Never a good day when anybody gets fired. I understand the joy, but I wish Randy Shannon and the entire coaching staff better luck in their next coaching landing spot. They ran the program with class, got more kids graduating than ever and had a top 10 academic rating.
With that being said, this is a football school and the mediocrity needs to stop and this decision had to be made. It was too much for Randy and we needed to go in a different direction. When you fire a guy like Randy Shannon, who has done everything right but win the big games . . . you need a big name guy to come in and get instant results. Unlike the Coker situation, we aren't rebuilding . . . the talent is here . . . I mean talented enough to win the ACC next year . . . easily. A guy who can make in game changes, be a difference maker on the sidelines . . . Randy was not that, Randy confided in his coaches and they ultimately let him down and that is his fault . . . he needs to be the man and going into his next coaching endeavor . . . I hope he realizes that. Randy is a solid recruiter and he may not get a head coaching job right away, but I could see him with one eventually . . . and I could see him being successful, just not here. Once again I wish him well.
I like the John Gruden concept . . . an offensive minded head coach would be the way to go. Harbaugh is interesting . . . but he might be a Dolphin lol. Like JCane said, I expect a guy is already in line and we will announce this within a week.
