I feel good about the list I have put together. All of these guys fit the - run the ball downhill, stop the run and special teams. I put them in orer from 1 to 12 from what will fit the best to the least best fit.
1: Chris Klieman - HC Kansas State. Was the DC at North Dakota State. Then took over as head coach and won national titles. When you watch Kansas State film while Chris is their head coach, you see a downhill run game, they pressure via the DL and not the stand-up bull shit so many coaches do these days. Special teams are good. FCS championships and now P5 experience. Native of the cold weather so he understands the style to coach with at Nebraska.
2: Lance Leipold - HC Kansas. I went back and watched his games at Buffalo and watched what he did inside the 20-yard line and it was a simple - push the DL back and shove it down their throats. Very heavy focus on the running game. Won titles at the D3 level and won at Buffalo. He if even wins 3 games at Kansas this season you can see how damn good he is.
3: Gus Malzahn - HC UCF. Everyone knows who he is and his record at Auburn. Never deviated from a rushing offense. He would run the ball at Nebraska.
4: Hugh Freeze - HC Liberty. Has won everywhere. Only reason he isn't higher is that he may want to pass the ball a bit too much at Nebraska.
5: Jeff Hafley - HC Boston College. Ohio State fans say he was the best coach they have had under Urban Meyer and Ryan Day. They say it would be an A+ higher and would make a massive difference with our defense. Runs the ball at Boston College and you can tell focuses on special teams.
6: Matt Campbell--HC Iowa State. He runs systems that fit at Nebraska. Never defeated Iowa though.
7: Jeff Monken - HC Army. Option. Sound OL play. Special teams are good. He will need to adjust his offense some though and pass the ball more.
8: Billy Napier - HC Lousiana. 3 seasons as a head coach with 3 winning seasons. 1 conference championship
9: Jamey Chadwell - HC Coastal Carolina. Shot gun triple option is his base offense. But can he bring a Big Ten level staff with him? No proven experience at the bigger college football level so you need to take that into account.
10: Ken Niumatalolo - HC Navy. While he runs a lot and runs the option, he has a tendency to be too soft of a coach at times.
11: Jason Candle - HC Toledo. A young guy to watch. No P5 level experience though so arguments can be made that he shouldn't even be on here since he isn't gong to have the ties with how young he is to hire a great staff or what to look for in great staff members simply due to the lack of experience.
Other names?
Coaches in the NFL
Tom Herman - analyst at Chicago
Matt Ruhle - HC Carolina