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Do
enough Notre Dame fans remember the great Bob Diaco?
He was the defensive coordinator on the 2012
squad who took the head job at Connecticut after the 2013 season where he
lasted three seasons before being fired.
He ran Nebraska’s defense in 2017 and
Oklahoma’s last year before getting the Louisiana Tech D-C job this season.
As
you can tell life hasn’t been easy for Diaco since departing Notre Dame but he
did have a brush with glory Thursday afternoon as his Louisiana Tech squad shutout the Miami Hurricanes in
the Independence Bowl, 14-0.
It’s
an incredibly small sample size but I feel safe in saying Diaco owns “The U”.
In two games against Miami this decade
his team has allowed three total points as you may recall the 41-3 destruction
Notre Dame had of the Hurricanes in 2012.
With
the loss Miami finishes 6-7 on the year while Louisiana Tech wraps up 10-3.
Since
Miami roughed up Notre Dame late in 2017 the Canes have gone from No. 2 in the
nation to 13-16 over their last 29 games.
It
may be 29 years since Notre Dame and Miami played annually but I have a hard time
believing any Fighting Irish fans feel too bad for Miami after this latest
embarrassment.
