I know this is my first post, but I’ve been following the boards as a guest for around 5 years. Anyway, not the point of the post but a simple preface. Here’s the reason for posting:
First off, congrats to the players on a much needed win. But, I’m not so sure I’m as impressed with the win as others from a standpoint of the coaches. As I was driving yesterday, I listed to Coatney and Taylor’s post game call in show. There are many people who feel the defensive staff has done so much better since the first half of the Oregon game. Sure the stats may show this, but I am afraid there is too much smoke in the mirror here.
Oregon threw the ball far less in the second half than the first following the interception early in the 3rd Quarter. I believe it was only a handful of times actually, compared to the many passes of the first half. Oregon doesn’t let up, and that’s a much different game in my honest opinion.
Sure we held it close with NIU, but it was a second string quarterback, and I’m fairly certain the atheletes and depth at Oregon are superior to those at NIU...and the same observation could be said about Rutgers. No disrespect meant to either team, but it’s reality.
I know many many will say, we will see against Wisconsin. But, some of the phone in’s last night would have you believe we just beat Alabama or Clemson. Many were also quite in favor of giving MR and staff another year under a new AD saying he has not had enough time. I disagree.
Considering coaches like Harbaugh, and Chryst both were hired the same year as MR and both of them have been top 10 for some time. Now, I know Wisconsin was good under Beliema and declined a bit with Anderson, but Mich was not good under Hoke. And also Franklin at PSU. How can they do it, yet we can’t expect our coach too?
The reality is, MR is a lifetime .500 coach and a move from Corvallis to Lincoln isn’t going to change that. I know he is a great guy, and the personality was a welcome change from before, though I never had a huge issue with Bo I can understand why people did.
So so far we have won a squeaker against ASU, came up a bit short after a horrible first half at ORE, lost to NIU (when many were certain this wouldn’t happen), and won by 10 against argueably the bottom team in the B10. I just don’t see how NU can afford to keep MR another year unless he wins out.
Do a search and find out AD then a new coach. Those who say Frost isn’t ready...his UCF team just beat a very solid Maryland team who beat Texas, who then played a very close game with USC. Based on his previous year, and early games this year, I’d say he’s ready if he wants it. Hopefully, he’d love to return to UNL.
Sorry for a long first post, and again, congrats to the players on a needed win. GBR!
