[Lefty Noob]

Sounds like Tropical Storm Ernesto is fixing to make life difficult for the Miami Hurricanes.

Hurricanes prepping for Florida State, with eye on Ernesto - NCAAF - Yahoo! Sports
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) -- Getting ready for a season-opening matchup with No. 12 Florida State is daunting enough for 11th-ranked Miami.

Now, the threat of Tropical Storm Ernesto will make that chore even tougher.

University officials have canceled classes until Thursday in anticipation of the storm, which could begin lashing South Florida with up to 10 inches of rain and sustained winds of 50 mph or more sometime Tuesday or Wednesday.

The Hurricanes will practice again Tuesday morning, long before Ernesto's anticipated arrival, then probably won't resume workouts until at least Thursday -- an interruption that Miami coach Larry Coker didn't want to see coming.

"I was concerned about football practice," Coker said after Monday's workout. "But I still see a lot of the blue tarps on roofs and people still living in FEMA trailers from past hurricanes. I guess that really puts it all in perspective. We're going to make sure to have our players safe and our staff safe."

Florida State visits Miami on Monday night. The storm will be long gone by then, and -- barring any unforeseen major problems -- the game is expected to be played as scheduled.

Obviously, the football game has to be the furthest thing from any of their minds. How do you try to prepare for a foe like Florida State under circumstances like these?