Just Thinking Ahead...

[cdriftt24]

I love having Coach Riley here and I hope we have several more years out of him (8-10) anyway. But after he decides to hang em up, do you think our next coach is on the current staff? Do you think Langs came back in hopes that he could be a head coach someday at the college level? I know it's hard to predict but I'm just curious what others think.... I love this staff and the direction we are going so I was just wondering your thoughts, is this a coach in waiting kind of staff or do you think when Riley retires we open it up completely? GO BIG RED!!!! Lets get to 7-0

 

[Pennsyhusker]

Wow, that is thinking way ahead. If Riley is successful though and returns us to relevance, then yes, I could see us promoting from within that staff.

 

[teals]

The easy answer hear would be Scott Frost of course. But let's have some fun here. Coaches like Urban Meyer, Nick Saban, Bill Belichick have a huge knack for hiring coordinators that eventually go on to other place and have success, Tom Herman/Kirby Smart. But if we're talking 8-10 years here then look at some of their coordinators right now. Lane Kiffin wants to be a head coach again and anyone that works under Saban instantly becomes a better coach, that's the Saban factor. So I would keep an eye on some of those coaching staffs to see if anyone takes up head coaching job anytime soon.

 

[Pennsyhusker]

I think this is an interesting conversation. Premature of course, but important. The fact is this: there is a growing parity in college football across the board in terms of facilities. Everyone it seems has cool digs now with all the bells and whistles. Also, almost every power five team is on TV damn near every week. And there is lots of TV money conferences are giving out by the millions to every team. As for recruiting, the trend is for kids to stay close to home. There is therefore only one thing that separates the elite teams from everyone else. They all have great coaches. You can have everything else but if you don't have that coach who has "it" you are not going to reach elite status.

 

[TruHusker]

I think there are lots of good coaches out there but only a handful of great ones. Somewhere along the way you have to take a chance on a young guy who has the potential. There are a lot of "good" coaches who win more than lose but don't get to the top consistently. I doubt Lang's gets a shot, he is an O coordinator at Nebraska and near as I can tell, hasn't called a good game yet.

 

[tone1017]

The biggest thing is talent. Always has been, always will be. Take auburn for example. When Chizik had Cam and Fairley he went 14-0 and won a championship. 2 years later he went 3-9 and got canned. Did he become so much worse as a coach in 2 years that he lost 11 more games? No, he lost talent. Look at Notre Dame. They went to the title game 4 years ago and now are 2-5. Why? Because they don't have 4 NFL d linemen, teo, eifert, etc. They go hand in hand as the best coaches attract the best talent, but recruiting is the greatest divide in college football. You give Saban 8 straight years as the 15th best class instead of 1st or 2nd and he doesn't have 4 titles at Bama. I get that it's picking nits because great coaches generally attract great talent but I'd much rather have an ok Xs and Os guy who has a great recruiting staff than a coaching genius who has an ok recruiting staff.

 

[iROOT4nu]

When that time comes, and Riley has return us to a yearly top 10 team. Then you look at the staff at NU. Recruiting ability to get kids to leave home for Nebraska would be my first priority when looking for the successor. Looking good so far. Lets continue to build this momentum roller coaster.

 

[Tuco Salamanca]

Pump the breaks! I haven't thought about who the candidates for the 2024 presidential elections will be yet.

 

[Tuco Salamanca]

The next head coach for Nebraska is probably a position coach somewhere right now. The person is probably not on anyone's radar. Hell we don't even know who the AD will be for sure.

 

[aft_lizard01]

The biggest thing is talent. Always has been, always will be. Take auburn for example. When Chizik had Cam and Fairley he went 14-0 and won a championship. 2 years later he went 3-9 and got canned. Did he become so much worse as a coach in 2 years that he lost 11 more games? No, he lost talent. Look at Notre Dame. They went to the title game 4 years ago and now are 2-5. Why? Because they don't have 4 NFL d linemen, teo, eifert, etc. They go hand in hand as the best coaches attract the best talent, but recruiting is the greatest divide in college football. You give Saban 8 straight years as the 15th best class instead of 1st or 2nd and he doesn't have 4 titles at Bama. I get that it's picking nits because great coaches generally attract great talent but I'd much rather have an ok Xs and Os guy who has a great recruiting staff than a coaching genius who has an ok recruiting staff.

It wasnt loss of player talent that caused Chisik to go 3-9. Clearly Fairley and Cam were great players but when you lose one of the best offensive minds in the country and you are a crappy head coach you tend to lose a lot quickly, they still would have taken a step back when Fairly and Newton left but not that far, they recruit extremely well at Auburn so loss of talent isnt an excuse.

 

[tone1017]

It wasnt loss of player talent that caused Chisik to go 3-9. Clearly Fairley and Cam were great players but when you lose one of the best offensive minds in the country and you are a crappy head coach you tend to lose a lot quickly, they still would have taken a step back when Fairly and Newton left but not that far, they recruit extremely well at Auburn so loss of talent isnt an excuse.

What I'm saying is an elite head coach isn't necessary to win big, it's talent. If Malzahn were truly the biggest difference maker, and he's at auburn where they always have elite talent, you'd think he wouldn't have 8-5 and 7-6 type seasons. But the truth is he isn't what matters most, the players are. Obviously you need more than elite talent to win, but that crappy coach Chizik has won more titles than that offensive genius Malzahn has as head coach at the same school and that's because one had Cam (elite talent) and one didn't.

 

[TFrazier]

I think I am going to worry about Purdue at this time.

 

[Pennsyhusker]

What I'm saying is an elite head coach isn't necessary to win big, it's talent. If Malzahn were truly the biggest difference maker, and he's at auburn where they always have elite talent, you'd think he wouldn't have 8-5 and 7-6 type seasons. But the truth is he isn't what matters most, the players are. Obviously you need more than elite talent to win, but that crappy coach Chizik has won more titles than that offensive genius Malzahn has as head coach at the same school and that's because one had Cam (elite talent) and one didn't.

Elite coaches attract elite talent. They know how to recruit it.

 

[Tuco Salamanca]

I think I am going to worry about Purdue at this time.

This is always my favorite post when talk goes to future games or, in this case, coaches. Because, as fans, if our full attention isn't on Purdue then the team might just lose. Ha ha. Like my thoughts or discussions really have an impact on the game results.

It's all good though. In this case, I tend to agree this is a little premature. But interesting none the less.

 

[TFrazier]

This is always my favorite post when talk goes to future games or, in this case, coaches. Because, as fans, if our full attention isn't on Purdue then the team might just lose. Ha ha. Like my thoughts or discussions really have an impact on the game results.

It's all good though. In this case, I tend to agree this is a little premature. But interesting none the less.

So you poke a little fun at my comment "which" could be sarcastic but in the end you "tend to agree". You sound like a politician...playing all sides.

 

[Tuco Salamanca]

So you poke a little fun at my comment "which" could be sarcastic but in the end you "tend to agree". You sound like a politician...playing all sides.

Could be sarcastic but you aren't the only one saying it. So there is that.

As far as tending to agree, I didn't say I agreed with you, I agreed that it is premature to talk about the next coach. I am concentrating solely on Riley and his successes.