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For the Goldennites, what has Al done?

e_cushing

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Jan 27, 2012
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what has Al done to deserve the opportunities and support you so frequently tell us he deserves?

Let's break it down,

Schwartz Center project was funded and rolling before Al got here.

Guided the program through the cloud. This is my favorite. He guided the team to average win loss records (at best) including zero quality wins. Recruiting during the cloud time is littered with massive misses and failures and the roster today is a result of those failures. He did not interact with the ncaa and he did not communicate with the fan base. If that is considered guiding what would have been a failure?

His game day coaching is mediocre (this is generous, it is actually poor but for the sake of argument call it mediocre).

His personel decisions are lazy at best and our coaching staph is littered with JAGs. This translates into poorly coached athletes.

The training table. Al gets credit for this when the reality is that the changes in ncaa rules for benefits and the ability to feed student athletes is the driving force behind this change. Also Blakes fundraising efforts finance this. Al just happens to be the coach when it was developed.

The Al Golden Camps. This is a positive that Al deserves credit for. Well done, kudos.

The UM/South Florida HS community relationship. It's hard to evaluate this correctly. Is it great? No. Is it better than where it was when a Randy was fired? I think yes, but not way better by any means. Difference maker high priority athletes from South Florida are headed out of town on droves to FSU Ohio State Alabama Gators etc etc.

Recruiting? Swag 16 is a mirage. It will look very different come signing day. Those were high pressure early commits designed to push the class to the top of the class rankings so Al could show progress. The class has steadily dropped down that list and we are in real contention for about one or two difference maker 4 and 5 star kids who are undecided and they are way long shots to choose Miami.

So why does Al deserve anything more than a pink slip?

What has Al done? Lose to Duke, Pitt, UVA, Cincinatti....impressive. I didn't think anyone could dump the program to those depths. We are now third choice on National Signing Day for many recruits. This helps hat sales and further embarrasses the program as our brand gets tossed in the garbage repeatedly. We are out coached regularly on game day. Sun Life Stadium is Lifeless Stadium. Banners fly, talk radio is vicious.....welcome to the current state of Miami football.
 
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