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Holgerson: "I had more fun on Saturday than I've had in a long time."

I think he might be talking about his hotel room Saturday night. Either way…

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Right conditions:
  1. Pay the man
  2. Dump Satterfield (former OC)
  3. Dump Garrett McGuire (WR coach)
  4. Let Holgorson make any changes to the offensive coaching staff
  5. Pay the man
Assuming Dana stays IF either McGuire or Satterfield stay, it's because Dana wants them to stay. What's encouraging is that maybe McGuire CAN do the job for the right OC. I don't have a problem with Satt staying as TE coach IF that's what Dana wants but I suspect he'll want a fresh start somewhere else.
 
Assuming Dana stays IF either McGuire or Satterfield stay, it's because Dana wants them to stay. What's encouraging is that maybe McGuire CAN do the job for the right OC. I don't have a problem with Satt staying as TE coach IF that's what Dana wants but I suspect he'll want a fresh start somewhere else.
Reading between the lines, I can’t help but come to the conclusion that Maguires unit does not respect him at some level. Either he’s not holding them accountable to blocking on the perimeter or he’s not emphasizing it very much. If I am DH, I’d get to the bottom of that. I don’t think any response to those questions is going to be acceptable. Sorry, coach, I’ll do better next time.
 
Reading between the lines, I can’t help but come to the conclusion that Maguires unit does not respect him at some level. Either he’s not holding them accountable to blocking on the perimeter or he’s not emphasizing it very much. If I am DH, I’d get to the bottom of that. I don’t think any response to those questions is going to be acceptable. Sorry, coach, I’ll do better next time.
From day one they've built up how McGuire is close to the same age as the players. It's hard for someone who came in winning over current players and recruits by being their buddy to suddenly be a hard ass. Dana's good at that role. I kind of like it. Dana sets the tone and McGuire just reinforces it by saying guys this is the way P5 football works. Good cop bad cop.
 
Holgorsen spent the entire presser absolutely lambasting the playbook/offense Rhule’s handpicked, disgraced former OC was attempting to run

Looked like he was trying not to burst out laughing talking about it

Couple that with the fact apparently nobody told anybody to block for the last 2 years and it’s more than a little puzzling as to what’s been the plan in North Stadium

I’m fine getting rid of every last one of them. Rhule can act as his human shield. Might be all he’s good for.

Go win!
 
From day one they've built up how McGuire is close to the same age as the players. It's hard for someone who came in winning over current players and recruits by being their buddy to suddenly be a hard ass. Dana's good at that role. I kind of like it. Dana sets the tone and McGuire just reinforces it by saying guys this is the way P5 football works. Good cop bad cop.
How the F would McGuire know how P5 football works?
 
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From day one they've built up how McGuire is close to the same age as the players. It's hard for someone who came in winning over current players and recruits by being their buddy to suddenly be a hard ass. Dana's good at that role. I kind of like it. Dana sets the tone and McGuire just reinforces it by saying guys this is the way P5 football works. Good cop bad cop.
Maybe we'll get lucky and play Texas Tech in a bowl game. That way when the game is over we can give him a pat on the head and hand his suitcase to his Dad in the parking lot.
 
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Assuming Dana stays IF either McGuire or Satterfield stay, it's because Dana wants them to stay. What's encouraging is that maybe McGuire CAN do the job for the right OC. I don't have a problem with Satt staying as TE coach IF that's what Dana wants but I suspect he'll want a fresh start somewhere else.
I can’t see either one of those guys staying, IF Dana stays. Not saying he’s made some digs at Satt, but a couple comments come to mind. When talking about coaches that fall in love with one player (Fidone), and the playbook being way too thick. The first comment obviously could apply to any of the coaches, but I would say Sat is definitely guilty.
 
From day one they've built up how McGuire is close to the same age as the players. It's hard for someone who came in winning over current players and recruits by being their buddy to suddenly be a hard ass. Dana's good at that role. I kind of like it. Dana sets the tone and McGuire just reinforces it by saying guys this is the way P5 football works. Good cop bad cop.
In other words, McGuire is saying, "sorry guys for wasting your effing time the last 1-2 years while we were getting our asses beat on the field."
Apparently, Dana coaches like the big boys. Produce in practice or sit.
 
Maybe we'll get lucky and play Texas Tech in a bowl game. That way when the game is over we can give him a pat on the head and hand his suitcase to his Dad in the parking lot.
How can anybody look at that goofy little ear to ear grin and think he's a serious football coach?
He belongs as a coach on a middle school team. Running around patting guys on the ass and saying "Let's go guys", isn't exactly coaching. That's what cheerleaders are for.

Garrett's probably a smart, really nice young man. But, can you see any serious football coach like Saban, Meyer, Smart having this kid working with such an important position group?
 
Holgorsen spent the entire presser absolutely lambasting the playbook/offense Rhule’s handpicked, disgraced former OC was attempting to run

Looked like he was trying not to burst out laughing talking about it

Couple that with the fact apparently nobody told anybody to block for the last 2 years and it’s more than a little puzzling as to what’s been the plan in North Stadium

I’m fine getting rid of every last one of them. Rhule can act as his human shield. Might be all he’s good for.

Go win!
Coaches get all wrapped up in their playbook, and they forget the most important part - the execution during practice and gamedays. That's what it sounded like the problem was to me. And DH was able to immediately come in and focus on the execution aspect. From the sound of it, it sounded like plays were getting called during games that probably hadn't been practiced in weeks.

Alabama and Ohio State don't have some alien playbook. They run much the same plays as everybody else. But they tend to execute those plays better than anybody else and it makes a world of difference in results.
 
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Let this sink in for a minute. Garrett McGuire, the wide receivers coach, has approximately 4 years of coaching experience - period. Two years at Carolina and is finishing his second year at Nebraska. He had little to no experience coaching wide receivers prior to be named the WR coach at Nebraska. McGuire gets paid $285,000 a year which is a travesty.

Ron Brown, is currently the Director of Player Support & Outreach. He has 30+ years of coaching experience. More specifically, he was the one responsible for teaching wingbacks, wide receivers and tight ends how to block under Coach Osborne. Brown gets paid $186,000.

I would prefer to see Ron Brown coaching tight ends and wide receivers.

Reading between the lines, I can’t help but come to the conclusion that Maguires unit does not respect him at some level.

He's only a couple of years older than the wide receivers on the team. Respect is earned. Also, McGuire is a nepotism hire by Rhule because his dad coached at Baylor with Rhule.
 
Right conditions:
  1. Pay the man
  2. Dump Satterfield (former OC)
  3. Dump Garrett McGuire (WR coach)
  4. Let Holgorson make any changes to the offensive coaching staff
  5. Pay the man

He is still getting paid from Houston for the next 4 years.

'24 - $4.6 mil from HOU
'25 - $4.6 mil from HOU
'26 - $2.8 mil from HOU
'27 - $2.8 mil from HOU

The buyout is offset each year by any current salary (which has to be *at least* fair market value).

He’s getting $4.6M from Houston next year, so it isn’t going to be about money, unless we plan to pay him $5M+. Maybe we could stair step up his salary like we did with Rhule, so if he is still here in 26’ he is making $3M+?

So I wonder what we can do.

Giving him complete control of the offense and offensive staff is a no brainer. For example his WR Coach at WVU is now at UNC and could be looking for a job. If he wants that guy, or any offensive position coach, let him have him.

I also wonder about non-monetary contract incentives. Could we give him a house, country club memberships, etc. Contract law guys would have to help me out with this one. Would that work, or does the value of those things count against the money paid by UH making it pointless?
 
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He is still getting paid from Houston for the next 4 years.

'24 - $4.6 mil from HOU
'25 - $4.6 mil from HOU
'26 - $2.8 mil from HOU
'27 - $2.8 mil from HOU

The buyout is offset each year by any current salary (which has to be *at least* fair market value).

He’s getting $4.6M from Houston next year, so it isn’t going to be about money, unless we plan to pay him $5M+. Maybe we could stair step up his salary like we did with Rhule, so if he is still here in 26’ he is making $3M+?

So I wonder what we can do.

Giving him complete control of the offense and offensive staff is a no brainer. For example his WR Coach at WVU is now at UNC and could be looking for a job. If he wants that guy, or any offensive position coach, let him have him.

I also wonder about non-monetary contract incentives. Could we give him a house, country club memberships, etc. Contract law guys would have to help me out with this one. Would that work, or does the value of those things count against the money paid by UH making it pointless?
Yep, thought about his buy-out numbers from Houston as well. Not sure what would work other than the incentives having complete control and allowing him to dump and hire whoever he wants.
 
Let this sink in for a minute. Garrett McGuire, the wide receivers coach, has approximately 4 years of coaching experience - period. Two years at Carolina and is finishing his second year at Nebraska. He had little to no experience coaching wide receivers prior to be named the WR coach at Nebraska. McGuire gets paid $285,000 a year which is a travesty.

Ron Brown, is currently the Director of Player Support & Outreach. He has 30+ years of coaching experience. More specifically, he was the one responsible for teaching wingbacks, wide receivers and tight ends how to block under Coach Osborne. Brown gets paid $186,000.

I would prefer to see Ron Brown coaching tight ends and wide receivers.



He's only a couple of years older than the wide receivers on the team. Respect is earned. Also, McGuire is a nepotism hire by Rhule because his dad coached at Baylor with Rhule.
Serious head coaches have serious assistants. Look no farther than Matt trying to fit square pegs into round holes. i.e. Satt and McGuire.

Just look at the difference in the NU offense in a 2 week period. Dana has shown to be a gigantic upgrade over Satt, its clear, if Ron Brown wanted that job, NU would be greatly enhanced overall with just the intensity, experience and expectations Brown coaches with.

Tom Osborne always said, "You don't get long runs, especially long touchdown runs without great downfield blocking by your receivers." Case in point, NU hasn't had decent long touchdown runs against even poor defenses. As a coach in any sport, if you don't demand great effort from your players, you won't get great efforts. Kids are gonna be kids.
 
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