KeithWassung

The Omaha World Herald is reporting that the book "Where the Red Fern Grows" is now been taken out of the campus library and is on the banned list of books.

Paps was a smear on this team.

World of difference between bad mouthing someone (boss, former boss, mother-in-law, etc) in private with another person or two and having a MEETING consisting of a large group of people as pretty much a captive audience and doing it.

Dont you think that this might have a way of uniting the fan base around the new coach and his staff? I think there were a lot of people who were on the fence about his hiring--thus maybe a bit reluctant to accept a new coach and this may move a LOT of folks to the same side

I am waiting for the call

If you had to choose between Steele and Coach O,,,,,who would you pick

Bear in mind that Scott Frost is the OC at a top four team where the HC is relatively young--just a few years older than SF himself ((I think) So if he wants to be come a successful head coach at a Power 5 school--what is his best option 1. Wait for the Oregon job to open or the HC to retire 2. Go to a smaller D1 school and work his way up 3. Join the Nebraska staff as the OC, with a huge pay raise and the chance to be the next HC, while learning from an established HC 3 makes sense to me

I spent many years in corporate america doing recruiting, interviewing, hiring and placing of employees. Early in my career, I always hired the person with the most impressive resume and the who was the most impressive on the interview. I was highly swayed by high GPA's, training, credentials their performance at previous companies (sales figures, etc) The results were mixed---had some good hires and had some bad ones---just like the rest of the people in the company Gradually, I shifted to a model where I tried to find the best fit for a particular position/job and looked for unique skill set and experience in the candidates. This also involved doing a careful evaluation of the needs of the company/department and of that particular position. The results were off the chart and I quickly become the best in the entire company (F500 Global) I have every reason to believe that SE did a very careful evaluation of our program--where we had been, where we are going, what the strengths were, what the challenges were---I think he has been doing this for some time and then he went out and found a candidate that matched those needs--and that candidate was Coach Riley Was he the best? Depends on how you define best? was he the best for our team? I believe the answer is yes--at least among the available pool of candidates

Just curious why no one else in the country has snagged Coach O. Is he just waiting for the right gig?

I have very little doubt that this decision, this deal has been in the works for some time and was finalized before Coach Pelini was dismissed. Cannot see it any other way.

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I was driving back from Nebraska to Charleston when I heard the announcement--so had about 20 plus hours of driving time to mull this over. I think many of us are highly impressed with Frost....but his lack of experience and HC experience is a real obstacle. So, we look to the HC in waiting option with perhaps a Tressell type guy coming into coach 4-5 years while grooming the future HC. The trouble with this scenario is that it creates a "temporary situation" especially with recruits---who is really running the show? Do you recruit based on the established coach or the future coach? And what happens if there is a clash of wills and egos? But, there is one coach that could overcome all of that--and its none other than Tom Osborne. He comes back for a stated period--say 2-3 years and Frost becomes the OC/Assistant Coach. Osborne grooms him---no clash as they have a history together and then at the appointed time, TO--having rebuilt the program, steps away (again) You break out the checkbook and hire the best DC you can find---someone who wants to be a career DC (Muschamp) and you make him the highest paid DC in the nation. Bring Ron Brown up as the OC in waiting. Stranger things have occurred

I am willing to bet that the posters who continue to use the word "retard" in a derogatory manner, probably never had to grow up with a special needs family member.

is Beck calling the plays for Iowa on this series?

why we dont do more designed QB draws is beyond me