What record would 'officially' put Bo on the 'hot seat'?

[craigsker]

Didn't Frankie get fired for similar circumstances as what Bo finds himself in now? Losing the big games? Losing by sizeable margins?

[HuskerShark]

His seat is already hot. And Pelini just more or less gave his own line in the sand in the post game. He said they must win the next 6. Anything less than a division title is a massive step backwards. And the direction the program is trending is as much a problem as anything else. The first three years he tied for, or outright won a division title. After moving to a weaker conference he finished 3rd the first year, and this year the conference is weaker still.

 

No coach at NU has not ended up fired after giving up 60+ The only guys to do it are Solich vs Colorado. Callahan vs TT and Ball ST and Colorado. And now Pelini vs OSU.

 

WTF... You realize that in the Big Texas conference our division consisted of Missouri, Kansas, K State, Colorado, and Iowa State, right?..... Mizzou was good for a couple years, and so was KU, but nobody else was worth a damn when we were there.

 

In the B1G, our conference is Mich St, Northwester, Michigan, Iowa, and Minnesota. It's not a cakewalk to get to the conference championship game anymore.

[deedsker]

Less than a 9 win season and I am pissed.

 

Hot seat? 6-6

[The Duke]

Anything less than a 9 win season in Nebraska and the coach's seat will get a little warm. As far as being on the hot seat I voted 7-5.

[Blackshirt39]

8 wins, no more blowout losses and willing to bring in an experienced coaching staff he is okay. 7 or less he's in serious trouble.

[ndobney]

hot seat doesn't mean he is fired, but after never winning no more than 9 games ever and finally getting his own players in a 8 game winning season would officially put him on the hot seat!!

[Fuzzy]

I think 7 - 5 would make it warm. Consecutive 7 - 5 seasons would be a hot seat. A 6 - 6 would be a hot seat.

[Flood]

We'd have to have consecutive seasons that were disappointing for all the wrong reasons. 6-6 back to back, or even 7-5 if the losses were on par with Colorado.

 

I do think we have learned (I hope so, anyway) that rash moves can result in disaster. If we learned anything from the Pedey years, this should be the lesson. Bo has to improve, but he has some time. We cannot become a coaching carousel. That would be worse than giving Bo a couple years more than some think he deserves. Our next hire, if there is one soon, needs to know he will have time to work his magic, and not be required to win a MNC in a year or two. There are legit cases where it happens, but there are many more where it does not.

 

Jim Mora at UCLA is a good example. They rang our bell earlier this year, got ranked, and were talking MNC on the Bruins boards. Look where they are now. Urban may well do great at OSU, hell, probably WILL do well. But is he their answer? I doubt it. He has been erratic, unreliable, and trouble follows the man. I'd rather see a long buildup to sustained success than a flash in the pan, a glimmer of greatness, only to fall again.

 

For my way, we need patience. It may not pay off, but it won't throw is into a never ending, never fruitful search for "the answer" either.

[JTrain]

I don't think "hot seat" is a technical term, so I'm not sure how he can be on it officially.

[Husker John]

Rightly or wrongly, if Bo's name is mentioned again at the next round HC openings, a lot of fans will be hoping he moves on....

[akita]

I am thinking my source Bucky whispered in my ear something. Bo is in trouble and there is very little room for error. Dang Bucky! But like Bucky said to me. Heck he gets a buy out and makes more money then most of us in a life time.

[strigori]

His seat is already hot. And Pelini just more or less gave his own line in the sand in the post game. He said they must win the next 6. Anything less than a division title is a massive step backwards. And the direction the program is trending is as much a problem as anything else. The first three years he tied for, or outright won a division title. After moving to a weaker conference he finished 3rd the first year, and this year the conference is weaker still.

 

No coach at NU has not ended up fired after giving up 60+ The only guys to do it are Solich vs Colorado. Callahan vs TT and Ball ST and Colorado. And now Pelini vs OSU.

 

WTF... You realize that in the Big Texas conference our division consisted of Missouri, Kansas, K State, Colorado, and Iowa State, right?..... Mizzou was good for a couple years, and so was KU, but nobody else was worth a damn when we were there.

 

In the B1G, our conference is Mich St, Northwester, Michigan, Iowa, and Minnesota. It's not a cakewalk to get to the conference championship game anymore.

I think a very strong argument could be made that the B1G is weaker than when we won the North outright twice,and split it with Mizzou once. I would have to go look, but I'm pretty sure the non-con wins were better those years.

[airboose]

Anything less than 8 wins and he's definitely on the hot seat. A 7-5 season and he would be allowed one season to fix things. A 6-6 season would get him canned immediately. The problem I see, is unless he starts to change and adapt on defense he's going to get his pink slip.

[ronsss]

4 or 5 loose seaons look real, could even be 6 if nu i unlucky....but i think a 4 lose season would not sit well,,,since there was no improvement over last year with many of the same guys as last years team...trouble with nu,,is recruiting...we cannot hire anyone that can get the better guys here....osborn had be lured to stay till 2014,,but he did want to do it...i think he sees troubles ahead, and decided to get our fast.

[huskerXman]

I went 7-5 but really should be 8-4. This is Nebraska and we shouldn't accept anything less.