I think Pedo State saw Mannie as a great opportunity to get deep into recruiting SOFL. What they did not realize is that Mannie is not highly regarded down here.
Just like here, I think his defense will be above average at first. He’s got players he didn’t recruit and the Big 10 sans Wisconsin hasn’t gotten used to him yet.
Next year is when we will see them expose him on a weekly basis.
He also has the distinction of saying that he beat Miami as the DC, Head Coach and LB Coach…especially as the HC/LBs Coach if you take UNC game into account.