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Warrior10
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It doesn't matter who they get, if the new coach is afraid of next year's schedule, why would the University hire them? It's not like we can run and hide from the teams in our conference. He'll have to face them.
We want to hire someone that isn't afraid of Colorado, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Michigan. Jeez. If they don't believe they can beat those teams, they shouldn't get an interview. I bet only one on the list has a shot at playing in a conference title game. A new coach had better get the players more afraid of what he thinks than of teams on the schedule.
We want to hire someone that isn't afraid of Colorado, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Michigan. Jeez. If they don't believe they can beat those teams, they shouldn't get an interview. I bet only one on the list has a shot at playing in a conference title game. A new coach had better get the players more afraid of what he thinks than of teams on the schedule.
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Redux
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Nothing is a slam dunk, or Houston Nutt would have been our coach in 2004. And it may sound like a lot of what ifs, but you have to believe that the future is being planned out constantly for what direction this program goes. Talks are happening.
Redux
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It's implied when people talk about leaving current staff on board at the end of the season to absorb a difficult season rather than saddle a new coach with a losing season. If the new coach comes in expecting a losing season, or the fans expect a losing season with him, given that schedule, we hired the wrong guy. Because it's basically the schedule you get every year playing in this conference.
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Well, no that's not exactly right. I see why you assume that though. The 2018 conference slate is NOT a standard schedule, FYI. Go look at it and tell me you feel good about any nee coach coming in and winning most of them.
Isle of View
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The ? games are wins if Frost comes and losses if Riley stays. And I'm not so sure Akron and Troy are wins if Riley stays.
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Talks with who? Talks between our Interim AD, the President, and Chancellor? I am sure they are talking in very broad terms, but that is it. I don't believe they are dividing up the world just yet. You know MR just might keep his job.
Toe
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It's totally believable that we're on the verge of repeating the 2015 season, Riley is here.
Do some people have permanent rose-colored glasses attached to their faces when it comes to Riley's recruiting, or what? He's had a couple bites from big fish, but that's really about all he's accomplished - at the end of the day, the catches in his boat are really no better than Bo's.
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If you think the decision makers are sitting idly by right now, I have some box season tickets to sell you.
I want a new coach that looks at next year's schedule and says, we should dump Akron or Troy and pick up Miami, Florida State, or OU so our strength of schedule is better at the end of the year. Sure you'll lose one every once and a while like OSU does, but it seems to build character and pay off in the end.
How far we've fallen if we're debating if the team can get to 6-6 in a season when Akron, Colorado, Troy, Purdue, NW, Minnesota, Illinois, and Iowa are on the schedule? Nebraska would pick up teams like these in our non-conference schedule back in the old days to pad the W column.
A new coach should only need to pull out one win against Michigan, Michigan St, Wisconsin, or OSU to get to 9 wins next year and the first 3 teams should be toss ups given how they've played the last 3 years.
How far we've fallen if we're debating if the team can get to 6-6 in a season when Akron, Colorado, Troy, Purdue, NW, Minnesota, Illinois, and Iowa are on the schedule? Nebraska would pick up teams like these in our non-conference schedule back in the old days to pad the W column.
A new coach should only need to pull out one win against Michigan, Michigan St, Wisconsin, or OSU to get to 9 wins next year and the first 3 teams should be toss ups given how they've played the last 3 years.
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Toe
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What, are you still on the Tanner Lee hype wagon? Still holding out hope that Elijah Blades makes it to Lincoln? Are you convinced that a couple highly-rated WRs padding the rankings are all you really need to have a great recruiting class?