Grantland: Ranking College Football’s New Head Coaching Hires
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BIGREDFAN_in_OMAHA
All-American
Grantland? Never heard of it.
Joe_5700
Starter
Mike Riley ≠ Nick Saban. I wish people would quit comparing the two. When Pelini was hired we compared him to Stoops which is a bit more accurate.
alexhortdog95
Starter
Big Game is in trouble down in Norman right now. Jay Norvell and Josh Heupel fired. Next step is head coaching change.
Count 'Bility
Banned
Lost Letterman graded our hire as a C+ which was 12th out of the 14 hires on their list.
ESPN's Big Ten Blog rated us a C+ which was 9th out of 11 rated in their article (Insider).
ESPN's Big Ten Blog rated us a C+ which was 9th out of 11 rated in their article (Insider).
Dr. Strangelove
All-Conference
Nobody knows the future of anything. However, you can take a look at the last decade and a half and make a reasonable determination.
Could he be the next Saban or Meyer? Sure. But it's far, far, far more likely, based on history, that this hire is going to be more like the dozens of forgettable hires that take place each year.
knapplc
International Man of Mystery
Nobody is saying Riley is a 1:1 comparison to Nick Saban. It's simply the most common name people are familiar with. I'm not going to go do the research to find a coach who exactly fits Riley's profile who had more success than at their previous school when Saban exists and everyone knows his name.
It's the Godwin's Law principle. Use the most-commonly known example so everyone's on the same page.
Dr. Strangelove
All-Conference
I like how Lost Letterman stated that OSU came out ahead by getting rid of Riley and hiring Andersen from Wisconsin. That's a pretty interesting take on things.
knapplc
International Man of Mystery
TGHusker
Heisman Trophy Winner
Yes, or as the Picker in the Tulsa World calls him, MidGame Bob, he was lucky he won that nc way back in 2000 wt Heupel. Without Heupel then, there would not have been a NC, or Big Game Bob and wt the reason seasons (which were Bo like) Bob would be on the way out. Yet, he has enough grace points wt the NC and the many CC to stay on probably as long as he wants. But my sooner fan friends here in Tulsa are getting very restless - seems very NU like prior to the Bo firing. I think Big Game Bob got to comfortable and it shows. :spooners
To return back to topic,
teachercd
Head Coach
Remember when all the sports writers were saying what a great get he was...
Maybe because he was pretty much the first hire...but when more started getting jobs he fell and fell
Guy Chamberlin
Heisman Trophy Winner
Boy, this sure is a different take then virtually everything I read everywhere in the first 24 hours after the Riley hire.
I can't say I care what some hacks on some sportsrag think of the hire. I'm a big fan of Mike Riley and think he's exactly what this program needed.
He's an offensive mind, for an offense sorely in need of some direction and an identity. He's great at player development and has a great history of developing quarterbacks...and player development under the prior staff was spotty at best and terrible when it came to QBs. He's a solid recruiter, who I expect to step up his game now that he has a job at a school worth recruiting to.
But beyond all the things he adds on the field, far more important are what he bring in terms of character, integrity, leadership, etc. Most of the problems I saw with the team had far less to do with X's and O's and far more to deal with lacking and dysfunctional coaching and leadership from Team Pelini. The hire of Coach Riley will lead to immediate and dramatic improvement in that regard.
So I couldn't care less what some sportshacks think. Riley was not only a great hire, but is exactly what the program needed to cure what has ailed us.
He's an offensive mind, for an offense sorely in need of some direction and an identity. He's great at player development and has a great history of developing quarterbacks...and player development under the prior staff was spotty at best and terrible when it came to QBs. He's a solid recruiter, who I expect to step up his game now that he has a job at a school worth recruiting to.
But beyond all the things he adds on the field, far more important are what he bring in terms of character, integrity, leadership, etc. Most of the problems I saw with the team had far less to do with X's and O's and far more to deal with lacking and dysfunctional coaching and leadership from Team Pelini. The hire of Coach Riley will lead to immediate and dramatic improvement in that regard.
So I couldn't care less what some sportshacks think. Riley was not only a great hire, but is exactly what the program needed to cure what has ailed us.
I think MR could be a great hire, but only time will tell. I like his demeanor I like his hires for coaches. There is a lot of hand ringing about there not being some sort of splash hire at spots, but I will take proven experience. The only thing you can do is wait and see.
If MR were even 5 years younger everyone would think it was a pretty solid hire. He was getting stale at OSU this should be a good move for him and for NU. If it is not than we start over.
If MR were even 5 years younger everyone would think it was a pretty solid hire. He was getting stale at OSU this should be a good move for him and for NU. If it is not than we start over.