Here's what I don't get:

[SFbayCane]

Why did we go back to the dorito shell defense against UVA? Was it not perfectly evident that our team plays its best defense when we pressure the offense, play tight man coverage, etc.?

What's more is that even after UVA marched down the field twice on the dorito shell scheme, the coaching staff stayed with it. To me, that in and of itself is a terminable offense. The dude simply does not do the things necessary to win actual games.

Its frustrating as ****!!!

 

[wvcanefan]

Fear

 

[edge]

Because they don't want to give up a big play. When Cook scored against us I knew it was back to the bend don't break. Thing is who on UVA could possibly hurt us consistently? No one.

 

[NVA CANE]

Why did we go back to the dorito shell defense against UVA? Was it not perfectly evident that our team plays its best defense when we pressure the offense, play tight man coverage, etc.?

What's more is that even after UVA marched down the field twice on the dorito shell scheme, the coaching staff stayed with it. To me, that in and of itself is a terminable offense. The dude simply does not do the things necessary to win actual games.

Its frustrating as ****!!!

Because in the end, he still wants to implement his bull**** scheme. Don't be surprised if he runs it against Pitt. Probably thinks he's getting more reps for the players that will be here next year. Yes, he's stupid enough and stubborn enough to think that his bend don't break scheme is better than the aggressive approach that the players responded so well to.

He's no football genius. He's out of his league, knows **** about Miami football and keeps insisting on his bull**** scheme, all the while laughing at the BOTs and Blake James for not having the balls to terminate him. Meanwhile the players are the ones that suffer.

**** this program and this coaching staff and **** anyone that thinks Al Golden is a good guy.

 

[Carolinacane83]

He wants the buy out!

He understands his coaching deficiencies and knows getting the buyout is his BEST chance at the big pay day.

 

[AUcane]

Mind boggling. I was watching and sure enough, I saw the vaunted "5-men-in-the-box-frog-stance" alignment and I nearly broke the TV

 

[SFbayCane]

Why did we go back to the dorito shell defense against UVA? Was it not perfectly evident that our team plays its best defense when we pressure the offense, play tight man coverage, etc.?

What's more is that even after UVA marched down the field twice on the dorito shell scheme, the coaching staff stayed with it. To me, that in and of itself is a terminable offense. The dude simply does do the things necessary to win actual games.

Its frustrating as ****!!!

Because in the end, he still wants to implement his bull**** scheme. Don't be surprised if he runs it against Pitt. Probably thinks he's getting more reps for the players that will be here next year. Yes he's stupid enough and stubborn enough to think that his bend don't break scheme is better than the aggressive approach that the players responded so well to.

He's no football genius. He's out of his league, knows **** about Miami football and keeps insisting on his bull**** scheme, all the while laughing at the BOTs and Blake James for not having the balls to terminate him. Meanwhile the players are the ones that suffer.

**** this program and this coaching staff and **** anyone that thinks Al Golden is a good guy.

As stupid as that sounds to an intelligent person, I tend to think you are correct. Al golden is JoePa reincarnated. That's the only thing he's ever known that was successful. He continues to think that every QB we play against will have a Testaverde-like game, where a soft D on 3rd down will result in 5+ interceptions. Times have changed. And ****, no one even thought all that much of JoePa back in the day. He was a dude who played historically weak schedules and would make his mark by having four full weeks to prepare for a bowl game. It seems like that is what golden aspires to be. That is not what UM is, nor will ever be.

 

[CANE4LIFE]

Seems to me the pattern is always the same. They coach scared. When they are desperate for a win, and feel like its do or die, they coach their asses off, attack, are aggressive, and win. But then when the start winning, and they are Expected to win, they cant handle the pressure. Its like "sitting on a lead". They play not to lose, instead of playing to win.

Worse when things start going wrong on the road. Everything is going wrong, so they get ultra conservative and hope to keep the damage minimal. The problem is, this never works. All they do is tire out the defense, and let the other team march up and down, get in rythym and gain confidence.

Saturday night was officially the end of the Golden era. Any chance of a late turnaround, a surge of momentum that would have carried into next season, the bowl game, and a solid recruiting class went out the window. Once again they showed that the "momentum" was a fluke, and that they cannot consistently field a solid product on the field.

The problem now is, how much longer does this go on. Unfortunately, with Shalala stepping down, that vaccum is going to almost certainly ensure that no one is going to seriously evaluate the situation and make any changes this off season. They are going to pass the buck to the next president, so Golden will be here another year, as a lame duck/dead man walking.

The Shalala retirement was the worst possible time for the football program IMO.

 

[TheU1988]

Why did we go back to the dorito shell defense against UVA? Was it not perfectly evident that our team plays its best defense when we pressure the offense, play tight man coverage, etc.?

What's more is that even after UVA marched down the field twice on the dorito shell scheme, the coaching staff stayed with it. To me, that in and of itself is a terminable offense. The dude simply does do the things necessary to win actual games.

Its frustrating as ****!!!

Because in the end, he still wants to implement his bull**** scheme. Don't be surprised if he runs it against Pitt. Probably thinks he's getting more reps for the players that will be here next year. Yes, he's stupid enough and stubborn enough to think that his bend don't break scheme is better than the aggressive approach that the players responded so well to.

He's no football genius. He's out of his league, knows **** about Miami football and keeps insisting on his bull**** scheme, all the while laughing at the BOTs and Blake James for not having the balls to terminate him. Meanwhile the players are the ones that suffer.

**** this program and this coaching staff and **** anyone that thinks Al Golden is a good guy.

 

[HurricaneBob]

Did anyone else see Kirby make a play on the 30 yard run in the second half?

It wasn't like he chased the RB down to make the tackle, he stepped up to make the play. Why the **** is a LB 30 yards off the LOS???

 

[datcaneguy]

I have not seen a scheme so soft in my days of watching and playing football. Absolutely pathetic what these coaches put together as far as a defensive scheme. How can you go into the film room and criticize a player for not getting off blocks, not getting a pass rush, or breaking up a pass 10 yards off the reciever when the scheme does not put him position to do either. I don't see how as a head coach or even a defensive coordinator you roll this mess out on a weekly basis and expect anything different results from what you have seen the previous weeks.

 

[NVA CANE]

Why did we go back to the dorito shell defense against UVA? Was it not perfectly evident that our team plays its best defense when we pressure the offense, play tight man coverage, etc.?

What's more is that even after UVA marched down the field twice on the dorito shell scheme, the coaching staff stayed with it. To me, that in and of itself is a terminable offense. The dude simply does do the things necessary to win actual games.

Its frustrating as ****!!!

Because in the end, he still wants to implement his bull**** scheme. Don't be surprised if he runs it against Pitt. Probably thinks he's getting more reps for the players that will be here next year. Yes he's stupid enough and stubborn enough to think that his bend don't break scheme is better than the aggressive approach that the players responded so well to.

He's no football genius. He's out of his league, knows **** about Miami football and keeps insisting on his bull**** scheme, all the while laughing at the BOTs and Blake James for not having the balls to terminate him. Meanwhile the players are the ones that suffer.

**** this program and this coaching staff and **** anyone that thinks Al Golden is a good guy.

As stupid as that sounds to an intelligent person, I tend to think you are correct. Al golden is JoePa reincarnated. That's the only thing he's ever known that was successful. He continues to think that every QB we play against will have a Testaverde-like game, where a soft D on 3rd down will result in 5+ interceptions. Times have changed. And ****, no one even thought all that much of JoePa back in the day. He was a dude who played historically weak schedules and would make his mark by having four full weeks to prepare for a bowl game. It seems like that is what golden aspires to be. That is not what UM is, nor will ever be.

Every time he forces a field goal kick, every time he forces a turn over it probably reaffirms in his mind that the bend don't break works. Look at UF last year. It took a miraculous 5 turnovers to stop an offense that was one of the worst in the country. Problem is, I don't think he realizes those are the exception and not the rule. His whole defensively philosophy is predicated on the other team making a mistake. Basically if you let them drive down the field consistently eventually they will make a mistake. Its mind numbing and stupid and completely opposite of what UM football is.

 

[alnwpi]

Why did we go back to the dorito shell defense against UVA? Was it not perfectly evident that our team plays its best defense when we pressure the offense, play tight man coverage, etc.?

What's more is that even after UVA marched down the field twice on the dorito shell scheme, the coaching staff stayed with it. To me, that in and of itself is a terminable offense. The dude simply does do the things necessary to win actual games.

Its frustrating as ****!!!

Because in the end, he still wants to implement his bull**** scheme. Don't be surprised if he runs it against Pitt. Probably thinks he's getting more reps for the players that will be here next year. Yes he's stupid enough and stubborn enough to think that his bend don't break scheme is better than the aggressive approach that the players responded so well to.

He's no football genius. He's out of his league, knows **** about Miami football and keeps insisting on his bull**** scheme, all the while laughing at the BOTs and Blake James for not having the balls to terminate him. Meanwhile the players are the ones that suffer.

**** this program and this coaching staff and **** anyone that thinks Al Golden is a good guy.

As stupid as that sounds to an intelligent person, I tend to think you are correct. Al golden is JoePa reincarnated. That's the only thing he's ever known that was successful. He continues to think that every QB we play against will have a Testaverde-like game, where a soft D on 3rd down will result in 5+ interceptions. Times have changed. And ****, no one even thought all that much of JoePa back in the day. He was a dude who played historically weak schedules and would make his mark by having four full weeks to prepare for a bowl game. It seems like that is what golden aspires to be. That is not what UM is, nor will ever be.

Every time he forces a field goal kick, every time he forces a turn over it probably reaffirms in his mind that the bend don't break works. Look at UF last year. It took a miraculous 5 turnovers to stop an offense that was one of the worst in the country. Problem is, I don't think he realizes those are the exception and not the rule. His whole defensively philosophy is predicated on the other team making a mistake. Basically if you let them drive down the field consistently eventually they will make a mistake. Its mind numbing and stupid and completely opposite of what UM football is.

The only way it seems like that would really work though is if their offense makes more mistakes then your offense, they give up 5 turnovers to your 2 or 3. Does he ever seem to incorporate that into the offenses plan though? If we just trade turnovers then the other team has the advantage just by being on the field longer and tiring our defense while our offense can't get into a rhythm and have to sit on the sidelines twiddling their thumbs for 10 minutes between every drive

 

[rok]

Trying to get fired is all I can come up with

 

[Canesfan1899]

Fear

This.

 

[Canesfan1899]

Trying to get fired is all I can come up with

And this!

 

[HurricaneU]

 

[919cane]

Why did we go back to the dorito shell defense against UVA? Was it not perfectly evident that our team plays its best defense when we pressure the offense, play tight man coverage, etc.?

What's more is that even after UVA marched down the field twice on the dorito shell scheme, the coaching staff stayed with it. To me, that in and of itself is a terminable offense. The dude simply does do the things necessary to win actual games.

Its frustrating as ****!!!

Did any of our world class beat reporters ask this to Folden after the game?

 

[drifters1234]

Why did we go back to the dorito shell defense against UVA? Was it not perfectly evident that our team plays its best defense when we pressure the offense, play tight man coverage, etc.?

What's more is that even after UVA marched down the field twice on the dorito shell scheme, the coaching staff stayed with it. To me, that in and of itself is a terminable offense. The dude simply does do the things necessary to win actual games.

Its frustrating as ****!!!

Because in the end, he still wants to implement his bull**** scheme. Don't be surprised if he runs it against Pitt. Probably thinks he's getting more reps for the players that will be here next year. Yes he's stupid enough and stubborn enough to think that his bend don't break scheme is better than the aggressive approach that the players responded so well to.

He's no football genius. He's out of his league, knows **** about Miami football and keeps insisting on his bull**** scheme, all the while laughing at the BOTs and Blake James for not having the balls to terminate him. Meanwhile the players are the ones that suffer.

**** this program and this coaching staff and **** anyone that thinks Al Golden is a good guy.

As stupid as that sounds to an intelligent person, I tend to think you are correct. Al golden is JoePa reincarnated. That's the only thing he's ever known that was successful. He continues to think that every QB we play against will have a Testaverde-like game, where a soft D on 3rd down will result in 5+ interceptions. Times have changed. And ****, no one even thought all that much of JoePa back in the day. He was a dude who played historically weak schedules and would make his mark by having four full weeks to prepare for a bowl game. It seems like that is what golden aspires to be. That is not what UM is, nor will ever be.

Except it appears that the 4 weeks of bowl practices are not going to result in same success Paterno had in bowl games.

 

[RaiseCane]

Not to derail your thread, since your question is spot on, but more to build on the idea of coaches going away from what worked, it was also frustrating that we decided that after emphasizing Duke and the running game heavily the past 4+ games, we would go away from that as well. Virginia generally did do a much better job against the run, but we didn't make much of an effort to establish it.

From the play by play, it looks like Duke only had 12 carries by the end of the 3rd quarter (with 6 in the first half and 6 in the third quarter). We didn't go down 20-7 until late in the 3rd quarter, so it's not like we didn't have time to try and run the ball. With our OL getting whipped in pass protection and Kaaya getting hit pretty much every throw, and Duke being our best player, and our defense playing stay on the field as long as possible, it probably would have helped to try harder to, you know, get the ball to the guy who is going to be the school's all time leading rusher.