Who should we hire
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chamrocck
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We can't rely on the thinking of "well we are Nebraska" so all these big names should be in consideration. We are not a top 50 program...let that sink in. We need a hungry coach. Frost is potentially one IMO and he knows probably more than any other candidate what a return to Nebraska football would mean.
Enhance
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And that's fine, but I personally don't like the strategy of continuing to take gambles on guys until the program is lucky enough to find a diamond in the rough. The strategy should be to get the best candidate possible and take all of their qualifications into account.
Hans Gruber
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Welp, since he's dealing with a whole bunch of heat for having a convicted rapist on his team, that would seem like a bad hire.
BIGREDIOWAN
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You kept saying this in another thread, just stop, it's plain ridiculous. That man wasn't the answer, isn't the answer, and I'm glad he's gone regardless of the outcome today. He did enough to damage the national perception of Nebraska with his childish behavior on the sidelines and in front of the media.
HuskerNation1
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I would argue that if it weren't for Pelini's antics Eichorst might not have felt the need to look for Mr. Rogers as the next head coach.
Dansker
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Fantasyland. Bob Stoops is r e t i r e d. The lol of this thread... 2 games in and we're calling for MR's head? The proof is in the pudding. Lay a turd (5-7) and he is gone, IMO. Break even or finish 7-5 during the regular season, he'll be here next year. Any more staff changes after this season, the writing is on the wall.
Enhance
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That's a disingenuous interpretation of my opinion. I don't think Nebraska is going to haul in a Saban or someone of even near-comparable prowess. I just don't think he's done enough yet to warrant the head coaching position at Nebraska. I may be in a minority but it's going to be tough to ever sway me on that any time soon.
seaofred92
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Its probably unrealistic but Michigan is paying this amount to Harbaugh. I'd offer Petersen $9m and a blank check for assistants and see what he says. He makes just over half that at $4.875m now.
killer cacti
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I've browsed a few of these pages, and I'm not gonna read them all. But if I can throw my 2 cents in...
You guys need an up & comer. Don't go after a "proven winner," at least on the main stage. From outside looking in, Nebraska is not a top 20 job right now. Pelini was let go after multiple winning seasons, and the search for a proven winner was on, and you end up with, IMO, not a proven winner. Because of the success that you guys had 20 years ago, many of the fans have unrealistic expectations. Clemson won a national championship in 1981, you guys may remember, and struggled with this exact thing until the program totally reset in 2008 with Dabo. And that made a lot of fans very, very nervous. Even when Dabo had a down year, he went and hired Chad Morris. I'll never forget hearing an old man say to me that it was an awful hire because Tulsa had only won 2 games with Morris as OC. After the Orange Bowl Disaster, Dabo hired Venables, and since has all but locked him up as DC for a long time. Most importantly, Dabo changed the culture. The players want to be around, they love each other, they love helping each other out and they love winning together. Sure, recruiting has helped the winning, but the culture has helped the recruiting. It's best for the fans to stay out of the process, and let a coach come in and do his thing. Don't worry if it doesn't fit the running tradition, wins will solve those peoples concerns. But that's just my take.
-AE
You guys need an up & comer. Don't go after a "proven winner," at least on the main stage. From outside looking in, Nebraska is not a top 20 job right now. Pelini was let go after multiple winning seasons, and the search for a proven winner was on, and you end up with, IMO, not a proven winner. Because of the success that you guys had 20 years ago, many of the fans have unrealistic expectations. Clemson won a national championship in 1981, you guys may remember, and struggled with this exact thing until the program totally reset in 2008 with Dabo. And that made a lot of fans very, very nervous. Even when Dabo had a down year, he went and hired Chad Morris. I'll never forget hearing an old man say to me that it was an awful hire because Tulsa had only won 2 games with Morris as OC. After the Orange Bowl Disaster, Dabo hired Venables, and since has all but locked him up as DC for a long time. Most importantly, Dabo changed the culture. The players want to be around, they love each other, they love helping each other out and they love winning together. Sure, recruiting has helped the winning, but the culture has helped the recruiting. It's best for the fans to stay out of the process, and let a coach come in and do his thing. Don't worry if it doesn't fit the running tradition, wins will solve those peoples concerns. But that's just my take.
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BIGREDIOWAN
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Exactly! The reason Mike Riley got hired was to repair the damage to the relationship between the fans and the team and to help repair the perception of us on a national level. He was never the guy to bring us back to national relevance and still isn't. Sure Riley is a nice guy, folks like him so they can't help but begin to forget how much of a hothead Pelini was/is and that helps improve their thoughts towards us.
HuskerNation1
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I also disagree. A good coach who wants to compete in the Big Ten with a highly visible program that will help fund most assistant hires is a desirable place for top head coaches. Nebraska has way more to offer than most D1 programs outside of about 10 programs that have consistently been good over the past decade. Prior to Harbaugh, Michigan sucked for several years and their fans wondered if it was possible to return to the top-tier of college football. I realized JH is an alum, but all it takes is the right coach to quickly turn around a program.