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CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- No one could have seen this coming.That is, except Howard Schnellenberger.Miami was the epitome of mediocre in the 1970s, spending only six weeks of that decade as a nationally ranked team. The Hurricanes best single-season record in those 10 years was only 6-5. They went through seven coaches in the decade, and went to zero bowl games. And their record against ranked teams in that stretch was a putrid 4-32.I think its evident, Schnellenberger said, that there was room for improvement.And how.Led by Schnellenberger, who went from sounding slightly overzealous when he got hired at Miami and talked about winning a national title to sounding totally prophetic when he made it happen. With three national titles in the 1980s -- all under different coaches, each of whom had a role in planting the seeds for what became five titles in a 19-season stretch -- the Hurricanes owned the decade.They werent in the most Associated Press football polls in the 1980s, nor did they have the most wins.But they were the only team with three titles in the decade, and in the words of Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Irvin, they accomplished something even more meaningful.What we did then still holds up, said Irvin, a Hurricanes legend whose son now plays at Miami. The University of Miami changed the game of college football in the 1980s.They were bold and brash, too much for many pundits. It was national news when they got off the plane for the Fiesta Bowl at the end of the 1986 season wearing military fatigues. Miami wasnt exactly an endearing city at that time, probably best known in those days for what people were seeing on Miami Vice more than anything else.The Hurricanes changed that.Georgia, Clemson, Penn State, BYU, Oklahoma and Notre Dame also won titles during the 1980s, but no one got more than Miamis three (and it could have easily been more). They had some help -- the first two national titles were won in what essentially were home games at the Orange Bowl, and the 1983 crown likely wouldnt have been theirs at all if Nebraska hadnt gone for a 2-point conversion late in what became Miamis 31-30 championship-securing win over the Cornhuskers.The biggest win in the history of our program, said former Miami offensive line coach Art Kehoe.How different were the 1980s from the 1970s for Miami?In the `70s, the Hurricanes record was 42-67.In the `80s, it was 99-20. Their worst record in that decade -- 8-5 in Jimmy Johnsons first season, 1984 -- topped their best record from any season in the previous decade.Its a blessing. It really is, Irvin said. It is amazing, amazing when you step back and think about it.BEST PROGRAMSNebraska appeared in 98.76 percent of all polls taken.Oklahoma, 85.09 percent.Alabama, 81.37 percent.(Notable: Miami won three national titles in the decade, Penn State won two, and yet neither appeared in as many polls as the Cornhuskers, Sooners or Crimson Tide.)BEST RIVALRYMiami-Notre Dame. In 1985, there was the 58-7 Hurricane romp that brought the Gerry Faust era in South Bend to a most unceremonious end. In 1988, there was the so-called Catholics vs. Convicts matchup, a game where Notre Dame won 31-30 and Miami fans still insist that Cleveland Gary scored on a play that was ruled a fumble at the Irish 1. In 1989, there was Miamis 3rd-and-43 conversion for a first down. Theres deeper-rooted rivalries all over college football, but in the `80s Irish vs. Hurricanes was appointment television.MAIN TAKEAWAYThere were plenty of great seasons turned in by teams in the 1980s -- Georgia (1980), Clemson (1981), BYU (1984), Penn State (1986), Miami (1987) and Notre Dame (1988) all went unbeaten. But even while Nebraska and Oklahoma were consistently strong, it was Miami that went from also-rans to pariah almost overnight. The Hurricanes success helped further open South Floridas fertile recruiting grounds as well, since most schools were quick studies in figuring out that players from the Miami area were largely the backbone of the schools rapid rise.---Online:More on the APs Top 100 retrospective: http://collegefootball.ap.org/ap-poll-all-time Stan Smith Schoenen Sale . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams. Stan Smith Korting . Westbrook has missed 27 games since having a procedure on Dec. 27 to deal with swelling in his injured right knee — the third operation on the knee in nine months. http://www.yeezybelgie.com/belgie-yeezy-boost-350.html .Y. -- Canadas Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse have another World Cup gold medal after winning the two-women bobsled race on Saturday in Lake Placid, N. Yeezy Boost 350 V2 Kopen Goedkoop . How great will be revealed in the next couple of days at the board of governors meeting in Pebble Beach, Calif. Yeezy Winkel Belgie . Reassurance came from Paul Tesori, his caddie and close friend whose newborn son is in intensive care in a Florida hospital. "Paul sent me a text this morning, just told me he loved me and wanted to go out and fight as hard as I would any other day," Simpson said Sunday after doing just that. If North Carolina was hoping to get some indication of how much its run defense may have improved since the late-season collapse a year ago, the Tar Heels couldnt have asked for any better measure than what they figure to get when they take on Georgia Saturday in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff game in the Georgia Dome.Coach Kirby Smart has pronounced the 18th-ranked Bulldogs star running back, Nick Chubb, recovered from the knee injury that sidelined him at midseason last year and ready for the opener against the No. 22 Tar Heels (ESPN, 5:30 p.m. ET).We feel good about Nick, Smart said. He feels great is ready to go. He wont be on a pitch count by any means.Chubb has rushed for nearly 2,300 yards in just 14 career starts over the last two seasons and will be an immediate challenge for North Carolina. The Tar Heels defense gave up 319 yards on the ground in their loss to Clemson in the ACC title game and a whopping 645 to Baylor in their bowl loss.I definitely think thats something that teams are going to test us on, because of how we played in the Baylor game, and some of the games we had last year where running backs were able to get leaky yardage, junior linebacker Caysson Collins said, leaky yardage being defensive coordinator Gene Chiziks term for yards after contact.dddddddddddd We had that a lot last year, so thats something we want to cut back on.North Carolina will be starting a new quarterback when junior Mitch Trubisky takes over for Marquise Williams after serving as Williams backup the last two years, but Smart played it coy until Thursday.Senior Greyson Lambert, who started off-and-on last season, edged highly-touted freshman quarterback Jacob Eason. Media reports had indicated Eason was the favorite, but Smart stood firm through camp that there was no favorite.Lambert threw 12 interceptions with two interceptions last season, but struggled against quality competition. The Georgia faithful are eager to see Eason, who was one of the top pro-style quarterback recruits in the 2016 recruiting class.Smart said early in fall camp that two quarterbacks could play effectively.The former Nick Saban assistant also followed Sabans lead in selecting experience over hype in a high-profile opening game. ' ' '