Plenty of people on here have said their thoughts on Golden, and some still defend him. So let's just do an honest true evaluation. No just throwing out hate or praise blindly.
First off where we were at before Golden.
Shannon went the following
5-7
7-6
9-4
7-6
No need to talk about how underwhelming this is. Now Golden
6-6
7-5
9-4
6-7
This is almost a MIRROR of Shannon. 1 game difference the 1st year and 1 more loss the last for Golden.
At the end of Shannon 2010 (year 4) we were ranked the following statistically
Shannon 2010
Total Offense -
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Scoring Offense -
#66
Passing Offense -
#43
Rushing Offense -
#29
Golden 2014
Total Offense -
#47
Scoring Offense -
#62
Passing Offense -
#48
Rushing Offense -
#50
These numbers speak for themselves.
Now onto the 2010 vs 2014 defense
Shannon 2010
Total Defense -
#22
Scoring Defense -
#27
Rushing Defense -
#83
Passing Defense -
#3
Golden 2014
Total Defense -
#14
Scoring Defense -
#3 7
Rushing Defense -
#3 0
Passing Defense -
#17
So defensively it was pretty similar. Shannon was better in scoring defense, Golden better in total. Shannon was better in passing defense. Golden was much better at rushing... but still...very very similar.
So no bias. No just empty hate... this is pure facts. Al Golden did about exactly the same as Shannon, and we gave Shannon 4 years...why we are giving Golden more...I have no idea, but if we are trying to raise our standards and compete at a high level then Golden is no better than Shannon.