VISITING LECTURER: LIEUTENANT WINSLOW ON MIAMI
Teams: there are a lot of them. In our effort to bring you the finest "bullshit" coverage of college football, our Visiting Lecturer Series today welcomes Lieutenant Winslow, who brings us the only review of DA U you need to read ever for any reason. Get out the tubes and drop your pants: your mind-colonic starts now. Featuring assists by the Great Barstoolio.
One: What color is your season? In other words, please explain the metaphorical state of your program through the metaphor of color:
The color of the U's 2008 campaign is definitely green. Not green, as in we get paid _____ by our local benefactors. and not green as in we like to smoke the _______, but green as in... Randy Shannon is putting the best players on the field regardless of age or gameday experience. Case in point: Miami's starting quarterback in 2008 will be either the redshirt freshman Robert Marve (who, it should be noted, broke every one of Orson's boyfriend's high school football records in the state of Florida) or... true freshman Jacory Harris, who, in addition to leading Miami Northwestern Senior High School to like 15 straight 6A state championships and a #1 national ranking in 2007, hasn't lost a football game since the Clinton administration. Anyone who actually watched Miami play last year is well aware that the vast majority of Miami's upper-classmen are just not that good at football. Randy has made no secret about the fact that, come August, the best players on the team are starting. Miami's top talent is disproportionately found in its freshman and sophmore classes; hence, the 2008 Miami Hurricanes are green. Very, very fucking green.
Or black, if you want to be racialist about it.
Two: What historical nation and period do you resemble most right now?
The historical nation and period that most resembles the U in 2008 would have to be the crepe-eating frogs across the pond, circa the 1790's, shortly after King Louis XVI lost his noggin. You see, back then, the frogs were not the galactic pussies that we have come to know them as today. In fact, the frogs were irrational lunatics with an affinity for violence. Back then, the frogs had been a global superpower for like several hundred years consecutively, only to fall from grace most unceremoniously in a rather short period of time. This downward spiral took place under the leadership of a really swell guy who everyone really liked, but sadly, he just kinda lacked the ability to break out the iron fist every once in a while and step on a few throats when the circumstances demanded it. Thus, the froggies' leader, swell guy as he was, lost control of the froggie populace and next thing you knew... heads they were a-rolling. The frogs kinda went overboard in their bloodlust and lopped off a few more heads than they probably should have, but hey, everyone makes mistakes. After many a dome was lopped off, the frogs soon found themselves in this wierd place where they felt the need to go over the top in proving to one another, and to the world, that they were true frogs - frogs worthy of the legacy left by generations of great frogs that had come before them. soon these frogs found themselves under new leadership, only this time, their leader wasn't some pussified frog-tamer brought in from outside; no, this new frog leader was a true frog raised in the very same swamp as many of his frog soldiers. After some initial hesitation, the frogs quickly embraced their new frog leader, they bought in to his system, and fought like crazed beasts for him. Under the tutelage of their swamp-bred frog leader, the frogs soon found themselves on the path back to being the fearsome, raping-and-pillaging frog empire that they had once been. And they all ate crepes and drank Evian and lived happily ever after. The end.
Three: You have important players. Discuss a few of them hastily.
Graig Cooper (sophmore).
Graig Cooper (sophmore)
G-R-A-I-G...C-O-O-P-E-R
Four: Name two games we might actually want to watch featuring your team.
Most of the country hates the U, so I'm sure you'll all want to watch us get beat by Florida on September 6th.
Most of the country ("and Canada!" -Barstoolio) also hates Bobby Bowden, so I'm sure you'll all want to watch Miami beat the ever living fuck out of Florida State on October 4th.
Four-A: Save us all some time and mention the game we're better off NOT watching.
I'd kinda prefer it if you all just didn't watch the UF game on September 6.
Five: Every hero forgets something in their toolbelt. What does your team lack?
Game day experience?
A senior class?
A wide receiver that can catch?
Ken Dorsey?
Six: Describe your team with a Jimmy Buffett song. No, we're serious--do it.
Jimmy Buffet sings this right?
Seven: We're master wagerers. Give us a bet to place for up to ten dollars about your team.
Everyone is saying that Marve is the favorite to get the starting gig. Blah blah, he's been in Pat Nix's system for a year, blah, blah, laser rocket arm. However...I attended Miami's spring game and can tell you for a fact that Jacory Harris is the Black Ken Dorsey. He's tall, he's gangly, he can't really put that much mustard on the ball, but fuck if he doesnt look smooth as silk in the pocket, and he puts the ball exactly where its supposed to be when its supposed to be there. I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that by mid-October, the true freshman Jacory Harris will be under center for the U.
If you're looking for, like, an actual wager wager, put a few bucks on Miami to take care of business at home against Virginia Tech on November 13th. And none of this pussy shit where you're getting 10 points and just need Miami to cover. Take the money line like a fucking man.
Enjoy the season.
Thank you, sir and madam. If you are interested in learning more about the University of Miami and its football, you are incorrect. All knowledge possibly known about Miami football is contained here in this space. If you absolutely must, just watch Cocaine Cowboys, and wherever it says "Griselda Blanco," insert the name "Jimmy Johnson."
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I guess that da U education didn’t teach him how to spell sophomore.
Looking forward to 9/6 in the Swamp.
by hobeg8r on Jul 17, 2008 11:50 AM EDT reply actions
he chose highlights of his “imoportant player” against Marshall?
really?
-shivering, shaking, and yawning….
by dawgaddict on Jul 17, 2008 12:26 PM EDT reply actions
Not Marve’s high school performance. I will put $10 on him not getting within restraining order distance of the Heisman trophy or a National Championship. Why does this regime of “THE U” remind me of post Spurrier Florida. Assuming you are destined for a return to greatness because you found a “player’s coach” that can recruit but has yet to prove himself as a Head Ball Coach. Enjoy. Does Miami happen to play Mississippi State in 2010. That would be a coincidence.
by Gatorshems on Jul 17, 2008 12:39 PM EDT reply actions
Oh and is Graig Cooper a Sophomore? Not sure he included that.
by Gatorshems on Jul 17, 2008 12:40 PM EDT reply actions
#2: He kisses your momma with that mouth.
by The Great Barstoolio on Jul 17, 2008 12:42 PM EDT reply actions
Was there another Ken Dorsey because the one I watched sucked. G-r-a-i-g line versus UVA 8-40yds against UVA! pathetic
by willet on Jul 17, 2008 12:58 PM EDT reply actions
You were one of 14 people at Da U Spring Game? Impressive.
by mlmintampa on Jul 17, 2008 12:58 PM EDT reply actions
I think I speak for everyone out of the state of Florida when I say that college football is better with a good U.
Just for racists gangsta jokes and more soldja boy zingers.
by odell51 on Jul 17, 2008 12:59 PM EDT reply actions
hey, if da U can return to the national championship sometime, ohio state might win another. Hopefully through torn ACL’s and Concussions.
by lastBuckeye on Jul 17, 2008 1:00 PM EDT reply actions
Just food for thought:
Rick Trickett was recently pulled over by a patrolman for doing something wrong traffic-wise. After taking Tricketts driver license, the officer asked him where he was headed. Trickett replied that he was in a hurry to get to a Florida State football staff meeting. You coach? the officer asked. The Florida State assistant head coach replied in the affirmative and the patrolman followed with another question: What do you coach? I said I coach offensive line, Trickett said. He handed me my drivers license back and he said you have enough problems. You got your work cut out for you. Indeed, Trickett does. Tallahassee Democrat
by Mr. Pelican Pants on Jul 17, 2008 1:02 PM EDT reply actions
Now I’m confused. Does that mean Schnellenberger = Charlemagne, Jimmie Johnson = Charles the Bald (ironic, that), Coker = Louis XIV and Shannon = Napoleon? Or is Coker the equivalent of Petain and Shannon is DeGaulle? Or is Jimmie Johnson Napoleon I and Shannon is Napoleon III? And where does Butch Davis fit in all this?
by Harris on Jul 17, 2008 1:20 PM EDT reply actions
5
Or as the immortal Keith Jackson would say, “JUST a sophomore out of Cocoa Puffs, FL.”
Whoa Nellie!
by yoyofutbawl on Jul 17, 2008 1:21 PM EDT reply actions
#4, Gatorshems
“Optimistic” and “[NAME REDACTED]” were never heard in the same sentence out of my yapper. Ever.
by Allahver Fist on Jul 17, 2008 1:21 PM EDT reply actions
Wait, who’s Miami’s answer to Cyrano de Bergerac? Kosar (silly hair)? Testeverde (big nose)? Lewis (propensity for stabbing)? Or Winslow (gifted with words)?
by Harris on Jul 17, 2008 1:22 PM EDT reply actions
Can we stop with this Jimmy Buffet nonsense? Change it to “describe your season with a G.W.A.R. title” or better yet, Iron maiden.
by First-National-Dank on Jul 17, 2008 1:27 PM EDT reply actions
Watching everyone writhe under the pressure of the Buffett question—or creatively answering it—has been way, way too much fun for us to quit doing it now.
by Orson Swindle on Jul 17, 2008 1:33 PM EDT reply actions
“G-r-a-i-g line versus UVA 8-40yds against UVA! pathetic.”
40 divided 8 is 5. That means he averaged 5 yards a carry. Since when is a 5 avg pathetic?
by Diallo on Jul 17, 2008 1:34 PM EDT reply actions
Well since the OB is getting torn down, and they cant chase rabbits in cane fields anymore to develop speed, there is no more mojo left for ‘Da U..its over.
Plus with Rollin’ with the Godmother is out on DVD, most of the South Florida talent will have been evenly distributed throughout the NCAA….and now the drug capital has moved to T-Town, Da U of A is the new Miami, with all the arrest and what not….never would have guess Bama being more thuggish than Miami, hell, South Florida is more thuggish than Miami…
by Mr. Pelican Pants on Jul 17, 2008 1:44 PM EDT reply actions
@19:
Yeah. Tough to get more carries when you’re getting waxed 48-0.
by fallex on Jul 17, 2008 1:44 PM EDT reply actions
Also, as SMQ pointed out in his UVa season preview, basically the only thing we were good at was D-line play, being “thirteenth nationally in rush defense [and] one of only ten defenses to hold opponents under three yards per carry.” This is meant solely to combat the argument that Cooper’s performance in that game was terrible; it does not in any way imply that tha U should not be horribly embarrassed by the beating we put on them in their last game at the OB.
by Freak Power in '08 on Jul 17, 2008 2:09 PM EDT reply actions
#1; the great barstoolio corrected my numerous spelling and grammatical errors. i fully blame her for missing that one.
#8; if 38-2 = suck, then yes.
#9; i was one of 14 white people at the miami spring game. fortunately, much like navin johnson, i spent most of my childhood and adolescence wholly unaware of the fact that i am not, in fact, black.
#13; i think butch would have to be the sun king, no?
#21: i don’t know what you’re talking about. that game never happened, you hear me. NEVER HAPPENED.
by lt.winslow on Jul 17, 2008 2:09 PM EDT reply actions
Why does everyone at da U always think this is the year of their resurgence? Delusional. When do we get to put them in the “they were good once” column with SMU and Stanford?
by Wahoowa on Jul 17, 2008 2:13 PM EDT reply actions
@24
“They were good once”
Once upon a time, like three years ago when they were #3 before the GT fire drill-I mean-game?
As a Miami fan, I can’t say too much to a UVA fan due to the curb stomping of a year ago. But I will ask one question. Will our “resurgence” come before or after your “surgence?” [sic]
by Diallo on Jul 17, 2008 2:21 PM EDT reply actions
Whatever points that were gained for a surprisingly articulate version of French history are lost for simply being a fan of a team populated by folks that ought to be in either a prison or a zoo.
by AlanInDC on Jul 17, 2008 2:47 PM EDT reply actions
- Then this is how I’ve broken it down:
Schnellenberger = Charlemagne, creator of a mighty empire
Johnson = Phillip II, first great king of the realm
Erickson = Phillip the III, “called Phillip the Bold on the basis of his abilities in combat and on horseback and not his character”
Davis = Louis XIV, “known as The Sun King because, just as the planets revolve around the Sun, so too should France and the court revolve around him”
Coker = Louis XVI, Although he was beloved at first, his indecisiveness and conservatism led some elements of the people of France to eventually hate him."
Shannon = Napoleon I, “turned the armies of France against almost every major European power, dominating continental Europe through a lengthy streak of military victories.” Randy’s got big shoes to fill.
by Harris on Jul 17, 2008 3:00 PM EDT reply actions
A zoo? Alan, kiddo, you wanna sit the next few plays out?
by Holly on Jul 17, 2008 3:03 PM EDT reply actions
#28… Yes. A zoo. Where they keep things that are far too dangerous to be running among citizens of the world to keep the rest of us safe. Like tigers. Or lions. Or people that swing helmets like the hammers of Zeus.
I see what you tried to do there. And it’s ridiculous.
by AlanInDC on Jul 17, 2008 3:46 PM EDT reply actions
As far a zoo animals and swinging helmets go, nothing was sweeter than to see those LSU Bengal Tigers whoop ’Cane ass off the field after whooping ’Cane ass on the field at the 2005 Peach Bowl.
by Allahver Fist on Jul 17, 2008 3:52 PM EDT reply actions
I’ve still got the giggles from “Pat Nix’s Offense.”
Thoroughly enjoyed his time on North Avenue, I did.
by UgasTexan on Jul 17, 2008 4:33 PM EDT reply actions
Harris, you’re close, except Schnellenberger = God.
by The Great Barstoolio on Jul 17, 2008 4:43 PM EDT reply actions
Best preview yet.
I’ll say this: I always hated Da U because they were the best, and now that they’re not, I want them back. Of course, when they do come back, and make no mistake, they will, I’ll hate them again. I can’t wait.
by jebus on Jul 18, 2008 9:38 AM EDT reply actions

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