Cane Mutiny: How the Miami Hurricanes Overturned the Football Establishment

Truly amazing

I received a hard-bound, 1st edition, never-opened (until it was in my hands) copy of this truly amazing book " 'CANE MUTINY: How the Miami Hurricanes Overturned the Football Establishment." Since my elementary school days back in the 1960s I have read hundreds of sports books (biographies, historic retrospectives, championship games and the like) BUT this is one of the very best (i.e., an instant classic) as it has become one of my all-time favorites that now has a very special place of honor in my home office. Informative, insightful and incisive. The real point of difference with 'CANE MUTINY is that in today's Internet Age this book provides "added-value" (i.e., the story behind the story) while leaving the oft-fatiguing, mind-numbing play-by-by accounts along with the antiseptic analytics/number crunching as well as sound-bite video streaming to others. This insider view of the Miami Hurricanes (1979-2004) dynasty explains how to create a culture based on "playing to win" instead of "playing not to lose" while providing a rare in-depth look into the psychology of competition at the very highest levels.

I should preface this by saying that I am a recent alumni of "The U" so this was a book of which I was extremely interested in. That being said, this is a very well written book and a quick read that you don't want to put down. It's written in a very easy-to-read style and flows well. It is very well researched and I learned quite a bit about a football program that I thought I knew a lot about already.If you care about the history of college football and want to learn about one of the most historic and important football programs in the country, definitely check this book out. You won't regret it.

While the accounts mentioned in this book are definately one sided, this was a very enjoyable read for me. It made me wish I attended the U back in the day. Being a current student and reading about the passion the teams and coaches used to exhibit during games envoked a bit of jealousy in me. If you are a Miami fan then there is no reason why you shouldn't read this book, and if you are a football fan there is no reason why you shouldn't read this book. GO CANES!!!

This book was a more realistic, in depth look at UM than The U Part I and II. The documentaries are great, but this book goes over the details that get glossed over in the docs. It also takes a more realistic look on how everything got the way it was (including losing the 2002 National Championship).If you are a 'Canes fan and are looking for more beyond The U, I highly recommend this.

I don't consider myself a Caine fan but follow them passively having attended one game in the Orange Bowl. This book does a great job discussing what the program has accomplished in the past 25 years which is nothing short of a miracle. Most programs now are built by spending the most money and having the most fans which generally will be large state schools with some holdovers from previous eras. USC and ND come to mind. But the Caines secret is the local athletes that have attended and done well and continue to come and give back. Being actively involved in a D1A program I can tell you this is nothing short of a huge accomplishment. Hearing the stories of FAMOUS players coming back to mentor current athletes is inspiring.Now of course there has been a history of coaches to be chronicled and some of the first really set the tone for the program, Howard Schnellenberger and Jimmy Johnson come to mind. While all the coaches have been successful, many were never comfortable coaching this program under the pressure of previous athletes and local rap stars. But the program has survived and remains an "in your face" program that you either like or hate. To me, it's all about the athletes and what they inspire. Older people are generally not going to like the aggressive style. Me, I enjoy watching them do it the Caine way.