Funny part is that that is the sweet spot. 55 -65. TO, Bobby Bowden, Nick Saban, Pete Carroll, Jimbo Fisher, Tressell, Meyer. Outliers are Dabo and Smart. Do you see any similarities?
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Says the guy who thought Aranda was white. Joseph doesn't have head coaching experience. EB has been a hot name for years, but not a HC offer, anywhere. Why dont you name another person who should be considered.
You are correct, let’s be clear and maybe we can start with you being clear. So which is it, does he know or does he not know? But really it’s not debatable, it’s fact that he knew. It’s okay for you to admit he is a piece of shit and still admit that you want him to get the job here.
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OR, option B, he is a POS and I DON'T want him to get the job.
Aranda is 16-10 at Baylor in a trash conference.
Arandas was dc for 3 years at LSU. First year defense was top 10 and last year it ranked 30th.
Also DC at Wisc and built a great defense. He has a lot B1G experience.
I’d give a left nut to have a defense in the Top 50 right now. But that was his worst year out of a string of consistently high ranked defenses.
I just don't understand why Fickell wasn't more of a popular choice among Nebraska fans. He has Big Time written all over him at a major football power in the near future
Don't recognize those numbers. He was 2-7 in 2020 Covid year. 13-2 last year and beat Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl and in top 7. Looks like progress. Isn't that what the Huskers want?
He is popular, I think most don’t think very likely given his OSU connection.
Depends what job he is gunning for. Not sure what Day's plans are, but he's in a great position at THEE OSU.
Maybe Fickell thinks Notre Dame will be looking in a year or two. He doesn't have to be impatient.
really? that is a terrible look in my opinion.. yikes.
I mean who collect table tents? I guess Dave does..
Heck how about a mid 50’s white guy from the Midwest who runs the ball 70% of the time.
You just exposed yourself as a jackass. You pretty much explicitly call the administration / fans racits, you get called out, and you have nothing. Get lost loser.
With a 30th ranked defense we're 3-1 and looking to compete for a division title, with a dog shit head coach.
I never said I supported hiring Meyer. Not once. Ever. In fact, I have thrown cold water on the idea from the start. So go on blathering nonsense about me getting my rocks off over Urbs.
My one and only point… you know… the point I actually made and not the one you invented… was that, all things being equal, you only throw kitchen sink money and perks at a coach of his stature, but not a coach of Aranda’s stature. I like Aranda. So offer him a very generous salary well above what he is making now and let the chips fall where they may.
I do not support hiring Meyer and for all the reasons you state. I have never once said otherwise.
Why would Bienemy be a candidate?
The lists that are being leaked all have candidates that have head coaching experience (and varying degrees of success) at the college football level. Most at the P5 level
They have run programs before.
Bienemy has not.
Unless he has recently undergone a lobotomy, Alberts is not going to hitch his wagon to a coach with zero experience managing a football program and everything that comes with that responsibility.
Lately, this job has proven to be a career killer. It's going to take a "kitchen sink" offer for anyone remotely good.
No, I understand your point. My responding to your post was not to suggest you were wanting the hire.
We just gave Frost another 15 million to walk away. Not many coaches care if it kills their career IF they can walk away with that kind of bank. I heard a different take on our situation yesterday on the radio. The guy pointed out that most of the coaches we would consider now grew up in the 70s to 90s. Some of them played here then on visiting teams. Some of them coached here as assistants on visiting teams. They remember what this place can be and think, "Man. I could be the guy to bring them back AND get filthy rich doing it". Our expectations have been tempered. They would have tremendous support and Trev is WIDELY respected by college coaches and administrators. I believe Trev is going to get his first choice when he makes this hire.
Let’s review:
Callahan- Offensive coordinator NFL
Pelini- Never was hired for Power5 conference but was Youngstown head coach and defensive coordinators at Oklahoma and LSU
Riley- We all knew this was his last hurrah
Frost- future?
Pelini was a position coach in the NFL when we hired him. One could argue that he never should have been a head coach. We've made it a practice of promoting guys to their highest level of incompetence. Riley was maybe fine for a mediocre P5 team that could every now and then upset somebody and make it to a bowl game. Who knows with Frost? He probably should have stayed at UCF. I still think he could have won at NU with a good DC.
The 35 million dollar (or more) lottery ticket we're going to give them outweighs that by so much, it will not be an issue...at all.
There are only going to be 2 premier conferences in college football going forward. We are in one of them.
The chance to coach in a premier conference and be one of the Top 10 highest-paid coaches in the nation, would be tough to dismiss I would think.
The chance to coach in a premier conference and be one of the Top 10 highest-paid coaches in the nation, would be tough to dismiss I would think.
Aranda has been a coordinator through almost two decades of coaching. He has only a couple seasons as a HC and one ofthose was the shortened Covid season.
Would I be happy with Aranda, particularly if he can bring his buddy Tom Herman onboard as an OC? Heck yes. With Mickey onboard as well that could be a pretty impressive staff.
But I want to know there was a hard no from Urban Meyer first. Meyer would be the one guy that can turn this program around within a year and set a very strong foundation.
Would I be happy with Aranda, particularly if he can bring his buddy Tom Herman onboard as an OC? Heck yes. With Mickey onboard as well that could be a pretty impressive staff.
But I want to know there was a hard no from Urban Meyer first. Meyer would be the one guy that can turn this program around within a year and set a very strong foundation.
I would rather him bring his current OC. I really like his philosophy. I think Trev does too.
Pelini was a successful defensive coordinator at LSU when we hired him.
One argument I would make against hiring a guy who has only a one or two years of HC experience on a winning team is they are winning using the ex-coaches players. Bo pelini looked really good in year two with Callahan's players (particularly Suh). It was all downhill from there. Frost looked good at UCF but only because he walked into a great situation with Mckenzie Milton, etc.
I would rather we hire someone that has shown they can build from scratch or at least sustain the level of success the way that Lincoln Riley did at OU or Ryan appears to be doing at OSU.
I think most fans don’t think Fickell would except the job offer so why consider him.
Lincoln Riley and Ryan Day didn’t build anything from scratch they both inherited a wealth of great athletes, I will give them credit they both maintained the talent level unlike a former unnamed coach
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