Impossible to Hate Mike Riley

Blackshirts007 said:
Just give it time. Dude is a very smooth talker and knows the right thing to say. He's had plenty of press experience with garbage records. Eventually you will get tired of the bullsh#t he's spewing. He acts like everything is fine and this is normal and part of the process. Well this isn't f'ing Oregon State where it was fine. This is a top 5 powerhouse with fans that travel more, spend more, attend more than any other fan base in the country. You are doing this entire state a disservice and we should not stoop down to some smooth words in a PC. We lost to PURDUE, ILLINOIS, and NORTHWESTERN in the SAME YEAR. The entire Nebraska fan base was not here the last time we had 6 losses going into November…because it's NEVER HAPPENED. And it shouldn't. Not at Nebraska. Even if we are delusional and expect to compete for championships year in and year out we sure as hell should never have to worry about fielding a product that can't make it to a bowl game let alone anything less than 7-8 wins.
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I'll get right to work banning the five week October.

 
I logged in for the first time in months just to say I feel severe dislike towards him. I don't think he cares. He stands on the sidelines, playing with his sweatshirt strings, staring off into space looking for an exit, when he finds one he takes off his headset and QUITS on the team. What is he doing on the sidelines. I will get flamed for this one, I don't care. I would like to know exactly what MR is doing to improve the team. I do not believe for a second that the majority of these kids don't want to get better. Why aren't they? And why do the players sound more knowledgable and like better leaders in the pressers? It is really bothering me.

 
unlfan said:
Honestly, who cares if he is a nice guy? I know local priests that are nice people. They would make a terrible head football coach.

I am so sick of this "nice" thing. Since when is that a requirement to be a head coach? Because Bo used some bad words and hurt fans' feelings? It is a joke.

Nick Saban

Jim Harbaugh

Urban Meyer

Mark Dantonio

Brian Kelly

Les Miles

etc. etc.

Are any of these guys nice guys? No, they are all total dickheads.
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Thank you.

 
If we're voting for AD's I'll vote for Barry Alvarez. MR would probably promote Banker to the HC job.

 
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tmfr15 said:
I listen to him and, even though he sucks up to his superiors, (let's face it, most of us do), it is still hard not to like the guy. And to want to believe in him and to want him to do well.

And that is part of being a fan. I cheered Tom's Huskers because that's what I do, but when we beat Miami, my joy went beyond the game. Coach was such a good guy. And to have him win the National Championship, well, I thought it was deserved and I was OVER THE MOON to see it come to pass.

In the last days of Bo, I really think that if he would have won...we all would have known what was going on behind the scenes. And that would have tainted the whole experience. He would be holding up the trophy in the locker room and saying.... HERE'S YOUR F%%#ing conference championship Nebraska. Now ram it up your a@@.

I hate our record. But it is nice to be able to truly like the coach again.
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That's exactly how I feel. Good post + 1

 
NUinID said:
I don't hate MR. I think he is a stand up guy and a nice guy. I also think he knows football. I am not sure he is much of a motivator though. I think his players like him, but I am not sure he has the ability or ever had the ability to get his players to play hard for him. I mean to get them to play and give it there complete all till the end. I don't get the feeling they would run through a brick wall for him.

I think that we have had a ton of bad luck on this team this year. Between some games and especially injuries.

But with that said Nebraska should not have lost to Illinois, Purdue and a reeling NW. Those three games I put on the coaching end of things. NW is a great example of not being able to put a team away and not getting your players to give t hat little extra to finish the game. How can any team run 30 more plays and have 18 minutes of time of possession on a team and not win the game? How can a coach not get his defense to get one stop, one three and out at the end of a game to give your offense one more shot. There was 4:30 left in that game and they couldn't get a stop them NW just ran out the clock. NW did that but, Nebraska couldn't do that. They couldn't get 1 first down against Wisconsin to win the game. They couldn't get 1 first down to beat Illinois. They couldn't get 1 first down to beat BYU. Sometimes that stuff comes down to how bad you want it.

I like MR, but I am not sure he is the guy that should be coaching this team.
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I agree with your last paragraph and disagree with your first one. You don't pull the level of upsets Riley has over his career without getting your kids to sell out for you.

 
Getting sick of the Mr. Rogers shtick, to be honest. This is uncharted territory in Husker history, and you don't just brush that off the cuff, asking about the Royals. Football's pretty much all we got here, Mike, and you're crapping all over it, so you better get it together soon. If you can pull off a win over either MSU or Iwegia, you might have a shot. No close losses or moral victory crap, because it's never been good enough around here. Score at least one more point than them at double zeroes, and we'll probably forgive the rest of a horrible year, with some hope for your golden boy QB to come in here next year and turn the ship around. Go Big flippin Red.

 
Xmas32 said:
brophog said:
Xmas32 said:
You don't pull the level of upsets Riley has over his career without getting your kids to sell out for you.
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Then by that argument, what is happening when he's the upset victim?
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*shrugs* it's alot. The issues have been beaten to death this season. Lack of execution, coaching, effort, etc.
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sSee sacramento State, Portland State, Eastern Washington, etc.
You see it isn't a new thing with him. This is his style and it isn't shocking.

Some of us were pointing this out since the hiring for every one upset he pulled once every two out three years there were usually three or more head scratching loses in between. AND some of those bad loses weren't even close

 
True2tRA said:
cm husker said:
I think he's a great person. I think his priorities are exactly right.

He knows coaching and he's even keel and he has the right mindset.
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Sounds like we should give him some time to figure things out then if he's got all these things going for him.
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What's been the last 30 years (and 6 games)?

 
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