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19 hours ago, JJ Husker said:

IDK, I’ve been to Norman Oklahoma and South Bend Indiana and Lincoln is a rose garden comparatively. I know ND has some inherent recruiting advantages but location isn’t one of them. Tuscaloosa is also pretty sketchy but it is near the ‘cruits.

Norman is just a few hours from Dallas, and that's the main reason why they have continued to have a winning program. There is lots of talent in that area, and it helps being relatively close to that. We don't have any geographical advantages like that. 

Historically, yes, but an entire generation of recruits weren't even breathing the last time we had what would be considered by most an elite season (2001). We have had so many "meh" seasons the last twenty years that our blue blood image is in jeopardy and more of a folktale to the younger generations. Only older fans remember our glory days now, and that is never a good thing. 

Michigan has looked very pedestrian so far, and all they've played is cupcakes. Unfortunately, team health has reared its ugly head, otherwise I think we could have made this a game at home. 

The offense has looked no better than a Frost offense so far.

We've lost to worse Colorado teams in recent years, so a loss really shouldn't be that much of a surprise here. While Colorado has depth issues, they have a few players that do have elite talent, and that can't be said about our roster. Also, I think with this being Deion's first home game, their crowd will be more energized than usual, giving them a distinct home-field advantage.

My takeaway is that I'm prepared for another season without a bowl appearance. It's clear that there is still a long ways to go in terms of recruiting in the trenches.The QB play also didn't show much promise. Also, it will take time to erase the loser culture that has infected the program the last two decades. All the current players on the roster have known is losing. 

I don't know what people were expecting. This was a four-win team last year, and dramatic improvements typically don't happen in just one year.

I think that the new additions to the league will help NU in recruiting. Having exposure on the West Coast never hurts.

7 hours ago, ColoradoHusk said:

I really like Lane too, and I think he's done a good job of changing his image in recent years.  I am not sure what questionable morals or character he supposedly has, but many of the "negatives" were when he was a younger coach, and he was trying to establish himself in coaching.  He was offered great jobs and he took them.  Since then he's gone down to a lower level, won there, and is now winning at Ole Miss.

 

Even if people cast him as a "job hopper" I would be fine with him coming to NU for only a few years if he left NU in a better place.

Callahan and John Blake proved that it is still possible to recruit an elite class to Nebraska. If the chosen candidate is truly the right guy, the recruiting will take care of itself. Results on the field and national perception also matter. If the hire is perceived as bad along with NU's recent mediocrity, the recruiting will remain average. If the chosen candidate has a proven track record of winning and the hire gets national praise, the recruiting will almost instantly improve. More than anything, NU needs to change the perception young players have of NU, which is a losing program. An entire generation of recruits do not remember the 90s or early 2000s for NU, so fixing the perception of the program along with a hire that gets national praise are the keys for NU returning to contender status. In my opinion, Mickey would be considered a "safe" hire and add to the narrative that NU can't let go of the past. This would do the program no favors in the long run in my view. With this hire, NU can not only hire a qualified candidate, but also announce that they are not leaning on the past anymore and are willing to forge a new identity for the modern era of college football. With the booster support, fan support, facility upgrades, and new Big Ten TV deal, NU is in a position to make a solid hire here.

I think if it was Rhule or Meyer, it would have been announced by now. Rhule might take a year off before considering another job. I also feel that if it was Mickey it would have been announced by now. In my view, it’s most likely another sitting college head coach. 

Mullen was in a recruiting hotbed in Florida, but he couldn’t seem to put it together outside of 2020. The rest of his years there were middle of the road. His offenses are good, but he yes yet to prove he can handle HC responsibilities at a big name program like Florida or Nebraska. It’s a different kind of pressure coaching at those places when compared to Mississippi State.

9 hours ago, JJ Husker said:

Credit to @Cdog923 for this excellent topic idea.

 

The name at the top of this list is…..

 

Deion Sanders

 

Has not demonstrated the ability to lead a P5 program like Nebraska. Sure he’s doing wonderful things at HBCU JSU but it takes more for recruiting here and sorry but Snoop Dog and Rick Ross mentions won’t move the needle in Nebraska.

 

Maybe if he gets the Kardashians in the entourage 

Just on the slim chance he comes, the spotlight he would bring to NU would be amazing.

Though the results aren’t mind-blowing, he made the best out of a tough situation. I will say that the competitive spirit of the team has improved drastically since Mickey’s first game.

It looks like Matt Campbell isn’t a candidate anymore. I’m glad because I don’t want NU to be mediocre for another 5 years. 

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Deion is a cleaner version of Urban when taken into account the kind of recruits he would bring in. Both would recruit at a similar level, but one has a much better image at the moment. I don’t think many would consider Deion a sleaze bag (as a coach at least).

Illinois had a much worse team last year and still beat NU. The only thing NU has going for them this year is that this game is in Lincoln. 

Illinois is a disciplined, fundamentally sound team and can play defense. Not to mention their lines don’t get pushed around. Essentially, they are the exact opposite of NU. 

1 minute ago, THROW_DEM_BONES said:

 

Yeah, Let It Bo

Okay, I’ve got nothing for this. Grade A

5 minutes ago, JJ Husker said:

You’re changing the topic. You started out acting like SF was a s#!t hire at the time, got called on it, then changed tour tune to 8 or 9 wins per year. You dragged Pelini into it then changed your standard to “championship caliber”. Pelini may have been good for 9 wins per year but he showed no signs of being able to, or even wanting to, getting beyond those 9 wins which just happened to come with a blowout loss or two. He wasn’t championship caliber either but that didn’t stop you from claiming Frost wasn’t a suitable replacement at the time he replaced Riley. Getting kind of dizzy here with all the goalpost movement.

 

As for your completely unrelated question, No, Riley wasn’t an upgrade, obviously. That has nothing to do with how you’re trying to re-write history at the time Frost was hired.

First off, I never said Frost was a bad hire. I'm simply saying that in comparison to Bo, the coach from UCF was not  a sure upgrade. The Frost hire looked good in comparison to Riley, but that's not saying much. Prior to Frost, Riley was the worst NU coach in modern times. Not everyone worships NU players from the 90s. I shouldn't have to prove in writing that I was skeptical of the hire. Someone that has their best years in the AAC should draw automatic question marks when discussing their ability to win in the Big Ten. 

10 minutes ago, PasstheDamnBallGuy said:

Mullen's resume really doesnt even look that much more impressive than Campbell's at schools with a insane ammount more talent than ISU. Campbell also actually beat a playoff team in his 2nd year not just almost did. 

Campbell would be a more underwhelming hire than Callahan and Riley combined.

20 minutes ago, Guy Chamberlin said:

 

Speaking of hindsight, I don't recall anyone in college football who didn't think Scott Frost was going to lead Nebraska back into relevance. It was the biggest no-brainer in college football coaching hires. The pollsters ever put Scott's 2019 team in the preseason Top 25 despite that 4-8 opening season.

 

If you can find a record of yourself in 2018 warning that Scott Frost's resume was a recipe for disappointment, I'd be thrilled to read 

Just now, JJ Husker said:

 

Did you think Riley was an upgrade from Pelini after he just went 5-7?

5 minutes ago, Gage County said:

Don't you remember? We're not going to hire a guy that covers up domestic violence.

A man can dream