Anti-Al Golden banner flies over Miami-FAU game (Photos)
Plenty of Miami fans have been calling for head coach Al Golden to lose his job and that sentiment was presented loud and clear Friday night.
Ahead of the Hurricanes’ game at Florida Atlantic, a plane with a banner that read “Make Miami Great Again – Butch Davis 2016” flew overhead.
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Banner being flown over the Miami/FAU game... Someone's living in the past. @CBS4Sports #WasteofMoney #Hurricanes pic.twitter.com/Qcop9gEMIV
— David Agudelo (@coolpapa654) September 11, 2015
As captured by CBS4, Golden saw the banner. His reaction was what you’d expect.
Al Golden's reaction to the Butch Davis 2016 banner flying over the @CanesFootball game. #CaughtonCamera pic.twitter.com/T6pxY1TUmN
— David Agudelo (@coolpapa654) September 11, 2015
The moment Al Golden sees the banner plane calling for Butch to come back. pic.twitter.com/7e6cDvOGHO
— Mike Cugno (@MikeCugnoCBS4) September 11, 2015
Now in his fifth season with the program, Golden has just a 29-22 record (16-16 ACC) and has failed to win a bowl game during his tenure. The 2015 campaign got off to a good start last weekend with a 45-0 win over Bethune-Cookman.
Still, it appears that wasn’t enough to appease some fans.
This isn't the first time Golden has seen a banner calling for him to lose his job. Prior to last season's home game against Cincinnati, a "FIRE AL GOLDEN SAVE THE U" banner flew over Sun Life Stadium.
Butch Davis, this particular fan’s (or group of fans) preferred replacement for Golden, has not coached since 2011 when he was fired at North Carolina amid an NCAA investigation for academic dishonesty.
Davis was the head coach at Miami from 1995-2000 and registered a 51-20 record, including four bowl wins.
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