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The Official Eat Crow and Thank Manny Diaz Thread

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LuCane said:
We struggled in certain areas vs LSU for sure (and I think the numbers don't show all our struggle in that game, which may have been our worst), but they still ended up with 296 total yards on 65 plays and were 3/16 on 3rd downs.
In what world did UNC gash us? They got 329 yards on 75 plays and were 2/13 on 3rd down. Our defense got 3 scores.
GT got 303 total yards. They moved the ball a bit. The only teams to hold them to less yards? Clemson and Georgia.

I wish our fans would insert a little context into their perspectives. Is this an old school, "best of the best" defense? Prob not. Remember, this is modern football, too. We're not mashing up against I-Form anymore. Is it a really good one that produced with their backs against the wall the entire year? It is by the eye test, by almost every single category and when you compare against opponents.
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BC not NC
 
HurricaneHauk said:
BC not NC
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I thought this was the second worst game for the defense this year. They allowed 5 yards/play, but faced a ridiculous 83 plays despite stopping BC on 3rd down 66% of the time (BC was 6-18 on conversions). For context from my notes (on re-watch, since I watched that ****** game from their cold upperdeck), BC pulled out multiple trick plays early on. We, of course, had multiple brutal turnovers and our offense was stagnant (305 total yards) most of the night. It was a crap game through and through. That was a fun walk away from their stadium/campus.
 
I’ve maintained that Manny’s defense is fun to watch. The biggest flaw on the board is expecting perfection. People absolutely rip coaches and players for any big plays or touchdowns given up but that stuff happens. Overall, we could have won a championship with our defense.

I didn’t get to watch the game so I’ll catch it in the morning. I’m glad to see they played well enough to serve up some crow!
 
Manny was a great hire for the Canes. We're back to playing an aggressive brand of defense that results in significant TFLs and turnovers. It utilizes the athleticism & speed of So Fla athletes perfectly and gives them a chance to rack up major stats (which should be a major draw in recruiting). Manny has been successful at creating pressure & turnovers without giving up many explosive plays (which is really hard to do). He deserves an "A" for the season.

We have a real identity on Defense and it is consistent with the blueprint that was so successful in the past.

With additional quality depth at DT, DB and LB, this defense would have been really nasty. Greater production on Offense and consistent punting would have helped further. With an above-average offense, we would have won the Coastal. With a strong offense, we would have been competitive in the ACC Championship game and been in the national picture.

I actually think he would be a great hire as HC for the Canes (when CMR leaves). If he was paired with the right OC, we would be nasty.
 
TimeB0mb said:
Or there are coaches who come off successful coaching trees who are looking for their first real opportunity. Bill Bedenbaugh at Oklahoma is one of the best OL coaches, is the co-offensive coordinator from the Mike Leach tree, but learned a more run oriented Air Raid from Lincoln Riley. Bedenbaugh wants to be a full time OC and call plays. He makes 600k per year. Bedenbaugh could replace Searles, help with recruitment of big midwest kids, and run an improved Air Raid. Since he would be a 1st time OC, Rick might be less threatened by him.
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Good suggestion in Bedenbaugh. I wouldn't hire him as OC but would love to have him as OL coach. If we actually hire a legit OC Bedenbaugh could continue learning from him and could take over eventually.

As far as Richt being less threatened........***** him! If he had done his job and performed at a level equal to his pay then he wouldn't have to worry about being threatened.
 
Canegrad89 said:
Manny was a great hire for the Canes. We're back to playing an aggressive brand of defense that results in significant TFLs and turnovers. It utilizes the athleticism & speed of So Fla athletes perfectly and gives them a chance to rack up major stats (which should be a major draw in recruiting). Manny has been successful at creating pressure & turnovers without giving up many explosive plays (which is really hard to do). He deserves an "A" for the season.

We have a real identity on Defense and it is consistent with the blueprint that was so successful in the past.

With additional quality depth at DT, DB and LB, this defense would have been really nasty. Greater production on Offense and consistent punting would have helped further. With an above-average offense, we would have won the Coastal. With a strong offense, we would have been competitive in the ACC Championship game and been in the national picture.

I actually think he would be a great hire as HC for the Canes (when CMR leaves). If he was paired with the right OC, we would be nasty.
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Agree 1000% Excellent assessment. You should post more.
 
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gruntking said:
Man I love these people that never post anything and go around hitting dislike or dumb or disagree. Why don't they post instead and entertain us.
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CountDookoo said:
Diaz kept his unit from quitting, fielded a top 5 defense despite no help from the offense. In UM's 5 losses they failed to score 20 points 4 times.
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great post. it is absolutely necessary today to have an offense that can get yardage in big chunks and score a bushel of points.
 
We don’t know how to handle success.

The D has been one of the most dominant units in recent college football; yet the message board warriors call for Diaz’s head every time an opponent gets chunk yardage on a third and short.

Irony is, it’s those same dildoriders that have an eternal leash for the Pastor bc ffs knows why
 
All I know is pre season I was on the Manny Diaz hype train, Was ******* ****ting all over Rosier, Langham, and Knowles, and our Oline.

as far as I'm concerned I was completely right about everything.....except for one crucial thing - I vastly overestimated Mark Richts ability to ******* coach and make neccessary changes and basically NOT being a *****. I was wrong about that.
 
FrancisSaywer said:
Good suggestion in Bedenbaugh. I wouldn't hire him as OC but would love to have him as OL coach. If we actually hire a legit OC Bedenbaugh could continue learning from him and could take over eventually.

As far as Richt being less threatened........***** him! If he had done his job and performed at a level equal to his pay then he wouldn't have to worry about being threatened.
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I'd roll the dice on him as a playcalling OC, on a 2 year deal. The hire takes care of the OL problems and the Riley Air Raid is an evolution of the Leach Air Raid, and is precisely what Miami needs. Briles has far too much baggage, so no chance he'll get signed. I like Yost, but I suspect he and Rick would have a personality conflict.

Bedenbaugh seems to be a better fit personality wise. He'd also be affordable and leave enough $$$ leftover to hire a bunch of analysts.
 
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TimeB0mb said:
I'd roll the dice on him as a playcalling OC, on a 2 year deal. The hire takes care of the OL problems and the Riley Air Raid is an evolution of the Leach Air Raid, and is precisely what Miami needs. Briles has far too much baggage, so no chance he'll get signed. I like Yost, but I suspect he and Rick would have a personality conflict.

Bedenbaugh seems to be a better fit personality wise. He'd also be affordable and leave enough $$$ leftover to hire a bunch of analysts.
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Not trying to argue but what exactly does all this baggage Briles has consist of exactly? Is it because he happened to be on his dad's staff when the whole rape scandal went down at Baylor? Is there any evidence that Kendall committed any wrongdoing? Is there any reason to believe Kendall Briles had anything to do with any of that? I don't think so. I can see Art having baggage but Kendall? No way. FIU and Houston have had no problem hiring him. I honestly think this whole 7 degrees of baggage thing is way out of control.
 
I wanted him out as much as the next guy. Didn’t personally think he would adjust his schemes and tone down the blitzing. More than happy to be proven wrong and eat crow
 
Felt yesterday was the best D-Line play can remember in many years, guys were plugged in, knew their assignments completely. Also as players coming out going over to Simpson and giving high fives looks they got a lotta mutual respect.
 
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