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The new chancellor may fire Eichorst. If the sellout streak ends there will be consequences.Why would he fire Eichorst? How has Eichorst failed in his job?Well, he's fired two more successful coaches and endorsed two under-performing ones. So.....For some of us, it's always been about more than just the W/L columns. And you're smart enough to know that at least one of those coaches wasn't fired simply for his W/L record so why keep acting like he was? OMG. Steve Pederson agrees with you.

I think year 4 and beyond is where we find out what this staff will be doing for us. Riley seems to be planning for the future, and that is a strategy I don't disagree with but that means we aren't going to have any instant gratification. Instant gratification? I don't think that many of us expected conference championships and a payoff berth in the first two seasons. But, with our favorable schedules and having the best talent in the division, competing for division titles and, at the very least, not getting blown out by Purdue and Iowa are not unreasonable expectations.

McBride's teams won conference championships, finished in the top 10 in final rankings, played for National Championships, and some of his defenses were top 10 defenses PRIOR to the change to the 4-3. Not apples to apples. Ya, either you weren't around in the 70s and 80s or you forgot or you chose to forget to mention it. When NU had big slow defenders and OU was burning us every year, and Charlie was in love with a 5-2 defense, Voices From the Grandstand were calling for his head. They sounded a lot like, well, you. I'm guessing cornstar hasn't been around quite as long as we have. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Oh, I was around. I remember people wanting McBride to go in the late 80s early 90s. Iirc he had the top ranked defense in 82 and 84. I could be wrong, but I think there were about couple of years in the early to mid 80s where he fielded top ranked defenses. Point being, even prior to the switch to the 4-3 his track record is leaps and bounds better than Banker.

Ouch.

McBride's teams won conference championships, finished in the top 10 in final rankings, played for National Championships, and some of his defenses were top 10 defenses PRIOR to the change to the 4-3. Not apples to apples.

If his job performance depends on it, he should be checking on the academic status of his players.

Before Harbaugh was hired for the 2007 season, Stanford had the #59 (2006), #25 (2005), and #60 (2004) classes, or a #48 average. They just came off a 1-11 season, where 9 of those 11 losses were blowouts. He came in and they immediately improved, and then improved again, and then improved again, and finally improved again before he was hired away. The situation Harbaugh inherited at Stanford and improvement he consistently made there is nothing like Riley at Nebraska. And anyone who says "he's done well all things considered to this point" after a losing season and the curbstompings we've encountered is also not being objective. Ok that's my bad, so not 40, number 48. I used rivals and 247 in combination and made that mistake. So those 8 places represent a whirlwind of difference in your opinion? Jim Harbaugh is an elite Coach at both the college and NFL level. He took over a team with a talent level within the same ballpark as Riley did in the cupboards. He proceeded to win 4 games, then 5 games, then 8 games. He didn't surpass Mike Riley's 1st season win total until his 3rd year. "He inherited a team with a 1 win record" you say, so is he from an objective point of view allowed a couple bad seasons? You prove my point in that sentence. It is of course relevant what the previous coach leaves behind in culture and talent, and that of course plays into Riley's losing season and blowouts. You know what Harbaugh didn't inherit Qmany? A defense that gave up an NCAA record breaking amount of yards rushing in a game, a team accustomed to it's coach receiving penalties and being broadcast throwing fits on the sideline, a team that was pulled aside by the previous coach and told the AD was a p*ssy and they should transfer. Lets be even more objective just to crush your point a little further. Nebraska is the first Major college football program that Riley has coached at. I want to note that I don't count Oregon State due to lack of resources, and unbelievably bad tradition. When he took over at Oregon State, the beavers hadn't been to a bowl game since 1966. There are very few power 5 teams as historically bad as Oregon State. Let's take a look at some of the best coaches in the current era of college football and their record in their first 2 seasons as a head coach of a Major program. Mike Riley- Nebraska- (15-10)- 60% Nick Saban- Michigan State- (12-11-1)- 50% Jim Harbaugh- Stanford- (9-15)- 37.5% Urban Meyer- Utah- (22-2)- 92% Dabo Swinney- Clemson- (13-8)- 62% So lets see, among 4 of the best active College Football Coaches Mike Riley ranks better or about the same as 3 of them. I'm going to go ahead and say its pretty objective to say that he has done nothing in his first two years that proves he can't and wont win a championship. You can continue to pretend his performance his first two years points to the fact he has no chance, but history just doesn't agree. Wow, seriously? You're comparing what Saban took over at MSU, or what Harbaugh took over at Standford, to what Riley took over at Nebraska? Nebraska was a 9 win per season team with the exact same talent that Riley took over. At this point, any fewer wins for Riley than 18 is unacceptable. This season the Huskers literally lost every game against a quality opponent (with the arguable exception of Minnesota). To be sitting here at 15-11 after two years is ridiculous...and we all know that should be 14-11 since Nebraska didn't belong in a bowl at 5-7 last season. So now Riley is sitting here at 57%. That's a huge surprise, said nobody with half a clue. He has been coaching for 30 years and has been a .500 coach the entire time. So here he sits at Nebraska as a .500 coach....okay .576 but it's right around where he has been his entire career. No surprises here. Oh yes seriously, I am comparing those two head coach's at two different programs to Mike Riley in their first two years. And I am sorry to say it but Nebraska has been nothing special for a long time so try not to be so shocked I could compare those two programs to us. There is of course an imbalance between Nebraska where Riley got them, and the other two programs no doubt about it. They are two of the greatest coach's ever however, so even with a disadvantage it seems ok to me to pit Riley against them. Everyone here is still upset about the blowouts and I get it. As I keep saying I'm not here preaching how amazing Riley is and he is the next Saban. I'm just saying its a bit early to completely write him off as a head coach. The reactions i'm getting are that I am unreasonable, which is why I point out a few of the greatest coaches and how their first two years at a major program went. I did it to illustrate sometimes coaches need more than two years, not for any other point. Plenty of coaches have had tons of success their first two years, and we all know it. Like it or not we are all getting another year of Riley. I would just prefer to be optimistic leading into it. I still think there's a chance for a big turn around next year. Yeah, well...you go ahead and try to be optimistic, I'm going to choose reality. Riley is a .500 coach. He has always been a .500 coach. There is no indication that anything other than a weak schedule will change that. And any hope that he can compete against the likes of Harbaugh and Meyer is just fantasy. You aren't choosing reality, I just showed you in reality that amazing coaches have started off worse than Riley and it obviously all worked out. You are choosing to say Mike Riley has no chance without acknowledging that Riley has done some great things in his career and even here. That's pessimism my friend. Riley may end up being successful here, only time will tell. If I were forced to wager on it, I'd bet against it. But he really hasn't done anything great, especially not in his time in Lincoln.

God I love those jerseys Those were the best uniforms.

These are grown men on the football team, why do we need to follow them around and make sure they are doing what they are supposed to be doing? Accountability and responsibility for your own actions, I love it that Riley is teaching this because far too often people don't think these things matter. Wait, are they men or kids, I get confused? I don't think that there is any question that Nate is responsible for this. His actions were unacceptable. But everything that happens in the football program in the end is Riley's responsibility. If not, then what are we paying him millions of dollars for? I can't believe how every failure that happens under him is blamed on someone or something else as the excuse train rolls down the track. The previous coach had no issues ensuring that his players attended class and got acceptable grades. Why is it so hard for our current coach who has tons of experience to do the same?

This made me chuckle.

Provide quotes where the White House says the election was hacked. I don't recall hearing them say that. Heard it on the national news, ABC. Not sure how to provide that quote. I'd say to describe exactly how they interfered and how that interference affected the election outcome. Also, maybe show how they were able to find this info. Some specifics would be nice. Right now, just a "take our word on it" doesn't hold much water to me.

Pretty much all reported news is fake news. Just watched a local news report about raccoons being illegally trapped in the city. The local fake news reported that the "coon cuff" traps they showed on TV were dangerous to pets and humans. Either they are stupid or liars, take your pick. Most likely both. In other fake news, the White House keeps telling us that Russia hacked the last election, yet they have not provided any proof.

Too bad we don't have a coaching staff to help with any of that. Millions of dollars for what?

They are gonna get PAID!!! Easy, easy money. When the line was about 3, wow, that was a gimme.

It'll stop being brought up when people stop blaming depth issues on the current staff. When folks stop claiming it was his W/L record that got him fired, other folks will stop correcting them. When folks accept that Mike Riley is here for at least the next two years whether they like it or not, this board will be a lot more fun. Like Callahan, Solich, Osborne, Devaney and all the other coaching predecessors at Nebraska, Bo will always be brought up in our discusions of Nebraska football simply because they are all part of the history of the team we all love so much. I could have swore that they were hired to do....... .......something. I guess not. 2 years later and still worse than the last idiot.

Dedicated to the run though.

I don't know if he'd be a good DC. But he's a really good recruiter. And he can't be any worse than the DC we have now. Cosgrove. Last year's defense was basically the same as Cosgrove's last defense. I actually think that Callacrap and Cosgrove would be more successful in the B1G than our current staff.

All a product of the staff.

Really? We need a hardcore Chancellor who will, at academic meetings, head butt other school's Chancellors and/or swear at them? Did I say that? The softness flowed from the top. Not sure what Green is like, but hopefully the next AD isn't as soft as the former coach described. Oh please. Read your friggin' post. The implication was clear and if you want to walk it back now at least be a man about it. Huh? Did you misunderstand what I said? I think I've been clear that the previous chancellor, the current AD, and the current coach is soft. I'm hoping that the current chancellor and the next AD are not as soft.

Considering that our schedule has 9 easy wins built in, I disagree. I'd say 8 and 4 or 7 and 5. 2018 may be another below .500 season.

But. Bo.

At the very least you're predictable. If you don't mind my interruption of the pity party, much thanks to Ryker Fyfe, Brandon R., Alonzo Moore and all the other seniors who did their best and fought. Missed the softness there but I'm confident you will find a way to inject it. Nate G., live with yourself. You gave your teammates the middle finger when they needed you most. Too bad that the current admin/staff had no repercussions for truant players.

Really? We need a hardcore Chancellor who will, at academic meetings, head butt other school's Chancellors and/or swear at them? Did I say that? The softness flowed from the top. Not sure what Green is like, but hopefully the next AD isn't as soft as the former coach described.

Where's the talent? That's what we need, we were outclassed again today, which I thought we would be especially given we were starting a walk on QB. We've been bitching about coaching for 15 years but it's the talent level that has really slipped in this program. That's what needs to change. Our talent level isn't below Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, or Purdue.

I'll disagree with the offensive not having bread and butter plays. It has them, the bubble screen, the jet sweep, and the RB over center/off guard. Total garbage.