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MIAMI PLAYERS 'PROTECT THIS U' BY FIGHTING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLERS, PARENTS

Several members of the Miami football team, leaving the campus after Saturday night's controversial victory over FIU, became involved in a brawl with the Coral Gables YMCA under-10 basketball team and parents. The ensuing fracas left five elementary schoolers severely injured and resulted in the arrest of twenty-seven Miami football players.

Miami safety Brandon Meriwether said the fight started as a result of actions of the dodgeball team.

"We don't take anything for granted at this U, and we don't take shit from no one. It's all 'bout this U. This little punk takes a look at me like I'm nothin'? Damn right I'm having a boot party for them Showbiz Pizza bitches."

Miami players in the first of two public fights on Saturday.

Meriwether, free on bail following the incident, is accused of at least six charges in the fight, including an accusation of throwing several children into oncoming traffic.

The incident, which occurred around 9:45 p.m. on Saturday night, began innocently enough, according to the parents of the children involved.

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"We were just leaving the game and heading to the parking lot when this group of really big guys walks by. My son Ricky looked up and said, 'Hey, aren't those the Miami Hurricanes?'" said parent Manuel Perez.

At that point, things escalated.

"The one in the front just said "Damn right we're the Canes," and then they all just rushed us. It was horrible," said Vicky Harrison, a mother of a child involved in the fracas. "They just started beating the hell out of everyone in sight: women, children, I think there was even a parrot involved at one point." Harrison then choked up, tears welling in her eyes.

"I don't think the parrot made it."

The sudden attack stunned parents who thought they were due for another post-game meeting over ice cream at a local Baskin-Robbins.

"We were going to get some ice cream--it's our postgame tradition--when all of a sudden this huge pair of Timberlands just punts my poor Bobby into a bed of lantana," said Helene St. Marie, another YMCA parent. "This huge man with braids just stood over him going "What? Huh? What? Yeah, bitch! It was terrible."

Dade County Sheriff's spokeman Lamont Hunt said the exact cause of the fight has not been determined.

"We've interviewed all of the twenty-seven members of the Miami football team arrested, and there's not a clear reason why they assaulted a helpless group of eight to nine-year-olds. They kept repeating something about "this U," which we believe referred to the University of Miami. What is clear is their behavior is illegal, and will not be tolerated in this community."

Miami commentator Lamar Thomas defended the actions of Miami players in his postgame show.

"They're just doing what we do. No one's gonna be on our streets in our hood where the 'Canes say who goes and what does and tell us what to do. Imagine that little bitch asking 'Are those the 'Canes?' LIKE YOU DON'T KNOW? They had to show 'em who they were dealing with, that's all. Think they're gonna forget now? Hell, no. They did what they had to do."

Thomas was then asked about the age of the victims.

"That's just juvenile bitchery. We can't have that. Bitchery has to be caught at a young age. Those men were doing community service by nipping bitchery in the bud. DA U!!!" screamed Thomas, who flashed a "U" symbol before leaving the interview.

Miami coach Larry Coker insisted after the incident that ''I do have a grip on this program,'' Coker said. ``Don't ever doubt that. Don't ever doubt that.''

Despite the size mismatch in the brawl with the YMCA youth, several players suffered severe injuries when the parents counterattacked. "They seemed to have a lot of difficulty blocking even the simplest of attacks," said Mrs. St. Marie, who said she concussed a man she believed to be WR Lance Leggett with her purse. "His friend tried to toss him a rock to throw, but he just kept dropping it."

University of Miami president Donna Shalala had no comment Sunday evening.

Miami Hurricanes fans celebrate the news of the brawl with the elementary schoolers.

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you tryin to start somethin bitch? HUH?

I gotta helmet with your name on it …. and I am wearing my cleats!!!!

by MiamiPlaya on Oct 16, 2006 11:10 AM EDT reply actions  

Lamar Thomas should have a 100-percent ban on smack talking. It should go something like this:

“Dude — you were run down and stripped in full stride by George Teague. DUDE!”

by Newspaper Hack on Oct 16, 2006 11:12 AM EDT reply actions  

Wow, the potential for thug-related comments on this post is gonna be tremendous.

I’ll get back to this entry when the total posts top the century mark, or maybe after the first poster links to the Kellen Winslow “I’m a soldier” interview.

by The Contrarian on Oct 16, 2006 11:12 AM EDT reply actions  

“A Confederacy of Nonqualifiers”

by tim in tampa on Oct 16, 2006 11:16 AM EDT reply actions  

University of Miami president Donna Shalala was busy on her kneepads that Saturday night and was not yet available for comment.

by Harvey Wireman on Oct 16, 2006 11:17 AM EDT reply actions  

-Despite the size mismatch in the brawl with the YMCA youth, several players suffered severe injuries when the parents counterattacked. "They seemed to have a lot of difficulty blocking even the simplest of attacks," said Mrs. St. Marie, who said she concussed a man she believed to be WR Lance Leggett with her purse. "His friend tried to toss him a rock to throw, but he just kept dropping it." -

Brilliant.

Its obvious Coker does not have a firm grip onthe program. He also does not have a firm grip on perception and reality in general if he thinks his statement is going to solicit anything but scorn and laughter.

by tzubear on Oct 16, 2006 11:18 AM EDT reply actions  

I just hope the suspened players use this time off to work on the next 7th Floor Crew hit.

by Bill on Oct 16, 2006 11:19 AM EDT reply actions  

Ooooops….I forgot it was Monica Lewinsky and not Donna Shalala who was famous for the kneepads thang.

by Harvey Wireman on Oct 16, 2006 11:21 AM EDT reply actions  

Lamar Thomas’ commentary is the best thing about the whole clip. Suddenly, and it pains me to say this, Nat Moore on Sun Sports doesn’t seem so bad.

by Burnigator on Oct 16, 2006 11:22 AM EDT reply actions  

The score was only 14-0 at that point in the thrid quarter? Larry Coker does not have a grip on that program.

The only way to have a grip on that program is to allow craps in the locker room, alize for breakfast, and a Thesaurus on the language from the streets of Immokolee and Ft. Myers.

I think we all know who the next coach at the U is going to be…….

Luther Cambell

by Odell 51 on Oct 16, 2006 11:26 AM EDT reply actions  

I just love the fact that the fan in the bottom picture is giving the Wu-Tang hand sign over the fact that his ‘Canes have a) scored 14 whole points on FIU and b) is now proceeding to rumble with them after a fricking extra point. Ain’t a damn thing changed, boy, protect ya neck! Brandon Meriweather ain’t nuthin’ ta fuck wit!

(And yes, I know that’s some kind of “The U” symbol, not really the Wu-Tang sign)

by Doug on Oct 16, 2006 11:35 AM EDT reply actions  

Miami is a good fit for the Atlantic Crook Conference. John Swofford has to be in a dark alley somewhere beaming with pride.

by Paco on Oct 16, 2006 11:36 AM EDT reply actions  

Forget the Winslow rant that was straight from the Dennis Erickson ’91 Cotton Bowl playbook. Could we get some clips of that up on youtube, 16 penalties for 202 yards is impressive.

by rjm on Oct 16, 2006 11:37 AM EDT reply actions  

The only possible good to come from this is if Marvin Irvin gets so upset that he stabs Chris Berman tonight.

by AUAlum on Oct 16, 2006 11:38 AM EDT reply actions  

Marvin is Michael’s brother, he’s much more thuggish.

by AUAlum on Oct 16, 2006 11:39 AM EDT reply actions  

The last thing you hear before stepping into the jail cell…. click, clack.

by socalirish on Oct 16, 2006 11:53 AM EDT reply actions  

The last thing you hear before you enter the jail cell: click, clack.

by socalirish on Oct 16, 2006 11:54 AM EDT reply actions  

Just another reason TO LOVE Miami Football.

by Odell 51 on Oct 16, 2006 11:57 AM EDT reply actions  

In light of the events of Saturday night, and the fact that their nickname is incredibly insenstive to those who have suffered due to hurricanes, Donna Shalala announced this morning that the football team at the University [sic] of Miami will henceforth be known as the “Thugz” (with a “z”, bitches). Ms. Shalala also announced that the “football” team from the “U” will jump up and down on your team’s logo and swing their helmets at your players’ heads if you mistakenly spell “Thugz” with an “s.” There is no word on whether Ms. Shalala has been able to locate an offense for her beloved Thugz.

by JD on Oct 16, 2006 11:57 AM EDT reply actions  

I think the best course of action is to change the mascot to the Miami University Whooping Cranes. Then, the healing can begin.

by irishoutsider on Oct 16, 2006 12:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Certainly an evening where the Canes really missed the prowess of Willie Williams.

by GoneGator on Oct 16, 2006 12:08 PM EDT reply actions  

I would say this is the sort of behavior you exhibit when you’re a terrible football team like Miami…but they’d pull the same shit if they were a top 25 team.

by Y2K on Oct 16, 2006 12:15 PM EDT reply actions  

11, that’s a “U” symbol, not a Wu symbol.

by Chili on Oct 16, 2006 12:18 PM EDT reply actions  

The sad thing is I am reading this post and thinking, “you know, this COULD be true….”

by gamecocktony on Oct 16, 2006 12:21 PM EDT reply actions  

12, you hate on Swofford like a Clemson fan but your unexplainable vitriol towards the ACC leads me to believe you are perhaps a disgruntled (snicker) Big East fan.

by Chili on Oct 16, 2006 12:22 PM EDT reply actions  

If they get rid of Lamar Thomas, I understand Steve Lyon’s is looking for commentary work.

Yeah, Larry, everything’s under control and your team’s on the rise. White stick, red tip for you.

by SeaTrojan on Oct 16, 2006 12:22 PM EDT reply actions  

Maybe the Wu symbol was appropriate: Wu Tang Clan ain’t nothin’ to fuck wit.

Konichiwa, bitches.

by AUAlum on Oct 16, 2006 12:27 PM EDT reply actions  

Good God… seriously… what the hell is wrong with all of them? Who is the announcer that seems to actually be encouraging the Miami players to get in a fist fight? Something is wrong with the Miami program. Something is very wrong.

by Tom on Oct 16, 2006 12:30 PM EDT reply actions  

Nah, us Big East fans are pretty well gruntled this year. Stay classy, ACC.

by rocket screen on Oct 16, 2006 12:33 PM EDT reply actions  

All the more reason to once again savor the Buckeye victory over those bitches in 2003!

by Buckeyes #1 on Oct 16, 2006 12:43 PM EDT reply actions  

What I don’t understand is why weren’t arrests made?

Imagine you’re walking down the street and you see four guys kicking a person, while another guy (who happens to have his NAME AND ADDRESS printed on the back of his shirt) is STOMPING on the same victim.

Really, if that were on main street, CNN would be running a 24 hour coverage and riots would ensue.

Likewise, using one’s helmet as a weapon seems like an arrestable offense to me too. At least that’s what my buddy who’s an Oakland DA has told me. What’s wrong with Miami law enforcement people? Are they blind? Come on the videos on YouTube. Get with the program people.

And now the media is reporting that more FIU players were suspended than Miami players and the Miami players will only miss one game . . . The Duke game.

Now THAT’s a crime.

I think the NCAA should ban Miami and FIU from 2 years of bowl games and take away 10 scholarships over that 2 year time.

National TV does not need this kind of crap.

by atepesm on Oct 16, 2006 12:49 PM EDT reply actions  

I had the same thoughts GameCockTony.

by Anonymous IV on Oct 16, 2006 12:53 PM EDT reply actions  

Thank god for Miami, their thuggery lets things like Mo Clarett be forgotten about. What is this, like 4 fights they’ve been in this year? There is seriously nothing they can do from here on out that will surprise me. Looks like they have futures replacing Albert Haynesworth when he gets suspended next.

by Bhors on Oct 16, 2006 12:56 PM EDT reply actions  

It is the White Man’s Fault Dept:

Mike Freeman, CBS SportsLine.com “National Columnist” is probably blaming the White Man for the latest shenanigans of the Miami A-holes.

by Stacy Keibler Loves Me on Oct 16, 2006 1:03 PM EDT reply actions  

Get real. The NCAA is totally consumed with trying to keep North Dakota U from using the ‘Fighting Sioux’ mascot name. Low hanging fruit prevails at the Brand store.

by MassDad on Oct 16, 2006 1:06 PM EDT reply actions  

Buckeyes #1,

Be careful who you call a bitch. They might stomp on you with cleats and swing their helmets at your head.

That’s if they catch you on the football field. Imagine what they would do if they caught you out in public?

by Odell 51 on Oct 16, 2006 1:13 PM EDT reply actions  

MB: “I’m looking for Larry Coker and the team. They’ll probably be at the seedy underbelly of Miami.”

Taxi Driver: “Oh, the Christian Coalition shut the Seedy Underbelly down last month. It’s re-opened as the University of Miami. It’s a University by day, and an Al-Queda type training ground for militant thuggery and general bad behavior by night. Particularly Saturday nights.”

by RaginCajunRebel on Oct 16, 2006 1:13 PM EDT reply actions  

I see Bin Laden being elected president of the US before Coker truely has control of his players.

No need to worry about Larry though. I hear Michigan State will have a position available soon.

by Rome on Oct 16, 2006 1:15 PM EDT reply actions  

Saturday night’s gang war in the Everglades should have convinced Greg Schiano that now is not the right time to leave Rutgers.

by The Contrarian on Oct 16, 2006 1:26 PM EDT reply actions  

The fan is giving the Wu tang sign. If you watch the clip closely you will see Old Dirty Bastard run on to the field from ‘nowhere’ to cap a FIU player in the face “jus so is moma cant see im at da funral”.

by tzubear on Oct 16, 2006 1:27 PM EDT reply actions  

What would we all do without “Da U.”

Dirty programs around the control would be left without inspiration if not for the 7th Floor Crew. Less creative programs would not know the requirements of getting into the disreputable elite. Miami makes it so hard for other programs to compete, with the rap songs, the fights every 2.33 games, the wrestling moves/body-slams of other players during games, the arrests. Few programs have what it takes to really compete, Miami really is the total package.

Many teams can compete for the BCS, and claim to be number one, but only “Da U” can really be undisputed at what it is – THE Thug Program.

by Jeff on Oct 16, 2006 1:39 PM EDT reply actions  

Ooooops….I forgot it was Monica Lewinsky and not Donna Shalala who was famous for the kneepads thang.

Ha! Now that’s comedy. If nothing else, your tip off should have been that Donna Shalala is so short, she doesn’t need kneepads…

by DC Trojan on Oct 16, 2006 1:40 PM EDT reply actions  

How bad would the Buckeyes wax the thugs this year?? God, I would love to see that!!!

by JD on Oct 16, 2006 1:46 PM EDT reply actions  

This just in from our Irony Department: Saturday’s game at the Orange Bowl was part of the “Join-a-Team, Not-a-Gang” week sponsored by the Miami-Dade police department.

http://hurricanesports.cstv.com/genrel/101406aaa.html

by Hokie Andrew on Oct 16, 2006 1:49 PM EDT reply actions  

M.O.B

Milk-Money Over Bitches.

by Kanu on Oct 16, 2006 1:55 PM EDT reply actions  

Seriously, the ACC can’t step in and tell Coker that one game suspensions for several prosecutable offenses isn’t going to cut it?

by JohnWA on Oct 16, 2006 3:01 PM EDT reply actions  

Does anybody have access to Coker’s “Gun Log” to see if any weapons were checked out to players pre- or post-game? Inquiring minds want to know!

by Aerobab on Oct 16, 2006 3:14 PM EDT reply actions  

RaginCajunRebel, best Arrested Development quote ever.

by jbob on Oct 16, 2006 4:26 PM EDT reply actions  

It has been said many times before, but it bears repeating: YOU CAN’T SPELL “SCUM” WITHOUT UM.

They have sunk to new depths.

by gwzimm on Oct 16, 2006 4:34 PM EDT reply actions  

What is the line on the Duke game this weekend?
I’m thinking upset.

by Blake on Oct 16, 2006 4:48 PM EDT reply actions  

From the “Join-a-Team, Not-a-Gang Program” post 44 linked to:

“This Saturday, the Miami Dade Police Department will bring about 700 children to the Miami vs. FIU football game as part of the program.”

The Miami Dade PD should have brought 700 officers and SWAT team members instead.

by hazer on Oct 16, 2006 4:59 PM EDT reply actions  

The U does it again. Way to go boys

by Bil on Oct 16, 2006 5:32 PM EDT reply actions  

To quote my ex-girlfriend (Buckeye homer) in 2003:

“You can’t spell THUG without The U.”

Where can I go to cash in my stock in “Larry Coker will lose control of the program before November 1”?

by VandyJ on Oct 16, 2006 5:37 PM EDT reply actions  

I like the Pastor Troy at the end of the clip.

by j.j. on Oct 16, 2006 5:59 PM EDT reply actions  

I bet I could throw my football helmet over that mountain.

by Uncle Rico on Oct 16, 2006 7:04 PM EDT reply actions  

The commentary is hilarious, but could someone please explain to me what the big deal about it is. What Lamar Thomas says is the same thing as Larry Munson trash-talking Tennessee every year. I’ve watched a couple UM games on CSS and happen to think Thomas does a good job of livening things up.

by hazer on Oct 16, 2006 8:21 PM EDT reply actions  

Lamar Thomas is basically Michael Irvin Jr., good chance he is still high from all the crack the he and the Miami team smoked in the 90’s. Classless soul and the epitomy of Miami football. A true Thug U.

by Wilbur Churchill on Oct 16, 2006 8:58 PM EDT reply actions  

Seems as if the Israeli Mafia has left all the Buckeye fans with short memories. If they think the U is full of thugs, they never heard of me.

-Buster Rhymes, OU 85’

by BigEazy on Oct 16, 2006 11:04 PM EDT reply actions  

I heard from several unreliable sources that that game had several hundred kids there with a group that was organizing them to “join a team, not a gang”…

Can anyone find a real source to back this up? The irony of such an event being held at a Miami game is just too freaking juicy to pass up…

by crazy tom on Oct 17, 2006 12:44 AM EDT reply actions  

On the next installment of When Keeping it Real Goes Wrong….

by Brad on Oct 17, 2006 1:35 AM EDT reply actions  

The fans at Miami are just as crazy as the players. Most, not all, are ignorant drunken thugs themselves. I’ve been to a few games in the Orange Bowl, and it is always the same. Fights in the stands, the bathrooms, outside the stadium, fights with senior citizens if they wear an opposing jersey, etc. This problem persisits year after year. Nothing chages and no one does anything about it. .

The fans should not be allowed in the stadium high or drunk and they should be searched for weapons

scUM should get a five year death penalty in football.
P.S. Please send the morons (UM players) to school. They sound and act stupid!!

by Tim on Oct 17, 2006 2:40 AM EDT reply actions  

Knife – check.
Brass Knucks – check.
Bandana – check.
Ski Mask (back up if bandana gets lost) – check.
9 mill – check.
Duece Duece – check.
Assorted Narcotics – check.
6 Cell Phones – check.

Spectating at the U, there’s nothing like it.

by Rome on Oct 17, 2006 2:43 AM EDT reply actions  

Yesterday, in southwest Miami-Dade county, FIU announced that two of its football players have been dismissed from the team as a result of their part in Saturday’s footbrawl and that sixteen others have been placed on indefinite suspension.
 
Meanwhile, in stately Coral Gables eight miles to the east, the University of Miami announced that it had increased the ACC one game suspension of Anthony Reddick (a backup) to an indefinite suspension and “accepted” the ACC one game suspensions of the other thirteen. Oh yes, the “U” also says that the thirteen will face ``additional disciplinary measures . . . including community service and other unspecified actions".
 
Admittedly, Marcus Vick had previous disciplinary issues, but he was kicked off the Va. Tech team after stomping on a player’s leg once. Here, we have videotape of Brandon Meriweather (a starter) frolicking about on the Orange Bowl turf looking for an exposed leg to stomp on and then deliberately stomping on it, not once but repeatedly. Yet Meriweather is going to get a once game suspension and unspecified “additional disciplinary measures” along with the other UM players who, hopefully, were not engaging in the same type of criminal behavior as Meriweather.
 
What a joke! Both Reddick and Meriweather should be dismissed from the team immediately. But then again, the “U” has always been a joke when it comes to discipline. However, this time Donna Shalala, Larry Coker and the Board of Trustees should hang their heads in shame and admit that they would rather win football games than impose real discipline. Spare me the sanctimonious pronunciations to the contrary.
 
If one wants to know how the “U” should have handled this fiasco, one need look no further than eight miles to the west. That’s where discipline is making a comeback.

And lest you think I’m just another Gator fan piling on the UM, I was born here and have been a fan of Miami football since grade school in the early fifties. I was born a Gator but witnessed my first college football games in the Orange Bowl on Friday nights when Andy Gustafson was the coach. After returning home from UF, I purchased season tickets and only let them go after Jimmy Johnson turned UM into “ThugU”. After he left, I’ve been to many UM games, but, after Saturday night, I won’t go again. I had a great deal of respect for Larry Coker as a person, but after he threw his assistants, particularly Art Kehoe, under the bus and after his reaction to this incident, I have none left.

by darthgatorone on Oct 17, 2006 8:09 AM EDT reply actions  

CrazyTom – Check post 44…

by HokieAndrew on Oct 17, 2006 8:35 AM EDT reply actions  

My soapbox, please

What the fuck is wrong with Miami?
It’s bad that they’re playing mediocre football. It’s worse that they have among the worst fan support in the country (Wake might bring in more fans than the U on any given weekend). The worst, tho…

by The Sporting Gnomes on Oct 17, 2006 9:40 AM EDT reply actions  

This EDSBS story was as hilarious as Sportspickle.com and/or the Onion!

Instead of Lamar Thomas’s commentary, they could mix in ©rap and/or ©rap-metal music during the melee.

by The Duke of Wazzu on Oct 17, 2006 6:53 PM EDT reply actions  

Thats right, talk trash on your obscure website! Thats right, be afraid of the fans in the OB! Just remember, were all thugs and your a bunch of ******* that cant talk the trash to our faces. You know how many other schools have gotten in on field fights? How bout the almighty Notre Dame just to name one. Look at all the schools having players arrested for everything from drugs to rape! Not too mention if you call the “U” thugs, id love to see your favorite teams roster and how many players come from Miami-Dade, and the same recruiting area that Miami recruits from. But your team doesn’t recruit thugs, no your team is too good for that. Ohio St doesn’t recruit guys like Maurice Clarett, or anything like that. They just allow guys like Geofrey Dahmer to be alumni!

by Canesman on Mar 28, 2008 8:51 AM EDT reply actions  

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