Manny Diaz Rumors..

[57stratdawg]

There are some things going around that Diaz might be on his way out for another job. His house is for sale and there is some talk of him ending up at Tennessee next year. He told Steve Roberts it was because he wanted to "move the kids closer to town." UT's DC is probably going to take the Texas DC job that Muschamp left open.

I think the Co-DC thing isn't helping us out so much now, because it's put a cap on the amount of raise we can give Diaz w/o giving one to Wilson.

Anyway, just telling you guys what I'm hearing.

 

[57stratdawg]

There are some things going around that Diaz might be on his way out for another job. His house is for sale and there is some talk of him ending up at Tennessee next year. He told Steve Roberts it was because he wanted to "move the kids closer to town." UT's DC is probably going to take the Texas DC job that Muschamp left open.

I think the Co-DC thing isn't helping us out so much now, because it's put a cap on the amount of raise we can give Diaz w/o giving one to Wilson.

Anyway, just telling you guys what I'm hearing.

 

[PBRME]

I thought it was deciced a couple of weeks ago it was his neighbors house and not his that was up for sale.

 

[KennyPowers2]

I hope it doesn't happen but I would not want to be "Co-Coordinator" either. Your either the coordinator or your not. How did this even happen, I know we talked about it last year but I forgot.

 

[drail14me]

I hope it's because he wants to get closer to town. It is quite a drive out to his place so if there are many activities that the kids are involved in, commuting could be a hassle.

I sure hope we don't lose him, especially to another SEC school.

We hear Diaz mentioned a bunch about what he's done for the defense but I don't hear much about Wilson. What's the story on him?

 

[ckDOG]

But I don't see Diaz leaving unless it's for a HC job or to be at a solid program where he is essentially guaranteed to be the next HC.

At MSU, he's not going to dig himself into a hole. We never seem to have an issue recruiting solid talent on defense. He has and will continue to excel as long as he keeps up whatever it is he is doing.

Assuming the money he is offered doesn't make our money look bad, I don't see why he would leave. He can continue to do what he's going here until a program wants to hire him away as HC or Mullen leaves and Manny sets himself up nicely to be named Mullen's successor. He'll get the attention he needs at MSU.

 

[Frances Drebin]

...Diaz is here because his style of offense suits Mullen's overall team philosophy. I don't want to lose Diaz, but if he left, I'd trust that Mullen would go out and find another young, agressive, defensive guru to fill his spot. There are lots of those types out there.

Then again Mullen did hire Torbush once upon a time, so yeah, here's hoping Diaz doesn't leave. For those of you who think Mullen can do no wrong, always remind yourself of this little nugget to keep yourself in check.

 

[BadDawg.sixpack]

For what it's worth, I was told he was just buying a new house. Not leaving Starkville, came from someone who should know.</p>

 

[maroonmania]

because, besides the hire of Torbush, Mullen also apparently gave serious consideration to the fired Georgia DC (Martinez?) before hiring Diaz. So I wouldn't have blind faith that DM would automatically hire someone of equal quality to Diaz. I do think our DC position would be even more attractive now than it was just a year ago. Still hoping when all is said and done that the new coaching contracts get the assistants pretty decent pay raises as well.

 

[ckDOG]

I think the Torbush hire was made simply because he had been around the block a few times before. It was an insurance policy to hedge against the risk that Mullen bit off more than he could chew by jumping from OC and no prior defense coaching experience to HC of an SEC program. Torbush needed to be the guy that Mullen could hand everything over to on that side of the ball if he needed to. I think one year into his HC experience, he realized he could turn the reigns over to a less experienced guy who fit in with his vision for the program...

 

[MrHooch]

But I don't see Diaz leaving unless it's for a HC job or to be at a solid program where he is essentially guaranteed to be the next HC.

At MSU, he's not going to dig himself into a hole. We never seem to have an issue recruiting solid talent on defense. He has and will continue to excel as long as he keeps up whatever it is he is doing.

Assuming the money he is offered doesn't make our money look bad, I don't see why he would leave. He can continue to do what he's going here until a program wants to hire him away as HC or Mullen leaves and Manny sets himself up nicely to be named Mullen's successor. He'll get the attention he needs at MSU.

that if the love-fest from the media for Ellis Johnson is any indication, Diaz can bide his time here as long as he wants and then jump ship when the time is right...

 

[patdog]

I'm not sure Tennessee is necessarily where I want to be right now. This is their 3rd 6+ loss season in a row and they've changed coaches twice in that time. That much coaching turnover usually means below average recruiting. Not to mention the current head coach is unproven at best, with a career losing record.

 

[FISHDAWG]

other schools.... I think Manny was a hidden gem and we should find a way to pay the man or we will lose him for sure in a year or two

 

[Buford T. Justice]

I still think the Stache was an insurance policy. I think the Torbush hire was made simply because he had been around the block a few times before. It was an insurance policy to hedge against the risk that Mullen bit off more than he could chew by jumping from OC and no prior defense coaching experience to HC of an SEC program.

Totally agree. I think Mullen wanted an old, experienced coach who had worked under many people and even been a head coach himself. This would help Mullen as he learned to be a head coach himself. Once Mullen had a year learning the ins and outs and felt comfortable about head-coaching duties, he could go get the guy he wanted.

 

[patdog]

Then again Mullen did hire Torbush once upon a time, so yeah, here's hoping Diaz doesn't leave. For those of you who think Mullen can do no wrong, always remind yourself of this little nugget to keep yourself in check.

Mullen realized it was a mistake and gotit fixed as quickly as possible. Quite the contrast to our previous coach.

 

[memphisbulldog]

There are some things going around that Diaz might be on his way out for another job. His house is for sale and there is some talk of him ending up at Tennessee next year. He told Steve Roberts it was because he wanted to "move the kids closer to town." UT's DC is probably going to take the Texas DC job that Muschamp left open.

I think the Co-DC thing isn't helping us out so much now, because it's put a cap on the amount of raise we can give Diaz w/o giving one to Wilson.

Anyway, just telling you guys what I'm hearing.

1. He says he wants to be closer to town. Have no reason to doubt him. Why would he list his house for sale without having a new job in hand.

2. We want to keep Mullen happy and keeping Diaz is important to him. I think we match any other offers. If he gets ahead coachgig, that is different but he is not ready for that yet.

3. Would not worry a lotabout the co-coordinator. Everyone knows Diaz is the coordinator. Wilson got a title so we could pay him more and give him some prestige on his resume.

 

[Buford T. Justice]

Mullen realized it was a mistake and gotit fixed as quickly as possible. Quite the contrast to our previous coach.

Why do you people not listen? McCorvey and the offense were not a mistake. There was nothing wrong with the offense. The reason we lost games was because of poor defense and special teams. Don't you know anything?

The above comment was fed to me for 5 straight years by one Sylvester Croom.

 

[Todd4State]

we couldn't see the improvement.

 

[BehrDawg]

That he is looking for a new house in Starkville.

I am related to the Broker repsonsible for the upgrade (source verification)

 

[The Peeper]

described now at TN. We definitely had "below average recruiting", "unproven" head coach, and losing seasons.

 

[therightway]

This was the worst character since the great depression.

 

[patdog]

That move was moving from the SunBelt to the SEC. You can't get a good head coaching job as a coordinator in the SunBelt, you can from the SEC. Not to mention that the pay raise was at least 100% and probably more. Manny's stock is a lot higher now than it was a year ago. He can afford to be more selective about jobs now. I'm not suggesting that he would never leave us for Tennessee. If they want him bad enough, they can outbid us. But if I'm Manny and the money is close, I'm going to be a little leery of the UT job.

 

[MSU124]

BDJ is reporting that Diaz said that they are moving to get closer to the city.