Talent? seriously

Excellent thread.

Our defensive talent is comparable to Memphis, NC Central, Old Dominion, and Navy.

What can you expect?
 
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Once again proving that everybody has short term memory and chooses what they want to believe.

Shannon was bashed for his simplistic cover two defense!

I remember vividly, and that is because knowing your history is vital for one to gain perspective and be rational, Shannon defense getting bashed because our "Old School Defense of the 80's" was antiquated and not "sophisticated" enough to keep up with today's game. It's laughable how now you come back with this.

And on another note, the lack of respect you guys give to teams is laughable, forget about the names of the teams, an give them their due, Duke is a good team, are try great or elite? No but they are good, it doesn't matter about the history of the program all that matters is how they are this year. Learn to be a more well rounded knowledgeable fan of the game and for teams their due that year.

And finally, I, unlike most here, thanks to having certain access, can tell you that in no way is their satisfaction at Greentree, their is disappointment, they fell one game shirt of their expectation this year.

But again, before this year we were 5-7, 6-6, 7-5 with horrible recruiting in 2009, 2010 and a patchwork last minute class in 2011, a horrific defense in 2012 returning, a mediocre quarterback who regressed this year, so naturally logic dictates that this team goes 11-1 and potential BCS bowl game, of course how could we not expect that? After all, throughout the course of all sports history this is the common next step, silly Golden slurpers

You lack in reading comprehension. Noone said Randy's defense was great. The point being made is Randy got bashed for not meeting expectations and his defense was still in solid rankings. The fact that Randy was horrible and got canned so quick is the point people are making that Golden is not even reaching Randy's level yet and we can all say the bar was set pretty low with Randy.

As far as short memory, you must have a pretty short memory as well. Randy got just as much if not less talent when he took over as what Golden got. I still remember talking about how bare the cupboards were when Coker got fired. You guys want to call the recruits we got back then talented, but underdeveloped and then say the guys we got now are just jags. Maybe these guys are underdeveloped or those guys are just jags. Either way, we are in year 3 and the results are the same. 9-3 record and one unit is all time bad (offense for randy, defense for golden).

Randy deserved to get fired, and Golden deserves a little extra time because of the NCAA thing, but Golden doesn't get to start fresh today and a fresh 4 years just because the NCAA crap ended this year. Golden gets 1-2 more years than Randy would have. Which means by next year our defense better show improvement and by the next year, they better be good. Otherwise we are just spinning our wheels and wasting time with Ron Zook #2.
 
OP Is a ******

Al Golden has failed to develop the good enough talent that's on the team and he has failed to bring in talent to fill in wholes at certain positions.

Also Al Golden has failed to win w/ the talent on this team thats good enough to win the Coastal

Regardless Golden is to blame anyway you want to slice it ******

Agreed. Fire him and bring in Tyrone Willingham.

Fire Golden and hire a coach that actually came from an elite coaching tree of winners not a bunch of losers like Al Groh and Tim O'Brien.

Get Jedd Fisch back as the Head Coach or higher James Coley both would make a better Head Coach..... if the "higher ups" are willing to give Temple coaches a shot at running Miami's football program (to the ground) then it shouldnt be much to consider hiring a coach that came from Nick Saban, Les Miles, and Jimbo Fisher.

Yeah let's bring in Charlie Weiss or Eric Mangini. They are from elite coaching trees. Sal Sunseri was an elite DC after he left Alabama at Tenn. he's from that same coaching tree. Dan Mullen and Steve Adazzio are both from elite coaching trees. Let's get them. Muschamp is from the same coaching tree you love so much. Let's get him. :****:




P.S. - You're a ******* fa.ggot
 
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So how long does it take? Will the talent be their next year or will it be too young? Do we have to wait until year 5? How long did it take Auburn after winning what, 3 games last year?
 
So how long does it take? Will the talent be their next year or will it be too young? Do we have to wait until year 5? How long did it take Auburn after winning what, 3 games last year?

Everyone forgets Auburn won a Natty champ 3 years ago and had Top 3 if not the Top recruiting classes for a few years. That Team was stacked last year they just had a real corch on their hands. They brought in an offensive genius like Gus and he utilized the talent they had.
 
shannon also inherited cokers players plus a top recruiting class. he didnt have to recruit with ncaa sanctions. give it a rest. you sound like a dope. In that 9-3 season, shannon got spanked by va tech in a rain storm and we barely beat oklahoma who lost bradford. we gave up a ton of yards to clemson and got embarrassed by unc. then players acted like girls when playing wisconsin in the cold. only thing better was we beat fsu. I think you guys need to realize now that duke is a "real" program.

I normally don't defend zone because he can be over the top and even ridiculous at times, but you are saying Randy had all this talent and then say that all the talented guys we had when Golden got here are just JAGS. You are extremely biased and don't understand the idea that things work both ways.

Yes, Randy did a poor job of player development and recruiting in the later years, but he started with far less than Golden had and was not even given 4 years to bring in his guys. Add to that, in his 4 years, plus the years when Coker was coach, how many different coordinators did we have on both sides? Kyle Wright and Kirby, had 3 different OC's. Harris had 2. Morris had 3. We also had 3 different DC's under Shannon.

If Shannon was not even given 4 full years, then why does Golden get 4 full years? Sure NCAA hurt us, but we still brought in good classes. Not national title good, but good enough that we should not be giving up 500 yards every game.

Add to the fact that Shannon played a much more difficult schedule while he was here, but by year 3 of both coaches we have the same record even though our schedule was soft as baby **** this year.

Shannon's problem was not defense as much as it was our offense was horrible with him. Because of that he got fired and it was deserved, because he was in over his head. If Shannon got fired because we had a garbage offense, why is Golden not allowed to be criticized for this garbage defense and scheme?

I am not saying fire Golden, and Shannon deserved to be fired, but you are overly biased and need to take a step back and look objectively.

shannon fired his coaches every year as a scapegoat. that is his fault. he inherited calius campbell and kenny phillips, both who were better than anything golden inherited. also, antonio dixon, lance legget, javaris james, sam shields, ryan hill,eric moncur (i know he fought injuries) and colin mccarthy. also, he was already on the staff so he didnt have to recruit from nothing.
 
Al Golden is running this program to the ground by lowering expectations and calling it "success" but since he says the right things it's ok..... isnt that the motto around here?

Based on where we were under the last coach, our season record, and our recruiting, we ARE having success. If your only definition of success is playing like the 2001 team, then you are going to keep asking for coaches to be fired.

lol yeah Al Golden is the one coach "great" enough to not have to be compared to the early 2000 teams smh Larry Coker and Randy Shannon werent fortunate enough..... and news flash Al Golden has done less w/ more then Randy Shannon, so sad.

regardless no one was expecting this team to be anywhere near 2001, but there were real goals this team was expected to meet but after it became clear that those goals werent going to be met, Golden and his fans all lowered the bar and started coming up w/ one excuse after the other to make this season seem like a "success."

lol it's funny to me

So Randy had to deal with the NCAA cloud while he wasn't recruiting certain high schools or developing our players. I still remember Alonzo Highsmith pointing out how Sam Shields didn't even know how to watch film. But don't let me take the wind out of your sails.
 
Another point - Brandon McGee was the only CB on the roster when Golden inherited this mess his first season. THE ONLY CB - REPEAT - THE ONLY CB.
 
every hs coach in south florida couldnt stand randy. plus, he didnt like to recruit. he took gaines, kelvin cain, and asante based on some video clips someone sent in. give me a break. shannon left him nothing but an underdeveloped team. he always pointed blame ,it was either jacory or the coaches he fired every year.
 
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mcgee was also a kid who the shannon regime gave up on and this staff turned into a draftable kid.
 
Excellent thread.

Our defensive talent is comparable to Memphis, NC Central, Old Dominion, and Navy.

What can you expect?

Bingo. People really still dont get this. They CANNOT accept that the talent is THAT bad. But it is. Gaines was a kid whose only other offer was from BUFFALO. I cant even FIND any offers for Armbrister. Cornelius was a 3 star Safety prospect. Highsmith is TERRIBLE, there is NO WAY we would have taken that kid if he wasnt a legacy. I said this the other night and I will stand by it. I honestly think that Gaines, Cornelius and Highsmith would struggle to see the field at places like Duke or WF. They are THAT bad. The talent we DO have, is young, or is being used out of position to plug other holes (Chick) because our depth is so bad. The 2010 and 2011 class are really what is weighing down this team like an anchor around its neck right now.
 
Excellent thread.

Our defensive talent is comparable to Memphis, NC Central, Old Dominion, and Navy.

I agree 100%, we lack talent, perryman, stud. That is it. No other real talented players on D. Some Serviceable ones, but in all honesty, none else on D would see the field for UF or FSU. Just the way it is unfortunately.

What can you expect?

Bingo. People really still dont get this. They CANNOT accept that the talent is THAT bad. But it is. Gaines was a kid whose only other offer was from BUFFALO. I cant even FIND any offers for Armbrister. Cornelius was a 3 star Safety prospect. Highsmith is TERRIBLE, there is NO WAY we would have taken that kid if he wasnt a legacy. I said this the other night and I will stand by it. I honestly think that Gaines, Cornelius and Highsmith would struggle to see the field at places like Duke or WF. They are THAT bad. The talent we DO have, is young, or is being used out of position to plug other holes (Chick) because our depth is so bad. The 2010 and 2011 class are really what is weighing down this team like an anchor around its neck right now.

I agree 100%, we lack talent, perryman, stud. That is it. No other real talented players on D. Some Serviceable ones, but in all honesty, none else on D would see the field for UF or FSU. Just the way it is unfortunately.
 
I agree - people don't understand that we might as well have been put on probation a few years ago - only Penn State has had a bigger "black cloud" to deal with. Can you imagine how easy it was for other coaches to recruit against us: threat of NCAA, Lack of Fan Support, Playing in the ACC, Coaching turn over, etc

We ARE a few years away but I stick with Golden - he can recruit and people we need to be honest with ourselves - we ended up with Randy and maybe even Coker bc not many tier one coaches want to come here.
 
Manny Navarro (@Manny_Navarro)
11/30/13, 10:34 AM
#UM coach Al Golden on if he'll take a moment to enjoy 9-3: "We have too much work to just take a deep breath."


Doesn't sound like a man content after the regular season.

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In what world should a Miami coach enjoy or be content with a 9-3 season? Especially one with a weak schedule like ours? Stupid question by Manny.


Wtf does manny care his team is #1 in the naton (fsu)
 
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He's been here 3 years.

It's HIS fault Gaines still plays. It's HIS fault Rodgers, Highsmith, and Cornelius are still on the field. He's whiffed miserably at DT. He recruited Armbrister.

It's not like Golden just waddled in here yesterday. He's had 3 years to bring in talent to replace the handful of bums on defense and he hasn't been able to. That's his fault. You don't want Gaines on the field? Get Kirby ready. That's his responsibility. You don't want Armbrister on the field? Why'd you recruit him? Why isn't a kid like Skai Moore - who wanted to be a Cane, and is leading South Carolina in tackles as a true freshman - lining up for you? Where's JaWand Blue?

He's in the best area for high school talent, and he couldn't find a couple of kids better than these bums in 3 seasons? That's his fault. Identifying and recruiting talent is in his job description. Giving the guy a pass for his inability to bring in talent is insane.

You're all pointing to a lack of talent as a reason for why Golden isn't doing well, when he's the one responsible for the lack of talent.
 
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it's some really stupid posters

three years in and godnles defense STILL sucks and STILL has a talent deficiency problem

WHY???
 
OP Is a ******

Al Golden has failed to develop the good enough talent that's on the team and he has failed to bring in talent to fill in wholes at certain positions.

Also Al Golden has failed to win w/ the talent on this team thats good enough to win the Coastal

Regardless Golden is to blame anyway you want to slice it ******

Agreed. Fire him and bring in Tyrone Willingham.

Fire Golden and hire a coach that actually came from an elite coaching tree of winners not a bunch of losers like Al Groh and Tim O'Brien.

James Coley would make a better Head Coach, if the "higher ups" are willing to give Temple coaches a shot at running Miami's football program (to the ground) then it shouldnt be much to consider hiring a coach that came from Nick Saban, Les Miles, and Jimbo Fisher.

So 9-3, no more NCAA worries, and a ridiculous incoming recruiting class is "running Miami's football program to the ground"? Good thing you aren't a UF fan. You would have murdered someone by now.


Man **** those stats. 9-3 is a ****** recorded for Miami. Fire everybody. Burn the field. 9-3 is Mediocre. Miami can never be Mediocre the talent is better than elite here. s/

Our problem is the lack of depth. The reason why we start seniors is cause behind them are freshman who are still learning. In the end we have to have recruiting classes that bring in 30+ kids. The 20 recruits we got last year really hurt us and it shows. We need depth at linebacker and safety badly at safety since Jenkins and Bush showed their youth and experience in late in the game. Our d-line gets pushed back way to far and Chickilo hasn't been productive since his mid sophomore year. He is awful when he gets double teamed.
 
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