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Hot Seat Watch 2015: Your Fire Guide to College Job Security

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Incidentally, Golden’s commendably dapper sideline attire is also worth eight fire emoji. Huzzah!

Unfortunately, this may be his most redeeming coaching quality. As we all know, good fashion sense takes folks only so far in major college football, and on Miami’s hierarchy of important coaching traits, the ability to wear a tie falls well below the ability to develop recruits, beat Florida State, and willingly engage in large-scale impropriety, none of which Golden has done particularly well in his four years with the Hurricanes.

Was Golden dealt a crappy hand when the NCAA began to investigate Miami almost immediately after he started his tenure there? You bet. But, to quote a coaching legend, this ain’t intramurals, brother! This is the mother****ing ACC. And with fan apathy at Miami reaching embarrassing levels, Golden must right the ship this season in order to remain gainfully employed. Spoiler alert: Don’t count on it.


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pimpcane1 said:
London has gone 11-29 in the conference and 3 of those wins are against Golden, what a joke.
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All of London's career achievements have come at the expense of Al Golden ...

Defensive coordinator

In 2006, London was named by Virginia coach Al Groh as the team's new defensive coordinator to replace Al Golden. [U]Virginia's defense under London was much more aggressive than it was under Golden.[/U][4] Allowing just 289.5 yards per game, the Virginia defense under London gave up fewer yards than any Virginia defense had in the past 27 years. London developed first year defensive end Jeffrey Fitzgerald, who by the end of the season had more tackles than any other freshman in the country.[5]

The next year his defense was perhaps even better given the scope of the UVA football program. A highlight of this season was when Virginia was scheduled to play the Miami Hurricanes in the last game ever in the legendary Miami Orange Bowl. The Virginia defense, under the supervision of London, dominated the 'Canes and Virginia won, 48–0. It was Miami's worst loss at the Orange Bowl in their 70 years of playing there. The Cavaliers finished the season ranked 6th in the nation in sacks with 40, and allowed the 19th-fewest rushing yards (106.7 yds/game) and the 16th-fewest points against (19.7/game) on the way to a 9-win season and a narrow loss to Texas Tech and Heisman Trophy candidate Michael Crabtree in the Gator Bowl.[6] At the end of the season, lineman Chris Long won the Ted Hendricks Award and was drafted second overall in the 2008 NFL Draft.
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Folden should get a cut of London's salary. Without him, London would have been fired 3 years ago.
 
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