Poll - VOTE: Will Manny Diaz be UM's HC next season?

[Go Canes!!]

Bama and Michigan state inflate our schedule. Outside of them, NC state and Pitt are the only decent teams we will have faced this year.

That means half our P5 opponents are currently ranked, two are Top 10. How many teams can say that?

 

[TC@ne]

If his staying one more year means a real AD who knows football comes in and evaluates him, I’ll take it.

AD needs to be addressed before HC.

 

[ThomasM]

There’s no way he goes if we win out.

I don't think people understand that we haven't won 7 straight to end a season since 2001. No way in **** he's fired for winning out. If anything they open their wallets and get a top notch DC for him.

 

[Notsince1985]

Fascinating that 24.6% of the posters on here have manginas

 

[orange&green84]

That means half our P5 opponents are currently ranked, two are Top 10. How many teams can say that?

And the two top 10 teams we faced we got blown out to. There’s no team we faced that we exceeded expectations based on our talent level.

 

[TheEye]

DOOMSDAY SCENARIO:

The feckless BOT faction retains enough votes to keep Flake and Manuela. The compromise is they [BOT] authorize "more resources" to make the program "more competitive" to show the ACC Miami is "serious" about competing.

Blake and Manuela stick around through 2025.

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Sleep tight ladies....

I will watch the first game of 2025.

 

[TheEye]

I think he gets fired after the first embarrassing loss of 2022. He lives if he wins out including the bowl game.

 

[Canedude08]

Gotta disagree with you. Butch Davis was competent when he lost to ECU in 1999. What did he not have? A starting QB that could hit the broad side of a Bubba Franks.

And no, you don't need to be a 1st round pick to win in college. What you DO have to be is better than Jarren Williams, N'Kosi Perry, or Tate Martell. By the way, D'Eriq King did quite well last year against everyone but the big boys, because he was good enough to beat the mid-majors, but not the big boys. Don't you think it's strange that Manny went from not being able to beat FIU and LaTech with crap QB play, to beating teams like that, and only losing to real teams when King took over? ****, do you think we struggle with Central Michigan in 2020 the way we did in 2019 if King is playing QB? The thing with King was when teams figured out he couldn't beat them with his arm, they figured out how to stop him by taking away our run game.

Now, we have a QB that can scan the field and keep a D honest. That is really all you need to do to win at this level. Diagnose and deliver. Period. You don't have to be a first rounder to do that. See Ken Dorsey. However, if you have a QB like that who is 6'4" and 230, with a howitzer hanging off his right side, really good things can start to happen. Things like, I don't know, outscoring the other team.

Manny's biggest failure was getting the right QB in place. He did go out and get King, who was an upgrade, but not the answer. Now he has the answer, and a possible replacement in Garcia if TVD goes down in the future.

Let's let the season play out.

Now, if we lose to FSU, my pitchfork is heading to Coral Gables.

So, we are hoping that like Butch, Manny can build a team that is so incredibly talented that they can win despite having a mediocre coach? Is that the theory we're running with?

Never mind the fact that ECU in 99 was better than LA Tech and FIU were. Never mind that Miami had enough talent in the QB room to score a **** point against LA Tech. It's amazing how many excuses people will come up for Manny, despite it being obvious to anyone with working eyes that Manny is incapable of creating a worthwhile product. He lacks the personality traits needed to build a championship culture of accountability. He lacks the ability to teach basic fundamental concepts. His entire coaching philosophy is flawed, because he doesn't work from the fundamentals, he just relies on primitive analytics, without knowing a **** thing about how to apply them.

 

[Coach Macho]

Listen...

The fact that the offense is humming right now is even MORE PROOF that Manny is no bueno.

Get competent coaches on offense.
Allow them to recruit\develop their guys.
Offense starts to improve drastically.

The side of the ball that Manny has full control of however...
Is that only reason we're not completely blowing teams out.
And has regressed greatly under his recruiting and development.

And before you say "but Macho, Manny is the one who hired those offensive coaches"...
You shut your lil' lisp loving mouth!
He was forced to bring those guys in! If he had a clue he would've hired a legit OC\DC to begin with. Just like his hand was forced to start playing the younger kids.

By not having a clue, he set the program behind from the jump.

I'll give him some credit for improving the overall product though. The kids are playing hard. The coaching staff has improved on both sides. And there's a lot less dance routines being performed on the sidelines.

 

[Confidence1000]

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Lawwwwwwwwd I’m scared to death

 

[lurk]

Fascinating that 24.6% of the posters on here have manginas

There's a difference between being asked "What would we do as far as axing Manny?"

And

What do we think the um hierarchy will do.

100% might think Manny is the worst coach in the history of coaching, and ANY coach from any level would lead us to 11 win seasons consistently. But I'm not on the board of trustees and I doubt any of the rest of us here are.

Remember... the question is what will the BOT do, not what SHOULD happen, nor even what would we do if we ran everything.

 

[HurricaneOmeezy]

The problem is that Diaz Sr. has a ton of power with the idiots on the BOT and if he can sell them on keeping his incompetent son around, he will. Winning out and having 9 wins will be enough to keep him around. It's unfortunate, but at this point it is what it is. Diaz Jr. is not the answer as a HC, we are merely prolonging the inevitable, and that's the problem. No one has the guts to rip the bandaid off and go out and get a real coach and have a real program.

Just curious, do you have proof that Diaz Sr. has a ton of power over the idiots on the BOT? I agree they are all idiots, spineless, don't have a single competitive bone in their frail bodies it seems. Fully agree also that Diaz Jr. is not the answer as a HC, and that he needs to be let go regardless of the outcome of these last few games of the season.

I keep reading different things on Diaz Sr's actual influence on the BOT...some saying he is just friends with a few of them, some saying he has influence. Which is it, and do we have an actual source that confirms either way? Baffles me how this BOT operates btw...yes, every BOT across the country has inner divisions, self interests, etc, but when it comes to the big boys in football, they usually come to a consensus relatively quickly when things go downhill and real decisions need to be made. The way Miami operates from top to bottom just amazes me sometimes...seems like we have a BOT full of self serving, arrogant, corrupt pansies...save for a few that are actual fans of the program (Lemonis, Mas, etc.)

 

[HurricaneOmeezy]

Gotta disagree with you. Butch Davis was competent when he lost to ECU in 1999. What did he not have? A starting QB that could hit the broad side of a Bubba Franks.

And no, you don't need to be a 1st round pick to win in college. What you DO have to be is better than Jarren Williams, N'Kosi Perry, or Tate Martell. By the way, D'Eriq King did quite well last year against everyone but the big boys, because he was good enough to beat the mid-majors, but not the big boys. Don't you think it's strange that Manny went from not being able to beat FIU and LaTech with crap QB play, to beating teams like that, and only losing to real teams when King took over? ****, do you think we struggle with Central Michigan in 2020 the way we did in 2019 if King is playing QB? The thing with King was when teams figured out he couldn't beat them with his arm, they figured out how to stop him by taking away our run game.

Now, we have a QB that can scan the field and keep a D honest. That is really all you need to do to win at this level. Diagnose and deliver. Period. You don't have to be a first rounder to do that. See Ken Dorsey. However, if you have a QB like that who is 6'4" and 230, with a howitzer hanging off his right side, really good things can start to happen. Things like, I don't know, outscoring the other team.

Manny's biggest failure was getting the right QB in place. He did go out and get King, who was an upgrade, but not the answer. Now he has the answer, and a possible replacement in Garcia if TVD goes down in the future.

Let's let the season play out.

Now, if we lose to FSU, my pitchfork is heading to Coral Gables.

not sure why losing to FSU is the back breaker for you...has diaz already not had enough inexcusable losses?

'19 FIU, '19 GT, '19 LaTech, '19 Duke, '20 UNC....5 of the top 15 most embarrassing losses in our program's history, and he was the head man for all of them.

He needs to go. His body of work is already clearly fireable at this point for a program that actually wants to win championships...Diaz will keep us in 7-9 win **** for however long we decide to keep him.

Let's go get a competent coach, preferably from a power 5 program, that doesn't need to learn on the job. That'll help fix this program and its culture the quickest.

 

[Canedude08]

Just curious, do you have proof that Diaz Sr. has a ton of power over the idiots on the BOT? I agree they are all idiots, spineless, don't have a single competitive bone in their frail bodies it seems. Fully agree also that Diaz Jr. is not the answer as a HC, and that he needs to be let go regardless of the outcome of these last few games of the season.

I keep reading different things on Diaz Sr's actual influence on the BOT...some saying he is just friends with a few of them, some saying he has influence. Which is it, and do we have an actual source that confirms either way? Baffles me how this BOT operates btw...yes, every BOT across the country has inner divisions, self interests, etc, but when it comes to the big boys in football, they usually come to a consensus relatively quickly when things go downhill and real decisions need to be made. The way Miami operates from top to bottom just amazes me sometimes...seems like we have a BOT full of self serving, arrogant, corrupt pansies...save for a few that are actual fans of the program (Lemonis, Mas, etc.)

He has power, hence why his son was given the job without an interview in the first place. Diaz was able to make it happen, by using what leverage he had on the BOT. That's the only way one can rationally explain how Manny Jr. was hired, without a peep from anyone in power. It was an inside job, Diaz Sr. got people to go along and by the time anyone that had any sense noticed, it was done.

 

[gatorsSUCK!]

Poor schedule? We have one of the top 10 roughest schedules!

I believe the entire coastal is weak, and to me, the only tough teams were non conference.

Poor schedule? We have one of the top 10 roughest schedules!

I think the ACC coastal in general stinks. The only real good teams we played were the two non conference ones. I wouldn’t be surprised if the weight of those two teams bloated us to top ten.

 

[JD08]

I think Blake gone is a done deal. I also think Manny is gone if all the back channel rumors pan out. Worst case scenario is that we have him for another year.

 

[gatorsSUCK!]

Let me ask you one question. Of all the mind numbing losses we've had the last few years like FIU, LaTech, and several others, how many of those do we lose with TVD starting the way he's playing now? A real QB makes ALL the difference at this level. How about we let the season play out now that we have a QB that can get the job done.

For the record, I think we beat UF and UNC in 2019 with TVD. We also beat FIU and LaTech. ****, that's just one season. I guarandamntee you **** poor QB play has cost us a ton of games the last few years. Pitt in 2017 also comes to mind.

All that being said, Manny the DC is dead man walking.

I agree 100% that an elite QB can and should be a major difference maker. I do believe TVD could have made a difference in the last. Right now I want to see how he handles the limelight, and if he continues to grind and improve. All indications are he will. From what I understand, he has a chance to tie Jemes Winsons record of 4 consecutive 300 yard passing games. Would be a great week to do it on that field.

 

[GOCANES05]

Just the ******* thought of Manny being here next year...

LMAO , how can anything beat this as post of the week.

GOCANES

 

[ThomasM]

not sure why losing to FSU is the back breaker for you...has diaz already not had enough inexcusable losses?

'19 FIU, '19 GT, '19 LaTech, '19 Duke, '20 UNC....5 of the top 15 most embarrassing losses in our program's history, and he was the head man for all of them.

He needs to go. His body of work is already clearly fireable at this point for a program that actually wants to win championships...Diaz will keep us in 7-9 win **** for however long we decide to keep him.

Let's go get a competent coach, preferably from a power 5 program, that doesn't need to learn on the job. That'll help fix this program and its culture the quickest.

EVERY coach that lacks a QB will have embarrassing losses. Look at the QB room he was left and ask yourself where the QBs were. Don't get me wrong, I think he has been horrible, but without a decent QB you end up with losses like FIU and LaTech. Take a look at our QB room today and tell me it's not, far and away, much better than when he took over.

"clearly fireable at this point" When Howard lost to FAMU, he was clearly fireable at that point. When Butch Davis lost to Syracuse, he was clearly fireable at that point. Same with the ECU losses. Programs that have hit the bottom always, always have horrible losses on their way back, and the coaches trying to build them back always take the fall for it.

No, I am NOT convinced Manny can lead us back, but I am saying winning out would clear him of "at this point." A loss now to any of the remaining teams would be hard to stomach for a team appearing to turn the corner. So yes, a loss to a bad FSU team now would be every bit as bad as any loss when he took over a roster without a QB. He has a QB now. ****, he had one good enough last year to beat FSU, and he did. Losing to them now would be a major setback, and not the sign of a team going in the right direction. He needs to prove the team is going in the right direction for more than 3 weeks.

 

[Miami[]_[]Smoke]

Let me ask you one question. Of all the mind numbing losses we've had the last few years like FIU, LaTech, and several others, how many of those do we lose with TVD starting the way he's playing now? A real QB makes ALL the difference at this level. How about we let the season play out now that we have a QB that can get the job done.

For the record, I think we beat UF and UNC in 2019 with TVD. We also beat FIU and LaTech. ****, that's just one season. I guarandamntee you **** poor QB play has cost us a ton of games the last few years. Pitt in 2017 also comes to mind.

All that being said, Manny the DC is dead man walking.

We’re still squeaking out wins and losses even with our current passing stats, so that should tell you All you need to know