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Michael Irvin tells Miami fans to ‘calm their a–es down’ over Al Golden

By Brandon C. Williams

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University of Miami (Fla.) icon Michael Irvin is firmly in the corner of embattled football coach Al Golden, telling Hurricanes fans to “calm their asses down” when it comes to the program.

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Michael Irvin has never been one to mince words, so it’s no shock the former Miami (Fla.) legend spared nothing when it came to defending Hurricanes football coach Al Golden.

Fans of The U are running hot over the fact that Golden is a mere 22-16 in his three years at the “School That Invented Swagger,” more so after last season’s 6-7 campaign. It’s been 12 seasons since the Hurricanes played for a national title (yes, fans of The U: we know you were robbed by the officials and that Ohio State’s 2002 championship is tainted. We get it), which puts Golden front and center when it comes to coaches facing win-or-else scenarios entering next season.

Irvin has gone against the grain in his defense of Golden, as most alums have been vocal about the need for change at Miami. In a recent radio interview, the former Hurricanes All-America wideout defended the decision to bring Golden back:

Al Golden — Coach Al Golden — has earned this opportunity, has earned the right to see this through. With what he’s done, to jump there and fight, that was not his fight, and he stayed through the fight. He recruited well and he kept us in the fight.

The Playmaker also pointed to the fact Miami started freshman Brad Kaaya at quarterback last season. While Kaaya threw for 3,198 yards and 26 touchdowns, he completed just 59 percent of his attempts and hit a wall at the end of the campaign, as the Hurricanes lost their last four games, including an Independence Bowl defeat at the hands of South Carolina.

“Tell me this: Where’s the smarts in saying, ‘Hey freshman, we know we started you. We know you learned a lot. But right now we’re going to snatch all of that from under you and make you start all over again next year,'” said Irvin.

Plain and simple, Irvin had one clear message for those looking to gather pitchforks and boards to finish off Golden:

“And I surely hope that people, in Miami, can calm their asses down and let the process see itself through.”

Not that he cares, but Irvin probably isn’t giving a damn about those who would be critical about his defense. In his eyes, they, too, should calm their asses down.

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