...although I said it before he was hired and ever since: Randy Shannon should NEVER have been the University of Miami's Head Coach. I'm watching the NC game and regardless of the final outcome I'm not going to wait because an eventual win won't change my mind. I just saw the UM Defense get absolutely GASHED for a 76-yard touchdown, and it is clear to me that Butch Davis KNEW exactly the D that Randy was going to play today, hands down. Randy HAD TO KNOW that Butch is familiar with his Ds and yet he did NOTHING to counter that - just went out and played exactly what was expected and is getting gashed by a 4-2 team missing ten key players to an agent scandal. For years I've pointed out that he fails to develop even the greatest pure talent that comes his way, and now it is clear that his D - his forte - is woefully inadequate against even opponents that should be overmatched against the level of talent he has managed to recruit. From his days as DC when he failed to develop guys like Rocky McIntosh, who went on to be better as a pro than he ever was at the U, to failing to develop a 4.2+ Sam Shields (WHO THE **** CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO USE A PLAYER WHO RUNS A 4.2 IN COLLEGE?!), his failures have hampered the program right up until the present day. Now it is abundantly clear that in 3 years he has absolutely failed to develop Jacory Harris, a kid with all the natural talent you could want, but one who has not progressed one whit past being a great HS Quarterback. Jacory has the same arm and the same ballsy style he had coming out of Miami Northwestern, but he also has exactly the same football IQ because he has not been developed by Shannon's staff, and he is suffering because of it...and the U is suffering with him. Add to that Shannon's snarly disdain for the media - and therefore, the fans, since the media is our only conduit of information about the team we love - and the way he has of alienating key players, and a picture emerges of a petty tyrant who is squeezing the team ever tighter in a vain attempt at control he can never reasonably exert. This week lauded recruit Latwan Anderson left the team and will likely transfer, citing a lack of faith in the coaching staff, and a key recruit from Northwestern decommitted for the same reason. In past years Miami has had only TWO QUARTERBACKS ON THE ROSTER FOR AN ENTIRE SEASON because Shannon had two of them transfer in the same week. Miami will not be great again until Shannon is gone, but it goes deeper; it is also imperative that Donna Shalala GTFO to make way for a President who understands what having a great football team meant to the school and the city. Shalala is responsible for the overmatched Shannon in the first place, since she wanted to resolve the position on the cheap instead of reaching for the best talent available. Our beloved U is in trouble, guys, and it will not be on the right track again - a CHAMPIONSHIP TRACK - until Shalala gets the **** out of dodge and takes sad-sack Randy with her.
...and while I'm at it; Millions of Australians on the planet and Outback couldn't find ONE real one to voice their commercials? GTFO, Outback. And your steaks still have the marks where the Jockey hit them.
He also pushed Texas Tech further up the polls than that program had any right to be. But Randy Shannon is just untenable.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTJ0UFfvvC4"]YouTube - Hurricane Gameday: UNC vs Miami Tease[/ame] It's at the end...btw, every time I see her I think of a little f***ing troll.
Exhibit A: Sam Shields left The U with no idea how to watch film. This thoroughly confirms my contention that Randy Shannon is NOT teaching players anything, and any play - good or bad - is a product of what each player brought with him from high school and what he's been able to learn on his own. You have to wonder what players like Colin McCarthy might have become if Shannon's administration actually developed players.
Sam Shields never appeared to be the sharpest knife in the drawer so it wouldnt' surprise me if he was to blame too.
I literally laughed my *** off when I saw him in the preseason get a pick 6...then as he got better as the season went on, it wasn't comical anymore
He's capable, just never taught at The U. How many players do you see struggle at The U and then succeed in the NFL? If the NFL truly is light-years harder than college, how can capable players underachieve consistently at Miami and then succeed where the game is light-years faster and the other players bigger, and the schemes more sophisticated? It's counter-intuitive. Occam's Razor: the simplest explanation is usually the correct one. And they don't come much simpler than Randy Shannon as a Coach of any kind.
Besides; forget position play - how do you NOT FIND A WAY TO USE A 4.2 player at all to your advantage over 4 years???!!!
I was wrong and you are correct. Surprised that he picks it up quickly, honestly. It's no secret that the players in Miami are not being developed properly. I think we can all agree on that.
They said that about Wannstedtt when he went to take the Pitt job. He seems outmatched in college too most times.
Well, I am hearing all sorts of Gruden to chatter, maybe trying for a Jimmie Johnson style rebirth to his career?
• An AFC scout said it speaks poorly of UM's coaches that several players (Sam Shields, Bruce Johnson, etc.) play better in the NFL than at UM. It was disturbing to hear that Packers assistant Joe Whitt said Shields, who played cornerback one year at UM, had ``no clue'' how to watch film, learn defenses or prepare for games when he got to the NFL. Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/11/24/1940617/bridgewater-says-he-hasnt-changed.html#ixzz16MBqavpj
Wannstedt's Achilles heel will always be player evaluation, college or pro. Case in point: he thought Tyler Palko over Joe Flacco was a good choice. Gruden is much the same in the pro game, but he might be better choosing prep talent.
JJ is done Nabo, he is like the guy at the eating contest who just cannot stuff one more hot dog in their gullets. Now if we wish to go back to the future, Dennis Erickson is still coaching...