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SI: Time for Al Golden to go

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It’s time for Al Golden to go

If it wasn’t obvious before, it’s plenty clear now. Miami absolutely needs to fire Golden and hire someone who can take better advantage of the plentiful talent around the school. Clemson is where Miami wants to be, and Saturday proved just how far the Hurricanes need to go.
Miami wasn’t going to beat the Tigers playing just four defensive backs (two safeties and two cornerbacks), but for some reason, that’s the personnel defensive coordinator Mark D’Onofrio chose for a good portion of the first half. Clemson has one of the nation’s best spread offenses, and teams that routinely use four or five receivers need to be defended by a nickel or dime package. Judging by the way everyone else plays defense, this topic isn’t really up for debate. Yet somehow Miami’s staff thought this would work.

Yes, Miami has some limitations that probably make a run like the one the Hurricanes had from 1983 to ’91 (four national titles) impossible. That doesn’t mean they can’t compete for ACC titles and occasionally compete for national titles. That doesn’t mean they can’t at least compete for the ACC Coastal Division title. In fact, with a good hire, they probably could compete for the Coastal next year.
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Clemson beats Miami; time for Al Golden to go? - College Football - SI.com
 
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Al Golden isn't going anywhere. He's taken the program exactly where the university wants. Successful athletics don't fit into the future roadmap.
 
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