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Mario, is that you? The amount of excuses in this post are nauseating. Jeezus what utter nonsense. I mean, literally pointing to losing to a team by X points as some achievement, just might get you the ultimate Mario guzzler award.
The PAC 12 was straight trash when he happened to be at Oregon. Both Washington and USC were down during that time.
That Washington team he was 3-1 against, was 25-18 during his 4 years at Oregon.
USC was 21-21 during his 4 years at Oregon.
The best team in the conference over the 4 year span he was the HC at Oregon was Utah (33-14), and guess what, he was 1-3 against them.
As a 7 point favorite against Arizona in 2018, he lost by 29.
As a 13 point favorite against Arizon State in 2019, he lost.
As a 13 point favorite against Oregon State in 2020, he lost.
As a 9 point favorite against Cal in 2020, he lost.
As a 8.5 point favorite against Stanford in 2021, he lost.
At Oregon, he was 7-6 against ranked opponents.
Thus far during his tenure at Miami, where he has had the highest paid staff and roster of any team in the conference, he has delivered a conference record of 14-14 (50%) with no conference championships or even an appearance.
In comparison, Manny Diaz was 16-9 (64%) in ACC play during his 3 years at Miami. Mark Richt was 16-8 (67%) during his 3 years at Miami. Both with substantially better results in coference, with no financial support to speak of. Unlike Mario, who has had one of the best budgets to work with in the country.
Furthermore, Mario is 4-6 against ranked opponents (at the time they played) while at Miami.
But the best is always saved for last, as we all know, he has lost 6 games as a double digit favorite in 3.5 years at Miami. The most by any HC in FBS during that time span.
So stop with the bull**** excuses. The guy is a flat out bum as a HC.