lo country Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Serious question, I know that there are numerous threads on what he is/did do wrong, but I want to know what makes/made him the tight choice. I'll admit I wasn't a fan of the hire, I had to google his name and then read some about him and was even less inthused. His record, scheme etc.... With that in mind, I figured support him and the team until I'm proven otherwise. Flash back to the hiring and firing. With all of the "big time" guys available what made Riley stand out? Was it his demeanor (the Anti-Bo)? Was it his experience? Was it the cost of hiring him? His style of offense? Ability to do more with less? West coast recruits? I'm asking as I really didn't see anything then they made me say "great hire". For full disclosure, I bought into the idea of more experience equaled another win or two. I believed the "more with less" and the scheming to the talent and abilities of the guys... So what made him the guy? I really have no idea. 1 Quote Link to comment
MoneyBall Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Serious question, I know that there are numerous threads on what he is/did do wrong, but I want to know what makes/made him the tight choice. I'll admit I wasn't a fan of the hire, I had to google his name and then read some about him and was even less inthused. His record, scheme etc.... With that in mind, I figured support him and the team until I'm proven otherwise. Flash back to the hiring and firing. With all of the "big time" guys available what made Riley stand out? Was it his demeanor (the Anti-Bo)? Was it his experience? Was it the cost of hiring him? His style of offense? Ability to do more with less? West coast recruits? I'm asking as I really didn't see anything then they made me say "great hire". For full disclosure, I bought into the idea of more experience equaled another win or two. I believed the "more with less" and the scheming to the talent and abilities of the guys... So what made him the guy? I really have no idea. I don't think our A.D. understood Husker football when he hired Riley. Maybe he "gets it" now, but the damage has been done (Riley and staff should never have been hired) Quote Link to comment
HuskerfaninOkieland Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 He's a nice guy and rides his bike to work 1 Quote Link to comment
DomiNUs Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Serious question, I know that there are numerous threads on what he is/did do wrong, but I want to know what makes/made him the tight choice. I'll admit I wasn't a fan of the hire, I had to google his name and then read some about him and was even less inthused. His record, scheme etc.... With that in mind, I figured support him and the team until I'm proven otherwise. Flash back to the hiring and firing. With all of the "big time" guys available what made Riley stand out? Was it his demeanor (the Anti-Bo)? Was it his experience? Was it the cost of hiring him? His style of offense? Ability to do more with less? West coast recruits? I'm asking as I really didn't see anything then they made me say "great hire". For full disclosure, I bought into the idea of more experience equaled another win or two. I believed the "more with less" and the scheming to the talent and abilities of the guys... So what made him the guy? I really have no idea. I believe SE had his eye on Riley from a while back. I think he was an assistant or something at another school who tried to lure Riley away from OSU and failed. He probably had it in his mind that he would be a great hire if he ever had an AD position. Then again, why did he pick Golden instead of Riley? Or did he hire Golden? Quote Link to comment
brophog Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Elaborate plan to get undesirables out of the stadium. Quote Link to comment
alwayshusking Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Serious question, I know that there are numerous threads on what he is/did do wrong, but I want to know what makes/made him the tight choice. I'll admit I wasn't a fan of the hire, I had to google his name and then read some about him and was even less inthused. His record, scheme etc.... With that in mind, I figured support him and the team until I'm proven otherwise. Flash back to the hiring and firing. With all of the "big time" guys available what made Riley stand out? Was it his demeanor (the Anti-Bo)? Was it his experience? Was it the cost of hiring him? His style of offense? Ability to do more with less? West coast recruits? I'm asking as I really didn't see anything then they made me say "great hire". For full disclosure, I bought into the idea of more experience equaled another win or two. I believed the "more with less" and the scheming to the talent and abilities of the guys... So what made him the guy? I really have no idea. I believe SE had his eye on Riley from a while back. I think he was an assistant or something at another school who tried to lure Riley away from OSU and failed. He probably had it in his mind that he would be a great hire if he ever had an AD position. Then again, why did he pick Golden instead of Riley? Or did he hire Golden? He didn't hire Golden at Miami. I think you are right about having his eye on Riley since his days at South Carolina. The hire met his criteria, he wanted an older coach, similar to the hire he made for Miami's basketball program in Jim Larranaga. Quote Link to comment
GBRedneck Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Riley was the only guy that would accept an offer from Pederhorst. Quote Link to comment
ColoradoHusk Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Simply put, Riley was hired because he was the exact opposite of Bo. He was experienced, older, well-spoken, and a NICE guy. He also wouldn't require a large paycheck, which had to help. 5 Quote Link to comment
Big Red 40 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Simply put, Riley was hired because he was the exact opposite of Bo. He was experienced, older, well-spoken, and a NICE guy. He also wouldn't require a large paycheck, which had to help. nailed it Quote Link to comment
GBRedneck Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Here's an answer in riddle format: Riley has a picture of Pederhorst. Riley has a picture of some farm animals. Riley only has one picture. How does Riley get hired? Quote Link to comment
BoNeyard Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Simply put, Riley was hired because he was the exact opposite of Bo. He was experienced, older, well-spoken, and a NICE guy. He also wouldn't require a large paycheck, which had to help. This. And all the things he did at Oregon State with "lesser" talent and resources. The big excitement was to see what he could do with more resources at Nebraska and with top level talent. He's so far 2-3. He is truly the exact opposite of Pelini. Pelini with no experience managed to get at least 9 wins every year. Now that Riley is failing miserably, the answer is he needs the 3-4 years to get his recruits and his system in place. Well, with Riley's age and his experience I would have had to imagine this hire was intended for Nebraska to start winning immediately. Quote Link to comment
ColoradoHusk Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 I'm sure Eichorst hated having to work with Bo his last couple of years at NU, maybe that's why he avoided Bo so much. That's just a guess. With Riley, I think Eichorst was getting a man who would be easy to work with, would be a good representative of the University, and would do good enough winning games at NU. I think Eichorst was hoping Riley would bring some stability at NU for 4-6 years before Riley retires. Of course, when Riley doesn't win games, it all blows up in Eichorst's face. Quote Link to comment
GOAT Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 He was hired because he's the exact polar opposite of Bo Pelini, and Eichorst wanted someone who would represent the university and the state well. Unfortunately, coaching acumen was apparently not high on the list of necessary qualifications. #RICHT2016 Quote Link to comment
NebraskaShellback Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 The evil leprechaun.........................give back his pot of gold and he will go away! Quote Link to comment
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