Congratulations Undefeated National Champions!
Jan. 5, 2002
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Bernie & Jackie Simms, Jacksonville FL to The Team and Coaching staff: We coudn’t be prouder of your accomplisments, especially the way you have conducted your self all year. It does matter and makes this 5th championship really shine high.
Jason Winer, United States Air Force to Ed Reed: You were the heart and soul of this team and I believe you deserve a great deal of credit for the dominance of the defense. You are an inspiration, good luck in the pros.
Matthew Smith, Salem Oregon to Ken Dorsey: Way to go!!!! It’s great to see my Canes back where they belong at #1!!! Hope we see again in the fall in a Canes uniform!Sincerely,The only ‘Cane fan in Oregon
Stephen Wright, Anchorage, Alaska to Entire Team: Congratulations on an unbelievably awesome season!! The 2001-2002Hurricanes will be remembered for a long time as one of the best collegefootball teams ever! Keep the streak going and start working toward nextyear’s Fiesta Bowl!!
Keola Mendoza, Hawaii to Hurricane Football team & Fans: We did it! We are the champions and no one can take that title away from us. I have always been a ‘Cane fan and will always be one even if I am living in Hawaii. Go Canes! We are back!
Freddie DeLeon, va beach, Va to football team: you are the best am proud to be a cane, lets repeat next season, juniors stay in school get your diploma and another ring.
Frank Moreno, Miami, FL to Team: Congratulations on a great victory for yourselves and the program. The future will look upon you as the team that brought UM back to prominence in college football. Enjoy the moment, you have made us all proud “to be a Miami Hurricane…” Best wishes and Thank You!!!
Ryan Severino, New Jersey to Everyone: Congratulations guys! I’ve been a big Canes fan since I saw them in the Kickoff Classic here in NJ in 1984 when I was 9. Great job. Glad to see you on top again where you belong!
Marty Slanoc, Portage, PA to Larry Coker: Congratulations on a succcessful season. Have a good rest and best of luck in the future.
Wade Grinhaug, Cresco, IA to Ed Reed: Ed I have been a Miami fan for about 12 years now, and you are my favorite Hurricane player of all time. Congratulations, you finally got what you deserved. Good luck in the NFL and I’ll miss watching you in a Hurricane’s jersey, but I’ll cheer for you no matter what team you play for in the NFL.
Nicholas Beitra,, Hialeah, Florida to All the Boys: Mission Accomplished. Not only are you the best Miami team ever, you are the best college team ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Christopher Poole, St. Petersburg, FL to Entire Team: Congratulations on a totally dominant season. Thank you for finally bringing the program back. All you guys deserve all the praise and more for your accomplishments your entire careers. I’ve watched the Canes since I was old enough to understand football, and this is the best team ever. Double thanks to the seniors that were on the 1997 team and never gave up. Good luck to all the players and coaches. Go ‘Canes!!!!
David Stebbins, Margate, Fla to The Football Team: Congratulations for a PERFECT SEASON. The dominance the team displayed was Awesome. Great Victory and achievment for Coach Coker. Way To Go Coach. All the assistants deserve as much credit as anybody for the preparation they put into this team. Great season and Great finish. Hurrah for the Victors. LETS GO HURRICANES!!!!
Joan Levy, Pompano Beach FL to Coach Coker: Thanks for the memories! Your guys played like champs, and you all deserved to win!! (Former Cane Cheerleader).
Danny G., Miami Lakes, Florida to Johnathan Vilma: WHABAM! That was a nasty hit, man, but you know what? I loved it! Congratulations to you and the whole Miami Hurricanes organization on your huge win!
Jeff Thames, Bartlett, Tn to The Team: Congratulations to everyone on the team and thank you from just one of your fans for winning your 5th National Championship. I enjoyed watching the run to the title and rubbing it in all the huskers faces at the sports bar last night. Good luck next year and keep the drive alive… OH YEA.. HOW SWEET IT IS… GO CANES
Andrew Gillman, Fort Lauderdale, FL to Coach Coker: Congratulations coach, great job on a great year. You truly have been an inspiration and a role model for these young athletes and their fans. Thank you from the bottom of my Hurricane Heart.
Joey Wisneski, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin to All: Congrats on your 5th National Championship. You put Nebraska in ther place, and showed that you are THE BEST team in the Nation! 5 going on 6!
Adrian Santiago, Miami, FL to Larry Coker: You have no idea how you have brought this city into such excitement and delight. I’ve been waiting ten years for this moment and have been through the tough times of the mid 90’s. Now you make me and the whole city proud by finally being National Champions and bringing the UM football team back to the #1 position. I congratulate you on your first season, and may I say spectacular season as head coach. I hope you will be here for a little while longer because I believe you can get it done in Miami. You were definitely the best candidate when Davis left. Thanks for the title! GO CANES!!!!!!C-A-N-E-S CANES!
jason williams, palm bay, florida, Clinton Portis: I’d like say congratulations for your greatseason! I’ve been a Miami fan since93′ when my older cousin Kenny Holmes played DE. I knew all yall would come through for South Florida, and bring the championship home. May god bless you ‘Canes. You have always been role models for a young person to look up to.GO CANES !!!! bring back anotha 1.
Mario Flores, Pleasanton, Texas to the whole team: I have been following yall all season. And i think when u beat nebraska you proved something to all the people that yall were supposed to be there last year. I am going to miss ed reed. i want to be like him.he is my ideal.well that all i have to say so peace out.
carlos, jacksonville,fl to all the boys: Congrats on a long overdue championship (5)- one for the thumb-next hand please.
Selah Bishop, Born Miami live in Jacksonville/FL to All of you guys (Especially the Seniors): You guys brought back dignity and honor to the hurricane fans around the world. Not like we never left you guys. But like it the military it’s HONOR, COURAGE, and COMMITMENT. you guys displayed it all. Great Job smashing all the critics
Carlos, Miramar, FL to All: Well, its been a long time comming, ten long years. What you have accomplished this year, going undefeated, winning the nail-biters, keeping your focus, and staying allot cooler than I did while the pressure was on, says allot about the character of this team. Ten years is a long time and many “experts” thought the probation killed the program. I still have that SI issue, I laughed when I saw the Gameday crew pull it out last night. It makes me proud to be a ‘Cane, they way you did it this year, no controversy, no taunting, just good OLE fashion Hurricane football.
To the seniors:Best of luck and tons of thanks. Thanks for staying, thanks for finishing what you worked so hard in starting. You were in the lowest of lows, know enjoy the highest of highs, you deserve it.
To the underclassman:I hope you all stay healthy and safe in the off-season. Rest up and enjoy all of your accomplishments. Get your mind right, and start starving your desire, it really helps if your hungry in the spring, the championship run starts today.
To the coaches:You guys did an excellent job with this team this year. I think a lot of the questions were answered about the new coaching staff, I think it worked well and can only get better. I would have enjoyed 34 points in the second half too.
January 3rd was my perfect day, thank you for putting icing on my cake, literally. It was my Birthday, I found out I was going to have a baby boy, that’s what made the day perfect, and you guys iced the cake and brought home some crystal!
Congratulations, National Champions!!!
GO CANES!!!
Rene Caplan, : Mullins S.C: All players & staff: This entire season pointed toward the Canes winning this title. You finally beat FSU at Doak Campbell, you finally beat washington, for the first time since 92′ you beat the hokies in Blacksburg, you were ranked #1 in the BCS at season’s end, as for when the BCS was created all team’s that played for the title ranked #1 since it was created in 98′ have won the title, and to cap it off you beat the team that last took the title from Miami in 95, Nebraska. This was the Hurricanes season, no doubt. I knew this team was destined for greatness when Bobby Bowden said that this team was just like his 1999 national championship team, after he made that statement, it was all over from then on, those bowdens know their football. Congratulations to all, on a memorable season, it has been ten years since you all won, that is when I became a fan of college football and a fan of the miami hurricanes. It’s great to be #1 again.
David, Boca Raton, Florida to The whole team: Being a diehard UM fan and an alumni of UM, this team has brought such pride and respect back to UM. After last year’s BCS mistake of forgetting UM in the Championship game against OU, this win is SOOOOOO sweet. Congrats and GREAT season. Looking forward to next season. Thank you all for such a perfect season.
Rudy Toledo, : West Palm Beach to The whole team: You guys were great this season. Two years of hard work and it payed off.Congratulations!!! you guys are true champions. Lets keep the team together and go for a repeat next year.
Vaso Arsenis, St. Pete, FL to ALL of THEM!!: Hey guys!! You did an amazing job out there!! I felt honored to be able to see such a performance in person! I had no doubt in my mind that we would win and I’m happy to see the ‘Canes getting the respect they deserve! GO CANES!!!
jason smith, fort myers fla to entire team: congratulations,on your victory and being the undisputed national title winners!!!! great job and good luck next season…hopefully we will still have buchanon.shockey and joseph next year also..great job!!!CANES#1
Will McDonald, Huntsville, Ala., to Ed Reed: You are the MAN!!!! I’m a transplanted Cain’ in Ala!! Roll Cain’s!!!!!
James Douglas, Tampa, to Jeremy Shockey / Phillip Buccanon: Congradulations guys. Great game. I just want to beg both of you to stay for your senior seasons.The NFL can wait.I might sound selfish,but I would love to see #88 #31 back for one more year.THANKS for a great season.GO CANES!
Bill Darling, Shrewsbury, Ma. to The team: Welcome Back!!
Dr. William R. Renuart, Miami, Florida: You all are a first class, high class, group of winners. You winoff the field. You win on the field. You make fans like me (I’ve gone toCane games since prior to l950) proud. You give me the same proud feeling aafather has when his son behaves like a man and is successful. Thank youfor the kind of men you are. Thank you for a great season during which Iyelled myself hoarse l2 times!
Nick Rose: Great job coach, nothing sweeter than victory… let alone thenational championship. Congratulations coach on a wonderful season!!!
Robert Taylor, Oklahoma City OK, To The Entire Team: Great job!!! Without a doubt, you proved to entire nation, thatthe University of Miami is the best team in the land. Thank you for anoutstanding season. I’m looking forward to the 2002 season
David Gray, Simpsonville SC, TEAM: Congratulations,I have been a Cane fan since I watched the 31-30game in 1983.I think this is the BEST Hurricane team ever.My favorite partabout this team is its character,no arrogance just sportsmanship.ThanksMiami,Go Canes.
Mike Labosky, Shenandoah,Pa, Coaches and Players: Way to go guys!!! Congrats on your national championship. AsClinton Portis said after the game that this team is the best of the best ofall miami teams. He is right!!!!! I have been a miami fan for a long timenow and i can say you guys are the best!!!! thanks for a great season.go get ’em next year!!!!!!!
Craig Murakami, Torrance, CA, The entire team and coaching staff: Thank you from the bottom of my heart. What an unbelievableseason.
Bracken McFann, Racine, OH, Ed Reed: Good Luck in the future! GO CANES!
Jose Armario, Hinsdale/IL, Clinton Portis: Clinton, congratulations on a great game, season, andChampionship. My son and I had the opportunity to go to the Rose Bowl andmeet your parents. They are great roll models and we enjoyed their company.ave a great off-season, and let’s repeat as soon as possible!
Gregg Solomon, East Brunswick, NJ, Coach Larry Coker: Coach, Congradulations!!! You topped off an unbelievable seasonwith an unbelievable victory. We all knew you could do it. Congrats againfrom me and the entire Solomon family here in NJ. GO CANES!!!
Ricky Chamness, Mt. Pleasant, Tx, Chris Campbell Sorry you didn’t get to play in the Rose Bowl, but you guys did agreat job. Now that your famous, I hope you will come see us.
Oscar, All the UM players: I congratulate all the players who put all their effort to winthe football game against Nebraska, starting with Ken Dorsey’s pass to AndreJohnson, the interception by James Lewis for the TD, and ending the gamewith the Jonathan Vilma massive hit to Clifford Brye. I think Ken Dorsey wasright about the other day, that all the players deserved MVP of this game,because that Offensive Live would protect Dorsey, and the Defensive Line,would stop Eric Crouch and the Cornhuskers’ running game. So Far what I’veseen in ESPN Classic, of all the National Championships that the Canes haveplayed, starting from the 1983 Hurricanes and continuing to the 2001Hurricanes, this is probably the best team in Hurricane History, andprobablty the best team in NCAA History, b/c there such a young team andmost of the starters are juniors and sophmores, and only a few seniors, suchas Nebraska had more than 20 seniors on the team, while the Hurricanes, havearound 10, and 7 are star!
Mark Ardois, Sunrise, FL, Sean Taylor & Buck Ortega: Great Job guys. I’m sure you guys will win a few more beforeyour done. God Bless You. Your old B-Ball Coach, Coach Ardois.
