Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays Gang! I'm off to NC for the holidays. Internet fasting for a few days to spend time with my kids and grand kids I wanted to take a second and wish all my current and future friends here a great holiday season. peace

monte, al will schedule cupcakes early to give us a chance to be ranked, that is a good strategy for a program rebuilding. Getting our azz handed to us early and starting the second week ranked 37 isn't proving too beneficial.

coco you have the gift of knowing the difference between leaning and shoving Recruit, reboot information saturation repeat, re tweet exaggeration exclamation humor,rumor agitation termination get bent repent aspiration maturation peace

hi skool, glad you got a boat brother! I'm at home loading up the truck for a job down by ATL great reading you guys

Dec 28, 2007 Sitting Down With Henry Hogshead SolarCane: Hi Henry, I’ve read a lot of good things about you on the recruiting sites. Henry Hogshead: Hi Mr. Solarcane, some of that stuff is probably exaggerated. SC: How do you feel your talent compares to the top five national recruits? HH: I would have to say I’m a little more talented than all five of them combined. SC: When did scouts first start coming to your games to watch you play? HH: When I was in Pee Wee, Southlake Carol coaches would stop by and ask me for advice on running the Butter offense. SC: Talk about Southlake Carol (seen at left against MNWHS). HH: They are mostly an overrated pack of rich white kids that schedule teams with less talent year in and year out. SC: You sound a little bit racist categorizing them as a pack of rich white kids. HH: Oh sorry, let me say it another way. They are a wealthy black kid and seventy five rich white kids that schedule teams with less talent. SC: Florida, Texas and California seem to be hot beds for high school football players. People say it is because kids can play year round, is that the reason? HH: No man, the reason is kids in Texas, Florida and California PLAY football not a video game about it. SC: Are you pretty good at X-BOX360 and that stuff Henry? HH: (rolls his eyes) You are kidding right? SC: You’re a proud Texan what’s the best thing about Texas? HH: It’s not Oklahoma. SC: So I guess you won’t be going to college in Oklahoma? HH: The kids in Oklahoma don’t even go to Oklahoma if they can avoid it. SC: Henry your grandfather, Harold "The Wiz" Hogshead Is a legend in Texas football folklore, you are being compared to him, how do you feel about that? HH: Well..my grandpa died when he was 80 so I really don't see a comparison. SC: How did your grandfather get the nick The Wiz, was it his running style? HH: Naw...He was playing El Paso in the State Championship Game. It was late in the fourth quarter and he had to take a leak, time was running out so he just walked over to the opposing goalpost and let it rip. He got a standing ovation and a 15 yard penalty. SC: How did your offense become known as “butter”? HH: We invented the spread offense, we are the only team, high school or college that runs it the way it is most efficient. All of us will be in the NFL; the fans nicknamed our offense “the expensive spread.” SC: What offense do you use in the red zone, or down inside the ten yard line? HH: We aren’t on offense down inside the twenty yard line unless one of my shoes fell off. We would still be lined up in the ”Butter“ even at the one on either end of the field. SC: So you guys are always optimistic that you will score? HH: Optimists HOPE the best thing is going to happen, we MAKE the best thing happen. SC: Jim Thorpe High School was accused of being arrogant for naming their athletic teams The Champions, talk about that. HH: Well it’s just jealousy really. I mean all the Tigers, Bulldogs and Eagles around are just upset because they didn’t think of it first. SC: So when other schools play We Are The Champions? HH: They Are The Liars. SC: Do you follow the ESPN top ten high school teams? HH: I just watch film on the team we are getting ready to play, and a couple hours of one of my high light reels, to see if there is something I can improve on. SC: How do you feel about Jacory Harris from Miami Northwestern? HH: Anyone that beat South Lake got a Christmas card from me. SC: Jacory may be the next great quarterback at Miami, are there things you like about Miami? HH: Miami is cool, I like that duck and The Rock, Go Cyclones! SC: They are The Hurricanes. HH: Whatever... SC: What about Miami’s offense? HH: Yea What about it? SC: If you were there what would you do different? HH: I’d score more points than the team we were playing. SC: Have you been contacted by The University of Miami about visiting? HH: If they are a school with a football team I have been contacted. SC: Is it true you will be the first player to have “THE” over the number one on your uniform in college? HH: I might,the Heisman people are asking me to do it. They want me to be the first unanimous winner. SC: What about the Heisman Award, will you win it? HH: I’m pretty sure I will win it. If they give it to me is a different thing though. SC: What are your thoughts on Tebow? HH: I guess if you can’t be there to watch your favorite programs it would come in handy. SC: From your Grandfather, to your dad, and now you, the Hogshead name IS football in Texas, how good is your little brother Howard? HH: Howie is about ten times better than I was at his age. I doubt he will play college ball. I think he just finishes high school, makes a couple movies then goes into the NFL. SC: What do you think about all the steroid use in sports? HH: I don’t think about it. When you start thinking about cheating your half way there. If you have to cheat your in over your head at what you are pretending to be, I don’t pretend. SC: Who are some of your heroes, who is the greatest to have ever put on a helmet and pads? HH: I would say Travis Pastrana or maybe Tony Hawk. SC: That’s an X-Game biker and a skateboarder, isn’t it? HH: They got helmets and pads don’t they? SC: Do you read the football blogs? HH: I get a grin out of most of it. SC: How accurate do you think most of the information is on sports blogs? HH: No offense but you write on a blog don’t you? SC: Oh yeah…I see your point. SC: What about the pay sites that offer “inside” information about recruits? HH: Those sites serve three purposes. One, They give fans a place to visit and obtain opinions or best guesses by other fans that know just about the same thing they do. Two, They give kids a chance to lead adults around by the nose and make the adults look like little girls chasing after rock stars. Three, they give site owners a chance to make some cash, and inflate their egos by thinking a high school kid is going to care about them after signing day. SC: So you feel the number of stars has nothing to do with a player’s real ability? HH: If that were true they would have like a complete solar system posted next to my picture wouldn’t they? SC: Henry are you the best player in the country right now? HH: I’m the best player I can possibly be when ever I step on the field. I owe that to my parents, coaches and team mates. I won’t allow myself to give less than I am able. When every other kid ommits to doing that I will be just an average player, but that isn’t going to happen. SC: Why do you feel that way? HH: Parent’s today don’t make their children obtain their maximum potential. American sports will be a bunch of fat kids playing Madden on ESPN in another ten years. Actually playing a sport will be too much effort for most kids. SC: OK Henry it’s been great talking to you and we all wish you the best next season! HH: OK Mr. Solarcane I got to go sign a few boxes of jerseys I’ll catch you later…Go Tornados! SC: Hurricanes. HH: Whatever... This concludes part one of Sitting down with Henry Hogshead. This interview is unedited and is posted word for word.

Like I said, I wasn't getting on U. Said something once and that was it. Posted by: Ohio_Cane | December 06, 2012 at 11:24 PM Ohio it gets to be a grind being hall monitoron here doesn't it? lol, good job my man

Man it would be one of those myth busters moments if Randy goes to FSU

Hi Monte, I try and read the space at least once a week, and you are still as polite,positive and thoughtful as you were from day one, thats hard to do on a blog, Much respect. I'm outside as much as possible, thanks

hassan, I didn't read the last couple of blogs, but I got your back as far as you being a long time spacer that brings a lot of info.

put on espn, billy corbens new 30 for 30 broke is on

Soup, I just logged on to see what you guys were up to and what a shocker guys going at each other. I give you a ton of credit my friend, this ish has to frost your nugget. I Didn't get a chance to read what brought on the latest beef , so I will stay out of it. What I will say is montrealcane is still the best example of how you post and show everyone respect.

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wad up soup? I'm actuallyy at my house till noon today whooo nice work here by hassan, ohio you and others through all the crapola Go Canes!!

STAY FROSTY What the hey?? To all my buds on the 'space stay frosty my friends. Although I can't spend the time I used to with you guys I still try and read what's happening on the best Canes site going. A lot of guys and gals I really like and respect have slowly withdrawn from blogging at sports sites like Canespace because they say it's just not fun or entertaining anymore. I believe the fix to the problem is for people to be more fun and entertaining and a lot less abrasive in their comments and replies. No one can be more sarcastic than I can, although ogv can pinch hit for me in any crucial situation. The positive thing is guys like ogv point out things you might not like to admit to yourself about our team. The key for me to pull in the reins was to read what I had just posted from the general audiences perspective. Then I tried to determine if I was contributing to the subject, or was my motive to pick a fight with someone else. Being witty at the expense of someone else's feelings on a public forum, usually makes the writer seem petty. There is a big difference between solarcane giving the business to Soup than a few folks on here constantly at each other's throats. Tom and I worked together months, planning rehearsing and setting things in place before Canespace posted its first article. I think we have great respect for each other and our jabs at each other in public are mutually understood to be nothing more than one up manship. Sure half a decade of watching an elite program erode into mediocrity is painful. The unfortunate part is people deflect their anger and and disgust with the program towards other fans. Shouting at each other and calling names on Canespace, isn't going to make one player a tenth of a second faster or a coach teach any better. I have seen people become dedicated to Canespace and spend a lot of hours contributing facts, stats, articles and sweat. I have also seen people spend hours picking fights, undermining Tom, spouting their political and moral agendas, and generally mucking up the place. The Canes are getting better, we are far from great or even good, but we aren't standing still or going backwards. If you can't accept the coaching, the players, the fans or the town don't bother whining about it, just root for Alabama. peace your pal solarcane

Canes playing #14 Mich st tough. off to watch Survivor Go Canes!!

Custer.. too soon Posted by: laquinton | November 28, 2012 at 07:49 PM lol!

roach, Its sad but I really think that's what we are in for til we get an AD and president that take the football team seriously. Deserve Victory is looking a lot like Custer explaining to his men how they can't lose.

I think we will win at least one more game and maybe two next year only because we will have all players a year older into the system and a senior qb. The defensive players will play faster and stronger and be able to make up for a little of dnos cluster*$5# on their speed alone. We will suck on D compared to real Cane teams but will look 50% better than the circus out there lately. Go Canes beat Mich State! ESPN 7:30

It's all good Soon ohiocane will have worked himself into a lather proclaiming each new recruit the next Jesus Christ or at the least Duke Johnson jr. time will dry our tears.

soup, I realize I caused the UNC loss and believe me I am still sick about it. Even the Hoosiers blasting the over rated Heels BB team by around 30 pts last night didn't relieve my suffering. The retreat sounds like a good time. I'll get with you on the phone and email as time goes by.

Soup, I think fans get a little bit of a pass to feel angry and bitter about the state of the defense. I love willie's and ohiocane's unbending optimism but truth is a 60ish ranked team with the fourth or fifth worst defense in the country grates on peoples nerves after a couple dozen games in a row. imo

what do the guys get that said 7-5 this year before we even played our last two games last year??

Miami VT BCc Louisville Pitt Syracuse Big East is the triple A farm team to the powerhouse ACC conference. They realign the ACC and Clemson and Louisville end up in the Coastal maybe we will get to see a guy throw for a thousand yards in one game.

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