Where do you see Nebraska Football in five years?

[Redux]

People are so caught up with this shortsighted notion of needing to "make a statement" with a "splash hire". All that stuff wears off after the first kickoff of the season. We needed a good coach who runs a solid progrum and will get the most out of his players for the next 5+ years. I have no doubt we got that.

Curious if The Dude still feels this way

 

[NUance]

People are so caught up with this shortsighted notion of needing to "make a statement" with a "splash hire". All that stuff wears off after the first kickoff of the season. We needed a good coach who runs a solid progrum and will get the most out of his players for the next 5+ years. I have no doubt we got that.

Curious if The Dude still feels this way

Ha ha! I wonder if anything you said eleven months ago didn't pan out like you thought it would?

 

[Redux]

People are so caught up with this shortsighted notion of needing to "make a statement" with a "splash hire". All that stuff wears off after the first kickoff of the season. We needed a good coach who runs a solid progrum and will get the most out of his players for the next 5+ years. I have no doubt we got that.

Curious if The Dude still feels this way

Ha ha! I wonder if anything you said eleven months ago didn't pan out like you thought it would?

Soooooo many things did not. I truly thought we had a shot at the division. As soon as we lost to Illinois I gave that dream up. I thought we would be better on penalties and turnovers ie. creating false starts/forcing turnovers. I thought we would be better defending the pass.

My expectations were a little high I guess.

 

[74Hunter]

Hilarious thread.

 

[NUance]

People are so caught up with this shortsighted notion of needing to "make a statement" with a "splash hire". All that stuff wears off after the first kickoff of the season. We needed a good coach who runs a solid progrum and will get the most out of his players for the next 5+ years. I have no doubt we got that.

Curious if The Dude still feels this way

Ha ha! I wonder if anything you said eleven months ago didn't pan out like you thought it would?

Soooooo many things did not. I truly thought we had a shot at the division. As soon as we lost to Illinois I gave that dream up. I thought we would be better on penalties and turnovers ie. creating false starts/forcing turnovers. I thought we would be better defending the pass.

My expectations were a little high I guess.

Yeah, I thought pretty much all of those things too. We had a lot of bad luck and boneheaded plays that cost us games this year. There's plenty to work on in the offseason. Plenty. But the way we were playing in the last three games gives me a sliver of optimism for next year.

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

I know it's not the point of the thread but to me it's eye popping and I had to do a double take when I realized 2020 was only FIVE YEARS AWAY! Good lord I am old.

If we don't win a title in Riley's first 4 years... it will have been 2 decades since our last Conference title.

It's going to be tough to do. Our schedule increases in difficulty significantly after next season. Here is the schedule:

2016: at Ohio State, at Wisconsin, at Iowa (Oregon non conference)

2017: Ohio State, Wisconsin at home. At Minnesota and at Penn State (at Oregon non conference)

2018: at Michigan, at Wisconsin, at Ohio State, at Iowa. Michigan State at home. (Colorado non conference)

2019: Ohio State and Wisconsin at home. At Minnesota, at Maryland. (at Colorado non conference)

I tried to list the tough conference games on paper. It's impossible to know how good a team might be in the future, however, the conference schedules after next season are tough, particularly 2018. So, I don't think it's likely Nebraska will end the conference title drought within a two decade time frame.

I'll adjust this a tad, for 2016 we play: at Ohio State, at Wisconsin, at Northwestern, at Indiana, at Iowa and play Oregon at home. Assuming we actually take care of business against Illinois and Purdue at home, next year is even more difficult than this year. The schedule does not ease up.

I'm sticking by my original prediction that Nebraska isn't going to win anything special through the 2019 season and will likely undergo a coaching change after the 2018 season assuming Mike Riley even lasts that long. To be honest, you almost have to keep Mike Riley through the 2018 season just so the new guy doesn't have to go through that schedule.

 

[GOAT]

Until we hire a top-notch coach/recruiter who in turn assembles a top-notch staff, I really don't see us breaking out of the lull we're currently in. Therefore, I predict us to be pretty much in the same situation we're in now, still making excuses, still wondering why other programs are excelling and passing us by.

 

[huskerfan74]

In five years, I see us hoping we get that sixth win so we can be toilet bowl eligible. Mike Riley would have made a fortune off the back of Nebraskans and he will chew his gum happily as he rides into a blissful and rich retirement.

We will be wondering and arguing what if we hired Tom Harman or Scott Frost or Mark Richt who will be celebrating his third ACC championship.

How about that for a picture to counteract the abundance of Kool-aid drinkers on this blog.

 

[RADAR]

Hard to tell until we find out who the coach will be.

What are the chances Riley will the head coach for more than two more seasons? I would put them at less than 20%. With next year's schedule and some of the coaching blunders we saw this year, it is hard for me to see a significant improvement in record. A repeat of this year will get MR either fired after next year or a seat that is so hot in 2017 that only a conference title game appearance would save his job.

I would stay away from Vegas if I were you.

Ive done fine in vegas, thank you.

How much are you willing to bet Riley is the coach in the Year 2018?

Not a bettin man but I am 100% sure he will be here in 2018

 

[RADAR]

Until we hire a top-notch coach/recruiter who in turn assembles a top-notch staff, I really don't see us breaking out of the lull we're currently in. Therefore, I predict us to be pretty much in the same situation we're in now, still making excuses, still wondering why other programs are excelling and passing us by.

Open your eyes man, they are already here.

 

[Redux]

Until we hire a top-notch coach/recruiter who in turn assembles a top-notch staff, I really don't see us breaking out of the lull we're currently in. Therefore, I predict us to be pretty much in the same situation we're in now, still making excuses, still wondering why other programs are excelling and passing us by.

Open your eyes man, they are already here.

What he means is he wants Mark Richt.

 

[RADAR]

We have the best recruiting staff that Nebraska has ever had

 

[Hunter94]

We have the best recruiting staff that Nebraska has ever had

 

[RADAR]

Undisputable.

 

[LumberJackSker]

We have the best recruiting staff that Nebraska has ever had

they haven't even completed a class yet let alone been here long enough to see if the players work out. At first I thought you were just trying to anger the pessimistic fans but I'm starting to think you are in love with Riley