OPEN THREAD, SECOND SHIFT

Miami just lost to Clemson (at home) by a score of 58-0. That feels an awful lot like the final nail in the Al Golden coffin, even if Miami doesn't lower his tenure into the ground until the season's over. There will be a number of names thrown out as potential successors, but the best candidate is one you won't hear discussed much.

George O'Leary.

UCF's 0-8 this season, so you know he's fully rested and relaxed, never having his tipped his hand by calling a successful play on either side of the ball. That's not all O'Leary has going for him:

- Has won a BCS bowl more recently than Miami
- Three double-digit win seasons since 2010, something no Canes coach has done since Larry Coker in 2003
- Only 53 years old
- Unlike Miami, hasn't lost to Cincy this year
- Personally found Blake Bortles abandoned in a bassinet, nursed him back to health, and raised him as his own
- Two-time ACC Coach of the Year
- Definitely had nothing to do with the Lufthansa Heist

That's a resume you can't turn down, Miami. There's a reason the Irish flag and the U both rock orange and green. (It's because drinking to excess is the only joy either group can experience.)