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Kiffen would be fun. Even scheduling four OOC cupcakes, Mississippi will struggle to hit ten wins in that division.
Rhule or Urban have to be the first choices. If you want NU to come back you have to get a turn-key winner, not a development project that you are once again rolling the dice. There are a few out there, but Urban or Rhule immediately will make NU a winner within 2 years.
No. Would not fit/be happy here. He probably would take a payday thoughWhat to people think of Mullen? I think he still is a good coach. You just need someone as DC or OC who is in charge of recruiting.
Actually, we haven’t been the same since the last of Osborne’s recruits were gone. Solich is the one who inherited a Lamborghini and drove it into the ditch. Our downfall began with him.
Pelini also inherited some pretty good talent and he left the cupboard bare when he got canned.
He left 2 NFL DTs and the players that won a bowl game the next year and got to 9-3 2 years after he left.
Riley chose the QB in 2017
Considering we had been on top for so many years there was no where to go but down. Still had a far better record than our two recent coaches at Nebraska.
And you have serious mental issues if you are an Iowa fan posting on a Nebraska message board day after day.
Big money for easy results.
I disagree. He doesn't have to win NCs here to be successful.
"Assuming" Frost gets axed. I look at it as if Meyer is hired, right off the bat he brings in "his" strength guy and likely loads up on 4 and 5* talent with NIL money. Meyer has NU reversed by year 2 for sure.
Rhule is more of a corporate chainsaw. He makes a gazillion moves in personnel and likely has kids playing where they belong. Helluva coach, can turn this thing around in 2-3 years, but he's always looking for that greener grass.
Aranda, I think, right off the bat says "We will start by fixing this defense and a lot of focus will be on that side of the ball. As a head coach you can move him out of the DC position, but you can't take the defensive mindset from this guy." I would expect to see really good progress by Year 2 and would hope NU could keep a guy like this for 10-15 years.
Klieman is middle of the road. Mullen is a southern guy, good coach but he belongs down south. Kiffin, no way. Tom Herman could be in the lower part of any top 5 hires I would have.
Anyhow, it's Friday and it's been a really slow week on this forum. Nothing to get excited about.
I would start with Meyer and work down from there. Fickell would be my next call.
Aranda, Don’t see Meyer wanting the Nebraska job when he didn’t have any interest when Pederson was about to fire Solich..
I think people scratch him off the list because it is just assumed that nothing could dislodge him from NW. But who knows? If he has an ounce of ambition then he must know that there is a ceiling for NW football and he has reached it. He might just want a shot at a program where he can make a legit run for a national title. I do not know if Nebraska is still such a program but I think it is.
I have told a lot of friends that if I were Trev, Fitz would be #1 on my list and they just laugh. Once again... that assumption that he would never leave NW, especially for a team in the B1G where he would have to coach against them. But as I said... who knows?
I also think Lane Kiffen is an interesting candidate. He has a ton of baggage, most of it not good, but he has a Nebraska link via his dad and he might want to get out of the brutal SEC and into a somewhat less competitive league. At the very least, he would be a bit of a "splash" hire that might generate some mojo in our recruiting.
Rhule is interesting and would be a home run hire, but if he has a good season this year in the NFL I doubt he leaves.
Aranda would also be a great hire but I just do not know that much about him and base that assessment on his current success.
If the guys with head coaching experience say no (Aranda, Campbell, etc.), I think Jim Leonhard has to be at the top of the list.
Fitzgerald makes some questionable decisions on game days much like Scott Frost. His overall record is 110-90. Not that impressive.
I'm fine with moving on from Pelini, but implying he left the cupboard bare is silly. The 2015 team could have won a lot more games than they did. Last year was rough as far as close games, but 2015 also saw 6 games decided by a touchdown or less. Many were even bigger chokes than last year. Pelini won 9 games all seven seasons he was in Lincoln. No doubt he would have won 9 games with the 2015 team too.
Fickell or Campbell? Or do you go for the latest-greatest young guy? Someone like Jamey Chadwell?
If Trev decides to go all in for a HC, let's start with Urban, then Luke, then Matt R., then Lane, then Matt C. Let's make a splash!
The top jobs (Clemson, Penn St., USC, OU, tOSU, Alabama, Georgia, Texas, LSU, Florida and ND) are tied up for the foreseeable future, so if any of these guys are looking to make more money at a program with a lot of resources and fan support, NU is one of the best options remaining.
Having said this, I think Frost will be retained because he will win enough this year to satisfy Trev.
If Urban Meyer will take the job, there is no logical argument against giving him the job. His college resume is close to perfection as far as winning goes. Ohio State has stayed at an elite level after he left, but if anyone thinks what he did at Florida was easy look at how they have been since he left. They haven't won a conference title since he was there and are now on their 4th coach.
define "win enough"? The expectation should be much higher than just 6 wins and a bowl game. I really want to see solid football along with 8 wins. This is year 5. We should be on the cusp of competing for a Big 10 championship at this point.
I think Meyer is def possible. Fickle and Kiffin would be much harder to get in my opinion. I also like what Chadwell has done at Coastal Carolina. He's possible as well as maybe Campbell.
Basically, Nebraska is going to have a better shot with either up and coming guys, or guys who are just past their prime. To a guy in his prime, Nebraska doesn't seem like a good career move, mostly because it's a difficult job.
But it's still very attractive because of the league, the $, and exposure.. and for the guy who is trying to break in to the bigger picture or who wants to prove himself yet again (i.e. likes challenges) or I suppose to the guy who just needs the money.
Basically, Nebraska is going to have a better shot with either up and coming guys, or guys who are just past their prime. To a guy in his prime, Nebraska doesn't seem like a good career move, mostly because it's a difficult job.
But it's still very attractive because of the league, the $, and exposure.. and for the guy who is trying to break in to the bigger picture or who wants to prove himself yet again (i.e. likes challenges) or I suppose to the guy who just needs the money.
he fits the up and coming guy that is at the wrong school in the wrong conference, that's all
I'm firmly in the pay whatever you have to, in order to get Meyer camp.
It's really time to stop screwing around tryin to save a buck, and go big. Meyer would bring in dividends and as it stands now, the program is circling the drain.