Ratt Mhule Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 look, there is no denying we shopped at Wal Mart.......we never did shop at Macey's......we aimed low and this is what we got......maybe it will turn out to be a bargain, at least it doesn't say made in China! Michigan and Ohio State will get better coaches and better recruits.....get used to being number 3 and needing to get lucky to beat these guys........we just didn't spend the cash to be the best......we just didn't. How much money did we throw at Devaney (sp) to get him to come to NE from WY? Is this a serious question? Talk about a Wal Mart hire. Was Devaney know as a Macey hire? Ya I guess it is a serious question. I am just saying give the guy a chance. Youre seriously comparing the money schools spent for coaches in 1965 to what schools spend on coaches in 2014? Quote Link to comment
Ric Flair Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Lots of people who have forgotten more about football than most of those posting here will ever know think Riley is a hell of a football coach and an even better man. I'll give their opinions more credence than those of butthurt Pelini fans any day. 6 Quote Link to comment
True2tRA Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Lots of people who have forgotten more about football than most of those posting here will ever know think Riley is a hell of a football coach and an even better man. I'll give their opinions more credence than those of butthurt Pelini fans any day. +1 Quote Link to comment
walksalone Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 . . . and is bringing in "his guys" which the last coach was "guilty" of... At least Riley's "guys" seem to be otherwise successful football coaches and not HS golf coaches . . . or whatever that story was. Don't we have to play a game before we can make that determination? Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Lots of people who have forgotten more about football than most of those posting here will ever know think Riley is a hell of a football coach and an even better man. I'll give their opinions more credence than those of butthurt Pelini fans any day. Maybe the parts they forget were actually about Riley...could that be Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 does NOT. Michigan hits a home run, Nebraska a ground out. Just a depressing ouch. Just an FYI Mike Riley has a 2-2 record versus Harbaugh...difference was, he coached OSU and Harbaugh coached Stanford. You do understand that right? Tell us again how Mike Riley is a bad hire? Wasn't Stanford like 1-11 when JH took over? 2 Quote Link to comment
Sargon Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Lots of people who have forgotten more about football than most of those posting here will ever know think Riley is a hell of a football coach and an even better man. I'll give their opinions more credence than those of butthurt Pelini fans any day. Beyond the Bobutthurt's, I suspect the whining group also includes negative nancy's, trolls, SE/HP haters, and those who overestimate their management decision making skills. Neg rep button....this site needs that feature added, IMO. Quote Link to comment
Nebhawk Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Riley will do fine here. Fine. Fans need to curb there thoughts about winning a title. The cards are stacked against Nebraska right now because we had less than effective coaching and recruiting for the last 15 years. That takes more than one season and a new coach to upgrade. Hell, its only been a month with Riley, he hasn't even coached a game yet, let him at least get a season under his belt to make judgement. For those talking about resources and "this is Nebraska", stop that as well. This is not the dominant Nebraska of the 80's and mid 90's. This is not a job where you come in and just flip a switch and kaboom, instant winning of a NC. Its going to take some hard work and a few years of above average recruiting to get back to a good decent level of respectability nationally. Michigan and Ohio St have the reigns right now and for what Michigan is investing and for what Nebraska has invested makes me wonder about "resources". If your truly a college blue blood football program, then where is Riley's 4 or 5 Million$? If your university and AD actually think this guy is the one, he should have been given $4 mill per year, not $2.7 mill. Proof is in the pudding on this issue. That is where I question our AD, not in who, but how we hired this next savior for the program. Where is our commitment level in this process? Is the athletic department fully in or is it one foot in, one foot out the door right now? I don't have an issue with Riley. I have an issue with those who say we have resources, we are NU. Why are we not making that commitment in dollars? Hiring a coach at a rate of pay of $2.7 million tells me that this is a hire with 65% confidence in it. If your convinced this guy can win games that matter, $ 4 million should have been the money on the table. This is where I question the level of this hire. Its time to pony up and get into the game or shut up and ride into the sunset and be happy with 9 wins a year. Quote Link to comment
dvdcrr Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 does NOT. Michigan hits a home run, Nebraska a ground out. Just a depressing ouch. Just an FYI Mike Riley has a 2-2 record versus Harbaugh...difference was, he coached OSU and Harbaugh coached Stanford. You do understand that right? Tell us again how Mike Riley is a bad hire? Yeah, man thats whassuppp!!! Quote Link to comment
huskerhill Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 USC, UCLA and Alabama all approached Riley about becoming their head coach. A decade ago....... Almost 5 years but fortunately for you and unfortunately for the majority here, knowing what the f#$k one is talking about isn't required to post here 5 Quote Link to comment
skersfan Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 tfree that just might be post of the year, or well morning. I could not plus 1 you enough for that comment. Nothing could be truer than those words. 1 Quote Link to comment
suh_fan93 Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 does NOT. Michigan hits a home run, Nebraska a ground out. Just a depressing ouch. Just an FYI Mike Riley has a 2-2 record versus Harbaugh...difference was, he coached OSU and Harbaugh coached Stanford. You do understand that right? Tell us again how Mike Riley is a bad hire? Because 2 games should define one's apparent 'greatness'. Come on man. Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Bama "wanted" Riley when they were one of the worst teams in the SEC and had gone through about, I think, 4 coaches in about 7 years? USC does NOT. Michigan hits a home run, Nebraska a ground out. Just a depressing ouch. Just an FYI Mike Riley has a 2-2 record versus Harbaugh...difference was, he coached OSU and Harbaugh coached Stanford. You do understand that right? Tell us again how Mike Riley is a bad hire? Because 2 games should define one's apparent 'greatness'. Come on man. OSU was in better shape than Stanford was when JH took over...it was not even close Quote Link to comment
Hedley Lamarr Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Bama "wanted" Riley when they were one of the worst teams in the SEC and had gone through about, I think, 4 coaches in about 7 years? USC does NOT. Michigan hits a home run, Nebraska a ground out. Just a depressing ouch. Just an FYI Mike Riley has a 2-2 record versus Harbaugh...difference was, he coached OSU and Harbaugh coached Stanford. You do understand that right? Tell us again how Mike Riley is a bad hire? Because 2 games should define one's apparent 'greatness'. Come on man. OSU was in better shape than Stanford was when JH took over...it was not even close Stanford increased their recruiting budget 63% when JH came as well as $100 mil into their stadium. Corvalis is no Palo Alto Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 true...I agree with you there...but getting into Stanford is kind of hard...kind of really really hard. 1 Quote Link to comment
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