Two kids get kicked out of school for rape charges. Al's fault. Kid gets drunk and passes out on the dorm steps with a bag of weed hanging out of his pocket and then fights the cops and gets tased. Al's fault. Kid steals a laptop out of another student's dorm room and gets kicked out of school. Al's fault. Kids get suspended multiple times for using weed. Al's fault. Kids take money and gifts against NCAA rules and get suspended. Al's fault. Administration orders football to cut back on scholarships in order to avoid more severe penalties from the NCAA so we only have 75 scholarship players on the roster. Al's fault. Kids leave because they're not getting the playing time they 'deserve'. Al's fault.
Kids receive scholarships and are forced to retire due to injury. Al's fault. Kids graduate early and leave to take a job in the real world with eligibility left. Al's fault. Kids don't choose to come here because they actually have to perform in the classroom in order to do so. Al's fault. Kids choose not to come here because every other coach they talk to is telling them there will be no TV games, no bowl games, massive scholarship reductions, and maybe there won't even BE a team. Al's fault. Get real.
@ Clwtrdan: Nice try, Golden apologist. Golden is the HEAD COACH of the student athletes that play football here. So yes, player's extracurricular activities are under his jurisdiction. But let's step aside from that for one moment....
let's talk other realities that you neglected to mention:
-30% of HIS COMMITTED recruited classes never even step foot on Miam's campus (yes, that's Al's fault).
-0-4 against FSU, the only coach in the last 35 yrs to start 0-4 against our bitter rival to begin their career (yes, that's Al's fault)
-0-3 down the stretch of November against teams w/ a combined record of 18-20 to finish the season (yes, that's Al's fault)
-over the last 2 years in the month of November and December, a combined record of 3-8 which has consistently knocked us out of ACC contention (yes, that's Al's fault)
-Sub .500 record against teams that have a winning record in his coaching career (again, Al's fault)
-Sub .500 record against teams that began and stayed in the top 25 (Al's fault)
-creating a defensive scheme that's not fitting his PERSONAL recruited players (Al's fault)
-0 innovation on either side of the ball (that's Golden's fault due to his refusal in making staff adjustments)
-Kids choose not to come here b/c we went 6-7 this year and 8-11 over our last 19 games including 0-2 in bowl games (Al's Fault)
So while you are attempting to make excuses for Golden (although there's no need to since Golden does just fine doing that himself), I needed to highlight why he doesn't deserve to be here. Butch had his struggles w/ 30 scholly's missing, not 9. And w/ a truly depleted roster, Butch STILL found a win against FSU w/in his first 4yrs here. Now, do me a favor and GET REAL.
