Who was the HC again?
Who made the decision to hire this clown, thereafter?
May I never live in that infamy ever again. Going from Coker, to Shannon to Golden may easily be the worst stretch of coaching in coaching history.
I'll say this much:
I wanted RS to succeed. Because thats how the story should've gone. A guy from the streets, three family members died of AIDS, a Miami Hurricane linebacker, a great defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. Steps forward as an alumni to get the team back.
His defenses as HC were OK, but his offenses were absolutely atrocious.
He got Jacory, Laron Byrd, Aldarius Johnson, et.al. He got Mark Whipple to replace Nix and tried to run an Air Raid offense. Didn't work.
Gameday decisions that were baffling. That computer bowl against Cal, had some of the most baffling decisions I've ever seen. **** Mario has done some stuff, but it was no comparison to Shannon.
He was the guy that should've stayed a DC. He was fired after 8-4.
Honestly, you can say what you want about Shannon and Golden, but Coker was the ultimate program virus.
Yes he won in 2001. (He was the weakest part of that team.) If Jimmy Johnson was the HC of that team, he would've broken offensive and defensive records that might still stand to this day.
He almost won again after 2002 (Again, he was the weakest part of that team).
Then when Butch Davis' players started going into the NFL, and Coker had to recruit talent, there was a steady drop off in talent. Horrible offenses.
He then fired all the staff to save his job. That hurt the program worse than anything Shannon or Coker did.