Ever since losing to Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl back in 2003, The U has been on a steady decline...former head coach Larry Coker did not have the chutzpah as the lead man...sure they won the BCS title in 2002, but it was with Butch Davis' players...every season thereafter, The U regressed...Coker's lack of leadership as a head coach also spilled over off the field as many of his players were "allegedly" getting paid and hanging out with hookers among other illegal activities...
Coker's replacement, former player, Randy Shannon, always seemed lost on the sideline...he looked overwhelmed as a head coach...
This past offseason, The U went out and hired former Temple head coach Al Golden to try and lead the Hurricanes back to his glory days...Golden was the right hire because he stressed the fundamentals that The U lacked: fewer penalties, solid tackling, and running the ball...
Over the last week or so, it looks like Golden will not have the opportunity to try and resurrect this program after all the "alleged" allegations...after the NCAA gets through with its investigation, Miami (Fla) football will never recover...it will be living off its history of the 1980s and late 1990s...it will never again be the force it once was...
As for Golden, as soon as Joe Paterno leaves (or dies) at Penn State, the job will be his...Golden is a graduate of Penn State and did extremely well as the head coach at Temple...in the end, this situation at The U will not be held against Golden...
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