IS USC GOING AFTER MIKE ECKELER?

[Man Woman & Child]

Only 2 outliers in college football, where are you coming up with this stuff? You act as if these large buyouts happen all the time, only the 3 largest buyouts in history were over $25 million. Jimbo Fisher $76.8, Brian Kelly $53.8, and James Franklin $49. Every other buyout has been under $22 million, hell even Scott Frost doesn’t make the Top Ten, #10 on the list Tom Herman $15.4. You think Nebraska plans on paying the 2nd highest buyout of all-time?

The reason they're the highest is (mostly) because they're the most recent. That's how this works. Like salaries, they're going up and up and up. If you don't see the correlation, I don't know what to tell you. If you'd asked me 5 years ago if Nebraska would pay a top 15 salary for a 500 coach, I would have said no way in hell. Yet, here we are...

And for the record, no I don't think we're paying it this year, and probably not next. But it will get paid at some point, as will Florida State's, as will Wisconsin's, as they all do.

 

[konaki]

Mike Ekeler might make a move but Los Angeles is not a place to live unless you are loaded with cash, housing costs even rentals are ridiculous. Cost of living is one of the highest in the country traffic is intolerable and don't even get me started on crime. Right now the only thing Los Angeles has going for itself is weather and the L.A. Dodgers.

I would think USC would have to offer Ekeler 5-8 million a year and even then the taxes would eat into much of that, the politicians that run this state have run the state into the ground, it's no longer the Golden State it's the Screwed Up State. Best thing Ekeler can do is stay at Nebraska or get a great deal at a program where the state politics won't empty your bank account to pay for things.

 

[konaki]

I wonder how long the alumni big donors are going to be happy having Lincoln Riley as their HC. USC fans and those donors expect Championships and can Riley do it? Right now I view USC not as a top program in the BIG but in a tier below you now have Indiana, OSU then Oregon in that order then all the rest. Good luck Riley the natives are restless and demand more.

 

[ForGiveM3]

Hello Nebraska fan. I'm a usc Trojan board and just wanted to let ya know. He a Trojan

 

[Bigred2467]

 

[Walleye 1]

Hello Nebraska fan. I'm a usc Trojan board and just wanted to let ya know. He a Trojan

 

[ForGiveM3]

As a WEARESC BOARD MEMBERS SUBSCRIBERS... we will take good care of him. I promise

 

[WHCSC]

As a WEARESC BOARD MEMBERS SUBSCRIBERS... we will take good care of him. I promise

Southern Cal has a board?

 

[Baxter48]

It’s not happening

 

[RealTucoSalamanca]

Why doesn't he just send out a message, or have Compton send it out for him, that he is staying. Why doesn't he just address the rumor? Saying nothing just adds gasoline to the fire. Right? The longer it goes the bigger the chances he goes.

 

[Cruel Halo]

 

[RealTucoSalamanca]

I would guess he is gone.

 

[Walleye 1]

Silence is deafening. Best coach in the staff is likely gone. Gonna be a long next 2 years under Rhule

 

[NikkiSixx]

I would guess he is gone.

if so, ppl gonna tee off on Rhule, and rightfully so.

 

[Laner2]

Hello Nebraska fan. I'm a usc Trojan board and just wanted to let ya know. He a Trojan

Are you a USC grad? If so, I'll put my Wayne State College grammar standards up against yours any day of the week.

 

[Man Woman & Child]

Why doesn't he just send out a message, or have Compton send it out for him, that he is staying. Why doesn't he just address the rumor? Saying nothing just adds gasoline to the fire. Right? The longer it goes the bigger the chances he goes.

That's not how raises work.

 

[Cruel Halo]

Are you a USC grad? If so, I'll put my Wayne State College grammar standards up against yours any day of the week.

comment deleted for being too mean

 

[RBigredMax1]

Silence is deafening. Best coach in the staff is likely gone. Gonna be a long next 2 years under Rhule

What makes you say this? I would hope he’s getting calls. He’s not going anywhere - hopefully gets a nice raise - well deserved.

 

[Barefooter16]

Ek would have to make 3 million to equal what he has in Lincoln

 

[Cruel Halo]

Hello Nebraska fan. I'm a usc Trojan board and just wanted to let ya know. He a Trojan

Dude, crack kills.

 

[Walleye 1]

What makes you say this? I would hope he’s getting calls. He’s not going anywhere - hopefully gets a nice raise - well deserved.

I hope not. Just seems like a lot of smoke and pessimism with Rhule

 

[RealTucoSalamanca]

That's not how raises work.

He ain't getting a raise from Nebraska, he is gone

 

[Baxter48]

He ain't getting a raise from Nebraska, he is gone

Wrong

 

[oldjar07]

Exactly. These donors aren’t going to fork over MORE money after supposedly forking over significant money for the portal.

If I’m a donor I see it this way:

I now have to pay MILLIONS more because YOU (Dannen) gave him an unwarranted extension because you were afraid Penn State would hire a losing coach. HA. YOU (Dannen) are out the door with Rhule if I have to fork over money to buy him out.

Fortunately for me, my donations are meager chump change compared to our top dogs. Thank you, top dogs.

It's probably the top donors that allowed the extension because they're just as moronic as everyone else running this state. Nebraska has been cruising on better than average leadership for decades, but Pillen, Ricketts and their merry band of morons is giving even California and Minnesota a run for their money in terms of leadership incompetence.

 

[oldjar07]

Except if you think Ekler is a 5 star, he was hired by Rhule, who is apparently a 2-3 star.

Only as a rental, same as with Raiola.

 

[Man Woman & Child]

Only as a rental, same as with Raiola.

Plus Rhule didn't even hire him. Will Compton did.

 

[dinglefritz]

IF you

 

[dinglefritz]

Why doesn't he just send out a message, or have Compton send it out for him, that he is staying. Why doesn't he just address the rumor? Saying nothing just adds gasoline to the fire. Right? The longer it goes the bigger the chances he goes.

Because his agent is trying to suck even more blood out of NU. It’s a game to agents/attorneys. I say, IF he’s trying to extort more money, let him walk. Special teams isn’t freaking rocket science even though Ed Foley made it look like he was a grade schooler trying to put a man in orbit. I’m tired of getting bent over by coaches.

 

[dinglefritz]

Silence is deafening. Best coach in the staff is likely gone. Gonna be a long next 2 years under Rhule

IF you’re Ek do you take a payraise to a head coach with a hot seat who has an alumni base with huge resources or do you stay with a coach with a hot seat with an AD with limited booster funds?

 

[RikeMiley]

Rhule and him don't share the same vibes, Rhule seemed like a dork to me all season with him.

 

[dinglefritz]

if so, ppl gonna tee off on Rhule, and rightfully so.

Maybe tee off on Ek. We gave him a heckuva contract to come to NU. Now he’s fishin for more?

 

[RealTucoSalamanca]

Because his agent is trying to suck even more blood out of NU. It’s a game to agents/attorneys. I say, IF he’s trying to extort more money, let him walk. Special teams isn’t freaking rocket science even though Ed Foley made it look like he was a grade schooler trying to put a man in orbit. I’m tired of getting bent over by coaches.

Sorry Dingle, just some sarcasm. That is always what people write when they want immediate answers.

 

[dinglefritz]

Sorry Dingle, just some sarcasm. That is always what people write when they want immediate answers.

The rolleyes emoticon works well

 

[dinglefritz]

It would suck to take a step back in special teams.

Would we? Our bowl performance wasn’t good at times in Las Vegas.

 

[Bigred2467]

Would we? Our bowl performance wasn’t good at times in Las Vegas.

Ekeler made some bad decisions in the game against Iowa.

 

[dinglefritz]

Ekeler made some bad decisions in the game against Iowa.

His hand picked punter struggled at times all year. Meh. I like EK. Love the energy but I think he’s replaceable. Some would lose their mind.

 

[BetterRed1]

Nm

 

[Bigred2467]

His hand picked punter struggled at times all year. Meh. I like EK. Love the energy but I think he’s replaceable. Some would lose their mind.

I'm talking mostly about his decision to let Barney return kick offs out of the end zone - especially the third time after the first two backfired. And his decision to punt it directly to their punt returner.

 

[dinglefritz]

I'm talking mostly about his decision to let Barney return kick offs out of the end zone - especially the third time after the first two backfired. And his decision to punt it to their punt returner.

There were plenty of other blunders by our special teams during the year. He definitely improved some aspects dramatically. Not all.

 

[RikeMiley]

I'm talking mostly about his decision to let Barney return kick offs out of the end zone - especially the third time after the first two backfired. And his decision to punt it to their punt returner.

I feel like that was trying to placate Barney and get him more touches to keep him happy. A lot of smoke before the bowl game that he was going to transfer and as of now that hasn't happened yet.

"Jacory's too good of a player. We're trying to get the ball in his hands more often. I give Coach Ekeler a lot of freedom on that but he felt like after the second one, he said, 'Hey, the next one's going to be a touchdown.' So we did it again. He got tackled at the 14. They were winning and they weren't. We would have fair caught the last one but it went through the end zone."

Rhule from Utah Post game.