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They are tougher by virtue of the fact that Linda is gone.
Having no depth and being forced to play injured players is why Linder performed so poorly, when will people acknowledge that?
And losing experienced upperclassmen to transfers is not going to improve that depth.
I'm all for depth, but these guys transferring out and leaving early with the exception of Njoku and Kaaya have done so because they lost their starting job. What kind of impact can you honestly expect from players who would rather go somewhere else than stay at Miami and work for their position? Depth is great, but that kind of depth, the kind getting passed on the chart by freshmen, is the kind that we don't need. Especially on the O-line. They commit stupid penalties and get other players hurt. How many times did Linda get beat and the DT hit Walton as soon as he touched the ball? How many times was Odogwu flagged for a false start coming out of a timeout?
Like I said before, they are cancer with their entitled and non-competing mentality. Get those guys away from the little ones as quickly as possible whether it causes 'depth' issues or not. Your team and your team's future doesn't become bright when senior who suck complain about getting their job snatched and don't compete to earn it back. That just says once your a starter you can stop working hard because you 'deserve' it even when you under perform. They are suppose to go even harder to get it back.
How do you know they are cancer? You don't, you are just making an assumption. Five minutes before they decided to leave, nobody thought they were a cancer.
This has nothing to do with "entitlement". I don't agree with most of the guys choosing to leave, but some feel they have produced, or played hurt, and are now being pushed aside by a coach who did not recruit them. They perceive that they will never have a decent shot at getting back on the field in the one year they have left.
Again, I don't agree, but I understand why they feel that way.
We had no problems criticizing Golden for all of his attrition. I have a lot of respect for Richt, but I am questioning why so many players feel like they have to leave a year early. It's an issue that could be managed much, much better.