Thursday, July 09, 2009

Hurricanes Performing Community Outreach...

Don't expect to see this story on the ESPNews ticker anytime soon. Doing good deeds doesn't make for good headlines. People want drama. Arrests. DUIs. Guns. Thankfully our Florida and Florida State brethren have those bases covered these days.

Down in Coral Gables, Randy Shannon is pressing on with his mission to mold young men, as well as football players.

Throughout the month of July, every football player on Miami's roster will perform community outreach throughout Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.

"South Florida is our home," explained Shannon. "This is a way for our players to give back to the community and it allows the football program and the athletic department to say thanks as well."

Team members will host events for youth teams with upwards of 15 to 20 players attending each event. The events are open for kids up to and including the eighth grade. Outreach events will focus on "football and life skills" and will last up to 45 minutes. Click here for a list of the events.

Let this be a reminder to all the feeble-minded idiots who still toss around the 'Thug U' moniker in regards to Miami. That phrase is a good two decades past its expiration date and better suits Urban Meyer and his merry band of hoodlums up in Gainesville.

For those keeping score, it's a solid two dozen arrests on Meyer's watch since 2006 and one for Miami when former quarterback Robert Marve punched a car mirror in Coconut Grove in 2007.

7 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

and I don't consider Marve a 'Cane


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1:31 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

As you said, this type of thing is almost never ever reported by the media, especially nationally.

These guys are asked to give a lot to their school -blood, sweat, tears and time. I commend them. What they do in the community has a huge impact, especially among younger kids. Maybe that one meeting with Miami players changes a youngster for the better and gives them motivation. It may sound over-dramatic but to kids, athletes have more of an influence over them than anyone else a lot of times. They emulate them, both in the good and bad they do.

I wish the media would at least have some balance and report the vast amounts of good players do. I salute you for speaking on this. We all need more positivity in our lives.

-Columbus Cane

4:15 PM  
Anonymous jkasse2 said...

I know its not a lot, but Ms. Dinich of espn.com did report the U doing the community well in her blog. Like I said I know its not a lot but it is still something. Its a Canes Thing, No One Understands but Us, and thats the truth. GO Canes

5:29 PM  
Blogger Justin said...

Heather Dinich did have a post on her ACC blog about this.

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/acc/0-6-276/Miami-players-leaving-their-mark-in-the-community.html

But as far as I've seen, she's the only one coming close to providing our boys with "coverage."

Because, I assume, no one but us will read about it.

8:39 PM  
Anonymous Ronny said...

I'm really proud to call Randy Shannon our coach.

Great job on reporting this allCanes.

9:17 PM  
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