I really don't understand what the point is in keeping Riley till end of the year. Fire him, start the process. Doesn't the HC position have to be posted for 2 weeks? So if we fire now would give a 2 week jump start and could possible announce new HC right after Iowa game.
Why not fire Riley now
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Who's your interim? Doesn't help anything. Don't let Diaco get on the plane. It's pretty clear that there's a problem between Diaco and the rest of the staff. Can Diaco now because he's just not a non-factor. He's a negative factor.
Because, an angry knee-jerk management decision is what you expect from someone inexperienced and petulant like Eichorst, not from an experienced adult like Moos.
Riley most likely will coach the Iowa game, and within 48 hours (more like 24), he'll be fired.
They could announce he's not coming back next year. It's obvious.
This ^^. By firing Riley, he would have to anoint someone as the head coach, hence putting more work on his plate. We just need to deal with it for two more weeks and let Moos contact his secret sources for our next head man. I truly trust the Moos in this one, he will get it right.
What’s the point? We all know what the outcome will be after Black Friday. Makes it really easy for Moos too.
Does it matter? Go find a squirrel on the University campus and name it the interim. Probably get the team more prepared than this steaming pile.
The reality of our situation, while it may not help, I'm pretty sure it wouldn't hurt much of anything that isn't already hurting.
Bring Remington back to be the Interim Head Coach...help out his university one more time.
Exactly what I was going to say!
When the game vs Iowa ends, his tenure is over.
There is enough out there now that may make this statement at least possible. Not probable, but possible.
The only thing that concerns me is that we may be getting a whole bunch of "no interest" from the agents of our top picks. I'm afraid we may end up with a small school "up and comer" who isn't up to the pressure. We'll see soon.
word will come out the week before the Iowa game that it will be his last game. It will be an intentional leak and that will be that.
Good idea, and after his month of coaching (wins at PSU and IA and a minor bowl game) the next coach will have a cupboard stocked with walkons.
With the early signing period and the two weeks to post the job it would make sense to fire him sooner than later
Yep you all will put the stake right in our pulsating heart. Kiss Frost Kelly Leach and many other coaching choices Bye.
I'm asking the same question. Delaying the inevitable only prevents the staff from actively interviewing possible candidates, and just brings more uncertainty about the future of the program.
Not really, unless you are hiring a guy who is currently not coaching.
Disagree. Getting future asst coach salaries and contracts ready (among other things) is something you can start rolling after you fire Riley. Do it now, look proactive for once.
You can do that without firing someone. Secondly, it doesn't work that way, officially.
If we were to fire Riley today, our current recruits would probably decommit and start setting up visits in the next couple of weeks. I'm thinking Moos is trying to salvage what we have by keeping our head coaching vacancy open for a very limited time. For example, fire Riley on the 24th and name Frost or whoever by Dec. 1st. If recruits don't like it, so be it. If they were unsure, they only had one week of suspense as oppose to almost a month.
I think you can also argue that you may save some recruits too - instead of 2 weeks of asst coach talks saying they’re going to be ok.
Time to be proactive.
The recruits know it's not going to last. What does being proactive matter when you can't give the recruits any information?
If they'll leave, they'll leave whenever.
Just because there's nothing happening on the surface, doesn't mean Moos isn't being proactive behind the scenes.
how so? It does nothing, and your paying him either way, so make him show up.
But Nebraska hasn't had countless transfers by this point in the season. It helps nothing. I don't care either way,it just helps nothing either.