http://www.vancouversun.com/Photos+Rioting+looting+Montreal/3021493/story.html

Randy Shannon got a new contract extension

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5184740

I wonder how Miami fans think of potentially 4 more years of a guy who says stuff like this

 

"I think Coop did a great job. He brought some some excitement to the team. And he's a calm guy. He's not an arrogant or flamboyant guy." It was going well, then coach goofed. "Belive it or not, he and Javarris James are kind of like butt buddies."

Q: I think its all because of the history…
A: But what history? My best friend Walter Odom got killed at the University of Florida, shot, when I was at school at the University of Miami.

The only problem with Shannon’s response is that his "friend" Mr. Odom actually dies of a long illness at the age of 36. Fifteen years after leaving Gainesville . . . Oooops! Maybe this "long illness" shot and killed Mr. Odom?! I have yet to see this possibility fully explored by Shannon’s backers. Following this Randy decides to take a good shot at the national championship runner-ups the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Q: But obviously though there’s kids that live off campus. But what do you tell parents about that?
A: We show them the neighborhoods. Everybody else in the country lives off campus and they still have the same problems. But their newspaper don’t beat them up about it. Like our newspaper beats us up about it. I know you guys are doing your job, you got to beat us up about it. But then understand we just want a fair shot. At Ohio State, do you realize you had more things happen at Ohio State more than anything. You think we’ve been bad? Go check out Ohio State, guys who have been arrested, bar fights. Everything at Ohio State and you’d think University of Miami was angels. Florida the same

UPDATE:

I realize some of our readers have sent emails regarding a portion of this interview that was deleted this morning by my editors. Personally, I do not practice the habit of going back and taking back anything that was said in a Q&A. But coach Shannon's comments about former Florida Gator Walter Odom being shot and killed on campus at the University of Florida were incorrect. He also made several comments about crime at other schools, including Ohio State. Since, he was generalizing and not necessarily being accurate with his quote, The Herald has decided to take that portion of the interview down too. We pride ourselves on being an accurate and reliable source for news and insight. And we're not going to publish false or unsubstantiated statements. We apologize for not making the necessary changes sooner. There will be a correction.

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