Who should we hire

Hedley Lamarr said:
Dave Aranda

Chip Kelly

Les Miles

Steve Sarkisian

Dan Mullen

Scott Frost

Greg Schiano

Charlie Strong 

Justin Wilcox

Just to name a few off top of my head 
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Considering most major schools have "their guy" the only person I would want on this list is the hottest coach in CFB and that's Dan Mullen. Les Miles would be an interesting hire he would be my 2nd choice however, at LSU his offense was typically inept. I like that he is a run oriented coach though.

 
badgers007 said:
His last name is Fuente, FWIW.
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Yes it is!  I just am in the habit of calling him fuentes and did not even notice it. Yes it is Fuente and yes I would want him here.

@StPaulHusker I think that they may not want to match cause Bud Foster could come in and take over the program. We can definitely outspend them for Fuente, but they may keep betting on him just so we have to pay him in the 7 million range.

 
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Cdog923 said:
If there's an opening, Dan Mullen. 
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What about Dan Mullen do you like?  Is it his 60% winning percentage at Miss. State?  Is it the fact that his recruiting classes typically rank in the top 25, yet his team rarely ever finishes the season ranked in the top 25?  Is it the fact that he made SEC history last year as the first ever SEC coach to win a bowl game yet finish with a losing record?  You are not the first to bring him up, but I fail to see why we need him.  The SEC isn't what it used to be.  Last year in his eighth season, he posted almost his worst record.  Last year, the SEC was not as tough as the B1G or the ACC.  He's only had one year where he's won over 50% of his conference games.  I don't want to hear how he came into Mississippi State after they had a 4-8 year the year before either because we might be lucky to be 4-8 this year.   

 
HuskermanMike said:
Yes it is!  I just am in the habit of calling him fuentes and did not even notice it. Yes it is Fuente and yes I would want him here.

@StPaulHusker I think that they may not want to match cause Bud Foster could come in and take over the program. We can definitely outspend them for Fuente, but they may keep betting on him just so we have to pay him in the 7 million range.
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You might be right but if they thought Bud Foster was good enough to be HC, why didn't they hire him instead?  

 
Chip Kelly is the best coach out there that does not have a job currently. End of story. He should be the standard that Nebraska goes after

 
I don't hate any of the choice that been named thus far.  They are all really decent choices.  My issue is this is Nebraska.  How many of these guys would stay once they did get us to the top of the heap?  Lets say we hire Coach A, who is a graduate of SEC power or SEC school.  This coach comes here and we are doing great and doing damage in the Big 10.  OK this SEC school offers the oil well to this Coach to come home, does that Coach stay or go?  Its like Roy Williams at KU.  Great Coach.  Every KU fan knew that when the time came, he was UNC bound no matter the tradition or History of KU, he was gone.  Born and raised in UNC country.  Those ties never go away.  If you  can look at those names on that list and say without doubt that they would all stay here for many years I say lets go get them.  I really only see maybe two names on the choice lists but they are Les MIles and Frost.

 
Big red surfers said:
  The 8 wins went out the door with the lost to NIU. 7 wins will be a miracle. Wouldn't surprise me if 6 is number and 5 wouldn't be that much of surprise. 
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Yeah, looks like I need to re-evaluate this. Riley has been worse than even I expected, then again..this is classic Riley stuff here. He loses to someone he shouldn't, holds it together for a period of time, and then usually beats someone he shouldn't. So I wouldn't be shocked if we still go 7-5 with a win over someone we have no business beating.

to me it doesn't matter what the guy does at this point. We just need to excise him and SE from the program.

One of the movies in the Lord of the rings trilogy has this character who is like a once legendary King. He ruled over this particular area of the world, and then became decrepit and feeble. At one point Gandalf goes to visit him because he wants his help, and in this particular scene, it shows the king he looks sickly and awful slumped over in his chair, no interest in Gandalf, barely responding, everything in total disarray. As it turns out, the King was possessed by the evil mage, Gandalf expelled the make from the king, and the King returned to prominence, helped Gandalf fight his war etc.

that whole element of the movie is so representative of the state of our program for the last however many years. I fell like Nebraska is that former king who is now decrepit...possessed by horrible leadership:individuals who have held it back. Our "Gandalf" will eventually come (probably SE's replacement), and excise the demons which currently possesses/hamper the program.

 
ColoradoHusk said:
I don't get the butt hurt that NU fans had/still have over Frost when he chose Stanford out of high school. He was strong-armed Pro Style, athletic QB back then and Bill Walsh was the Stanford coach. Who better to learn a pro-style offense from?  Of course Walsh wasn't at Stanford long, Frost played safety and QB there, and eventually transferred back to Lincoln, and the rest is history.  
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Because fans/posters are crazy a lot of the times and can't get things out of their mind

 
speedtoburn said:
Yeah, looks like I need to re-evaluate this. Riley has been worse than even I expected, then again..this is classic Riley stuff here. He loses to someone he shouldn't, holds it together for a period of time, and then usually beats someone he shouldn't. So I wouldn't be shocked if we still go 7-5 with a win over someone we have no business beating.

to me it doesn't matter what the guy does at this point. We just need to excise him and SE from the program.

One of the movies in the Lord of the rings trilogy has this character who is like a once legendary King. He ruled over this particular area of the world, and then became decrepit and feeble. At one point Gandalf goes to visit him because he wants his help, and in this particular scene, it shows the king he looks sickly and awful slumped over in his chair, no interest in Gandalf, barely responding, everything in total disarray. As it turns out, the King was possessed by the evil mage, Gandalf expelled the make from the king, and the King returned to prominence, helped Gandalf fight his war etc.

that whole element of the movie is so representative of the state of our program for the last however many years. I fell like Nebraska is that former king who is now decrepit...possessed by horrible leadership:individuals who have held it back. Our "Gandalf" will eventually come (probably SE's replacement), and excise the demons which currently possesses/hamper the program.
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(I also enjoy LOTR)

 
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Sker4Ever said:
Chip Kelly is the best coach out there that does not have a job currently. End of story. He should be the standard that Nebraska goes after
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This

They would not let go of Riley for an up and comer or hot prospect coach. That ship sailed when Riley was hired. They need to go for it and Kelly is the best and most proven coach on the market. 

He could likely make things really weird, yet entertaining, for a few years, but he's the guy. 

 
Kelly would be a home run

I think Venables would be AMAZING but there would be questions of course.  He is a lot like Bo in some regards which rubs some the wrong way.  But I also think he knows who and what he is and I think he would hire the best staff.

 
junior4949 said:
What about Dan Mullen do you like?  Is it his 60% winning percentage at Miss. State?  Is it the fact that his recruiting classes typically rank in the top 25, yet his team rarely ever finishes the season ranked in the top 25?  Is it the fact that he made SEC history last year as the first ever SEC coach to win a bowl game yet finish with a losing record?  You are not the first to bring him up, but I fail to see why we need him.  The SEC isn't what it used to be.  Last year in his eighth season, he posted almost his worst record.  Last year, the SEC was not as tough as the B1G or the ACC.  He's only had one year where he's won over 50% of his conference games.  I don't want to hear how he came into Mississippi State after they had a 4-8 year the year before either because we might be lucky to be 4-8 this year.   
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If you can't seen the difference in Mississippi St. before Mullen, and right now, I'm not certain any explanation I can offer would help.

Also, his record is better than 7-7 in the American. 

 
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Nebhawk said:
I don't hate any of the choice that been named thus far.  They are all really decent choices.  My issue is this is Nebraska.  How many of these guys would stay once they did get us to the top of the heap?  Lets say we hire Coach A, who is a graduate of SEC power or SEC school.  This coach comes here and we are doing great and doing damage in the Big 10.  OK this SEC school offers the oil well to this Coach to come home, does that Coach stay or go?  Its like Roy Williams at KU.  Great Coach.  Every KU fan knew that when the time came, he was UNC bound no matter the tradition or History of KU, he was gone.  Born and raised in UNC country.  Those ties never go away.  If you  can look at those names on that list and say without doubt that they would all stay here for many years I say lets go get them.  I really only see maybe two names on the choice lists but they are Les MIles and Frost.
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I'd be okay with a great coach kick starting the program then leaving. Better than now.

 
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