Jeremy

BETTER not be O'Brien. If Mickey gets a good OC, I think he could make it work. The only problem is we aren't going to out-athlete Ohio State or Michigan. Ever.

Whether it's Mickey or not, there will be a huge overhaul on our sideline. Raiola - replaced Dawson - replaced Ruud - replaced Does Busch continue as DC? Whipple probably retires, and then what? Purdy and Smothers are not effective passers. What kind of offense could we even install with the guys we have? Palmer is a 2nd-rounder at worst, so he's gone, too. I like Mickey, but there are just too many variables.

Gawd, I forgot we were up 2 scores. Ugh. You have a point, but they just seem like they're struggling a lot more this year. Their offensive line actually looks worse than ours if that's possible

I'm sure it's in a separate thread, my point is that a new OC is a factor in keeping Mickey. What kind of offense does Mickey want? Who would he go for?

I hope we play well in all the games, but the Iowa game is the biggie. Hopefully we're healthy, and we roll into Iowa City and Mickey puts an end to this horrible streak they have on us. This is probably our best chance in a long time.

I'm hearing Whipple might be dealing with some health issues? I don't think Mickey is interested in play-calling, so he'd have to go out and find an OC. To me, that's a wildcard to consider if he's a legitimate contender.

Thank God the scoring streak that started the game after ASU '96 wasn't ended by Rutgers, of all teams.

I can't argue with that. Given that Mickey's never been a head coach, there's no way to know how things would go long-term.

Mickey barely recruited any of these kids. Pretty sure he brought Palmer, arguable the most athletic kid on the roster, with him from LSU. Not on him.

The best case scenario, albeit highly unlikely, would have been for Mickey to step in and somehow turn things around quickly. Compete for the West, make a bowl, and I think Trev would've announced pretty quickly that Mickey is the guy. Probably not gonna happen.

What in the HECK does that last line mean? Why make it smaller? Does your anecdote accurately describe EVERYONE in the western 2/3 of this state? Are we ALL like that? What a TRASH statement.

Things better change quick, or it DEFINITELY won't be Mickey.

The Indiana game is officially sold out. After that, there will be tickets available, I believe.

Fickell made the playoff with Cinci. I don't see why he'd consider Lincoln. Urban would bring enormous buzz to Lincoln the likes of which we haven't seen in a long time. If nothing else, Nebraska football would be a lot of fun to watch.

Kelly would have done some film study as well, and known not to kick it right at a 5th year senior running back, too. That was the dumbest call I've seen from a Husker staff since Callahan kept calling chuck and duck passes for Beau Davis down 56-10 in Lubbock.

Agreed. I'm a solid no on both Kiffin and O'Brien. I do wonder, though, if ole Urban has enough in the tank to make one last run, maybe redeem his NFL stint?

Respectfully disagree. The right staff with the right system could at least make us respectable, compete for the West 2 out of 3 years. Every now and then make a run at the B1G and playoff. We just need the right people calling the shots.

You're right, but I'm just starting the same campaign I've had since Callahan was axed.

Every team they play is vastly more talented than they are, and they win. Air Force nearly won their division last year. They won their bowl game against Louisville. I provide proof that it works. All the doubters have is conjecture.

Army and Air Force win 9+ games every year with it. They don't really recruit. Navy has a couple 11 win seasons recently. Why does everyone think any coach (outside of Urban Meyer) in Lincoln would get kids to come here instead of Columbus, Ann Arbor, or Madison? Ohio State beats us for recruits 9 times out of 10, and it shows on Saturdays. We will NEVER out-recruit, out-spread, out-pass, or be more athletic than them. We need to be different and unique. Hard to prepare for. Right now we don't look much different than most of the B1G. We wouldn't have to worry about wasting recruiting time going against the rest of the B1G for 4/5 star QBs and WR, and we could focus on building a legitimate defense that doesn't give up 550 yards to Northwestern.

Chadwell, Calhoun, or Monken. Bring option football back to Lincoln.

Urban would bring a lot of hype to Lincoln for sure. I'd want him just for the ensuing craziness.

A lot of uncles in Lincoln and Omaha would be happy to see a fullback, too.

There are some comparisons to be made between Frost and Chadwell, but a key difference is that Chadwell has proven himself at multiple levels and for a good while out at Coastal. Frost maybe just caught lightning in a bottle for one crazy year, and we bought in. It's clear that the results Frost got in Orlando will never be repeated in Lincoln. Petersen is an interesting candidate. I don't know what he does or how he does it. Somehow, he seems to just turn things around wherever he goes. Could Husker fans get behind him as a coach? Hard to say.

Those would be ideal, but I doubt either are head coaches again. Chadwell's stuff is fun to watch.