Realize that the "First Time HC" thing shouldn't be utilized as an excuse right now. Diaz has failed in BASIC crap throughout the season, basic stuff any competent coach figures out pretty quickly. Here's an idea, come out looking prepared AFTER A BYE WEEK. Here's an idea, ADDRESS PRESSING NEEDS IMMEDIATELY. Anyone with two working eyes saw that Baxa was cooked, Diaz kept trotting him out there, with no solution whatsoever. A good coach beats the bushes, looks for a kicker any which they they can. Diaz didn't. Frankly, Diaz should have found another scholarship kicker BEFORE the season.
By the way, Coach O has SUPERIOR financial resources and assistants to lean on. Take those away, O is the same coach he was at Ole Miss. Diaz on the other hand has to show the ability to do more with less, and he hasn't shown it. He can't even consistently beat teams that are significantly worse. In fact, he's lost games in which he was a significant favorite multiple times this year. If Miami wins out, all it proves is that even a poorly coached team can get out of their own way long enough to beat on lousy garbage. I stand by my assertion that Diaz was a poor hire, and if by some miracle he works out, it was still an awful decision.