Matt Patchan tells the truth

It is understandable that former Miami players should be mad at what happened in the final game in the OB (Orange Bowl). But recruits?

Armwood HS (Seffner, FL) OT Matt Patchan has gotten some heat for his comments following the 48-0 waxing the Canes received from Al Groh's Wahoos. Patchan is probably the best offensive tackle left uncommitted in the '08 class. His father played at Miami. According to the Miami Herald, Patchan pulled no punches when referring to the effort that the Canes gave Saturday night:

"half those guys in Miami uniforms shouldn't be there -- they physically don't cut it"

In an interview with CaneSport.com he said,

"there's too many guys that it doesn't bother them that they lost the game. There's too many guys now at the U that [say], 'It's OK we lost. Well, what am I going to do tonight?' Like it doesn't mean anything. They need to get rid of those types of guys."

Needless-to-say the current Miami players did not take it well. However, some of the biggest recruits that are committed to Miami currently are agreeing with Patchan. Marcus Fortson is one of those who agrees with Patchan and is arguably the best defensive tackle in the nation and is even more important to Miami because he is the spearhead of the Miami (FL) Northwestern High School class. SEE BLOG "The U!"

If Randy Shannon can nail down Patchan and all those Miami-Northwestern kids they should be fine. But publicity like this from the arguably the top OT in the nation is never good. Some advice for the Canes, and I am stealing this from a kid in the crowd at the Oregon-Arizona game who held up a sign that simply read, "Play Better!"