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12 minutes ago, TGHusker said:

Regardless of Rhule's NFL experience, he comes away from it with more contacts, more resources and that can be important to many recruits.  

What the hell does it mean he came away from it with more resources?

1 hour ago, Red Five said:

 

Fickell would 100% be a "big time" hire.

This statement in itself is true, but no one on his current staff has experience with the recruiting challenges of Nebraska.

Recruiting the Rust Belt vs recruiting the 500 mile radius of Lincoln.....night and day different.

......and does he bring his OC with him?

2 hours ago, Bigred_inSD said:

Any sightings of Jim Tressell?

There will be if Fickell is hired and Mike Tressel follows.

6 minutes ago, runningblind said:

Because we rank #2 in all of college football in buyouts paid of course.

This might be the best and most accurate post of the thread.

On 11/21/2022 at 6:47 PM, JJ Husker said:

Head Coach searches suck. All the hot takes make me want to puke. I’d almost rather have no football program if it meant no more search speculation.

......and yet here you are online.

Just now, Husker816 said:

Who is Mike Farrell?

Will Compton's source.

Lars be makin' some people nervous....

16 minutes ago, huskerpower22 said:

That’s called everyone said no 

Did Trev not review the Steve Pederson files his first week in office?

10 minutes ago, BIGREDIOWAN said:

Better not be MJ.... he's not ready to be a HC yet 

This isn't necessarily true.

I don't know who it'll be but other than a couple of big time names like Meyer, Joseph probably has the ability to put together the best assistant coaching staff for Nebraska's specific situation than other names mentioned like Deboer or Kleiman.

And those names matter more than ever before with recruiting needs.

If Fickell is hired, most people know Tressel and Coombs on the Bearcat staff and that's about it.

.....and Coombs was fired by Ryan Day.

10 minutes ago, HuskerNation1 said:

 

I can see your point with Fickell. With Deboer, he has been to 3 schools and did amazing things each time.  I have full trust in his ability to get the job done his way.  

The B1G has some of the elite assistant coaches in the country.

I'm not confident either Fickell or Deboer has a rolodex to get it done at Nebraska.

2 hours ago, HuskerNation1 said:

 

I would actually prefer Deboer over Fickell but would be good with either.  

Another issue with preference of head coaches is we don't know what staff they would assemble.

And most head coaches are loyal to the assistants who have helped them achieve the success they have thus far.

Could Fickell assemble a quality staff at Nebraska?  Could Deboer?

8 minutes ago, Born N Bled Red said:

 

 

No. He doesn't get any pass, and its because the way this went down. He knew this was likely coming by this time last year. He had from then until the start of the season to prepare. He then fired Frost after 3 games, so that he had three months a head start on the official search process. In doing so, he cost the university an extra $7.5 million. If he bungles this, it is all on him, and if it is bungled. I will believe the reports of him pinching pennies. What's that saying? Penny smart, pound foolish? A good Nebraska football program pays for itself 10 fold. With what Nebraska can pay, and the resources and facilities, there is no reason he should not be able to grab a tier one coach. 

What is a tier 1 coach and how many of them are there?

34 minutes ago, ColoradoHusk said:

Lars is a moron

Fits right in with the current 680 content.

19 minutes ago, lo country said:

That'd be wild if he's right.

First thought is they would be a force on the recruiting trail.

Just now, TGHusker said:

That too and he would be good doing so as an assistant coach. There are other HC candidates who can recruit   — sign up other assistant coaches who can recruit 

Are there other HC candidates that can recruit to Nebraska?

If you think there are several, you and I disagree.

Just now, TGHusker said:

I hope not. Retain him yes but not as HC. We need someone wt experience and not someone learning how to be a HC

We need recruiters.

4 minutes ago, lo country said:

No news on Aranda.  Maybe it is actually him.  I think Rhule is out.  NU would never go with Prime.  And we will regret it year 1.  Of those left, both Fickell and Kiff would be great hires. 

 

Maybe it'll be Klieman and we can start pronouncing Nebraska with a Z sound.  Like NebraZka.  Just like Bi-zon...I am good if it's him tbh.

 

And we need 25 more pages tonite.  Get to posting.

What if Lars Anderson is on to something and it's Joseph with V. Joseph as DC and Bienemy as OC?

1 minute ago, The Maudfather said:

Yeah, fans should continue to blindly throw money at a program that is an absolute f#&%ing dumpster. 

You don't have to blindly or otherwise throw your fan cash at anything you don't want to.  Nor does any other fan.

Choices.

8 minutes ago, PasstheDamnBallGuy said:

I think the idea of Kiffin being the first domino is if Rhule thinks Auburn could poach Franklin in which case Rhule would pick Penn State over us. 

Also market contract value.

Stoops got moved up to $8.6 mil.  What is Auburn going to shell out?  And obviously to whom?

Is $8 mil going to get it done for Nebraska?  $9 mil?

1 minute ago, Huskerfollower4life said:

How do you figure that all the focus is on Kiffin as the lead guy? You absolutely have to pay attention to what Trev is going to do. You have no clue who the leading candidate is or even who is a candidate bc we have no evidence on who is.

Kiffin is Auburn's lead guy, but Kiffin is an expert at leverage.

7 minutes ago, Huskerfollower4life said:

If TA doesn't name a head coach after the Iowa game would that mean we are only screwing ourselves all over again? What I mean is if TA doesn't have a coach lined up in place that isnt a coach that is coaching right now or he decides to wait longer then expected are we in trouble with building this team up for the off season with recruits and coaches? 

Stop worrying about what Alberts is doing.

Once Kiffin decides what he's going to do things will roll quickly.

Kiffin has all the leverage right now....he's in no hurry.

6 minutes ago, Huskerfollower4life said:

True but we have bigger Nil opportunities then Auburn. It's really what your preferences are as a coach.

If you count Mickey Joseph, one to two coaches prefer Nebraska.  The rest would prefer Auburn.

9 minutes ago, ColoradoHusk said:

If NU has eyes on Rhule, the biggest snag in that would be Auburn hiring Franklin and then Rhule taking the Penn State job.  I think Auburn throws everything they can at Kiffin or Franklin.

My point exactly.....Auburn is the job at the top of the food chain currently.

There's a probability no coach has been hired yet....which would also be a reason there's no announcement.

Other dominoes might need to fall first and it probably starts with Auburn's choice.

1 hour ago, HuskerNation1 said:

 

 

 

A platitude from the AD during the coaching search.

"Surprising"