Mario Cristobal never was going to coach himself out of this University of Miami mess. That was never the idea, and it’s a good thing, because Saturday again confirmed he’s not going to coach his way out.
If losing badly to Middle Tennessee in the second game confirmed Cristobal brought no magical system for winning, losing badly to Duke in the seventh game on Saturday confirmed something decidedly worse.
By this point in a season good coaching should have mistakes corrected, not multiplying, and fundamentals should be winning games, not losing them in ways that require an archaeological dig through record books.