I wouldn't mind that. I've seen that dude go nuclear as well. But he nowhere near Mike.
Luke Fickell Opens as Favorite to Become Next Husker HC
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I think he will have these boys running through brick walls
Here is your internal list:
Urban Meyer, Bill O'Brien, Luke Fickle, Dan O'Brien and Jeff Lenny.
I am not surprised to see many fans of other programs weighing in on this
it's a story that will dominate national headlines for weeks and just the reality of being such a popular national brand
LOL!! Kind of like Army was in the 40s
did you also spend time pondering their coaching moves?
gross.. this makes me want to puke
guy's a loser
guy's a loser
Let’s see…30 years after they were relevant would have been the 70s so it might have been mentioned then….so yeah possibly
Once again. I'm really sick of our fans' fascination and fixation on mediocre opponent HC's that come in and annihilate our team.
There seems to be some long held unconscious belief that if NU gets beat, that the other coach is a "legend" and nobody else can see it. Rationale is simply because "his team beat us! And we're NU so hes gotta be good!!". Hes then furthermore put on a pedestal.
Take Paul Rhoads in 2009. He bawled on national TV in an emotional spectacle after winning 9-7. A game where ISU had no business winning as NU fumbled at the goaline 5+ times? After the game our fans fell in love with the guy and prayed for him for years to come replace Bo. If he was so great why didn't anyone hire him away? Answer: he sucked as bad as Frost.
Now it's Campbell in the same shoes. Klieman. Leopold. Can we please remove the blinders from the surrounding states?
I get the impression that recent overtures to Fickell by much more relevant programs than NU, were rebuffed by LF.
I am not advocating for Helton to be hired - I am advocating for a betting site to include him on the list to get some easy money due to the recency bias you mention
however you do realize that if Frost had the same record as Helton at USC they would already be chiseling the statue
Which ones. If true, Who knows why he passed. I didnt predict we would get em.
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46-24 at Nebraska wouldn't cut it for a statue. Bo went 67-27 and he's simply a statistic. So, no I doubt it.
Campbell now the favorite at +250 (yuck, no thanks)
Kong - I really don’t have an opinion on either but you seem to be higher on Klieman than Campbell when really they have had very similar results at KSU and ISU
Why?
pass on kleiman, too, in my opinion
both took big leaps and neither have really taken off
He definitely turned down MSU and told USC that he wasn't interested as he didn't want to uproot his family to move to the West Coast. There's been supposedly others. He's a Midwest guy and seems to want to wait it out for OSU to open up - if it happens in the next few years.
The other school he would make a move to is Notre Dame (he's a strong Catholic) and, of course, those bozos never offered as they went after an assistant with no previous HC experience (Freeman). Think they regret it now? Supposedly the ND players pushed for him
But who knows if Nebraska offers him the right situation and MONEY ?
Yeah well ND and NU were both 20+ point faves also…so I don’t put much stock in betting odds
I agree. Nebraska needs to recruit the good four star players not the leftovers who never should have been given four stars.
I hope we hire a coach who isn't a wow hire. Someone who's coached and recruited in the Midwest. Someone with a reputation for having physical, disciplined football teams.
And if the message boards hate the hire, that will probably be a sign that he's the right guy.
Hmmm, the Lincoln diocese is one of the most Catholicy in the country
Dude is scared to death Campbell is leaving and taking any relevancy ISU has with him
I like Fickel #1, Klieman #2. If Joseph hits it out of the park, retain him.
Imagine talking smack on a message board to a team that
-your record against is 17-86-2
-You lost the most recent game
-your longest winning streak is 3 games in the 1940s
-your longest losing streak is 15 games
-your stadium is half the size of
-your trophy case is 1/100th the size of (quite literally)
…and thinking the other fans are dumb.
Seriously cannot be any dumber than this iowa state fan.
-your record against is 17-86-2
-You lost the most recent game
-your longest winning streak is 3 games in the 1940s
-your longest losing streak is 15 games
-your stadium is half the size of
-your trophy case is 1/100th the size of (quite literally)
…and thinking the other fans are dumb.
Seriously cannot be any dumber than this iowa state fan.
This is a great time to hire a coach. Much better this year than last. There may be lesser schools that need coaches, but not many higher value schools. Most of those jobs got sucked up last year.
I’ll take the ground and pound bring your lunch pail to work coach.
Play the field position game, manage the clock, attention to detail and special teams.
I didn’t see him on the list and I wouldn’t be surprised if the person we hire is someone that no one’s even talking about.
Play the field position game, manage the clock, attention to detail and special teams.
I didn’t see him on the list and I wouldn’t be surprised if the person we hire is someone that no one’s even talking about.
Just as Nub fans chuckle at your absolute stupidity.
LOL! Are you one of those that thinks a coach that turned down NFL jobs would be interested in taking a job in the state of Nebraska? Or are you just a frustrated?
You've got no evidence that he turned down anything. A couple of teams made some overtures and that's it.
100% positive that no one has talked to him because he won’t have discussions once camp started.
Here is the definitive list that Nebraska should seek. Keep in mind 1) All Nebraska Linemen want to run the ball. If you sell them something else, it’s still in the back of their minds. 2). All HS Option Quarterbacks want to consider Tommy Frazier’s Alma Mater. 3) All running backs want to consider Nebraska, USC, Oklahoma, Alabama, Ohio State. These facts are 100% indisputable. Right HS players don’t remember Frazier but once you get them on campus what a highlight reel. 4) You’ve got a new $150 dollar facility.
Coaches,
A) Troy Calhoun, Air Force, just run the ball, player development, discipline, recruiting, paid his dues.
B) Jeff Monken, Army same qualification as Calhoun.
C) Luke Fickell, Cincinnati is winner who recruits and likes mid west.
D) Matt Campbell, ISU, same as Fickell.
E) Matt Rhule, Panthers, winner in college and kids want to play for a pro coach.
Let them pick their staff, keep three or four. Give them huge salary with huge incentives low buy out if they aren’t successful.
Coaches,
A) Troy Calhoun, Air Force, just run the ball, player development, discipline, recruiting, paid his dues.
B) Jeff Monken, Army same qualification as Calhoun.
C) Luke Fickell, Cincinnati is winner who recruits and likes mid west.
D) Matt Campbell, ISU, same as Fickell.
E) Matt Rhule, Panthers, winner in college and kids want to play for a pro coach.
Let them pick their staff, keep three or four. Give them huge salary with huge incentives low buy out if they aren’t successful.
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Completely pass on Liepold, that would totally finish Nebraska becoming the Kansas of The BIG.
