They were passed over for the 2001 title game and got absolutely jobbed in the 2003 title game. This collection of players was the best group assembled and should have won 3 straight titles.
John Breneman yep...never liked the Canes but there is no denying they should have won the following year and would have killed Oklahoma had they rightly been put in the title game over FSU the year before. But, this was the best of the 3 teams.
@@paravecchiavince9685 much respect to you for keeping it real(seriously) because people deny that statement more often than none. I'm a HUGE Hurricane Fan,yet I'm just a much of a fan of college football overall be and I always give credit when due! And even if I don't care particularly for a program,if they put a dominant product on the field like the 2012 Alabama team...I have no problem admitting it... and I can't stand the tide!
Andre Johnson was toying with that Nebraska secondary. Best college football team I've ever seen. Vilma was everywhere on the damn field and those ball hawking DB's. Reed and Buchannan, smh.
pretty serious team.... andre johnson, wilfork, ed reed, portis, mcgahee, gore, shockey, winslow, vilma, buchanon, antrel rolle just ridiculous, honestly. Best college team of alltime in my opinion, 2001 Hurricanes
Vilma was one of the nastiest defensive guys ever. I miss guys like him on the squad at the U. This brings chills to me to this day as a fan and alumni.
Yes I totally agree with you they didn't have a weakness in any positions on that team. I went to all the home games that year at the old Orange Bowl. Most of the players on the other teams had looked exhausted by halftime. They couldn't keep up with Miami's speed. Great memories back then 🍊🏈
Miami would’ve stomped them. Not even 95 Nebraska could hang with the speed and physicality of that 2001 hurricanes squad. That was a junior NFL team out there, like grown men against little kids. The Canes were a machine. They had NFL players up and down that roster, many of whom didn’t even start in this game.
I remember watching this game when I was 19 years of age back on January 3rd, 2002, with my late mother the year she passed away. Both of us were simply stunned at the talent the Miami Hurricanes had. It's an absolute travesty that they've done to the football program. Moving from the historic Orange Bowl in Little Havana to that NFL stadium so far away. The talent that night simply shocked and overwhelmed Nebraska. The talent on that team was unreal. Andre Johnson, Vince Wilfork, Jeremy Shockey, Joaquin Gonzalez, Clinton Portis, Ed Reed I could go on and on.
2001 Miami,Fla University was a monster in college football. Johnathan Vilma Ed Reed Philip Buchanon Jeremy Shockey Clinton Portis Willis McGahee Andre Johnson Frank Gore Jarrett Payton Ken Dorsey Sean Taylor Kellen Winslow Jr Antrell Roll D.J. Williams Vince Wilfork Joaqun Gonzalez that is enough said.This college football team was full of NFL suoer stars.I salute the Cane's.Also i give the 2002 national champion Ohio St Buckeye's for beating the Hurricanes the following year.Go Cane's
I believe he was on the team but he was on the bench, that really goes to show just how stacked this team was that someone as great as him was sitting.
Greatest team ever. Its amazing/ridiculous how damn fast those Canes were. Don't want to ever hear about how fast USC or anyone in the last 20 years (to include Bama even) has been. This team was denied a chance at a title the year before and everyone knows if FSU could hold the Sooners to 13 points the Canes would have been able to as well and would have hung 40 or more on slow assed Oklahoma.. I still believe against O state that the officiating was very nfl style that night. O state held all freaking night. Oh well no one can ever take away from Canes nation the greatest team ever!
Im a HUGE hokie fan. These canes are the best team ive ever seen. Leinarts USC team is second but they couldnt beat these canes more than twice if they played ten times.
The best college football team ever without a doubt. 11 years later a dozen of these Miami players are still doing damage in the NFL every Sunday. The l_l.....
Greatest College Football Team ever assembled on both offense & defense. Not a single weakness on this team that Butch Davis recruited and built. None of Nick Saban's Alabama Teams of the 2000's could ever have beat this 1 College Football Team. They were that good ! Something like 9 - 1st round picks in the NFL from this team and probably 5 NFL Hall of Famers. They obliterated every team that year.
When Vince Wilfork, Sean Taylor, and Frank Gore are on your bench... you're pretty good. Miami's 2'nd string could have been ranked #2 in the country that year.
@@bigmoney4635 Punchers chance only. With some turnovers, miscues, and sloppy execution it's conceivable. Otherwise I have The U by something like 34-23.
Vilma, Gore, Wilfork, Rolle, Reed, Andre Johnson, Shockey, mcgahee; and a few more..damn...idk what's more insane the way they shit on every or if they would've lost lol
ReppeNThA707 Lol in ESPN 30 for 30 the U Part TWO, there is a part..I can't remember who said it, but they go 'Antrel Rolle, Sean Taylor, Vince Wilfork, Kellen Winslow, Frank Gore....and those dudes rode the BENCH' when talking about this 2001 team..unreal team at the time!
hurricanes we need to get back to these days we were one of the most succesfull programs in the country capping off 5 title (it should be six) and lets move to the sec
The 01 Canes hit soooooo hard.....BWOY we need to get back to this...erbody got punished no matter how big how small....qbs te or rb if u had the ball you KNEW ur were gunna be hit.....
those hits from vilma looked like adam sandler in the water boy! LOL he was bringing it that night......and this game should've been in the 50's or 60's at least if miami had a better coaching staff
SEAN TAYLOR was backup to ED REED.. Vince Vilfork , Frank Gore, Willis McGahee and Antrell Rolle were fucking FRESHMAN BACKUPS!!!! HOW CRAZY WAS THAT TEAM.. 17 1st rounders and 38 Drafted.. Holy shit!
Clinton Portis was a ridiculous talent. Surprised he isnt still in the league doing hsi thing like Gore and McGahee are, i think he was the best and most talented of the 3, i think he should get in the best shape of his life and go try out for a team like the steelers for next season, he could do it and do it extremely well in my opinion. Unrelated but: im surprised Braylon Edwards isnt still doing great in the nfl due to his talent and the fact he's only 29 years old. Guys a freak of nature.
I was so happy when my G-Men drafted Shockey. Unfortunately William Joseph never worked out for them. Nice to have Rolle and Phillips right now though. []_[]
I'm an Alabama fan from Alabama but this is THE BEST college football team of all time!!!! Hands down!!!!!
man, you’ve had some fun these past couple years 😂
absolutely man alabama has been great this 201 team tho? wow
This is a whole nfl team playing college players whole team is ballers ! Rip Sean Taylor love you
Nebraska never recovered from this beating. Wild
Their kickoff team was fucking terrifying
That whole team was absurdly stacked.
You had Ed Reed and Andre Johnson running down on the kickoff coverage team....LMAO!!! SICK!
@@Sandman1724 Sean Taylor too
Winslow was on it
😂😂😂😂
This was literally an NFL roster playing collage football…
Best College Football Team ever assembled.
so many NFL all pros on one team!!!! at least 3 HoF players, sheesh! the '01 Miami hurricanes were legendary
I'd say four: 1.Ed Reed
2. Frank Gore
3. Vince Wilfork
4. Andre Johnson
It would be 5 if that coward did take Sean Taylor’s life. RIP Sean!!!!
@@flxgld7096 and Jeremy Shockey
@@flxgld7096 dont forget John vilma
@@RASTAGOOB J Vilma is one of my favorite middle Lbs of all time.
But he's not and NFL HALL of famer him or Jermey Shocky
They were passed over for the 2001 title game and got absolutely jobbed in the 2003 title game. This collection of players was the best group assembled and should have won 3 straight titles.
John Breneman yep...never liked the Canes but there is no denying they should have won the following year and would have killed Oklahoma had they rightly been put in the title game over FSU the year before. But, this was the best of the 3 teams.
@@paravecchiavince9685 much respect to you for keeping it real(seriously) because people deny that statement more often than none. I'm a HUGE Hurricane Fan,yet I'm just a much of a fan of college football overall be and I always give credit when due! And even if I don't care particularly for a program,if they put a dominant product on the field like the 2012 Alabama team...I have no problem admitting it... and I can't stand the tide!
Sorry they didnt get jobbed. Game was over but refs missed first down for Ohio state. Sorry better team won
Rest in peace Keith Jackson. The best voice of college football history.
Andre Johnson was toying with that Nebraska secondary. Best college football team I've ever seen. Vilma was everywhere on the damn field and those ball hawking DB's. Reed and Buchannan, smh.
Just so loaded. That speed and strength was just simply amazing
And rolle… unfair
RIP Keith Jackson THE voice of big games
pretty serious team.... andre johnson, wilfork, ed reed, portis, mcgahee, gore, shockey, winslow, vilma, buchanon, antrel rolle
just ridiculous, honestly. Best college team of alltime in my opinion, 2001 Hurricanes
Ray Lewis?
@@steeleboy09 ray wasnt on the 01 canes
Sean taylor
Some went to win a super bowl the next year if I'm not wrong
DJ Williams was nasty to pretty good in the NFL to
Vilma was one of the nastiest defensive guys ever. I miss guys like him on the squad at the U. This brings chills to me to this day as a fan and alumni.
Greg Rousseau is a good similarity and add Shaq Quarterman and a few others
Scary he wasn’t even the best to line up at that position for Miami
😭😭 he had both those big hits on Nebraska sideline
@@unclericothacheatcode3109 wow he lead the team in tackles that year and was a big part of that defense specially during this game
Shockey was the first TE I’ve seen play that style of football. Can set the edge and run a perfect route. Amazing to watch.
Greatest college team ever. They showed out during the biggest game
95 huskers, statistically, we're twice as good. Also half of the 95 huskers schedule were top 10 teams.
@@grant8490they weren't its miami most of their guys were all stars in nfl. You are naive and probably some redneck from corn state. Lol
@@grant8490 nah its 01 Miami
Im sorry... but no. Look at the talent on this team and who they sent to the league, even better, first round draft picks. Nobody compares
Yes I totally agree with you they didn't have a weakness in any positions on that team. I went to all the home games that year at the old Orange Bowl. Most of the players on the other teams had looked exhausted by halftime. They couldn't keep up with Miami's speed. Great memories back then 🍊🏈
Miami was wanna the greatest team who ever played the game!... Man I love my city!!
I am a Florida fan but this team was the greatest team of all time. I would have loved to see them and 95 Nebraska go at it.
Miami would’ve stomped them. Not even 95 Nebraska could hang with the speed and physicality of that 2001 hurricanes squad. That was a junior NFL team out there, like grown men against little kids. The Canes were a machine. They had NFL players up and down that roster, many of whom didn’t even start in this game.
I miss Keith Jackson....nobody brought me into the college game like this dude.
How come they haven't made a movie about this team. It would be inspiring to know their story.
Remember the Titans
They had a 30 for 30 on ESPN
8:07 "Folks if you want to learn how to tackle this is it...Hat to hat perfect"
2001 football baby
Don’t use quotes, you’re paraphrasing not quoting.
I remember watching this game when I was 19 years of age back on January 3rd, 2002, with my late mother the year she passed away. Both of us were simply stunned at the talent the Miami Hurricanes had. It's an absolute travesty that they've done to the football program. Moving from the historic Orange Bowl in Little Havana to that NFL stadium so far away. The talent that night simply shocked and overwhelmed Nebraska. The talent on that team was unreal. Andre Johnson, Vince Wilfork, Jeremy Shockey, Joaquin Gonzalez, Clinton Portis, Ed Reed I could go on and on.
@mjthegreat34 Duly noted, Sir. Correcting that.
The 80s canes and this canes team will be the greatest of all time
Thank you "butch Davis" for recruiting the greatest football of all time at any level in my eyes
Oh and Vilma had the best two tackles in one game EVER in this game. They would be illegal today sadly
Nine years after your comment his tackles would have gotten him ejected
No. That 2nd one is text book perfect! No Flag.
Nearly 20 years later, #85 still feels that hit from Vilma.
2001 Miami,Fla University was a monster in college football.
Johnathan Vilma
Ed Reed
Philip Buchanon
Jeremy Shockey
Clinton Portis
Willis McGahee
Andre Johnson
Frank Gore
Jarrett Payton
Ken Dorsey
Sean Taylor
Kellen Winslow Jr
Antrell Roll
D.J. Williams
Vince Wilfork
Joaqun Gonzalez
that is enough said.This college football team was full of NFL suoer stars.I salute the Cane's.Also i give the 2002 national champion Ohio St Buckeye's for beating the Hurricanes the following year.Go Cane's
Sean Taylor, Bryant McKinney, DJ Williams, William Joseph, Jerome McDougle!
John Breneman I don't think Taylor was on this team cause he came out in the '04 draft. I could be wrong
I believe he was on the team but he was on the bench, that really goes to show just how stacked this team was that someone as great as him was sitting.
He was...him and and Frank Gore were Freshman along with Vince Wilfork
@@ItsDJNuName HE was Freshman and he left 2003
shel2185 he was a freshman in 01
I’m a Georgia fan, but can’t deny the greatness of this team. Much respect for the players on this team. They had heart like no other
6:23 unbelievable how fast that special teams gets to the ball.
i would love to see this team against any of nick saban' s Alabama teams
01 Miami would dominate
He wouldn't!
They would all get crushed.
Now this was the golden era of college football when Miami Hurricanes was so dominant
It was just absurd how deep they were. They had Portis, McGahee, Frank Gore even Walter Payton’s son Jared all on this team
And that was just at running back position
Absolutely dominant squad and hands down the best team ever. 38 players drafted by the NFL
Best College Football team ever!!!
Nope, it’s the 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers
@@cwhalesss1071 think again even ESPN said this is the best team to assemble
Probably the best team I've ever seen. Would love to have seen them go at it w/ the '99 Noles though.
mharley284 this was a NFL team playing in college. Their roster was unreal.
01-02 Miami would have taken a big old shit down the 99 noles hole
THIS TEAM WAS SCARRY GOOD
HANDS DOWN THE GREATEST COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM OF ALLTIME"🙌" 2001 MIAMI HURRICANES & COACHING STAFF#1 🎤
Greatest team ever. Its amazing/ridiculous how damn fast those Canes were. Don't want to ever hear about how fast USC or anyone in the last 20 years (to include Bama even) has been. This team was denied a chance at a title the year before and everyone knows if FSU could hold the Sooners to 13 points the Canes would have been able to as well and would have hung 40 or more on slow assed Oklahoma.. I still believe against O state that the officiating was very nfl style that night. O state held all freaking night. Oh well no one can ever take away from Canes nation the greatest team ever!
They were on the 10 yard line by the time the punt returner caught the ball. You don’t see that often.
@@johnolson5538 The great south Florida speed burners. Greatest team ever.
they win in 2000. The national title was at the Orange Bowl. BCS robbed Miami in 2000, robbed Oregon in 2001 and well a ref robbed Miami in 2002 lmfao
Man…I miss Keith Jackson. What a legend
Best team that ever played college football
Im a HUGE hokie fan. These canes are the best team ive ever seen. Leinarts USC team is second but they couldnt beat these canes more than twice if they played ten times.
95 neb is goat
@@jacobpulse4465 🐐 these Nuts!
@@flxgld7096 those nfl players sure had a rough time with Boston college and v tech..95=goat
I’m a Sooner fan, but the 2005 Texas team was the best imo. 2000 Oklahoma could be thrown into the argument too
ManOfSteele09 the team the canes were cheated out of destroying ? Nah 2000 sooners wouldn’t have had a chance , 05 horns though 🤔 maybe
Having this many ballers on one team should be illegal.
Look at Alabama the last 6 years, it’s the same thing but Florida produces the best football players period 🤷🏾♂️
The greatest college team ever
Keith Jackson:"Johnathan Vilma any prediction on tonight's game with Nebraska"?
Johnathan Vilma:"PAIN"!
Clubber lane from Rocky III Reference
I guess this was some kind of payback for how Nebraska man handled Florida in 95. Vilma was a literal monster out there for Miami. Damn.
This is probably the closest we’ll ever get to seeing what it would be like for an NFL team to play the best college team.
the 01' canes were ridiculous. johnson, shockey, vilma, winslow, portis, reed. what a great team.
this might have been the best college football team of all time
This game was over in the 1st quarter!! My Canes !! Miss all those guys!!
Gore was the best of the three. He was the starter before tearing his knee. the first of 3x while in college.
17 1st rounders 😳 greatest cfb team ever
i want to see 04 USC play this team. it would have been the best game ever
What a complete beat down. Future All-Pros against an above-average college team. 2001 UM the best college team of all time.
I'm a Husker fan but we were so over matched it's not even funny! Our guys looked so intimated it was crazy
"here are the Canes ! THe hurricanes of Miami ! " goosbumps from Keith Jackson...RIP
One best college football team ever
“Hat to hat” 😂😂... oh how the game has changed
The best college football team ever without a doubt. 11 years later a dozen of these Miami players are still doing damage in the NFL every Sunday. The l_l.....
No team ever would beat this team
Greatest College Football Team ever assembled on both offense & defense. Not a single weakness on this team that Butch Davis recruited and built. None of Nick Saban's Alabama Teams of the 2000's could ever have beat this 1 College Football Team. They were that good ! Something like 9 - 1st round picks in the NFL from this team and probably 5 NFL Hall of Famers. They obliterated every team that year.
When Vince Wilfork, Sean Taylor, and Frank Gore are on your bench... you're pretty good. Miami's 2'nd string could have been ranked #2 in the country that year.
Lain Iwakura LSU fans actually think their 2019 team could beat 2001 Miami
@@bigmoney4635 Punchers chance only. With some turnovers, miscues, and sloppy execution it's conceivable. Otherwise I have The U by something like 34-23.
@@lainiwakura4678 just look at what Joe burrow Jamarr chase and Justin Jefferson doing n the nfl rn
@@bigmoney4635 it'd certainly be a game worth watching. LSU 2019 could do it but I'd have Miami as at least a touchdown favorite in that match-up.
@@emmettcleere1205 they barely beat Boston College and VT that year and played a weak big east schedule and you think LSU won’t give them a run.
Definitely miss Keith Jackson calling college football games!
i'm a usc fan...i got a lot of respect for the U...i love those two johnathan vilma hits at the end.
The 2001 Miami Hurricanes were the most stacked team in ncca history. They were pretty much an nfl team
Vilma, Gore, Wilfork, Rolle, Reed, Andre Johnson, Shockey, mcgahee; and a few more..damn...idk what's more insane the way they shit on every or if they would've lost lol
ReppeNThA707 Lol in ESPN 30 for 30 the U Part TWO, there is a part..I can't remember who said it, but they go 'Antrel Rolle, Sean Taylor, Vince Wilfork, Kellen Winslow, Frank Gore....and those dudes rode the BENCH' when talking about this 2001 team..unreal team at the time!
ReppeNThA707 Plus Portis, Dorsey, Buchanan, McDougle.
Sadly those 2 monster hits by Vilma would had been classified as “targeting”, if they had taken place in today’s game. 🥴🥴🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️
It’s like watching an NFL team vs a college team
hurricanes we need to get back to these days we were one of the most succesfull programs in the country capping off 5 title (it should be six) and lets move to the sec
Greatest team ever. .period.
Most stacked team ever. Their bench is a top 5 team.
Greatest college team ever
My cousin was the punter for Nebraska in this game Kyle Larson #19
It's crazy how that announcer said the Vilma hit was the perfect hit "hat to hat". Man they'd kick him out so fast now. I get understand though
Best college football team EVER!
This Miami team beats any college football team ever. The LSU team would be beat up.
In my opinion the greatest college football team in history hands down!!! And this is coming from a Gators fan.
Bada$$es on OF and DF, that qb for Neb should have never won the heisman that year, Miami 2001 team was the Greatest Team of all time.
This fucking squad was stacked !!! OP af
Nebraska was completely overmatched. This was a good team playing a great team
Andre Johnson just could not be stopped
Best college team ever and best program ever the U!!! We had our best players on Special teams that's how good we where.
Miami 01
Nebraska 95
LSU 19
Imo the best college teams to ever play
The 01 Canes hit soooooo hard.....BWOY we need to get back to this...erbody got punished no matter how big how small....qbs te or rb if u had the ball you KNEW ur were gunna be hit.....
The greatest team to ever be assembled
"please pick up the ball"....so smooth
could watch these guys play for hours
This team was flat scary across the boards.
Probably the best college football team of all times
Vilma will suffer from CTE... just check his hits out. Dang. He was a beast but nowadays that is sickly .
Greatest team of all time 2001 miami hurricanes
Andre johnson is a quality receiver.he plays for the Houston Texans.
Miami need to go back to this I know it ain’t 2001 no more but it’s been too long
Yes, this was the best year ever to watch the U!! :)
those hits from vilma looked like adam sandler in the water boy! LOL he was bringing it that night......and this game should've been in the 50's or 60's at least if miami had a better coaching staff
SEAN TAYLOR was backup to ED REED.. Vince Vilfork , Frank Gore, Willis McGahee and Antrell Rolle were fucking FRESHMAN BACKUPS!!!!
HOW CRAZY WAS THAT TEAM.. 17 1st rounders and 38 Drafted.. Holy shit!
Vilma is a friggin beast!!
Those special teams plays are where you really see the difference (I mean you see it on every play but damn) like grown men vs boys
Best cfb team in history. Nebraska fans. Don't feel bad. This miami team wouldve beaten a couple nfl teams. No one would've beaten this team.
Clinton Portis was a ridiculous talent.
Surprised he isnt still in the league doing hsi thing like Gore and McGahee are, i think he was the best and most talented of the 3, i think he should get in the best shape of his life and go try out for a team like the steelers for next season, he could do it and do it extremely well in my opinion.
Unrelated but: im surprised Braylon Edwards isnt still doing great in the nfl due to his talent and the fact he's only 29 years old. Guys a freak of nature.
Fr the University of Miami made them put that targeting rule into effect 😊
I was so happy when my G-Men drafted Shockey. Unfortunately William Joseph never worked out for them. Nice to have Rolle and Phillips right now though. []_[]