RedDenver

Exactly. How dare someone post his "inside sources" on a the rumor forum. Outrageous! Don't come on this forum if you don't want to read the rumors, hypocrites.

I just don't understand how people think going from HC at Buffalo to OC at NU is definitely a step back. Look around at the candidates being mentioned for various HC openings, most of them are at high profile schools as coordinators - Pelini, Muschamp, Mullen, and there's probably more. What small school HC's are being mentioned? Gill is the only one I've heard, but there's probably at least a few. I'm almost certain Gill will not be at Buffalo next year, he'll either come back to NU in some capacity or move on to a bigger name program. Staying at Buffalo won't help his long-term career.

13 seasons at GV at least makes it seem like he's not purely motivated by ambition. My other point was not that he didn't play, but that he's never been at a major program either as a player or a coach. And I think his $2 million buyout (which may be reduced to $1 million) may be prohibitive as far as the money issue. Again, I am fine with hiring Kelly, but I have reservations about him.

He's staying there to replace Beamer. I'm not sure Beamer's retiring anytime soon. I think Foster might be a better hire than Pelini or Muschamp (out of possible DC's).

While I am ok with hiring Kelly, he seems like the coaching flavor of the week to me. As far as I can tell, he has never played or coached at a major football program. Cincinnati is the biggest program he's been at. And he's always restoring down-trodden programs, not programs which are good but trying to become great. He also hasn't stayed at a school long enough to maintain the momentum he's created. These are minor objections, I know, but he just doesn't give me a warm and fuzzy feeling for the future.

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It's for 4 pm Tuesday, not today.

Is there anyone but Nebraskans going to that site? Of course they're going to vote for all things Husker.

Hahaha, I thought you meant "parody" at first - as in the SEC is a parody of football. I'm a little slow on the uptake sometimes...

I don't have the link, but Alvarez has made a statement that he does not want to coach again nor does he want to leave Wisconsin.

Pelini beat MSU, Callahan beat UM. From huskerpedia: 2003 Won 10, Lost 3 Big 12: Won 5, Lost 3, second place North Division Coach Frank Solich (Bo Pelini acting head coach for bowl game) Date Opponent Site Result AP Rank Att. NU/Opp 08/30 #Oklahoma State Lincoln W 17- 7 /24 78,058 09/06 Utah State Lincoln W 31- 7 23/ 77,284 09/13 Penn State Lincoln W 18-10 18/ 78,008 09/25 S. Mississippi Hattiesburg W 38-14 15/ 36,125 10/04 Troy State Lincoln W 30- 0 12/ 77,825 10/11 #Missouri Columbia L 24-41 10/ 68,349 10/18 #Texas A&M-HC Lincoln W 48-12 18/ 77,604 10/25 #Iowa State Lincoln W 28- 0 14/ 77,483 11/01 #Texas Austin L 7-31 12/16 83,308 11/08 #Kansas Lawrence W 24- 3 19/ 50,107 11/15 #Kansas State Lincoln L 9-38 18/ 78,014 11/28 #Colorado Boulder W 31-22 25/ 53,434 12/29 *Michigan St. San Antonio W 17- 3 22/ 56,229 *Alamo Bowl Final rankings: 19th AP, 18th ESPN/USA Today Roster | Depth chart | Stats | Honors | Fall camp | Spring game 2005 Won 8, Lost 4 Big 12: Won 4, Lost 4, tie second place North Division Coach Bill Callahan Date Opponent Site Result AP Rank Att. NU/Opp 09/03 Maine Lincoln W 25- 7 / 77,469 09/10 Wake Forest Lincoln W 31- 3 / 77,380 09/17 Pittsburgh Lincoln W 7- 6 / 77,336 10/01 #Iowa State Lincoln W 27-20-ot /23 77,433 10/08 #Texas Tech-HC Lincoln L 31-34 /15 77,580 10/15 #Baylor Waco W 23-14 / 40,857 10/22 #Missouri Columbia L 24-41 / 60,641 10/29 #Oklahoma Lincoln L 24-31 / 77,438 11/05 #Kansas Lawrence L 15-40 / 51,750 11/12 #Kansas State Lincoln W 27-25 / 77,761 11/25 #Colorado Boulder W 30- 3 / 54,831 12/28 *Michigan San Antonio W 32-28 /20 62,000 *Alamo Bowl | Final rankings: 24th in AP and USA Today Stats | Honors | Depth chart | Roster | Media guide | Spring game link

I'm pretty sure it's at noon... high noon. [whistling] [tumble weeds roll by]

It's possible BO comes as the HC and Turner returns as the OC. I know a lot of people don't think turner would move from HC at Buffalo to OC at NU, but I think he'd at least consider it. He'd be at the school he loves and would be in excellent position to become the next HC at NU. At the very least it's a pay increase.

I think you mean "level of experience". Having lots of 4th and 5th year players does not make them talented. And that's kind of the point - Grobe is winning at Wake Forest!!!! WF went to the Orange Bowl. Did you really see that happening? Sure he's not competing for a national title, but what do you think he'd do with the talent at NU? I guess that's really the question we're asking about all the HC candidates - how do you think he'd do at NU?

Has Kelly ever played or coached at a major football program? I'm serious, I don't know the answer. All I've ever seen is that he was D2, C. Mich., and Cincinatti. If that's it, I'd be worried about a guy that's never had high fan expectations or media scrutiny let alone the boosters.

I didn't realize Bud Foster was only 48. He's got to be considered towards the top of the list having coached under Beamer with strong D and special teams.

Come on, don't you guys know that Bo doesn't use airplanes? He simply changes into his S-suit with the cape and flies himself to Lincoln.

I understand your concern and I share it to a lesser degree, but the quote is some reporter for an Austin newspaper. The opinions of other Husker fans on this board mean more to me than a pundit from Texas, JMO. Along these lines, does anyone have more sources regarding Pelini's recruiting prowess?

Do you have a link for Gill being lazy? I heard this same rumor but about Gill when he was a player not as a coach. And even then the rumor had no evidence. TO has known Gill a really long time, I'm going to trust his take on whether Gill will be a good HC over any of these internet rumors.

Sorry if this has already been mentioned, but Shanahan isn't leaving Denver and we couldn't afford him if he did. IIRC he's making around $6 million per year. Nu isn't paying more than $2 million.

I'll chime in with a vote against both Rose and Pavelka. It's like a real election - I don't have anyone to vote for, only lame ducks to vote against.

Classic!!!!

I'm still a little hesitant about Pelini, but I think both Grobe and Johnson are excellent HC's. I remarked in another thread that Johnson ran a spread offense at Hawaii and Navy as OC a few years ago, so he won't necessarily bring the option game he uses at Navy.

Bo's not going to come back to be DC. He's the top asst coac in the country so ll kinds of schools will want him for HC. Yes, that's what everyone is saying. The HC can still fix the defense.

Watson was the QB coach at CU in 1999 and then the OC from 2000-2005. Here's the offensive stats: Category - National Rank - Actual - Conf Rank 2000: Rushing Offense 82 122.00 10 Passing Offense 32 240.00 4 Total Offense 66 362.00 8 Scoring Offense 77 22.91 10 2001: Rushing Offense 8 228.50 3 Passing Offense 70 205.92 6 Total Offense 20 434.42 2 Scoring Offense 23 33.00 4 2002: Rushing Offense 9 232.79 3 Passing Offense 106 141.71 11 Total Offense 58 374.50 9 Scoring Offense 51 28.43 9 2003: Rushing Offense 113 93.50 12 Passing Offense 18 279.25 3 Total Offense 66 372.75 9 Scoring Offense 63 26.58 8 2004: Rushing Offense 89 124.77 9 Passing Offense 56 215.00 5 Total Offense 85 339.77 9 Scoring Offense 81 23.38 9 2005: Rushing Offense 97 110.31 9 Passing Offense 59 222.77 6 Total Offense 87 333.08 8 Scoring Offense 78 23.46 9 CU Offense NCAA rankings: Rushing - 82, 8, 9, 13, 89, 97 Passing - 32, 70, 106, 18, 56, 59 Total - 66, 20, 58, 66, 85, 87 Scoring - 77, 23, 51, 63, 81, 78 Draw your conclusions...