Do NOT make the mistake of letting Colin Cowherd in your head and defining your reality. If you listen to him at ALL you know that he is not interested in being right, just "interesting". He also makes no bones about rooting for teams with big demographics - TV and radio-wise. (HINT: Nebraska is not a demographic that he is afraid to piss off.) He will make plenty of hay out of "Colin being wrong" if Mike Riley turns Nebraska into a National powerhouse again. There is no downside to him trashing Nebraska right now. 99% of the country will be eating it up, and he's all about ratings.
I have the feeling that Mike Riley is going to do just fine at Nebraska. And he is probably just setting the table for Danny Langsdorf to be his successor at Head Coach in a few years.
Two things: I'm not sure why Riley has not confirmed Langsdorf yet. Not yet signed on the dotted line? Secondly, what was wrong with Rich Fisher as WR Coach?