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5 reasons Pac-12 football will be better than ACC in 2019

By Dante Pryor

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CORAL GABLES, FL – JANUARY 02: Head coach Manny Diaz of the Miami Hurricanes (left) is greeted by Miami Mayor Francis Suarez after the introductory press conference in the Mann Auditorium at the Schwartz Center on January 2, 2019 in Coral Gables, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
CORAL GABLES, FL – JANUARY 02: Head coach Manny Diaz of the Miami Hurricanes (left) is greeted by Miami Mayor Francis Suarez after the introductory press conference in the Mann Auditorium at the Schwartz Center on January 2, 2019 in Coral Gables, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

3. More coaching experience

Last season, the coaching cycle hit the Pac-12 hard. Chip Kelly, Herm Edwards, Mario Cristobal, Kevin Sumlin, Johnathan Smith and Justin Wilcox were all coaches that made their debut on the West Coast last season.

Of those head coaches, three of them (Edwards, Cristobal and Wilcox) went to bowl games.

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This season, the coaching carousel hit the ACC. Scott Satterfield, Mack Brown, Manny Diaz and Geoff Collins will be patrolling the sidelines as first-year coaches for their schools (Brown is in his second tour of duty with North Carolina).

Transition always brings with it uncertainty.

None of these first-year coaches are settled at quarterback (more on that next) and Collins has to overhaul his entire roster as they change from the option to a pro-style scheme.

The only first-year head coach in the Pac-12 this year is Colorado’s Mel Tucker. Although the Buffaloes have fallen on hard times the last few seasons, Tucker doesn’t have as tough a road to travel as any of the ACC’s newest coaches.

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