Will Bolt Named New Husker Coach

Not much 'splash' on this one but I confess I am not into baseball very much so I could not even begin to name somebody better.   I would have picked somebody with a big time baseball name (a household name type guy who could recruit with name recognition).   I was a bit disappointed Erstad quit but I also understand that the program seemed to be stuck in second gear and was not really showing many signs of getting stronger.    I don't see why NU can't be one of the top Big Ten teams as the conference is NOT a baseball conference and I believe our facilities and other attractions should be strong positives.  Nebraskans seem to enjoy college baseball and without a major league team, a great baseball team has a chance to be a real draw.  

 
ColoradoHusk said:
Not saying you are wrong, but who did you have in mind?
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All the people mentioned previously. The only issue I have is the no HC experience. Moos said he wanted someone with HC experience. So going back on that sucks. Erstad was a first time head coach too. We have some good ball players and I hope none of them leave due to the coaching change.

 
hskrfan4life said:
All the people mentioned previously. The only issue I have is the no HC experience. Moos said he wanted someone with HC experience. So going back on that sucks. Erstad was a first time head coach too. We have some good ball players and I hope none of them leave due to the coaching change.
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Wasn’t Bolt a Head Coach at a lower level before coming to NU as hitting coach? I know it’s not D1 experience, but he makes up for that lack of qualification with other qualities. Of course, time will tell.

 
hskrfan4life said:
All the people mentioned previously. The only issue I have is the no HC experience. Moos said he wanted someone with HC experience. So going back on that sucks. Erstad was a first time head coach too. We have some good ball players and I hope none of them leave due to the coaching change.
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Erstad was a first time anything. He'd never been a head coach, never been an assistant coach, never had any coaching capacity whatsoever other than a year of volunteering.

Anyways, I don't know if this translates the same way into baseball, but in football previous head coaching experience is no proven barometer of future success. Any given year you look at the top 25 and 30-50% of the teams are led by first time head coaches. 

Anyways still, Bolt has four years of head coaching experience, three years of experience as an associate head coach, and five years of experience as an assistant coach.

 
I'm intrigued to see how the things Bolt brings to the table will help the Huskers take the next step from the foundation laid by Erstad. I think Erstad left the program in a pretty decent spot, add in the fire and energy (among other things needed) Bolt brings and who knows what may be on the horizon.

 
hskrfan4life said:
All the people mentioned previously. The only issue I have is the no HC experience. Moos said he wanted someone with HC experience. So going back on that sucks. Erstad was a first time head coach too. We have some good ball players and I hope none of them leave due to the coaching change.
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EDIT: @Landlord beat me to it.  

 
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hskrfan4life said:
All the people mentioned previously. The only issue I have is the no HC experience. Moos said he wanted someone with HC experience. So going back on that sucks. Erstad was a first time head coach too. We have some good ball players and I hope none of them leave due to the coaching change.
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I think it is pretty clear that Moos’s comments indicated he was going after Childress. Only after Childress publicly said we wasn’t going anywhere did Moos go to Plan B (and save the university some money in the process). 

 
cheekygeek said:
I think it is pretty clear that Moos’s comments indicated he was going after Childress. Only after Childress publicly said we wasn’t going anywhere did Moos go to Plan B (and save the university some money in the process). 
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I would be interested in how much $$$ Moos was discussing with Childress. Moos claims that the only person he offered the job to was Bolt, so it might not have gotten that far, but it'd be a good indication of how serious he's taking the baseball program. 

 
Cdog923 said:
I would be interested in how much $$$ Moos was discussing with Childress. Moos claims that the only person he offered the job to was Bolt, so it might not have gotten that far, but it'd be a good indication of how serious he's taking the baseball program. 
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He could of found about the buyout and/or Childress desire to stay a&m without a job offer.   It's called an interview. 

 
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