Hurricane Pride

The University of Miami Hurricane football team was dead in the water. After losing 2 straight ACC conference games to North Carolina and Georgia Tech some writers, such as myself, shut the door on the Canes ACC championship potential and some fans, including myself, began to question with what direction Coach Shannon was taking this team. Then the Canes walked into Doak Campbell stadium and showed the nation why The U is far from packing it in and calling it quits. In one of the most important wins in recentg history Miami went into Tallahasse and beat the Seminoles in a rather high scoring affair.

Wins against hated rival Florida st are never easy to come by but the fact that we beat them teh way we did, in tallahasse, in front of their large fanbase, is what is turning me into a shannon believer. The canes found an offense to build upon, they found trust in their head man, but most importantly the Canes found heart in Tallahasse. Quarterback Kirby Freeman opitmized this bravery late in the fourth quarter on the go ahead touchdown drive. With the clock ticking Freeman dropped back and got absolutely crushed in between 2 seminole defenders but miliseconds before the hit he let off a strike to tight end Dedrick Epps in the corner of the endzone. Freeman knew he was about to get hit but instead of tucking the ball and running, which he has been criticized for doing, he stayed flush in the pocket took the hit and won the game. This game, this play, must be a turning point for Miami. This team has been scrutinized for coming out in games flat and this may just be the spark that lights the fire.