Yes. I think Al has upside as head coach here. He obviously has work to do with the on field product, undebatable. The grass is ALWAYS greener with some fans. There are VERY FEW sure deals in hiring a new coach.
People parroting Chud is a sure deal is laughable. He has an offensive background that is plus, but there are zero assurances he would be able to run a big time college program. Petrino (good coach) is a scum bag and would likely be here for a 2-3 years tops and we'd constantly be dealing with rumors of him leaving. Hire Kirby Smart? How'd that work for UF, hiring a Saban disciple with no previous experience as a head coach? Butch Davis....lol. I highly doubt the admin would bring him back, despite the NCAA saying he had no roll in the UNC violations. Schiano by all accounts is a huge Dbag and would likely rub the handlers and SFL high school coaches raw after a couple of years. He recruited SFL as a Rutgers coach and cherry picked a couple kids a year, but it's a whole different ball game when you're the "man" @ Miami. Cristobal is a ****tard.
Look at a guy like Sumlin, one of the hottest names in CFB. He has produced great offenses but he's been the product of superior QB play his entire tenure as a HC. We'll see how great he is next year without Johnny Football.
QB play defines college head coach success. We've had a functioning ****** at the helm the past two years. Al has his faults, but the fact is so does everyone else. We'll be fine if Al leaves, but I have ZERO confidence that our next hire will be slam dunk better than Golden. Most will ****, complain and nit pick the next hire to death just like they do with Al.
