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In the minutes after the Hurricanes ended their season with a loss to South Carolina in the Duck Commander Independence Bowl, Miami coach Al Golden sat in the bowels of Independence Stadium in Shreveport disappointed but determined to find a way to get his 6-7 program back on track.
Once the Hurricanes returned to Coral Gables with just their third losing season since 1980 in the books, Golden says he began the process of looking forward and evaluating every facet of Miami's operations.
And it was during an afternoon jog, when he looked onto the Hurricanes practice field and saw receivers Malcolm Lewis and Rashawn Scott catching balls and working out together on their own, that he says he found even more motivation to find the answers that he hopes will get the Hurricanes moving forward.
"I think that's what the message is in 2015. It's going to be about improvement. It's going to be about this team. . . . I'm motivated by the current team and seeing guys coming through already," Golden said during a phone conversation with Sun Sentinel Wednesday. "Certainly, everybody was disappointed, but we're putting it behind us now and there's a difference between being disappointed and discouraged. The guys are focused now on moving forward and as a coaching staff, we're getting our energy from our guys and we appreciate the way they're working and the way they want to move forward."
For Golden, part of that forward progress has included a lot of introspection. He's spent the better part of the last week in Dallas with offensive coordinator James Coley, observing and studying how the Cowboys are preparing for Sunday's divisional playoff game against the Packers.
Golden's hope is that he and Coley can compare notes and bring back techniques they can implement in Coral Gables, be they drills to help the continued development of freshman quarterback Brad Kaaya, blocking schemes for an offensive line that will lose three veterans or schedule adjustments that will make the Hurricanes more efficient on the practice field.
After four straight losses to end the season, Golden says he knows changes have to be made. He added some of those have already happened, though he declined to share specific details, saying he would prefer to go over those moves with players and staff before publicly commenting on them.
But he says he's not finished with his overall evaluation of the Hurricanes' program and everything from schemes, to personnel, to staff decisions remain under consideration.
"Everything's in play," Golden said simply. "2014 was unacceptable. . . . I think what we don't want to change is our standard. What we don't want to change is our values. We certainly don't want to compromise those. But perhaps the way we get from Point A to Point B is where a lot of the changes need to occur. . . . I'm looking at every aspect of it and I've already gone through the deliberation of a lot of the areas and plotted a new course."
One thing he doesn't want to change? His players' focus.
Golden has always encouraged the Hurricanes to do their best to drown out the noise outside the program, noise that in recent weeks has become deafening. Fans and former players are angry. There's been a stream of negativity on social media and sports talk radio. And with Miami losing the likes of running back Duke Johnson and offensive lineman Ereck Flowers to the draft, along with graduating offensive linemen Jonathan Feliciano and Shane McDermott, linebacker Denzel Perryman and defensive end Anthony Chickillo, most outside the program aren't as optimistic as Golden.
But Golden says the progress of players like Kaaya, the ACC rookie of the year who passed for nearly 3,200 yards; linebacker Darrion Owens; running back Joe Yearby; defensive end Chad Thomas; and the return of formerly suspended defensive end Al-Quadin Muhammad have him feeling encouraged.
"I always say a team is reborn every year and that's true and so is your approach. Your approach has to be met with more energy than last year, more excitement," Golden said. "I know the guys are excited. I've been getting a lot of texts and calls and I know for me, spending two days with the Cowboys. . . . I didn't want to wait until April or May to get going. I had this yearning to get right back into it."
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-hurricanes/fl-um-al-golden-0108-20150107-story.html
I can't wait to see what changes Golden makes? I can't imagine that he'll make any and this article is a bunch of BULL!!!!
His field trip with Coley, should have included No'D.. The Defense is still the problem, not the Offense... WE scored just under 30 points per game, that should be enough to win games...
Once the Hurricanes returned to Coral Gables with just their third losing season since 1980 in the books, Golden says he began the process of looking forward and evaluating every facet of Miami's operations.
And it was during an afternoon jog, when he looked onto the Hurricanes practice field and saw receivers Malcolm Lewis and Rashawn Scott catching balls and working out together on their own, that he says he found even more motivation to find the answers that he hopes will get the Hurricanes moving forward.
"I think that's what the message is in 2015. It's going to be about improvement. It's going to be about this team. . . . I'm motivated by the current team and seeing guys coming through already," Golden said during a phone conversation with Sun Sentinel Wednesday. "Certainly, everybody was disappointed, but we're putting it behind us now and there's a difference between being disappointed and discouraged. The guys are focused now on moving forward and as a coaching staff, we're getting our energy from our guys and we appreciate the way they're working and the way they want to move forward."
For Golden, part of that forward progress has included a lot of introspection. He's spent the better part of the last week in Dallas with offensive coordinator James Coley, observing and studying how the Cowboys are preparing for Sunday's divisional playoff game against the Packers.
Golden's hope is that he and Coley can compare notes and bring back techniques they can implement in Coral Gables, be they drills to help the continued development of freshman quarterback Brad Kaaya, blocking schemes for an offensive line that will lose three veterans or schedule adjustments that will make the Hurricanes more efficient on the practice field.
After four straight losses to end the season, Golden says he knows changes have to be made. He added some of those have already happened, though he declined to share specific details, saying he would prefer to go over those moves with players and staff before publicly commenting on them.
But he says he's not finished with his overall evaluation of the Hurricanes' program and everything from schemes, to personnel, to staff decisions remain under consideration.
"Everything's in play," Golden said simply. "2014 was unacceptable. . . . I think what we don't want to change is our standard. What we don't want to change is our values. We certainly don't want to compromise those. But perhaps the way we get from Point A to Point B is where a lot of the changes need to occur. . . . I'm looking at every aspect of it and I've already gone through the deliberation of a lot of the areas and plotted a new course."
One thing he doesn't want to change? His players' focus.
Golden has always encouraged the Hurricanes to do their best to drown out the noise outside the program, noise that in recent weeks has become deafening. Fans and former players are angry. There's been a stream of negativity on social media and sports talk radio. And with Miami losing the likes of running back Duke Johnson and offensive lineman Ereck Flowers to the draft, along with graduating offensive linemen Jonathan Feliciano and Shane McDermott, linebacker Denzel Perryman and defensive end Anthony Chickillo, most outside the program aren't as optimistic as Golden.
But Golden says the progress of players like Kaaya, the ACC rookie of the year who passed for nearly 3,200 yards; linebacker Darrion Owens; running back Joe Yearby; defensive end Chad Thomas; and the return of formerly suspended defensive end Al-Quadin Muhammad have him feeling encouraged.
"I always say a team is reborn every year and that's true and so is your approach. Your approach has to be met with more energy than last year, more excitement," Golden said. "I know the guys are excited. I've been getting a lot of texts and calls and I know for me, spending two days with the Cowboys. . . . I didn't want to wait until April or May to get going. I had this yearning to get right back into it."
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-hurricanes/fl-um-al-golden-0108-20150107-story.html
I can't wait to see what changes Golden makes? I can't imagine that he'll make any and this article is a bunch of BULL!!!!
His field trip with Coley, should have included No'D.. The Defense is still the problem, not the Offense... WE scored just under 30 points per game, that should be enough to win games...
