Listening to Mike Rumph speak even about Herbert lets you know he had nothing to do with that kid coming here.
He basically said we got Herbert by default (which is true)...but a kid you coached...Mark Richt basically had to swoop in and seal...not trying to beat him up but ****.....he seems to have no fight. And how the **** was Herbert allll about uf and Michigan...how sway?. You were the coach over there..you aint sold em on the u?.
I definitely believe the rumor that dude was bashing UM when he was at AH. Sure, it was probably toward the previous staff and not the school as a whole, but it is what it is. Nothing else makes sense really.
I think the truth is in the middle. The relationship was bad, I know that. American Heritage has been a problem for us since before he got there.
FWIW, I don't know the specifics, but all indications are he tried to give the previous staff his perspective on what might help and they expressed little interest in return.
I believe that relationship soured early in both directions. As we've heard with Artie Burns and Tracy Howard, the NFL consensus was we had talent but didn't coach it up a lick. That cannot sit well with a former DB who made his 1st round paycheck at UM.
Did he bash UM? From Golden's perspective, probably. From his perspective, at some point his top priority is the kids on his team, not a lame duck staff who isn't developing elite kids.
.....heading to the nearest frat party after signing day.
