One Reader's Thoughts on the Miami Situation

Regular contributer Regan offers his thoughts about the Canes. There is a difference between "fault" and "responsibility", but it's not one that really matters. I actually didn't like the Miami Hurricanes when I was growing up in the 80's. I went to Clemson games with my dad, and all I knew of the 'Canes were things like this . The stories of brawls, running up the score, and thuggery were all we really heard about 'The U', and it took a long time before I actually came to understand the mentality of the program. By the time I was looking for colleges to attend in 1995, I liked what I saw at the University of Miami and seriously considered going there. Funding issues kept me in-state, and I went to a school with no CFB team. It was a few years later during college that my interest in CFB resurged, and I started watching Miami football again. It was a totally different situation with Butch Davis having cleaned up the program. L...