eagle9903 {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:eagle9903 {l Wrote}:I know (mostly) everyone thinks Golden is a home run. I like Golden, and would have loved (obviously) for him to have been our last hire. I thought he really pulled of a miracle at Temple and his recruiting ability as an assistant is well documented. How much of a cause for concern is the likelihood of bringing D'Onofrio who has put together a defense which is only slightly better than Spaz' 2012 defense with what is likely to be better talent that we see in the short run?
Golden is a home run because (a) he is a great recruiter, (b) he understands what BC is about, (c) he is a good face of the program type (says all the right things) and (d) he is young and a tireless worker. No one is perfect, so I think there are also valid concerns about him. For instance, his love affair with the 3-4 in college is ridiculous. Further, the man is a job jumper who apparently never buys and only signs leases month-to-month. We would constantly be hearing his name whenever a B10 job opens (which will hinder his recruiting). Also, his leaving Miami will be widely critiqued... and, in some way, his reputation will be damaged. I'd still take him in a heartbeat as the known positives greatly outweigh the known negatives.
I agree and understand (a) through (c). I have some concern that (d) is something that wears away over time. I don't care too much about the job hopping although it would certainly cause agita later on. I do think his reputation will take a huge hit if he comes to BC from Miami,or leaves Miami at all. I also agree the good outweighs the bad, it just doesn't seem as home runnish as it once did. Also he's not leaving Miami would be my guess.
Leaving Miami should not be a hit to his rep (although I admit it probably will take some hit). It should at least be less than what Poodle got for leaving USC, Kiffin at Tenn, Cal at Memphis, etc (which were all fairly tame rep hits except from the particular fan base they screwed). Unlike most guys who get out of dodge before the hammer drops, he had nothing to do with what the sancitions are punishing. In addition, it has been suggested that Miami was not forthright with him in regards to what was comnig down the pipe - not even that they weren't honest, but that they didn't bother mentioning it even though they knew what the public did not yet know. He's very justified in leaving if that is the case, IMO. Although I admit some bias because I'd like to have him and hope the decisionmakers don't hesitate for these "reputation" or "poaching a fellow ACC member" reasons.
leftovers. It infuriates me to know end watch Devine walk around lifeless, just going thru the motions while AW, SD, and even Bollman are down there engaged.
