When Coach Riley was hired, I was surprised. Not because I didn't think it was a good hire, but because I never thought he'd leave Corvallis.
Oregon State and TCU are my "secondary teams", and I was hoping to see NU hire a coach from my secondary teams. I was thinking Gary Patterson though.
That being said, when the hire was announced, I thought it was a home run. If Riley could put together those teams in Corvallis that had way more NFL talent than they should have; what could he do in Lincoln? Turns out, pretty much the same.
I contributed to the Tanner Lee hype. I got sucked into the same thing others did; he looks great in a helmet a shorts. He's not so great in a full uniform.
I bought into the Diaco hype. After Banker, what could be worse? Well...
I thought Cav needed to hit the pavement last year. But up until today, I have been an ardent Mike Riley supporter.
So, here I am, requesting my crow. The Riley hire was the wrong hire. Now let's make the right move. Fast.