ScottyIce Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Interesting thought I've been having this morning. Even if Riley is let go, he(and his staff) have infiltrated top recruits across the country, mostly in California. AGREED? Does that change with a new coach? Riley hasn't made strides on the field, but if he is canned, is the next HC automatically into a better "recruiting job" than it was before Riley got here? I think that whenever Riley is done, whoever the next HC is, he will have an easier time selling Nebraska to high schoolers than it was before. Quote Link to comment
HuskerNBigD Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Also depends on who from the staff is retained. If you keep both the Williams and possibly Diaco, I'd say there shouldn't be much drop off with recruiting. 1 Quote Link to comment
Nebfanatic Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Depends who we hire. If they are a good recruiter I think we should be able to keep things rolling along Quote Link to comment
Zeke Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Not sure if I would call it "momentum" but more so doing what is expected to be done in order to compete for top recruits. To the second half of your point I agree, since there wasn't much of a pipeline, if any, with Pelini i would think the next HC would have an easier job in competing with top recruits compared to Riley when he started. 2 Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 1 minute ago, Zeke said: Not sure if I would call it "momentum" but more so doing what is expected to be done in order to compete for top recruits. To the second half of your point I agree, since there wasn't much of a pipeline, if any, with Pelini i would think the next HC would have an easier job in competing with top recruits compared to Riley when he started. I agree. I think the next coach needs to have NU as top 3 in the Big Ten about every other year. Quote Link to comment
Zeke Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Just now, teachercd said: I agree. I think the next coach needs to have NU as top 3 in the Big Ten about every other year. Exactly, Riley is doing a good job in getting the recruits. Next step is performance and competing for the top of the division each year, that part he is struggling with. Quote Link to comment
The Maudfather Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Can we say that he has even established any "momentum" when it comes to recruiting? Sure, with the new staff the effort put into recruiting is much more visible with their commitment to social media, but from a results standpoint, it has been similar to Pelini. I will, however, concede that Riley and co has had a great deal of success in getting high profile recruits on campus and they've turned our Friday Night Lights camps into an excellent recruiting tool. Quote Link to comment
ScottyIce Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share Posted October 5, 2017 20 minutes ago, The Maudfather said: Can we say that he has even established any "momentum" when it comes to recruiting? Sure, with the new staff the effort put into recruiting is much more visible with their commitment to social media, but from a results standpoint, it has been similar to Pelini. I will, however, concede that Riley and co has had a great deal of success in getting high profile recruits on campus and they've turned our Friday Night Lights camps into an excellent recruiting tool. Right. so to answer the question, if riley is let go, will the new head coach have it easier in recruiting now or after the previous regime? I guess that statement I am trying to make is that if we get a new coach, I'd be shocked to see Recruiting become difficult again. Riley has shown that we can still get doors opened up. Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 2 minutes ago, MattyIce said: Right. so to answer the question, if riley is let go, will the new head coach have it easier in recruiting now or after the previous regime? I guess that statement I am trying to make is that if we get a new coach, I'd be shocked to see Recruiting become difficult again. Riley has shown that we can still get doors opened up. I think easier...but with much greater expectations. 1 Quote Link to comment
DrunkOffPunch Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 9 minutes ago, MattyIce said: Right. so to answer the question, if riley is let go, will the new head coach have it easier in recruiting now or after the previous regime? I guess that statement I am trying to make is that if we get a new coach, I'd be shocked to see Recruiting become difficult again. Riley has shown that we can still get doors opened up. I think the effect would be minimal if noticeable at all. Like previously said it depends on if any of the current staff is kept and who it is. Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 I think this possibly is going to be the biggest legacy Riley and his staff will leave no matter if it's this year or down the road. And....I think it means more in an area that hasn't been mentioned. Whomever the new AD is, they should be able to go into a meeting with one of the top hot coaches in the country and say....hey.....you CAN recruit to Nebraska. So....it should be easier to get a top head coach for which...then it will be easier to keep the recruiting doors open. Quote Link to comment
zoogs Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 It'll be different with a different coaching staff. 2 Quote Link to comment
Huskers93-97 Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 2 hours ago, The Maudfather said: Can we say that he has even established any "momentum" when it comes to recruiting? Sure, with the new staff the effort put into recruiting is much more visible with their commitment to social media, but from a results standpoint, it has been similar to Pelini. I will, however, concede that Riley and co has had a great deal of success in getting high profile recruits on campus and they've turned our Friday Night Lights camps into an excellent recruiting tool. I dont recall Pelini ever getting as many highly rated guys interested, coming for visits and committing to Nebraska. Take this years commits and the last 2 recruiting cycles for Riley. What is his average rating per recruit based on 247 ranking? I bet it is quite a bit higher than Pelini. Pelini always filled out the classes in terms of numbers so the team recruiting rankings were probably similiar to Riley so far- but I bet the quality is better under riley. 1 Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 48 minutes ago, zoogs said: It'll be different with a different coaching staff. Of course. But like all good coaches...they will steal what they think works. Quote Link to comment
Huskers93-97 Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 When a new staff comes in, whenever that is. I would like to see both williams and parrella get a good look at staying. Parrella has made some good strides developing the kids they have. Quote Link to comment
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