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By saying it was his second coaching job, you were the one who brought it up as if his first coaching experience (at FIU) was a significant consideration. Yes, the players wanted Mario (just as ours wanted Coker) . But Sumlin, Wilcox (Cal coach who had Oregon ties) and even McElwaine were...

Don't take this personal. The situation is what it is. Mario's first coaching stint at FIU was undistinguished except for a bowl win against Toledo in the Little Caesar Pizza Bowl. Then they lost to Marshall in the Beef O'Brady bowl. Congrats. His final two seasons he went 8-14 afterwards...

True, but Butch used that 45 years to establish a successful track record at every level he was involved. Meanwhile, this has been Mario's first success, with a Heisman type QB and down years for PAC 10 powers. Larry Coker was 35-3, with a national championship, two bowl wins, and three top 5...

Maybe because Butch earned the scalps on his belt by leading Miami back from the abyss, was the last one to lead the Browns to the playoffs, and turning around UNC (until he was scape goated by the blue bloods, you know Miami ties and all) . What has Mario done?