How deep is the rabbit hole?

[BHeinDaHuskers]

Sometimes in order to fix the problem you have to begin by asking the right questions. Questions like:

• What is the root of the problem?
• where did the root of the problem come from?
• is the root of the problem still here?
• Can I get rid of that problem?
• Can we change the culture that the problem created?
• How long will it take?
• How many and who are the people that will need to be shown the door to fix it?
• Can I get the right people in here to fix it?
• Do I need to streamline the area first to get it fixed then add the right people or just replace all the people with my people first?

I think the first 5 questions are good ones but the last question I think is going to be one that will need a lot of careful attention. In the last 15-20 years (lets face it its been a gradual decline that has just spiked in the last 3-5 years) the football department has seemed to grow and a lot of lets say middle management was created.

• Did this really help produce wins on the field?
  
• Did it just take power away from the people who should of been making the decisions?
• Did it produce a culture where change could not be implemented fast enough?
• Who really is in charge?

In a business everybody wants that business to grow because that means more money. The problem is when a business grows what allowed it to be successful was a small group of people saw what needed to be done and they did it. With a big business so many layers have been added it takes too much time to implement change.

Husker football is a business no doubt but should the actual football side of it be treated as such?

I think it might be best for the AD & new HC (whoever that is) to really streamline the football offices. I am not saying get rid of everyone but the coaches. Maybe a lot of these positions should be eliminated or at least done away with in the short term until a small group of people who can make the right decisions to fix the problem actually do it.

Everyone is in agreement the HC and staff needs to be changed. 20 year old young men can change their attitude and behavior with the right leaders. It all boils down to this

• How deep is the rabbit hole at the football offices and how long will it take to fix it?

 

[jlb321_rivals110621]

Husker football is a business no doubt but should the actual football side of it be treated as such

if it is truly a business and given the massive conference payouts does it really matter financially if you win 6 or 7 games per year as opposed to 9-11 games per year?

I suspect the school loses money by going to lower tier bowl games - there are probably additional costs accrued by holding practices between the last reg season game and a bowl game, etc..etc

you may not really have to win all that much in today's landscape to be successful financially .. as long as your conference as a few big boy programs the rest of the schools can do quite well being enrolled in the conference welfare program

everyone wants to win --- I'm just not sure the financial gain going from 6-7 wins to 10 wins is all that steep

 

[HuskerOH_rivals315145]

The rabbit hole is lined with money... follow the money.

Coaches today are CEO's who knows x's and o's. If he can not delegate and share his vision with successful innovative coordinators he is dead in the water. He will only be as good as his assistants. If he can not recognize quality assistant coaches and bring them on board he will have a short tenure.

The best thing happened to NU when wannabe Pearlman stepped down, He was snob who over estimated himself and his importance to the school.