Nebraska option Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Eventully bo has to win the big ten championship or he has to go. He needs to do what tom died work harder recruit harder and make his team better. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 To carry the business analogy further, Bo is still turning a profit. This program continues to make money, so why fire the CEO? Not a wise business move. Because a 1-2% return on investment will never get you to the top. (especially an investment that should be able to return more) A status quo objective gets you ho-hum returns. Sure, we might never lose 5 games in a season (some people seem content enough never winning a championship so long as they know that)...but after 6 years of ho-hum results, especially in the environment Bo has been able to be a coach in (down north, 13' schedule)...people are going to start wanting his return to take advantage of that and beat the benchmark. For the record, this is all hypothetical based on a 13' season which is very far away. But I do think Bo should be preparing to take advantage of it...and if it turns out the way it's shaping up to be and he doesn't? Well, 4 losses against a bunch of 7-5 teams is gonna sting a little. And what programs are having a lot of success by firing their coach every 4-6 years? Quote Link to comment
Rocketsocks Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 tom died Oh, NOOO! Tom DIED? Quote Link to comment
Blackshirt96 Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 Frank went from 7 wins to 10 and lost his job after hiring one of the best DCs in the game. If Bo wins 9 in 13', he will have gone from 8 to 9 wins, never doing anything to really improve his staff/results. If I was running an 80 million a year business (which Bo kind of does)...I wouldn't be hiring entry/junior level staff into executive positions (which is what JP/Beck are). But firing Frank in 2003 was the biggest business blunder this corporation has made in the last 40 years. We want to repeat that mistake? Yikes. To carry the business analogy further, Bo is still turning a profit. This program continues to make money, so why fire the CEO? Not a wise business move. He also just got us into the highest paying non-BCS bowl game for a Big 10 team. I think it is the #2 highest paid non BCS bowl (I think the cotton bowl moved ahead in payouts last year) Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 To carry the business analogy further, Bo is still turning a profit. This program continues to make money, so why fire the CEO? Not a wise business move. Because a 1-2% return on investment will never get you to the top. (especially an investment that should be able to return more) A status quo objective gets you ho-hum returns. Sure, we might never lose 5 games in a season (some people seem content enough never winning a championship so long as they know that)...but after 6 years of ho-hum results, especially in the environment Bo has been able to be a coach in (down north, 13' schedule)...people are going to start wanting his return to take advantage of that and beat the benchmark. For the record, this is all hypothetical based on a 13' season which is very far away. But I do think Bo should be preparing to take advantage of it...and if it turns out the way it's shaping up to be and he doesn't? Well, 4 losses against a bunch of 7-5 teams is gonna sting a little. I get where you're coming from. I don't know how you'd quantify the percentage of return we're getting from Bo. If it's improvement in production, from the previous regime, it's quite high. Something like 17%. Quote Link to comment
Blackshirt96 Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 To carry the business analogy further, Bo is still turning a profit. This program continues to make money, so why fire the CEO? Not a wise business move. Because a 1-2% return on investment will never get you to the top. (especially an investment that should be able to return more) A status quo objective gets you ho-hum returns. Sure, we might never lose 5 games in a season (some people seem content enough never winning a championship so long as they know that)...but after 6 years of ho-hum results, especially in the environment Bo has been able to be a coach in (down north, 13' schedule)...people are going to start wanting his return to take advantage of that and beat the benchmark. For the record, this is all hypothetical based on a 13' season which is very far away. But I do think Bo should be preparing to take advantage of it...and if it turns out the way it's shaping up to be and he doesn't? Well, 4 losses against a bunch of 7-5 teams is gonna sting a little. And what programs are having a lot of success by firing their coach every 4-6 years? Nebraska under Pelini. Quote Link to comment
kchusker_chris Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I agree Frank had better stats, but I also don't think he should have been fired in '03. Can you show me a coach with better stats that was let go for performance? I'm sure I can show you many coaches that received a raise for lessor performances. Perhaps because they were at lesser programs? (Iowa) Mark Richt just saved his job this year w/ a 10 win season. 8-9 wins and he was gone. Not many would argue w/ that. He has an overall record of 106-37 (74.1%). Les Miles has been rumored to be on the chopping block numerous times...especially after the 9 win, 2009 season. He was 51-15 (77.2%) prior to that with an MNC. Mack Brown had far more rumors flying around regarding his status as head coach after last year than Bo does. He was 133-34 (79.6%) at the time. There are many more like this. These conversations are not unique to Nebraska. Ask Tommy Tubberville 85-40 (68%). He had won at least 9 games a season the prior 4 years including a MNC (sorta). 1 disapointing year was all it took. And that's in the SEC where competition is far more dominant that the Big12/B1G. The standard is not unrealistic. None of those guys above actually got fired (Richt would have), but they all had a lot more accomplishments that Bo would have in my hypothetical scenario. I view Bo's 13' very much like Richt's 11'. Quote Link to comment
kchusker_chris Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 To carry the business analogy further, Bo is still turning a profit. This program continues to make money, so why fire the CEO? Not a wise business move. Because a 1-2% return on investment will never get you to the top. (especially an investment that should be able to return more) A status quo objective gets you ho-hum returns. Sure, we might never lose 5 games in a season (some people seem content enough never winning a championship so long as they know that)...but after 6 years of ho-hum results, especially in the environment Bo has been able to be a coach in (down north, 13' schedule)...people are going to start wanting his return to take advantage of that and beat the benchmark. For the record, this is all hypothetical based on a 13' season which is very far away. But I do think Bo should be preparing to take advantage of it...and if it turns out the way it's shaping up to be and he doesn't? Well, 4 losses against a bunch of 7-5 teams is gonna sting a little. I get where you're coming from. I don't know how you'd quantify the percentage of return we're getting from Bo. If it's improvement in production, from the previous regime, it's quite high. Something like 17%. Depends on when you invested I guess. I didn't buy in during those lows...I was already invested at a much higher price point so I'm just now getting back within my original investment. 1 Quote Link to comment
Blackshirt96 Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 I agree Frank had better stats, but I also don't think he should have been fired in '03. Can you show me a coach with better stats that was let go for performance? I'm sure I can show you many coaches that received a raise for lessor performances. Perhaps because they were at lesser programs? (Iowa) Mark Richt just saved his job this year w/ a 10 win season. 8-9 wins and he was gone. Not many would argue w/ that. He has an overall record of 106-37 (74.1%). Les Miles has been rumored to be on the chopping block numerous times...especially after the 9 win, 2009 season. He was 51-15 (77.2%) prior to that with an MNC. Mack Brown had far more rumors flying around regarding his status as head coach after last year than Bo does. He was 133-34 (79.6%) at the time. There are many more like this. These conversations are not unique to Nebraska. Ask Tommy Tubberville 85-40 (68%). He had won at least 9 games a season the prior 4 years including a MNC (sorta). 1 disapointing year was all it took. And that's in the SEC where competition is far more dominant that the Big12/B1G. The standard is not unrealistic. None of those guys above actually got fired (Richt would have), but they all had a lot more accomplishments that Bo would have in my hypothetical scenario. I view Bo's 13' very much like Richt's 11'. Mack Brown didn't make a Bowl game still there, Tommy Tuberville 5-7 no bowl game got fired, Mark Richt 8-5 '09 & 6-7 '10. Bo has never had a lossing season, All three of them have. Bo has never had less then 9 wins all four of the listed have. By the way, anyone who believes Les miles was on the choping block for a 8-5 season should have there head checked. He won a NC the year before. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 To carry the business analogy further, Bo is still turning a profit. This program continues to make money, so why fire the CEO? Not a wise business move. Because a 1-2% return on investment will never get you to the top. (especially an investment that should be able to return more) A status quo objective gets you ho-hum returns. Sure, we might never lose 5 games in a season (some people seem content enough never winning a championship so long as they know that)...but after 6 years of ho-hum results, especially in the environment Bo has been able to be a coach in (down north, 13' schedule)...people are going to start wanting his return to take advantage of that and beat the benchmark. For the record, this is all hypothetical based on a 13' season which is very far away. But I do think Bo should be preparing to take advantage of it...and if it turns out the way it's shaping up to be and he doesn't? Well, 4 losses against a bunch of 7-5 teams is gonna sting a little. And what programs are having a lot of success by firing their coach every 4-6 years? Nebraska under Pelini. I was defining "success" the way kchusker (and others) do - winning national championships. Apparently anything less than that is grounds for dismissal. Quote Link to comment
kchusker_chris Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I was defining "success" the way kchusker (and others) do - winning national championships. Apparently anything less than that is grounds for dismissal. I dont' need an MNC. An appearance in the B1G championship would be nice though... Quote Link to comment
Blackshirt96 Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 To carry the business analogy further, Bo is still turning a profit. This program continues to make money, so why fire the CEO? Not a wise business move. Because a 1-2% return on investment will never get you to the top. (especially an investment that should be able to return more) A status quo objective gets you ho-hum returns. Sure, we might never lose 5 games in a season (some people seem content enough never winning a championship so long as they know that)...but after 6 years of ho-hum results, especially in the environment Bo has been able to be a coach in (down north, 13' schedule)...people are going to start wanting his return to take advantage of that and beat the benchmark. For the record, this is all hypothetical based on a 13' season which is very far away. But I do think Bo should be preparing to take advantage of it...and if it turns out the way it's shaping up to be and he doesn't? Well, 4 losses against a bunch of 7-5 teams is gonna sting a little. I get where you're coming from. I don't know how you'd quantify the percentage of return we're getting from Bo. If it's improvement in production, from the previous regime, it's quite high. Something like 17%. Depends on when you invested I guess. I didn't buy in during those lows...I was already invested at a much higher price point so I'm just now getting back within my original investment. Did you buy in the mid 90's, because nobodys value has ever been hire before or since. Quote Link to comment
kchusker_chris Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Did you buy in the mid 90's, because nobodys value has ever been hire since. Probably about 96ish, more in 99'. Quote Link to comment
Blackshirt96 Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 I was defining "success" the way kchusker (and others) do - winning national championships. Apparently anything less than that is grounds for dismissal. I dont' need an MNC. An appearance in the B1G championship would be nice though... He has made a Conference Championship game 50% of the time. Can't think of a coach with a hire percentage with the same amount of years. Quote Link to comment
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