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1 hour ago, Guy Chamberlin said:

 

I kinda know what you mean. On the other hand, every single national broadcast of Nebraska football leads by acknowledging this NCAA record. It's still a thing. 

 

If it's being consistently propped up by donors who could be giving the money to literally any other need, it's time to let it go. 

I could care less about the sellout streak, but telling ANY donor where their money should or should not go isn't your call.

43 minutes ago, ColoradoHusk said:

I wish I could give this 1000 plus-ones. 

Except you may end up being incorrect.....

Just sayin'.

34 minutes ago, Hilltop said:

Nebraska is an even more desirable destination than it was 5, 10, or even 15 years ago.  

This is true on the surface.

The issue is many other universities are more desirable than they were in the time periods you mention.

38 minutes ago, mwj98 said:

Make no mistake about it. Mickey was told to clean house. What we are seeing is what Trev wants. Mickey cleans it all out, try and salvage the season and Trev gets his own folks. 

This post makes zero sense.

Just now, Archy1221 said:

If one was to Poll every Power 5 coach on what job is most attractive in the BIGWest, do you honestly think Northwestern and Purdue are gonna come on top????

I'd take my chances it wouldn't be Nebraska.

Just now, Archy1221 said:

No it’s not the only one in the BIGWest and why would you imply that I think that?  
 

I did imply that playing in the BIGWest is an easier road to success than the BIGEast division.  Unless you think the vast success over the many years that Northwestern and Purdue….

 

Nebraska is still a great job and will have plenty of candidates.   And this is an ideal time for someone to take it over.   The program has bottomed out from a W/L perspective but has talent on the roster.   

Lack of previous success doesn't mean Jack Flippin' Cr@p with the changes in conference structure and tv in the past 10-20 years.

One of the reasons Osborne stepped down when he did was knowing the changes that would happen starting with the formation of the Big 12 in the mid 90s.

5 minutes ago, Archy1221 said:

NU is a national recognized program with past success and money to spend that is at its lowest point in decades.   The team has talent, at least at the skill positions, and the right coaches have shown to be able to get recruits on campus.  
 

Plenty of coaches will be interested in taking this program from a 3 win team to 8-9 win team and being tested like royalty for doing so.   And it won’t be extremely hard playing in the BIGWest.   
 

For a competent coach, this isn’t a “career killer” job.  Especially at this point in the program.  

So Nebraska is the only B1G west university that benefits from conference affiliated resources?

You might be surprised what kind of resources places like Northwestern and Purdue have......

I agree Nebraska has the best fan base, but tv money is leveling the playing field big time.

1 hour ago, JJ Husker said:

I think you’re right that he is going to be told “no thanks” plenty.  If I was even a halfway successful coach, there would be no way I would take this career killer job. Any other opportunity would have to look better……but money and ego will cause people to do strange things.

I agree JJ....there will be a few that would take their shot at it.

It just won't be a coach that already has a good situation.....which are the "Tier 1" coaches.

And by that time Mickey might be the better option.

I do think Trev will talk to a lot of coaches.

2 hours ago, lo country said:

I'll say it again, if MJ does what Frost hasn't done in 4 years ie beat Wisky or Iowa and beat a ranked team, (getting us to 6 wins total) he has performed a miracle or exorcism.  Either way, he deserves a SERIOUS look at the minimum to be the next HC.  And has nothing to do with being a former Husker.  It shows me he can motivate, develop, scheme, and flip a culture all in the mantra of "Day by Day we get better and better", without his staff, recruits, scheme or whatever.  He will have crushed it.  And 6 wins sucks, BUT light years better than Frost...

Mickey has more than a legitimate chance to drop the interim title.

Trev is going to hear "no thanks" more times than Pederson did.

33 minutes ago, JJ Husker said:

I don’t get the obsession with Campbell. What has he done except a little better than the average at ISU? Seems along the lines of another Riley and a cheaper option than we can afford or deserve. If we get Campbell we’ll be paying another coach to not coach here in about 4 years.

That might be the one reason he'd accept the job.

2 hours ago, Red Five said:

Not Bob Stoops

 

 

"shocking"

1 hour ago, The Scarlet Pimpernel said:

 

LOL I said that last year when we were recruiting him. I saw him play multiple times in HS and had him rated as the #3 HS RB in Louisiana. 

 

 

Why would Mickey want to go from being head coach back to coordinator? If he doesn't get the gig he's likely gone, imo.

He wouldn't be going "back" to coordinator.  He's a position coach and AHC to IHC.

27 minutes ago, TiredHuskerFanMWI said:

I don't have a problem posting the general story.  

 

An in house visit was arranged in Arizona to seal the deal with Dylan and this was a big event to the Raiola clan.  Dylan was very into Nebraska. Several Raiola family members arranged to be there.  Frost phoned Dominic morning of and said he couldn't make it.  Dominic apparently pleaded with Frost to re-consider, and Frost re-iterated he could not be there.  Frost eventually suggested a zoom meeting  Dylan lost faith in the process, Ryan Day caught wind, and OSU full court pressed.

 

I left out the reasons I've come across as to why Frost didn't want to show up, mainly because the general story is true but I suspect people are having fun coming up with Frost's reason to back out.  I personally suspect it's just another example of Frost having some type of personality disorder (another example being how he stood at the media day podium speechless staring past everyone until a BIG rep bailed him)...people with personality disorders make plans and back out last minute all the time...but i guess bad habits can't be ruled out.  

Maybe I'm wrong but color me skeptical Dom wouldn't have had Trev's ear on something like this 10 seconds after it allegedly happened 

1 hour ago, TiredHuskerFanMWI said:

I just heard the Raiola recruiting disaster story for the first time tonight...oof...if true, man Scott has some issues I hope he irons out. 

If.

A giant word with only two letters.

1 hour ago, JJ Husker said:

Seriously? You’re blaming phones being ready? All those phones have zero to do with a person slipping up. But they may be the reason we find out about things happening.

What you wrote is my point....I guess I worded it wrong.

I'm sure there are parts of the rumors that are true.  But just like with Eddie O or Urb, it's too easy to slip up when everyone has a phone ready to photo your a$$.

32 minutes ago, JJ Husker said:

 

Maybe “agrees” wasn’t the right choice of words but he isn’t stupid and he sees what we see. I mean it sure hasn’t been a winning culture. And maybe it’s just me but his presser comment sure seemed like he didn’t want the players saying crap like that, understandably, to the press. Seemed to me it was more about making the comment than the comment itself.

 

It’s not a big deal either way. I think MJ will deal with the culture much better than Frost has. Leading by example rather than paying lip service to it with the press.

I agree Mickey is better equipped and experienced to handle player issues like that.

1 minute ago, admo said:

What's Bolt's buyout?  Could be 3 coaches getting the axe in back to back to back years.

 

It is what it is.

Coaches know Nebraska is a leader in buyouts

#nofearoffailure

13 minutes ago, JJ Husker said:

To be fair, Mickey only disliked that he made the comment. I’m guessing MJ agrees, just doesn’t want players saying stuff like that.

I'm not so sure he agrees, but obviously you have a right to your opinion.

Mickey wasn't pleased about it.

On 9/12/2022 at 7:51 AM, BigRedBuster said:

 

I completely agree with him.  

 

Many players don't know how to win.  It's like they are just going through the motions and thinking that's enough.  The interesting/frustrating thing is, I thought this is what Frost would be able to change.

Mickey didn't like the comment.....

1 hour ago, BigRedN said:

 

It didn't matter that after going 8-13, Scott was given a two-year extension ... so regardless of what we hear, it really shouldn't matter.  Scott was privileged and given every opportunity.  That same entitlement will not be given to MJ.  Scott is very fortunate indeed regardless of what story ever comes to light.

 

Scott would go on to an 8-18 completion to his career after that "necessary" extension.  I won't really "ditch" on him ... God help the soul that feels any need to protect him.  He always abused me with his coachspeak.  I'll choose to remember him by his playing days ... all the rest of it can die and leave my memory.  :-)

Weird.....

16 minutes ago, Slow yer Roll said:

Do you think Moos could see this coming and that's why he left?

 

Didn't want to be a part of the s#!t show?

Moos used covid to work from home permanently, which wasn't in Nebraska.

Moos liked a drink or three with boosters but that's part of it and no big deal.

The bigger deal was becoming an absentee AD.

3 minutes ago, Huskerfollower4life said:

Then you don't or haven't been following Nebraska football. We have elite money and we have a new 155 million dollar facility being built right now that will show recruits that we want the very best for them and that we are serious about winning here. Nebraska just hasn't choosing to go get great coaches in the past to compete with other programs and that's why we have sucked.

I'm well aware of the new facilities.

If you haven't been following Nebraska football, it ain't done being built quite yet.

5 minutes ago, krc1995 said:

Just silly. Every loves the corn coast.   

True.

But we are outside the top 20 in athletic department revenue and facilities.

That's not elite.

23 minutes ago, krc1995 said:

We have facilities and we have money. We can get an elite coach. 

We don't have "elite" money or facilities....or geography.