Riley era: Tale of Two Seasons

[GBRFAN]

 

I wouldn't say polar opposites because at the end result is still the same. Finished both seasons unranked with alot of questions on both sides of the ball. Plus 2 season in a row where you fired a staff member. The record may look different but the product on the field was no different.

The firing of the assistant coaches is the most telling stat. MR was only hired two years ago. He is such a bad judge of coaching talent that he has already fired a significant portion of his staff. In some cases, he had worked with these men for years, how did he not know their capabilities?

 

 

Or you could look at it that he was going into a new situation where he was told that the players were going to back the previous staff and you need some guys you can count on to change the environment. Now that he is onto phase two of his plan - the coaches that were falling behind have been left behind.

[84HuskerLaw]

 

 

I wouldn't say polar opposites because at the end result is still the same. Finished both seasons unranked with alot of questions on both sides of the ball. Plus 2 season in a row where you fired a staff member. The record may look different but the product on the field was no different.

The firing of the assistant coaches is the most telling stat. MR was only hired two years ago. He is such a bad judge of coaching talent that he has already fired a significant portion of his staff. In some cases, he had worked with these men for years, how did he not know their capabilities?

 

 

Or you could look at it that he was going into a new situation where he was told that the players were going to back the previous staff and you need some guys you can count on to change the environment. Now that he is onto phase two of his plan - the coaches that were falling behind have been left behind.

 

Not sure there has been anything specific mentioned with regard to the firing of Banker but perhaps his summary dismissal is primarily due to some undisclosed event or act or omission on Banker's part that resulted in the termination and not so much because Riley felt he had completely failed in his overall mission or responsibilities. In other words, maybe, just maybe, Riley fired Banker when he learned of something Banker did or did not do that was especially vital or important. We would not likely hear of specific reason(s) or causes for his termination as these sorts of details are rarely disclosed nor should they be. I am just suggesting Riley may have any number of reasons for firing Banker, many of which, may not all that obvious to the outside observers. The defense was not horrible certainly but could have been better. Just a consideration perhaps.

[HuskerNBigD]

 

 

 

I wouldn't say polar opposites because at the end result is still the same. Finished both seasons unranked with alot of questions on both sides of the ball. Plus 2 season in a row where you fired a staff member. The record may look different but the product on the field was no different.

The firing of the assistant coaches is the most telling stat. MR was only hired two years ago. He is such a bad judge of coaching talent that he has already fired a significant portion of his staff. In some cases, he had worked with these men for years, how did he not know their capabilities?

 

 

Or you could look at it that he was going into a new situation where he was told that the players were going to back the previous staff and you need some guys you can count on to change the environment. Now that he is onto phase two of his plan - the coaches that were falling behind have been left behind.

 

Not sure there has been anything specific mentioned with regard to the firing of Banker but perhaps his summary dismissal is primarily due to some undisclosed event or act or omission on Banker's part that resulted in the termination and not so much because Riley felt he had completely failed in his overall mission or responsibilities. In other words, maybe, just maybe, Riley fired Banker when he learned of something Banker did or did not do that was especially vital or important. We would not likely hear of specific reason(s) or causes for his termination as these sorts of details are rarely disclosed nor should they be. I am just suggesting Riley may have any number of reasons for firing Banker, many of which, may not all that obvious to the outside observers. The defense was not horrible certainly but could have been better. Just a consideration perhaps.

 

 

Doubt it. If Banker was fired due to undisclosed events, no way he would've responded to the LJS or OWH in the way he did - by stating that it was upsetting Riley fired him over the phone.

 

If he did something so offensive to warrant a firing, he would've probably kept his mouth shut, so as to not draw attention and backlash from Riley. Something about living in glasses houses and throwing stones.