Summary:
Al Golden Football Camps
- Biggest thing is most kids can still develop their talent, can pick up a few things that really help their game
- First and foremost about fundamentals but also good forum for talent evaluation
- Kids wear t-shirts everywhere (Blustein)
- Walk-ups are welcome
- Tempo gets to a lot of kids, run it like a college practice
- Try to leave impression on kids
Observations on recruiting
- Hasn’t gotten easier but have developed relationships, trust local coaches when they ask UM coaches to go look at a prospect
- More talent than UM can offer, which leads to some frustration in the community
- Especially at WR and CB, more talent than they can take, so judge on character, classroom work, etc…
On coach Coley as OC
- Golden based his decision on abilities as a coach, recruiting ability was a bonus
- Excited about what he has done with the offense but can’t say too much
- Doing different things on offense than past few years
- Energetic, passionate, bright and kids relate very well to him
On D-line
- Didn’t have CP last year, his return is huge
- Luther Robinson and Corey King are doing well
- Olsen Pierre has made the most strides (benches 225 over 30 times and weighs 305)
- Chick is now 275 and Hamilton is 285
- Have to do better with pass rush which include Des and LBs
- The biggest difference on D will be experience
- Played 14 or 15 freshmen last year who will be much better prepared physically and mentally
