If we hire Al Golden.
The college football world will be laughing at us. The Peds. Syracuse. Even the Uconn fans will be laughing at us. He was fired in dramatic fashion at Miami and the fanbase absolutely hated him. The guy had banners flown over the stadium calling for his death knell.
Don't think for a second James Franklin won't be pointing that out to recruits next season if Al is coaching at Rutgers. Just remember that every reason we can point out to not hire Al Golden on these boards, will be pointed out to recruits by the other coaches in our conference. We hear he's a good recruiter and I won't argue he's still an upgrade to Flood. But how good of a recruiter will he be when the entire world knows he couldn't hack it at a blueblood school.
Hiring a coach that was thrown away by a better school will cement us as second tier, loser program in the eyes of the college football world. And that includes recruits.
The college football world will be laughing at us. The Peds. Syracuse. Even the Uconn fans will be laughing at us. He was fired in dramatic fashion at Miami and the fanbase absolutely hated him. The guy had banners flown over the stadium calling for his death knell.
Don't think for a second James Franklin won't be pointing that out to recruits next season if Al is coaching at Rutgers. Just remember that every reason we can point out to not hire Al Golden on these boards, will be pointed out to recruits by the other coaches in our conference. We hear he's a good recruiter and I won't argue he's still an upgrade to Flood. But how good of a recruiter will he be when the entire world knows he couldn't hack it at a blueblood school.
Hiring a coach that was thrown away by a better school will cement us as second tier, loser program in the eyes of the college football world. And that includes recruits.