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U.S Online News: CORAL GABLES, Fla. - Miami fired coach Randy Shannon on Saturday night, hours after the Hurricanes finished a 7-5 regular season that began with championship expectations.

Athletic director Kirby Hocutt made the call.

"We have made a decision to seek new leadership for our football program," Hocutt said in a release. "Our expectations are to compete for championships and return to the top of the college football world."
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U.S Online News: Miami’s loss to South Florida on Saturday didn’t get Randy Shannon fired -- four years of mediocrity did.

The embarrassing 23-20 loss to the Bulls of the Big East was just one more glaring blemish the UM administration couldn’t ignore -- especially on a day when rival Florida State was basking in the glory of beating up on Florida and celebrating a trip to the ACC championship game in Jimbo Fisher’s first season.In four seasons under Shannon, Miami failed to win the Coastal Division, has yet to win a bowl game, and is 3-4 against BCS opponents from the state of Florida. Meanwhile, it took one season under Fisher for the Seminoles to earn the title of state champs. It was only a matter of time before Shannon was held accountable at a program whose standard is five national titles.

None of Shannon’s 28 wins were all that memorable. Some of his 22 losses, though, were hard to forget.

Once again, Virginia handed the Canes one of their most embarrassing losses of the season. In 2007, it was the 48-0 loss in the final game at the Orange Bowl. This year, it was a 24-19 loss in Charlottesville to a team that had yet to win a conference game. There was also the 31-7 collapse last year at Virginia Tech.

The highlight of Shannon’s coaching career at Miami just might have been this year’s win over Butch Davis -- the first time he was able to beat Miami’s former coach since both took over their respective programs. Maybe it was the win over then-ranked No. 8 Oklahoma last year, but it wasn’t the same Oklahoma team without Sam Bradford.

The bottom line is that none of those 28 wins amounted to anything in the postseason. And Miami fans have grown tired of it. Week after week this season, somebody takes a snapshot of an empty Sun Life Stadium and it makes its way around Twitter. It’s been embarrassing to the program and the ACC, but it’s not like Shannon has given the fan base much to cheer about.
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No. 4 Boise State lost in overtime at No. 19 Nevada last night 34-31, effectively ending the Broncos' BCS title dreams. Kicker Kyle Brotzman, the leading scorer in WAC history, barely missed a 26-yard field goal try at the end of regulation and then another from 29 yards in overtime to seal the losing result.

Boise State's championships hopes were already on life support. Earlier on Friday, No. 2 Auburn came from behind to defeat No. 11 Alabama, and No. 1 Oregon overcame an early deficit to rip No. 21 Arizona.

Some say the loss to Nevada, another ranked WAC team, is good for future title runs. It legitimizes Boise State's opposition, and perhaps voters won't sneeze at their accomplishments the next time they run the table. But Nevada's win was unconvincing. They needed good fortune and a raucous home crowd to knock off Boise State. A complete domination might better support the "legitimate competition" argument.

Speaking of legitimate competition, after the game Nevada coach Chris Ault had a message for the pollsters: his team, and his defeated opponent, could line up against any BCS school in the country.

Unfortunately, most voters already know that. They're aware that Boise State, TCU, and even Nevada are very good teams. Instead, Ault, and other non-AQ coaches, need to convince voters that their conferences have depth.

What separate the SEC from the WAC is the week-to-week grind. In the last six weeks, for example, Auburn has faced three top-12 teams. Had Boise State survived Nevada that would have been an impressive feat; but Auburn has to withstand those challenges on a weekly basis in the second half of the season. There's something to be said for strength of schedule.
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No. 4 Boise State lost in overtime at No. 19 Nevada last night 34-31, effectively ending the Broncos’ BCS title dreams. Kicker Kyle Brotzman, the leading scorer in WAC history, barely missed a 26-yard field goal try at the end of regulation and then another from 29 yards in overtime to seal the losing result.
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