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I think Frost has AT LEAST the next three years. The AD may demand some changes, and that could affect things in regards to assistant coaches. But I think Scott, himself, has been given a long leash on purpose and that the AD (and hopefully the fanbase) are willing to see this through. We've cycled through so many coaches I think it is time to give Frost some room here. I hope it works.

Yes, Rutgers was a very good idea, despite their lack of success on the field. That money is huge and every school needs it as we go forward with ever higher costs in recruiting, facilities, every aspect of the game. And, there are lots of B1G grads in the NYC metro. Once they are getting a full share, they should be able to improve. I doubt they will ever be truly elite for an extended period, but there's no reason they cant compete well enough for a bowl game occasionally. And no offense intended for any RU fans reading. I like you guys and hope for better days for you all.

Well, the great thing about Husker Hype and possibly starting the season in the Top 20 is that we will have every opportunity to prove we belong. If we can win some or most of the big games, we will quickly advance into the Top 10. If we deserve it. Equally, if we come out flat, we will be expelled from the Top 25 rapidly. I am hopeful that we can finish the season ranked higher than wherever we start. That would be progress in my opinion. And if we reach 8 wins or more, I will be happy. Anything more than 9 and I will be ecstatic. A trip to Indy, even if we lose would be amazing, as long as it's not a blowout. A win in Indy seems incredibly unlikely, should we get that far, but that would cause a week-long party at my place that you are all invited to attend.

I was told repeatedly by Oregon State and Wazzu fans that Moos was a great AD and they would hate losing him. I am not sure if he has been battling demons through all the years or not. I have no insight there, but I imagine the university does and if he needs to go I hope they move on it only after they have a great replacement lined up. We certainly need to be upgrading constantly, as others have pointed out. I think we should have one major capital project completed at least every 24 months. Whether that be new practice facilities for football, a major overhaul of current facilities, a renovation of the volleyball arena, adding something needed, rebuilding the baseball facilities. Whatever it takes to get back to the top and stay there. At least in the top 10 or so for all the major sports. And no lower than, say 15-20, for the rest. It's just the nature of the game and we bring in so much money that all this should be financially feasible. And will add money in the longer term. And success, which also brings money. If Moos is to be replaced, a logical place to look is Danny White at UCF. I am a huge UCF fan, too, since I moved to the Orlando area in '99. I would hate to see him leave UCF, but I have seen what he has accomplished here, on a shoestring budget, with a football team that is in its infancy and reluctant boosters (at least in the early days). Danny would be a huge loss for UCF but a great addition for Nebraska. And he and Frost are fairly close, so he would likely be inclined to let Scott roll forward with little or no added stress.

Iowa City Weather for today: Temps Precip Winds Humidity 47°36° 100% SSE 15 mph 80% Rain expected this afternoon, not sure when or if it will or has started. Hope we can see the Huskers play to their best potential. We have the tools, for the most part. And we are finally beginning to gel. I hope we can end the season on a high note. We'll start next year on a good footing either way. Wish it was here already, in fact. GBR!

Well, have you two ever been in the same room together? Might be some sort of Fight Club mental issue going on here.

Looking more like it will be Southeast of Lincoln. It could end up affecting games for Mizzou and the Clones/Hawks game. Not sure who else is in that potential path but this is looking good either way for the Huskers. The other games could get messy, lots of rain. Lightning is usually somewhat rare for these inland tropical storms as they are fading, so hopefully it won't be a serious issue for any team in the path. Hate to see fans (even Iowa fans) miss a game or suffer through long delays. Interestingly, both Mizzou and the ISU/IA games are scheduled for later than I would have thought, which could put them right beneath the rain as it passes through.

I'm sitting in the far northern fringe of this storm right now in Tampa. It's booming a LOT where I am but no real wind and not much rain so far. It's just weird to think that the storm I am experiencing now could affect the game on Saturday. I hope the schools and network get some pre-planning done for any possible outcome.

What the hell?

Well, if his decision has been made, as it appears, best of luck to him. I can understand the reasoning and it would be a tough choice for anyone, I think. The risk of being a 4 year backup is something I would worry about a lot, if I thought myself capable of NFL play later. It'll be interesting to see where he ends up.

This is hilarious on a very personal level. I worked for Journal Broadcast Group (Z-92, etc) during the entirety of the 90's. And free tickets to Husker football (and other sports) flowed through those studios like a never ending river. Any given Saturday, we must have had 25-30 pairs of tickets for anyone on staff, for free, and in the best sections of the stadium. And skybox space through various sources, including the university. I highly doubt he was buying his own ticket. I watched nearly all the home games in 94 and 95 for free. All I had to do was get my ass outta bed and drive down to Lincoln. We even got free parking. There were some weeks when the tickets were so numerous that our bosses would leave them on the break room table so any employee could give them to friends or family. Those were the best days. And I had no idea what a dynasty we were in or I would have used them even more than I did. I have a feeling that Lee thinks more of himself than is at all merited.

I think Tanner is drafted in the late rounds. He won't start at first, but he could end up being a surprise in a few years. How many QB's are there that have sort of gone under the radar in the NFL, gone to Canada or Europe and then come back to be superstars? I give him a decent shot at that trajectory and I hope he does at least that well or better. Tanner inherited a tough situation at NU, made the best of it, and exited when that time was up with a new coaching staff. He has a stellar arm and many of the incompletions were on receivers. When you get hit in the chest, right between the numbers, you should catch that ball. Too often our guys did not. Not his fault.

I like KJ Jr. a whole lot. I think that with guidance from his father, who has been in the game a looong time, that KJ Jr. has the potential to become a superstar. It will take more work, perhaps, than he thinks. But at that age, we all think it will come easy. I hope he decides NU is the place, and I hope he comes in prepared for the battle. Judging by the pictures above, I think young Keyshawn may have begun growing up in more ways than one. The body transformation, the self discipline is now quite evident. If he can transfer that to mental toughness and onto the field, who knows? The man certainly has the genes. Does he have the will? Hopefully we will see here at NU.

I read the same. Very odd. Why fire the HC if you want to retain everyone he hired, or most of them? And what coach would be willing to walk into that job with those handcuffs? Never seen anything like it, at least not that I recall.

This is a joke thread right? Right? We made a deal. We keep our side of the deal. Simple as that. Who among us would back out on an honest deal? Riley wasn't the right guy at the right time, but he may have BROUGHT us to the right place at the right time and therefore the right guy, Scott Frost, should he come home. If anything, Riley should get a bonus if that turns out.

I also had high hopes, once I learned a bit about Riley. But I also had nagging doubts. That said, I am grateful for the clean program, and I think our situation is quite a bit brighter than it seems at a glance. We have good/great players on the bench and flashes of greatness in individual players and specific plays. We just never seemed to come together as a fully functional machine. All the parts never synced up at once, or at least not very often. I believe Riley may have set us up for greatness under the next coach. And Mike and his family will have improved their retirement lifestyle by a large percentage with the paycheck he has and will receive. Most of all, Mike seems like an absolutely nice guy. I am sorry it didn't work out for that reason alone. Mike is very easy to like and cheer for. But the cheering is getting harder with each staggering loss we continue to endure.

Hey, that's great news. I hope it works out for a long term deal and successful career. He had his limits/issues as a passer, but his athleticism was never in doubt for me.

Doesn't matter. Iowa still grows corn to feed pigs their ladies. Nebraska corn feeds the nation and the world. Don't lose our trophy. We will be back for it next year. And congrats on the game. Your team certainly whipped ours. Good game and so on.

LOL. I got banned from an Iowa forum for insulting Iowa City. Seriously. It was actually a sarcastic takedown of Lincoln, too, but I guess some Hawk fans lack critical thinking. Tis' okay, though. Nothing of interest generally happens on their fan sites.

It's all still possible. Win out and we head for the CFP. I don't expect that to happen, realistically. I am hoping for a great finish though and that the improvement continues into next year and beyond.

At one point, Tom and NU had a minor salary dispute. The school was paying him something like 300k at the time and stated they were trying to send a message to the rest of CFB that NU would be competitive in salaries. Tom did not want to have his salary increased to, I think, a 600k level. I recall vividly reading him quoted with, "How much money does one man need? I'm pretty well compensated as it is." In the end, I believe Tom agreed to an increase to 400k but only if the other 200k was used to increase assistant salaries. And that is what happened. All this from memory, and this was in a different era. These huge salaries now are verging on or beyond ridiculous. Eventually we'll have to pay 5 mil/year or more, I'm sure, for a head coach too. I just hope we can avoid something like what Iowa is going through with their lifetime contract coach. Mediocrity is a lot easier to achieve than success, so I'd rather see us with huge performance rewards than huge base salaries. Not up to me, of course. We'll see what the market dictates in the next decade. All very interesting.

Wisconsin did not look great in the Iowa game. Iowa lost to an FCS team. We will win, of course. Seriously, though, I see deficiencies and bonuses on both teams. Our main focus as Husker fans is Tommie. If he makes smart decisions and isn't throwing YOLO bombs we win this handily. It is all in his arms. And with "strong arms" we will be alright if he is alright. A night game in Madison doesn't worry me much. Tommie has to be ready for that night game and play to the potential we all KNOW he has. If he does so, we win this easily. And then move on to OSU next week. GBR.

And maybe there is a reason. But he has a large offer list of good schools. Much as I dislike Iowa, Ferentz is no risk-taker in recruiting kids with character issues or grade problems, as far as I know. Could be he just committed so early that we spent our time elsewhere. If it is something else, I suspect that will become obvious. But Keyshawn Jr. seems high on the guy and KJJ is a stout kid with a great mind and football knowledge. Keyshawn Sr, I know from his time here in Tampa. Met the guy a few times and he seemed to be raising his son in all the right ways. If this guy is a friend of KJJ, he's probably a good guy and an asset if he wants to be here and it makes sense for everyone. Could be a very good recruiting season for the Huskers. Nothing but sunshine in the future.

He's a RB? I think? He has seemed super committed to Iowa, until today of course. He even had a couple friends planning to go with him. All that said, I know nothing of this kid. But if he's good we need to take a look at him and ask him to come for a visit if he is still open in his mind. I understand KJJ was all over him on twitter these last couple weeks. We may be able to pull in his friends that were planning on heading to the Hawkeyes. How stacked are we at those positions though? I honestly don't care for a bench full of kids who could be getting playing time elsewhere. They should go where they have the chance to play and win. If that's the Huskers, great. I saw he mentioned Michigan in his tweet when he dropped Iowa. If they're serious about him I suspect he ends up there. Again, same question: How stacked are they at the position? Of course young HS kids, all ballers, should be willing to compete against anyone at this CFB level and earn their place. I suspect Benjamin and the rest want to be on the winning team even if that means a year or two learning and fighting their way into the starting rotations. Bring 'em on!

Hey, the Dream Is Alive In Nebraska. We haven't been able to say that for a very long time. Even if it crashes down, it will have been a great season, unexpectedly, and points to a bright future with Riley and Friends. I'm living the dream until another team takes it away from us.