For the Manny naysayers - before you rush to judgment, look at the examples below and realize that projecting a head coach’s success based on their level of Head Coach experience/previous position – or in general, really - is a crapshoot.
Up and Coming Group of 5 Head Coach
NFL to College
Up and Coming Group of 5 Head Coach
- Succeeded: Matt Campbell (Iowa State), Chris Petersen (Washington), Tom Herman (Texas)
- Failed: Charlie Strong (Texas), Al Golden (Miami), Kevin Sumlin (TAM), Willie Taggart (Oregon/FSU)
- Succeeded: Jim Harbaugh (Michigan), James Franklin (Penn State), Mike Leach (WSU)
- Failed: Mark Richt (Miami), Bret Bielema (Wisconsin), Rich Rodriguez (Michigan), Bobby Petrino (Louisville)
- Succeeded: Kirby Smart (UGA), Dana Holgorsen (WVU)
- Failed: Will Muschamp (UF), Kliff Kingsbury (Texas Tech), Sonny Dykes (Cal)
- Succeeded: Lincoln Riley (OU), Dabo Swinney (Clemson), David Shaw (Stanford), Jimbo Fisher (FSU)
- Failed: Randy Shannon (Miami), Mark Helfrich (Oregon)
NFL to College
- Succeeded: Pete Carroll (USC)
- Failed: Jim Mora (UCLA), Lovie Smith (Illinois)
- Fit – as evidenced by the defense he implemented, there might anybody in the nation who better understands the DNA of The U and what system needs to be in place for South Florida athletes to thrive
- Same + Change = Perfect Storm – before CMR stepped down, if somebody gave us the option to keep our top 5 defense, but have a coach who is young, energetic, and willing to implement an offense with the same aggressive nature and swagger as our defense, I think every Canes fan would have been beyond pumped. That’s exactly what Manny says he plans on doing.
