Things like this make you forget about not having a defensive coordinator
AJC - If you’re looking for the next Brian VanGorder — and by this we mean the Brian VanGorder who arrived in Athens from Central Michigan and was greeted by disgruntled Georgia fans saying, “Who’s this guy?” — you might look toward the charming city of Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Through the wonders of the Internet, diligent Dawg backers have already discovered Manny Diaz, who’s the defensive coordinator at Middle Tennessee, and some on AJC.com message boards have gone so far as to proclaim him their first choice.
Understand: He would not be my first choice, or even my third. I would recommend a SEC program to hire someone with a working knowledge of the SEC (like Kirby Smart of Alabama or Ellis Johnson of South Carolina). Failing that, I would look to someone currently working at a BCS conference (such as Everett Withers of North Carolina). But this is the same Mark Richt who did hire Brian VanGorder (and, er, Willie Martinez) from the Chippewas back in 2001, so who knows what he’s apt to do?
About Manny Diaz: He shouldn’t be confused with Manuel Diaz, who already coaches at Georgia. (Men’s tennis.) He’s a Florida State grad — there’s your Richt connection — and started coaching under Mickey Andrews at FSU. (Before that, Diaz had spent two years working for ESPN. He’s a communications major.) In 2000 he moved to N.C. State as a grad assistant with Chuck Amato — another FSU guy — and worked his way up to coaching the Wolfpack linebackers and safeties and special teams.
In 2006 he moved to Murfreesboro — it’s about a half-hour southeast of Nashville on I-40 — as defensive coordinator under Rick Stockstill. (Another FSU guy.) In Diaz’s four seasons the Blue Raiders have ranked 47th, 80th, 66th and 49th in total defense. Middle Tennessee was 9-3 this season, finishing second to Troy in the Sun Belt. It will face Southern Miss in the New Orleans Bowl. Its biggest win was over Maryland. It lost to Clemson 37-14 and to Mississippi State 27-6.
Now, does anything in that curriculum vitae say, “Georgia defensive coordinator”? Not to me. But I was one of those folks who wondered about hiring BVG back when. And that seemed to work out.
And give Diaz this: He has political clout. His dad, also named Manny Diaz, was mayor of Miami from 2001 to 2009.
My girlfriends all looked at my ten year old boy and wondered when hewas going to start college. But what about passports and all the papers John will need.
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My girlfriends all looked at my ten year old boy and wondered when hewas going to start college. But what about passports and all the papers John will need.