Y’all also forget….
5 years of Golden.
4 years of Shannon.
3 years of Diaz.
3 years of Richt. (Had one year that didn’t suck)
We were stuck with Golden do to Shalala’s love for him. This was the lowest the program would ever be. 0-5 to FSU, empty stadium, no hope.
Golden had every one above him ready to settle for being average until that was a standard he couldn’t by losing 58-0
Technically it was 4.5 yrs, but again, let’s be clear:
Both were chit coaches, one was more on the diarrhea side & the other was on the upset stomach, where’s the restroom side. Lmao.
Tale of the toilets:
Round 1: Notable wins (at time of match up)
Golden: #16 OSU, # 22 GT, #12 UF
Diaz: #20 UVA, #18 UL, #18 NCSt, #17 Pitt
-Winner: Diaz
Round 2: Record against G5 opponents:
Golden: 6-2 (pls note UL was a G5 in 2013)
Diaz: 3-2
-Winner: Push (Diaz didn’t face as many G5 as Golden)
Round 3. Record after bye weeks:
Golden: 3-2
Diaz: 2-5
-Winner: Golden
Round 4: Record vs. sub. 500 teams
Golden: 15-5 (.750 win %)
Diaz: 9-5 (.690 win %)
-Winner: Golden. Y? B/c it took Golden in yr 4 to hit 5 losses against sub .500 teams. It only took Diaz 3 to achieve such a feat
Round 5: Record vs. 8+ win teams:
Golden: 6-17
Diaz: 8-8
-Winner: Diaz
Verdict: Golden did damage in 4.5 yrs, Diaz did the same amount of damage in 3.