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Miami legend rips Turnover Chain celebration after Hurricanes’ rough start
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Miami was whipped at home by Michigan State on Saturday, 38-17, continuing the Hurricanes’ struggles under Manny Diaz, whose team is now 1-2 on the season.
Monday, on XL Primetime, one of the program’s all-time greats didn’t hold back when asked about the current state of once was the dominant program in college football.
Miami Hall of Famer and former NFL Pro Bowler Leon Searcy said the program was “D. E. A. D.”:
"@CanesFootball is dead" – Miami Hall of Famer Leon Searcy on XL Primetime pic.twitter.com/EjlxJpRxyd
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Added the former No. 1 draft choice of the Pittsburgh Steelers, “No toughness, no grit, no get-after-it, no physicalness, on both sides of the ball, offensively and defensively.”
Especially upsetting to Searcy was the current Miami program’s obsession with style over substance.
“If I see another turnover chain, pulling out the rings, when you’re down by 20 points, I’m going to light the damn suitcase on fire,” Searcy said.
"Chris Wallace covers college football for Saturday Down South. He has covered college athletics for multiple newspapers and also worked previously for Rivals.com and GolfChannel.com."
