I wonder if wins and loses are the main goals Mickey had to reach. This team plays hard and let’s be honest not one of our O lineman would make mich second string. Mickey was ask to polish a dog turd when he took over. Also an R.P. O. Offense will work better than Whipples west coast offense. Mickey has done an excellent job considering
So here you have it about Mickey ...
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Mickey didn't need to beat Michigan but he did need to beat some of the other teams along the way and at least have the team look better than under Frost.
I sure hope that Urban gives Mickey a shot.
Mickey was never a serious candidate. It would have been a colossal risk that Nebraska can't afford to take right now. It was pretty weird so many wanted him and then got super triggered when called out. Unfortunately Nebraska has a losing culture right now and that includes many fans who would choose feel good stories over winning football
mickey did exactly what he was hired to do...be an interum coach and try to keep the boat afloat
Nobody was getting this team to 7 wins. The new coach is going to have to sweep a lot of apathy and losing mentality right out the door.
That’s a really funny way of framing the backlash you received after calling Mickey retarded.
You can & should go f*ck yourself, human shitstain
This has been the situation from day 1. Confused, red koolaid fans tried to make him a thing. That said, he could’ve won his way into the conversation. He has not. Hope he is afforded the opportunity to stay on board.
Unless the new coach has very strong southern connections for recruiting I would hope he would see the value of keeping Joseph.
Mickey Joseph was handed an impossible task when he asked to step in as interim HC so there was no way he was going to win much or any games. Please just stop with the disparaging remarks about Joseph's coaching, this team was not assembled by Joseph it was the last guy who had the failed blueprint.
This team is a Scott Frost train wreck. There isn't a coach in the country who can take a team with this skill level on the lines and win games against teams like Michigan, Iowa, Wisc., Minn., etc. Add to the fact Whipple doesn't know how to coach against B1G defenses, and is stubborn to a fault, and you have a recipe for disaster. He had no chance of succeeding. I feel bad for Mickey because he is a great guy, and this was a hopeless case.
Nobody wants our WR’s running out of bounds on 4th down 5 yards short of the marker.
Feel bad for him? Sweet lord, he was afforded the opportunity of a lifetime. Well above his station. It just didn’t work out in the win column, but Mickey has been professional and didn’t do anything to embarrass hisself or the program. Outside of Michigan, every opponent has been average at best, and we just haven’t won enough games.
There is not a coach dead or alive or even the great Vince Lombardi that could have won a game with this squad. This is the gift from Frost that keeps on giving and giving and giving.
Yes, I feel bad for him. He should have just turned the IHC position down instead of trying to win with our inferior talent, and now he has the NU curse hanging over him as if he was a failure. No win situation. He had Chinander who couldn't keep Georgia Southern under 40+ and made the OU game a track meet. How soon people forget!
before becoming a HC …. at Bowling Green
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He made an extra 30K per game for his suffering
I agree. He was given a great opportunity and paid well for it. So, he shouldn't have any regrets. That kind of a chance is more than most people get.
Gee - @Bigtimebooster didn't know what they were talking about? I’m shocked!!!
If this year was his interview, the criteria for him to get the job was to work a miracle. The other candidates have more experience as head coaches, but none of them have worked the kind of miracle that was required of Mickey. I'm not saying it is unfair, in fact I'm sure he knew it was a longshot he was mainly getting because he was a former player. And kudos to him for taking it on. For a second it seemed like it was going to happen. With what that would have meant for everyone, it was well worth it to everyone, including Mickey.
It was worth a shot. Otherwise he's done exactly what he was hired to do: be the guy in case we fired the HC which we did. Stabilize and keep it all from going off the rails. Which I think he's done an admirable job all things considered.
Glad he wants to stay if the next coach wants him. Legit recruiter and position coach!
Yes sir. With an OLine that can't block anybody it makes good results almost impossible.
That is putting it very graciously. The cards were on fire down to his finger tips. This was a no-win situation. I remember one quote from a poster that said it would take a miracle for MJ to get the job. It appears he was right.
