Who should we hire

He hit his ceiling here. Maybe he could do better somewhere else in the right circumstance, but 7 years of 9/10 wins is enough of a sample size to move on when your head coach is a constant embarrassment, and there's still plenty of on-field embarrassment.

Your examples don't work for your argument either. Mack Brown started the way Bo did, but he got better (11 win seasons, top 10 finishes, etc.), as well as playing the politics right and being a gentleman about it. I have no idea what you're talking about with Oklahoma, but Bob Stoops had that team at a NC caliber level from year 2 pretty much through year 17. Immediately, and sustained.

They're both adults. What kind of scenario are you imagining, 42 year old Frost calls up Osborne asking, "Do you think I should take the Nebraska job?", to which Osborne responds, "No definitely don't they're total losers that fired 9 win coaches"?

ANYWAYS

Every time these discussions come up it's equal parts humorous and sobering to see how out of touch with reality some of internet fanbase is. Kirby Smart isn't coming here unless he sh#ts the bed at Georgia. Dan Mullen isn't leaving MSU anytime soon barring something incredibly unlikely and unpredictable. Chris Petersen? Please, there's literally zero percent chance of that happening. DJ Durkin? B1G coaches have unspoken rules about leaving B1G schools for other B1G schools, and he also hasn't proved anything other than a losing season and beating a bad Texas team.

Scott Frost is and will continue to be our best gamble that we know of. If it's not him, the only hope is for it to be a Fuente/Herman/etc. before they were thought of as hot commodities.


The bolded part isn't the scenario I'm imagining at all.  I have not a doubt in my mind that TO would be one of the first calls made by Frost if he's offered the job here.  The scenario I'm imagining is TO in his calm demeanor just reminding Frost mostly of what happened with both Solich and Bo.  I'm sure he would also remind him that he'd also more than likely be coming here joining a new AD.  I don't think TO tells him no don't take this job.  I do think he'll discuss how some things went down in the past that he didn't necessarily agree with.

 
Bo did not hit his ceiling here and he didn't his his floor.

Yes, Frost would call TO and probably about 5 other people if he was offered the Husker job to get a feel for things and to get some advice/thoughts.  That is normal.  We are talking about a HC gig at a big time school...not a part-time job after school.  sh#t, you should see the amount of phone calls made back and forth for guys interested in HC jobs at the high school level.

 
I stand by my prediction from after last season.  If this season tanks, or next season isn't any better, they let Mike "retire" and bring in Scott Frost.  I truly feel this was the plan all along, just a weird hunch.  Let Scott get 2-3 years as a head coach at a small school, then bring him in here.  Would be a fairly painless transition I think.


Do we even have a QB on the roster capable of running the no-huddle spread? 

 
I think Gebbia would do ok, and a new coach would be able to bring in another QB to compete.  However, if Riley doesn't last beyond this year or next, I would expect Gebbia to transfer.


Idk, I think he is sitting in a pretty good spot right now.  Depends who the new coach would be I think.

 
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Idk, I think he is sittinf in a pretty good spot right now.  Depemds who the new coach would be i think.
I really like Gebbia.  I think he is the most talented of the three scholarship QB's on the roster.  I just think he would be tempted to go back to a school closer to home in California, since most of these guys came to play under Riley and his system.

 
I stand by my prediction from after last season.  If this season tanks, or next season isn't any better, they let Mike "retire" and bring in Scott Frost.  I truly feel this was the plan all along, just a weird hunch.  Let Scott get 2-3 years as a head coach at a small school, then bring him in here.  Would be a fairly painless transition I think.
I'd like to believe in that too, as I'm a pretty simple thinker.  My only question is. "What if Scott F just stinks up the joint for 3 years straight down in Florida?  I'd probably be OK with still bringing him here, but man folks would melt down.  He'd have mostly good vides for two games...if those two games went south, then of course "what the heck were they thinking bringing that guy with a losing record here to coach!"

Posting this makes me glad I'm an ignorant fan and not any where near involved in decision making at DONU.

 
Bo Pelini's tenure, results and the reasons for his firing have been discussed at length on this board thousands of times. There's no need to drag another thread down that rabbit hole, particularly when I'm struggling to justify this thread's existence in the first place.

 
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Here is what I have to say about Mike Riley and "who we should hire"

He is doing everything he can to win.  Maybe it will work.  Maybe it won't.  But I know the 3 coaches before him didn't.  Whether it be from lazy recruiting, embracing the Nebraska culture, or coaches or whatever.  So I m going to stand behind him for a few more years.

 
Here is what I have to say about Mike Riley and "who we should hire"

He is doing everything he can to win.  Maybe it will work.  Maybe it won't.  But I know the 3 coaches before him didn't.  Whether it be from lazy recruiting, embracing the Nebraska culture, or coaches or whatever.  So I m going to stand behind him for a few more years.


Yeah, this^ is why I'm behind the current staff.

 
Here is what I have to say about Mike Riley and "who we should hire"

He is doing everything he can to win.  Maybe it will work.  Maybe it won't.  But I know the 3 coaches before him didn't.  Whether it be from lazy recruiting, embracing the Nebraska culture, or coaches or whatever.  So I m going to stand behind him for a few more years.
Well said.

 
I'd like to believe in that too, as I'm a pretty simple thinker.  My only question is. "What if Scott F just stinks up the joint for 3 years straight down in Florida?  I'd probably be OK with still bringing him here, but man folks would melt down.  He'd have mostly good vides for two games...if those two games went south, then of course "what the heck were they thinking bringing that guy with a losing record here to coach!"

Posting this makes me glad I'm an ignorant fan and not any where near involved in decision making at DONU.
Frost has all the intangibles to be the right guy for the job

  1. Born in Nebraska (I think this is a big deal to a lot of people)
  2. Won a National Title at Nebraska 
  3. He already took an 0-12 team to 6-7 in his first year as a HC
  4. Young coach looking for a big time program that he can cement his feet into 
  5. Coached by Bill Walsh, Tom Osborne, Bill Parcels, Jon Gruden, and Bill Belichick
 
Frost has all the intangibles to be the right guy for the job

  1. Born in Nebraska (I think this is a big deal to a lot of people)
  2. Won a National Title at Nebraska 
  3. He already took an 0-12 team to 6-7 in his first year as a HC
  4. Young coach looking for a big time program that he can cement his feet into 
  5. Coached by Bill Walsh, Tom Osborne, Bill Parcels, Jon Gruden, and Bill Belichick
Those aren't really intangibles though.   They are reasons why people would except him as a HC at Nebraska.

The intangibles are what has allowed him to take an 0-12 team and turn them into a 6-7 team in a year.   I am willing to give it a wait and see approach and see whether he can continue to build off the previous year's work.  If he can do that, he very well could have all the right intangibles to be an excellent HC at a place like Nebraska.

 
Here is what I have to say about Mike Riley and "who we should hire"

He is doing everything he can to win.  Maybe it will work.  Maybe it won't.  But I know the 3 coaches before him didn't.  Whether it be from lazy recruiting, embracing the Nebraska culture, or coaches or whatever.  So I m going to stand behind him for a few more years.
I agree with this as well, but how many people do you have to fire or they leave before it's on you? We have 4 new staff members within 2 seasons already. Possibly could be 5 since coach Cav is on a tight leash this year. Just cannot believe it takes someone over 20 years to realize you have two boneheads on your staff 

Defensive Coordinator: Mark Banker
Secondary Coach: Brian Stewart 

Defensive Line Coach: Hank Hughes 

Special Teams: Bruce Read

 
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