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40 minutes ago, krc1995 said:

Well we love to pay people to not coach- so maybe that’s it. 
 

laughing all the way to the bank 

51 minutes ago, Toe said:

 

Like maybe she's laughing at the suckers who bought into the rumors.

Appreciate the responses.

Don't get why that would be put out there w/o context and why anyone feels the need to respond when there's no context. Maybe she heard a great joke, but who the heck knows.

The stupidity of Twitter, I guess.

16 minutes ago, Toe said:

 

How do laughing emojis apply to the next HC? What is the assumption?

A chance to do or dare

12 minutes ago, lo country said:

I hear it's going to be Aranda.  *Purely rumor* One of those 3 people removed, but the actual "source" would potentially be in a position to know.  Don't shoot the messenger.  Would make sense with nothing coming out, kids still committing and MJ still recruiting.  Maybe Aranda, Orgeron, MJ, BB, and OC to yet be guessed.  Who knows....

This aint gonna happen. But man, it would fire me up.

32 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said:

 

I'd have to know the state of their O and D lines to determine if those are apples-apples comparisons. Other first year coaches are not having that level of success.

1 hour ago, Enhance said:

Personally, no. Even in the off chance one or both of those happen, it's a bit too little too late in the process. We're approximately 18 days out from a likely announcement and I imagine (or, hope) Trev is in the final stages of negotiations. I think it is unrealistic to tell a preferred candidate "hey, give us a couple more weeks to see if our interim pans out." By that point, his preferred candidate could decide to take another opportunity that's more solidified.

Plus, imagine telling a candidate to hang on, MJ loses the rest of these games, AND the candidate got impatient and bailed. That would be an absolute dumpster fire.

I'm willing to believe the new coach is a done deal or very close. And I'm sure Mickey already knows where he stands whether its HC, Assistant, or Out.

1 hour ago, ColoradoHusk said:

This is exactly why I am not in favor of Mickey being the full time head coach.  The program is broken.  I think the players need a shock to the system in order for things to significantly change.  If Mickey were promoted to full-time head coach, I don't know if the players would fully understand how much they need to change going forward.  I think a lot of them would think "great, we can do things how we have been doing them".  In fact, they may even think "What we did the last 9 games of the season was so good, that we were able to get Mickey the full time head coaching job.  Why do we need to change?"

I'm willing to believe this season's team is not Mickey's vision for his program.

I see it as All of the above. Could probably add something about which positions post most of the talent relative to rest of team. Depth aside, they need a higher concentration of top talent in the blocking and tackling positions.

2 minutes ago, huskerfan74 said:

 
 

I just really hope Palmer does not leave at the end of the season.

Agree with this, yet ironically he was part of the problem today. 

16 minutes ago, Comish said:

Learned that Purdy is Whipple's GUY no matter the results on the field and his stubbornness basically cost us the game. Also remember his line last week about Smothers not being able to throw the ball downfield, when today compared to Purdy, that's a bold-faced lie. Also disappointed that Mickey didn't take charge like a head coach should and dictate who is going to play instead of allowing a lame duck coach to play HIS man. Also learned several of our touted receiving corps had crucial drops at the most inopportune times. And finally reinforced that this team is so fragile that it cannot overcome being behind the chains at all. Really damning.

Definitely my thought on Whipple. I think this is a win if Smothers had played the whole second half. 

Not get too fired up about the D, considering Busch wasn't brought here to coordinate it. Yet, he was clearly out-coached in 2nd half. Needed to bring a lot more heat on the replacement QB.

Faith and Honor held high

30 minutes ago, BoSolich said:

 it'd be real easy to find someone to feed sipple some bad info so people stop talking about it.

This is kinda where I"m at with all of this. There might be some kernels of truth in all this reporting er rumor mongering. Sure someone will be able to say their "leak" was the one that turned out to be accurate, but 99% of this is crap. if I were AD, I"d leak all kinds of rumors to throw people off the scent. 

11 hours ago, M.A. said:

I want to also add that Mickey Joseph is someone I’d have confidence in that can “figure it out” meaning, that he won’t have convinced himself that he has all the answers but instead employs a process of discovery. He looks for answers curious and determined and tests himself without making assumptions. That’s an admirable quality. You want someone you trust working on your behalf that can figure out whatever their confronted having the desire and intelligence and curiosity to do it. That accounts for a lot. 

 

 

This seemed to be a major flaw with Frost. I think he thought he had all the answers. 

27 minutes ago, HANC said:

As much as it looks good now, hindsight is 20/20. Husker nation would have revolted if we hire Bert after his 4-8 season at Arky or a 5-7 record at Illinois. SF still had support this year, let alone 2 years ago. 

A lot of recency bias with the BB love. He's had more average-crappy seasons than great ones. 

11 minutes ago, ColoradoHusk said:

Getting in an early hole in the game is a measure of being ready for what the opponent is going to do on offense and having a good offensive script to start the game. That’s the definition of being prepared. Also, where else am I supposed to look to measure the preparation of the team, other than the games. Finally, being better than the worst coach in modern history of NU football is a low bar, and shouldn’t be used as why Mickey should be hired. 

1. Yes, its a single point to define preparedness. Literally every coach has fallen behind in games in their career; even lost some of them.  

2. He shows preparedness in ways he interacts with the media, the way the team responds to him (doesn't guarantee victory), his recruiting prowess.

3. Agree about low bar, yet nobody is stating it should absolutely be Mickey's job versus the unknown list of coaches where mutual interest in the job exists. 

9 minutes ago, ColoradoHusk said:

NU has fallen behind in the last 3 games coached by Mickey. How does that show that one of his strengths is “preparedness”. 

Ability to be prepped for all aspects of coaching only equates to never falling behind in games? That's a very narrow window to define one's preparation ability. If we're simply going to look at game results and nothing else, the team has seemed to be better prepared than under the previous coach, and today's scheme was going okay until Thompson injury and the baffling decision to stick with Purdy. (Mickey was probably to soft in not taking the game out of Whipple's hands.) 

10 minutes ago, 3gunhusker said:

Preparedness?  Did you watch the game?

Yep, judge him off the results of this game. Please be consistent and do that with all the other "hot" names some will throw out.

23 minutes ago, ColoradoHusk said:

From the day Mickey was hired as Interim Head Coach, I thought it was a good choice to lead the rest of the year but he shouldn’t be a serious candidate for the full time job. Mickey has done well to rally the players and be basically the opposite of Frost with the media and preaching accountability. However, I haven’t seen anything ON THE FIELD that makes me think that Mickey is making a difference with this team. Yes, it’s tough on Mickey to go out with this crappy team, but that’s the deal. This program is needing a complete overhaul and new voice. I don’t see how hiring with such limited experience is the best choice. 

While I'm not reading to write off Mickey (especially just based off today's results), I understand his drawbacks and your reasoning against him getting the job.

For me, its just the inconsistent tone and judgments in some posters' comments. It insults our collective intelligence. 

'The Illinois game NOW shows us that Mickey is ABSOLUTELY not qualified to be the guy'

Then we'll see names throw out as quality candidates with worse losses on their resume than #17 Illinois. 

But, sure, okay buddy, Mickey sucks.

8 minutes ago, ColoradoHusk said:

But, other than the fact that Mickey is a former Husker and he’s a great recruiter, what else about Mickey stands outs above more experienced head coaches. 

Admittedly, I can't give you a square answer anymore than you can probably state which experienced coaches started as an in-season interim with a dumpster fire team, immediately turned it around that season, and became what we could probably agree on as a "successful" coach.

Being a former Husker (in the sense of one that seems to want Nebraska to succeed for the sake of Nebraska) and being a great recruiter are outstanding in and of themselves.  

I think he possesses qualities like Preparedness, Relatability, Hardnosed, Winner..I could keep going. Depending on which experienced coach you liken those qualities, he either compares or surpasses. 

This doesn't mean I think he's necessarily the best or only choice. it just mean I more willing to judge him on some positive qualities rather than only the outcomes of games for a program he's been part of for a matter of months, and only somewhat in charge of for 3-4 games.

I'd have to go back and look at last year's games (specifically Iowa), but I don't recall Smothers looking as unskilled or unprepared as Purdy did today. Obviously, I don't see what's going on in practice.

So the team looked bad this week so its clear this Mickey can't possible have HC chops? Got it.

I get the resume argument and I haven't really seen anyone argue that Mickey HAS to be the next coach. 

Just funny to me that by some commenters' logic, guys like Gundy and Clawson should be let go after today's performances. Heck, those coaches actually got to recruit all their players and even lead spring and fall practices. 

Would think there'd be more general support for him as a former Husker than trying to constantly find reason for why he's not good enough for "us".

From my eyes, it appeared the team was playing with a better attitude post OU til the 2nd half of this game, and the W-L record was reflecting that. I think its silly (unfair?) to lay the OU loss on Mickey. 

For the first time since the Frost/Chinander firings, was disappointed with the coaching, specifically Whipple.

It was clear Purdy was no where near prepared for the combination of our O-line and the Illinois D. While he looked bad passing, he even made Thomson look like Lamar Jackson with how slow he moves. 

Yet, Smothers could barely get a sniff. And with the "only" a 2 score deficit, Whipple seemingly called played to simply get the offense off the field. Would've liked to have seen Mickey take more command here.