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Uncle Luke was just on 790 The Ticket with Dan Le Batard and Stugotz (audio coming soon) reacting to last night’s disastrous Miami loss in the Champs Bowl. He suggests UM “fire everybody” on the football coaching staff, bring back Art Kehoe and he would personally go and pick up newly unemployed Mike Leach.

We nominate Uncle Luke for a coaching job at The U. He has the passion and swagger to inspire, the familiarity with local talent to recruit, and the coaching experience to lead the team to victory.

Here’s the campaign poster:


Posted by rakontur on December 30, 2009 Comments Off | 2

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Miami New Times end-of-the-decade list names Cocaine Cowboys #3:

The very fact that a documentary could make a list of pop culture moments says a lot about this film. Exploring the shady sides of Miami’s ’80s drug culture, the film was equal parts entertainment and education — including a demonstration in how to cook crack. And if the forthcoming HBO show of the same name is even half as good, we might just have our first entrant for next decade’s list.


Posted by rakontur on December 22, 2009 Comments Off | 2

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Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 @ 6:30pm

Miami City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133

See it on the BIG SCREEN — free and open to the public on a first come, first served basis. SO COME EARLY!

THE U: EXTENDED CUT includes nearly 15 minutes of material not seen on ESPN.

Q&A will follow with Director Billy Corben and special surprise guests.

Thanks to Commissioner Marc Sarnoff and his staff for organizing the event.

 


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Can you name all 42?  Leave a comment.  First person to name em all wins a poster and dvd of The U. 


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Dave is almost done with this year’s holiday card, and it might be the best yet.

That’s quite a compliment, considering the past two classics: rakontur Christmas 2007.jpg

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LA Times:

Champs Sports: Miami (9-3) vs. Wisconsin (9-3). — Wisconsin players afraid to leave hotel rooms after watching ESPN film on history of Miami football. Winner: Miami


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Closing out the fall slate of ESPN’s “30 on 30″ series, “The U” drew the most viewers ever for a documentary on the sports cabler.

Airing Saturday night, director Billy Corben’s look back at the heyday of the U. of Miami football program drew a record-setting 2.3 million viewers. “The Greatest Game,” which aired last December and examined the 1958 NFL championship game between the Baltimore Colts and New York Giants, held the previous record at 1.8 million.


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Our friends at ESPN just passed along the final numbers: The U scored a 1.82 rating overall, topping last year’s post-Heisman doc (and previous record holder) Greatest Game Ever Played.

press release:

ESPN Films wrapped up the fall slate of the critically-acclaimed “30 for 30″ film project with Billy Corben’s The U, Saturday night immediately following the Heisman Trophy presentation, and earned a 1.8 rating. That represents an average of 1.8 million homes (2.368 M viewers, P2+) and is ESPN’s highest-rated documentary of all time (The Greatest Game Ever aired December 13, 2008, and earned a 1.4 rating – 1.369 million households, 1.811 M viewers). For the “30 for 30″ series Fall slate overall, the seven films earned an average 1.0 rating (1,007,000 homes, 1,258,000 viewers).


Posted by rakontur on December 15, 2009 Comments Off | 10