Official Manny Statement

[TooColdToHold]

can recruit and coach well. is that not enough?

I didn’t see improvement from the receivers. The only thing they were outstanding at was blocking. There were a lot of drops this year.

 

[ddann]

can recruit and coach well. is that not enough?

Dugans?

Which one of his WRs can actually catch the ball???

 

[ForeveCane55]

Manny is a florida state alumni class of 95 he is far from home

 

[Bunker Mentality]

So far this is what we have from Manny, per Hurricane Sports:

"I'm excited about working with Blake and his team to make that happen."

Says everything about why things unfolded the way they did.

 

[DamnLiesAndStatistics]

Is "National search" the athletic director equivalent of "Respect my decision"?

 

[CaneOil]

There is a strong rumor that Lane Kiffin is interested in the OC position. Manny and him would be a killer duo....

Kiffen is a good recruiter. Every coach hired should have real good recruiting skills, this should be a must.

 

[WhatTheHell]

Temple is going to hire a better coach than us.

 

[pacusmc]

I bet U they won’t

Gators were going to prepare for 6 plays.
Maybe it’s a little more complicated now.

 

[ddann]

When is the press conference?

I will be sorely disappointed if Manny Diaz doesn't say, "Are you kidding me?" like Al Golden did when asked why he took the UM job.

 

[canecat]

So, L’il Jon to WR Coach?

Lil John will never be on this campus again. Such a dumb post. Literally not a single offensive coach will be back .

 

[jw410]

Fire the whole offensive staff.. Find a real OL coach, a real qb coach and a real wr coach

 

[FrankSmokesDank]

Gonna hold U to this.

that's fine. I would gladly eat crow.

Manny will keep must of this amateur staff in place which was part of the cancer. A cleaning of house was in need. Not a redneck bandaid of electrical tape.

 

[bmorecane]

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Ie. Joel Rodriguez will continue to make that Cafecito de Cuba flow

 

[Fightinibis]

Spend some money and hire a real freakin' staff. Stop getting your *** kicked in recruiting and pushed around by power 5 conference teams. Best of luck to you.

That's the ONLY way this **** show has any chance. Reality though is now likely we get the reverse of Richt...probably no DC with Manny handling those duties and an average young OC. He will probably keeps Searells out of loyalty as well.

 

[HarrietTubmanCane]

Gators were going to prepare for 6 plays.
Maybe it’s a little more complicated now.

Diaz is LITERALLY not going to sleep until after that game. His speeches are 300 worthy. He is about to land a killer OC.

 

[CaneFanWNY]

There is a strong rumor that Lane Kiffin is interested in the OC position. Manny and him would be a killer duo....

I'd be alot more comfortable with this hire IF we could pull that off

****, even if it isn't that scenario, it all falls on WHO our new playcaller is. Manny has the personality I (and presumably others) have been wanting for years...just sucks that he isnt proven

 

[TheMatador]

Translation. Our hydration staff will remain the same.....

Thank goodness...most important piece of the puzzle.

Maybe Mork will volunteer to help out.

 

[TheMatador]

So, L’il Jon to WR Coach?

Water, not WR.

Senior Deputy Associate Head Hydration Technologist will be his new title. Working directly under his mother. Will have all authority over hydration calls--such as timing, coordination with clock manager, content (Gatorade, pure water, etc.). Will work with young, practice squad and redshirted players specifically on the optimum fluidation practices.

 

[pacusmc]

Diaz is LITERALLY not going to sleep until after that game. His speeches are 300 worthy. He is about to land a killer OC.

He motivates players and they believe in him. Scheme alone isn’t gonna get players motivated.
He let the dogs loose on defense and the players loved playing that way. Chad Thomas said he loved “ finally playing the way I played in high school”
Cmr had our offensive savages on an e collar.
When manny said “ if you come here and don’t beat Florida state you were a recruiting mistake” I knew our defense was going to feast. Need to unleash the offensive beasts.
I guarantee you the players are happy he’s back.
However, recruiting has to be addressed as soon as he gets an OC.