The debate is over... right?

Blackshirt316 said:
I can legitimately give one scenerio to keep Riley.

Instead of maybe only spending 3-4 million on a new coach while also paying Pelini and Riley, Doing a full reboot again, they do this.

For 2018 Riley stays

Cavanaugh and Langsdorf are fired

They bring in a top tier OLine Coach and Pay up for an ELITE Offensive Coordinator on a 1 year deal. An OC who runs a more power run focused version of the WCO.

You hire that elite OC with the understanding that if things go well they will be given the head job within 5 years.  

This gives Diaco a full year to let us see if his D will work, you give yourself a shot at an elite OC with a senior QB without a system change and if you strike gold GREAT. You have solidified your future on Offense and Defense and don't go full panic mode.

If it fails then you fire Riley and reboot with more money (say $5-7M) to put towards a new coach (Pelini, Riley and Eichorsts contracts are 1 more year off the books) and an easier schedule in 2019 for that first year transition.

Basically I'd rather risk 2018 being a complete throwaway year in hopes of getting lucky than to trust our Adminiatration not to just make another on the cheap midlevel hire simply because we're paying Millions of dollars for a bunch of people not to work at Nebraska anymore.

It sounds insane after watching what happened tonight, but honestly I Still would trust Riley's ability to hire an elite OC and OL Coach for next year more than I trust our Admin's abilty to hire a new Head Coach that is what we want them to be.  As long as those coaches have no affiliation with Oregon State.
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Husker Q said:
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i don't think this works. Riley has tolerated Cav and Langs too long, his heart wouldn't be in canning his buddies (Banker was not his true buddie).......he has condoned and accepted our mediocrity as the top guy. he has to go and a whole new staff needs to be allowed to come in and pick up the pieces. case in point, he would never have played Ozigbo unless the Tre got hurt. It appears he played him reluctantly and he has played well too........we have huge problems and they begin with the HC.

 
InOmaha said:
I have a feeling Penn State is going to have the same look and feel to it as the OSU game.  Except the crowd will stick around. 
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Especially if Penn State is still in contention for a college football playoff spot.  Even if Penn State loses to Ohio State, they may want to stick it to Nebraska to keep their CFP rankings high, and they might be able to steal another spot for the Big Ten.

 
Hilltop said:
Does Riley get another year if we win out?  I think he does...  and I'm torn whether I like that or not.  
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He probably keeps his job if he wins out, but that's very unlikely to happen. Based on the way this team is playing right now, anything greater than 5-6 wins would be remarkable.

 
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