Manny Diaz Update

[castlebravo1]

Per Bruce Feldman via Twitter:

BFeldmanCBS: Former #MSU & #Texas DC Manny Diaz will become #LaTech's new defensive coordinator, per source.

 

[texasdobbs]

Best wishes to him

 

[JimR]

unreal

 

[Lukus Alderman]

I hope he recovers and does great.

 

[Davharjac]

Good for Coach Diaz, his time didn't work out here after the first year. I wish him the best of luck.

 

[LongviewLobo01]

That's WAY too close to my wife for my comfort.

 

[UTPhil2006]

Good for him. Get some more seasoning and training under his belt at a lower school. Hopefully he gets another high profile shot again somewhere down the line.

 

[Chitownhorn]

Good for coach Diaz. Hopefully this is a better fit.

 

[bbdude]

Wow.

 

[JimR]

Wow.

indeed. there is hope for me yet.

 

[The Tres Leches]

LA Tech opens with the Sooners so Manny will get another crack at OU.

 

[primal defense]

Hope Manny does well, but not sure where Jeremy Fowler got this:

Jeremy Fowler @JFowlerCBS

Many Diaz tenure at UT ended abruptly but La Tech picks up a good coordinator as a result.

 

[housebrand]

Good luck. I'm sure he learned a few things at Texas.

 

[Topstarr]

Good for Diaz....He is a good guy

 

[HornEsch]

Good luck to the guy.

 

[monarch]

...ad multos annos to many years...

 

[GetHooked]

Best wishes to him

Best wishes to LA Tech.

 

[Juan]

— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011



"......Then, the wheels fell off at the start of the 2013 season. Nearly a year later, Diaz is reluctant to talk about what transpired at Texas. He has never criticized Brown or the decision to replace him with Greg Robinson only two games into the season. 

"There's nothing to me that matters about what happened," Diaz said. "The issues there were multifaceted, and I think everybody involved, if they had a chance to go back, would change some things." 

In the end, firing Diaz didn’t accomplish much. The Longhorns lost to Ole Miss 44-23 the next week before winning six games in a row, including a 36-20 upset of then-No. 12 Oklahoma. But the Longhorns lost three of their last four games, allowing 38 points againstOklahoma State, 30 against Baylor and 30 against Oregon in the Valero Alamo Bowl. 

Brown was forced to resign and coached the Longhorns for the final time in the bowl game. Brown, who had a 158-48 record in 16 seasons with the Longhorns and guided them to the 2005 national championship, now works as an analyst for ESPN. 

Diaz, 40, spent much of last season coaching his sons' football teams. He consulted with a few teams but declined to name them because "Twitter would blow up." ....."

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