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A few months ago I looked "carefully" at Mario's time at FIU. From my recollection, on the plus side:
1. he had two good years there
2. His best year (2010, I believe) was very good, even if not quite incredible
3. He was skillful enough that he hired 2 coaches (OC Satterfield now at Louisville and DC Collins now at Georgia Tech) who have gone on to be head coaches
On the downside
1. His best year (2010), they were 7-6 and tied TROY for the best record in the conference.
2. After Collins left after 2010, they clearly regressed
3. After Satterfield left after 2011, FIU and Mario fell to 3-9 overall and 2-6 in conference in 2012. So, in Mario's 6th year at the helm, with a roster he built, in the Sun Belt conference, he/fiu finished 9 out of 10 in the final standings before "leaving fiu":
My personal summary:
Ed Orgeron looks better on paper than Mario.... Lane Kiffen looks better on paper than both of them. Others look better than those three. But regardless of whomever is our head coach, I will be at the Rock to cheer the team on and pull for the coach's ultimate success.
Whomever has the job, i hope we are all patient for the results and allow 4 full years BEFORE we do a search if warranted.
1. he had two good years there
2. His best year (2010, I believe) was very good, even if not quite incredible
3. He was skillful enough that he hired 2 coaches (OC Satterfield now at Louisville and DC Collins now at Georgia Tech) who have gone on to be head coaches
On the downside
1. His best year (2010), they were 7-6 and tied TROY for the best record in the conference.
2. After Collins left after 2010, they clearly regressed
3. After Satterfield left after 2011, FIU and Mario fell to 3-9 overall and 2-6 in conference in 2012. So, in Mario's 6th year at the helm, with a roster he built, in the Sun Belt conference, he/fiu finished 9 out of 10 in the final standings before "leaving fiu":
| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State $ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||
| Louisiana–Lafayette | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||
| WKU | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||
| Troy | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||
| North Texas | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||
| FIU | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||
| South Alabama | 1 | - | 7 | 2 | - | 11 |
My personal summary:
Ed Orgeron looks better on paper than Mario.... Lane Kiffen looks better on paper than both of them. Others look better than those three. But regardless of whomever is our head coach, I will be at the Rock to cheer the team on and pull for the coach's ultimate success.
Whomever has the job, i hope we are all patient for the results and allow 4 full years BEFORE we do a search if warranted.
