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I never wanted him and still don't. We could have a coach in the NW who is building a program that will be in the playoff within the next 3 years. Because of the BS Blake did to him we will never have a shot at him again. Btw he is coming after some of our commits and they are listening and 1 may be taking a trip out there soon.
Trying to temper expectations now in order to keep the peace around the program is disingenuous. This team was good enough before the season to win the Coastal. Still is.
To be in a death struggle with a horrible cmu, lose to awful downtrodden VT and lose to **** *** UNC is garbage. It’s not a situation where we are only slightly more talented than those teams and need a break or two to beat them.
Anyone adjusting expectations now has an agenda. The legit expectations were 10 and the Coastal.
Ok maybe that is accurate. Either way, when you get the #1 DC in the country to come to your team that virtually had not won anything in 30+ years and was a virtual doormat to FSU for decades in the ACC, a little luck is involved. Venables could have gone anywhere he wanted.
That said, I don't really give a ****. I'm not caping for Clemson like we get something out of them being the big dog in college football right now. What is our team going to do to fix our **** show is the topic at hand here. And if Diaz finds a way to crawl himself out of this mess, he needs to fire both coordinators and find some new ones. I don't care how he does it. Even if luck is involved.
Now I will agree with you here. This season is an utter failure 5 games in because we virtually have little to no shot at the Coastal. All Diaz can do is salvage whats left by at least going 8-4, maybe.
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The coastal is terrible, and we are already 0-2 in conference play.
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Well I don’t have an “agenda” but I am willing to admit where I was wrong. I thought the D would be better, not as good as last year but better than it is now. I thought JW was the best QB long term and I thought that last year; But he didn’t get any game experience and to be honest, he doesn’t have the same type of dog in him as Kosi. I knew the OL was atrocious but I hoped Enos could scheme around it. I thought the experience of the coaching staff would equate to more than being green, but I was wrong.
Even with all of our inadequacies we still had an opportunity to win every game... every game. But the thing that’s most overlooked, the thing that really hurts us the most, the thing that we write off as forbidden to challenge... is the fkn refs.
I’ve seen Miami get cheated on for years, calls and no calls; but this year takes the cake. I would really rather go to the AAC or Independent and play a **** schedule rather than attempt to beat an ACC team and the refs. If Manny can’t find a way to influence ($) the refs, then we need to GTFO of the conference.
And please, for the love of God and all things Miami, please stop betting on UM games. Vegas controls the refs and always sets up games to make bread off of emotional gamblers (which is totally different from knowledgeable betters). Save your money and don’t ever bet on a Miami game, they’re counting on it.
Preach brotha!
The coastal and a ten win season was handed to him on a silver platter and he tripped all over himself with his and his staffs ****** coaching. This was a layup and he didn’t even hit the rim.
That was Miami for one night only, lol. Hmm... I don't think you're right though. I think it was more of a culmination of the defense. That same year the defense was great most of the year, statistically ranking high in various metrics. I give Manny credit, because imo the D really only had 3 or 4 great players. The real indictment of Manny wasnt the scheme or coaching of players, but the recruiting you'd expect to see. I'm not necessarily talking about 5*s, but at the end of that season he should have a full class of high end 4*s, and talented 3*s filling every single position, no gaps.
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Thats not luck, Clemson had a problem and cut a huge check for one of the best DC at the time to solve it. They invested in their program. First they got Chad Morris, one of the hottest OC to install his version of the spread (when it was still on rise) and that bought an exciting brand of football, then after they got blown out in orange bowl they bought in best DC their money could get at time. You combine that investment on both sides of ball.
Maybe you consider it "luck" that they hit both times that they went and invested money and got best proven on market commodities compared to our bad "luck" of going after coordinators of fired head corches to continue what is going on? Miami is cheap and has thought they didnt need to invest in program because they are entitled to local talent without giving top quality resources to be developed properly.
I'd like him. He's a big part of the best offense in football, an o-line guru, and he can recruit.
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There is alot of great coaches in college that we will never hear of because they cant bring in the talent. U have to be able to recruit in college or u are fuqed...especially at a program that is historic.
It would be one thing if we were losing with our best kids on the field.....our eyes are not deceiving us folks, our best players don’t play the most. We’re losing these games by a few plays here or there out of an entire football game. What if Rousseau had played 25 more snaps each game. You think he could have made a game changing/deciding play in those extra snaps? 
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Too late
My biggest issue in coaching in general is when coaches dont play their best players
It would be one thing if we were losing with our best kids on the field.....our eyes are not deceiving us folks, our best players don’t play the most. We’re losing these games by a few plays here or there out an entire football game. What if Rousseau had played 25 more snaps each game. You think he could have made a game changing/deciding play in those extra snaps?
Even more concerning is how the "dependable" players who garner more time are the ones freelancing (Quarterman, Pinckney), committing penalties (Patchan), ballooning out of shape (Donaldson), fumbling (Harley), dropping passes (Harley). And they face no repercussion. Zero accountability. All talk. No action. Up to now at least.
You’re 100 right no accountability at all. And the more I look our play at safety I believe D. Smith beat Carter out for that job.
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Honestly I have been thinking this too which sucks because we could use Derrick smith right now
All because Strawley's got a bigger Johnson than Blake - is it any wonder she's "into" women - and women's sports?
Love the intro. Got to luv me some Hall & Oats!!!
" I think Manny can turn this crap around. " WOW! What have you been toking?
The bottom line is this for the Diaz contingent around South Florida and the rest of the nation. The diminutive Manny has ONE GAME to possibly turn this cesspool of a team into a respectable disciplined, sweet lemon-smelling team. Because IF Miami doesn't find some way to win on Friday night. Then baby, TURN OUT THE LIGHTS, BECAUSE THE PARTY IS OVER for your boy! And probably the season. Yikes!
In other words, I seriously doubt the team will recover PSYCHOLOGICALLY speaking if the UNWANTED happens on Friday night. Also, dig this Diaz LOYALISTS, lap poodles and apologists. Miami will be " TWO-FOUR ", and the last time Miami started out 2- 4 was the PROBATION season of 1997. OUCH. And what was the final record of Miami back in 1997? Right. You got that one, Jack.
So stay tuned Manny defenders and hope for the best for your boy. Also, y'all may SERIOUSLY want to get down on your knees and ask for a little help and luck from your PERSONAL deity. dUh Because that's how BAD it is in Thee Gables these day.
Nevertheless, I still believe Miami has a " fighter's punch " of knocking out mighty Virginia.
