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We did. Needed to sooner against MN but overall yes.

I could see that. Primarily because a 4 man front is more effective against nearly half of our schedule than a 3 man front is. When we aren't I could see Chins taking responsibility with Busch backing him up.

As others have said the divisions are fine as they stand. Tweaking them would affect the annual rivalries that the B1G holds dearly. It would help a lot more if Nebraska lived to its potential as a program. I absolutely think the B1G should go to an 8 game conference schedule if it values staying competitive with the SEC. Really no reason to play 9 if the SEC and ACC only play 8 with nothing them making them move off of that. I think the playoffs need to be expanded. How much remains up for debate. If there are going to continually be 2 SEC teams in current format then they need to expand the field some. On one hand I wish we didn't play OSU every year but on the other to be the best you have to beat the best so ultimately it doesn't bother. Its a great way to gauge where you are as a program. Its a little disheartening that some teams in our division seem to avoid you guys most years but it is what it is. However, the Nebraska brand still hold more weight that the schedule makers pair them against the top B1G teams despite Nebraska not holding its end of the bargain. Just my thoughts

Kelly looking like Violet Beauregarde lol

Doubt Dabo would leave Clemson for OU considering how easy he has it in the ACC.

That was the one area I felt Wisconsin could be exploited. For the most part I liked what I saw there too.

No doubt. In all honesty I thought it'd be higher than this.

Huskers open as a 9.5 dog

100% this

Feel him being allowed a 5th season the benchmark should be 9-10 wins. Overall I'm most concerned with retaining Fisher and maybe Tuioti. I do think they'll land an impact portal transfer or two on defense that hopefully will help with the pass rush.

Retaining Frost will be a massive gamble by Nebraska and Trev. '22 recruiting is wash and I'm afraid '23 will suffer as well. There will have to be a high and hard benchmark, if Frost doesn't meet it he has to get cut. They will also have to nail the replacement staff if it comes to that. Very very uncertain times for this program. Very helpless feeling.

Regents...of course. They'll also be the ones that will block(or at least make it difficult) for adequate spending for a proper coach and staff.

I'm sort of here as well. I think there is enough that will mitigate DDs departure if it happens. I think Farmer will step in and they'll get something from the next guy. Newsome comes back and I think Clark or another DB will replace CTB just fine. I do worry about Jojo that will be a big loss.

I think 8 should be the minimum, borderline 9 with respect to divisional play. Doing so would suggest tangible progress and would justify an extension which would need to happen. If Frost is back anything less than 8 is cause for termination imo.

Have full confidence this Adrian's last season at Nebraska.

I'd be he's on the list but I feel Tucker will be the pick. Agree on everything else as well. The right coach applies a healthy amount of pressure on the division and could recruit well enough in the areas the other teams in the west struggle to beat an east team in a one game scenario.

We blew that after we fired Bo. Had we not had an idiot AD, KW very much could've been our guy.

Same for myself and my parents. All of my grandparents were from the south so there was no such thing as cinnamon rolls with Chilli. You ate Cinnamon rolls for a snack or maybe breakfast but Chilli is eaten with cornbread. Still to this day have not tried cinnamon rolls and Chilli, no rush to either.

And this all while compiling a 16-28 those last five years. With no 10-2 record.

This is it. Nebraska has the highest ceiling of all the teams in the division. It doesn't have the local talent pool that would make one jealous but it does have an overly loyal fanbase that puts up with mediocrity where every other school would tap out if they even had the same interest. Plenty of resources to fund a program and pay competitively(Regent pending). We've managed to average in the high teens/lower 20s in recruiting despite having a losing record the last 5 years, it'd be higher if there was a 2019 season Minnesota had or a division winning season Wisconsin has had. Our divisional counterparts haven't had to go up against the Huskers under stable circumstances while we've seen most others at or near their peak so it's not hard to feel a certain type of way.

I know, for me, it's not so much the ROI on Frost but what we'd need to pay to attract a quality coach. Mainly because his and his predecessor's shortcomings. I had no idea Kelly was making as much as he is but unlike Nebraska, Notre Dame has the leverage we don't. If for whatever reason Notre Dame and Kelly decided to part ways, there'd be no shortage of very good to elite candidates lining up to interview. The other two are at places that don't have the expectations that come with being the head coach at Nebraska. I feel if Nebraska were to offer in the area of Patterson's salary we'd get someone that could get the job done.

Nebraska being in the West cannot be understated. A competent coach/staff would have this team in the top 15 and well in the thick of a division title. Honestly, if we were coached well we absolutely have the talent to beat everyone on in the West but here we are. Had Frost been better at his job and done this, he'd be looking at another extension imo. The next coach that wins the West will get paid handsomely because the program is so starved for that type of success. We can say this or that coach won't come to Nebraska but I have yet to see Nebraska put together an aggressive deal; I don't consider Frost's initial deal one because they spread money out over several years. If the brass offers north of what Frost is making believe there will be quality coaches that would seriously listen. About the division, a coach should look at the situation and feel pretty good about their prospects. Iowa, for as good as a season they are having, is benefiting from a soft schedule and hasn't proven they can put together back to back division winning seasons. Northwestern will always have to deal with academic restrictions that will limit their talent pool. Illinois will be up and down but steady. Minnesota will have to replace a lot after this year and I personally haven't been moved by Fleck's recruiting. Wisconsin, by virtue of their style, has a hard ceiling. They continue to struggle signing difference makers at skill positions (WR and QB - Mertz was gift which of it doesn't go well they can forget signing someone of his caliber out of HS while Chryst is there again) as well as defensive back. For as much as they've done, they are getting close to being "if they haven't done it by now, when are they going to"; They have a couple of more years imo. Nebraska is still good job, not to be mistaken for a great job. There is not a team on our side of the ledger with the resources, fan support, right mixture of academics, media pull(Though they make fun of us they still bother to check for us and are waiting for us to be good again). Can't say none of this for any other program in the West. It's just sad Frost has fumbled this so badly. Sorry if TLDR...

Not sure of Alberts would consider him, and he's a bit of a character, but I'd throw whatever I could at him....Should there be a decision to move on of course. He'd be a really good hire imo. He'd spare no expense recruiting the best talent he can get, has a nice offensive scheme proving to be a very good offensive mind while having gone up against some of the beat coaches in CFB. Most years he will be out of the division race before it even begins at Ole Miss. At Nebraska, he'll have his chances more often than not. All said, it's not up to me obviously. Time will tell.

Shaw wasn't leaving Stanford. Whittingham....Absolutely would've taken the job had we paid up. I say that because Utah ended up bumping up his salary to 2.6 million per year after there was communication with Nebraska. Riley started out at 2.9 million. I feel pretty confident if the brass would've offered north of 3 million he would've jumped. He's good with OL and and is a DL/LB guy at heart which is needed in the B1G. Where Riley is a QB centric coach as is Frost. Again I know there is the possibility that they didn't want to payout more than what they did to start Riley but Whittingham is now making the same per year as Frost he has a lot more to show for it. Bingo