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8 minutes ago, schriznoeder said:

 

Which ones?

Not sure. Was just told hed had two HC interviews.

3 minutes ago, Cdog923 said:

 

Hopefully it's an HC gig he's getting. 

He has interviewed for two HC spots the last two weeks or so

1 minute ago, Nebfanatic said:

Any idea of when we will be hearing about this in an official capacity? I'd assume they can't wait too long 

Middle of next week. 

2 minutes ago, Cdog923 said:

 

It would be very hard for me to believe that Frost is pushing Walters out. 

 

 

 

I'm in agreement with you. I just can't say definitively one way or the other and dont want to until I hear. 

5 minutes ago, Red Five said:

If there are 3 openings, wonder if it will be a straight position for position swap. Or could TEs be grouped with WR, then have stand alone OLB and ST coaches?

There's a gentleman currently on the Nebraska payroll with tight end experience that you may see get back on staff in that capacity. 

3 minutes ago, Nebfanatic said:

Ok but what does done mean? Are they taking other jobs or did we move them along? 

That has been ridiculously tight-lipped and I truly don't know. I've heard both things. 

3 hours ago, Red Five said:

I just don’t see Mickey Joseph coming unless we are giving him a HUGE raise.  He is basically coaching in his hometown, and could be next in line to take over if/when Joe Brady leaves LSU for a HC gig.

 

Helfrich (if he is coming as an asst and not an analyst) makes the most sense to replace Walters.

Walters and Beckton are done. Helfrich and Mickey Joesph are the leading candidates. 

Sorry, no link 

1 hour ago, Cdog923 said:

 

What other title can he get? 

Some BS one like "assistant head coach" to justify a pay raise 

4 minutes ago, PasstheDamnBallGuy said:

 

How long do you think we can keep Held without giving him a promotion?

I expect him to get a bump in pay and title here shortly

On 1/2/2020 at 2:14 PM, Ziebol said:

Fong CB for Wisky...

Fong is guessing and hes doing so awfully early here. And hes not correct. 

If Thompkins can get and stay healthy he is no worse than the second best back on campus

15 hours ago, HuskermanMike said:

Yes, I do recall that now. He would have been a great hire at the time. Now, I am not sure how I feel about it. If he still has something that Frost likes I would not mind him one bit. He has won some awards as well for his coaching but if he left coaching to be a businessman would he really come back? I also am not sure he would be Frost's first call but he would definitely be a top 5 candidate for the job.

My dream scenario would be him as an analyst for 20, Walters gets a head coaching gig in 21 and Lubick is the OC in 21. Give him a year to acclimate. 

I dont believe weve got anything to worry about here. Will be interesting to see if we are able to leverage relationships at Lewis Central though. I know Kammrad and it's a down year if he doesn't have at least one kid going to a power five school. 

9 hours ago, HuskermanMike said:

It was Helfrich who was fired from the Bears. Bringing him in as OC would be interesting. He would have to also coach the receivers. 

 

Matt Lubick is not involved in football anymore as he is a businessman. Source

 

Another name is Jeff Nixon. He is the dad of Nebraska EE William Nixon. Jeff is the Co/OC and RB coach at Baylor- who just lost Rhule to the NFL. Looking at his resume he has no experience really coaching the wide receiver position. His main role has been running backs his whole career. Schaefer bought his name up as someone to watch for potentially. 

 

If Walters moved on which I dont feel he will now, Matt Lubick would be Frost's first call. If you recall, Walters almost had the UCF and Rice job. Had he gotten either of those gigs Lubick was ready to head to Lincoln. 

3 hours ago, LumberJackSker said:

Its probably bs but the poster over there said walters was out and it would either be joseph or the oc the bears just fired. 

Matt Lubick. 

21 hours ago, Sker4Ever said:

From everything I'm hearing, the plan was to move Dewitt on regardless. Frost is allowing him to find a new job so 1.) no buyout and 2.) to be a good guy and not make it look like Dewitt was fired. This seems to be a foregone conclusion that this is going to happen according to the HuskerOnline guys. Two names to watch according to them, Mike Dawson returning and Mike Ekeler. Sean Callahan said we should be hearing something about this in the coming days

Dewitt's choice to move on. Assistant coaches contract buyouts aren't something that breaks the bank at 475k a year. Dawson deal is basically done. I expect Coach T to move to OLBs. 

On 12/30/2019 at 8:40 PM, Hans Gruber said:

Does Frost and/or Verduzco and/or Martinez just not like tight ends? (Insert sex joke)

 

Because it seems like they never throw to tight ends and haven't for years. 

Stoll was very close to having more yards and catches than all three of Iowa's top three tight ends combined 

Analyst role 

2 hours ago, Blackshirt316 said:

 

You mean Deontai Williams. Farmer played special teams in 4 games and red-shirted.

No I dont 

3 hours ago, Undone said:

 

Yeah. And I think JoJo is decent as a Nickel...but also, he's one of our better tacklers. So when he mans up against somebody in the slot (or a tight end that goes out for a pass), if it's a delayed handoff we just get killed. Both Minnesota and Wisconsin did this to us, forcing JoJo to be taken out of the play.

 

Basically, we just need more talent  all around on defense. And that goes back to the original comment of missing Williams this season.

Jojo shouldn't be on the field in nickel or dime. Taylor-Britt should be our nickel. 

Farmer would have played at safety this year had he not gotten hurt 

6 minutes ago, Undone said:

 

Agreed, but on the other hand I can't really understand why we wanted a Nickel package that much in the first place in a run-heavy conference. Keying in on the Nickel could have been great against Purdue and Indiana (two games we really, really needed to win but didn't). But, in my opinion isn't that much of an asset in the B1G.

 

It's one of the things I notice about Chinander: The guy loves being "multiple." He loves a strong-side outside backer that's in between the size of a defensive end and a regular OLB. He loves the variability in lining up in a 5-2, 4-3, or 3-4, and sometimes even Nickel. 

 

But he really needs to first figure out which personnel he can put out on the field in 2020 that can stop the run.

I think I'm getting your premise, but not having a nickel package at all hurts in a conference we're seeing go more and more 11 and 12 personnel. 

36 minutes ago, WyoHusker56 said:

 

I know talent is an easy excuse for the past two years and not everyone agrees. However, the fact that losing one player at the start of the year took away an entire and critical defensive package from our defense speaks to how bad our depth/talent levels have been.

Nobody wants to hear it at all. However, had two transition classes on our roster in 15 and 18, a 17 class that was light on numbers given at least two coaches didn't fill their quotas, and due to matters that have been discussed we didn't have the perfect transition QB for year 1 in Joe Burrow on our roster. 

All this being said, we can be of the opinion that our talent has sucked these first two years and also believe that we still should have gone bowling both years. These things can both be true. 

Staff expects him in June 

Staff expects him in June 

7 minutes ago, Nebfanatic said:

Not worried about the secondary. Jackson was good in his last year but Clark and Taylor-Britt can be just as good imo. Williams back at safety will be a big help. We were pretty bad at LB last year honestly expect new guys to fill those gaps better than what we had. D line is a concern but we've recruited some studs. Ty Robinson will end up being a force I think. Not to say we are going to be great, but I can say with some confidence we will be better than Purdue on D in week 1

Losing Williams basically destroyed our ability to go nickel 

Diaco traditionally sucks between th 20s and then really buckles down in the redzone. We'll see what he tries to run at Purdue. My guess is that there isn't gonna be a worse first game to try to get things figured out than playing us on the road. Think Oregon 2017 in the first half.