RedDenver

There are in fact very few that actually have sub 4.5 speed coming out of HS. Most of those claiming to have that speed are really 4.5 - 4.7 but have inflated or handheld times.

Expect an official announcement this week.

It's Ekeler not Eckler according to this: "Mike Ekeler, a native of Blair and a Kansas State grad" link

Everybody realizes that the asst coaches do most of the recruiting, right? I'd prefer Bo didn't go back, but I think it's not really that important.

I have also heard Scott Frost mentioned as a possible RB coach.

Can you give a synopsis?

I'm not sure that's true. I agree there's no way Mike Stoops comes here unless he's fired. Mark Stoops might though.

Gill, Grobe, Johnson, and Peterson to name a few, once the dust settles you will see a plethora of head coaching positions being filled by other head coaches. It'll be interesting to see how it all shakes out. Does anyone have stats or a link to the coaching carousel from the last few years? It'd be interesting to see if our perceptions match the data.

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.