Apparently Al Golden just got fired...
http://www.hurricanesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=28700&ATCLID=210450744
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Maybe Breaking....The "Golden Era" in Miami is over
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I liked all their fans I met last year. I am hoping they get a slam dunk hire. Would like to see them return to prominence but it may not be realistic.
Yeah, same here. I enjoyed their fans, and I've always been a fan of The U...since LONG before they became a conference rival.
They as of right now have the 2nd most attractive open job behind Southern Cal....I would still put them ahead of South Carolina...
The players must of totally quit on Golden. Clemson is not that good to beat them 58-0. Hell, the 'Canes played FSU down to the wire. Golden obviously wasn't a good fit but who has been down there in a long while?
Their current recruiting class is in the top 10. What has been the problem? I think for one thing it's hard trying to live up to their dominate past. USC is going through the same thing since the Pete Carroll days.
One must wonder if something like this is going on with Bobby Petrino. Most if not all fans of college football assumed his second stint here would be like the first in terms of the offense. Well, one and half years in it looks nothing like those days. The longer it takes for Petrino to find that again, the sooner he may find himself in Al Golden's shoes. I'm not predicting it or saying it's likely.
It's just hard to get back something you used to have. Miami still is waiting.
Their current recruiting class is in the top 10. What has been the problem? I think for one thing it's hard trying to live up to their dominate past. USC is going through the same thing since the Pete Carroll days.
One must wonder if something like this is going on with Bobby Petrino. Most if not all fans of college football assumed his second stint here would be like the first in terms of the offense. Well, one and half years in it looks nothing like those days. The longer it takes for Petrino to find that again, the sooner he may find himself in Al Golden's shoes. I'm not predicting it or saying it's likely.
It's just hard to get back something you used to have. Miami still is waiting.
The fan base is loyal, but it is small, and they don't travel.
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Charlie Strong not interested in the Miami job:
http://espn.go.com/college-football...orns-says-not-interested-miami-hurricanes-job
http://espn.go.com/college-football...orns-says-not-interested-miami-hurricanes-job
If I'm reading his exact quotes (not the author's interpretation), Coach Strong never says he is not interested. He says the usual coach speak about having the best job in the country and being focused on his current job. We've all heard these words before...before a coach leaves for said job.
True but it makes no sense for him to leave Texas....getting paid $5 Million a year...Miami can't match that...plus as of right now his job appears to be safe.
Oh, I agree. Miami is a difficultly place for a coach to succeed these days. And Texas is leaps and bounds a better program than The U currently is. But, I'm not sure Coach Strong's job is safe "enough" in HIS mind. Before the OU game, he was getting a TON of heat. In the end, I was just pointing out Coach Strong has NOT said he isn't interested; he's simply thrown out the usual coach speak to quiet the home folks. We heard plenty of it here In regards to the Tennessee and Texas openings. Yet, he interviewed for one, and accepted the other...which BTW, I have no issue with. They are two very good programs with great support.
As far as Petrino getting the Ville back to where he had them before, I do believe he will and maybe better. Strong left him a good D but not a lot on O and most all of Strong's guys are gone. The team this year is too young on the O but they are getting better, they played one of the best D's
in the country in B.C.! It is getting there and will continue to get better.
in the country in B.C.! It is getting there and will continue to get better.
