Miami football fans want Manny Diaz after choking vs. FSU
Manny Diaz had Miami football in prime position to take down Florida State in the rivalry game but, after choking it away, fans want the head coach fired.
Prior to traveling to Tallahassee for a rivalry matchup against Florida State, Miami football head coach Manny Diaz looked as if he might be saving his job. After all, the Hurricanes had notched back-to-back upset wins over NC State and Pitt before skating past Georgia Tech.
That all changed on Saturday evening, though. After Miami fought back from a 20-7 deficit to take a 28-20 lead over their in-state rivals, Diaz horribly mismanaged his timeouts and the clock, seemingly lost all control of his team, and allowed the Seminoles to rally late and ultimately score a come-from-behind win in the rivalry game.
And with that, the Miami football fan base was ready to not let Diaz come back to Coral Gables with the rest of the team.
Miami football fans want Manny Diaz fired after choking against Florida State
Hurricanes fans didn’t hold back in letting the world know they want Diaz out at Miami.
The Manny Diaz excuse army in the lab right now thinking of what nonsense to say. pic.twitter.com/w3ZYjY4p9r
— 🏆🏆🏆 Canes Legacy🏆🏆 (@Titan_Cane) November 14, 2021
@Coach_MannyDiaz be a man and resign.
— NMD Grant (@NMDgrant) November 14, 2021
Fitting end to the Manny Diaz Era. Why would we know the rules?
— Vishnu Parasuraman (@vrp2003) November 14, 2021
Through all the previous losses, one thing Manny Diaz had was that he hadn’t lost to FSU.
— David Furones (@DavidFurones_) November 14, 2021
He doesn’t have that anymore.
And that should do it for the Manny Diaz era at Miami.
— Canes Legacy (@CanesLegacy) November 14, 2021
Terrible defense, lack of discipline, playing down to opponents, losses to scrub teams, style over substance.
https://twitter.com/Titan_Cane/status/1459675956420001803
This. Manny Diaz should be fired tonight https://t.co/Uu4BDAvm5N
— Geo Milian (@GeoMilian) November 14, 2021
This game just summarizes the Manny Diaz era
— Javy Güler 🙌🐢 (@javycane) November 13, 2021
Be hyped over beating some trash teams and then blow it
I DONT CARE if you’re PRO MANNY OR HATE Manny Diaz THIS IS AWFUL!!!
— The Scoop on The U (@ElJefeScoop) November 14, 2021
For the past few weeks, it looked as if Diaz might be cooling off the hot seat. Unfortunately, that took a turn the other direction in this rivalry matchup.
It’s one thing to lose to a rival like Florida State. It’s another thing entirely to mismanage the end of the game in the manner Diaz did, blow a lead, and then let the Seminoles come back and top Miami.
Ultimately, it wouldn’t be a shock if Miami football fans got their wish and this ends up being the last straw for Manny Diaz at The U.
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