Who should we hire

Boy of the Corn said:
Trying to think of realistic people we could get if we fired Riley. At the top of my head I am thinking dj durkin, Scott frost, Jim leavitt, who else?
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I'd suggest firing all posters here on Huskerboard, then everyone can re-apply for their spot, based on a review of the relative negativity of their posts, especially those posts calling for any coach firings when said coach has less than 2 years on staff.

 
speedtoburn said:
My guess is that Riley goes 7-5 or 8-4 this year, and 7-5 or 8-4 next year. At the end of next year, meaningful people will probably get on the train of Riley needing to be on the hot seat. He'll get another year with which he'll go 7-5 or 8-4 and that will be it.

So, my guess is that we are stuck with this joker for at least 2 years, maybe even 3 years.

the sad thing is that deep down inside, I feel like this program has been "poisoned" by a staggering level of ineptitude that has now spanned multiple athletic administrations. For whatever reason, the leaders of our athletic department just cannot right the ship. No one is expecting us to be NC contenders year in and year out, but we most certainly should be the class of the Big Ten West, and frankly I don't ever see that happening.

we need a difference making Head Coach, and I don't see anyone like that wanting to come here. I think the only way we get someone like that is by paying 4 or 5 million a year, cash (and lots of it) will be the catalyst to fix this thing.

Wisconsin is the team we SHOUlD be. Mark my words, Mike Riley will NEVER beat Wisconsin.

it is mind boggling to me that Penn State, a team on the death bed decimated by sanctions, Wisconsin, a team that had had umpteen coaches in recent years, are both able to have more success than we can muster. It is a sad pathetic thing.
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Wisky is what NU used to be.  A power running team, physical in the trenches on both sides.  Great LB's and DB's and most importantly, a definitive system that they use week in and week out and specifically recruit for.

I have no idea how many "systems" we have ran since Frank was fired.  Cally and the West Coast, Bo (Wats/Beck) with the spread option/multiple/WTH was that and now Riley with his square peg round hole for 2 years and now some type of pro style where the jet sweep and screen are the staples (even though we might be the worst team int he FBS attempting them).  Throw in multiple years with kids recruited for one system and then having to play in another, multiple position coaches, DC's/OC's etc.....and its a recipe for what we have.  If there was a definitive recipe on how to make a soup sandwich it would say see NU since 2004......We have just had poor decisions from the top to the bottom (I didn't want Frank fired, when he let Bohl and Co go he should've been given another year or two-off field incidents aside) since he was fired.  

For whatever reason NU has never opened the checkbook to get "that" guy.  Maybe when we get Bo paid off we will.  NU needs to take a good hard look at where they are and where they want to be.  If they are content to have sub par seasons, then by all means continue the present course with a .500 coach.  He moves on and hire another "safe" bet who will keep us in the hunt for 7th best in the B1G......

I look at teams that hired the "it" guys and most seem to be doing better than NU.  Michigan, Washington, VT, UF etc...I'm betting Herman turns UT around.

The blue print for success is out there.  We just choose not to follow it.  I read an article a few years ago and it talked about teams that fell from grace and returned to prominence all had one thing in common except NU.  They all went back to what made them great to begin with.....Let that sink in.

 
lo country said:
I read an article a few years ago and it talked about teams that fell from grace and returned to prominence all had one thing in common except NU.  They all went back to what made them great to begin with.....Let that sink in.
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Just gotta take cable out of 85 percent of American households and only show the Huskers every week from California to Maine. 

 
lo country said:
I read an article a few years ago and it talked about teams that fell from grace and returned to prominence all had one thing in common except NU.  They all went back to what made them great to begin with.....Let that sink in.
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What teams were mentioned in this article?  I'm curious.

 
I know everyone is a little drunk and has their own biases but firing anyone at this point would make us the laughing stock of college football. I know most of the posts here are tongue in cheek but this is a bad look and we are better than this.

 
krc1995 said:
This is a ridiculous thread.  No one should get fired.  As a program ,we cannot tolerate another short term coaching cycle   This is a coach and this is our staff.  
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Our program cannot tolerate mediocrity.

Programs don't go out with a bang, but with a whimper. Losses like this will turn Nebraska into a school like Minnesota. A has been. 

 
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