T-rock......why do you keep going there on this Randy Shannon do-or-die stuff? My buds in S. FL tell me it's not even a possibility. Everyone in Coral Gables is thrilled with his recruiting classes the past 2 years and he is in absolutely no danger of losing his job this year (unless the 'Canes just tank it). With that stud defense they have against a less-than-stellar ACC schedule, that ain't likely. Their first four games are murder but after that they should be able to contend for sure. There is no chatter at all in S. FL about this being a make or break year for Shannon. Even if they did let him go, I doubt that Gruden would be the choice to replace him.
Where are you getting this information or is it just some wild-ass fearless prognostication on your behalf???
Jagz, I speak from experience. I have seen situations like this many times before. I'll use my Trojans as an example here. When we fired John Robinson after his second stint at SC was nothing but mediocre, we brought in a highly credentialed assistant, Paul Hackett. It took us 3 years of "happy recruiting" before we realized we had hired the wrong guy.
What, exactly has Randy Shannon accomplished to NOT be on the hot seat? He has piled up embarrassing loss after embarrassingly loss. Miami is THE U, not Wannabe State. I don't know of any fan in today's college environment that would be happy with a program as prestigious as Miami that has done nothing on the field thus far.
Perhaps Randy Shannon should've pursued a lesser profile coaching job somewhere to "cut his teeth." Miami, USC, Texas, Florida State, Ohio State are not jobs where you really can "learn on the fly."
Not everyone is cut out to be a head coach. Ed Orgeron might be the best college recruiter/talent evaluator & DLine coach in America...but he's a lousy head coach. He flopped at Ole Miss and doesn't know shit about Offense. Ole Miss better hope Houston Nutt can maintain the recruiting level that Ed Orgeron brought there or else Ole Miss will be back on the bottom rung of the SEC.
I agree they have too much pride like I said I'm not a big Michigan fan but they will be back you know speaking of that remember those teams of the 90's like Washington,Georgia Tech,Colorado when they fell from power they fell hard i mean what happened they have had some good years since then but it use to be hey we don't want to play these guys any comments anyone:dunno:
The reason that Washington and Colorado have sunk down to squalor is the rise of USC. Washington and Colorado can no longer recruit the elite California prospects like the could in the 90s, when USC was shit. Pete Carroll not only locks up the elite California talent but he goes into Washington (Taylor Mays) and Colorado (LenDale White, Jeff Byers) for these states' best players....
