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TRest said:
Schiano was a PR disaster in Tampa Bay. I assumed Rutgers was going to bring him back after firing Flood in a year.
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I don't know how that guy does it. How he got an NFL gig based off his resume was unreal. Now after FUBAR, he is in consideration for the Nebraska job.
 
junglehusky said:
Wait, 9-3 is a fireable offense and they're supposedly going to go after Schiano who never won the Big East and did better than 9 wins (counting bowl wins) exactly once???
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I was surprised to see that name too. I can see Schiano trying to resurrect his coaching here or at another G5 spot. Definitely not at a program with as much history and an avid following like Nebraska.
 
Drew said:
I agree that Nebraska isn't in the same caliber of jobs as TX, ALA, USC but I do think it is in the same tier as UCLA, Penn State, and UGA. It's a destination job and one of the 10-15 in the country depending on who you ask. I also think the school/administration is ready to ramp up their financial commitment it takes to win these days. The school has been hesitant to hire the necessary additional recruiters and staff of larger programs but thats what it takes to compete these days and Nebraska has the resources to provide any coach with what they need.

Agreed about the coach in waiting thing though. The more I think about it the more it just doesn't make sense, although I do think that if Nebraska were to pay him more and give sort of an "associate head coach" title he would consider it. My only issue with Frost is that he hasn't been a head coach before and Nebraska went that route last time with Pelini. I don't know who Frost would bring in with him but I would assume his young personality would resonate well with recruits and he is a Nebraska boy through and through so that helps.
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It's not an attractive job because you get fired for only winning 9 games a year. Same reason Florida won't get as good a coach as the program warrants. At least Gainesville has better weather.
Michigan has this problem, too. RichRod apparently wasn't the problem.

Someone will take all these jobs, they will all be good coaches, and they will be fired within 5 years.
 
SubbaBub said:
It's not an attractive job because you get fired for only winning 9 games a year. Same reason Florida won't get as good a coach as the program warrants. At least Gainesville has better weather.
Michigan has this problem, too. RichRod apparently wasn't the problem.

Someone will take all these jobs, they will all be good coaches, and they will be fired within 5 years.
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I think RichRod would be perfect for Florida. His offenses with that Florida talent, my o my. In between great coaches, Steve Spurrier and Urban Myer, Florida has had two okay coaches in Zook and Muschamp. They're due for another homerun hire.

Nebraska is another matter. They have fired Solich and Pelini off nine win seasons, in a state that doesn't produce talent. That's a tough gig.
 
The name flying around Nebraska circles now is Jim Tressel. We'll see how realistic that is but man that would be a great hire in my opinion.
 
Isn't Tressel a president at an Ohio university, and have a show cause thingy attached?
 
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uconndogs said:
Nebraska just screwed themselves. You would think they would have learned something from their own history. Will set the program back 3-5 years before they see another 9 win season. Delusional..
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Typical of the ESPN/Conference Realignment Oligopolistic era of college football. Nebraska had their niche (and a pretty great one at that) when they were in the Big 12. All they needed to worry about was Texas, Oklahoma and occasionally some other team that got hot for a year. The rest of the Big 12 schedule were patsys at the time. They were King on their Block. Now they are in the BiG10 with OSU, Wisconsin, Michigan State and eventually Penn State and Michgan to contend with - not to mention Rutgers (just messing).
 
Watching these other schools scramble for a coach and all of these crazy rumors makes me glad that we aren't on that roller coaster this year. There is so much misinformation and manipulation out there, it is impossible to figure out what is going to transpire. Re-reading that thread from last year about the Diaco hire...it was amazing how many directions it went over a 24 hour period. Now imagine the big schools with crazy budgets and egos and how bad their rumors will be.

For example....I heard Mike and Mike today discussing the rumor of Chip Kelly to the Gators. How crazy is that?

Bottom line...while Diaco is his own kind of crazy...I am glad we aren't dealing with coach hiring craziness this year.
 
noeynox said:
I don't know how that guy does it. How he got an NFL gig based off his resume was unreal. Now after FUBAR, he is in consideration for the Nebraska job.
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I would wager a case of beer Schiano is not under consideration at Nebraska, just media / his agent getting his name out.
 
junglehusky said:
Schiano is not under consideration at Nebraska, just media / his agent getting his name out.
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That goes for all of these projected candidates. 90% are names planted by agents or media friends with NO shot at an interview,let alone a hire. Watch how many "he took his name out of consideration" comments you'll start to hear so these guys can save face.
 
I would have to think they will be looking at Scott Frost first. Makes a lot of sense for them.
 
right state, wrong guy - Mike Riley hired. Very surprising, on both sides
 
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gioff23 said:
right state, wrong guy - Mike Riley hired. Very surprising, on both sides
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CFB media twitterati seem to think it's a good move. Anyone have a pulse on the Nebraska fanbase?
 
That was shocking. It seems like their only criteria is that the new coach has to be a nice guy. He isn't young...runs a pro style offense and has had just okay success at OSU. Seems like a bit of a risk, but hopefully just getting a coach who isn't a complete tool will help the team focus.
 
I know it's all about the fame and money but I just don't get why some guys make these moves. He could have stayed at OSU, P5 conference, out of the spotlight, and enjoyed his coaching career. Now he jumps into what seems like an impossible job to coach. You gotta follow a coach who, while he's an @$$, won 9 games and got canned. Tough gig to take.
 
ShakyTheMohel said:
That was shocking. It seems like their only criteria is that the new coach has to be a nice guy. He isn't young...runs a pro style offense and has had just okay success at OSU. Seems like a bit of a risk, but hopefully just getting a coach who isn't a complete tool will help the team focus.
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What he's done at OSU is a lot more than "ok" They were the Rutgers of the West before him. Prior to Riley, they were 5-4 in 100+ years of football in Bowls. He is 6-2 in 12 years and has finished the season ranked 5 times.
 
Jax Husky said:
What he's done at OSU is a lot more than "ok" They were the Rutgers of the West before him. Prior to Riley, they were 5-4 in 100+ years of football in Bowls. He is 6-2 in 12 years and has finished the season ranked 5 times.
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WHile that is true...he was also 5-7 this year and 7-6 last year.
 
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Mike Riley is a good coach. Is he better than nine wins a year? I think he only won nine games once. Heard a stat on the radio today. Since 1971, Oregon State has 11 winning seasons, and Mike Riley has 8 of them. When you factor in that Craig Ericson had at least one or two of those teams as well, it really speaks volumes to the futility of that program.

That said why fire a guy who wins nine games every year for a guy who won nine games once. I Nebraska and OSU are not equal but still.
 
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Yeah, I'm not sure I'd fire Pelini to hire Riley. I don't see Nebraska getting anywhere closer to a National Championship trading Pelini for Riley. I'm not saying Pelini would have delivered a NC, but he was fired, in part, because of Nebraska's (perhaps misguided) expectations that they should be competing at that level year after year. I understand there were some other things that have happened there with Pelini that rubbed some administrators the wrong way, but this coaching change seems odd.
 
Patiently waiting for Drew's perspective. It sounds like Nebraska fans are lukewarm on this change.
 
Interesting hire to say the least. Riley seems to have a personality that will fit with the culture of the state/fanbase/university much better than Pelini's did. He's commonly mentioned as one of the more "underrated" coaches in the country, someone who does less with more and is good at identifying "under the radar" talent. Seems like a good fit honestly and while it isn't the "Name" (i.e. Tressel, Frost, etc) that people might have been hoping for, he seems to be a really good fit culturally and might just be a good enough coach to bring the fan base and team back together.

I will say he needs to bring in Ed Oregeron in some capacity. He has expressed interest in working for Riley's staff in Lincoln and is one of the best recruiters if not the best in the country. With Riley's coaching ability and the resources of Nebraska this could end up being something pretty special.
 
Drew said:
Interesting hire to say the least. Riley seems to have a personality that will fit with the culture of the state/fanbase/university much better than Pelini's did. He's commonly mentioned as one of the more "underrated" coaches in the country, someone who does less with more and is good at identifying "under the radar" talent. Seems like a good fit honestly and while it isn't the "Name" (i.e. Tressel, Frost, etc) that people might have been hoping for, he seems to be a really good fit culturally and might just be a good enough coach to bring the fan base and team back together.

I will say he needs to bring in Ed Oregeron in some capacity. He has expressed interest in working for Riley's staff in Lincoln and is one of the best recruiters if not the best in the country. With Riley's coaching ability and the resources of Nebraska this could end up being something pretty special.
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In a perfect world there would be 127 Ed Orgerons and every team would have their own.

To your last line.. hahahahaha.
 
Drew said:
Interesting hire to say the least. Riley seems to have a personality that will fit with the culture of the state/fanbase/university much better than Pelini's did. He's commonly mentioned as one of the more "underrated" coaches in the country, someone who does less with more and is good at identifying "under the radar" talent. Seems like a good fit honestly and while it isn't the "Name" (i.e. Tressel, Frost, etc) that people might have been hoping for, he seems to be a really good fit culturally and might just be a good enough coach to bring the fan base and team back together.

I will say he needs to bring in Ed Oregeron in some capacity. He has expressed interest in working for Riley's staff in Lincoln and is one of the best recruiters if not the best in the country. With Riley's coaching ability and the resources of Nebraska this could end up being something pretty special.
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It sounds like Riley's rep is similar to Edsall. It should be interesting to see if he can continue to do more with less when he has more than he had in the past.

Orgeron is an interesting idea...last I had heard he wanted another HC gig....but maybe being with a program like Nebraska can get him there.
 
ShakyTheMohel said:
It sounds like Riley's rep is similar to Edsall. It should be interesting to see if he can continue to do more with less when he has more than he had in the past.

Orgeron is an interesting idea...last I had heard he wanted another HC gig....but maybe being with a program like Nebraska can get him there.
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It does, and how much further has Edsall pushed Maryland vs where Fridge had them? That is the thing if you're going to fire a consistent winner, why replace him with a clone of the guy you just fired. Nebraska also replaced Solich with Pelini after the former had just won nine games as well.
 
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