Basicly im comparing diaz with saban first year, saban didn't do well his first year in bama imagine if they would've canned him like u want um to can diaz. Basically, im saying diaz needs sum time
He doesn't care about rational arguments, he's just one of those dudes who likes to ruin everyone's fun and is an Edgelord who gets off on the attention. Anyone who makes a determination that Diaz (or any coach for that matter) is a failure and should be fired after just one season is embarrassingly bad at understanding how college football programs work. The most successful 1st two years of a coaching career belong to Larry Coker. 1st years are irrelevant. As I've pointed out many times in other threads, in the last 40 years only two coaches have taken over a team that won 7 or less games and won 10 games the next year. It is a nearly impossible feat. I for one am glad that Diaz ended up going 6-7, not 9-4 because it showed him he needed to change his strategy and philosophy, which he did. He then put a premium on recruiting elite talent, and has shown that he can deliver.
Of the 6 active coaches who have won a national championship, every single one of them had a point in their careers where some mouthbreathing idiot Canes fan would have demanded they be fired.
Saban- Canes fans would have demanded he be fired after every season in the 1st 4 years of his career. Dude couldnt manage to even win 8 games at Michigan State his 1st 4 seasons. They also would have demanded an older, wiser Saban be fired after a 7-6 season including a loss to Louisiana Monroe.
Swinney- fans would have demanded he be fired after a 6-7 season in his 3rd year.
Mack Brown was absolutely horrendous for pretty much the 1st 10 years of his career. Fans would want to can Les Miles after going 7-6 in year 4. And then there is Eddy O, who was an absolute trainwreck for the 1st 3 years of his career.
Of the 6 active coaches with a national title, 5 of them would not made it past the 4 year mark if held to the same standard as Diaz is. The only one of the six that didn't struggle out of the gate was Jimbo Fisher, and ironically he is probably the least regarded of the 6 coaches.
Is Diaz going to end up in the pile of failed coaches? Maybe. Who knows. That's still to be determined. If he keeps recruiting like he is, he should get 4 years to stockpile the talent. Worst case the team is loaded with 4 & 5 stars for the next coach. But anyone claiming that Diaz's 6-7 year 1 established that he is a failure and doesn't deserve support in year 2 isnt prescient, they are just a$$holes.