game there were a lot of people on the field who just didn’t want to be there. Fortunately most of them are graduating out.
by The Great Barstoolio on Feb 3, 2010 10:55 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, ever since day 1
he’s been talking about flushing those guys out. and i think the younger guys are rubbing off on the older ones. i don’t think it’s a coincidence that after brandon harris came in, demarcus van dyke suddenly became a corner who seems to relish tackling. & yeah re development, it’s hard to argue both with how guys like laron & regis & thearon have developed and, uh, every miami defender in the NFL that played here when randy was d coordinator.
by rayrayrayrayrayrayrayray on Feb 3, 2010 11:04 PM EST up reply actions
and yeahs ometimes the light just has to come on
like, leonard hankerson started to take his career seriously this year & went from someone who was about to get swallowed up by a bunch of younger WRs to possibly the best WR that we’ve had here since andre johnson
by rayrayrayrayrayrayrayray on Feb 3, 2010 11:06 PM EST up reply actions
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