Miami Football coach Manny Diaz deserves more respect among Power 5 coaches
Miami football coach Manny Diaz’s place by CBS Sports.Com in their ranking of the 65 Power Five conference schools is too low. Diaz is 57th on their list.
The 2019 season will be Manny Diaz’s first year as a head coach. Tom Fornelli who wrote the summary of the rankings has Diaz 64th, or second to last among Power Five programs. The past three years Diaz was essentially the defensive head coach for Miami football under Mark Richt. He now ascends to head coach.
RIcht gave Diaz free reign being in charge of the Miami defense. Diaz formed the game plans and calls during the game. Diaz has proven during the 2019 college football offseason he has the right vision to be a head coach. His vision is perfect for running a college football program, particularly Miami.
Diaz has the Miami football program in a different direction than they were under Mark Richt. The Hurricanes new head coach coined the phrase The New Miami with the hashtag #TNM on social media. Diaz worked in production at ESPN before becoming a college football coach.
It’s my favorite time of the year: When all the CFB writers at @CBSSports rank college football coaches, but I write the post so I’m the only one who gets yelled at for them.
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) May 7, 2019
COMMENCE YELLING: https://t.co/wUpX9pqLGh
Diaz’s understanding of social media and using that to reach recruits and the fanbase is critical in building a college football program. He is the epitome of a modern college coach. Diaz has also brought in new offensive coordinator Dan Enos to install a more modern and aggressive system.
Several coaches in their first year as a head coach at a Power 5 School and one also in his first job fronting a program are ranked ahead of Diaz. The rankings are subjective and they did not have criteria of how coaches should be ranked. It was done purely based on how each writer for CBS determined what the rankings are.