This article was written for Canespace by blogger DJ Moonbat...
There's a whole lot of people claiming to know what's going on -- or not going on -- behind the scenes, and to know the motivations of the decision makers.
But we don't know.
We don't know whether the Board of Trustees is doing its due diligence to rid The Dude of this meddlesome coach.
We don't know whether they're actually laughing at all of us poor mopes while they cash their huge ACC TV contract checks.
We don't know who they are considering to take Shalala's place, and what that person has to do with the decision if any.
I do know that it seems really, really weird the blanket of silence that's going on, and the lack of even a statement concerning the future of various assistants, much less any firings.
Until a) somebody gets fired, or b) a statement comes out saying everybody is coming back, I am assuming that the situation remains in flux.
If I were to hazard a guess, I would say that relations between Al and Blake are not currently as simpatico as Blake's public statements would suggest.
Blake is probably feeling some non-zero amount of heat demanding change, and Blake being the consummate stooge, would love to be able to deliver.
Whatever we're waiting on, it'll happen soon.
It may be good, it may be bad, but there will at the very worst (from my standpoint) be an announcement saying the whole staff is coming back.
Until then, I remain cautiously optimistic.
Because I don't know what's going on, but it sure doesn't seem like the kind of situation that the "Powers That Be" actually want to keep on festering.
Face it. We're stuck with this loser staff like BJ said we would be. All of these bloggers from all over the web with (shhh) "inside info" are just bigger losers behind keyboards.
Posted by: roachcane77 | January 05, 2015 at 07:32 PM
Until there's official word on who is/isn't leaving, I continue to assume the situation is in flux. If confidently proclaiming otherwise makes you feel better, go for it. But I've never seen a team this talented quit this hard without at least one guy getting fired, and I'm not going to just assume this is the first time because Miami.
Posted by: dj moonbat | January 05, 2015 at 07:48 PM
NEW BLOG IS UP!
Posted by: SOUP | January 05, 2015 at 07:51 PM
Toxic.
Posted by: The Dude | January 05, 2015 at 07:52 PM
1)The good news is this whole thing will blow over when Miami's only fans are it's alumni.
2) Miami sent a big signal to CF that they won't be competing for NCs anymore. So come on down Bama, Texas, UF, FSU, OSU, WV take whoever you want.
3)By the end of Golden's tenure in 2019 Miami will be getting 1 or 2 4 star guys.
Posted by: The Dude | January 05, 2015 at 04:38 PM
A) Miamis Alumni are smart people.. They're not going to support a program that thinks they're suckers. Attendance next year: Go, 30, random Alzheimer's patient.
B) Alpha coaches like that don't need a signal. They can smell our capitulence.
C) Why would his tenure end in 2019? If he gets to bowls he's fine.
If AG ever goes 10-2 it's because the talent is transcendant and overcame scheme. It will be as frustrating to see 10-2 as 6-7 because those 2 losses shouldn't have happened and we should be in a playoff.
I posted this earlier but it disappeared....
I spoke to 2 current and one former player today. The all love Golden. They don't want him fired. They don't like D'No and some of the D staff. They are offensive players and made it clear that they have almost no contact w the other side of the ball, so their exposure to him is limited.
I don't know how this jibes w what Dukes mom said, but I would say they believe they would be competitive if the D staff was shaken up. They don't want to transfer out.
I still believe Al to be in league w the devil.
Posted by: 1mg of Epi | January 05, 2015 at 07:54 PM
We did get some cool uniforms for 1 season though. Maybe the new stuff will surprise us and look good
Posted by: UMike | January 05, 2015 at 10:07 AM
The sad part is, we only got to wear the new helmets 4 times out of 13, and only wore the orange helmets ONCE!
Posted by: WWIN | January 05, 2015 at 09:41 PM