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3 minutes ago, Decked said:

I very much doubt we will be running a 3-3-5 in the big ten 

Best not. We saw how well that worked with Rich Rod.

Would think the NIL initiatives would kick in to high gear if there's want to keep of some of these players. Supposedly, NU boosters have one of the best initiatives in the country.

Despite Whipple's inclinations, I think they'd have run the football more if they could have been successful doing it. Most games, there wasn't a point. And the times they were dogma about running, 4th quarter leads, it was generally the wrong decision based on expected result. 

3 minutes ago, ColoradoHusk said:

1620 stating that Fickell interviewed with Wisconsin the Saturday which Wisconsin played at Iowa and Nebraska was playing at Michigan.  This was a week after NU hosted Minnesota, and rumors are that Rhule and his wife were in Lincoln for that NU-Minnesota game(or the couple days after)

I believe it. Heck, there was speculation that Rhule was a top choice for Huskers before he was even fired.

26 minutes ago, alexhortdog95 said:

 

And means that he gets all of his original pay, yes?

Correct, unless some other agreement is reached.

Which all means that he'll be bought out of his contract if not retained (or contract revised).

Sweet!

10 minutes ago, MyBloodIsRed16 said:

Really just depends how Mickey handled the locker room before and what type of person he really is.  If he stays and just tries to undermine Rhule then yeah that could divide the locker room.  But how lame do these kids have to be to say "I'm not gonna try hard for the new coach because I like Mickey"?  It's not Rhule's fault Mickey didn't get the job. If he keeps Mickey and it was his decision to keep him then you would think the players would appreciate that.  

And it would also be up to Mickey to be a professional and lead instead of divide. Mickey seems like a pro.

^^^^ Don't feed trolls.

2 minutes ago, Bigred_inSD said:

How so?  If Fickel would go to Wisconsin he could probably be sold on Nebraska.  If Fickel is going to beat Rhule on a regular basis theres no reason for either to be around.  Winning the west is fairly easy, if you cant do it move on 

1. If Fickel's results turn out to be better, doesn't mean Trev should be fired (even if Rhule does't work out).

2. Why even "worry" about this? Its one thing to pose a discussion. Quite the other to gaslight.

3. The West means nothing after next season.

2 minutes ago, Slow yer Roll said:

If the NE/WI coaching hires were reversed we'd have the exact same posts on message boards.

 

EXACTLY the same.

 

 

 

Bingo! Some can't be happy with a nice gift. Always gotta be wondering if it had been better getting something different. 

1 hour ago, M.A. said:

 

Thanks for posting. Based on this list, seems there'd be plenty of room for Busch. Might as well keep a guy with good Nebraska recruiting connections.

1 minute ago, Farms said:

So now that we know Fickell was in fact willing to leave Cincinnati.. Did we choose Rhule over Fickell or did Fickell choose Wisconsin over us.

Could be neither.

1 hour ago, Husker Bob said:

 

I don't think MJ will stay and I am not sure that Rhule would want to keep him, as the saying goes...a house should not have two masters.

Wouldn't be two masters. Rhule is ultimately in charge. If Mickey wants to stay he'd need to fall in line with Rhule's philosophies. 

3 minutes ago, Slow yer Roll said:

Who is Scott Shanley?

3 minutes ago, Slow yer Roll said:

Who is Scott Shanley?

If only there was a place besides Huskerboard to find out info like this.

2 hours ago, Mavric said:

 

It's definitely unpopular but I agree with you.

Is it unpopular? Seemed most believed the D was the bigger problem through most of his tenure. 

13 minutes ago, HuskerPriest said:

Valentino’s is average. Gives me almost instant diarrhea. 

I've never understood the love. It's always been Godfathers for me. 

Beyond recruiting and talent retainment,  I wonder if Mickey would also be a good gatekeeper for keeping former players and the like at bay.

18 hours ago, Rhuletheday said:

Stop making it an honor.  You cannot create a team environment when special (visible) status is given to certain players.  Everyone on the Husker D is a blackshirt.  Everyone on the Husker D wears a blackshirt in practice, just how it was when it all started.  I do say we need to get rid of the skull and bones.  We are a collegiate football team, not a biker gang. 

This guy doesn't know his Husker history.

And cheer as the winners go by

2 minutes ago, Nebhawk said:

After yesterday's game, I now am convinced that Mickey is not HC material.  First off, with 35 seconds left, you tell your returners to fair catch.  7 seconds lost right there............There was more things that convinced me that Mickey wasn't and isn't the best fit for this job or many at this point.  Run the ball when your up 14-3.  Don't care how or who, but find ways to run the ball somehow.  Mickey can tell Whipple what he wants and how it should be done. 

Now, I still think that this was not a fair audition for Mickey.  Our talent and roster is really below average...........we might have some skill players, but we have no trench players and really our linebackers on D are sub par.  Nevertheless, I think Mickey had to win 2 more games coming down the stretch, and did not get it done against Minny and now Wisky.  I do like Klieman.  I think he is a program builder.  He also took over a K-State program that was in way better shape than what we are currently in.  Snyder left him some pieces and left things on solid footing.  We are miles from being solid.  I would give Klieman a shot.

Can't disagree more with the parts of your posts about Mickey and yesterday's game.

They tried to run the football as you suggested and were unsuccessful doing it, as they had been basically all second half. Unsure which game you were watching. Considering they could not run it successfully, I was annoyed they thought they could win trying to just burn clock and rely on defense (that hadn't been good in 2nd half). 

Don't think Mickey was a top contender from the start. Sure, he probably could've thrust himself into the top tier with consistent wins, but the losses aren't fully on him at this juncture (it hasn't really been HIS program).

1 minute ago, lo country said:

I mean Maryland beat Ohio St today.  

I guess since I live in AZ I will find out later. Only halftime here.

2 minutes ago, HuskerNation1 said:

As we have talked about before, if there is a PC tomorrow that is a sign the new HC is not currently coaching.  If Trev waits until the following weekend it would seem to be somebody currently coaching.  Regardless of the timing, this decision by Trev really may cement his legacy with the Husker program.  He has a chance to drastically change the trajectory of this program with a great hire.  On the contrary, if he does not land a guy who is capable of turning the program around, it could seal Trev's fate and his legacy.  His quiet confidence makes me think he has a really good hire lined up.

And if said coach doesn't work out, he can fire that one and hire another. It really is that simple.

Love it that if "we" can't get the coach "I" want, then whoever gets named is doomed to fail. Pretty solid logic there. Go root for a different school/program.

First time I was annoyed with a loss since Chinander was fired. 

I know we're coaching with backups, but can't for the life of me understand what they saw in the 2nd half that made them think trying to run clock with 5 minutes left and put the game in the hands of the D was the recipe for victory.

Really needed to maintain aggressive offensively after their last TD. Was clear we couldn't run or stop the run.

Definitely haven't learned how purposefully ending the sellout streak somehow helps the program.