Question? If we go 6-6

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If we go 6-6 or hover above/below .500...

1. ...do you see Al Golden firing his friend, D'Onofrio? Actually, if things don't improve he should resign as D-Coord.
2. ...or moreover, do you see Golden making any changes? D'Onofrio? Fisch? Swasey?
 
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Since when do coaches only get 2 years to turn things around? Getting a new guy in and having everyone learn a whole new system will only set us back. Why don't you wait until we actually have some upperclassmen playing before you go firing people?
 
If we go 6-6 or hover above/below .500...

1. ...do you see Al Golden firing his friend, D'Onofrio? Actually, if things don't improve he should resign as D-Coord.
2. ...or moreover, do you see Golden making any changes? D'Onofrio? Fisch? Swasey?

I predicted 6-6 from the start. I think we get a new DC. This year is the last mulligan for Golden. 10 wins or bust next year
 
The talking heads said at beginning of year if golden is 500. He should have party thrown in his honor
 
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Lol. This is goldens defense. He wants to change schemes/ philosophies he does not fire the guy who helped him get here. They g and d do it themselves.
 
Judge this team two seasons from now. When our FR are Juniors and our Sohph are Seniors. That coupled with our classes in between will be the first Golden team with depth. Then and only then should any Hire/fire decisions be made.
 
If we go 6-6 or hover above/below .500...

1. ...do you see Al Golden firing his friend, D'Onofrio? Actually, if things don't improve he should resign as D-Coord.
2. ...or moreover, do you see Golden making any changes? D'Onofrio? Fisch? Swasey?

I predicted 6-6 from the start. I think we get a new DC. This year is the last mulligan for Golden. 10 wins or bust next year

No chance. Highly unlikely.

Regardless of record, Golden isn't going to make any big changes in the first 4 years particularly at the coordinator level (unless Fisch gets an NFL OC job). Setting aside the fact that he is 100% committed to D'Onofrio and their defensive scheme, Golden faces no real pressure to fire anyone on his staff because he has near absolute job security for as long as he wants to stay in no small part because there are very few (if any) better coaches who would take the job. While I want to believe they could win 9 or 10 games next year (even with Tech and FSU on the road), it's more likely that they won't achieve that level of success until 2015 or 2016 assuming a best case scenario that (a) sanctions are light and (b) the quarterback that succeeds Morris is a player.
 
If we go 6-6 or hover above/below .500...

1. ...do you see Al Golden firing his friend, D'Onofrio? Actually, if things don't improve he should resign as D-Coord.
2. ...or moreover, do you see Golden making any changes? D'Onofrio? Fisch? Swasey?

I dont think the record has anything to do with it. If we go 11-1 (I know we are not, but for the point of this argument), but average over 500 yards per game on defense, something should done. The same goes for all positions. Regardless of record every coach should be evaluated. I'm not saying anyone should go or stay (I still think it's too early to make that call), but that the record shouldn't make a difference in those decisions.
 
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What folks need to understand is that Golden's going to get a chance to turn the ship around. He'll have an opportunity to keep continuity in the staff unless something starkly needs to be changed.

What everyone needs to realize is, there's no magical, wonderful coach out there who could have THIS team competing on a high-national level and ranked. That guy does not exist--so wondering if we should get rid of Coach A for Coach B is a useless exercise of thought. Golden is trying to build it up. Notice I didn't say rebuild, just like he tends to avoid saying in interviews. Last year, we had some pieces to work with--and those guys are now either graduated, in the NFL, or have been dismissed for one reason or another. This current team isn't very good. It's not Miami caliber, and it's not really Golden's fault at all, and on both accounts--Golden fully realizes that, but he is going to work his *** off to make things better than they currently are.

We can quibble about schematics and strategy for each game all we want to as that's definitely valid, but in the big picture--Golden's going to be here for a while, and so is his staff. They're going to build it the way they know how, and do the best they can. All we can hope for is that the ceiling for "the best they can" is much higher than 8-9 win seasons at Temple, and that it is somewhere in the realm of where we used to be in the earlier part of this century.

The days are gone when we can just flip coaches in and out like crazy and still have success. We need a guy to be here for the long-term and to build our program back up.
 
If we go 6-6 or hover above/below .500...

1. ...do you see Al Golden firing his friend, D'Onofrio? Actually, if things don't improve he should resign as D-Coord.
2. ...or moreover, do you see Golden making any changes? D'Onofrio? Fisch? Swasey?

If we go 6-6 with the players we have on defense, I'd give Coach D an extension.
 
if cookman puts up 500 plus yards on offense Corch D can haul ***... Ill give Golden 4yrs and if he doesnt win the ACC he needs to pack his **** also..
 
D'Onofrio ain't going nowhere. Just wish he would've stayed at Temple. Would have made life easier.

Golden probably hires Groh or a more competant "3-4" guy with NFL experience.

For the record I think Jedd Fisch is a great get. You can actually see the major potential once this group gels, grows, and gains size.

WRs - nasty
RBs - Duke & Collins
QB - Morris & Olsen
TE - ehh we'll see
OL - lots of youth and depth
 
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I think 6-6 is VERY LIKELY!!! Would it be a huge success? No... even with this defense, I truly believe we should 6 games. Here is what I see panning out...

Bethune Cookman - W - 48-27
GT - ??? (lets say L) - 24-20
NC State - ??? (Toss up... I say W) - 31-27
Notre Dame - L - ~45-34
North Carolina - W - 32-24
Florida State - L (sucks but oh well) - 31-29
Virginia Tech - ??? (Toss up but lets say L) - 28-24
Virginia - W - 32-21
South Florida - W - 45-34
Duke - W - 48-31

I am throwing up arbitrary guesses on scoring outcomes, but what I see is that we will continue to be exposed on defense. However, I think the offense can continue to improve and shows good execution. We can and likely/hopefully will pull out wins over BCC, NC State, UNC, UVA, USF, Duke... which gives us 7 wins.

Most of you might think this is too optimistic, but trying to move on from the meltdown mode we just had, and being realistic, I think 6 wins SHOULD happen and if we somehow end up with 7 or 8 ( I predicted 8 or 9 before season), I think we can rest easy and expect bigger things next year...

Go Canes!!
 
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the guys asking guys to be fired are not understanding that Golden got dealt a bad hand. 1. He has no team depth and he has guys playing that should not even be playing thanks to Drew Rosenhaus and Randy Shannon's recruiting failures/lack of development. 2. He came in blindsided a week before his first season with the suspensions and all that happened with the AD bailing on him when they knew what was going to happen 3. you cannot keep changing coordinators every 2 years. the top programs have some kind of continuity amongst the coaching staff and we need that more than ever since the guys before these Canes had 2 coordinators in their 4 years (Bill Young and forgot who took over for him afterwards along with Nix and Whipple) 4. we used to be able to withstand the coaching departures since Miami is a stepping stone to the NFL (not recently, however) but that was when we had the talent and depth on the team

we used to 2-3 guys as good as Duke and DP on the roster just being groomed and bulking up but they dont have the luxury of that right now because of the lack overall team depth as stated above. in another thread someone said that there are 11 out of 47 guys on the team from the 09-10 classes. this is why we are bad because the juniors and seniors are not nearly as good as our Freshmen and sophomores and obviously the FR and SO haven't had the experience nor weight room time (and one 1 summer bulking up is not going to make Hamilton, McCord, etc) become stud DLs. gotta give it time. i was on the camp of fire Coach D but seeing that changing a coordinator will not really help us at all since what are we gonna make em learn a whole new system again and deal w the same crap thats going on. Remember last year our D slowly took shape and got better as the year went on and the addition of Porter (if he comes back from injury) will help us stabilize a terrible DL. considering Coach D and Al gave Temple a first round pick and a top 20 defense at the end of their tenure at Temple and Temple does not get the talent that they have brought in down here. Imagine what they could have done with the FR and SO that are apart of this class (mainly the FR since the SO class was put together in a little over a month)
 
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I think Golden is a packaged deal with Coach D. I can't see him firing him. As long as Golden is here, I think we'll have to live with d'onofrio as well.
 
If we go 6-6 or hover above/below .500...

1. ...do you see Al Golden firing his friend, D'Onofrio? Actually, if things don't improve he should resign as D-Coord.
2. ...or moreover, do you see Golden making any changes? D'Onofrio? Fisch? Swasey?

I predicted 6-6 from the start. I think we get a new DC. This year is the last mulligan for Golden. 10 wins or bust next year

So delusional.
 
I guess some forgot when Golden called D'Onofrio "the best in the business." Or maybe some people forgot Golden was a DC.

As an ex-DC you know that Golden is or at least can be heavily involved in repairing this defense. What he really needs in that spot is somebody he believes in and somebody he can work with. With D in that spot, he has both to a very high degree. There's little to suggest that he would EVER fire D'Onofrio unless there is external pressure.

My hope beyond that honestly is that he changes nothing. If there's one thing that I don't believe in (as indicated by the Shannon years), it's wholesale turnover. Sure it's great for a minute and creates excitement but realistically a coach who can't pick a staff can't pick a staff. If he gets it wrong the first time he'll probably get it wrong the second and third times. The best harbinger for this program is if Golden changes nothing and things get better next year due to personnel and familiarity. This is not to say that changing one coach is cause for rampant concern, but you get the idea.
 
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