Football Will Manny Diaz succeed at Penn State?

[Richie O]

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Happy Valley Insider - Fact or Fiction: Bryce Young will win the Heisman next season

Bryce Young won the 2021 Heisman Trophy on Saturday.

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[bvillebaron]

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Happy Valley Insider - Fact or Fiction: Bryce Young will win the Heisman next season

Bryce Young won the 2021 Heisman Trophy on Saturday.

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Let’s hope he’s right, but we will find out.

 

[Obliviax]

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Happy Valley Insider - Fact or Fiction: Bryce Young will win the Heisman next season

Bryce Young won the 2021 Heisman Trophy on Saturday.

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I like the aggressive "cause havoc" scheme. But it is high risk, high reward. The SEC is all wide open offenses with spread schemes where playing wide open D to counter makes sense. In the B1G, we'll play a lot of teams with giant OLs and interior running games in bad weather. While that is not good or bad, it is certainly different. Can Diaz adjust? He has a successful track record as DC so it is a matter of if he can adjust to B1G demands and with the talent he has (which is a lot).

 

[fastlax16]

I like the aggressive "cause havoc" scheme. But it is high risk, high reward. The SEC is all wide open offenses with spread schemes where playing wide open D to counter makes sense. In the B1G, we'll play a lot of teams with giant OLs and interior running games in bad weather. While that is not good or bad, it is certainly different. Can Diaz adjust? He has a successful track record as DC so it is a matter of if he can adjust to B1G demands and with the talent he has (which is a lot).

Diaz is coming from the ACC not SEC

 

[Obliviax]

Diaz is coming from the ACC not SEC

Fair enough. I said SEC but should have something like "having had defensive and/or head coaching experience in predominantly warm-weather, away-game leagues with few exceptions not limited to teams that play in cold weather but in domes." Or something like that.

 

[psu skp]

Was just looking at the scores of games under Diaz while he was DC at Texas and UM.

Is it just me or did his defenses give up A LOT of points during those years?

 

[brupsu]

Yes he will do well

 

[Hugh Laurie]

Depends on what one's definition of success is.

 

[brupsu]

Depends on what one's definition of success is.

True that hopefully a turnover producing fast and confident one

 

[psulongago]

True that hopefully a turnover producing fast and confident one

Show's how much confidence Franklin has in himself and the program. Hired a high profile OC and now the same as a DC. If Franklin and the team succeed both will be gone to HC positions in a year or two. This happens with successful programs.