and saw no candidates, and we chose a guy that we have to watch learn how to be a head coach. We didn't have to go this route, but our Board of Trustees does not know how to perform their duties.
I hope Manny learns quickly but if he loses this year he is not going to get the benefit of the doubt. He has an easy schedule and has yet to win, need to win immediately and get this going in the right direction or recruiting is not going to get fixed any time soon.
I will give Manny credit, Jarren Williams was the right choice, I thought he was the right choice going into this year and Manny chose him and he is a stud. Why we have an Oline this deficient is inexcusable. And we start games slow, another head coaching neophyte move.
We had to endure the growing pains of watching Butch learn how to be a head coach, we could have benefited by hiring him again and not had this learning curve experience yet again. Manny needs to pick up the pace on the learning curve.
Again, someone please tell me where this magical village of quality head coaches lining up to bring their show to Miami is currently living.
Florida has a massive athletic budget; settle on an up-and-coming Jim McElwain last go-around, before settling on Dan Mullen this last hire. Neither of those guys were first choice, big name, swing for the fences coaches. Florida State lost Jimbo to a boatload of Texas A&M money; where was their big name hire—despite being five years removed from a national title defense and Playoffs run the next year?
Oregon could buy and sell half the programs out there, but settled on Mario Cristobal; a great recruiter and perennial assistant who failed in his lone head coaching stint at FIU.
Bob Stoops steps down, they promote a 34-year old, two-year offensive coordinator to take over their program—Lincoln Riley having to learn on the job.
Urban Meyer steps down at Ohio State; where is their next home run hire—they promote a guy in their system for two years, 39-year old Ryan Day—to take over.
Michigan throw the kitchen sink at the established Jim Harbaugh—success at Stanford, brings San Francisco to a Super Bowl—dude is 0-4 against Ohio State, got shellacked in Columbus last year, rolled by Florida in the Peach Bowl and needed overtime to beat Army at home to start year five.
News flash; Miami is a niche job—as a private school in a large, metropolitan, multi-cultured, pro-sports town—with a fickle fan base, off-campus stadium and fledgling support. That alone is going to limit your pool of candidates—in a sport that already only has a few big name guys, leaving lots of good program to settle on assistants, up and comers and learn on the job guy.
This fantasy land that Miami could just back up the Brinks truck and get anyone they wanted if they just had the balls; it's laughable.
Most of these college coaches prefer small town, college atmospheres for their wife and kids—as well as pageantry, massive fan support and packed on-campus stadiums every Saturday.
Miami offers none of that, but does appeal to niche guys—of which Diaz is one.
All y'all better hope he figures this **** out, as there aren't many other options outside of him—15 years removed from relevancy, while the rest of the sport keeps rolling on.