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Winning 8-9 games is the nightmare scenario for this season

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"Realistically, talking to people down there, [they're saying] 'Boy, we hope we can survive this season because we think we're gonna be really good next year.' " South Florida Sun Sentinel columnist Dave Hyde said during his appearance on the Hochman, Crowder and Krantz radio show yesterday. "If they can win 8 games, 9 games and get Golden to next season I think that's the hope."

This is the exact reason why so many of us are terrified at the possibility of Golden capitalizing on our schedule by winning 8 or 9 games. Would anyone be even remotely surprised if this apathetic, inept administration judges progress by improvement from last year's pathetic 6-7 record instead of Golden's entire body of work here?

Certain fans believe the negativity surrounding the program has spiraled out of control ever since Golden was inexplicably retained after last season. Imagine how much more toxic this situation will become if Golden somehow survives again after a season in which we lose to FSU and Clemson, fail to win the conference, and fail to win at least 10 games.

F*** the Coastal. F*** winning 8-9 games. Win at least 10, beat FSU and Clemson, win the ACC, and win the bowl game or GTFO. And we all know he's not capable of accomplishing any of those things, so basically just GTFO.
 
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Based on Fraulden's demonstrated "ability" and history, there is NO scenario where he comes back, next year.

However, this is still going to be a great Canes season. Every day brings us one closer to Fraulden's firing.

Firing Day is 89 away.

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I said it last week. Us fans are in a predicament. Hate to lose but also have a strong intuition he will never be an annual winner (10+ Wins)
 
8 wins would be a disaster.

I highly doubt it happens though.

6-7. Again is most likely.
 
Why is the assumption that he has to be way below 500 to get fired? I honestly think he will be fired with 3 losses because if we go undefeated nonconference and all three losses are in conf he will get fired. This whole toxicity on the board about him getting fired only if he wins four five or six games is nonsense.
 
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01Canes said:
"Realistically, talking to people down there, [they're saying] 'Boy, we hope we can survive this season because we think we're gonna be really good next year.' " South Florida Sun Sentinel columnist Dave Hyde said during his appearance on the Hochman, Crowder and Krantz radio show yesterday. "If they can win 8 games, 9 games and get Golden to next season I think that's the hope."

This is the exact reason why so many of us are terrified at the possibility of Golden capitalizing on our schedule by winning 8 or 9 games. Would anyone be even remotely surprised if this apathetic, inept administration judges progress by improvement from last year's pathetic 6-7 record instead of Golden's entire body of work here?

Certain fans believe the negativity surrounding the program has spiraled out of control ever since Golden was inexplicably retained after last season. Imagine how much more toxic this situation will become if Golden somehow survives again after a season in which we lose to FSU and Clemson, fail to win the conference, and fail to win at least 10 games.

F*** the Coastal. F*** winning 8-9 games. Win at least 10, beat FSU and Clemson, win the ACC, and win the bowl game or GTFO. And we all know he's not capable of accomplishing any of those things, so basically just GTFO.
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Zero chance of that dude.....don't worry.
 
canesstevealum08 said:
Why is the assumption that he has to be way below 500 to get fired? I honestly think he will be fired with 3 losses because if we go undefeated nonconference and all three losses are in conf he will get fired. This whole toxicity on the board about him getting fired only if he wins four five or six games is nonsense.
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8 wins would not be a disaster under the right scenario. It could actually be perfect. Here's how it goes...

We start 0-4. Golden and his staff are fired. We hire Butch because it's the obvious move (or, if we can't swing a hire that quickly, we let someone on staff who's worth a **** interim...not sure who), and then we rattle off 8 straight wins setting up crazy momentum for recruiting and a run during Kaaya's junior year.

If we're going pie-in-the-sky, then that's where I'm at.

8-4. Perfect.
 
If he ***** his pants en route to an 8-9 win season by plodding through his schedule and miraculously pulling stuff off, I still think he's gone.

But, if this team completely turns over a leaf and really becomes a good team that outplays many of its opponents, they have to keep him. No choice.

#2 option requires Ghoulden to completely change his stripes as a coach.

The chances of this happening are slim to none and slim just left town.
 
AUcane said:
If he ***** his pants en route to an 8-9 win season by plodding through his schedule and miraculously pulling stuff off, I still think he's gone.

But, if this team completely turns over a leaf and really becomes a good team that outplays many of its opponents, they have to keep him. No choice.

#2 option requires Ghoulden to completely change his stripes as a coach.

The chances of this happening are slim to none and slim just left town.
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This is why I'm not actually worried about this scenario. 8-4 would mean we either lost to every team with a pulse (again), or lost some headscratchers to decidedly inferior opponents, or some combination thereof. I don't believe 8 or even 9 wins keeps Golden's job UNLESS it comes with at least an ACC champ. game appearance, if not a victory. And as AU pointed out, that would be one of the biggest surprises of CFB this year (understatement.)

That's the main reason I'm actually going to enjoy this season - it's win-win for us as fans. Either Golden receives some kind of divine epiphany and we win the ACC, or he's fired. Might as well at least sit back and watch what talent our new coach might have to work with in 2016...
 
I would be happy with a new coach.



8 wins is a barren wasteland.




9 wins is just treading water.




I would be happy with 10 wins and an ACCCG appearance.
 
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AUcane said:
If he ***** his pants en route to an 8-9 win season by plodding through his schedule and miraculously pulling stuff off, I still think he's gone.

But, if this team completely turns over a leaf and really becomes a good team that outplays many of its opponents, they have to keep him. No choice.
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The scenario you've created is impossible. If UM becomes a good team that outplays many of its opponents, there's no way they only win 8 games with this **** schedule and UM's level of talent compared to its opponents. You can't be a good team that outplays many of its opponents and only win 8 games with this talent compared to our opponents' talent.
 
emrok said:
I would be happy with a new coach.



8 wins is a barren wasteland.




9 wins is just treading water.




I would be happy with 10 wins and an ACCCG appearance.
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Pretty sad that UM fans are happy with an ACCCG appearance in a HC's 5th year. Ouch we've fallen apart as a fan base.
 
He's gone with 8 wins, because 8 wins doesn't sniff the Coastal, much less the ACC. 8 wins means he didn't beat FSU, and IF he did, why the **** lose 4 OTHER games? He stays with 9 wins, probably.
 
Disagree, think it's the dream scenario to find out what Dr. Frenk is made of.
 
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