Screw you complainers

[Guy Chamberlin]

I didn't know anything about Mike Riley last December.

I didn't recognize his name.

But people who knew a lot more about college football than I did said -- virtually unanimously -- that it would be a mistake to measure Riley only in terms of his W/L in Covallis, or to underestimate his ability to recruit to one of the weakest campuses in the Power 5. Some veteran CFB observers even declared it a coup by Eichorst, given that Riley had turned down USC, UCLA and Alabama in the past. Some veteran CFB observers thought it was a great hire, or maybe just a solid hire. Some veteran CFB observers thought it was a curious hire and only offered question marks for predictions. Virtually no veteran CFB observer claimed the Riley hire was an outright mistake. That position was reserved mostly for Husker fans who looked at Riley's record and did exactly what the experts told them not to do.

Virtually everyone said we'd have to wait and see how it plays out.

Which seems pretty obvious to most of us.

 

[carlfense]

One of the big knocks against the previous staff was that winning nine games here, with our schedule was no big deal. The 9 wins were built in, any idiot could fall out of bed and luck his way into 9 wins.

Are we changing that narrative now?

If this staff is better than the last, then there is no reason not to expect immediate returns on their expertise.

Speaking of narratives . . .

As for the second paragraph, let's just say that besides the inherent issues at Nebraska (small population, cold, remote, B1G affiliation) let's just say that one of his superiors isn't doing Bo any favors, on the contrary, he is sand bagging the program, for lack of a better word. I've heard this from numerous people, some public, some in private. And, if you connect the dots along with everything that has been said, it's fairly obvious.

 

[knapplc]

Well that's just weird.

February, 2014:

As for the second paragraph, let's just say that besides the inherent issues at Nebraska (small population, cold, remote, B1G affiliation) let's just say that one of his superiors isn't doing Bo any favors, on the contrary, he is sand bagging the program, for lack of a better word. I've heard this from numerous people, some public, some in private. And, if you connect the dots along with everything that has been said, it's fairly obvious.

September, 2015

... these EXCUSES don't fly. They haven't for the last 14 years, still don't.

I was pumped for this game and season, drinking the Koolaid, looking forward to the new regime, etc. But we're now Oregon State east.

 

[True2tRA]

The "what, who me?" defense. OK.

Hey! That's my Go To defense! Ever since I was 3 years old.

Axe-grindy. Haha! I don't know why, but I like it. I'm gonna use that Guy Chamberlain if you don't mind.

 

[TAKODA]

If Nebraska's performance so far this year was evaluated or looked at as a criminal case in court, it appears some here would convict them without allowing the evidence to support a contrary decision could be made or at the very least, some are already swayed enough to be prompting the other jurors that we are guilty because you just know it. What happened in Corvallis is a moot point here in Nebraska. I get it that some are tying the records as evidence to support the MR is not the coach we should have went after and that he will not show any better results than BP, but I respectfully disagree or at least it is my hope.

Bottom line for me here is: While I sit back and wait to see how this season unfolds, I can at least enjoy my Husker team, drink few beers while visiting with friends and family and not have to worry about our head coach making every Nebraskan look like a bunch of douche hammers. Yes, I want to win, I want to win them all but I have to say that, more than just winning, I want the respect that we once had of being a class act institution.

For that reason alone, I feel we already are better off than where we were 1 year ago at this same time. I would guess the kids on our team would also concur that not having to worry about Bo's tirades is something they don't miss and makes it more enjoyable for them as players and as a team. How might this effect future recruiting efforts is an unknown at this moment but at least when our coaches go to a home visit, they don't have to apologize for their head coaches behavior before they are allowed in the front door.

 

[carlfense]

Well that's just weird.

February, 2014:

As for the second paragraph, let's just say that besides the inherent issues at Nebraska (small population, cold, remote, B1G affiliation) let's just say that one of his superiors isn't doing Bo any favors, on the contrary, he is sand bagging the program, for lack of a better word. I've heard this from numerous people, some public, some in private. And, if you connect the dots along with everything that has been said, it's fairly obvious.

September, 2015

... these EXCUSES don't fly. They haven't for the last 14 years, still don't.

I was pumped for this game and season, drinking the Koolaid, looking forward to the new regime, etc. But we're now Oregon State east.

Yeah. Looks like excuses work for one guy . . . but the next guy needs to show IMMEDIATE production.

I think that qualifies.

 

[True2tRA]

It does seem kinda axe grindy.

 

[74Hunter]

Well that's just weird.

February, 2014:

As for the second paragraph, let's just say that besides the inherent issues at Nebraska (small population, cold, remote, B1G affiliation) let's just say that one of his superiors isn't doing Bo any favors, on the contrary, he is sand bagging the program, for lack of a better word. I've heard this from numerous people, some public, some in private. And, if you connect the dots along with everything that has been said, it's fairly obvious.

September, 2015

... these EXCUSES don't fly. They haven't for the last 14 years, still don't.

I was pumped for this game and season, drinking the Koolaid, looking forward to the new regime, etc. But we're now Oregon State east.

Yeah. Looks like excuses work for one guy . . . but the next guy needs to show IMMEDIATE production.I think that qualifies.

It's called being consistent. They were supposedly excuses under the previous staff, so I'm being consistent with that narrative. Didn't fly then, didn't fly for Billy C. or Frank, shouldn't fly now.

 

[BigRedBuster]

Well that's just weird.

February, 2014:

As for the second paragraph, let's just say that besides the inherent issues at Nebraska (small population, cold, remote, B1G affiliation) let's just say that one of his superiors isn't doing Bo any favors, on the contrary, he is sand bagging the program, for lack of a better word. I've heard this from numerous people, some public, some in private. And, if you connect the dots along with everything that has been said, it's fairly obvious.

September, 2015

... these EXCUSES don't fly. They haven't for the last 14 years, still don't.

I was pumped for this game and season, drinking the Koolaid, looking forward to the new regime, etc. But we're now Oregon State east.

Yeah. Looks like excuses work for one guy . . . but the next guy needs to show IMMEDIATE production.I think that qualifies.

It's called being consistent. They were supposedly excuses under the previous staff, so I'm being consistent with that narrative. Didn't fly then, didn't fly for Billy C. or Frank, shouldn't fly now.

Wait......wha????

 

[HuskerExpat]

Just thought I'd point out here how Bo Pelini has a number of players on his YSU roster that have Power 5 conference playing experience, and he coached them up so well that he had to go to overtime to beat Robert Morris last week, a team that went 1-10 in 2014.

If Riley's past record dictates how he will perform at Nebraska what does Pelini's current record say about how he would have done here this year?

 

[Junior]

Not reading this whole mess of a thread, so apologies if this has already been covered.... but to 74Hunter and teacherCD and whoever else is sprouting this nonsense of Riley being a worse coach than Pelini:

Let's talk Tommy Armstrong. This coaching staff has done more to develop a competent QB in a few months than Bo's coaching staffs did in 7 years. That guy does not even look like the same player out there from 2014 to 2015. Seriously. Let's ride this thing out for a year or two, then we can see where we are. So far Armstrong is competent and NOT a turnover machine, and that's a substantial improvement on any QB Bo had (not named Joey Ganz, a fifth-year senior who came pre-coached). That's enough for me to look at this year in a positive mindset.

 

[BigRedBuster]

Not reading this whole mess of a thread, so apologies if this has already been covered.... but to 74Hunter and teacherCD and whoever else is sprouting this nonsense of Riley being a worse coach than Pelini:

Let's talk Tommy Armstrong. This coaching staff has done more to develop a competent QB in a few months than Bo's coaching staffs did in 7 years. That guy does not even look like the same player out there from 2014 to 2015. Seriously. Let's ride this thing out for a year or two, then we can see where we are. So far Armstrong is competent and NOT a turnover machine, and that's a substantial improvement on any QB Bo had (not named Joey Ganz, a fifth-year senior who came pre-coached). That's enough for me to look at this year in a positive mindset.

Not to mention improved tackling on the other side of the ball.

 

[knapplc]

Not reading this whole mess of a thread, so apologies if this has already been covered.... but to 74Hunter and teacherCD and whoever else is sprouting this nonsense of Riley being a worse coach than Pelini:

Let's talk Tommy Armstrong. This coaching staff has done more to develop a competent QB in a few months than Bo's coaching staffs did in 7 years. That guy does not even look like the same player out there from 2014 to 2015. Seriously. Let's ride this thing out for a year or two, then we can see where we are. So far Armstrong is competent and NOT a turnover machine, and that's a substantial improvement on any QB Bo had (not named Joey Ganz, a fifth-year senior who came pre-coached). That's enough for me to look at this year in a positive mindset.

Not to mention improved tackling on the other side of the ball.

And recognizing in less than two games that you have to stop the run to win this conference, and implementing a system to do just that.

 

[BigRedBuster]

Not reading this whole mess of a thread, so apologies if this has already been covered.... but to 74Hunter and teacherCD and whoever else is sprouting this nonsense of Riley being a worse coach than Pelini:

Let's talk Tommy Armstrong. This coaching staff has done more to develop a competent QB in a few months than Bo's coaching staffs did in 7 years. That guy does not even look like the same player out there from 2014 to 2015. Seriously. Let's ride this thing out for a year or two, then we can see where we are. So far Armstrong is competent and NOT a turnover machine, and that's a substantial improvement on any QB Bo had (not named Joey Ganz, a fifth-year senior who came pre-coached). That's enough for me to look at this year in a positive mindset.

Not to mention improved tackling on the other side of the ball.

And recognizing in less than two games that you have to stop the run to win this conference, and implementing a system to do just that.

And...somehow more of our WR have learned how to run routs and catch balls.

 

[Bowfin]

If Riley's past record dictates how he will perform at Nebraska what does Pelini's current record say about how he would have done here this year?

You are making it way too hard.

What we have here is a pair of .500 coaches at the moment.

That is all.