Don't Forget Al Golden is ND's DC

[CaneFan79]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nc...reaking-down-the-loss-to-stanford/ar-AA130Ttf

Tommy Rees may be getting most heat, but our other former HC struggled as a DC yesterday (along with Manny getting Blanket Party'd in Ann Arbor). Ahh, such joy

 

[TemplarCane]

Hold team to 16 points, I think you should win. No?

 

[BeachCanes]

Their defense is solid. They held Ohio State to 21 and I believe UNC to 30.

 

[Category69]

I believe we're over 30 points average per team now in CFB. They scored 16 points, McDouble was the least of their worries that game IMO.

 

[SCarolina Ibis]

Baker is the DC at Missouri. He's allowing the most points between the 3 of them, but the fewest yards.

And just for kicks, no D is LB coach at Wisconsin. No clue how that unit looks though.

 

[Geddy Lee]

Al is a better DC than Manny. Manny got bent the **** over yesterday.

 

[Hurracanes]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nc...reaking-down-the-loss-to-stanford/ar-AA130Ttf

Tommy Rees may be getting most heat, but our other former HC struggled as a DC yesterday (along with Manny getting Blanket Party'd in Ann Arbor). Ahh, such joy

Golden sucks donkey **** but you’re reaching here.

 

[Zbrod95]

Al is a better DC than Manny. Manny got bent the **** over yesterday.

I agree with this. Al’s problem was that he left his D up to No’D and refused to fire him.

 

[Insanecane]

Al Golden actually recruited solid talent, he was just too stubborn *cough* to modernize his defense to the players he had.

 

[Negro-Wan Kanobi]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nc...reaking-down-the-loss-to-stanford/ar-AA130Ttf

Tommy Rees may be getting most heat, but our other former HC struggled as a DC yesterday (along with Manny getting Blanket Party'd in Ann Arbor). Ahh, such joy

**** him, but this ain't it.

 

[[]_[]nique]

Al Golden actually recruited solid talent, he was just too stubborn *cough* to modernize his defense to the players he had.

This can be true and false at the same time.

 

[CaneFan79]

32 pts by UNC and 26 its by Marshall...Does Dabo drop 58 on him again?

 

[blushrts]

Al is a ****, but if you hold someone under 20, you should win. This is on their offense.

 

[supersaiyanshel]

Their defense is actually pretty good. Especially w Freeman there as well.

 

[Handsome Squidbum]

I agree with this. Al’s problem was that he left his D up to No’D and refused to fire him.

It was Goldens 3-4. DNo just ran it. Next guy would have probably called it the same too. ( Like Gattis is running Cristobals O- can replace Gattis but will just get another like him). I think the biggest problem is Golden wanted to run a traditional 3-4 with big heavy players and was bulking them up and they were losing their speed.

By contrast you can look at the 3-4 Aranda ran had much lighter players. Godchaux was his NT in 2016 at LSU and he wasn't even 300 lbs. Arandas 3-4 focused on speed and aggression. By design, Golden had a read and react 3-4. It absolutely required a heavy DL that controlled gaps and let the LBs diagnose the play. Just a bad fit for S Fl athletes.

Golden could have been successful with a different flavor of 3-4 but he didn't adapt it to the players he had and it got him fired. Hmmm... I wonder if that is relevant today...

 

[Geddy Lee]

I agree with this. Al’s problem was that he left his D up to No’D and refused to fire him.

Yep I knew it from game 1 that this d would be an issue at least for 2 years and Al still rolled with his buddy. The offenses were good enough. Jedd was solid here.

 

[Empirical Cane]

NDs losses aren't on him.

Making a case fire HC and replace him with Golden.

 

[nickster]

I am not an Al Golden fan but when he came to UM in he was not aware of THE CRIPPLING SANCTIONS that were going to be levied against the UM football program. He was blindsided and that was brutal. I don't think he was a terrible coach but his relationship with D'Onofrio and the sanctions killed him.

 

[JHallCanes]

Why did I never realize he was Wally Cleaver? @RVACane

 

[section9]

Someone post the Tech goal line “stand” pic again.

Ages like milk.