Crazy4thecanes
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Travis Haney, ESPN Staff Writer
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In the span of 60 minutes, with Clemson scoring at will in a quarter-populated stadium, Al Golden went from in trouble to doomed at Miami.
Next Week Now examines where the Hurricanes go from here -- Durham, N.C., to play Duke, most immediately -- and which programs will be next to join Maryland and USC in firing their coaches. In talking with coaches, agents and administrators, it was already likely the job at Miami was going to come open.
Then came the worst loss in school history.
The Tigers led 42-0 at the half. The starters sat early in the third quarter. It could have been far worse than the final score of 58-0.
Postgame, a Clemson assistant coach said he was appreciative that so many recruits were able to see the Tigers’ win in person. The problem with that for Miami (and the rest of the league): The recruits were invited by Miami.
On Saturday, "if" became "when" for Golden.
“That’s it, isn’t it?” an agent texted me during the game.
“Has to be.”
School officials told ESPN’s Brett McMurphy that a decision on Golden is not imminent, but those things have a way of changing once donors and administrators get involved. Coaches I texted later Saturday were not expecting Golden to make it through November.
Miami plays this week at 6-1 Duke, which a coach described a few weeks ago as the biggest coaching mismatch in the ACC.
“It’s not fair,” he said of David Cutcliffe’s ability to perennially overachieve -- and Golden’s penchant for doing the opposite.
Miami (4-3, 1-2 ACC) needs just two wins for bowl eligibility, but that isn’t the baseline standard for a proud program such as The U. Seeing how far the Canes are from being a top-shelf ACC team had to have been jarring for anyone clinging to hope about Golden and his regime.
Where will Miami look? I’ve been told by those who know the program that the private school will have only $3 million per year to pay a new coach. That limits the options.
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In the span of 60 minutes, with Clemson scoring at will in a quarter-populated stadium, Al Golden went from in trouble to doomed at Miami.
Next Week Now examines where the Hurricanes go from here -- Durham, N.C., to play Duke, most immediately -- and which programs will be next to join Maryland and USC in firing their coaches. In talking with coaches, agents and administrators, it was already likely the job at Miami was going to come open.
Then came the worst loss in school history.
The Tigers led 42-0 at the half. The starters sat early in the third quarter. It could have been far worse than the final score of 58-0.
Postgame, a Clemson assistant coach said he was appreciative that so many recruits were able to see the Tigers’ win in person. The problem with that for Miami (and the rest of the league): The recruits were invited by Miami.
On Saturday, "if" became "when" for Golden.
“That’s it, isn’t it?” an agent texted me during the game.
“Has to be.”
School officials told ESPN’s Brett McMurphy that a decision on Golden is not imminent, but those things have a way of changing once donors and administrators get involved. Coaches I texted later Saturday were not expecting Golden to make it through November.
Miami plays this week at 6-1 Duke, which a coach described a few weeks ago as the biggest coaching mismatch in the ACC.
“It’s not fair,” he said of David Cutcliffe’s ability to perennially overachieve -- and Golden’s penchant for doing the opposite.
Miami (4-3, 1-2 ACC) needs just two wins for bowl eligibility, but that isn’t the baseline standard for a proud program such as The U. Seeing how far the Canes are from being a top-shelf ACC team had to have been jarring for anyone clinging to hope about Golden and his regime.
Where will Miami look? I’ve been told by those who know the program that the private school will have only $3 million per year to pay a new coach. That limits the options.
