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    May 23, 2012

    Is the Annual Orange Bowl in Danger of Becoming Even More Irrelevant?

    Let's not put the cart before the horse, but there are other Miami matters to think about besides whether or not the Hurricanes leap to the Big 12 or stay relegated to the ACC. And that's mostly the fate of the Orange Bowl. The game has already lost a lot of its luster in the BCS era, but could news ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    FIU Jumps to C-USA, Leaving Sun Belt Conference Behind

    The great college athletic conference shake up of the past year isn't quite over yet, and it's working its way down to the mid-majors.This morning, Florida International University announced that it's leaving the Sun Belt conference behind, and is moving on up to Conference USA in 2013. FIU could be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    Jonathan Vilma, One of Nevin Shapiro's Alleged Bounty Hunters, Banned For a Year

    Jonathan Vilma, the superstar linebacker from Coral Gables who figured prominently in Nevin Shapiro's University of Miami scandal, has been suspended for an entire year by the NFL for his role in another major football-related debacle.The New Orleans Saints star allegedly helped his former defensive ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    For Miami Dolphins, Drafting Miami Hurricanes Is Too Little, Too Late

    Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke gives an F to the Miami Dolphins and the Miami Hurricanes underclassmen who left school for the NFL draft.As much I've put t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2012

    Florida Schools' 30-Year Streak of Producing First-Round NFL Draft Picks Could End

    We all know the University of Miami's historic streak of having a football player taken in the first round of every single NFL draft between 1995 and 2008 is now a thing of the past, but an even longer streak may come to an end this year.Every single year since 1981 a player from either UM, UF or FS ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2012

    Miami, FAU Announce Three-Year Football Series

    In a series that is sure to have Howard Schnellenberger enthusiasts and probably a small handful of others excited, the University of Miami has announced it will play FAU in a three-year series between 2013 and 2016. The series will take the Hurricanes to the recently completed FAU Stadium in Boca R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2012

    Miami Mascot Madness Tournament: Vote in the Final Four

    ​The first round of voting in our Miami Mascot Madness Tournament is now in the history books. On one side of the bracket we had two big blow outs. On the other side we had two face-offs that went down to the wire, with each mascot pulling ahead at one point or another. Now its time to find out th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    Miami Mascot Madness Tournament: Vote For Your Favorite Sports Mascot

    ​It's an exciting time in South Florida sports. Both the Heat and Panthers appear to be making strong runs at the playoffs. The UM Women's Basketball team is sure to be a threat in the official March Madness (and the men might make it too). The Dolphins are in the midst of a critical off season. A ... More >>

  • News

    March 1, 2012

    Reader mail: Jeremy Lin could get laid anytime

    ​It's an exciting time in South Florida sports. Both the Heat and Panthers appear to be making strong runs at the playoffs. The UM Women's Basketball team is sure to be a threat in the official March Madness (and the men might make it too). The Dolphins are in the midst of a critical off season. A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2012

    2012 Miami Hurricanes Football Scheduled Release, and It's Painful

    The Miami Hurricanes have a painful habit of front-loading the early weeks of their schedule with difficult games, and the just-released 2012 agenda is no different. The Canes start their season off with three of their first four on the road including tough trips to Kansas State and Georgia Tech.The ... More >>

  • News

    February 23, 2012

    Nevin Shapiro assistant Sean Allen clears Canes football

    The Miami Hurricanes have a painful habit of front-loading the early weeks of their schedule with difficult games, and the just-released 2012 agenda is no different. The Canes start their season off with three of their first four on the road including tough trips to Kansas State and Georgia Tech.The ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    Nevin Shapiro Going a Bit Mad in Prison: "I'm Taking That Program Down to Chinatown"

    ​Apparently all that time behind bars is getting to convicted Ponzi schemer and allegation-throwing former booster Nevin Shapiro, because the Miami Herald got a hold of several bonkers emails the would-be-destroyer of Hurricanes football is typing up in prison. They do little to detract from Shapi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    FIU Coach Mario Cristobal Heading to Rutgers, According to Reports

    ​FIU fans recently breathed a sigh of relief when Mario Cristobal was passed over for the head coaching job at Pitt, but fans are tense again this morning as several reports indicate that Cristobal is close to be being named the new head coach at Rutgers.

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    Orange Bowl Slammed By Anti-Smoking Groups For Camacho Cigars Sponsorship

    ​Cigars are as Miami as white guayabaras, cafecitos and questionable uses of teal and pink, but a national group is slamming the Orange Bowl this week for including the Calle Ocho favorites in the bowl week festivities.The American Cancer Society has sent a letter to NCAA and Orange Bowl offi ... More >>

  • News

    December 15, 2011

    Insiders use the college bowl system to loot American universities

    ​Cigars are as Miami as white guayabaras, cafecitos and questionable uses of teal and pink, but a national group is slamming the Orange Bowl this week for including the Calle Ocho favorites in the bowl week festivities.The American Cancer Society has sent a letter to NCAA and Orange Bowl offi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2011

    Jeffrey Godfrey Gets His Release From the University of Central Florida

    ​The former star quarterback from Miami Central Senior High who broke Jacory Harris' passing record, is leaving the University of Central Florida after following his breakout freshman season with a sophomore slump. Jeffrey Godfrey, who had requested a release from his scholarship, can transfer to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2011

    The Worst Weekend in Florida College Football History

    ​December 6, 1982 was the last time that neither the University of Miami, Florida State or University of Florida football teams were in the AP poll. Since then the college football teams of the state of Florida had gone on to dominated modern college football, winning 10 national championship betw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2011

    Miami Hurricanes Likely Lose First Recruit, Keith Brown, Because of Impending NCAA Sanctions

    ​The attention has shifted somewhat back to the Miami Hurricanes losses on the field, but NCAA sanctions are still looming for the school's massive off-field failure to keep its players away from douche king sports booster Nevin Shapiro. It took a surprisingly long time, but it seems that one of t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    FIU vs. UCF Actually Matters

    ​Unless you're an Owl or an Ibis, you're probably pretty happy with your Division I FBS Florida football team right now. UF, FSU, USF, FIU and UCF all enter week three with a 2-0 record, and all but one has big game this weekend.Sure, you might be revved up as the Gators take on their first SEC ch ... More >>

  • News

    September 8, 2011

    Kirby Hocutt: UM's real villain

    ​Unless you're an Owl or an Ibis, you're probably pretty happy with your Division I FBS Florida football team right now. UF, FSU, USF, FIU and UCF all enter week three with a 2-0 record, and all but one has big game this weekend.Sure, you might be revved up as the Gators take on their first SEC ch ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 8, 2011

    Dirty Bowl

    ​Unless you're an Owl or an Ibis, you're probably pretty happy with your Division I FBS Florida football team right now. UF, FSU, USF, FIU and UCF all enter week three with a 2-0 record, and all but one has big game this weekend.Sure, you might be revved up as the Gators take on their first SEC ch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2011

    Miami Hurricanes vs. Maryland Terrapins: Well, It Could Be Worse

    ​As we all know college football is purely an amateur sport. The kind of mere amateur sport, of course, where a broadcast powerhouse can look at its TV schedule, realize it has a Labor Day hole, and coerce a team that historically guarantees good ratings to change its schedule so everyone can make ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2011

    Kirby Hocutt: The UM Scandal's Real Villain

    ​Luther Campbell, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke wonders when the NCAA will drop the hammer on former University of Miami athletic director Kirby Hocutt. Now that the NCA ... More >>

  • News

    August 25, 2011

    Reader mail: Nevin Shapiro is a "little Napoleon"

    ​Luther Campbell, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke wonders when the NCAA will drop the hammer on former University of Miami athletic director Kirby Hocutt. Now that the NCA ... More >>

  • News

    August 25, 2011

    NCAA football is modern-day slavery

    ​Luther Campbell, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke wonders when the NCAA will drop the hammer on former University of Miami athletic director Kirby Hocutt. Now that the NCA ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2011

    Buzz Bissinger: Kill Miami Football Forever, Hold Congressional Hearings, Indict Shalala on Perjury

    ​Buzz Bissinger is a grumpy man who likes to yell about sports and who was once, and still occasionally moonlights as, a pretty damn respected journalist. Of course, in his post as a sports columnist for the Daily Beast, he mainly sticks to his angry, self-righteous sports-guy shtick and last nigh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2011

    Marco Rubio on Hurricanes Scandal: Blame the NCAA, Pay College Players

    ​While some people want to see the Miami Hurricanes scandal wind up with congressional hearings, at least one prominent Senator says he'd rather see the NCAA shape up than ship the Hurricanes out. Of course, that Senator is Marco Rubio, who just happens to be a former college football player h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    Nevin Shapiro and More: NCAA Is a Petri Dish of Modern-Day Slavery

    ​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for Free Speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. In this special edition, Luke calls for an end to NCAA rules prohibiting athletes from making money.Since it was founded in 1905, the National ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    UCF Athletics Under NCAA Investigation for Ties to a Convicted Felon Too

    ​Did you hear about the Florida university that's being investigated by the NCAA for ties to a convicted felon who worked for a sports agency and allegedly helped recruit players? No, not Miami -- the other Florida university under investigation. Yes, the University of Central Florida is also bein ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    Pro-Lifers Respond to Nevin Shapiro Abortion Controversy

    ​Among the claims made by Nevin Shapiro that Yahoo! Sports journalist Charles Robinson really had no business including in his story: allegations that Shapiro funded an abortion for a woman impregnated by a University of Miami football player. That aspect really has no impact on the school. It nei ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Al Golden Feels Duped by University of Miami

    ​When Al Golden was plucked from college football obscurity as head coach of the Temple Owls to take over the Miami Hurricanes, a storied program that needed just a bit of fine tuning to be competitive again, it seemed like -- pardon the pun -- a Golden opportunity. Now, if an NCAA investigation p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2011

    Nevin Shapiro Just Screwed University of Miami Football: Join Us in the Seven Stages of Grief

    ​Convicted Ponzi schemer Nevin Shapiro may have just killed the University of Miami football program. (And men's basketball program, but, really, who cares about that?) Yahoo! Sports reporter Charles Robinson just published a report detailing Shapiro's involvement in paying and providing impermiss ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2011

    NCAA to Investigate Claims That Miami Hurricanes Players Took Cash From Convicted Ponzi Schemer

    A signed helmet that was once on display at Shapiro's $6 million Miami Beach mansion. ​Last year, New Times chronicled the rise and fall of flashy Miami Beach Ponzi schemer Nevin Shapiro.  The man who had donated more than $150,000 to the University of Miami football program now sits in jail ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    Howard Schnellenberger, Godfather of Hurricanes Football, to Retire

    ​While Howard Schnellenberger may be the coach at Florida Atlantic University, news of his impeding retirement will surely resonate down in Coral Gables. Before Schnellenberger arrived at the University of Miami in 1979, the school was better known for its palm trees and good weather than its smal ... More >>

  • News

    July 28, 2011

    A notorious Miami football recruiter has a new "diploma mill"

    ​While Howard Schnellenberger may be the coach at Florida Atlantic University, news of his impeding retirement will surely resonate down in Coral Gables. Before Schnellenberger arrived at the University of Miami in 1979, the school was better known for its palm trees and good weather than its smal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2011

    Sports Poll: Only 22 Percent of Floridians Like LeBron, Gators Are Favorite Team

    Finally a political polling firm has decided to poll on something other than politics. Public Policy Polling surveyed Floridians on another contentious topic: sports. The poll shows LeBron James isn't exactly that popular in his new state, while Florida's favorite pro team is the Tampa Bay Bucc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    NFL's List of Top 100 Players in 2011 Includes 3 Dolphins, 10 Former Hurricanes

    ​The NFL recently unveiled its list of the top 100 players for the 2011 season, and at least one football team in town is really, uncontrollably, super excited about it. No, it's not the one that actually plays in the NFL. The Dolphins placed three players on the list, but the Miami Hurr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2011

    Dolphins Will "Definitely" Add Veteran QB, But Considering Terrelle Pryor

    ​Terrelle Pryor won't be playing in Sun Life Stadium when the Miami Hurricanes take on the Ohio State Buckeyes, but will he be in the stadium a lot more as a member of the Dolphins? The star QB will enter the supplemental draft instead of playing another season with the scandal-ridden Buckeyes, ad ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    LeBron James Defends Jim Tressel

    ​LeBron James may be on the brink of winning Miami an NBA Championship. Man that'll feel almost as good as that time the Miami Hurricanes beat Ohio State in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl to take home the BCS Championship. Oh wait...James is seriously testing our Miami sports fan heart strings by choosing t ... More >>

  • News

    March 24, 2011

    NFL players should form their own teams

    ​LeBron James may be on the brink of winning Miami an NBA Championship. Man that'll feel almost as good as that time the Miami Hurricanes beat Ohio State in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl to take home the BCS Championship. Oh wait...James is seriously testing our Miami sports fan heart strings by choosing t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    NFL Players Should Send The Greedy Owners To Hell

    ​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times.This week, Luke advises professional football players to form their own league.When Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson likened ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    Six Canes Football Players Suspended for Season Opener

    ​While the program remains officially silent, a report by InsideTheU.com that six Hurricanes football players have been suspended for next season's opener against Maryland has now been confirmed by two NBCMiami sources. Seantrel Henderson, one of the top recruits in the nation in the class of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    Kirby Hocutt, Hurricanes Athletics Director, May Leave for Texas Tech

    ​University of Miami Athletic Director Kirby Hocutt has interviewed for the same position at Texas Tech, according to The Sun-Sentinel, and apparently the interest is mutual. Hocutt has only served in the position in Coral Gables since 2008, but he's reigned over an uncertain era of Hurricane spor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    2011 Miami Hurricanes Schedule Released

    Will the 'Canes open their first game against Randy Shannon? ​The 2011 Miami Hurricanes Schedule has been released, and despite some rumors, they won't be opening the season against Florida State. Though the opener could be even more interesting as they'll travel up to Maryland for a Monday night ... More >>

  • News

    February 10, 2011

    National Signing Day: pettiness reigns

    Will the 'Canes open their first game against Randy Shannon? ​The 2011 Miami Hurricanes Schedule has been released, and despite some rumors, they won't be opening the season against Florida State. Though the opener could be even more interesting as they'll travel up to Maryland for a Monday night ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    Pettiness Rules The High School Recruiting Season

    ​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke addresses the pettiness of college football's National Signing Day.I have to admit University of Miami Hurricanes head fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2011

    Al Golden is a Lot Better at Smooth Talking Recruits' Moms Than Will Muschamp

    ​Last Friday, touted quarterback Jacoby Brissett made a somewhat head scratching decision to sign with the Florida Gators over the Miami Hurricanes, and his mother is not happy about it. Both schools have new coaches, but apparently Al Golden has his mother-wooing game on lock, while Will Muschamp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2011

    Hurricanes Interested in Transfer QB Tom Savage, But Rutgers Bars Him From Coming to Miami

    ​The future of the Miami Hurricane's quarterback position seems to be with Stephen Morris, but Al Golden and his staff are apparently interested in landing former Rutgers quarterback Tom Savage. He was rated by one recruiting service at the 8th best QB in the 2009 class, and the 'Canes tried to wo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2011

    Miami Hurricanes Want to Play Game in New York Every Four Years

    ​Before this year's inaugural Pinstripe Bowl, the Miami Hurricanes played in the last college football bowl game held within New York City way back in the 1962 Gotham Bowl. Now with the new Yankees Stadium interested in hosting football games, it seems that the Hurricanes want to become something ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2011

    Hurricanes Hire Jedd Fisch as Offensive Coordinator

    ​Al Golden has said he was going to hire his offensive coordinator from the NFL to guide the Hurricane's traditional pro-style offense, and according to reports he's selected Seattle Seahawks quarterbacks coach Jedd Fisch for the job. The hiring hasn't been made official, but the team's official T ... More >>

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