Al Golden
Al Golden
College football coach who was named head coach of the University of Miami Hurricanes in 2011 after serving as head coach of Temple from 2006 to 2010.
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth4 July 1969
boston college definitely great mike obviously relationship seven together worked
Mike and I worked together for seven years. Mike and I have a great relationship and we still do to this day. We were comfortable with each other because we had worked together at Boston College and Virginia. He is definitely a great person and a obviously a great coach.
ahead ask certainly coaching considered everybody kids love prima
Obviously, everybody was way ahead of me, but certainly I considered it, ... I have no regrets. I love the kids that we're coaching right now. They do everything we ask them to do. There are no prima donnas.
areas attack defense job perceived weakest
Obviously, as a leader, it's your job to attack those areas on your defense that were perceived to be the weakest point.
academic checking class coaches copies counselors hand hours meet papers personally required schedule schedules spend sure
We personally make sure they hand their papers in. Every day, our coaches have 2½ hours on their schedule to spend with the players. Our coaches are required to personally meet with the academic counselors and have copies of their players' class schedules and syllabuses. And yes, we have been personally checking classes. We're already getting the right results.
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We're trying to get to the point where we have a legitimate two deep. And what I mean by that, you feel like any of those four can go into a game at a certain time and you feel good about it. You know, you're not nervous about it.
blood brought
It may have brought new blood into me for all I know.
available happened position
It just so happened that the position that was available was the secondary, ... and I told him I would like to take it.
move
Absolutely, ... Is it a move to make another move, or is it the right move? If it's a move to make another move, then I really don't need to do it.
until
You never know it as well as you think until you have to be the teacher,
bottom coach kids line lining opportunity win
The bottom line is this: You can win without experience, but the kids have got to be fundamentally sound, they've got to know where they're lining up, and you as a coach have got to give them the opportunity to do that,
hunt local mac title today
Today is the day that we coined as one in which we will hunt a MAC title with local talent.
kids question
Some of the young kids are going to have to play, there's no question about it. Right now, they've been up to the challenge. We'll see how we show up in two weeks.
time
I just felt, at this time of my life, this is where I wanted to be.
ask bob purposely
I purposely didn't really ask Bob how he did things, ... I wanted to go out on my own.