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Aren’t we basically in off-season mode already based on the dumpster fire the fans have been treated too so far.

What? No coach can turn this dumpster fire over this year. NONE. We need line help from the portal & we need development our youth instead of depending on them early.

Trev should hold all interviews in front of a wall, and if he doesn’t run through said wall within 2 minutes of talking with the candidate, he should end the interview abruptly and throw the candidate through this same wall.

I really don't care at this point. There is no unanimously agreed-upon choice. No matter who is hired there will be a portion of fans that don't like it.

I look at the top 10 every year, near the end of the year and it's always filled with Nike schools. Even now. Tennessee switched from Adidas to Nike I believe in either 2015/2016. Is it time for Nebraska to join the club and become a Nike school? Adidas makes up 28% of CFB teams while Nike is well over 50% and Under Armour is a distant 3rd. I know, I know, apparel brand is the least of this programs problems but isn't it time to move on to Air Jordan or Nike? Considering how our NIL brand is and will be solid in the years to come, along with the new facility, and soon reconstruction of Memorial, a brand change could be necessary. In order to hire a successful coach and staff, I also believe that Nike swoop logo is more lucrative for NIL, recruits, and our present student athletes in the long run. Is it still too late for Suh to build a NIKE Town in Lincoln? This is something that is overlooked and we have to get with it. I think young athletes today have a preference when it comes to apparel.

You should be taken out back and shot for even mentioning that sonofab*tch...

Oh look, it's this thread again.

Here's an honest question regardless of if you're for or against hiring Mickey as HC: Would any other coach that was placed in the same situation as Mickey as interim HC have done any better?

I think he shot himself in the foot by saying he's hands off with Whipple and that he can just do what he wants. There's no way you can convince me that Purdy is better than Smothers. And after witnessing that blazing 3rd quarter performance, I think Haarberg should get playing time just to see what he can do.

Honest question? Do you follow him on social media? Have you watched any of his pressers? The reason I ask is the Prime, I watched play at FSU and the NFL is not the same guy coaching Jackson St. What he teaches, preaches and coaches is exactly what NU needs. Accountability. Physicality. Responsibility. Do it the "right way". Preparing young men to be better. Sounds a lot like the "Nebraska way". Pretty confident there won't be rumors with Prime like those that surrounded Frost and his crew. 3 games in this year, he demoted a good friend on his staff from OC to a position coach. The reason? at 3-0 the run game wasn't up to snuff. He can recruit his a$$ off by just being himself. If the player doesn't "know" him, the parents do. Hall of Fame NFL player. Contacts galore. For he above reasons alone, I'd take a shot with him. We'd be winning quicker than most would believe. He has 8-10 4* kids on the roster IIRC already at J St To add, the media publicity alone would be worth it's weight in gold.

I think Dylan Raiola learned his uncle can't coach OL.

People should've been over those hype videos a decade ago. Every program with above average resources has a marketing dept. that pumps out hype videos, but we all truly know they don't really matter. Good teams find ways to stay good, and bad teams will just continue being bad. It's high time more of the fan base started to act like they actually cared about winning during the season vs. the off-season. Hell, half of this thread is a select group of people trying to convince the rest of us that one particular coach's media clout is seemingly more valuable than several coaches who have quantifiable, tangible, and successful FBS coordinating/head coaching experience.

I'm so sick of the "he doesn't fit the culture" argument. Do you want to win or do you want to be doormats but at least we have a nice coach? Some of these fans kill me. This isn't paddycakes or tiddlywinks, this is big-$ smash-mouth Big 10 football. Eat or be eaten

Couldn’t agree more. We can’t keep on the same track with another lame duck hire that takes five years to rebuild. With the dumpster fire state of this program, we need to try something completely different, especially now that the landscape has changed. Go all in on a new approach, new branding with new energy and excitement to the program. We need this desperately for recruiting. Deion comes in and the hiring announcement would immediately blow up and get national attention and get the interest of top recruits. Deion, NIL and the new facilities will help seal the deal with top recruits.

What makes you the ultimate say so on that?! I don’t give two s#!ts about what his “established persona” is or isn’t he would be a huge hire here and win pretty immediately here. Besides us pee on’s don’t dictate what Trev does with this hire. He don’t give two s#!ts about what we think that’s why we haven’t heard a peep about the search. He has his own inner circle that knows and we won’t find out for another 4ish weeks.

I think this notion of "fit for the program" is nonsense. We need to win football games and fans/boosters egos, biases, and hangups be damned. Don't cheat or do illegal things but beyond that people around the program need to open their minds and shut their mouths. Hire someone who can get the job done, period.

I don't care if anyone at all likes the choice as long as that coach comes in and wins. Fans don't need to like the hire, they need to end up liking the coach once he's doing the job.

This is hilarious! Either there is too much drinking or you live in your arm chair. This has gotten past opinion & discussion. I'm tired of the bashing of coaches after a loss. Why can't everyone understand that a few good players don't make a good team. Frost left a dumpster fire. There is no depth. Someone gets hurt & our backup is not D1 quality or too young. Here is a big suprise to you bashers - YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER WHO WE HIRE! THANK GOD!

Number 4 is incorrect. The kids weren’t committing penalties and making sloppy plays, save for the late hit Personal foul. Plus, when Frost was Coach, that defense would have given up as soon as the QB1 went down. The defense did really well, considering…

Beckton is a good coach and I'm fully aware you enjoy pointing out the Omaha drama.

Dawson sucks. Ruud (another Husker who got pass after pass) sucks. DB's seem better under BB. But that's just my opinion.

I agree. My point is really just questioning the takes on Mickey based on record as interim HC.

Adidas gives us way, way, way more money than Nike ever would. Not gonna happen.

Did he preach that while running a fraudulent high school 8 years ago?

The current NDSU coach has done much better. It's settled, Entz is Ntz!

Hell, I’d be okay with a woman if she can field a good team.

Agreed. Mickey has less than a 2% chance at getting the HC job at this point. Meyer or Bielema would have this program completely turned around by the 2nd year.

As much as I hate to say it, I am done with former Huskers as coaches. We lose our objectivity when they are one of our own. Frost should've never gotten year 4. Ruud should have never been hired. I think we'd have the same issues with MJ IF he didn't show improvement each year. Clean the slate. Shoot for the stars. Get a jam up recruiter. Guy who can develop and improve what we have. Knows the transfer portal. We are a dumpster fire. Bielema in year 2.....29 yards the 2nd half......No bowling in 6 years. No winning season in 6 years...No beating a ranked team.....No depth...No development.....The list of lack of accomplishments is staggering.

Season is over. Has been for a long time. Need to see what you have in the QB room with younger players and make some decisions. Start evaluating the entire team starters and bench players. That means some young players need to be rotated in. No need to try to win games at this point. More important to look at what is on the team for the future

You know what Furries are right? It's like people who like Star Wars or Comic Books. So I'm sure there are folks that consider themselves such in high school. I don't believe that people consider "Trekies" a derogatory term so I can't see where anyone would think this is either. Regarding Boldouc - he is a nut job. Even his own party won't sign on to this or his other crazy talk. I live near NH and I feel pretty confident he won't come close to winning, though there are a lot of "Live Free Or Die/Don't Tread On Me" folks in the state. This guy is even too crazy for them. I get so confused with your posts Nic, you come across as a curious, normal, eager to educate guy but then jump on conspiracies quickly. CRT, Furries, Boston Lab Creates Killer Covid. If you see something that seems a little crazy it's worth looking it up with some other sources isn't it? Or is it your intent to just stir the pot?

Let us Pray, please lord help Trev finish the coaching search. The longer we go the longer there is a chance of mass suicide and/or shootings. Amen!

Whipple had been recruiting him at his last school and now it looks like another celebrity deal just like the failed McCaffrey one. I hope Whipple doesn't cause Smothers and Haarberg to leave. Personally, I would've been getting Haarberg ready a long time ago.

Screw everything. There is no hope!

I agree this is a rebuilt, total mess, might need a 5 year contract. But it's really kind of dumb to think of the team that way and then be willing to count Mickey out because he hasn't turned the team around in 2 months. If Mickeys the best coach available, so be it. But he's not running his program right now. If you truly think this team is that screwed then the teams performances now shouldn't be on Mickey.

This is a complete rebuild. You have to give the job to a great recruiter who will bring guys in and give that coach time. The current guys can't be fixed. The complete lack of talent is shocking.

Lane Kiffin would get elite coordinators and coaches like Mickey to come here and do their job. He lost his DC because Ole Miss would not shell the money to keep him. He also lost his OC and the offense is just as good. They are running the ball effectively and that would get a lot of people on here excited if Nebraska could run it half as good as they did tonight. Kiffin would bring an elite staff from the get go to give Nebraska success. He runs an exciting offense and brings some drama, but he has overall matured enough to be ready for this job. It might be difficult to get LK, but a lot of things he complains about at Mississippi would not happen here. Like paying coaches enough to stay, fan attendance, NIL among others. On top of that, he would not have to go through the gauntlet of the SEC West every year.

I didn't learn anything about the team. I doubt the coaches. I doubt the players. I doubt the admin. I doubt Trev. They all suck. I don't want to hear anymore about Mickey. He's a fraud just like the rest of them. So called elite recruiter. Well it appears to me he's recruited garbage, which is about all this dead and shameful program deserves. Anyone who takes two weeks to prepare and results in that effort. Nah...you're a terrible coach just like the last jacka$$ The hilarious thing is I didn't watch a single snap. I can look just the sacoreline...no box score...and tell exactly how things went. Bad coaches coaching bad players led by bad leaders.

We need to hire Deion Sanders so badly. He’s too good for us though honestly. Sad alumn

Urban has us winning the Big Ten West by Year 2.

I love Michigan's BIG NUMBERS on their jerseys.... Texas does it too... Several other teams as well. Our big a$$ lineman have these little numbers and they look ridiculous IMO. And if Michigan can change it up and wear Blue Jerseys and Blue Pants, why can't the Huskers go all read at times? f#&% the stripes on the Husker pants. And The red face mask screams progressive 1980s.... The point is (before yall run-the-ball fans jump on my a$$) if we are going to do a rebuild (definitely needed) then you got to rebuild EVERYTHING. Tell adidas to go f#&% themselves, pay the money and switch to Nike. Time to stop holding onto the past and if the resources are so great, then JUST DO IT buddy. (on record, I love adidas shoes and sweats, but I hate every football uniform they do with every football team, and not just NU)

My gut says it's hungry, but beyond that I believe we have a realistic shot at getting Urban. As a matter of fact, I'd guess he's the leading contender at this point (and that's assuming Trev hasn't already offered it to him and he accepted).

Heres another honest question. Will Mickey Joseph’s name even enter the conversation to be the head football coach at a single other blue blood, P5, or even FBS program?

Fine. That's where they date.

The school wasn't fraudulent. It failed financially and was not accredited by the Texas BOE. It had a host of issues. Do I still support hiring him? Yes. Did I support TO with all of his BS? Yes. https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/deion-sanders-charter-school-and-the-making-of-a-prime-time-scam-6425581

Trev isn't going to hire a guy with no head coaching experience.

Doesn’t mater how good of a coach you are you can’t scheme around the play of this offensive line the defensive line played better but still not good enough they should be able to sell immediate playing time across both lines in the portal and high school seniors I think you give Mickey a couple years to see if he can make it happen no more five year contracts until they prove they are worthy

I also think the move to the big ten hurt recruiting more than we realize. The games are just too far away from our base.

The fact that we tried to stick with Chubby is what kills me. the performance was fine until CT went down minus his dumb INT in the 1st quarter.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/29/politics/kfile-republican-nominee-new-hampshire/index.html There are Furries in my kids HS. They first encountered them their Freshman year. When this story came out I ask one of my son's (now seniors) if Furries was still a thing and he said there were more than when they started HS. I have no idea if Furries is considered a derogatory term or not.