Would constitute a successful coaching hire for the University of Nebraska? We have all seen the discussions on this board and everywhere else about who to hire, who could you hire, who would take the job. I know a lot will depend on how this season finishes out, but for me personally a successful hire would:
1) By the end of year two there should be a significant increase in the season win total. The first year for new coaches can be and usually is worse than the previous season's record.
2) From what I have seen from this division in the Big 10 (we will see how things change when USC and UCLA get in) Nebraska should be in contention to win the division going in to the final two weeks of the season every year, an winning it at least 1 or 2 times every 4 years.
3) A tenure of at least 9+ years. That would show stability and continuity and it someone is here that long, they are winning at a pretty decent clip
4) A significant increase in the number of all conference players. The player development during the Frost tenure has been terrible. Get some more guys on the 1st and 2nd team all conference teams, especially on either of the lines.
There are some other things for me as well, but those are harder to quantify, things like personality, community engagement, media relations and other things you don't really know until you see them.
1) By the end of year two there should be a significant increase in the season win total. The first year for new coaches can be and usually is worse than the previous season's record.
2) From what I have seen from this division in the Big 10 (we will see how things change when USC and UCLA get in) Nebraska should be in contention to win the division going in to the final two weeks of the season every year, an winning it at least 1 or 2 times every 4 years.
3) A tenure of at least 9+ years. That would show stability and continuity and it someone is here that long, they are winning at a pretty decent clip
4) A significant increase in the number of all conference players. The player development during the Frost tenure has been terrible. Get some more guys on the 1st and 2nd team all conference teams, especially on either of the lines.
There are some other things for me as well, but those are harder to quantify, things like personality, community engagement, media relations and other things you don't really know until you see them.