USC Defense
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Lincoln Riley didn’t have a good defense at Oklahoma and it’s followed him to USC, I think being a defensive coordinator for him is a carrier ender
I don’t know what Tony’s goals are, but he’s on the shortlist to becoming a head coach by staying the course. It actually benefits him more to be mentored by a guy like Matt Rhule’s, so he learns all of the characteristics needed to be a head coach. I don’t think he’s some dummy looking to cash a big check. It’s about a standard of excellence. You go to USC or someplace like that, you’re just a mercenary.
1. Call me up when someone comes over to your house to offer you a 1 million dollar raise. I want to watch you turn it down.
2. "You go To USC or someplace like that, you're just a mercenary". Since 2000, USC has had 10 Defensive Coordinators? Guess how many the Huskers had during that same period? You got it, 10. Wonder what fans say about coaches leaving their school to go to Nebraska?
Bottom line as I wrote yesterday. Trev needs to throw a boatload of money at Tony so he can say to his agent, "Tell the USC guys I am not interested".
Was this being reported? That USC is coming after him?
Sorry, there is just so much stuff made up on this message board I have to start out cynical.
According to who? I think it’s just one sports writer who came up with his own list of potential candidates which included White, no?
Nope. I've seen chatter in a lot of places. The Athletic had an article, Adam Brennaman and a number of other sports reporters are starting to talk about it. I'll try and find some of the ones I saw last night. Not saying it will happen, but he is going to be very high on the list.
Yeah, there is always this weird romanticized idea about things like this. Like, Tony White who has been in Lincoln for what, 6 months, is so taken by the place that he would never leave.
This is not a Hallmark Xmas movie where the dude from the "big city" gets stranded in Christmas Town, and falls in love with the town and the hot coffee shop owner and turns his back on his big time job to open a cookie factory.
I get he makes great money now but going from 1 million to 2 million, is something you are not turning down, none of us would.
Having lived in CA, they better adjust that total to be after taxes. I moved out of there and turned down a number of lucrative jobs in CA because the tax is so ****** high across the board except property tax.
I wonder between the cost of living and taxes if it becomes worth it? I guess that depends on him and his family.
Does he want to uproot his family after having just done that a year ago.
Either way, trev needs to pay him.
Nice thing about Hallmark Xmas movies is you never know how they're going to end...keeps ya guessing the entire time. We love em
We have the money in spades to keep him, but he also has to want to stay. I'll be super curious how this plays out.
I think you're right. We can counter offer and match about anyone but it's going to come down to his personal feelings about how much he likes it here.Nice thing about Hallmark Xmas movies is you never know how they're going to end...keeps ya guessing the entire time. We love em
We have the money in spades to keep him, but he also has to want to stay. I'll be super curious how this plays out.
One thing, he has sweat equity here. It's hard to up and leave something you are successfully building.
Yeah, I'd seen the Athletic one but wasn't aware of any of the others. Huh, well I wasn't too worried about losing him but I guess if they want him, they can probably get him. However, lots of chatter also about Lincoln Riley heading to the NFL, losing their QB, etc. A lot can change.
Yes. Because the University is freaking swimming in cash and said cash cannot go to NIL...which I agree with 1000 percent.
White has been mentioned in some articles along with about 10 other possible candidates.
Nebraska isn't going to have any problem giving the man a raise to match the type of money he would earn at USC or any other program.
The bigger challenge will revolve around whether he wants to stay at Nebraska.
Or we can blow up the stadium for the shear hell of it for 450 million. The moves coming from the AD's office has been mind boggling.
Have you not been listening? The $450 mil, or any AD money for that matter, cannot be used for NIL. Period.
It can if you way overpay the construction guys on the condition THEY put most of their comp into NIL.
Yep. You know who never had an assistant poached? Frost. Riley.
I remember after AM's freshman year. There were people in here hand-wringing because he was going to to the NFL early.
Which would have been the best thing to happen to this program in a long time.
Would have meant he lit it up, looked great, and likely won a boatload of games.
If White wants to leave after 1 year and be a mercenary, then **** him. I don't think he's as responsible for the defense's success as claimed. We have a good group of players on that side of the ball, and I'd attribute the improvement at least as much, if not more, to the position coaches. We're also playing in the Big 10, and it's pretty standard to play good defense in this conference. I think we'll be fine either way, but yes we should match any reasonable offer if USC makes it.
Have you watched Nebraska play defense for the last 20 years? I strongly disagree with your statement.
Hey, I took care of this last night. I emailed Trev to ask him to open up the bank and pay White. I am not sure my email will get past an administrative assistant, but I did it anyway.
smart, competitive coaches don't think like message board posters. these guys know in their heart they're going to be great wherever they go.
i'm not particularly worried about losing Tony White to anything that isn't NFL or a HC gig. Satterfield gets to be one of the highest paid OC's because he arguably made a lateral move. Syracuse ---> Nebraska is a clear promotion and that's why he wasn't immediately given a brinks truck.
unless he hates living in Nebraska, there's no reason for him to leave. the identity of the team is tied to hardnosed defense. he has a better chance of eventually becoming the coach here than he would at USC.
DC's in the B10 have in recent history been looked at in a better light due to slower ran offenses with less possessions. I don't think he leaves that quickly - tie is that he coached HS ball for a year in LA. Of course he played college in LA (UCLA).
If coach white wants to leave he’ll leave, no amount of money will keep him. On the other hand maybe he loves living in Lincoln and loves Nebraska football and he wants to stay, again no money would change his mind
probably some truth to that, though the teams that USC struggles with are ones like Notre Dame & Utah, who play the closest to B1G football of their competition.
idk if i buy the theory that he'd avoid USC solely based on being a UCLA alum. everyone knows USC is the big brother of that state.