Miami Rumble

[huskerhaze]

Check out ESPN news they are playing it over and over again. What a bunch of thugs.

[LouisianaHusker]

That fight was worthy of a PPV by itself!!!!

 

 

[dbetz23]

They should of ended the game. Why play when they act like that. Losses for both teams. Period.

[huskeraddict]

Good to see Miami football back. The fighting part at least.

[huskerdavo]

coker fired?

[BIGREDIOWAN]

Yeah that was crazy!!! You know about half the guys on either team are going to be suspended!!!! and rightfully so.............

[HuskerfaninOkieland]

There's a lot of players from both sides who should, and probably will be, suspended or kicked off the team. Thug U living up to their tradition. Hope both teams are hammered

[Eric the Red]

Welcome back Miami. We missed you

 

Steve Ryan, a Husker beat writer, hammers Miami and there antics.

[skers]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JWeE9KqZjQ

 

Listen to that anno uncer...this just shows the class of miami... Thug U is back...if only they could play football...

[gamecocks]

That would suck for the officials to decide what to do. I would of ended the game but thats just me. Also what do the coaches do this week. I saw that Miami has suspended several players indefinetly but how do you handle the other players. Make them run all week? yell at them? Punish part of them? That is a situation that I would never want to be in.

[Eric the Red]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JWeE9KqZjQ

 

Listen to that anno uncer...this just shows the class of miami... Thug U is back...if only they could play football...

 

 

Who the hell was that announcer? Did someone edit that in???????

 

He needs to be fired.

 

I usually don't get corny like that, but why in the world would you ever applaude behavior like that. Fists are one thing, but throwing helmits, stomping on people, etc. is beyond the unwritten code of fighting in athletics.

 

That's like a baseball player swinging his bat at another person. A hockey player slashing someone with his skate. You don't do it.

 

Enough to say we wont see Coker after the season

[gamecocks]

I also heard that a player from FIU (or FAU whoever they were playing) used his crutch to hit a couple Miami players. Thats real smart, lets hobble out the brawl and use my crutch that helps me stand up as a weapon, but when I get knocked down, and can subdue myself to further injury. Idiots. All of them.

[Touchdown Tommie]

I just read an article on ESPN and Coker blamed the FIU player that did something during pre-game???? I am pretty sure it was the moron who bowed after scoring a touchdown that pissed off the fans and FIU people. Either way, whoever was involved should be off of the team and loose their scholarships. I can't believe the guy who was using his helmet as a weapon...what the hell is he thinking??

I agree that Coker will not be back next season....at least he shouldn't be.

[Eric the Red]

Coker suspends at least eight 'Canes

 

Associated Press

Posted: 4 hours ago

 

 

 

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - Miami coach Larry Coker said Sunday that at least eight Hurricane players will be suspended for their role in a sideline-clearing brawl against Florida International.

 

The fight came during Miami's 35-0 win Saturday night against Florida International, which plays across town. It was the first meeting between the teams.

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Miami Melee

 

 

 

 

 

Coker said the five players ejected in the fight - offensive linemen Derrick Morse and Chris Barney, running back Charlie Jones, and cornerbacks Carlos Armour and Bruce Johnson - would be suspended.

 

Coker also suspended safeties Anthony Reddick and Brandon Meriweather and fullback James Bryant.

 

The lengths of the suspensions have not been determined.

 

"I don't have many bad days," Coker said Sunday. "This is a bad day."

 

The fight marred what was supposed to be the beginning of a friendly rivalry between two schools with players who grew up battling each other on high school fields in South Florida.

 

But even after reviewing tape, it's impossible to say when tensions began escalating - although Coker said there was an incident during pregame warmups where an FIU player collided with a Miami player. He declined to identify which players were involved.

 

There were many instances of heated words being exchanged from the game's opening minutes, especially after FIU's Chandler Williams - one of the eight Golden Panthers who'd later be ejected - dived helmet-first at prone Miami defender Kenny Phillips following a first-quarter interception.

 

But later, unsportsmanlike turned into unruly - or worse.

 

Bryant pointed at the FIU bench and bowed to the crowd after catching a touchdown pass with 9 minutes left in the third quarter - which earned his suspension, Coker said.

 

"He needs to get the message," Coker said.

 

After the Miami extra point put the Hurricanes up 14-0, pushing and shoving broke out among linemen. Moments later, FIU's Chris Smith wrestled Miami holder Matt Perrelli to the ground and punched him in the chin.

 

With that, the fracas was on.

 

FIU's Marshall McDuffie Jr. charged in and kicked Perrelli in the helmet. Miami lineman Derrick Morse jumped onto the Smith-Perrelli pile, FIU's Lionel Singleton followed suit and threw a punch toward the head of the Hurricanes' Calais Campbell - and benches began to empty.

 

Several players appeared to throw punches, including Miami's Bryant, DajLeon Farr and Ryan Hill, and Meriweather was seen attempting to stomp on FIU players.

 

Reddick charged across the field, helmet raised high over his head, and slammed it into FIU cornerback Robert Mitchell.

 

Florida International's ejected players were Williams, Singleton, Smith, McDuffie Jr., fullback John Ellis, linebacker Mannie Wellington, tight end Samuel Smith and defensive end Jarvis Penerton.

[BIGREDIOWAN]

It's absolutely crazy and there are probably more players that need to be suspended!!!!!