It has not been just Al. I have said this time and again now for a couple of years. It has seemed since the Peach bowl beatdown we got from LSU, Miami has never been the same. We are like the Lion in the OZ searching for our heart.
We now know it has been in part because of a recruiting dropoff, but only to some extent. BUT, what has really happened has been coaching. The bottom line is that we are now on our 3rd coach who has molded our team into paper tigers.
Miami football is literally played the exact opposite of how we were. It used to be... if a game got tough, or we got punched in the mouth, our team would then beat you down. Or go toe to toe. For about 12 years now, when we get punched in the mouth our team folds like a lawn chair. There has been less than 5 times we have ekked out a win with this type of situation with the last 3 coaches.
Our Mentality is simply one word. Soft.
If Golden does not coach like a rabid dog this season, then he needs to GTFO our Program. We will win again when we have a coach that eats steel and craps nails. A tough minded mentality. Does not mean a Drill Sarg, but a toughness/ no nonsense. Butch would fit, Schiano would. And I am sure some guys coming up from other programs. Let our talent run, and hit, plus teach them to eat steal and crap nails. Like the old way we were.