Thank you Riley, but it is time for Scott Frost
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As I have stated previously, in normal circumstances, I am in favor of giving Riley another season. But I truly believe that Frost is a unique case that is foolish for Nebraska to wait for.
It is ultimately a gamble either way. If you wait until he's "ready" it may be too late. If you hire him he may not be legit. These are big boy decisions and I'm providing my point of view. I believe now is the time for Frost to lead Nebraska.
It is ultimately a gamble either way. If you wait until he's "ready" it may be too late. If you hire him he may not be legit. These are big boy decisions and I'm providing my point of view. I believe now is the time for Frost to lead Nebraska.
Timing is everything in life. It may decide who you marry and spend your whole life with. It may decide your career and some of your success in that. You might be the guy that misses the plane that crashes because your get stuck in traffic. Timing is everything and IMO the timing is off for Frost and NU. We'll see what happens but IMO the constant pining for Frost is unseemly.
Did you think the timing was off for Herman and Texas?
It doesn't appear we are getting anywhere close the number of threads we have experienced making excuses for the one we have. I guess its the nature of the board and you pick and choose which you want to read.
Actually you were angry long before the Texas name came up in this thread so I'm not buying that is your issue.
Nope. Charlie was gone one way or another that year when those wheels started turning. Riley still has a chance of having a decent season so all the speculation right now doesn't seem right for me. That's why I said, "we'll see". Maybe we crash and burn in the conference and a new AD decides to do something. Right now though, Rimington isn't going to be that guy and there is no guarantee a new AD will be either. That's why I say, the timing might be bad right now for NU and Frost. I like Scott Frost and think he appears to be a very bright young coach. I liked his parents and thought they were tremendous high school coaches. IMO, I'm not sure he's done enough, BUT IF for some reason MR fails miserably this year, I would have no problems with NU hiring Frost. IMO, it's wrong to openly campaign for him right now though because by doing that I think you are openly campaigning for MR to fail.
Not surprising. We haven't seen a "well coached" team in Lincoln since, when, Solich?
I'm wondering if any of the "next great coach"es have failed when they finally got their big chance.
And what exactly does this prove? That some people support Frost, and some support Riley? So...100% of the people in this forum don't agree?? Really?? No way!! Well slap my back and f'ing color me surprised!!
How about we see if we can beat Wisconsin first? If we can take them down, it will increase my confidence in Riley and his staff a great deal. We just beat two of the B1G's punching bags, which is great and all, but the stakes get a lot bigger next weekend.
As much as others on this board think I'm rooting against Riley, nothing would make me happier than seeing him get a win over his protege. I've said on numerous occasions that I would love to see Mike Riley retire from Nebraska on his terms, but that doesn't mean that I have full confidence that he will be able to. Simply put, he has to win the games to be afforded that option.
Thank you for the clarification. For the record, I'm absolutely not campaigning for MR to fail. I like the guy a lot. In 98 out of 100 circumstances, I want him to return next season as long as he pulls off a .500 record this year. I am just looking at the past 20 years of failed attempts to get the "right" guy leading this team and I think that "right" guy might be just blazing trails at UCF right now. Some coaches have the "it" factor. Chris Pedersen had it at Boise State and it showed up in Washington quickly. While I'm not anointing row-the-boat PJ Fleck as a home run, he seems to bring a personality and energy that will give Minnesota an identity. I've said the same about Herman at Houston (now Texas). Jim Harbaugh is "it" for Michigan. I think Riley was a) needed and b) a good coach, and c) was maybe the best guy to rid the program of bad apples and us vs. them attitude. I think he has gotten the program into much higher talent skill positions than the previous coaching staff was able to get. All in, I actually give Riley a passing performance. I just think the time might be right (at the end of the year, sans an 8-4 record) to go to Frost.
These are simply my opinions. I'm not claiming fact or right vs. wrong. Take it for what it's worth.
Couldn't have said it better. My thoughts exactly. Would love to see Riley do well, but I'm not certain it's going to happen. If it doesn't happen for him, I think Frost would be a great choice to succeed him.
I guess I'll never understand why Riley and Pelini aren't both bad HCs at Nebraska? Can someone please explain why they aren't mutually exclusive? TIA.
Wow, dumb thread by a neophyte football fan...Frost is not a proven head coach and we already have one of those, why in god's name would we go hire that
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