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1.  I don't think 3 years is enough time for a new coach.  Riley getting pushed out at this time is setting a standard that we won't be able to move away from or overcome.  What coach would come in knowing that he is potentially out in 2-3 years?  What recruits would come knowing that history of late shows that the state doesn't support the coach?  That the chances of them having more than one coach in their college career is high?   2.  Seems like most people had issue with the AD.  So why not get a new one on board and see if that gives the program what it needs.  3.  Issues now (imo) are really tied to the OL - and I think a change there at the same level of the Diaco hire makes a huge difference in recruiting and performance of that position.  3.  You all can tell me that you'd be crushing on Frost even if he wasn't an alum, but I challenge that.  There aren't any other persons' of interest that you'd be taouting that have 10 years of coaching experience, and only 1 year at a HC level - and that one is in the The American Athletic Conference.  He may indeed be the next coming - but now is not the time to gamble.  4.  Those of you arguing that "now's the time - if we don't snag him now we never will".  Bunk.  IF he goes elsewhere this year (which I'd bet is a huge IF) and he wins and puts the time in, do you not think the NE gig, would be equally attractive to him in 2, 3, 5, 10 years down the line?  If it's something he wants to do, it will still be something he wants to do in several years.  When he's more proven.  When he has more experience.  5.  I don't think it's time to change HC's, but if you do it should be someone with name recognition (outside the state) that is of the caliper of the guns that have been mentioned here for years.  If you can't get that level - that's on us.  And if you can't then what we have is a pretty good damn fit.  6.  A program that starts over every3-5 years will never be successful.  Period.  There is no gaurantee the recruiting momentum continues with a new coach.  If I was a recruit that was graduating next year I wouldn't even glimpse at NU if there was another coaching change.  And we would certainly lose those who have verbally committed for 2017, as well as the regular attrition of players who are currently here that would leave after Riley left.  Sooooo many other points to make but I need to get out of the house and nobody needs to read more of my rant.

Riley isn’t coming back to coach next year. He’s so dejected, if he isn’t fired he’s retiring and over the pressure of this job. Go look at all his interviews since Ginger’s firing. He doesn’t have “it”. Frost does. We’re not the only one taking notice. 3 years is enough time just look at oh I don’t know, what Scott Frost is doing at UCF and tell me again that 3-years is not enough time. There is marked improvement between Frost’s team now and the 0-12 team. The recruiting argument is getting so old at this point. Yeah, a recruit might not come if a coaching change happens, but we’re not going to land the big fish if we’re 4-8. Hell, even if we do they won’t be coached up to succeed. I also am past the point of allowing Riley to fire people to keep

his job. The man has been coaching for 20+ years and should’ve been able to see the flaws in all the coaches he’s let go. He had an open checkbook to go out and get the best coaches and he brought in several of his buddies, only for them to continually suck (Hughes, banker, 450, cav, Langs). That doesn’t scream high coaching IQ to me. 

If Riley loses to Wisconsin tomorrow, it's guaranteed he won't be back next year. You can't win the West if you can't beat Wisconsin and if he loses tomorrow, Riley will be 0-3 against Wisconsin.