Golden Commits To Hurricanes

I hate to say that I told you so, but as it turns out, I most definitely told U so.

Miami Hurricanes head football coach Al Golden released a statement Sunday, reaffirming his commitment to the University of Miami:

"There has been much speculation concerning my future at the University of Miami.  While I am flattered that our progress at The U during an extremely difficult period of time is recognized, I am also appreciative of just what we have here at UM and I am not a candidate for another position. We are eager to welcome our student athletes back to campus next week and visit with prospective student-athletes and their families beginning January 15."

I said several times over the last few days that Al Golden was NOT leaving the University of Miami for his alma mater of Penn State University.

I said all along that the Penn State job was just a case of, and a situation that led to, a bunch of rumors, lies and speculation.

In fact I even wrote a lengthy article with that same title. And, of course once again, I was proven to be correct and 100% right.

With UM head coach Al Golden announcing today that he was staying at "The U" and was looking forward to closing out the 2014 recruiting class strong we all felt a sense a relief. The collective "WE" were the fans, players, coaches and maybe most importantly the recruits on the hook for the 2014 class.

And we like that. Yeah, we like that a lot.

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Comments

[Montreal-Cane]

Brad Kaaya was at the NC game last night.

Look at this: pic.twitter.com/Jq03zOgx4C

[WWIN]

Best thing that could ever happen to powell is that he stays on the offensive side of the ball while NO'D is at UM.

Posted by: UpNorthCane | January 06, 2014 at 01:30 PM

Don't you worry about that, Golden and co will have him playing defensive back faster than you can say db!!!

[WWIN]

If you don't think this program was a raging dumpster fire a month after Golden got here then something is really, really wrong.

Posted by: Go Canes | January 06, 2014 at 12:00 PM

Golden said out his own mouth to start judging him the moment he stepped foot on campus but now you want us fans to disobey HIS ORDERS??? Or was that another one of his lies?

[Account Deleted]

I'm not sure I get the continuity stuff..

We're near the bottom of D stats, so we stay there?

We don't have any big time DL or LB's so we don't get any?

We lose big games against top teams and look terrible so we keep this trend going?

I'm not sure the past 3-4 days have offered any help going forward into next season.

Somehow AG is now one or done as coach at the U...and No'D will be there with him...

[SOUP]

NEW BLOG IS UP!

[30CINCO]

Posted by: TLuv | January 06, 2014 at 02:32 PM
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You're past 2 post:

Thinking same exact thing. Sometimes people want to hear only what they want. Golden said we had 5 explosive plays on D, someone said "Golden said we have an explosive defense!".

[Ohio_Cane]

Golden can't say we have explosive plays. He's wrong/lying. What we have are explosive players.

Posted by: The Dude | January 06, 2014 at 02:34 PM
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Did the chicken or the egg come first?

[SOUP]

NEW BLOG IS UP!

[Dude on a Pale Horse]

Golden can't say we have explosive plays. He's wrong/lying. What we have are explosive players.

[Dude on a Pale Horse]

Plus the bears are all sleeping right now, except that one up in Yellowstone. You gotta wait for spring because the roads in the parks are covered in snow right now. Bryce Canyon may be open, but probably COLD.

[TLuv]

CR

He in no way threw Coley under the bus.

Golden said of the offense that "We can talk about all the explosive plays, the things we did well. The two areas we failed in that negatively affected our team were time of possession, which really can be attributed to our lack of success on third down - and James (Coley) and I already met - our time of possession and third down conversions (are issues).

"We were second in the country in 30 yard plays or more. We want to continue to have an explosive element, but what I'd like to do is continue to be more balanced. We had the explosive element, improved 16 yards in our rushing yards per game, but I wanted to get that number higher, to 180 or 185 (from 160). In an ideal world I'd shoot for 200 because that would help us with time of possession. Our points per game were 34th in the country. We had more 10 plus yards run this year, and that's attributed to not only Duke (Johnson), Dallas (Crawford), Gus (Edwards) and OT (Eduardo Clements), but that's a lot of guys cutting downfield and giving extra effort. Our completion percentage wasn't as good as it needed to be. Obviously that's going to be a challenge for us this off-season, trying to get that completion percentage up to 65, 68, 69 percent so we can control the ball more. We were 15th in the nation in 20 yard passes or more; we had one less sack allowed than last year, which was really good, were 23rd in the nation. There's a lot of positives there, but without holding onto the ball or converting on third down we're not going to be able to move forward as a program, not just an offense."

How is that throwing someone under the bus?

[RCCF]

Bus*...lol

[RCCF]

After Hearing Alfred Pour Everyone Cups of Fool-Aid This Morning..

And Now Reading OGV's Post with an understanding of his postings that I have never had...

I'd Like to Thank God for Blessing Me With These Talents, My Parents But Uh....

My Talents Don't Wanna See Swiss Cheese!!
Im on the 12% Colby Jack for Everyone....

RCCF

[Dude on a Pale Horse]

The grizzlies up here are no joke. A grizzly has enough oxegynated blood in its body to run for 45 seconds after being shot straight through the heart. They've found grizzlies with .44 magnum rounds healed over in their fat.

[Ohio_Cane]

Have you ever eaten a bear burger? it's pretty good

Posted by: SinisterCane | January 06, 2014 at 02:20 PM
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I haven't, but would be all for trying it!

[herbieibis]

Explain to The Herb how is length supposed to make this defense better, when it's the sorry ass coaching and schemes, that holds it back.
What style of offense do we run? I still haven't figured that one out. I can say, it's the telegraphed version. No backs in the back field, hey we are passing. Line up in the "I" formation we are running, lineup with one back, it's 50/50 pass or run. Line-up under center it's run.

[TLuv]

Posted by: Go Canes | January 06, 2014 at 12:33 PM

What?!?! You're insinuating that we didn't have any talent/production at DT? No no that can't be right. Robinson, Renfrow, and Porter were amazing!! Of course, when they got pushed back 5 yards when the other team ran the ball (nearly every time), that was all D'NO's fault. We should fire him because he hasn't developed a scheme that stops opposing offenses while having DTs that get blown off the ball every play.

[SOUP]

Bear hunting would be a blast. Mrs. 86 want to go with me?

Posted by: Ohio_Cane | January 06, 2014 at 02:16 PM

Funny thing is I told her that the trick to bear safety is this:

"U don't have to outrun the BEAR, U just have to outrun your friend."

I know she could outrun U so yeah, I'd let her go, but I doubt she'd be interested! LOL

[SinisterCane]

Bear hunting would be a blast. Mrs. 86 want to go with me?

Posted by: Ohio_Cane | January 06, 2014 at 02:16 PM
Have you ever eaten a bear burger? it's pretty good

[CaneRock]

LMAO! @ Joe Rose.

Said He thought He was talking to His Merrill Lynch guy when AG was sp(k)ewing all those numbers.

The funniest part of the interview, is after sp(k)ewing all those #s, He said..."Joe, can I give you the offensive #s"? LMAO!...ole' boy couldn't WAIT! to throw Coley under the bus, couldn't WAIT! I tell ya'.

[SOUP]

ESPN ACC ‏@ESPN_ACC 1m
Watkins officially announces he's going pro http://es.pn/1cwx9cx

[Ohio_Cane]

Bear hunting would be a blast. Mrs. 86 want to go with me?

[SOUP]

Where are you planning on going outside at this year? I'm thinking Glacier National Park, Yellowstone again and I'd like to go to Utah and see Bryce Canyon.

Posted by: The Dude | January 06, 2014 at 01:59 PM

I would love that but not in Winter.

And if we go it would have to be in Summr and be a "boy's night out" trip only. Mrs. 86 does not like things that can eat her for lunch and BEARS are like at the top of her list, followed closely by alligators.

Funny thing is she has no fear of sharks, go figure?

[Go Canes]

How many more can we bring in next month then Ohio?

All these kids count for last year or this one?

[Dude on a Pale Horse]

Yes CR,

But in my defense it was in reference to the lack of coverage in D'Onofrio's "Career High Defense." Dang it, now I've put defense and D'Onofrio in the same sentence... its gonna be a long year.

[Dude on a Pale Horse]

Yes CR,

But in my defense it was in reference to the lack of coverage in D'Onofrio's scheme... dang it... now I've put D'Onofrio and defense in the same sentence... its just not my day.

[j.w.]

SportsCenter ‏@SportsCenter 3m
Dolphins fire offensive coordinator Mike Sherman. Miami (8-8) ranked 27th in NFL in total offense this season.

DOLPHINS DID WHAT CANES COULDN'T DO?

Posted by: SOUP | January 06, 2014 at 01:45 PM
Kind of- they fired the wrong guy.

[CaneRock]

Did ya'll use the word "cover", and D'Onofrio in the same sentence...BLASPHEMY!!!

[Dude on a Pale Horse]

SOUP,

Where are you planning on going outside at this year? I'm thinking Glacier National Park, Yellowstone again and I'd like to go to Utah and see Bryce Canyon.

[SinisterCane]

GRAY CROW for LB lol

[SOUP]

Kaaya looked pretty impressive last night, strong arm, good decisions. Hopeful Olsen can get his head on straight, should be good competition going forward. Haven't forgotten about Williams tho, he should earn the starting job given his experience.

Posted by: 30CINCO | January 06, 2014 at 01:45 PM

GRAY CROW!

[2002nemo]

IT'S ALL "tumult" ABOUT THE U.

And I'm loving it!

[SOUP]

Best thing that could ever happen to powell is that he stays on the offensive side of the ball while NO'D is at UM.

Posted by: UpNorthCane | January 06, 2014 at 01:30 PM

Tell that to Corn Elder.

[Ohio_Cane]

EE's coming in Wednesday:

Joe Yearby (RB)
Brandon Powell (ATH)
Trevor Darling (OL)
KC McDermott (OL)
Trent Harris (DE)
Calvin Heurtelou (DT)
Juwon Young (LB)
Braxton Berrios (WR)

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Michael Whyche (DT) waiting on appeal to NCAA

[UpNorthCane27]

Ohio Powell is a beast but like the dude said..Can he cover short throws in a back peddle after being lined up 10 yards off the LOS?

Powell would be a monster on a defense that lets him man up and shadow tight. unfortunately that's not our defense.

Either way glad to have the kid, he's def a baller and will put in work.

[slim32]

True Diamond in the Rough ... DT Local Kid

Father works a few bays down from me and Kid is a Hard worker and been doing extra work on the books...

Never knew he was this good because I just saw the tape... lots of room to grow...

Brandon Campbell - American Heritage(delray)
Previously at Ely but dad moved his Jr or Sr year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wvca7bNdlgU

[30CINCO]

Kaaya looked pretty impressive last night, strong arm, good decisions. Hopeful Olsen can get his head on straight, should be good competition going forward. Haven't forgotten about Williams tho, he should earn the starting job given his experience.

[SOUP]

SportsCenter ‏@SportsCenter 3m
Dolphins fire offensive coordinator Mike Sherman. Miami (8-8) ranked 27th in NFL in total offense this season.

DOLPHINS DID WHAT CANES COULDN'T DO?

[laquinton]

The true question to you all. Besides ogv, is the honeymoon faze over for Albert Golden

[Dude on a Pale Horse]

O_C,

Can he cover short throws in a backpeddle after being lined up 10 yards off the LOS? If so, get him to NoD stat! Lol.

[Go Canes]

This kid can be really special:

Powell motivated to prove he's elite

[Ohio_Cane]

Best thing that could ever happen to powell is that he stays on the offensive side of the ball while NO'D is at UM.

Posted by: UpNorthCane | January 06, 2014 at 01:30 PM
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Honestly, he's exactly the type of freak athlete that D'No needs. Crazy athletes that can play anything.

I agree tho, I'd love to see him with the ball in his hands more than him defending it.

[VfB_Cane]

Love the sense of humour on the blog today. There's still hope we can all have a laugh come August.

[Go Canes]

Ok

[SOUP]

AL need BRAIN checked....HIT HEAD OVER HOLIDAYS. Shows signes of repeated blows to head!

Posted by: LA3 | January 06, 2014 at 01:30 PM

Hey don't laugh, head injuries should not be taken lightly.

[orange 'n green in the vein]

"Posted by: CGNC | January 06, 2014 at 01:28 PM"

Hey now, you're doing this better than me. I'm not sure I can keep laughing if that's going to be the case going forward.

Wait, I can.

ROTFLMFAO!

[LA3]

Next blog title should be....

Happy Valley Defensive Scheme promises to bring Linebacker U to Miami!

Happy Valley Defensive Scheme promises 500 yards!

AL need BRAIN checked....HIT HEAD OVER HOLIDAYS. Shows signes of repeated blows to head!

[UpNorthCane27]

Best thing that could ever happen to powell is that he stays on the offensive side of the ball while NO'D is at UM.

[orange 'n green in the vein]

False equivalence;

False equivalence is a logical fallacy where there appears to be a logical equivalence between two opposing arguments, but when in fact there is none. Journalists use a form of this logical fallacy when comparing two sides of a scientific debate in an attempt to provide a balance between a scientific and denialist point of view. However, there is no equivalence between the two sides, when one is supported by evidence, and the other side with little or no evidence, of which most is of low quality. In other words, in false equivalence, someone will state that the opposing arguments have a passing similarity in support, when, on close examination, there is large difference between the quality of evidence.

The staff being supported now is not as accomplished as the staffs that were previously supported and in some cases, received less or unequal support by administration on down the line.

But willful ignorance, the blog just never can get enough of.

[SOUP]

Highlights from Al Golden’s news conference from Monday afternoon:

### He said there won’t be any changes to the coaching staff. As we reported, UM never asked him to dump Mark D’Onofrio, and Golden had no intention of doing it. He said “the answer is not change, the answer is continuity.”

He clearly trusts this staff and wants to see what the staff does with a team that is adding a high-end recruiting class.

“First year without the NCAA cloud,” he said. “There’s a big part of me that wants that, that hasn’t experienced that…. We have an experienced group, mature group coming back. I look at my depth in the spring [with] the first team. We’re a lot deeper. I like the symmetry we have.”

Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/sports-buzz/2014/01/golden-says-coaching-staff-will-remain-intact-addresses-other-issues-in-news-conference.html#storylink=cpy

[CGNC]

Posted by: Go Canes | January 06, 2014 at 01:22 PM

No

[SOUP]

I'm afraid next year will give us more continuity than we can handle.

Posted by: VfB_Cane | January 06, 2014 at 01:13 PM

Now THAT is funny!

[LB]

Negative Nancy's jumping ship?

Hardly. UM has some really good players, but the amount of suck that is a Mark D'Onofrio defense can't be overstated.

As long as D'Onofrio remains, there will be at least two games a year the team will lose on account of the defense.

[CGNC]

OGV - LOL glad I could make you laugh LOL. It's all we got at this point.

[raizecane]

Can I sign the banner if I donate a certain percentage of the total?

Posted by: orange 'n green in the vein | January 06, 2014 at 01:17 PM

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U Bet ......

[Go Canes]

Cgnc find me one post where I "adore" Golden or anyone else.

Unless pointing out everything we've been through has negatively impacted this program tremendously and thinking this staff deserves the same amount of time previous coaches have gotten is "adoration".

[Dude on a Pale Horse]

Vfb,

That is funny.

[30CINCO]

Oh, how entertaining is this?

Posted by: Ohio_Cane | January 06, 2014 at 12:58 PM
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HIGHLY entertaining!

[Ohio_Cane]

Pete Ariz:

Powell motivated to prove he's elite

There was a lot of uncertainty around the Miami football program over the past 72 hours regarding the future of Head Coach Al Golden and his interest in Penn State. The fans weren’t the only ones in the dark about Golden’s status at Miami though, as recruits were questioning whether he would return as well. Canes commit Brandon Powell was relieved when Golden released a statement that he would return.

“Yeah, I was worried he would leave. I was just waiting until something came out, but I tried not to think about it too much. I was real excited when he said he was going to stay because I’ll be down there in school in one more day,” said Powell.

The speedster out of Deerfield Beach will arrive on campus this week as an early enrollee.

“I’ll be there on Wednesday. I’m about to start college workouts, learn the playbook, and all that. So it’s about to get real. I need to go in and work. It really hasn't hit me yet, but it will when I start packing tomorrow.”

Powell has already heard stories about the difficulty of the offseason workout plan at Miami.

“When I went there on my visit, I was with Tracy Howard, Deon Bush, and Malcolm Lewis and they were telling me about the UTough workouts and how that made them almost want to quit football. I’ve been working out with my trainer who has been pushing me since the third grade so I’ll just have to push through.”

Although Powell has the ability to play multiple positions at the next level, he projects himself as a running back.

“I see myself at running back, but I’m a very versatile player. I can line up at the slot or catch the ball out of the backfield. I see myself as a running back though, because that’s what they recruited me as and that’s what I want to play.”

Powell had an incredible season with 1339 rushing yards and 20 TDs, but for some reason seems to be a forgotten member of Miami’s class.

“It motivated me a lot. I really wasn’t paying attention about all that talk about Joseph Yearby and Dalvin Cook because even if they would have came, I would compete still. It still motivated me that people don’t think I’m one of the elite running backs around. I’m just going to go in there and work hard to show people why I’m going to the University of Miami.”

http://www.canesinsight.com/threads/61459-Powell-motivated-to-prove-he-s-elite

[orange 'n green in the vein]

"Posted by: raizecane | January 06, 2014 at 01:09 PM"

MCC98 knows some people, who think Butch couldn't coach when he was suffering from actual crippling sanctions instead of not being allowed to talk about a trumped up investigation and failing to win while doing so, who might go for that, but they're historically horrible judges of coaching acumen so they probably would be horrified to see the truth in the air. Can I sign the banner if I donate a certain percentage of the total?

[laquinton]

Thank god those seniors are gone tho. Highsmith, Gaines and Rogers especially. . Even Morris with his idle hand

[orange 'n green in the vein]

Posted by: CGNC | January 06, 2014 at 01:09 PM

LMAO, I always suspected but never knew for sure, until now, you had that wicked sense of humor in you. This worst day of the year just got a little bit better for me. A little.

"Al Jolson, is a pure propagandist.

Posted by: herbieibis | January 06, 2014 at 01:07 PM"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIaj7FNHnjQ

Replace D'No where Mammy is?

Or;

http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/299765/Jazz-Singer-The-Movie-Clip-You-Ain-t-Heard-Nothin-Yet-.html
?

[CGNC]

^AG

[VfB_Cane]

I'm afraid next year will give us more continuity than we can handle.

[laquinton]

I'm not jumping shit. But another 9-3 or 8-4 season with this same coaching staff and passive mindset leads us all to thinking this. Anybody thinking 12-0 is smoking crack. We are like Nebraska of the South. No staff changes?? We are tending to see Al for what he is. We are giving up at least 500 on defense against almost everybody. Crazy... I'm going tob be in tthe void with this.

[raizecane]

Im renting a plane and havng it fly over sunlife at our first home game in 2014 with a banner that says -

"We give up 500 plus yards a game but it's due to lack of continuity".

Anybody wanna chip in???

[Ohio_Cane]

ESPN Texas ‏@ESPNTexas 21m
Charlie Strong: “Don’t get caught up in 5-stars, 4-stars. Get caught up in football players."

Posted by: SOUP | January 06, 2014 at 01:05 PM
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In short, he's telling Texas fans and boosters, "stop being star whores".

[CGNC]

Dude you are dreaming if you think Butch was ever going to get a look here.

Posted by: Go Canes | January 06, 2014 at 12:34 PM

LOL. Sounds funny when you accuse others of dreaming. Carry on with the AH adoration. I sure hope you are right

[orange 'n green in the vein]

"Posted by: bermuda triangle | January 06, 2014 at 12:42 PM"

Welcome to Canespace. Post here, post often.

"Posted by: Sinistercane | January 06, 2014 at 12:42 PM"

No, that's not what's going on here. Still. Something else entirely I'm suspecting, but I don't want to say anymore at this juncture.

"Posted by: Canezitis | January 06, 2014 at 12:51 PM"

I find your views interesting and wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

Really, if you have an internet connection, it's time to join the 21st century, cut the cable cord and just join the crew of the WWW Pirateship. Unless you're really scared of the RIAA or MPAA retained stuffed suits, which you shouldn't be.

"Posted by: UMike | January 06, 2014 at 12:56 PM"

Meet back here a year from now when the next coaching search is done? I'm marking it down on my calender now Mike, you and the family have a safe year in the interim, and don't weak out on that perfect flounce post, stand strong, stand principled, stand by the U(niversity of Miami, because 'the U' is despised by me as a sign of the downfall of the football team after I graduated, but not as bad a sign as tie fetishism)!

[SOUP]

Go Canes is just more mature than the rest of us. You adjusting to a new normal is often very hard for many people. Go Canes has just realized early on that mediocrity is the new normal. He understood before the rest of us that we are Penn State South. The sooner the rest of us realize that everything we loved about The U, the dominating Linebackers, the blazing speed, QBU, the swagger, 12%, is all gone, the sooner we can accept the new normal like Go Canes.

Posted by: The Dude | January 06, 2014 at 12:49 PM

"The soft bigotry of low expectations."

[herbieibis]

Al Jolson, is a pure propagandist. Like a rotten politician, he says all the right things and would have you read between the lines on touchy stuff. He would have you believe we are on our way up, well duh, I hope so because we were dead last in defense, in the ACC. The problem with all this rhetoric, is the stats don't lie. I'll give the first 2 years of his regime a wash but no way The Herb lets last year slip by. How many starters did we have coming back on both offense and defense? What 9 back on o & 8 back on D and what did that outstanding coaching get us, but some close wins and 4 ass beatings. weren't even competive, just got plain run over and around! Now we have a good class coming in and we expect theme to be our savior. What has this coaching staff done for the guys like Chick? In 3 years have we had anyone resemble an A-A, well Perrymen is close. Dorsett has been up and down, Duke is close but you can't keep running him in between the tackles or he won't last. He stayed nicked up until he finally got his ankle broke on a play where we should of run the dam fullback.
They're saying we run a Pittsburg Steeler type defensive scheme, well last I looked, it takes true pros to run that scheme and we are a little short in that department. We don't have the LB's or a nosetackle for it to be effective, nor the size or talent. Taking a look at next years schedule, we should beat Neb, Va. tech, who will have a new QB and here's hoping we don't make that dude look like an A-A, Louisville will have a new QB but most of their starters are back on both sides of the ball, FSU will beat our brains out, the rest of the ACC, aside from Clemson is garbage but we even have a hard time taking the trash out. Golden needs to shut up and let his team do the talking for him on the field. The excuses are even lame at this point.

[SOUP]

DON'T LOOK NOW BUT U ARE ABOUT TO FREEZE:

https://twitter.com/nycjim/status/420249812831698944/photo/1

[SOUP]

ESPN Texas ‏@ESPNTexas 21m
Charlie Strong: “Don’t get caught up in 5-stars, 4-stars. Get caught up in football players."

[SOUP]

Matt Porter ‏@mattyports 8m
On Mike Wyche: RT @ChrisFreet: @mattyports signed NLI, but not on early enrollee list at this point.

Matt Porter ‏@mattyports 8m
Golden: Russell Athletic Bowl loss was because of poor execution and "the quarterback was too good."

Clay Travis ‏@ClayTravisBGID 9m
Might want to leave that one off the t-shirt. RT @bfeldmancbs New #Texas coach Charlie Strong: If something is soft you can get it hard.

Susan Miller Degnan ‏@smillerdegnan 9m
bowl game : we didn't execute well on offense and didn't convert on third downs.. etc. It just became too much. The QB was just too good."

Matt Porter ‏@mattyports 10m
To clarify: I believed DT Michael Wyche had signed with UM, but Golden did not name him.

Chris Freet ‏@ChrisFreet 9m
@mattyports signed NLI, but not on early enrollee list at this point.

Matt Porter ‏@mattyports 9m
Golden said last weekend's firestorm didn't hurt recruiting because his staff communicated well with recruits.

[Dude on a Pale Horse]

RCCF,

I feel like I have to really do some soul searching on this man. It used to mean something to me. There was a reason I followed this program. There was a reason my dad and I would drive down to the Orange Bowl. I used to love talking football with 'Noles and Gator fans. That's gone. It has been for a while.

[Ohio_Cane]

Negative Nancy's jumping ship.

Oh, how entertaining is this?

Posted by: Ohio_Cane | January 06, 2014 at 12:58 PM
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This was supposed to say "Negative Nancy's, people jumping ship."

[SOUP]

Hurricanes Updates ‏@CanesFamNews 2m
Golden doesn't believe making changes are what is best for the team, stay with process and keep making progress.

Matt Porter ‏@mattyports 2m
Last year, size on defense was a priority. Is it speed this year? Golden says "it's both." Says LBs have gotten "longer."

Manny Navarro ‏@Manny_Navarro 2m
Golden said arrival of Young, Harris in January will help LB depth. "We're getting longer at linebacker." #UM

Susan Miller Degnan ‏@smillerdegnan 2m
.@GoldenAl said not everyone has informed him of whether they're going to NFL early or not. He said he'll release it when he knows it all.

Hurricanes Updates ‏@CanesFamNews 2m
Well you heard it.. it is official.. No firing of any coordinators or assistants.. the ship keeps moving forward with same personnel.

Matt Porter ‏@mattyports 4m
Golden asked if "all his draft-eligible underclassmen" have informed him they'll return. He says "they have not."

Manny Navarro ‏@Manny_Navarro 4m
Golden said draft-eligible underclassmen -- Perryman, Walford, haven't informed him yet if they are returning to #UM.

[VfB_Cane]

I herewith demand the penalty category "conduct detrimental to the team" to be enforced on members of the coaching staff.

[RCCF]

Sorry I don't buy Ray Lewis 3 being a problem AT ALL...Maybe saying the defense sucks but a problem Not At All..

RCCF

[Ohio_Cane]

Negative Nancy's jumping ship.

Oh, how entertaining is this?

[SOUP]

Matt Porter ‏@mattyports 9m
Golden: Yearby, Powell, Darling, McDermott, Heurtelou, Young, Berrios coming Wednesday.

Manny Navarro ‏@Manny_Navarro 9m
Golden said eight #Canes recruits will be arriving here Wednesday. No other roster changes Golden said.

Matt Porter ‏@mattyports 9m
Golden: no players have left the team ... I don't foresee any players leaving.

[SOUP]

Susan Miller Degnan ‏@smillerdegnan 10m
.@GoldenAl "In terms of Ray Lewis Jr. & Kevin Olsen: "Violation of team rules. Both r excited to come back & we're excited to work w them."

Barry Jackson ‏@flasportsbuzz 10m
Golden confirms that olsen and ray lewis and scott were suspended for bowl for violation of team rules.

Matt Porter ‏@mattyports 10m
Golden said Rashawn Scott's situation is different than KO/RLIII (he's a junior and needs to be more accountable).

Matt Porter ‏@mattyports 11m
Golden: Rashawn Scott, Kevin Olsen and Ray Lewis III were suspended for #RAB for "conduct detrimental."

[UMike]

I just decided not to waste another second of my life on this fraud and his bff.... later spacers!!!

[SOUP]

Manny Navarro ‏@Manny_Navarro 9m
Golden said QB Kevin Olsen, WR Rashawn Scott, CB Ray Lewis Jr. suspended for bowl game for conduct detrimental to the team.

Susan Miller Degnan ‏@smillerdegnan 9m
@GoldenAl on Rashawn Scott, Kevin Olson and Ray Lewis, Jr., situations. They missed bowl game: "All of them were suspended , conduct detrim to the team.

[UMike]

So... Golden is betting on freshman to bail D'No out? WOW!

[SOUP]

Matt Porter ‏@mattyports 10m
Golden said the talent in the program and the talent coming in factored in his decision to not make coaching changes.

Miami Hurricanes ‏@hurricanesports 10m
.@GoldenAl “We have an experienced and mature group coming back."

SOMEBODY REMEMBER THIS WHEN IT IS USED AS AN EXCUSE? lol

[RCCF]

Can Anyone Else Feel and Hear their Heart Literally Breaking...Im So F'n HURT right Now!!

RCCF

[SOUP]

Manny Navarro ‏@Manny_Navarro 17m
Al Golden said there will be no chancges to the coaching staff at #UM

Barry Jackson ‏@flasportsbuzz 17m
Golden said no staffing changes among his coaches.

Matt Porter ‏@mattyports 17m
Golden says he has no plans to change assistant coaches.

Susan Miller Degnan ‏@smillerdegnan 17m
.@GoldenAl on if he intends to make changes on assistant coaching staff: "I do not.''

[Canezitis]

I swear I think no'D has some pictures of Al doing something he shouldn't have done and is holding it over him-" take me with you or I go public with the photos". How else can you explain a sane man saying the defense is trending upwards , totally defending his BFF and throwing coley under the bus. He didn't say one bad thing about the D except "we have to improve". Well no shyt Sherlock! I'm beyond pissed that this douche is staying. I only have cable for um games. I may get rid of it at this point because I can't sit through another season of ineptitude.

[VfB_Cane]

Take it for what it's worth (from Manny on Twitter):
Golden said the way defense will change is how some personnel is used in packages, etc. Said arrival of recruits will help #UM

How incoming freshmen can reduce opponents YPG by 150 is beyond me, but that's th eonly hope we're left with.

[Dude on a Pale Horse]

Go Canes is just more mature than the rest of us. You adjusting to a new normal is often very hard for many people. Go Canes has just realized early on that mediocrity is the new normal. He understood before the rest of us that we are Penn State South. The sooner the rest of us realize that everything we loved about The U, the dominating Linebackers, the blazing speed, QBU, the swagger, 12%, is all gone, the sooner we can accept the new normal like Go Canes.

[SOUP]

GOLDEN PRESS CONFERENCE:

Manny Navarro ‏@Manny_Navarro 14m
Golden: "I'm not a candidate at another job and I plan to be at the University of Miami." #UM

Susan Miller Degnan ‏@smillerdegnan 14m
Al Golden: "Obviously there are some univ that have expressed interest the last couple of years"

Matt Porter ‏@mattyports 15m
Did somebody get report wrong, or were you offered and declined Penn State job? Golden: "I stand on my statement from yesterday."

Christina De Nicola ‏@CDeNicola13 15m
#Canes Golden still hasn't mentioned Penn State by name. "I plan to be the head coach at the University of Miami."

Susan Miller Degnan ‏@smillerdegnan 15m
Now .@GoldenAl talking about defense and if he'll make changes: Says he's responsible for the defense and the personnel -- for everything.

Matt Porter ‏@mattyports 15m
AG: "So many little things I look at as a head coach that say OK, the answer is not change. The answer is continuity."

Miami Hurricanes ‏@hurricanesports 16m
.@GoldenAl on the defense “We made explosive plays on defense, scored 5 touchdowns on defense."

[UMike]

When asked if he intends to make changes on assistant coaches he said "i do not"

[RCCF]

Im taking SOUP's approach Now...Thnx CEO

Im Riding the 12%Bus drunk hoping the Best..

RCCF12%....(ed reed voice) Im Hurt Dawg My Team Was Built To DOMINATE and We Don't DOMINATE Don't Ask Me Am I Hurt Im PISSED!!

[Ohio_Cane]

Christy C. Chirinos ‏@ChristyChirinos 2m

Golden says that Ray Lewis, Kevin Olsen and Rashawn Scott were all suspended for bowl game. "Conduct detrimental to team."

[UMike]

**** "explosive"

[UMike]

WOW... Golden just said we had an "exposive" defense because we score 5 TD's on D.... he has lost his dam mind lol...

Go Canes, Valentine isnt coming so you can cross that part off. And how is it that 2 unproven JUCO's (maybe 1 if Wyche has issues) are better than what we got now?

[LB]

Joe Rose is a fool.

"Golden on #Canes defense: "The answer right now is not change. It's continuity."

Translation: D'Onofrio's staying. Consider me out of the Golden camp and firmly into neutral.

[Dude on a Pale Horse]

Hahaha raize.

[raizecane]

^^ sorry for double post ^^