The Rundown Take
Time to Clean House: U Talk's Emergency Postgame Verdict After Miami Falls to Duke Again
Devin couldn't wait until Monday. Hours after Miami's 27-17 loss to Duke closed out a 6-6 season, he fired up a special live edition of U Talk to say what he'd been holding back all year: it's time for Manny Diaz, offensive coordinator Dan Enos and athletic director Blake James to go. Callers Eddie Lauro and Jamal Davis called in and agreed on every point.
Key Takeaways
- The offensive line allowed nine sacks against Duke — Jarren Williams was sacked seven times, N'Kosi Perry twice after entering in relief.
- Devin's verdict: fire Manny Diaz, fire Dan Enos, and clean out athletic director Blake James too — "it's time to stop being nice."
- Losing to Duke for the second straight year, on the heels of the FIU loss, makes this Miami's worst finish in years — Devin predicted 24-20 before kickoff.
- Recruits are already decommitting — Devin counts roughly ten since the coaching staff's stumbles began.
- Devin says he does not even want Miami to accept a bowl bid at 6-6.
The Nine-Sack Meltdown
Eddie Lauro couldn't get over the number: nine sacks surrendered, seven of them on Jarren Williams alone. Devin laid the blame on Dan Enos refusing to adjust — running play-action with three offensive linemen already knocked out of the game, keeping Williams under center instead of in shotgun, and running the ball into a stacked box on early downs while the defense bled clock. Devin and Eddie Lauro agreed the offensive line needs an overhaul, and both want Miami to start recruiting big bodies out of the Midwest — Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska — instead of relying on in-state talent alone.
Diaz and Enos Are Coordinators, Not Head Coaches
Jamal Davis made the point that stuck: Manny Diaz is a defensive coordinator, not a head coach, and Dan Enos came over from Alabama as a corners coach, not an offensive coordinator. Devin agreed the results show it — Blake Baker's defense has stopped blitzing entirely, dropping eight into coverage and still surrendering third-and-long conversions. Devin admitted he wasn't originally against hiring Diaz, but says the moment is clearly too big for this staff.
"It's time to stop being nice. It's time to clean house. It's time to get this just pitiful coaching staff that we call the coaching staff at the University of Miami — it's time to go."
No Interest in a Bowl Game
With Miami bracing for a bowl bid it barely earned at 6-6, Devin said he doesn't even want to go — he'd rather see the front office spend the next month evaluating the coaching staff than dressing up a lopsided loss to whatever mid-major shows up. Both callers backed him: give Diaz "another year" and all you're buying is more decommitments and the same inconsistent product. Devin closed vowing to keep the pressure on every week, calling it exactly what it is until something changes.