Mike Riley's contract extended until 2020 and most likely again in December
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stability is the name of the game as our beanstalk grows. 2021 is when his contract will end if he doesn't get it extended or gets bought out.
Happy!! Expecting a meltdown from the usual suspects soon.
Regardless of whether you think Riley is the answer or not, the reality is always having at least a few years on your current contract is how the game is played. If you have a coach who only has a year or two left on their current contract, then people start asking questions about their job security and it can become a distraction, plus it can become a weapon to use against you in recruiting. Potential recruits want to believe that the coach that is recruiting them will be there for at least most of their time in college. In the way of comparison, look at Kevin Sumlin. It's pretty well established that he is more on the hot seat right now than anybody else, and his current contract only runs through the 2019 season. If Mike Riley's current contract only lasted that long, that would be seen pretty clearly as an indication that we weren't showing much confidence in him and I think would definitely be used against us in recruiting.
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They should give him a lifetime contract! Then the recruits would really be impressed.
"The World-Herald report adds that university chancellor Ronnie Green requested an extension for Riley earlier this year, but the athletic department was not able to immediately provide the date. The report also says Bounds requested an additional extension for Riley and an extension for athletic director Shawn Eichorst earlier this year, but Bounds decided to revisit those in December."
Glad to see the Regents are on-board. Maybe they laid out Mr. Green's clothes for him too.
Glad to see the Regents are on-board. Maybe they laid out Mr. Green's clothes for him too.
I'm not anti-MR, but to this point can anyone point to a game where MR has put together a game plan to take advantage of an opponents weakness or changed his "style" based on the huskers available personnel? He used up a lot of goodwill in 2015 and the end of 2016 by losing winnable games.
Not a huge fan of extended executive contracts and I doubt most are, but this is the way the game is played.
I'd say him learning how to implement a QB run game for TA from Baylor and Oregon probably counts.
Ok, but I was talking about one game plan where he adjusted to take advantage of a teams weakness or to adjust due to his available personnel. I can think of half a dozen times he did not do that and was trying to find a game or games where he did. Additionally, the times I believe he did not adjust were losses to teams the huskers should have beat. Anyway, after two full years I'm not sold yet, hope he proves me wrong.
Ehhhhh...it's a good ole' boy network everywhere. It's a pretty good racket that they all have established. They actually have gotten people to believe that 18 year olds are dumb enough to think a coach's contract means the coach is going to stay around.
On a side note, this is eerily feeling like 2007 all over again. There was hype that it was going to be a great year. At the start of the year it was revealed that Pederson got a contract extension. Then ten years ago almost to the day Pederson gave Callahan a contract extension. Then the play on the field was brutal, the fans revolted, Pederson was canned, and at the end of the year so was Cally.
On a side note, this is eerily feeling like 2007 all over again. There was hype that it was going to be a great year. At the start of the year it was revealed that Pederson got a contract extension. Then ten years ago almost to the day Pederson gave Callahan a contract extension. Then the play on the field was brutal, the fans revolted, Pederson was canned, and at the end of the year so was Cally.
Nebraska can afford to buy him out at anytime and move on if they want to. In the meantime, with the extension, MR has a better chance to compete in the recruiting world for difference makers. Everyone should be stoked about this, and it doesn't mean he's going to serve out the life of the contract.
Makes no sense. The only think the 18 year old kid might care about is whether or not the coach will get fired. If Nebraska can fire the coach at anytime we want, why would an 18 year old kid care about a contract extension?
Are we just to assume that all 18 year old kids are dumb and easily tricked? Or do you think Jim Harbaugh is going to STOP saying, "You better think twice about Nebraska because the pitchforks are out for Riley" just because he has a contract extension?
As a parent that has gone through the recruiting process 2 times in the last 6 years, I can tell you that a coach's contract status is an issue. If the school doesn't believe in the coach, they don't extend. You make sure the coach has a contract that doesn't expire before your kid is going to graduate. It doesn't guarantee that the coach will be there, but it does give you an idea what the school thinks of the job the coach is doing.
Did the school have an absolute windfall in Big Ten money where paying off the coach wouldn't be a problem? At Nebraska the ones who do the firing are the fans. Since there is money, when they turn the coach is gone.
At the University of Tulsa we are paying tons of money to a football coach who has done a decent job in even getting some top 25 spots. If he has a few bad years, however, there is not a chance in this world he gets fired because we can't afford the buyout. I can see why his contract extension make a difference. Riley...not so much.
P.S. Eichorst gave Bo an extension. You would be crazy as a parent to think that meant Eichorst thought well of Bo in 2014.
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This may be true, but it may not be how Eichorst sees it based on his handling of Tim Miles.
Which winnable games late in 2016 are you talking about? Ohio St? Iowa? Tennessee? The only one we had a chance in was Wisconsin...
Considering its standard practice from the richest the poorest, the point about which school has B1G windfall seems moot.
Panties, or underwear today?
I think the general point of view from the NU's position about Jim Harbaugh is...do we let Harbaugh generate that propaganda unchallenged or do we attempt to do what we can for the optics.
I think most would prefer to stand up to Harbaugh. For us peons it doesn't matter much, we pretty much don't care if the big money folks pay out 2 or 4 years of buyout, as long as they pay it when we demand it.
If the contract didn't matter, it wouldn't be a topic. The donors pay those buyouts not the windfall from the Big Ten money.
I mentioned above Eichorst gave Bo a contract extension in 2014. Everyone knew it did not mean that we were committed to Bo. I can't imagine parents felt that this meant that the administration had Bo's back.
I think a lot of people feel that was a head scratcher decision. Most people seemed to expect Miles to be fired last year, and probably this year short of a miracle turn around.
The only thing that I can figure as a casual follower of the b-ball program, is SE is giving Miles the chance at the miracle, while working on other options.
Maybe its really standard practice to give coaches a golden parachute like a lot of folks upset about the Steve P/BC thing.
I'm 1000% behind this decision. The next 2 recruiting classes could be special! Despite the opinion of many on this board, I think he now has a good coaching staff in place for improvement and future success.
That may be. But if Miles does not get a contract extension this fall he will have three years left on his current contract. Below the "four to five" year threshold. I'm sure Eichorst sees it differently in regards to Riley as that's his guy.
Nope, but if he had not gotten a contract extension, then there would be no doubt that he was on the hot seat. As was said before, its optics.
A coach with only 3 years left on his deal gets eliminated. A coach with 5 may or may not.
You're right, it doesn't mean the administration had his back. It give the appearance of it though, which helps.
By not extending the contract it clearly shows the administration does NOT have the coaches back, which is far more detrimental...
It sucks that we have to be on the hook for the money, but this is how the game is played. Gotta extend him.
At present, most of the football world thinks Riley is going to be here at least 2 more years owing to Diaco (this and next). Its only a segment of the NU fanbase that really thinks Riley deserves to be axed in the near term, and a good many of those realize it won't be done for quite awhile anyway.
SI, ESPN, and various pundits were begging us to fire Pelini for being an asshat. (Edit: Pelini appeared to be questioning his own judgment as why he was still here at the time to boot.)
That's a little bit different position to be in with regards to "who appears to be standing behind whom".
There was no doubt to even the most casual followers that Bo was on the hot seat. I assume most parents are more than casual followers. I don't think the extension signaled one thing to them. In the same way, I don't think this extension for Riley really signals anything either other than good ole boys handing out money to each other like it's candy.
I actually agree with Timnsun. It's just what they do.
riley is a major upgrade over bo. but maybe we could put a disclaimer in the contract that says if a saben comes along, we can upgrade even more without penalty. put it in real small print, have that guy with the glasses who helped Dr. Tom get us into the big 10 work on it.
The whole point of not extending him is to lower his buyout when/ if he fires him. Do you think Miles is back if he doesn't improve the team's record significantly this season? He has all that top talent.
Comparing basketball to football is also a little dicey, because one or two recruits can make a big difference. If Nebraska lands Parsons that doesn't guarantee Nebraska wins 11 games in 2018. But if Nebrasketball lands a top 5 high school player, he could be the difference in finishing in the top 20 and winning an NCAA tournament game. Plus that top 5 basketball player is potentially only going to be there 1 year anyway.
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