I don't mean that as a negative. I just don't know what to expect with him. I hope Coach Ash continues the string of really good ND DC's and is very successful here. I agree with Irishslovak that Golden will be missed. He was really good. In fact, I thought both Golden and Clark Lea did a real good job game planning and making in game adjustments. Ash certainly has a lot of experience on the defense side of the ball. Not sure why I'm apprehensive about him, but I hope he does great. I wonder if the general scheme of the defense will be the same or will Ash somehow have to put his stamp on it? In any event, excited for the season and really haven't felt this optimistic about the state of the program and the great direction it's heading in quite a long, long time.....probably going back to Holtz days. Gotta give Marcus a ton of credit.