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Jimmy Johnson explains why this is the best he’s felt about UM football in a long time

UM coach Manny Diaz took his staff to the Florida Keys on Tuesday evening to visit with famous Keys resident and legendary coach Jimmy Johnson, who won a championship at UM in 1987 and won two Super Bowl with the Dallas Cowboys.

And Johnson emerged from that meeting even more convinced that the UM program is in good hands.

Johnson tweeted afterward: “Best I have felt about the U in a long time.”

Johnson expanded on those comments during a phone conversation Wednesday.

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“I am really excited about Manny,” Johnson told me.