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I wouldn't have him in my top choices. But He's better than you give him credit for I think. 7 of his 13 losses came in his first season at Min.
| 1992–96 | Jim Wacker | 5 | 16–39 | .291 |
| 1997–2006 | Glen Mason | 10 | 64–57 | .535 |
| 2007–10 | Tim Brewster | 4 | 15–30 | .333 |
| 2010 | Jeff Horton | 1 | 2–3 | .400 |
| 2011–15 | Jerry Kill | 5 | 29–29 | .500 |
| 2015–16 | Tracy Claeys | 2 | 11–8 | .579 |
| 2017–Present | P.J. Fleck | 3 | 20–13 | .606 |
Here is the last decade of Minnesota football, sure seems like the same team to me.
9-4
3-4
11-2
7-6
5-7
9-4
6-7
8-5
8-5
6-7
P.J.'s 5 years 35-23 (60%)
5 years before PJ 37-28 (57%)
60%>55%
That 9-4 and 11-2 in the last 4 years look pretty good to me. Covid year was BS and we all no that 1st years are tough.
I like Matt Campbell too.
Yes, 60 is greater than 55, but PJ took over a team already winning at that clip. Campbell took over a team that had won 3, 2, and 3 games the previous three seasons.
Plus it is way less likely that Campbell has a bunch of human heads somewhere in his house. I mean would it really surprise anyone at all to find out PJ is a serial killer?
No objective reason. Just a gut feeling. None of them wow me for some reason. I know that is bogus but it is how I feel.
I don’t think he would stay here long. I don’t think he would view Nebraska as a long term job. If Notre Dame came a callin I think he would bolt.
Stoops makes 6.35 then it goes up to 7.6
Going to have to get to 10 to have a run at him
He and Calapari got into a bit of a spat a while ago when Cal reminded everyone that UK was a basketball school
Aranda I believe makes 6
Rhule 8.5 per year on a 7 year contract
to be top 5 in the Big ten you are going to have to go north of 6.5-7
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I think we are kicking to the curb a lot of coaches that came in at bad situations or are at mediocre schools who have improved things to the point of getting 7-9 win seasons - while those records are not the ultimate goal at NU there is a chance they could take the next step at NU with improved resources, money etc. If not you are certainly in a better situation to get the next guy being a perennial 8-9 win program
KSU-ISU are examples of the above
I don’t think we are getting a proven power 5 coach who is already winning at the ultimate level we expect
we need someone who has taken a losing or .500 team and improved from there and hope they can make the leap from good to very good at NU
He's is watching the Cowboys and McCarthy go down in flamesIf we're throwing names out there... what's Sean Payton upto these days?
Since we are using a sample size of 1
Nick Saban in his 5 years at MSU had conference finishes of
5th
5th
6th
6th
2nd
before moving on and winning a national title at LSU
Saban was an exception to the rule. Usually you are what your record says you are.
Why not Tom Herman? While his stint in Texas wasn’t great, his teams were always pretty good , competitive , and he did improve on the disaster that was Charlie Strong.
AND in a split loyalty state and the little brother vs Minnesota only game in state basically......except for Minnesota St and the fighting Hayden fox's
That is if you think all schools are equal
that the only thing that separates Kansas-Syracuse and Arizona from Alabama-Georgia and Ohio st is the coach.
Bobby Bowden was a 4 loss+ coach before going to FSU
Jimmy Johnson averaged 5 losses and Les Miles 5+ before going to Miami and LSU
schools/programs have a ceiling
You got to have talent as well as coaching. Obviously, Kansas and Arizona don't have the talent that Alabama has. However, let's say Nick Saban decides to go to Arizona and start coaching. He is going to bring a lot of talent into Arizona, his first couple of years might be tough, but I would say that by year 3, Saban would have them playing for a conference championship. He would probably have similar results at Kansas as he would at Arizona.
Are great coaches not alpha type a personalities? I mean, three ones who win are... So our money and history (even several decades removed) will still appeal to winners anyway.
And we shouldn't want non winners around here.
Riley never did anything more at Oregon State than what Oregon State already was used to achieving or achieves still to this day.
Unlike Campbell at ISU. Not that I'm sold on him as a candidate. I've read too many things about him being "content" with expectations at ISU with the money he's making to never have to be overly *great*. Kind of a red flag to me, but if he wasn't the content type after all, then I'd say snag him.
I'm on the Aranda train. As long as he brings his OC with him. He might just get to Pelini W-L level but without the blowouts and bad attitude. Seems perfect for Nebraska.
Yep. Ericson came before MR and won at a 65% clip. Riley won 54%, so he made OSU worse.
Basically:
Riley made OSU (and Nebraska) worse
PJ kept Minnesota the same
Campbell made ISU better
It's a low pressure job where the fans are happy if the coach wins 7-8 games per year.
Oregon State was dreadful before Mike Riley. Mike made them respectable. Ericson came along and took Oregon State to the fiesta bowl, then he left and Mike Riley came back for a 2nd stint.
Gentleman, Google is your friend, stop making up your own facts. A simple search will give you everything you need to know.
Oregon St. (1965-96) 97 wins, 245 losses, and 7 ties. Winning percentage - 28%
Mike Riley (1997-98, 2003-14) 93 wins, 80 losses. Winning percentage - 54%
Dennis Erickson (1999-2002) 31 wins, 17 losses. Winning percentage - 65%. He went 11-1 in his second season, that means the juniors and seniors on that team would have been Riley recruits. Take that one season out he was 20-16, winning percentage - 56%.
Part of the reason Ericson left was OSU was being investigated for paying recruits. Riley is a good guy who you would like your teenager to play for but a very average coach.
Waiting for Jerry to Fire Mike Mc at Dallas so he can take over.If we're throwing names out there... what's Sean Payton upto these days?
So exactly what I said Erickson won at a 65% clip and then Riley came in and won at a 54% clip. He did worse.
Yep. This is the biggest thing in my eyes. We have to recruit. A lot of the names being discussed don't wow me on the recruiting front. Might be good head guys, but need a Dynamo recruiter.