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I’ll be honest, looking at Diaz’s m.o, it wouldn’t surprise me if PSU’s defense start off really well. Diaz’s tenure as a DC on the P5 level ALWAYS start off well; he’s only been at two schools as a P5 DC for longer than one yr, UT & us. We all know what happened at UT by yr 3. Truth be told, 2018 was an anomaly, & honestly, it’s due to the **** poor schedule we had compared to the previous yrs.
Per Team Rankings.com, here were our SOS & notice the Defensive Trend:
2016 - 18th SOS (20th in Total D)
2017 - 19th SOS (38th in Total D)
2018 - 43rd SOS (4th in Total D)
2019 - 62nd SOS (13th in Total D)
2020 - 27th SOS (62nd in Total D)
2021 - 32nd SOS (75th in Total D)
So the trend is:
Year 1, Defense looks good, Yr 2 defense takes a step back, & by Yr 3, it usually falls flat. However, the difference between yr 3 at Miami vs Texas was the SOS. At UT, in yr 3 Diaz faced the 14th ranked SOS; at Miami 43rd. Interesting to note, 2018 & 2019 were by far thee worst SOS Diaz had ever faced, & it’s no coincidence that both yrs were the best under his direction. He parlayed the fluke 2018 into the HC gig. Smh
Unfortunately, when u’re a leopard u can’t escape ur spots, so even though the FB Gods blessed him w/ the combo of talent + weak schedule in 2018, his m.o caught up to him, especially as the schedule tightened back up.
Like @The Franchise said, Diaz was a smoke & mirrors DC w/ no substance. When teams caught on, we got smoked.
Per Team Rankings.com, here were our SOS & notice the Defensive Trend:
2016 - 18th SOS (20th in Total D)
2017 - 19th SOS (38th in Total D)
2018 - 43rd SOS (4th in Total D)
2019 - 62nd SOS (13th in Total D)
2020 - 27th SOS (62nd in Total D)
2021 - 32nd SOS (75th in Total D)
So the trend is:
Year 1, Defense looks good, Yr 2 defense takes a step back, & by Yr 3, it usually falls flat. However, the difference between yr 3 at Miami vs Texas was the SOS. At UT, in yr 3 Diaz faced the 14th ranked SOS; at Miami 43rd. Interesting to note, 2018 & 2019 were by far thee worst SOS Diaz had ever faced, & it’s no coincidence that both yrs were the best under his direction. He parlayed the fluke 2018 into the HC gig. Smh
Unfortunately, when u’re a leopard u can’t escape ur spots, so even though the FB Gods blessed him w/ the combo of talent + weak schedule in 2018, his m.o caught up to him, especially as the schedule tightened back up.
Like @The Franchise said, Diaz was a smoke & mirrors DC w/ no substance. When teams caught on, we got smoked.
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