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6 minutes ago, RedSavage said:

DeBoar COULD end up being a really good coach and so far that looks to generally be the case.  However, I would have a lot of concern that his success might not translate to big boy football.  Winning in NAIA, MWC and PAC 12 aren't exactly screaming accomplishments.  B1G and SEC are a whole different ball game.

Could have said the same about Rhule. 

4 minutes ago, Decked said:

There’s almost too much Rhule smoke to not be fire right??

If the sightings/sources are accurate, then I’d say, definitely.  Especially at this stage. 

6 minutes ago, Farms said:

Pilot/plane availability possibly?  With all this stuff not necessarily being 100% planned in advance could be an issue as I know the jets at Silverhawk have been tied up pretty well non stop lately .  I mean you'd think if Trev Alberts says he needs a jet somebody would have one for him to use but that's about the only thing I can think of.  

I guess that makes sense.  All right, who’s going to go stake out OMA tonight?

21 minutes ago, Red Five said:

Rumor is Rhule is flying back to Charlotte currently, and then flying back to Nebraska later tonight.  We need someone to stake this plane out when it lands in Charlotte.

 

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/ULA603/history/20221115/0130Z/KCLT/KOMA

If that were the case, why not fly into Lincoln?

Was there an announcement?  Or are we just at the point of HC search desperation where we’re taking a couple tweets and running with it? 

Not that it would have won us the game, but what happened to running the damn ball.   34 degrees and snowing.  Yeah.  Let’s pass.  

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28 minutes ago, Mavric said:

Our defense has been playing pretty well the last three weeks.

 

It's pretty sad that three of our last four head coaches have been (primarily) undone by their inability to hire a competent Defensive Coordinator and/or stick with a guy who isn't getting the job done for too long.

Frost (I’m assuming he’s one of the 3), was not undone by chins.  Chins wasn’t great, but….Frost was undone by himself.  

1 hour ago, HuskerNation1 said:

 

This is where Trev really screwed up. Frost needed to go last season and we would have had a new staff for this entire season.   I feel really bad for the players who have endured another difficult year.

There’s rumors out there.  This may  not have been 100% Trev’s call at the time or at minimum he had influence from high level boosters to keep Scott.  

10 hours ago, gossamorharpy said:

Is this true?  I thought title ix only applied to scholarships and figured walk ons, not on a scholly obviously, would have zero impact on title ix.

 

To the original question, 105-110 total seems like the right amount.  85 schollies or whatever the number is now after the covid impact year and then 20ish walk ons to mainly help with practice squad/special teams/hopefully find a diamon in the rough or 2 that sees the field. 

 

Above that, youre just wasting cycles coaching and developing players that wont see the field and naturally eat up time that could have been spent on the actual players on saturday.

I heard the football numbers thing from someone at NU who would know.  I think it Title XI is concerned with opportunities as it relates to total enrollment gender ratios vs scholarship numbers, but I’m not completely sure.  

Definitely.  The huge FB roster has created Title IX compliance issues.  

8 minutes ago, BIG ERN said:

Would you be willing to hand the keys to Mickey IF one of these scenarios happened? 

 

Win @ Michigan (haven't beaten a ranked team since 2016, let alone a top 5 team)

Win vs both Wisconsin and Iowa (haven't beaten either since 2014) 

I would. But if we lose all of those, is MJ out of the running?

59 minutes ago, JJ Husker said:

Cut to the chase:

Trev will make a really good hire. Some will like it, some won’t, most will get behind the new coach. In 2-4 years when it’s obvious things haven’t improved enough for everyone’s liking, most everyone will hate him and blame Trev, a few will want to give him more time and then we’ll be right back here again.

Wouldn’t this make it a bad hire?  

1 hour ago, ZRod said:

What have they done the past 5 years? I haven't seen much from them.

Matt’s been raising a lot of money for NU.   
Scott’s been taking a lot of money from NU.  

29 minutes ago, Toe said:

Hmm. Looking into some history, Rhule turned down Oregon when he took the Baylor job. Why would he turn down Oregon in favor of a huge dumpster fire? Apparently it was because Baylor has a much better local recruiting base than Oregon. That... wouldn't seem to favor us.

Good point.  We need someone who’s up to putting out our dumpster fire and doesn’t mind dealing with some recruiting challenges.  I’ve resigned to the possibility that instead of an experienced proven guy, it may take a motivated up and comer to want this challenge.  

1 hour ago, Mavric said:

 

I think you can make your argument without resorting to the personal attacks.

I just see frustration like everyone else and someone directing it fairly broadly.  If there was a personal attack there somewhere, I missed it. I assumed “venting “ was okay as long as it wasn’t directed towards a specific individual (s).  Maybe clarification is needed in regards to this?

4 minutes ago, talaricohusker said:

 

Saw this on my wife Facebook 

Don’t believe it.  

7 minutes ago, The Whale said:

I think Trev is in over his head and was the wrong hire for AD.

Based on the new coach that hasn’t been announced or hired yet?

5 minutes ago, TGHusker said:

So no boarder coaches.   

I would hope not.  They’ll pay the next guy enough to afford his own home.  

1 hour ago, PasstheDamnBallGuy said:

Wait when high level Officials are denying things they are usually true right? 

I wonder why he would comment at all? And why now?  There’s been rumors every week. 

2 hours ago, The Whale said:

 

This is good - I hope MJ gets the job. Will save the program from having to buyout his contract after he would have been fired by DA.

Any potential NU coach who's not smart enough to retain MJ, isn't smart enough to be the head coach at NU.

On 10/30/2022 at 11:31 AM, FrantzHardySwag said:

I think he's connected, I think he has the type of personality that elite guys would want to work with,  and I think we would have enough money to pay for elite guys. Mickey isn't my top choice...but if its gonna be him or guys like Campbell or Leipold who have major liabilities on their staff that I guarantee they'll bring to Lincoln - give me Mickey. 

I like this perspective, but I am not convinced that he’d be able to load us up with a kick butt staff.  However, I’m not basing that on anything other than the fact that he’s never had the opportunity to do that before.   I would guess he’d be someone coaches would love to work with.  If I’m MJ, I’d be making some initial contacts and then present Trev with a “plan”.   

6 minutes ago, tmfr15 said:

Well, there went our chances for Luke Fickell.

Well, there went our chances for Lane Kiffen.

Well, there went our chances for Dieon Sanders.

 

Are they all three going to Auburn?

32 minutes ago, FrantzHardySwag said:

I still like Mickey. I think Mickey will recruit well and hire stud coordinators. I think guys like Klieman, Campbell and Leipold will hire buddies and hope it works - like they always have. 

Why do you think Mickey would or could hire stud coordinators?  

21 minutes ago, Axl_sued_me said:

Is there some type if strategy to not blocking?

 

https://twitter.com/Big_Red_Cowboy/status/1586528850741116928?t=YbQCmE6IQQmpPeSxD6W-mw&s=19

 I’m assuming they’re not coached to do this.  If that’s true….That players complete lack of effort shows that he should not see the field again.