Who would you have hired? Besides King_Kong and some of the other experts that post on this board, who was more qualified to be Nebraska's next head coach?
Matt Rhule was the best available hire at the time
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His problem at NU was a crushing domestic situation. Most of us would have had a difficult time controlling our emotions and behavior in that situation. Crime of passion defenses in some instances can be used to downgrade criminal charges. I don’t know Mickey. I don’t know the personal details of their relationship. It’s pretty clear that he crossed the line but I’m not sure what I might have done in the heat of the moment if I discovered my wife was cheating on me.
I guess his wife was not one of those "super happy married people" that we keep hearing about.
Maybe!
But again, we have another example of the "most happy people" in the world cheating and beating each other.
Some people flail around their whole life seeking to be more happy. Turns out the problem is usually their own. Thats the explanation for why so many miserable fxxks are divorced multiple times or struggle to maintain long term unmarried relationships. Not surprisingly their issues often involve alcohol or other chemical use.
Agreed. Happiness is not usually found in the arms of another person. You have to be happy on your own first.
That's like money can't buy happiness. True. BUT, if you're already happy, a really hot girl or a boatload of money can make you REALLY happy!!!
AMEN!!!
I saw an interview with Gene Simmons from KISS and he said something like "I don't understand these musicians today, they say they are embarrassed by all the money they make playing music. Well, I want to help them. They can send me a check with all the money that makes them feel embarrassed and I will cash it, because I like money and I want more of it"
You severely lack the ability to read the entire paragraph & to comprehend. Most pedos do, so it makes sense why your pedo brain continues to double down on this.
Doesn't work on me
Of course you know that, and it's why you're shaking
Hilarious that it backfired into outing yourself as obsessed with child porn:
So you moved the goal posts, That is not what I said, and it is not even close.
Not at the time. One thing is clear to me-- the guys that make the hiring decisions care more about credentials and public perception than how good of a coach a guy is and how good of a fit he would be. In fact, I'm not sure any of past ADs even know what constitutes a great coach from an average coach with recent success.
Even when you bring up old quotes of mine, you purposely leave out other important words and/or context. You're trying to manipulate the situation. Just like what a pedo does to kids you sick POS f*ck.Doesn't work on me
Of course you know that, and it's why you're shaking
Hilarious that it backfired into outing yourself as obsessed with child porn:
Was he qualified? He was 58-70 as a coach at the time, with a good season at temple and 1 good record at Baylor but with zero big wins.
we could have hired anyone else and you could say who else would we have hired? Cause all of them sucked. Including Matt
he wasn’t qualified other than talking a big game
Good gawd what a stupid take. In fact its so stupid I think he just asmitted to us he sucks at his job and needs to go, along with Matt.
Nebraska harmed itself by offering extensions to unproven football coaches
Ok.. So, wait... We didn't give Mike Riley or Scott Frost enough time? GTFOH.
This is a ridiculous statement. I will question everything Troy says from here on out.
This is a ridiculous statement. I will question everything Troy says from here on out.
Bo, Riley and Frost weren’t going to make it here- good decisions to move on from them when they did.
Coach Solich should have been given a longer leash to see what he could do with a turned over staff. He would have been good but not great.
Coach Callahan probably should have gotten another couple of years with a stipulation that he must change defensive coordinators. BC kind of had a bit of an ego issue. Good on offense. Excellent recruiting . Smart guy. Not a fan of BC- but maybe he could have worked out better. Terrible hiring process- he was our 5th choice?
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He got conned by Rhule’s agent and PSU’s AD. Imagine IF Rhule had been offered and took the PSU job. Dannen all of the sudden would have had to go through a coaching search. With the extension, he kicked the can down the road to where he’s set for life even if we have to fire Rhule. I have an idea where Dannen’s next AD job will be.
Riley was a victim of Eichorst’s making. We would have won 8 his last year if Eichorst didn’t force a DC change. Frost had plenty of time. What Dannen might be referencing was Bo’s dismissal.
Frank should have had another year but there were staff issues that he wouldn’t address. Frank’s DUI arrest in Ohio wasn’t a one off deal either. Alcohol, drugs, underage girls, players wives, prostitutes, etc. Frank is a good dude but man there was a mess in the football offices. Carl got most of the credit for the vices but he was hardly the only offender.
What Dannen might be referencing was Bo’s dismissal.
No, what Dannen was referencing was a complete and total attempt at a CYA for the dumb*ss Rhule extension. Plain and simple.
More pissing on our legs and telling us it's raining. That sh*t has gotten so transparent...and old.
I was in Nebraska last week. I talked to just about all of my old friends I saw about the Huskers. A few of my friends are on the "give Matt more time" plan or they just think it is stupid to spend large sums of money to fire another coach. I think more of them are hopeful, but cautious about the upcoming season and finally I think there are a lot who just do not care. Everyone wanted to talk about the baseball and softball team. They are still Husker fans, but I think they have been worn down by the lack of success of the football team.
I took a lot of back highways while I was there. If Nebraska always looked like it did on my trip it would have more people moving there than you residents would like. It was beautiful and green. Besides some rain the weather was great.
On Sunday I was driving a rental car on I-80 near Waverly just before noon on my way to the Omaha Airport when I got pulled over by the SP. My rental car tags were from Florida. The first thing the trooper asked me was when was the last time I had smoked marijuana. He said the car smell like marijuana. I told him the truth. That I have not smoked pot for many years and I was not around anyone who was smoking pot while I was on my trip. I am a firm believer in our Fourth Amendment Rights, but I offered to allow him to search the car. He did not search it. The only drug he would have found is my Lisinopril I take for high blood pressure. The last beer I had was the night before. Avis did not help me by not providing me with a proper rental agreement when they gave me another car other than what I had ordered. (Seinfeld. You can take a reservation; You just cannot keep a reservation.") The trooper turned out to be a decent guy, and he did not issue me a ticket. I had cruise control set for about 80 mph.
Had a very good lamb burger and salad for lunch at M's Pub in the Old Market before going to the airport. No beer after my SP encounter.
I took a lot of back highways while I was there. If Nebraska always looked like it did on my trip it would have more people moving there than you residents would like. It was beautiful and green. Besides some rain the weather was great.
On Sunday I was driving a rental car on I-80 near Waverly just before noon on my way to the Omaha Airport when I got pulled over by the SP. My rental car tags were from Florida. The first thing the trooper asked me was when was the last time I had smoked marijuana. He said the car smell like marijuana. I told him the truth. That I have not smoked pot for many years and I was not around anyone who was smoking pot while I was on my trip. I am a firm believer in our Fourth Amendment Rights, but I offered to allow him to search the car. He did not search it. The only drug he would have found is my Lisinopril I take for high blood pressure. The last beer I had was the night before. Avis did not help me by not providing me with a proper rental agreement when they gave me another car other than what I had ordered. (Seinfeld. You can take a reservation; You just cannot keep a reservation.") The trooper turned out to be a decent guy, and he did not issue me a ticket. I had cruise control set for about 80 mph.
Had a very good lamb burger and salad for lunch at M's Pub in the Old Market before going to the airport. No beer after my SP encounter.
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Please identify the four additional wins Nebraska gets that year with Banker as DC. Here is the schedule:Riley was a victim of Eichorst’s making. We would have won 8 his last year if Eichorst didn’t force a DC change. Frost had plenty of time. What Dannen might be referencing was Bo’s dismissal.
2017 Nebraska football
And no, it wasn't the defense that lost the Northern Illinois game. That was the game where future NFL Hall of Famer Tanner Lee threw two pick-sixes, accounting for 2/3 of NIU's point.
Oregon, Northwestern and Minnesota are reasonable choices, teams they beat in 2016 with Banker.
Diaco 36 ppg
Banker 24 ppg
Diaco not only changed the scheme, he also changed the tackling. Going into a year 3 with the same defense would have been an improvement. I could see 7/8 wins in 2017 with continuity. Banker's also forced more turnovers than Disco so maybe we get a pick six of our own.
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Oregon, Northern Illinois, Northwestern, Minnesota.
Northern Illinois scored one offensive touchdown the entire day. Tanner the Turnover Machine Lee was going to piss that game away regardless of who the DC was.
I couldn’t stand Bob Diaco or Shawn Eichorst, and I wish neither had ever set foot in Lincoln. But they aren't responsible for Mike Riley for being a miserable failure.
Eichorst was heavily responsible for the failure, to quote Sipple at the time.
"It was a curious hire by Nebraska. It eventually became clear that former NU athletic director Shawn Eichorst exhorted Riley to hire Diaco and fire Mark Banker. It was all sort of pathetic — Riley firing Banker by phone while Banker was on the road recruiting. A proud program with weak leadership was careening toward depths many Husker fans never imagined.
Nebraska's switch to Diaco's 3-4 system never found much footing in 2017 and some defenders essentially quit on him late in the season. It became painful to watch."
Not to mention Shawn Eichorst dictating what tackling was allowed at Nebraska and other meddling. It was Eichorst who created the Executive Director position that became Billy Devaney, there's other random **** that I can't remember the details at the moment but Eichorst was a pedo raising pile of ****.
Edit: I remembered another example, Eichorst meddled in the strength and conditioning department also, he banned certain lifts that he deemed unsafe like back squats.
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Yeah, I get it, Eichorst was a horrible AD. No argument there.
So horrible, in fact, that he hired a tampon for a football coach who allowed the AD to walk all over him.
Not to mention that Eichorst was fired on Sept. 21 that year. So with Diaco running a 3-4 scheme that was so obviously wrong, Riley was still powerless to change it? Even with the guy who made him hire Diaco now completely gone, and 2/3 of a season remaining to be played? That seems odd.
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Better defense with Banker, it's possible their offense scores 0 TDs. We win the game.
Riley wasn't going to work out here, but it didn't help that all control was taken away from him. But maybe that just sped up the inevitable.
What's crazy is no cosch since that miserable failure, has had a better single season W/L record.
Probably wouldn't have done any good. Mike Riley was likely a lame duck coach after Eichorst was fired.