Who should we hire

teachercd said:
Is anyone else still amazing that SE (if he is being honest) only had one coach in mind?  I mean, that makes me shake my head.  He basically has unlimited resources at a school in a great conference with an amazing tradition and he only had one name and that was the only coach called/met?
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It's not amazing, it's a farce.  ZERO chance Riley was the first call.

 
Trusting what SE says was his strategy in hiring a coach is misguided. This is the same man that once said he wouldn't comment on the status of a coach or program during the season because of a personal policy. He has routinely violated that policy in defense of his hire. He has made a lot of decisions during his time to degrade the trust among all the stakeholders.

This is unrelated, but just consider how impactful Harvey Perlman has been on Nebraska football. He hired Steve Pederson who hired Bill Callahan. He helped hire Tom Osborne who then hired Bo Pelini. He helped hire Shawn Eichorst (with apparently little to no input from TO) who then hires Mike Riley.

 
1995 Redux said:
It's not amazing, it's a farce.  ZERO chance Riley was the first call.
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Right?  He had to have been lying.  It can't be the truth.

Good lord though, who were his first few calls?  

1.  Mike Shula

2.  Mike Price

3.  Karle Dorral 

4.  Glenn Mason

5.  Tim Brewster

 
StPaulHusker said:
You weren't the first person to bring it up though.  I'm just trying to understand the train of thought
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oK  I didn't see the other person's post on it before I posted mine.  Just happenstance.   Just want to reinforce my view that I wish Frost had more time as HC under his belt before he come here.  Also, he is at a mid-major.  Durkin &  Brohm  are in the process of proving themselves at a P5 school. Mullen has already proven himself at a P5 school.  Does one need to be a proven HC at P5 before they come here - no. And due to a growing parody - on any given day a mid-major can beat a P5 school just like we experienced Saturday.    However, if Frost did become our next coach, I think he will do well even wt his limited HC experience.  He's proven to be a good coach in his previous roles.

 
Enhance said:
Has Scott Frost ever explicitly stated he wants the job? Do we have any gauge for what his interest level may be?
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I can't confirm with any certainty, maybe someone else can, but I recall Bo reaching out to him for an OC position and Frost wanted a Head Coach in waiting title as well. Again. No way to confirm that, however I recall hearing it from multiple people several years ago. 

 
Enhance said:
Has Scott Frost ever explicitly stated he wants the job? Do we have any gauge for what his interest level may be?
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I doubt you can ever get an honest answer publicly since he is coaching elsewhere. He did note that Orlando is a fun place to live and easy to recruit at. 
 

"A lot of coaches are in a hurry to take the next step," Frost said. "I think you get yourself in trouble when you take a step before you're ready or before the time is right. I'm committed to making this place a really good football program that can win and win consistently in our league. I'm not planning on looking for a job until we get to that point."
Frost has said he was never contacted about the job at his alma mater when that opened after the 2014 season. But the 41-year-old from Wood River is now considered one of the up-and-coming stars among college coaches.
 
BIG ERN said:
Lincoln Riley had less credentials than Scott Frost currently does and he was given the Oklahoma job and seems to be doing just fine. Frost is a young guy who if shows success here will stay around for a long time. We need consistency in the program and he could be the guy. Decent risk for VERY HIGH reward. That sounds a lot better than some other names listed 
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The situation at OU is a completely different animal.  Lincoln Riley was OC last year.  This year, he still calls the plays.  The DC is the same from last year to this year.  Nothing down there has changed other than Bob not being at practice.  While Lincoln Riley has less credentials, OU didn't have to worry about him hiring his own staff.  It was already provided to him. 

I'm all for hiring Frost, but I don't think using Lincoln Riley and OU is a very good example.  Frost would be walking into almost the exact opposite situation as to what Lincoln Riley did. 

 
Fru said:
I can't confirm with any certainty, maybe someone else can, but I recall Bo reaching out to him for an OC position and Frost wanted a Head Coach in waiting title as well. Again. No way to confirm that, however I recall hearing it from multiple people several years ago. 
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This really doesn't make a lot of sense to me.  There's only a seven year difference in their age.  I can't think a highly motivated coach would want to be in waiting for upwards of two decades before getting their shot. 

 
Enough with the stoops to DONU. He's isn't going to get back into coaching. He is at peace with his place in OU history and doesn't miss the day to day grind at all. 

 
Fru said:
I can't confirm with any certainty, maybe someone else can, but I recall Bo reaching out to him for an OC position and Frost wanted a Head Coach in waiting title as well. Again. No way to confirm that, however I recall hearing it from multiple people several years ago. 
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I don't think that was quite how it went.  As I recall the story goes Bo did reach out to him but as a WR (or some other assistant) coach but Frost wanted to be OC.  That wasn't the position that was offered so it didn't work.

 
I thought the rumor was as the OC for Bo and Bo only offered Frost the WR coach position. Of course not long after that I think Frost got the Oregon OC job.

 
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