That’s because the nebraska job is a career killer due to its delusional fans and admin that think its still the 90’s and haven’t been mired in over 20 years of losing and booting coaches. That catches up to you. Then comes doing stupid things like thinking giving MJ a two year deal would do anything but set him up to fail.
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You must've missed the post from just a day or two ago when one of our more reasonable posters pointed out that trolls that constantly run out the "Nebraska fans still think its the 90's" line are morons. He was right, you know.
Never been a Head coach? If that’s the case I would rather hire Mickey and let him hire a top OC
One think we’ve been looking past is the HUGE recruiting bump we would get if Mickey wins enough to get the job. Get to 6 wins AND hire Mickey and I think he would blow up with recruits nationally. JMO. Maybe you get that bump with Rhule or Herman. Probably not so much with most of the other names being bounced around. Maybe BOB due to his Bama association
Totally agree.
In the last few years at LSU and now at NU, he has been beating the bushes and likely has his eye on, and a relationship with, some young, athletic talent in the Louisiana area.
Combine that with the fact that Applewhite was able to get Ajay Allen up here shows those two have a real eye for talent. If, barring injury, Palmer reels in about 80 passes, gets selected in a good round and that makes a good story to tell prospective athletes since Mickey had that relationship with Trey since he was 15 and got him to come up here, and Mickey delivered.
Throw in a potential standout recruit like Malachi, and you're right, the thing could really generate some interest from other top kids who haven't settled on the Bama, Ga, Ohio St, Clemson type schools.
As I've said, I like the way Mickey is operating as the Interim HC and can see more good things from him if he were able to select his own staff, the NIL money, and allow him to really be aggressive on the recruiting trails.
He's produced big boy football wherever he's gone though, P5 level more than just one stepping stone team.
Otherwise I'd agree for most coordinators who are suggested to step into HC duties with just one previous P5 job of success.
Back when he was at Ohio State. He said his wife knew about it and didn't mind
The B1G west doesn't have any juggernauts. We should have a chance against any west division team we play.
I'm not saying we shouldn't. But our 0line is going to be eaten alive from here on out. How is that Mickey's fault?
He is the head coach, and it is his responsibility to have them ready to play. He needs to improve their level of play.
Yes I have learned that as well. One of the best ways to account for this is to take out their first year. Records are drastically different when you do that.
Question with him as head coach is the talent. Did the boosters just stress him out too much or did he do more with less.
Not necessarily true. Sometimes it’s not talent holding those schools back. It’s the distractions around places like LA & Austin that make it hard to win. Mickey says it over and over again about Palmer in Baton Rouge. Almost a million metro population in BR and an hour from NOLA. Trey needed somewhere to escape that shit and grow up.
That’s why Nebraska can be so special for star athletes who need to mature a little. Some coaches don’t see that benefit or more importantly can’t get the kids to see that. That’s why LL scares the living shit out of me. And why I’m so pro- Mickey. MJ gets that better than anyone I’ve seen since TO.
to me, that’s our hidden gem and we’ve lost that. i think Mickey would do a fantastic job getting in good talent and getting them to buy in while they are here. Especially with the use of the transfer portal
It's not, however the reality of the situation is that he has to overcome the mess that was left by Scott Frost. Is that fair? Perhaps not, but Mickey understands what he is up against and will do his very best.
And, he had Ewers gift wrapped and blew that commitment. Dude was way too immature to take over a blue blood program (ie. giving the LHN camera the double birds during Signing Day) Maybe he's learned from his time away, but I have serious doubts.
Rutgers was pretty good up front. We might fare better than we’re thinking right now. Need the thick boys to step up their game
The AD and booster thing didn’t work. One huge factor in our favor is Trev IMO. He’s widely respected and a no bullsh## guy. No matter who it is I believe coaches will like working with an AD with Trev’s credibility and football knowledge.
He's struggling because he's already thinking about his next coaching location/school. Same thing happened last yr. when Lincoln Riley struggled at OU, everyone wondered why, and then found out after the season that he had been planning to leave for USC for some time
Maybe.
Alternatively you have to consider that maybe he caught lightning in a bottle for a season with Rhule’s recruits and now is fading as a head coach.
Or his QB got hurt and the backup cost them the game with untimely TO’s.
liepold isn't going anywhere
this team sucks & their fools' gold start will be far in the rearview when they end the year 6-6
As a KU fan, I would be very happy with 6-6. Not sure we can get there.
They've been competitive in every game. Compared to where KU was, that alone is a huge accomplishment with their best chance at a winning season in well over a decade. Yeah their defense sucks and that's something that needs to be addressed if he were to be hired. There's a simple solution to that though and it's not letting him bring his DC if he even wants to.
sorry, they scored 4 combined garbage time TDs this week and last to pull the scores to within reason
anyone watching knows they've been blown out & never had a chance the last 2 weeks
this will continue
Garbage time TDs?? They outscored Baylor 20-7 in the second half. And Baylor scored theirs with less than 3 minutes left. There was nothing garbage about that.
Know whose Stock is Dropping?
Any Coach from any School or NFL team that would cause 9% or More of Nebraska CornHusker Fans to respond:
WHO, What…WHO?
and;
WOULDN’T Cause the National Sports Media and College Football World to say:
WHO? WOW, just WOW! What a GREAT HIRE for Nebraska and Trev Alberts!
“That is a Championship Hire right there! Congratulations to Nebraska, their Fans and to Coach -_-_-_-_-_!”
“With the Tools he’ll have available to him at Nebraska, this is going to be Fun to Watch!”
Any Coach from any School or NFL team that would cause 9% or More of Nebraska CornHusker Fans to respond:
WHO, What…WHO?
and;
WOULDN’T Cause the National Sports Media and College Football World to say:
WHO? WOW, just WOW! What a GREAT HIRE for Nebraska and Trev Alberts!
“That is a Championship Hire right there! Congratulations to Nebraska, their Fans and to Coach -_-_-_-_-_!”
“With the Tools he’ll have available to him at Nebraska, this is going to be Fun to Watch!”
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If being away from big cities makes Nebraska special, does that make Lawrence, KS or Manhattan, KS or Ames, IA or Knoxville, TN or Fayetteville, AR or many other schools just as special?
Tell me you've never been to Lawrence, Kansas without saying you've never been to Lawrence, Kansas.
I was on board with Aranda until I dug in to his resume. His recruiting results have not been great. Add that to his on the field performance this year and I’ve cooled on him. There’s one guy who checks all the boxes and it isn’t Aranda.
