Cross another off the Mullen sweepstakes

[leonblack.sixpack]

Nebraska just announced hiring of Oregon State's Mike Riley.

Joe Schad retweeted Nebraska Huskers ‏<s>@</s>Huskers <small class="time"> 6m6 minutes ago </small>
<s>#</s>Huskers, help us welcome Coach Mike Riley to the Big Red family! <s>#</s>GBR

 

[msstate7]

I like mike Riley.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Seems like a real leap of faith

29-33 record for last 5 years.

Neb. must know something...head scratcher for me.

 

[msstate7]

Yeah even though I like him his record leaves a lot to desire

 

[Shmuley]

Got him cheap, maybe? They may be less sound financially than imagined.

 

[patdog]

He's in a state without much football talent and their biggest rival is a subsidiary of Nike. The fact he's not DFL every year is an accomplishment.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

I know quite a few Nebraska fans and they're not impressed.

 

[Shmuley]

Gil Brandt reporting NU offered Bielema yesterday and he turned it down.

 

[AHSDawg]

Sounds like the importance was getting rid of Pellini more than needing to make a change for the field

 

[rem101]

Looks like freeze dream job just opened.

Nebraska just announced hiring of Oregon State's Mike Riley.

Beaversku

 

[TorchingTime]

He turned them down and didn't get a raise from Arkansas? Amateur.

 

[coach66]

Good work

Nm

 

[ronpolk]

He's in a state without much football talent and their biggest rival is a subsidiary of Nike. The fact he's not DFL every year is an accomplishment.

I get that Nebraska is top dog in the state but you can't act like Nebraska is loaded with top talent.

 

[was21]

Check that roster....not too many Nebraska natives....lot of nationwide recruiting needed

 

[RocketDawg]

Aren't they the ONLY dog in the state? Can't think of another college with Division I FB in Nebraska.

 

[aTotal360]

I always considered Tennessee to be in that boat.

 

[natchezdawg]

His first assistant hire needs to be Orgeron.

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[patdog]

The bigger issue is Oregon St. has to deal with Nike funding Oregon right down the road. That, and the fact Oregon doesn't produce any more talent than Nebraska does, makes Oregon State a very difficult place to win.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

That's because UNO (University of Nebraska-Omaha) dropped football and wrestling when they moved from D2 to D1 three years ago.

 

[ronpolk]

The bigger issue is Oregon St. has to deal with Nike funding Oregon right down the road. That, and the fact Oregon doesn't produce any more talent than Nebraska does, makes Oregon State a very difficult place to win.

I agree with you and think he did a good job at Oregon state. I just think Nebraska is probably fooling themselves if they think they are getting more than 9 wins regularly out of Riley.

 

[DirtyDog]

This is not a "splash" hire. I don't even think its a lateral. I think they they downgraded and will be hard pressed to win 9 games a year in their weak conference. I think the administration was tired of Pellini and wanted him out so they made a move. I also think that this supports the assertion by many, including me, that the aura of these traditional powerhouse football programs has declined to the point that the MSU job and Arkansas job in this case are >>> Nebraska job for a variety of reasons already discussed.