Time to throw down the gauntlet

[Dansker]

As an arm-chair head coach, QB, RB, WR, TE, OL, er... fan who proclaims to know it all - we need to clean house. We seriously need to re-consider the hiring of Mike Riley. This PR experiment is not worth it. If any fan is FINE with a record of 2-3 for the first time since 1959 prior to the start of the sellout streak, you're on the wrong side of the fence. We can't accept this mediocrity at a once storied program. For the first time since 2007, I am seriously concerned that the sellout streak is at jeopardy however, there is a theory that the sellout streak is an exaggeration, so there's that.

 

Moving on, Perlman needs to step aside, Eichorst needs to be shown the door (if anyone can find him!) and we need to bring in an AD -- someone who genuinely has a deep love and respect for the Nebraska Football legacy someone like Trev Alberts who was a former player. Our AD needs to be held accountable for this mess and we need to find janitors to clean it up. If we have a non-lawmaker at the helm in the AD department, that person would put our best interests forward and that's bringing the Nebraska football brand back to prominence. I don't care if the head coach is an outsider or a guy who has Nebraska roots. We can all throw names out there. Personally, I'd make a strong case for Sean McDermott as he is arguably one of the top assistants in the NFL and is a defensive minded guy. He is from Omaha, Nebraska and has 16 years experience in the NFL that immediately will bring in recruits and we do need help in that department and he is still only 41 years of age. Secondly, we need to find a brilliant offensive mind who can install The Erhardt-Perkins System into our offensive players as this system can demoralize a defense.

 

 

Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. Both of these QBs run an offensive system called The Erhardt-Perkins system. It may be the smartest way to run an offense for long term success, no matter who you surround your quarterback with. Erhardt-Perkins is named after two men. Ron Erhardt and Ray Perkins, who ran the offense under Patriots head coach, Chuck Fairbanks in the 1970’s. The object of the system was to maximize efficiency in cold weather. They placed emphasis on the run game and the short passing game by showing the defense multiple looks, formations, and combinations of personnel while running simple plays found in all playbooks. Simple to learn, simple to run, easy to call on the fly, hard to defend. It has evolved over the years from coaches Bill Parcells, Marty Schottenheimer, Bill Cowher, Bill Belichick and all his disciples, (Charlie Weis turned Brady Quinn and Jimmy Claussen into 1st and 2nd round picks with this system at Notre Dame).

The E-P is currently run by six NFL teams: Broncos, Patriots, Chargers, Panthers, Steelers, and Giants. In other words, Erhardt-Perkins has won seven of the last 12 Super Bowls with a chance to make it eight with the Broncos or Patriots representing the AFC this year.

Link: http://baltimoresportsandlife.com/erhardt-perkins-system-part-2/

Don't be mistaken, the E-P is a run first system. It cannot be named "Pro Style or WCO" because it is simply not that. This system was designed in the 70's before WCO football existed and don't be fooled, the WCO is EXACTLY what we are running today with a mixture of "what we used to know" -- all of this translates to a lack of identity, lack of production, lack of results. Elements of the E-P system recently has been used during Nick Saban's tenure at Alabama and seems to have obvious success with 3 national titles during this decade to show for it. Most Nebraska football fans would welcome a smash mouth type of identity (I think,) and it continues to work today.

 

Wikipedia - The Erhardt - Perkins system traditionally had a reputation (whether or not earned) of being a traditional smash mouth offense that maximizes a team's time of possession and does not as frequently call upon its running backs to serve as receivers.[2] Erhardt was famous for his adage, "throw to score, run to win." This may have been especially true during the years Bill Parcells ran this system as the head coach of the New York Giants.This system was thought to be particularly well suited for teams playing in harsh outdoor weather conditions of the northeast of the United States.

 

Mike Riley is just like Bill Callahan (remember that mess?) The great Tom Osborne advised Mike Riley that we need to be able to run the ball in poor weather conditions. The man with 3 NC's to Riley's zero. The man with 13 conference title's to Riley's zero. Is Riley that stubborn? Riley has been quoted as saying he does not want to be that "S.O.S. on two, ready," type of coach but that is exactly what we have. The jury is still out for Riley and this staff but I feel we have been duped by everyone from top to bottom starting with Chancellor Perlman. The fans do deserve more than this, former players deserve more than this, students deserve more than this. Can we bring in people who genuinely LOVE our program and fans and respect both, please? The product we see today is not cutting it. Someone needs to do something, boosters, fans, how can we accept this? Winning erases everything, sure, but at this point are we confident enough to believe we can pencil in a W on the remainder of our schedule? We have become like Alabama and Notre Dame prior to their revival. We need people to bring this program back from the dead.

[benjibean1]

A+ my friend. A+!

[BoNeyard]

The only thing that seems to send a message is the sell out streak. Last person to put that streak in jeopardy was Callahan in 2007 after 4 miserable years. Riley has been here 5 games and i wouldnt be surprised if the talk of ending the streak starts. That is how bad this hire was.

 

But no matter how we look at it, Riley wont be fired under this administration, just too unheard of for a coach to be gone after one season. Although, I wouldn't think we'd get too much heat if we publically said (with Riley also assisting) that this just didn't work out and both sides move on. And Nebraska ends with one of their own, say Frost.

 

But again, I don't see that happening. Just too unheard of. Our best bet to have Riley realize the job in Lincoln is just not right for him and he retires.

[Cornhole]

You'll get part of your wish for sure. Perlman is done in 2016.

 

http://www.omaha.com/news/education/unl-chancellor-harvey-perlman-stepping-down-in-put-university-on/article_3d9472b2-d877-11e4-8703-ab5b738bea91.html