Pete Thamel says it's Manny Diaz...

[dawgstudent]

extreme pressure now to get Cotton Mills built for Mrs Diaz

 

[Bulldogg31]

If she doesn't like Starkville I'm sure there are lots of ladies who would like to be Mrs. Diaz.

Chicks love that dude.

 

[coach66]

Scott can always warm up the school jet every quarter for a little fun in NYC.

Got to keep the troops happy*.

 

[Crazy Cotton]

Somebody help me remember: Does Manny's previous tenure predate the "bend don't break" crap we've heard about the last couple of years?

Not that we need to go all Joe Lee Dunn, but I'm ready for a DC that likes to take a few chances. Seemed like interceptions, fumbles, etc. have gone way down since the Diaz days.

 

[myusernamesucks]

Unreal

what an awful ******* hire.

 

[dawgstudent]

Just for statistical purposes:

Turnovers Forced
2010: 28 (DC left)
2011: 20
2012: 33 (DC got fired)
2013: 25
2014: 23 (DC left)

 

[dogmatic]

I loved the way he called schemes during the game ...

... but I'm concerned he'll be too easy to recruit against. I couldn't sell a two-dollar life jacket to a drowning millionaire, but I think I could make the case with a recruit to the effect of: "How long 'til he leaves again?"

 

[AlCoDog]

Pretty simple to me. Decent coach, average to below average recruiter. We had money to spend. We could have done better and didn't. Prove me wrong Manny. I'm 17ing begging you.

 

[skydawg1]

Ruston makes Starkville look like NYC. I'm still not positive they sell cold beer.

 

[Crazy Cotton]

thanks, so basically the variance is more or less noise in the system. I'm assuming the lower years are largely due to fewer interceptions. Anybody know if turnover on downs is part of these numbers? I would think we had quite a few of those this year.

 

[aTotal360]

He needs to stick to recruiting mommas. They'll like that.

 

[dawgstudent]

Except our highest number - the DC got fired.

 

[57stratdawg]

This hire to me is about winning now. If Dak returns and we are anywhere near the 2010 D, we could easily get back to 10 wins.

 

[Hammer Down]

Agreed. It is for 2015. I think we honestly might lose our entire staff after next year.

 

[Hammer Down]

This is simply an outstanding hire in my book. Mullen put aside the ego and made the move necessary for us to win in 2015, the most crucial season thus far of MSU football. No matter what happens, if we turn in a 9 or 10 win season yet again, we are on the football map. We have the talent to really make a run with the way the schedule sets up.

 

[Hammer Down]

Bend but don't break originated with Ellis Johnson if I remember correctly.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

A little ESPN confirmation

http://espn.go.com/college-football...-state-hires-manny-diaz-defensive-coordinator

 

[Sutterkane]

I sincerely hope we're trying to follow the Baylor recipe. They were NOBODIES for years of football. Then, Art Briles comes in, they have a Heisman candidate(and winner in RG3) and they started working Big 12 teams. Their recruiting classes aren't anything to write home about either.

Now, Baylor is a potential conference champ every year in a conference with Oklahoma, Texas, etc. and has been in the top 10 a lot in recent seasons.