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My (pipe)dream scenario

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1) Richt retires, takes either no buyout or only a partial one, saves us money.

2) We retain Manny either as DC or promote him to HC to keep him...he's going to get HC offers, and just about everything good we've seen the past 3 years has been predicated off of his ideas and defense. Think about it - turnover chain was his idea, we have a top 3 defense statistically, the guys playing with the most passion are on his side of the ball, he's the polar opposite of Richt personality-wise - fiery and passionate. He's had the most success at Miami out of all of his coaching stops...he's got the right mentality to coach here.

Yes - I know he has zero HC experience, but that might be the only way we keep him this offseason, because it's almost a sure thing that people will come calling with HC jobs for him to interview for. Even if we hire another HC, I think we ought to find a guy that wants to keep Manny as DC.

3) Assuming we follow through with the above, give either Manny or the next guy enough money to hire a guy like Manny on the offensive side of the ball. Someone who can do like Manny did - get hired as OC, bring in his own guys as assistants with the option to retain any of the current guys if they want.

Does this mean Briles/Yost/Dorsey/someone else? No idea. I just feel that if we gave Manny or the next HC that directive, they would find us someone that could be dangerous and innovative on that side of the ball. Manny for sure would not encumbered by the ego/hangups that Richt has offensively - Manny would want an offense that will put up points just as well as his defense keeps them off the board, period.

- So...yes, I know this is a pipedream, thus the thread name. That being said, it isn't realistic. Richt won't retire of his own volition, he'd have to be forced out or fired. He wouldn't leave money on the table to help us for the next staff either - so a reduced/no buyout wouldn't happen. Hiring Manny would probably have most of the fanbase up in arms because of his lack of HC experience. Also - it's not like we could dictate to the next HC that they'd have to keep Manny. I know all of these things are next to impossible. Too many variables that would have to fall exactly the right way.

A man can dream, though...especially if y'all can keep saying Bring Back Butch or Kendal to Kendall.
 
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Giving Diaz way too much credit. His defense would get destroyed if we ever had to play a top ranked offense. It works against these weak , non offensive teams we play
 
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Consigliere said:
That is your "(pipe)dream"?
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It's an idea. It's different than the current cacophony of Bring Back Butch or Kendal to Kendall. Think of it as a possibility in an alternate universe. I know it's not realistic.

This is me just putting something on paper, throwing it against the wall to see if any part of it sticks. I know it's far-fetched and crazy.
 
cmike73 said:
Giving Diaz way too much credit. His defense would get destroyed if we ever had to play a top ranked offense. It works against these weak , non offensive teams we play
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Maybe so. I'm not delusional when it comes to what Manny is and what his shortcomings are, not at all. I don't know that there's an option on the market to do much better than him though (on defense, not as HC), and besides - our worries are more on offense currently...that's where the focus has to be.
 
BWCD said:
It's an idea. It's different than the current cacophony of Bring Back Butch or Kendal to Kendall. Think of it as a possibility in an alternate universe. I know it's not realistic.

This is me just putting something on paper, throwing it against the wall to see if any part of it sticks. I know it's far-fetched and crazy.
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And you want to promote from a failed regime? You then support said position by mentioning the turnover chain.
 
Make Diaz Associate HC so he gets his pay bump in that scenario and go get Mike Leach to run the program and the offense.
 
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Richt isn't going anywhere soon. He is going to milk $4M/year as long as he can, sort of like a 401K retirement fund.
The BOT isn't going to prepare his and the other coaches mega-million contract buyout package unless his existence here is costing mega money in other various ways... it comes down to simple math.
If somebody has a realistic fact based scenario for his speedy exit I will LOVE to hear it.
So meanwhile just get drunk and bear it... and maybe fly a banner to let off steam.
 
Consigliere said:
And you want to promote from a failed regime? You then support said position by mentioning the turnover chain.
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Think of all of the positive stuff we've had happen over the past 3 years...the chain is part of that, and was Manny's idea. I'm not saying hire him based solely on the chain - that's ignorant, and it's not the full context of what I posted. The defensive style/mentality he's brought has been the biggest positive change since we brought Richt in...and that's due to Manny having full say over that side of the ball. I think the failures of this regime have been largely on offense/special teams, and Manny doesn't have much if anything to do with either of those things.

Think of it this way - if we lose Manny to either a HC job elsewhere or due to a regime change...who do we replace him with to get the same statistical results (read: top 5 defense statistically by year 3)? I'm not sure there's a good answer that we could all be happy with when it comes to that. So...I think trying to keep him is a viable thing. Is hiring him as HC a viable thing? Almost 100% likely, it isn't...and I acknowledged that it's a far-out thought.

...and let me expand that line of thought. We might be facing an off-season where we have to 1) rely on Richt to make major changes to make us even show a pulse offensively again, or 2) rely on Richt to bring in a new OC and give them autonomy over that side of the ball, and/or 3) replace Manny and most of the defensive staff because he takes another job. That's cataclysmic stuff, and I don't think any of us believe in Richt enough right now to get those things right. I know I don't.
 
moshated305 said:
Make Diaz Associate HC so he gets his pay bump in that scenario and go get Mike Leach to run the program and the offense.
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I like that, and it seems more realistic than what I posted. That being said, my question would be is Leach willing to leave what he's built at Wazzu (top 10 current BCS ranking) to come to Miami with the caveat of retaining Manny? I doubt it, but I don't know either.
 
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I would rather hire Anya Richt as HC, the work she does as the long snapper specialist will make you understand her invaluable contribution. We can't afford to let her go to those evil college football programs.
 
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I like what Manny has done, but let's suppose we swapped him out with a D-2 coordinator who also runs a 4-3 defense, how much of a dropoff would we see? I think it's pretty much a lock any DC will have success running the Miami 4-3 at the University of Miami.
 
ThomasM said:
The post game press conferences would be epic.

"Coach, now that the game is over and you have a bye week, do you plan on going bear hunting?"
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Yea but forget the hunting part... just tell him that you can go to Alaska and catch salmon bear-handed in the rivers... and that the grizzlies will not bother him.
 
BWCD said:
I like that, and it seems more realistic than what I posted. That being said, my question would be is Leach willing to leave what he's built at Wazzu (top 10 current BCS ranking) to come to Miami with the caveat of retaining Manny? I doubt it, but I don't know either.
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I don't think there is any doubt The Pirate would bolt WSU for Miami. He tried to get the job after Coker was fired, and again after Shannon was fired. Leach has wet dreams about what he could do with the WR talent in S FL.
 
I think Manny's done a commendable job, but unfortunately it's time for a house cleaning. Whole **** staff needs to go, I would be willing to keep Dugans as WR coach.
 
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