All of the backlash is the fear of it being true. Our defense is putrid and has been for a long time. Golden has made zero changes on the defensive side in 3 years. Would you want to play for Franklin, Barrow, Williams or D'Onfrio? What have they done in their tenure here to convince top HS players that they are going to get them in the league as a high draft pick? The answer is absolutely nothing. Your can bet your *** that other schools are preaching this to our commits and targets daily. Vernon and Shields are the last defensive picks that we've produced in 5 years who both underperformed at their time at Miami. Spence too but hasn't played a down in the NFL. We just are not who we were and don't blame the recruits if they were hesitant. If the article is true then it might be a blessing as if Al starts losing defensive recruits it might finally smack some sense into him to part ways with his best friend. With that being said it is a travesty that the hometown paper allows this to be published.
1. Jamal Carter, Artie Burns, Tracy Howard, and a lot of others are already playing for them (Franklin, Barrow, Williams, D'Onofrio, Golden)
2. They have a boat load of talent committed for this class, especially on defense (they must be doing something right)
3. They have been implementing changes every season (we can discuss whether they've been successful for sure, but the changes are undeniable)
4. They sent kids to the NFL from Temple....yes, Temple...so, I'd say the answer is certainly not "absolutely nothing"
5. Shields played for Golden????
6. Spence underperformed at Miami???
7. The article is trash...I think Chad Thomas proves that.
8. Your post also is uninformed trash.