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By Michael Casagrande Sun Sentinel
They might may not be names most Miamians want their coaches compared to, but this is a complement.
Trust me. It's a good thing.
In an interview with the Sun Sentinel, CBS recruiting expert Tom Lemming said UM coach Al Golden is getting close to rebuilding the Hurricane empire. Getting the NCAA case out of the way is a big part of that, but he's done extremely well bringing top talent to the embattled program.
Then Lemming said it.
“As soon as this clears up, the recruiting should be great,” he said. “Miami will be back to being a powerhouse, I think. Golden is a younger version of Nick Saban and Urban Meyer and he’s recruited very, very well considering this is swirling around.”
Yep, he compared the Hurricane coach to the widely-hated former Dolphins coach and the equally disliked ex-Gator.
He meant that as a positive considering they're both ace recruiters. Oh, and they combined to win six of the last 10 national titles. Golden is 18 years younger than Saban (61) and five years shy of Meyer (48).
Lemming went on to say Miami will be much better off when the sanctions eventually come down in its 22-month long investigation in the Nevin Shapiro matter.
It will allow Miami to paint a more concise picture of the program's future and quiet outside negativity.
"Believe me, colleges will use anything to help benefit themselves in recruiting so they were using that against Miami like crazy," Lemming said. "If that gives you any indication how good Al Golden is as recruiter, he still did well.
"They were pounding away at Miami — particularly Florida and Florida State. They tried to smear the school to players and it worked on some kids. In recruiting, there is no loyalty. There is no fairness. It's all about acquiring as much talent as possible. If a school has any kind of little thing — and this is a big thing — they will definitely use it against Miami."
With a few weeks remaining until signing day, Miami has the No. 27 recruiting class in 247Sports.com's composite ranking of all the other services.
They might may not be names most Miamians want their coaches compared to, but this is a complement.
Trust me. It's a good thing.
In an interview with the Sun Sentinel, CBS recruiting expert Tom Lemming said UM coach Al Golden is getting close to rebuilding the Hurricane empire. Getting the NCAA case out of the way is a big part of that, but he's done extremely well bringing top talent to the embattled program.
Then Lemming said it.
“As soon as this clears up, the recruiting should be great,” he said. “Miami will be back to being a powerhouse, I think. Golden is a younger version of Nick Saban and Urban Meyer and he’s recruited very, very well considering this is swirling around.”
Yep, he compared the Hurricane coach to the widely-hated former Dolphins coach and the equally disliked ex-Gator.
He meant that as a positive considering they're both ace recruiters. Oh, and they combined to win six of the last 10 national titles. Golden is 18 years younger than Saban (61) and five years shy of Meyer (48).
Lemming went on to say Miami will be much better off when the sanctions eventually come down in its 22-month long investigation in the Nevin Shapiro matter.
It will allow Miami to paint a more concise picture of the program's future and quiet outside negativity.
"Believe me, colleges will use anything to help benefit themselves in recruiting so they were using that against Miami like crazy," Lemming said. "If that gives you any indication how good Al Golden is as recruiter, he still did well.
"They were pounding away at Miami — particularly Florida and Florida State. They tried to smear the school to players and it worked on some kids. In recruiting, there is no loyalty. There is no fairness. It's all about acquiring as much talent as possible. If a school has any kind of little thing — and this is a big thing — they will definitely use it against Miami."
With a few weeks remaining until signing day, Miami has the No. 27 recruiting class in 247Sports.com's composite ranking of all the other services.
