Holy balls this is a terrible post.
Wow, I was wrong about Riley, this could be the death of Nebraska Football
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Holy balls this is a terrible post.
Let's see. What has Paul Johnson won in the middle of a recruiting hotbed? Lots of folks wanted Strong. What a mess he has made. He just gave up 45 to Cal. Just think we could have had Watson back with him in a package deal. Chris Peterson? Oops that isn't looking all that great there. The fly in the ointment is that the tradition coalition didn't get the guy they wanted. You know the one that went to Stanford then transferred back to NU after things didn't work out there. You know, the guy that hasn't run a program. So. I hear people bitching about the hire but I haven't heard ONE viable suggestion of a qualified guy that we could have reasonably wanted or expected to get. We got the man we needed at the time we needed him and I am damned happy we did. The "process" worked.
exactly, the cries for John Gruden, etc make you laugh out loud. I truly think Riley can be the guy. The more I watch him the more I see the kind of elements that got us to the mid 90's. He may have some 'chronies" but with proper leadership and support "chronies" can get it done. Just ask a couple of guys named Charlie and George.
This is without a doubt one of the dumbest threads I've seen on here in years. Personally I think that offensively we had a great game plan. How many drops? 6, 7. Each one of those would have been a 1st down. Love the 4th qtr comeback. TA has made strides that most of us thought were unimaginable after last season. Some of you really need to go back and reread your posts from Saturday.
I thought the same thing sparky but figured I would let it run its course. Unfortunately, it keeps getting dumber by the hour and may soon vanish due to reaching
an all time low on this site.
Lane Kiffin. Dealt a bad hand at USC with their probation. Proved that he was a really good OC last year at Bama. Would put together a really good staff and is an ace recruiter.
In the one year he was at UT they were a much better football team than they were the year before or the 4 years after he left...and he brought in a lot of talent in that short amount of time. I bet he was probably born in Nebraska too. Would have been a really good hire.
Lane Kiffin? The successful pro head coach?
2007 32 Oakland Raiders NFL 16 4 12 0 .250 4 4 2
2008 33 Oakland Raiders NFL 4 1 3 0 .250 3 3 2 Fired after Week 4
Lane Kiffin? The successful college head coach?
2009 Tennessee 13 7 6 0 .538 8.94 5.48 Chick-fil-A Bowl-L
2010 Southern California 13 8 5 0 .615 9.57 6.41 14 14
2011 Southern California 12 10 2 0 .833 14.16 3.49 25 5 6
2012 Southern California 13 7 6 0 .538 10.53 5.76 1 1 Sun Bowl-L
2013 Southern California 5 3 2 0 .600 13.72 6.22 24 19 19
Really?
No more griping about Mike Riley from you, kind Sir.
I think I've dropped a few IQ points reading this thread and, unfotunately, I don't have many IQ points to lose.
As I said, he took over a horrible UT team and they played most people really tough the year he was there. USC was on probation when he was there. Besides, despite that, how many losing seasons do you see in college. That would be 0.
Riley went 1-15 in the NFL, followed by 5-11 before he was fired. You might also be interested to know that he coached 14 years in college as a head coach...6 of which were losing seasons.
But keep on talking about how bad Kiffin is...
I think the reason Kiffin is a bad hire is because of the stench he brings wherever he goes... He reminds me of slick Rick Neuheisel in the way he does whatever he can to bend the rules without breaking them. That is not what a lot of people want here at Nebraska. I agree that he can coach, at least as a coordinator, but don't want the extra baggage that comes with him.
For the life of me I can't figure a lot of these fans out. No way in hell I jump ship on this crew. I've seen more heart in these first 3 games then I've seen in the last 3 years. This team has fight & desire. When's the last time you've been able to say that.
This team has fight. What it does not have is enough healthy players and quality depth. This will take a couple of recruiting cycles to fix.
For a few posters the gig is up after 3 games.
I don't recall there being those issues at USC...I remember them at UT his first year. The boy can flat out recruit and he would have brought a really good staff here. I am convinced that he could lure Kirby Smart with him...as I think Kirby is tired of getting passed over for jobs because he is in Saban's shadow...
I feel like I just walked into Walmart after reading this thread....All kinds of special in here.
Question for the doom and gloom, when was the last time we had four scholarship linebackers to enter the season that weren't true freshman? I'll check back later for the answer
3 games and you've reached a conclusion eh? I bet you would have fired TO in his first year too. SMH
WOW! And I thought I was a downer!! I personally love this staff and what they have accomplished in less than a year.
What I did wrong was assume that they could take Bo's players and change them into a championship team in less than a year. Instead, they have done more with Tommy Armstrong than I thought possible and restored some pride to the program.
Call me goofy, but I am 100% behind this staff and players. If they prove me wrong, I will gladly admit it, but NOT before they have a chance -- and that means more than 3 games.
Good grief! BTW, sorry for the rant
What I did wrong was assume that they could take Bo's players and change them into a championship team in less than a year. Instead, they have done more with Tommy Armstrong than I thought possible and restored some pride to the program.
Call me goofy, but I am 100% behind this staff and players. If they prove me wrong, I will gladly admit it, but NOT before they have a chance -- and that means more than 3 games.
Good grief! BTW, sorry for the rant
Lane Kiffin?
This can't get better. Oh wait. See Twitter thread about Lane. SMH.
You're goofy!
I pretty much feel the same way. My expectations were tempered this year and I have liked what I have heard and seen. Are there some issues I have with the staff? Of course. But I am hopeful that once the staff and players mesh, those concerns will go away. I'm not going to bail on these guys after 3 games. Hell, I gave Bo and Co probably 6 years before I really lost faith.
Didn't Osborne go 1-2 his first year or so??
Be patient!
Osborne turned out to be one of the best ever!!
Be patient!
Osborne turned out to be one of the best ever!!
This generation of Husker fans expects immediate results and it does`t matter if the cupboard isn`t full
or if we have several key injuries. Riley should win at an 11-1 clip.
Nebraska Football as I know it died in Boulder in 2001. Everything since has been a tortuous episode of "Weekend at Bernie's". Don't remember the last time we were nails in a big game. Might be 1999. These guys appear to have a plan, play better in the second half than the first, and are hamstrung by atrocious roster depth in key spots. The way we started the Miami game was disappointing. Still if we seem to get better as the year progresses, that will be progress in my eyes and hope that maybe a year very soon, I won't watch highlights of the glory years with the hollow feeling that all we are doing is propping up Bernie and sticking a cigar in his mouth. Be negative if it helps you cope. Healthier and more helpful to just let it play out a while, then cast your judgement, IMO.
No. He won his first 4. Might be confusing him with Bill Callahan.
OOPS it wasn't Bill he went 3-1 to start.
Every job I have ever had I came out of the gate perfectly, didn't you? Who are these sick people?
Disagree. You run the ball on third and forth down. Or, you run on third, take the clock down on forth. At a minimum, you give them 15 seconds from the 20, if the punt goes into the end zone. 15 seconds... Sure, Armstrong was supposed to tuck it in and run and he didn't. As the leader of this team (Riley) you make sure he does what is told. Coaches are to have vision and lead. "Tommy, we give them at most 15 seconds with zero timeouts to go 80 yards. Therefore, nothing less then tuck the ball in and keep the clock running..."
Sell out streak definitely ending this year. We will be the worst for 2 years. This staff has poor decision making.
I thought we played well-they looked better on defense-they just need more time!
This is a great point
There is no scheme, this is an offense that the coaches don't get and the offense does not seem to have a handle on
It sucks
Did you just quote your own post and say, "This is a great point"?
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