The Scarlet Pimpernel

How about an early Christmas present by landing Joe Brady and then getting him and MJ to bring Myles Brennan here.

Interview with Mickey Joseph

At this point I've pretty much accepted that we don't have anyone and that whomever we do eventually get is going to be a disappointment.They'll try to spin it like whomever they hired was "the best match" (the local media has already planted those seeds) but it'll be easy to see that it was because no one else was interested.

Allow myself to retort: MICKEY JOSEPH WORKED WITH BRADY AT LSU

That would be an AMAZING hire. Hey -- Joseph worked with Brady at LSU

Burton Burns? Former Husker, from New Orleans, and knows Joseph. Currently coaches RBs for the NY Giants.

Maybe it's an NFL guy and not a college guy?

Tom Herman was not coming here as an OC no matter how much we threw at him. He has plenty of $ and has the luxury of waiting around for a sexier position to become available. I also find it hard to believe that Joseph would accept the position without knowing who he'd be working with, which leads me to think it's someone he's worked with before or is at least familiar with.

I have some similar concerns, but the bottom line is, we're not really in a position to be picky with the hire. Everyone knows that Frost is on the hot seat so you've gotta find someone who's willing to come despite the circumstances, which means A) a young guy looking for a nice pay raise; or B) a guy who was at a school with a HC change who isn't being retained (ala Mickey Joseph). Regardless, any candidate realizes that it very well could be a one-year gig.

He could announce the hire and still let the guy coach in the bowl. I'm quickly losing interest in Ruggiero. From everything I've read, his system takes time to get rolling, and that's one thing we don't have. We need immediate results.

People have been telling me that for the past 15+ years.

At this point, Frost basically needs to tell his target, "How much will it take to get you here?"

Yeah, I'm holding out hope that perhaps Korn told him, "I need to talk it over with my family" etc. and Frost gave him a deadline. But if he said no, then what?

The guys who Tweeted that Husker fans should "stay up late" also mentioned the Pitt & Wake OCs in their article. Musgrave and Harrell would be absolutely terrible. After watching Wake last night, I question how effective Ruggiero's scheme would be in the B1G. I'm hoping for Korn at this point.

Especially with the portal, when you're pretty much guaranteed to lose a few guys each year. I'm so sick of the excuses when it comes to recruiting. Recruiting is the lifeblood of the program and If you can't recruit, then hire guys who can.

Bottom line, with such a small class they should've focused on QUALITY, with maybe 2 or 3 spots going to high 3-star guys. They took the 3-star guys because realistically, that's all they could get. I see many people mentioning hiring co-OCs but you've gotta remember that you're only allowed to have so many coaches on staff. When you have two OCs you're taking a spot away from another focus group. I don't know if Frost offered Korn or not, maybe he did and he's waiting for a final decision? I'm losing optimism with each passing hour.

Unfortunately, I think it may be the latter -- his targets weren't interested, and now he's scrambling to find someone, anyone, who somewhat fits. The longer this goes on, the more likely that's the reason. With all the championship games finished, there's no reason not to make an announcement now.

I don't understand that logic at all. Just because a class is small doesn't mean it can't still be highly-rated. Knowing this class is small, it should have been filled with primarily 4-star guys. Didn't happen.

I've said the same thing the past two weekends

If we don't hear something today, that tells me that Sipple & Co.were full of baloney with their "stay up late" spiel.

It won't be Ludwig nor Grimes. If Ludwig takes another job before his contract expires in January 2022, he must pay Utah a $450,000 buyout.

So Davis and Ruggiero are the two rumored names?

Didn't say I want him, just said he's still in play. I don't want Harrell, either.

Yes, it is. Out of the realm of possibility, I mean.

Peetz is still in play as well - would explain why Mickey Joseph was willing to come without the OC being named. Unlikely that he'll be retained by Kelly. Played for the Huskers.