Nebhawk

Not going to lie, I like this teams will to fight.  If we would have saw more of this last year, we would have won alot more.  Yeah, I know your going to say its more about Casey and Palmer, I do agree some, but this whole team is fighting harder for this interim staff than they ever did for Frost.

Our Defense is just what it is at this point.  Our offense is not helping when they need to .  Run Yant some, and then maybe come back to Grant.  Grant is not seeing and hitting the hole right now.  Run more zone read......not that hard.  Just run more zone read.

I have not really made a list yet, but here is what I would start with:

1.  Urban-  Yes, he is the only can't miss hire out there.

2.  Matt Rhule- He did get Temple and Baylor on the right track in short order.

3.  Lance Leipold-  Anyone who can get Kansas respectable in 1 1/2 years is a really good coach.

4.  Mickey-  I question his authority some after he let WHipple  call a pass play on 4th and 1.  But if he gets this team to a bowl game, I don't know if you can afford to not hire him.

Best of the rest:  Aranda, Campbell, Klieman, Harskin, and Dykes.

My last comment for this session but College GAmeday was in Lawrence today.  Leiipold was featured on this.  Many know who that guy is right now.  If KSU keep winning they will have a Gameday soon somewhere as well and that guy, Klieman, will be known nationally if not already.  If your going to keep suggesting Aranda, please remember that Rhule built the current Baylor program and Aranda just got the keys.  This is where I think alot of people get mislead.  Rhule recruiting alot of the players on the roster and he was building towards what is there right now. 

I will add that many on this board wanted Billy Napier last season, and he is struggling with Florida's talented roster.  Too soon to tell, but he isn't instant winner either.  With a roster like they have at Florida, and recruiting success, this coaching thing is hard to figure who will and who won't make it work. Deboer at Washington lost to Arizona St today?  I don't know if there is a homerun hire other than Urb's and pretty sure he isn't coming here.  I could see him at Auburn or Texas A@M or Florida St or Penn St or ?  I have read where Auburn will go after Franklin if Meyer turns them down.  I am guessing that A@M won't fire Jimbo for the $90 mil he would get......but.....?  In the end, we just need the right coach for us and it doesn't have to be a slam dunk nationally in my opinion.  We have this NIL thing that alot of schools dn't have and that is a deciding factor as well.

2 minutes ago, chamrocck said:

I don’t think kids in CA or FL even know what a Lance Leipold is. I think he is a good coach but we need recruiting. All the guys making plays this year are new players transferred into the program.  I want a big time national name in here. This is mini pro football with all the money nowadays. Campbell and Leipold will ceiling out with talent they can bring here. 

These comments make me scratch my head.  Were talking about Nebraska Football......with the winning coach, it recruits itself.  We have to develop players no matter who is the coach and where we get players in the star battle.  What I have seen so far from Rhule, Klieman, Leipold or Aranda is they develop players.  I don't know if we could go wrong with any of those guys right now.  Recruiting is important, but what we do with those recruits is so much more important.

This is the question that I am sure many are asking yourselves right now:  How do we root for our team even if we think that Mickey might not be the best fit as a full time head coach?  Not saying I don't want him or saying that I do want him.  The thing is are we setting ourselves and the kids up for a big letdown if Mickey isn't retained and ends up winning 5 or 6 games?  Who would want to coach this team and do it having to retain Mickey or Busch?  Almost seems like a lose, lose situation to some points.  I hope for the kids sake they make a bowl game.  I hope that they get what they deserve in the long run.  Just asking a serious but not serious question. 

13 minutes ago, chamrocck said:

Campbell is out.  His leverage is gone as ISU is underperforming a lot.
 

What the hell Venables?  Looks like that guy is DC only material. Bob Stoops may coach again and prove all you naysayers wrong!  
 

The homeruns are still out there.  Meyer, Aranda, Kiffen, Petersen.

 

Fickell and Dykes stock are still in tact.

 

I guess we can get in a pissing match with Wisconsin for Leipold but I don’t think Leipold can recruit at the level we need. 
 

Don’t sleep on Deion!  The recruiting alone is worth it. Keep MJ and Busch.

If you think that Leipold is not a good enough recruiter, you are slapping our resources and money in the face.  He has recruited decent being in only his second season at KU and really his first season of having his recruits since he started late after recruiting was done already when hired.  The issue is going to be if Mickey wins two more games and he doesn't get the job.  No one will want this job if they have to retain the interim guy who the players like alot and have played hard for since Frosty was shown the door.  Basically Leipold can coach, if you win games that improves recruiting on its own.  I wouldn't sleep on him just yet.  But again, even he wouldn't want this gig if he has to retain the interim guy that wins 4 games.

3 hours ago, lo country said:

He might be a great DC, but not a good/great HC.  A lot of guys are better when soley focused on one area.  Maybe Brent is that guy.  

 

I wonder if Lincoln went to USC to avoid the SEC and/or he new that his player quality was declining and Texas, Baylor, OSU, TCU were on the rise and his road to a championship would be harder in the Big XII

Lincoln Riley took all the talented offensive players with him to USC and OU lost some key defenders to the NFL last season.  Basically Riley sabotaged OU and I do think that OU was on the decline as well

NO to Schiano,  hard NO.

I would take Busch or Klondike Jim over Schiano.    Only thing that make me want Schiano is the entertainment value at a possible half time or post game fight between him and Ryan Day!

1 minute ago, ColoradoHusk said:

Grant had 136 yards against Indiana

Those runs were not off tackle.  They were up the gut and tough runs.  Our line can't block, and calling for off tackle or outside the box runs isn't going to net any more yards than whats happening now.  Just keeping running him, he will jup cut and juke his way for yardage.  He had two runs to the outside tonight and was kept going sideways for little to no gain.  He is a straight line runner, and yes, he has not broken any 50 yard runs against Big 10 competition.  He looked tonight like we was getting worn down some. 

Just now, lo country said:

So much this.  D came out at half and were completely different.

 

Whip needs to learn its ok to run outside of the tackles.....

I don't think it matters where they try to run the ball, we can't block and Grant can't outrun D-1 players like he did against North Dakota and Georgia South......remember Grant hasn't really lit up anyone since those two warm up games

Next week is well, next week.  We won this week, and now can sit back for a night with the Big 10 West lead.  Enjoy that for a change.  Purdon't matter right now!  Soak up back to back wins!

I saw somethings that makes me wonder if Mickey is cut out for this kind of job right now, but the kids are playing hard for him, and that matters!

No more Friday night games from Rutgers......Big 10 looks stupid having these Friday games like this.........Let the MTN west and Mac have this night.  NOw, its a a win when we needed another win.  Congrats Busch, this was his game, more than Mickey.........But Mickey sure gets the win!

Holy Hell!  We will win another one!

Holy Crap, the REFS do like us!

We are not a smart football team.....snapping the ball with 10-11 secs every time this possession.......Grant does not look like Grant tonight.  I might keep Yant out there for this series.

That first down was huge, now lets get another one, and another!

Our O-line really can't do much..........We just need 4 yards a run and this game is over......

Look at this D..........they get the game ball as of right now.  Now Whip has to run the clock, run the damn ball time

I might be frustrated with the game tonight, but our kids have not given up or thrown in the towel like last years would have.......Mickey and Busch are doing something right............

Now, can our D keep up its play?  I think it can, Rutgers really is worse than us, on Offense!

Whipps has called an awful game, but that call was NFL quality.  Go for the big one!

Best play call of the night for WHipple!

thank god there QB play is worse than ours