Realistic Coaching Hires with the AD
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I'd argue that our defense has been the biggest problem over the last 15 years, that has led us the the blowout losses, records of futility, and all time lows. For the most part, our offenses have been fine (2009 the obvious exclusion) imo.
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It would be "James Bondish" if half the former players and a former coach/AD didn't talk to him regularly....a little different than poaching a stranger. That doesn't mean the current admin is going that way though.
That system continuously won 9 games or more a season and won the division and got to the conference title game.
Better teaching and coaching of the system is good enough to win a conference title.
The pro style has never won crap at Nebraska for a reason - it takes elite talent to win at it. That is why WI will never win a national title running the system they run, they don't have enough elite talent. Their coaching is fine, but they don't have the jimmies and joes to take down a Bama or three high level wins in a row (conference title game and two playoff games).
In this day and age a lot of the concepts of the old day option are run out of the shotgun. Out of the top 21 rushing teams in the country, 5 are option teams.
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What's the character of this guy Callahan? Is he known to make things up to get attention?
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I would prefer Calhoun over Ken due to the fact he can be very multiple in his offenses already.
I think too many people are overlooking Calhoun
I think too many people are overlooking Calhoun
I will take PO's these days that spread out a defense and make them defend more plays and tire them out.
In the old day it was about pounding the ball at them to tire them out. In today's game it is about running 90 plays to tire them out. The reason why Syracuse beat Clemson is Syracuse didn't allow Clemson to get every call in, adjust if needed, and be ready for every snap and dominate. Syracuse kept them off their toes with all of the hurry up, motions, etc. It was a brilliant job. When was the last time we watched a team do more than one pre-snap motion and then two seconds before the snap they would get in the formation and at times they caught Clemson on their heels.
That is how you defeat a team with superior talent in 2017. You have little chance of taking down a power by running 55 plays a game. You gotta get it up to 90ish area if you can.
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Matt Davison has talked about his relationship with Frost multiple times over the years. Sounds like he visits, and obviously communicates, with him regularly.
Id assume MD is one of several with close ties to program that he talks to.
Edit: Sean Callahan doesn't seem to me like someone that would make something up for radio attention. Always seemed like a straight shooter.
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He's covered Nebraska football for nearly two decades now, mostly online. Not a fly by night kinda guy. If he heard it, he probably heard it, which is still hearsay and may not mean anything.
Now, if he were to say the Nebraska admin wants Frost, I'll get interested, not before. I have an easier time believing Frost wants it than I do him being offered.
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I know everyone has this thing against hiring coaches without experience(unless its Frost), but I would like to see them take a look at Matt Canada. Hope that name doesnt give anyone a ptsd flashback. I think his offense would be a pretty smooth transition from what we currently run. He would even be a good choice in the remote possibility they keep Riley with new coordinators. I watched a lot of the Pittsburgh tape from last year to scout Nathan Peterman, and before I remembered who the OC was I fell in love with that offense. I'm not saying he is a slam dunk choice, but if he has interest in being a HC then I think you have to give him an interview and see if you think he has what it takes to lead.
In that same category I think Joe Moorhead needs a shot. If we want someone that can innovate on offense and strike fear into defenses then I think those two have to be pretty high on the list.
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I think if he doesn't use a search firm I will be very disappointed. Search firms can keep us from looking like total fools like we did during the callahan search.
They stipulated on Sharp and Benning after the Moos hire that there is no way you sit down for a meeting with Green and Bounds without having a plan in place for the university going forward. Obviously this was before the OSU game so maybe some part of the evaluation of Riley that would have been part of his plan could be over now. Even if he has a short list of coaches I would Hope Green and Bounds would push him to use a search firm just to cover all possibilities. They clearly like the results they just got using one so I hope they learned from that.
In that same category I think Joe Moorhead needs a shot. If we want someone that can innovate on offense and strike fear into defenses then I think those two have to be pretty high on the list.
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I think if he doesn't use a search firm I will be very disappointed. Search firms can keep us from looking like total fools like we did during the callahan search.
They stipulated on Sharp and Benning after the Moos hire that there is no way you sit down for a meeting with Green and Bounds without having a plan in place for the university going forward. Obviously this was before the OSU game so maybe some part of the evaluation of Riley that would have been part of his plan could be over now. Even if he has a short list of coaches I would Hope Green and Bounds would push him to use a search firm just to cover all possibilities. They clearly like the results they just got using one so I hope they learned from that.
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