People can talk about Golden, you can talk about his kids, his tie, him being fat, him being stubborn, him being loyal to an idiot DC, him being a used car salesman, him being a phony, him being a good talker with nothing to back it up..(did I get them all?)
But when it comes to recruiting NOBODY out shines him. NOBODY. Tom Lemming told us back when we first got him that he didnt know if he was a good coach or not but he **** sure knew that Al was one of the top 5 recruiters in the nation. I think he is living up to that high praise right about now.
If he can close by getting Cook, JC, Dixon or Lane, and two JUCO DTs. I will leave him alone until Fall ball. He would have earned it.