Bill Connelly picked up a Mark Richt level coup by getting Manny Diaz to be a guest host on Podcast Ain’t Played Nobody (aka PAPN). The PAPN fellas focus on analytics and advanced stats via the Football Study Hall moniker on SB Nation. I frequent Football Study Hall, the S&P+ rankings, and PAPN throughout the year. It seems like Manny Diaz does as well and he shares many ideologies with Bill.
What did Manny Diaz do in 2016? As the Miami Hurricanes Defensive Coordinator he turned the #Canes defense around from Swiss Cheese to 12th in scoring defense (from 77th), 5th in tackles for loss (from 96th), and 14th in defensive efficiency per ESPN (from 52nd).