The Mike Riley Presser

[billdozer15]

 

Kill....no. However, there were doubters due to Bo not having previous head coaching experience. Hunter and myself are just very skeptical based on previous results. What this program needed was a proven winner. We cannot afford another botched hire, we are on the edge of falling into a football abyss if we dont win something meaningful soon. Hiring a proven winner would have given this program a steroid shot. What we got was a viagra pill that will wear off in a couple hours.

No . . . what this program needs is a hire who will win here. His results at Oregon State don't mean sh!t if he can win at Nebraska.

 

I completely agree that we need to win something meaningful soon and Riley has a better shot at that than one recently departed coach.

 

Just crazy to me that the biggest Bo defenders who swore that "THIS IS THE YEAR!" (every year) are so pessimistic. Let him coach a couple games here first, eh?

 

Do not mistake me for a Bo supporter. I have been crushing him and his staff since 2012.

[carlfense]

 

 

Kill....no. However, there were doubters due to Bo not having previous head coaching experience. Hunter and myself are just very skeptical based on previous results. What this program needed was a proven winner. We cannot afford another botched hire, we are on the edge of falling into a football abyss if we dont win something meaningful soon. Hiring a proven winner would have given this program a steroid shot. What we got was a viagra pill that will wear off in a couple hours.

No . . . what this program needs is a hire who will win here. His results at Oregon State don't mean sh!t if he can win at Nebraska.

 

I completely agree that we need to win something meaningful soon and Riley has a better shot at that than one recently departed coach.

 

Just crazy to me that the biggest Bo defenders who swore that "THIS IS THE YEAR!" (every year) are so pessimistic. Let him coach a couple games here first, eh?

 

Do not mistake me for a Bo supporter. I have been crushing him and his staff since 2012.

 

[The Dude]

 

 

 

 

 

Wait. What? He wants experts at the staff positions? Who is this guy?

Wait, so no more golf instructors coaching WRs??

I'd keep Fischer in a heartbeat. He's the second best coach on the staff behind Ron Brown.

I'd much rather he brings Garrett with him to coach WRs/TEs. I don't know if he'd want to be a position coach, though.

It might depend if the position at NU pays more than a OC at OSU

Garrett at OC wouldn't knock my socks off, but it would be a solid hire - at minimum - he's far more qualified than Tim was when he got promoted (imo).

[gobiggergoredder]

 

For a guy who is so well respected around coaching and media circles, he knows NOBODY on the staff?

 

That struck me as odd, too. You'd think he'd have a pretty full Rolodex by now.

 

A huge complaint for years is that we have a staff of Nobody's and now we are questioning that he doesn't know any of them?

[RedSavage]

 

 

 

 

These are just my raw emotions. Please, don't flame.

 

I feel like Eichorst just hired a guy that is un-fireable due to his niceness. Like, he's fire-proof.

 

This feels like an admission that domination on the field is a thing of the past, and the only thing left to cling to is some kind of ethereal spirit of Tom Osborne's "niceness." It was like Riley forced himself to say "...and win championships, too" in the presser.

 

For the record, Mike - The booster illuminati will eat you alive, one way or the other. <---Those are not MY feelings towards Mike, but is the reality of the situation if he doesn't win conference titles.

I think he is stepping into a pretty difficult situation. We fired a guy who won 9+ games each year and had people on both sides of the issue. The Callahan/Pelini transition went much easier because almost everyone was done with BC. This transition will be a little tougher because there were still strong supporters of Bo....perception.

The hire was nothing anyone thought so of course people are going to be nervous about this hire.

 

The more I keep reading and hearing about this cat, I am pretty excited. I have to disagree with you that he will be eaten alive by the illuminati. The players will back this dude and he will bring in some solid coaches....I really hope!

 

Stay the course my man!!!

 

I dont think there were that many Bo supporters left. Whats going to make this transition difficult is the hire itself. We would all be singing a different tune had we landed a proven winner. We got the exact opposite and now everyone is "hoping" what we did is right. "Hope" is not a strategy (unless you are running for president). By making this hire the pressure cooker just got hotter for the simple fact that this guy is coming into an environment now were people are already skeptical. At the first sign of trouble this thing is going to turn on its head. Had we hired a proven winner that would not be the case.

 

Again, I hope I am wrong.

 

 

But you're making the assertion that Mike Riley isn't a proven winner. Given the significant disadvantages Oregon State faced in the Pac-12--probably the less talented team when compared to all but 2 or 3 teams (Wazzu, Colorado, maybe Utah), 93-80 is pretty solid, and a record I don't believe BP could have achieved. Mike is now the head coach at Nebraska, a team that talent wise, is probably the 3rd or 4th best team in the conference (Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State) but coaching wise probably had one of the worst staffs in the conference.

 

It is within reason to assume that Mike will come in here and win. He has all the intangibles and now has the resources.

 

I am making the assertion Mike Riley isnt a proven winner based on his record of past performance. You are making the assertion he is a winner by including a bunch of excuses in order to arrive at the hope he will do well. All I'm saying is we are at a point in this programs history where taking an unkown was not a wise decision.

 

I hope I'm wrong.

 

Count me in that boat as well. I don't dislike the hire but I am disappointed as I thought we would be getting a proven winner for a HC. To me there is too many what ifs on both the pros and cons side of things with Mike. That's a dangerous game to be playing with the current state of the program.

[Junior]

 

 

Wait. What? He wants experts at the staff positions? Who is this guy?

 

Wait, so no more golf instructors coaching WRs??

 

I'd keep Fischer in a heartbeat. He's the second best coach on the staff behind Ron Brown.

 

 

 

No thanks on Fisher. We still had a boatload of dropped passes.

[MasterPulverizer]

NU has the talent to win 9 games every year, but they didn't have the mental stability to keep themselves from melting down when adversity strikes. Yeah every coach runs up and down the sidelines screaming at refs but their teams down fold when it happens. Bo's "us vs the world" mentality prevented him from taking any responsibility for his losses and actions. How many times when asked what can change, did he say "if I knew I'd tell you" or "I don't know, you tell me."

 

Coach Riley is the opposite. He's calm and approachable and the change in HC personality will create a change in team chemistry that will produce on the field results that are on par with our expectations. I'm excited for the future of Nebraska football.

 

For all the Bolievers, your ship has sailed. Silence your dissent and get ready to cheer on this new football team and coach.

[alexhortdog95]

 

 

 

 

These are just my raw emotions. Please, don't flame.

 

I feel like Eichorst just hired a guy that is un-fireable due to his niceness. Like, he's fire-proof.

 

This feels like an admission that domination on the field is a thing of the past, and the only thing left to cling to is some kind of ethereal spirit of Tom Osborne's "niceness." It was like Riley forced himself to say "...and win championships, too" in the presser.

 

For the record, Mike - The booster illuminati will eat you alive, one way or the other. <---Those are not MY feelings towards Mike, but is the reality of the situation if he doesn't win conference titles.

I think he is stepping into a pretty difficult situation. We fired a guy who won 9+ games each year and had people on both sides of the issue. The Callahan/Pelini transition went much easier because almost everyone was done with BC. This transition will be a little tougher because there were still strong supporters of Bo....perception.

The hire was nothing anyone thought so of course people are going to be nervous about this hire.

 

The more I keep reading and hearing about this cat, I am pretty excited. I have to disagree with you that he will be eaten alive by the illuminati. The players will back this dude and he will bring in some solid coaches....I really hope!

 

Stay the course my man!!!

 

I dont think there were that many Bo supporters left. Whats going to make this transition difficult is the hire itself. We would all be singing a different tune had we landed a proven winner. We got the exact opposite and now everyone is "hoping" what we did is right. "Hope" is not a strategy (unless you are running for president). By making this hire the pressure cooker just got hotter for the simple fact that this guy is coming into an environment now were people are already skeptical. At the first sign of trouble this thing is going to turn on its head. Had we hired a proven winner that would not be the case.

 

Again, I hope I am wrong.

 

 

But you're making the assertion that Mike Riley isn't a proven winner. Given the significant disadvantages Oregon State faced in the Pac-12--probably the less talented team when compared to all but 2 or 3 teams (Wazzu, Colorado, maybe Utah), 93-80 is pretty solid, and a record I don't believe BP could have achieved. Mike is now the head coach at Nebraska, a team that talent wise, is probably the 3rd or 4th best team in the conference (Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State) but coaching wise probably had one of the worst staffs in the conference.

 

It is within reason to assume that Mike will come in here and win. He has all the intangibles and now has the resources.

 

I am making the assertion Mike Riley isnt a proven winner based on his record of past performance. You are making the assertion he is a winner by including a bunch of excuses in order to arrive at the hope he will do well. All I'm saying is we are at a point in this programs history where taking an unkown was not a wise decision.

 

I hope I'm wrong.

 

 

Gary Anderson is coaching the Wisconsin Badgers Football Team in his second season.

 

He was second in the Leaders Division last season.

He's playing for a conference championship his second season.

 

If we're talking about past performance......by your argument, he should be exempt from that job, right?

 

4-7

4-8

4-8

7-6

11-2

 

That was his coaching record before coming to Madison. Even with his two seasons as Bucky's head guy, he's still only won a little more than half his games coached.

 

Give the guy a chance. If he gets the right staff in place, he'll do just fine.

[billdozer15]

 

I think the bottom line is that most of us on this board will be excited if we see a proven pair of coordinators.

 

That this was lacking by Bo is undisputed by probably, what? 98% of our fan base? So if Riley gets that far, he'll have my backing for sure.

Agreed hopefully coordinator are in place by Tuesday at the very latest. Get the whole staff rounded out by this time next week.

 

I will jump on board if this happens. I am holding my breath currently.

[NUpolo8]

Mike Riley ‏@Coach_Riley 37s38 seconds ago

Go Big Red!

 

I +1'd Qmany.

[RedSavage]

 

 

 

 

These are just my raw emotions. Please, don't flame.

 

I feel like Eichorst just hired a guy that is un-fireable due to his niceness. Like, he's fire-proof.

 

This feels like an admission that domination on the field is a thing of the past, and the only thing left to cling to is some kind of ethereal spirit of Tom Osborne's "niceness." It was like Riley forced himself to say "...and win championships, too" in the presser.

 

For the record, Mike - The booster illuminati will eat you alive, one way or the other. <---Those are not MY feelings towards Mike, but is the reality of the situation if he doesn't win conference titles.

I think he is stepping into a pretty difficult situation. We fired a guy who won 9+ games each year and had people on both sides of the issue. The Callahan/Pelini transition went much easier because almost everyone was done with BC. This transition will be a little tougher because there were still strong supporters of Bo....perception.

The hire%2

[74Hunter]

 

 

For a guy who is so well respected around coaching and media circles, he knows NOBODY on the staff?

That struck me as odd, too. You'd think he'd have a pretty full Rolodex by now.

A huge complaint for years is that we have a staff of Nobody's and now we are questioning that he doesn't know any of them?

Haha, good point

[billdozer15]

 

 

 

 

 

These are just my raw emotions. Please, don't flame.

 

I feel like Eichorst just hired a guy that is un-fireable due to his niceness. Like, he's fire-proof.

 

This feels like an admission that domination on the field is a thing of the past, and the only thing left to cling to is some kind of ethereal spirit of Tom Osborne's "niceness." It was like Riley forced himself to say "...and win championships, too" in the presser.

 

For the record, Mike - The booster illuminati will eat you alive, one way or the other. <---Those are not MY feelings towards Mike, but is the reality of the situation if he doesn't win conference titles.

I think he is stepping into a pretty difficult situation. We fired a guy who won 9+ games each year and had people on both sides of the issue. The Callahan/Pelini transition went much easier because almost everyone was done with BC. This transition will be a little tougher because there were still strong supporters of Bo....perception.

The hire was nothing anyone thought so of course people are going to be nervous about this hire.

 

The more I keep reading and hearing about this cat, I am pretty excited. I have to disagree with you that he will be eaten alive by the illuminati. The players will back this dude and he will bring in some solid coaches....I really hope!

 

Stay the course my man!!!

 

I dont think there were that many Bo supporters left. Whats going to make this transition difficult is the hire itself. We would all be singing a different tune had we landed a proven winner. We got the exact opposite and now everyone is "hoping" what we did is right. "Hope" is not a strategy (unless you are running for president). By making this hire the pressure cooker just got hotter for the simple fact that this guy is coming into an environment now were people are already skeptical. At the first sign of trouble this thing is going to turn on its head. Had we hired a proven winner that would not be the case.

 

Again, I hope I am wrong.

 

 

But you're making the assertion that Mike Riley isn't a proven winner. Given the significant disadvantages Oregon State faced in the Pac-12--probably the less talented team when compared to all but 2 or 3 teams (Wazzu, Colorado, maybe Utah), 93-80 is pretty solid, and a record I don't believe BP could have achieved. Mike is now the head coach at Nebraska, a team that talent wise, is probably the 3rd or 4th best team in the conference (Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State) but coaching wise probably had one of the worst staffs in the conference.

 

It is within reason to assume that Mike will come in here and win. He has all the intangibles and now has the resources.

 

I am making the assertion Mike Riley isnt a proven winner based on his record of past performance. You are making the assertion he is a winner by including a bunch of excuses in order to arrive at the hope he will do well. All I'm saying is we are at a point in this programs history where taking an unkown was not a wise decision.

 

I hope I'm wrong.

 

 

Gary Anderson is coaching the Wisconsin Badgers Football Team in his second season.

 

He was second in the Leaders Division last season.

He's playing for a conference championship his second season.

 

If we're talking about past performance......by your argument, he should be exempt from that job, right?

 

4-7

4-8

4-8

7-6

11-2

 

That was his coaching record before coming to Madison. Even with his two seasons as Bucky's head guy, he's still only won a little more than half his games coached.

 

Give the guy a chance. If he gets the right staff in place, he'll do just fine.

 

We will see where he lands in a couple years. Each programs scenerio is different. Wisconsin's program has been on the uptick for years. They could afford to take an unkown and get away with it, if it doesnt work out.......I am not comfortable saying the same about NU.

[The Dude]

 

 

For a guy who is so well respected around coaching and media circles, he knows NOBODY on the staff?

 

That struck me as odd, too. You'd think he'd have a pretty full Rolodex by now.

A huge complaint for years is that we have a staff of Nobody's and now we are questioning that he doesn't know any of them?

Haha yep. I think he's sincere when he says he likes to surround himself with experts.

 

It should also be worth noting, as soon as Coach Riley was hired, one of the nation's top assistants immediately called dibs.

[URSS]

Did not read anything in this thread about honesty and academics. I hope Riley will continue the honest program with regard for personal disicipline (lawbreaking), NCAA rules and academics. I know football is the first priority but I think Nebraska's record for Academic All-Americans is a hallmark for the univeristy. And many of the athletes got degrees in tough academic fields- not give away physical education degrees.