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Milt Tenopir on Riley


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http://www.cornnation.com/2015/4/22/8466373/milt-tenopir-riley-much-like-osborne-will-hold-his-own

 

 

"Went to a lot of their practices, got to see every one of these coaches coach. They're just a whole bunch of good teachers. Everyone worries about their ages, and some of them are older and all that bullcrap. To me that's a bunch of malarkey. Those guys have been around the block. The maturity of their staff really sticks out (...)

 

This staff is impressive. Coach Riley is as much like Coach Osborne as anyone I've ever been around in the way he handles himself, the way he handles his coaches, and the way he practices. He's not a guy that jumps in there and sticks his nose in the coaches business, he observes the whole package and I think coaches appreciate that."

Extra points for "bunch of malarkey".

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I'm leery of comparisons to Osborne. We have to let Riley be Riley. Comparisons & contrasts are inevitable, but they can lead to false expectations.

 

@theknife - I'm right there with you. I'm resisting the impulse to get amped up over everything I hear. Remembering Pelini's first couple of years, and how we heard some of the same things about him, helps.

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I'm leery of comparisons to Osborne. We have to let Riley be Riley. Comparisons & contrasts are inevitable, but they can lead to false expectations.

 

@theknife - I'm right there with you. I'm resisting the impulse to get amped up over everything I hear. Remembering Pelini's first couple of years, and how we heard some of the same things about him, helps.

So long at its a comparison to character, values, leadership, coaching etc I'm good with that. Now we start comparing records........ And like you said expectations, we could be setting ourselves up for some disappointment?

 

I do hope he has the strategic vision and ability to scheme like TO did. I guess I'm hoping he's a genius.

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I think the reason for optimism is a little more straightforward than a comparison of Riley to Osborne. Although you have to admit, the similarity is a little eerie.

 

At the end of the day . . . Bo Pelini was an average head coach running a historically blue chip program with vast resources and support. When he failed to stay competitive with teams in our division (not exactly an impossible task considering what Ohio State did to Wisconsin in the B1G Championship), he pointed the finger at everyone and anyone in sight. His claims about lack of support sounded desperate to the point of absurd, and it was clear his heart had not been in the thing for some time (the thumb be damned).

 

So for me the question is pretty simple. Is Mike Riley and this staff capable of using the resources we have in such a way to compete for our division most years if not every year? I don't think it's one of the harder jobs in the country. It's not even the hardest job in the conference. He inherited talent. The guy who coached Eli Manning for a year is going to be recruiting quarterbacks for us. I think within two or three years we should be making an appearance in Indy.

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I'm leery of comparisons to Osborne. We have to let Riley be Riley. Comparisons & contrasts are inevitable, but they can lead to false expectations.

 

@theknife - I'm right there with you. I'm resisting the impulse to get amped up over everything I hear. Remembering Pelini's first couple of years, and how we heard some of the same things about him, helps.

So long at its a comparison to character, values, leadership, coaching etc I'm good with that. Now we start comparing records........ And like you said expectations, we could be setting ourselves up for some disappointment?

 

I do hope he has the strategic vision and ability to scheme like TO did. I guess I'm hoping he's a genius.

 

Excellent point lo country +1

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http://www.cornnation.com/2015/4/22/8466373/milt-tenopir-riley-much-like-osborne-will-hold-his-own

 

 

"Went to a lot of their practices, got to see every one of these coaches coach. They're just a whole bunch of good teachers. Everyone worries about their ages, and some of them are older and all that bullcrap. To me that's a bunch of malarkey. Those guys have been around the block. The maturity of their staff really sticks out (...)

 

This staff is impressive. Coach Riley is as much like Coach Osborne as anyone I've ever been around in the way he handles himself, the way he handles his coaches, and the way he practices. He's not a guy that jumps in there and sticks his nose in the coaches business, he observes the whole package and I think coaches appreciate that."

Extra points for "bunch of malarkey".

 

Extra points for "bullcrap"

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Tenopir feels that the offensive line will be much better because "they are getting technique football thrown at them" for a longer period of time each practice. He went on to say that Barney Cotton and John Garrison didn't feel they had that option because of the way practices were structured under Bo Pelini.

Wonder if he expanded on that. I'd like to know what he means, exactly.

 

Anyone listen to the podcast?

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So for me the question is pretty simple. Is Mike Riley and this staff capable of using the resources we have in such a way to compete for our division most years if not every year? I don't think it's one of the harder jobs in the country. It's not even the hardest job in the conference. He inherited talent. The guy who coached Eli Manning for a year is going to be recruiting quarterbacks for us. I think within two or three years we should be making an appearance in Indy.

Good post. I think in some ways you can compare this whole experience to running a company. If you hire young people with less experience, there's a chance your overall product may suffer or go stagnant. You're getting what you pay for in many ways. It doesn't mean the young people you hired can't succeed, but, I think it does mean it'll take awhile to get where you want. Hiring more experienced people tends to give you a better shot at improving your product and reaching your goals quicker. Not always, of course.

 

I'm very wait-and-see with this whole thing as I'm sure most Husker fans are. I love that he's a previous head coach and I love that he's getting a chance to prove himself at a place where he can likely sustain more success. But, if after a handful of years he's winning only 8-9 games as well and showing no real sign of taking the next step, then he needs to be held to a similar standard as previous head coaches... that that's not good enough.

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So for me the question is pretty simple. Is Mike Riley and this staff capable of using the resources we have in such a way to compete for our division most years if not every year? I don't think it's one of the harder jobs in the country. It's not even the hardest job in the conference. He inherited talent. The guy who coached Eli Manning for a year is going to be recruiting quarterbacks for us. I think within two or three years we should be making an appearance in Indy.

Good post. I think in some ways you can compare this whole experience to running a company. If you hire young people with less experience, there's a chance your overall product may suffer or go stagnant. You're getting what you pay for in many ways. It doesn't mean the young people you hired can't succeed, but, I think it does mean it'll take awhile to get where you want. Hiring more experienced people tends to give you a better shot at improving your product and reaching your goals quicker. Not always, of course.

 

I'm very wait-and-see with this whole thing as I'm sure most Husker fans are. I love that he's a previous head coach and I love that he's getting a chance to prove himself at a place where he can likely sustain more success. But, if after a handful of years he's winning only 8-9 games as well and showing no real sign of taking the next step, then he needs to be held to a similar standard as previous head coaches... that that's not good enough.

 

 

Very much so. If you use the analogy of a company it makes the last seven years seem that much worse.

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