Why Mike Riley should be fired now

[teachercd]

 

how many more of these threads will we see today?

The haters have to keep the narrative alive, otherwise they have nothing.

 

Well...there is a 5-7 record

[NebraskaShellback]

Good Grief! Can we just dump the fire Riley crap! We had so many this season, it like the flu. I was not happy of the hire either from day one but I have to wait just like everyone else as this peters out.

[Husker Q]

 

Reasons why Mike Riley should be let go.

 

 

Identity Fit: Nebraska people and Nebraska football pride themselves in the identity of being honest, tough, hardworking people with a hard nosed football team. Mike Rileys teams have continuously been considered soft, finesse, and undisciplined. It just doesnt fit.

An A.D. who knows Nebraska would not hire Riley on fit alone.

 

Nebraska football is synonymous with smash-mouth, running game, tough Blackshirt defense. Even when announcers see a good power run they say thats Nebraska football. Mike Riley runs a pass-first, dinky-dunk, west coast/pro style offense which is finesse, soft, and quite the opposite of what many Nebraskans love. Mark Banker has never been known to have tough or good defenses. He may not even be in football if his buddy wasnt a head coach. Countless Husker fans find MRs offensive style to be uninspiring and not entertaining (hence the big cheers for a fullback trap). Tom Osborne started with a passing offense and realized that it is difficult with the unpredictable midwest weather (like this years Illinois game) so he changed to a running game which can be more consistent regardless of weather. NE tried it once and it didnt work with Callahan, why would trying it again produce different results.

An A.D. who knew Nebraska would not have hired Riley on his play stye alone.

Why are we so hung up on so-called traditional Nebraska football? The reason why it didn't work with Callahan was that Cosgrove's defense held us back. The mentality that Nebraska football has to be 3 yards and a cloud of dust every play no matter what does nothing but hold us back, both in recruiting and in performance. There's no reason why we can't run a pro style offense with pro style players.

 

Coaching Acumen:

 

Mike Riley has had decades to prove his coaching ability. In the NCAA, he has never even won his division! Rileys BEST season in the NCAA is 4 losses. Another coach (Dennis Erikson) took Rileys players and coached them to the best season OSU has ever had. Riley has the worst record in San Diego Charger franchise HISTORY. Every team in the NFL has the same salary cap so lack of resources is not an excuse. It seems that excuses for poor performance are the only thing you hear from the Riley camp. Only a very poor coach could take a 9 win Nebraska team with 17 returning starters and lose to BYU, Northwestern, Illinios, and Purdue. His job was under fire at Oregon State.

 

In case you dont believe me, here is what outside sources ranked the coaching staff before this season (posted before):

Phil Steele - 11/14 in the BIG

Sporting News - 7 in the BIG, 46 nationally

Athlon - 40th

Fox Sports - not in top 25

CBSports - 48/66 in just the "power 5"

 

An A.D. who has watched college football over the last 20 years would not have hired Riley on this alone.[/size]

He had one 11-1 season then went right back to the same (if not worse) records as Riley was putting up. That 11-1 season was an anomaly. As for the NFL, I know of another head coach who had a short, lackluster coaching tenure in the NFL. Guy by the name of Nick Saban. I'm not trying to say Riley is gonna be the guy to take Nebraska to the promised land, but it really wasn't the terrible hire that everyone in the "I told you so" crowd is coming out of the woodwork to proclaim now. Unproven, sure, but we missed several opportunities to hire proven coaches by not getting rid of Pelini sooner.

 

 

 

Mike Riley is 62 years old. Tom Osborne RETIRED at a younger age. Even if MR was a good coach (which many would argue he isnt), he does not provide a long-term solution. How many years do you really think he would coach? There are no decent assistants on the staff that anyone wants as a head coach. Regardless of performance, we are likely looking at hiring a new coach in a few years anyway. When he does leave, we will have a non-mobile QB which is not what fits Nebraskas identity and style. He offers no future for Nebraska.

An A.D. who wants a promising future for Nebraska would not hire a 62 yr old coach.

Nick Saban is 64. Would you turn him down due to his age if we got a chance to hire him here?

 

Osborne retired because he knew he was at the top of his game and he felt that Solich was ready to take over, not because he was too old.

 

 

 

Lack of fan backing/excitement:

 

I dont know of anyone besides mark banker who said Yes! Nebraska hired Mike Riley as head coach! Most people didnt even know who he was. Fans who watch all of college football seemed to be like WTF, why would Nebraska hire him?. Probably most fans were in a wait-and-hope approach to the season. Some had little-no hope that he could do what he was hired to do (win >9 games and championships). This season has not helped fan excitement for NU football. Most I know have gotten to the point where didnt even care if they watched the game live. Their Saturdays used to revolve around the game.

There was a ton of excitement when Bo Pelini was hired. He was that "guy with Nebraska ties" that so many people (myself included) wanted. How'd that turn out for us?

 

I can honestly say I was more apathetic about Husker football before Pelini got fired than I am now. I genuinely didn't care if we beat Iowa or not last year, because it just felt like more of the same crap again. I'm obviously frustrated with how this season went overall, but at least there's some hope for improvement.

 

 

 

Riley nor his assistants are known as great recruiters. He is familiar with California but doesnt know important Nebraska recruiting areas such as the midwest and Texas.

An A.D. who knows college football recruiting would not have hired Riley for this reason alone.

RB Tre Bryant is from St. Louis, MO.

OG John Raridon is from Des Moines, IA.

WR J.D. Spielman is from Eden Prairie, MN.

OG Boe Wilson is from Lees Summit, MO.

OG Bryan Brokop is from New Lenox, IL.

DE Ben Stille is from Ashland, NE.

 

We also still have a fighting chance at getting OT Matt Farniok from Sioux Falls, SD.

 

That's just Midwestern guys, just to make a point about recruiting here. Yes, we missed on a few people from the Midwest and from Texas, but it's not like we didn't make any effort to recruit there.

 

Meanwhile, his ties to California recruiting have brought in Patrick O'Brien (go on, tell me we don't desperately need a good QB to take over either next year or when Armstrong graduates), Marquel Dismuke, and Derrion Grim, as well as gotten guys like Keyshawn Jr., Tristan Gebbia, and Darnay Holmes interested in coming to Nebraska. Without Riley, none of the recruits in Keyshawn Johnson's camp are even interested in coming to Nebraska. Sure, maybe we could've recruited a little better had we brought in Ed Orgeron instead of Banker or another of Riley's defensive assistants, but I'd say for a first-year coach at a school that's one season removed from firing a 9-3 coach, he's doing just fine on the recruiting front.

 

 

 

Husker nation divided:

 

Husker nation had become divided with Pelini. It seems that hiring a replacement who would unite Nebraskans would be important. So what would reunite Husker nation.

- A coach who Nebraskans know, with Nebraska ties. Scott Frost would fit this bill. There would be uncertainties in never being a head coach but he feels like family and everyone would be 100% behind him.

- A coach who is a proven winner. Good coaches win, period. Getting a coach who has won wherever he goes would have Huskers backing and excitement. (Harbaugh, Gary Patterson...)

- A coach who provides hope for the future. Young, up and coming coaches who are a good fit would unite Nebraska. Frost, Tom Herman, Pat Narduzzi, Troy Calhoun would at least feel like a good fit, have good reputations, and provide hope for a future.

I see Husker nation as divided (or as hopeless) as ever. Actually maybe many more on the little-hope, bad coaches side.

An A.D. who knows Nebraska and football would not have hired a coach with a poor resume, no Nebraska ties, knows or cares nothing about Nebraska, and offers no future.

Again, back to having to have a coach with Nebraska ties. The only thing that will unite this fanbase is winning. If Scott Frost were hired and didn't come in here and right the ship immediately, he'd be run out on the same rail that people want to run Riley out on. If you have zero hope for this team after one bad season, then that's not on Riley as a coach, that's on you as a fan.

 

 

1. Would you agree that the identity of Nebraska is tough, hard-nosed football and a good portion of the fans enjoy that style?

2. Are you really comparing Mike Riley to Nick Saban, seriously?

3. I don't understand why you would have hope based on his decades of coaching history, but lucky you.

4. I guess we'll see what the recruiting rankings are.

5. I lost hope the minute Rile was hired. Exactly the same as the minute Callahan was hired.

[Touchdown Tommie]

Blah, blah, blah, blah...ugh!

[olddominionhusker]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another crap thread about something that will not happen and should not happen. The team improved from start to finish. The coaching is good. The recruiting is better than it has been in years.

 

Riley will be here for a long time.

More turnovers

More flags (maybe)

More losses

1-5 in division

so what is your point but posting jibberish?

More TO's than last year. (Even when we had 35 TO's in 2012, our margin was -12 vs -13 now)

Incredibly penalized this year. (88 this year)

Losing record- 1st home opener loss in over 30 years (poor clock management), 1st home losing season EVER, worst November ever, 1-5 in our division, a loss to Purdue (their first B1G win in 3 years IIRC)

 

I don't think Riley will be fired. My question for you, are you defending not firing him or do you think he is a good coach. Defending not firing I can understand. I don't necessarily agree, but defending him as a good coach is crazy IMO.... Given his history as a coach and the first year here.

He and his staff are good coaches and very good recruiters. Got 2 more commits today. Our punter of the future and a safety from Florida.

Sweet. We can punt on 2nd down! And our new safety will lock down the middle.

Hey at least Riley is smart enough to realize he better lock down a good punter with this offense

Yes he is. The punter will redshirt next season and take over for another great punter in Foltz. You must mean the offense that beat Michigan St and dominated Iowa, the two teams in the championship game. yup pretty damn good.

Your drug dealer must love you

[huskerfan92]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another crap thread about something that will not happen and should not happen. The team improved from start to finish. The coaching is good. The recruiting is better than it has been in years.

 

Riley will be here for a long time.

More turnovers

More flags (maybe)

More losses

1-5 in division

so what is your point but posting jibberish?

More TO's than last year. (Even when we had 35 TO's in 2012, our margin was -12 vs -13 now)

Incredibly penalized this year. (88 this year)

Losing record- 1st home opener loss in over 30 years (poor clock management), 1st home losing season EVER, worst November ever, 1-5 in our division, a loss to Purdue (their first B1G win in 3 years IIRC)

 

I don't think Riley will be fired. My question for you, are you defending not firing him or do you think he is a good coach. Defending not firing I can understand. I don't necessarily agree, but defending him as a good coach is crazy IMO.... Given his history as a coach and the first year here.

He and his staff are good coaches and very good recruiters. Got 2 more commits today. Our punter of the future and a safety from Florida.

Sweet. We can punt on 2nd down! And our new safety will lock down the middle.

Hey at least Riley is smart enough to realize he better lock down a good punter with this offense

 

Yes he is. The punter will redshirt next season and take over for another great punter in Foltz. You must mean the offense that beat Michigan St and dominated Iowa, the two teams in the championship game. yup pretty damn good.

 

 

Lol

[RADAR]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another crap thread about something that will not happen and should not happen. The team improved from start to finish. The coaching is good. The recruiting is better than it has been in years.

 

Riley will be here for a long time.

More turnovers

More flags (maybe)

More losses

1-5 in division

so what is your point but posting jibberish?

More TO's than last year. (Even when we had 35 TO's in 2012, our margin was -12 vs -13 now)

Incredibly penalized this year. (88 this year)

Losing record- 1st home opener loss in over 30 years (poor clock management), 1st home losing season EVER, worst November ever, 1-5 in our division, a loss to Purdue (their first B1G win in 3 years IIRC)

 

I don't think Riley will be fired. My question for you, are you defending not firing him or do you think he is a good coach. Defending not firing I can understand. I don't necessarily agree, but defending him as a good coach is crazy IMO.... Given his history as a coach and the first year here.

He and his staff are good coaches and very good recruiters. Got 2 more commits today. Our punter of the future and a safety from Florida.

Sweet. We can punt on 2nd down! And our new safety will lock down the middle.

Hey at least Riley is smart enough to realize he better lock down a good punter with this offense

 

Yes he is. The punter will redshirt next season and take over for another great punter in Foltz. You must mean the offense that beat Michigan St and dominated Iowa, the two teams in the championship game. yup pretty damn good.

 

 

Lol

 

You must not have watched the game.. You really should if it is replayed somewhere.

[Hunter94]

Les Miles........sign him up.

[huskerfan92]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another crap thread about something that will not happen and should not happen. The team improved from start to finish. The coaching is good. The recruiting is better than it has been in years.

 

Riley will be here for a long time.

More turnovers

More flags (maybe)

More losses

1-5 in division

so what is your point but posting jibberish?

More TO's than last year. (Even when we had 35 TO's in 2012, our margin was -12 vs -13 now)

Incredibly penalized this year. (88 this year)

Losing record- 1st home opener loss in over 30 years (poor clock management), 1st home losing season EVER, worst November ever, 1-5 in our division, a loss to Purdue (their first B1G win in 3 years IIRC)

 

I don't think Riley will be fired. My question for you, are you defending not firing him or do you think he is a good coach. Defending not firing I can understand. I don't necessarily agree, but defending him as a good coach is crazy IMO.... Given his history as a coach and the first year here.

He and his staff are good coaches and very good recruiters. Got 2 more commits today. Our punter of the future and a safety from Florida.

Sweet. We can punt on 2nd down! And our new safety will lock down the middle.

Hey at least Riley is smart enough to realize he better lock down a good punter with this offense

 

Yes he is. The punter will redshirt next season and take over for another great punter in Foltz. You must mean the offense that beat Michigan St and dominated Iowa, the two teams in the championship game. yup pretty damn good.

 

 

Lol

 

You must not have watched the game.. You really should if it is replayed somewhere.

 

 

I find it hard to believe how anyone could watch that game, and think our offense dominated. Just because we put up 400 yards doesn't mean you dominate. Teams like Indiana and Cal put up big yards, but are never considered to dominate a game. What I saw on offense was an absolute mess that turned the ball over 4 times.

[RADAR]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another crap thread about something that will not happen and should not happen. The team improved from start to finish. The coaching is good. The recruiting is better than it has been in years.

 

Riley will be here for a long time.

More turnovers

More flags (maybe)

More losses

1-5 in division

so what is your point but posting jibberish?

More TO's than last year. (Even when we had 35 TO's in 2012, our margin was -12 vs -13 now)

Incredibly penalized this year. (88 this year)

Losing record- 1st home opener loss in over 30 years (poor clock management), 1st home losing season EVER, worst November ever, 1-5 in our division, a loss to Purdue (their first B1G win in 3 years IIRC)

 

I don't think Riley will be fired. My question for you, are you defending not firing him or do you think he is a good coach. Defending not firing I can understand. I don't necessarily agree, but defending him as a good coach is crazy IMO.... Given his history as a coach and the first year here.

He and his staff are good coaches and very good recruiters. Got 2 more commits today. Our punter of the future and a safety from Florida.

Sweet. We can punt on 2nd down! And our new safety will lock down the middle.

Hey at least Riley is smart enough to realize he better lock down a good punter with this offense

 

Yes he is. The punter will redshirt next season and take over for another great punter in Foltz. You must mean the offense that beat Michigan St and dominated Iowa, the two teams in the championship game. yup pretty damn good.

 

 

Lol

 

You must not have watched the game.. You really should if it is replayed somewhere.

 

 

I find it hard to believe how anyone could watch that game, and think our offense dominated. Just because we put up 400 yards doesn't mean you dominate. Teams like Indiana and Cal put up big yards, but are never considered to dominate a game. What I saw on offense was an absolute mess that turned the ball over 4 times.

 

You were watching Tommy, not our offense.

[olddominionhusker]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another crap thread about something that will not happen and should not happen. The team improved from start to finish. The coaching is good. The recruiting is better than it has been in years.

 

Riley will be here for a long time.

More turnovers

More flags (maybe)

More losses

1-5 in division

so what is your point but posting jibberish?

More TO's than last year. (Even when we had 35 TO's in 2012, our margin was -12 vs -13 now)

Incredibly penalized this year. (88 this year)

Losing record- 1st home opener loss in over 30 years (poor clock management), 1st home losing season EVER, worst November ever, 1-5 in our division, a loss to Purdue (their first B1G win in 3 years IIRC)

 

I don't think Riley will be fired. My question for you, are you defending not firing him or do you think he is a good coach. Defending not firing I can understand. I don't necessarily agree, but defending him as a good coach is crazy IMO.... Given his history as a coach and the first year here.

He and his staff are good coaches and very good recruiters. Got 2 more commits today. Our punter of the future and a safety from Florida.

Sweet. We can punt on 2nd down! And our new safety will lock down the middle.

Hey at least Riley is smart enough to realize he better lock down a good punter with this offense

Yes he is. The punter will redshirt next season and take over for another great punter in Foltz. You must mean the offense that beat Michigan St and dominated Iowa, the two teams in the championship game. yup pretty damn good.

Lol

You must not have watched the game.. You really should if it is replayed somewhere.

I find it hard to believe how anyone could watch that game, and think our offense dominated. Just because we put up 400 yards doesn't mean you dominate. Teams like Indiana and Cal put up big yards, but are never considered to dominate a game. What I saw on offense was an absolute mess that turned the ball over 4 times.

 

How to Dominate your Way to 5-7: The Riley Method by Mike Riley. Forward by Bill Callahan

 

I here its THE hot coaching book this year. Pick one up for the coach in your life today!

[teachercd]

Riley poops wins and pisses dominance...I bet when he orgasms he doesn't even make a sound...he is THE BOMB

 

Right RADAR

[TonyStalloni]

Are you Riley haters the same bunch of old farts who show up at family gatherings or in office conversation and bore everyone to death with how much you dislike the current coaching staff? Then indulge everyone within earshot about how bad the play calling is and how this is ruining the Nebraska team you love? Take a hint. Look around the room and see how often people near you leave to go to the bathroom or check on the kids or walk the dog. Whatever excuse they can find to not be close to the sound of your voice. What you aren't seeing is how everyone groans when they see your car pull up. You "get off my lawn types" can harsh the very best of parties.

[huskerfan92]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another crap thread about something that will not happen and should not happen. The team improved from start to finish. The coaching is good. The recruiting is better than it has been in years.

 

Riley will be here for a long time.

More turnovers

More flags (maybe)

More losses

1-5 in division

so what is your point but posting jibberish?

More TO's than last year. (Even when we had 35 TO's in 2012, our margin was -12 vs -13 now)

Incredibly penalized this year. (88 this year)

Losing record- 1st home opener loss in over 30 years (poor clock management), 1st home losing season EVER, worst November ever, 1-5 in our division, a loss to Purdue (their first B1G win in 3 years IIRC)

 

I don't think Riley will be fired. My question for you, are you defending not firing him or do you think he is a good coach. Defending not firing I can understand. I don't necessarily agree, but defending him as a good coach is crazy IMO.... Given his history as a coach and the first year here.

He and his staff are good coaches and very good recruiters. Got 2 more commits today. Our punter of the future and a safety from Florida.

Sweet. We can punt on 2nd down! And our new safety will lock down the middle.

Hey at least Riley is smart enough to realize he better lock down a good punter with this offense

 

Yes he is. The punter will redshirt next season and take over for another great punter in Foltz. You must mean the offense that beat Michigan St and dominated Iowa, the two teams in the championship game. yup pretty damn good.

 

 

Lol

 

You must not have watched the game.. You really should if it is replayed somewhere.

 

 

I find it hard to believe how anyone could watch that game, and think our offense dominated. Just because we put up 400 yards doesn't mean you dominate. Teams like Indiana and Cal put up big yards, but are never considered to dominate a game. What I saw on offense was an absolute mess that turned the ball over 4 times.

 

You were watching Tommy, not our offense.

 

 

I guess I should've watched our running backs dominate with their 3 yards a carry....unless you can point out which part of our offense was dominating

[huskerfan92]

Are you Riley haters the same bunch of old farts who show up at family gatherings or in office conversation and bore everyone to death with how much you dislike the current coaching staff? Then indulge everyone within earshot about how bad the play calling is and how this is ruining the Nebraska team you love? Take a hint. Look around the room and see how often people near you leave to go to the bathroom or check on the kids or walk the dog. Whatever excuse they can find to not be close to the sound of your voice. What you aren't seeing is how everyone groans when they see your car pull up. You "get off my lawn types" can harsh the very best of parties.

 

Didn't realize we interrupted the 5-7 party