The Whale

If true, that would be the worst hire since Riley....wait, Frost I mean...LOL!

Yes, they were close games. Good games. But brother - be realistic. Winning seven games IN A ROW against us is the definition of OWNING. GBR!

Nope, not me. All these other hot up and coming programs had a coach that was winning by year two (sometimes year one). That's why we need Urban -- he'd pluck 5 star talent from the portal non stop before next season. A big name at coach attracts big talent. Any hire that isn't Urban is a HUGE miss to me.

Comparing Deion to Urban for this job is like comparing Nebraska's football program to Iowa's over the past eight years.

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

You get what you pay for in this world (if you’re lucky). Urban commands at least $12 million and I’ve no doubt we cheaped out. Same with the other guys on my list.

No. Good take. They won’t.

We must not have been willing to meet his salary ask.

The search is clearly winding down. And then this info got leaked and reported (probably on purpose as a trial balloon). And yes, this article make me want to weep because it shows me that this 20-year nightmare isn’t likely to end any time soon.

I could name 20, but here are a few for starters: Aranda, O’Brien, Beliema, Meyer (yes, we’d have a shot), and Fleck. We could get any of these guys if we were willing to pay up.

LOL - I’m so distraught I fumbled the tag (just fixed it;-)

https://omaha.com/sports/huskers/football/mckewon-making-sense-of-the-sudden-jolt-in-trev-alberts-quiet-coaching-search/article_36782da6-5bd8-11ed-98fe-23f93c0ee88a.html “By early Thursday evening, Football Scoop, a well-connected clearinghouse for college coaching news, packed four names — current interim coach Mickey Joseph, Army coach Jeff Monken, Matt Rhule and Gary Patterson — into a vague report about Nebraska Athletic Director Trev Alberts’ search for a coach.“ If these are our four options, them I’m OUT. For good this time. These four people will not be successful here. If one of these four people are given the job, we will be going through this same process 3-4 years from now and Trev will be looking for his next gig at South Dakota or Buffalo. These four options are utterly unacceptable…ugh. Time for me to get drunk and cry now.

Dave will work hard and will do a great job. For $7.5 million per year, I'd work hard too.

DA $37.5 million 5 years

Deal almost done with DA. Won't be announced until after Iowa game.

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.

You believe MJ is being considered for the full-time HC position? After the IL game? Not a chance.

UM is out. Next tier is DA and BO. Leverage is back in TA's hands, as both are expected to want it. No announcement until after Iowa game.

What might really surprise some is, who initially approached who, when, and how.

Official offers don't get made for a position such as this unless they know the answer is going to be in the affirmative. When you hear of a P5 HC "turning down" an offer - it's almost always a situation where they were approached and asked if there was any interest if terms could be agreed upon by both parties and they replied "No thank you" prior to substantive negotiations.

80% chance of offer being made to UM next week, with only holdup being him and spouse deciding if they want the job. Source is friend of a friend of a friend of a business associate.

Why do you say that? I think (and fully expect) that we will get a proven winner, big name coach this time. Meyer or Bielema.

Urban has us winning the Big Ten West by Year 2.

My gut says it's hungry, but beyond that I believe we have a realistic shot at getting Urban. As a matter of fact, I'd guess he's the leading contender at this point (and that's assuming Trev hasn't already offered it to him and he accepted).

Trev, PLEASE don't hire a coordinator from somewhere else as our HC...go big or go home.