Riley will do fine here. Fine. Fans need to curb there thoughts about winning a title. The cards are stacked against Nebraska right now because we had less than effective coaching and recruiting for the last 15 years. That takes more than one season and a new coach to upgrade. Hell, its only been a month with Riley, he hasn't even coached a game yet, let him at least get a season under his belt to make judgement. For those talking about resources and "this is Nebraska", stop that as well. This is not the dominant Nebraska of the 80's and mid 90's. This is not a job where you come in and just flip a switch and kaboom, instant winning of a NC. Its going to take some hard work and a few years of above average recruiting to get back to a good decent level of respectability nationally.
Michigan and Ohio St have the reigns right now and for what Michigan is investing and for what Nebraska has invested makes me wonder about "resources". If your truly a college blue blood football program, then where is Riley's 4 or 5 Million$? If your university and AD actually think this guy is the one, he should have been given $4 mill per year, not $2.7 mill. Proof is in the pudding on this issue. That is where I question our AD, not in who, but how we hired this next savior for the program. Where is our commitment level in this process? Is the athletic department fully in or is it one foot in, one foot out the door right now?
I don't have an issue with Riley. I have an issue with those who say we have resources, we are NU. Why are we not making that commitment in dollars? Hiring a coach at a rate of pay of $2.7 million tells me that this is a hire with 65% confidence in it. If your convinced this guy can win games that matter, $ 4 million should have been the money on the table. This is where I question the level of this hire. Its time to pony up and get into the game or shut up and ride into the sunset and be happy with 9 wins a year.