D_Canes
Redshirt Freshman
- Joined
- Nov 7, 2011
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2006 was the year things began to slide towards mediocrity. Some on here know more about inside the administration and can add that point-of-view but I can point out the obvious. I have 3:
1. Sub-par Coaching - Coker, Shannon, Golden, Richt, Diaz. The only big-time coach there is Richt and he was on the semi-retirement train while he was here. Even then, he posted a 10-3 season. The 4 coaches before those? Butch, Erickson, Jimmy Johnson and Schnellenberger. STRONG.
2. Major Sanctions - In 2011, Nevin fired a howitzer missile at the program and hit it directly. Canes were already on the slide but this impacted Golden's tenure before it even began. Those sanctions set us back a decade.
3. Change in the Recruiting Landscape - Programs upped the ante on facilities and accommodations in major money programs. Big sell for South Florida athletes who have terrible facilities at their local high schools. Also, I believe technology has a lot to do with recruiting. In 1994 I went from Dade County to Tennessee to play college football. Making the decision to go away came with the difficult reality that I wouldn't get to see my family except for Christmas and Summer. Since the iphone and Facetime, that's no longer the case. South Florida athletes can now see their Momma every day on their screen and that is a game-changer.
Those are the major reasons I see. Many people here can offer further insights. Here are the results since 2002:
1. Sub-par Coaching - Coker, Shannon, Golden, Richt, Diaz. The only big-time coach there is Richt and he was on the semi-retirement train while he was here. Even then, he posted a 10-3 season. The 4 coaches before those? Butch, Erickson, Jimmy Johnson and Schnellenberger. STRONG.
2. Major Sanctions - In 2011, Nevin fired a howitzer missile at the program and hit it directly. Canes were already on the slide but this impacted Golden's tenure before it even began. Those sanctions set us back a decade.
3. Change in the Recruiting Landscape - Programs upped the ante on facilities and accommodations in major money programs. Big sell for South Florida athletes who have terrible facilities at their local high schools. Also, I believe technology has a lot to do with recruiting. In 1994 I went from Dade County to Tennessee to play college football. Making the decision to go away came with the difficult reality that I wouldn't get to see my family except for Christmas and Summer. Since the iphone and Facetime, that's no longer the case. South Florida athletes can now see their Momma every day on their screen and that is a game-changer.
Those are the major reasons I see. Many people here can offer further insights. Here are the results since 2002: