I like Mickey as I've stated many times before. He's a terrific recruiter and a great WR coach but I haven't seen evidence that he's a great OC or play caller. He could have over ruled Whipple since he was the head coach for most of this season. I didn't see that happen to any noteworthy effect and there was no greater incentive to show off your skills than vying to be the next head coach on a permanent basis.
It's Matt Rhule ...
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I don’t care if he wears a pink tutu and ballet slippers as long as he wins…..well maybe I would care a little bit
Based on the vanilla offense we saw during the 2nd half on Saturday, I think it’s clear that MJ never tried to override Whipple because he can’t do any better himself. There’s no creativity in the play calling at all between these two, that I could see.
The bottom line is that there’s no way to know if either guy would work at NU. I think Rhule’s time recruiting in Texas and experience in the B1G helps. IMO Rhule’s personality and public perception probably fits better at NU. Another issue is that BOB might not be available as quickly as we want.
Karen cares. Karen always cares.I don’t care if he wears a pink tutu and ballet slippers as long as he wins…..well maybe I would care a little bit
Still waiting patiently for one of these "sure thing" "done deals" with the next head coach to be officially announced. There's been about 4 or 5 of them already so one of them has to happen. Right? 
The bar is so low that either will do better than what we have had since 2015. We thought hit it out of the park last time and struck out.
It’s like drafting for baseball, there are a limited sure fire guys, but it’s really a crapshoot
And USC and UCLA to the West and move Purdue East would be my vote. But so bet the do some sort of protected rivalries and other random games thing.
You are debating with a guy that decides how successful coaches and players will be based on their haircuts and how fast they talk.
Would you want a high risk, high reward coach? If so, who? Would you want a low risk, high reward? Wouldn't we all? If so, who?
After the Michigan game it is pretty clear that Smothers is not a college qb. Mickey probably made the best choice for the team sticking with Purdy.
Picking between 2 **** sandwiches means you're still eating a **** sandwich.
Dr. Tom made a big mistake firing Callahan. Should've let him revamp his defensive staff.
The easiest solution is to move USC and UCLA to the West, and Illinois and Northwestern to the East. If they want to keep divisions, that is.
You put Smothers behind a decent O line and in an option offense and he could win a lot of games in the P5.
I think he'd get broken in half. He should honestly be playing down a level, maybe two.
It seems some of our fans think there is a guaranteed coach out there. Who is he? The fact is, there is not, and it's funny to me that people think he has reached his ceiling. I'd love to see an 11 win season again. Rarefied air. The fact that he's gotten double-digit wins at two troubled schools is very impressive.
Biggest knock on Rhule is that he was unsuccessful as a head coach in the NFL.
As are most college coaches, it seems.
I'll take it.
Maybe you will. This board is comedy, because no one knows a damn thing. Trev is doing a great job keeping this search under wraps.
Yeah, don't you think that's a win? He outta be gun shy about going back to the pros. Has anyone jumped between college and NFL more than once and succeeded, other than Pete Carroll?
The NFL is fire right now, especially when it comes to elite receivers and secondary matching up. Running games, not so much.
running games are pretty fun right now, too
miami, sf, philly, dallas, giants all turning back the clock in many ways with rush offense
I think Saquon carried the rock 36 times yesterday
Its rhule. He and his wife were at the stadium getting a tour. If not him it’d be hard to justify that.
I love it. Just worry about one guy carrying too much of the load and his team's success depending on it. I suppose they have to because their quarterback is just not that good. Same with Jimmy G. You kind of know what you got. In that case, manufacture wins anyway you can.
Pics or it never happened Huskerfan. Or, that was just a first interview. I'm kidding for those who don't get my sense of humor