Ex-Miami Hurricanes place Al Golden on the hot seat
By Dan Zinski
Is Miami Hurricanes coach Al Golden on the hot seat after the ‘Canes season opening 31-13 loss at the hands of Louisville?
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Don’t even ask that question to these former Hurricanes players. For them the answer is obviously yes.
Ex Miami-great Clinton Portis started by calling Golden “the right man for the job” but quickly pointed out that things are far from perfect (via the Miami Herald):
"For what we’re used to in a defensive coordinator, it’s not up to our standards. But we also don’t have the defensive linemen, linebackers and secondary we’re used to, don’t have playmakers who command double teams, don’t have linebackers who wreak havoc. But you have to give Mark D’Onofrio something to work with."
Brett Romberg had stronger words, voiced before the start of the season:
"“It’s a short leash this year,” Brett Romberg said this offseason. “Excuses are over. You’ve getting good athletes. No excuses any more! You’re seeing the same mistakes, and that’s coaching.”"
Randal Hill explained:
"“Fans are spoiled because it’s Miami. And rightfully so. Butch Davis went through sanctions and won games. You can’t just win against only teams with losing records. A lot of former players want to see better defense and a better team. Are they going in the right direction? My jury is out.”"
If Golden wanted to lower the temperature on his backside, losing the first game out of the chute in fairly resounding fashion was not the way to go.
Golden better figure out a way to get a better performance from his defense or he will only hear more jeers from ex-Hurricanes.