Hypothetical Pelini Replacement

[NoLongerN]

Good God I am so sick of reading about Bo being on the hot seat. We are two games into the season......get a freaking grip!!!!!!!!!!If we are at .500 through 10 games then we can talk about this.

 

What's this program coming to if we can't talk about a coaching change after a 650 yard, inferior to an unranked team whoopin??

 

Not a fan of a new poster to the board who raises this sort of question a couple of days after a bad loss. It is "trool-like". I debt consider you a fan or having any care or concern for this board.

 

In the voice of Forest Gump ... that's all I have to say about that.

[walksalone]

 

Since we've been in the era of "Bo", each year there's one loss, where one of these thread pops up about who were going to replace him. Makes me wonder how all these "fans" survived during the Callahan era. Must have been tons of Prozac and suicide watches...

[shyndy]

What no mention of Scott Frost Turner Gill or any menagerie of 90s era players whether they have any coaching experience or not? HB you are letting me down!

[HuskerShark]

I'm gonna nominate one of my dad's favorites. To quote him, "Bo with a brain" aka Pat Fitzgerald.

 

Fitzgerald and Malzahn would be my #1 and #2 picks, but once again, if Bo can get it done, I want him here for a long long time. If he can't get it done, well..... It's a ticking time bomb at this point.

[knapplc]

Sheesh. We're back to the "fire Bo" threads after one ugly defensive performance. Regular as clockwork.

 

[ADS]

I'm not calling for Bo's head, and am in fact a supporter and think that he is learning on the go and continuing to improve as a head coach. The issues right now are obviously at LB and DL due to poor recruiting classes in Bo's first three seasons. I believe this will get straightened out after the 2012 and 2013 classes, but that may be too late. I see more than a reasonable possibility that Bo won't be around after the 2013 season, as 4+ losses this season and next is not out of the question. I don't see TO firing Bo even if he loses 5 this season, but I can see Bo jumping ship to go rebuild another defense and feel appreciated once again.

 

My question is this - who is next in line if Bo were to leave after this season? Turner Gill is no longer an option after failing at KU, and it won't be anyone from the current staff. There is also no way in Osborne's red state that Husker Nation will let it once again be a learn on the job role. It will have to be an established head coach with at least 2-3 years of experience and success. What successful coaches would want to come to Nebraska after 3 straight coaches have failed and essentially been run out of town? My fantasy list, though unlikely, is as follows:

 

1. This is a given, the most sought-after coach in college football, Chris Petersen. I don't see him leaving Boise, but if he did I think Nebraska would have a legitimate shot if it can fork up the money. He doesn't want to go to a top notch program - Notre Dame, Ohio St., USC, Oklahoma - and though I consider Nebraska top notch, realistically it is in Tier 2. Location-wise, recruiting to the city of Lincoln isn't much different than recruiting to Boise, and essentially what Petersen's done with Boise is the same as what Devany did with Nebraska in the '60s. Maybe I'm overly optimistic, but I think that if the stars aligned Petersen would give NU a good look.

 

2. Tony Sparano. This is absolutely out of the blue, but after seeing Bo continually outcoached by former NFL coaches, it's obvious that an NFL coach who's had success can easily breakdown film and gameplan against above average college coaches. Not to mention they attract recruits who want to play at the next level. Sparano is a guy who got everything out of his Dolphin teams, but did not have the personnel to compete in the AFC East. He's a creative offensive mind and utilizes his weapons. He puts his players in position to succeed, something we're not seeing out of the current staff. Callahan destroyed a Raiders team that made it to a Super Bowl, a warning sign that Pederson ignored, and should have never been given the opportunity to coach in Lincoln. Nebraska should not be afraid to give the NFL thing another shot. Sparano won't see another NFL head coaching job for a while, and $3.5 mil might be enough to bring him to the B1G.

 

3. Paul Johnson. Successful everywhere he's been. If Nebraska wants to get back to it's roots, bring back the option and the man who's the best in the country at coaching it.

 

4. Butch Jones, Cincinnati. Currently coaches in Nebraska's new recruiting hot spot (Ohio), has proven himself in two head coaching jobs, and one more successful season will put him in high demand. Grab him now or never.

 

5. Frank Solich. Might as well go back to Frankie and pretend the last 10 years never happened.

 

6. Tom Osborne. While we're at it, might as well pretend the last 15 years never happened. Bill Snyder did it.

 

 

Thoughts??

 

Hope this works for you, PaulCrewe.

[FLU]

Why would he choose Nebraska, with it's inherent recruiting disadvantages?

 

FLU said that if we throw money at him, he will come.

 

Good enough for me.

 

 

 

Whoa, whoa, whoa... don't take my words out of context. I didn't necessarily say Petersen... I said there would be some established big-name coach who would be willing to come for the right price.

[junior4949]

Clownahan didn't ruin this program. He was what the fifth choice or something like that? Pud wanted Wanstedt. Can you imagine the ruination we'd be facing now had he been named the coach. Clownahan was a bad fit, and he walked into a horrible situation. I can't believe no one has come up with cloning the Bobfather yet.

[RedRedJarvisRedwine]

Nobody liked my barn door cotton idea!

 

How bout Darin Erstad! Did double duty before!

[teachercd]

James Franklin from Vanderbilt.

 

Pros

 

Loves the media

Uses the media every chance he gets

Embraces recruiting to the highest level

 

Cons

 

Not a lot of experience

Not a super great track record of wins/losses yet

[Nobody]

Hold on hold on...

 

You think Bo is going to lose five games, not get fired... And then he's going to be upset at the fans and go somewhere else? As what, a d coordinator? Do you guys realize how outragous this sounds? I don't have all day to read all the responses.. but am I the only one that thinks this situation sounds ludicrous? Seriously

[VA Husker Fan]

As I've said before, I don't think Bo needs to be fired, until he puts together back-to-back lackluster seasons. That being said, it wouldn't surprise me one bit to see him jump ship and take a DC position elsewhere if he feels his seat getting warm. A lot of people aren't thinking about that possibility.

That's because it's not really a possibility in the real world. I've never heard of a head coach voluntarily stepping down to be a coordinator at the same level. A D2 or D3 or high school head coach will often do it do jump to FBS, maybe even a FCS coach would do it, but name me one coach who's left an FBS head coach job on his own (i.e., not been fired) to take a coordinator job at another FBS school and I'll start thinking about it.

[NUance]

All the cool kids are posting gifs. I wanna play too.

 

 

[GSG]

[knapplc]