RedDenver Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 53 minutes ago, Redux said: That's just it, Eichorst was hired to fire Bo Pelini. The idiot's who hired him didn't think any further than that. They just assumed he would hire another guy who could win 9 or 10 or maybe more with some luck. But as I've been trying to explain elsewhere, the AD job of hiring coaches isn't as easy as some people think. Eichorst wanted Bielma and almost had him. He got played in the end. So, with no backup choice in mind he found Mike Riley. A better AD would have established a better relationship with the current coach from the get go and the whole mess maybe never happens. But Bo had been souring people on his attitude, you can't act like Nick Saban and get blown out like Mike Riley it turns out. I think (with the benefit of hindsight) Eichorst screwed the pouch when he didn't fire Pelini the year before when Bo publicly dared the AD to fire him. 1 Quote Link to comment
Hedley Lamarr Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 13 hours ago, OTHusker said: nebraska didn’t pay off Riley a lump sum until after he had gamed the system with his sham 50 k salary at Oregon state several sources including the owh stated nu was making payments https://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/football/nu-paid-former-coach-riley-lump-sum-of-more-than/article_f0b24796-b2a6-50ec-a68f-16ef42cdc179.html did you even read the article you posted? It doesnt say what you think it says.....what day was Riley fired? When did we factor his lump sum payment? Each had contract language that stipulated monthly payments until he gained new employment, at which point a lump sum could be calculated and paid out. Riley was paid $6,235,393, covering obligations from Dec. 6, 2017 through the end of his original contract term on Feb. 29, 2021. Quote Link to comment
Landlord Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 2 hours ago, B.B. Hemingway said: I was uncomfortable with the change at the time, and though it's worked out now (by getting Frost), I still think it was the wrong move. If you're going to fire a coach who wins 9-10 games every year, you better have a home run hire coming in, not a library card carrying Mr. Rogers in oversized sweats. Firing Bo was 100% the right move. Hiring Riley was a different move that was a very bad/wrong one. The idea of not firing a coach until you know you've got an amazing replacement already lined up is not realistic imo. 2 Quote Link to comment
Redux Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 30 minutes ago, RedDenver said: I think (with the benefit of hindsight) Eichorst screwed the pouch when he didn't fire Pelini the year before when Bo publicly dared the AD to fire him. Well everyone knew it was coming, the shock was retaining him for 2014 and then firing him after a win on the road over Iowa. It made little sense to carr the charade another season, but again I think this plays into the Bielma factor. Quote Link to comment
Redux Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 1 minute ago, Landlord said: Firing Bo was 100% the right move. Hiring Riley was a different move that was a very bad/wrong one. The idea of not firing a coach until you know you've got an amazing replacement already lined up is not realistic imo. Correct. But not having options on the table before firing a coach is a big gamble, and this gamble did not workout for Sean. 2 Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 37 minutes ago, RedDenver said: I think (with the benefit of hindsight) Eichorst screwed the pouch when he didn't fire Pelini the year before when Bo publicly dared the AD to fire him. Oh yeah, totally agree. I think even Bo thought he was gone. 1 Quote Link to comment
RedDenver Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 4 minutes ago, Redux said: Well everyone knew it was coming, the shock was retaining him for 2014 and then firing him after a win on the road over Iowa. It made little sense to carr the charade another season, but again I think this plays into the Bielma factor. Yep. IMO Bielema would have been almost as bad as Riley. Eichorst just didn't know what he was doing when it came to hiring a football coach. Quote Link to comment
Hedley Lamarr Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 1 minute ago, RedDenver said: Yep. IMO Bielema would have been almost as bad as Riley. Eichorst just didn't know what he was doing. when it came to hiring a football coach. fify 3 Quote Link to comment
4skers89 Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 12 minutes ago, Hedley Lamarr said: fify He did a good job making sure we were protected in case a hurricane or tropical storm caused us to cancel a game. 2 Quote Link to comment
B.B. Hemingway Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Landlord said: Firing Bo was 100% the right move. Hiring Riley was a different move that was a very bad/wrong one. The idea of not firing a coach until you know you've got an amazing replacement already lined up is not realistic imo. With the back channels these coaches, and AD's have access too, I don't think it's unrealistic at all. And if you don't think that you've got a candidate that can at least accomplish what the current guy is (which was pretty good compared to what came after) than don't fire the guy who is winning 70% of his games. 2 1 Quote Link to comment
RedSavage Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 56 minutes ago, 4skers89 said: He did a good job making sure we were protected in case a hurricane or tropical storm caused us to cancel a game. His groundbreaking work will lead us in to a new era of DOMES Quote Link to comment
4skers89 Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 58 minutes ago, RedSavage said: His groundbreaking work will lead us in to a new era of DOMES Confirmed, the dome is coming!!! I’m sure Moos would rather build a dome than go to all the trouble of rewriting a bunch of game contracts! Quote Link to comment
TheSker Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 4 hours ago, RedDenver said: I think (with the benefit of hindsight) Eichorst screwed the pouch when he didn't fire Pelini the year before when Bo publicly dared the AD to fire him. The whole "dare" thing is inaccurate. My guess is a media member used it for clicks. Pelini and Osborne both found out what Perlman's plan was and Osborne intervened using his contacts. This was the major landslide in the Osborne/Perlman relationship. There was an immense amount going on behind the scenes, and the firing got overruled. But Perlman then made the decision on his own the next year. Hardly a "dare". Pelini knew good and well Perlman wanted it done the previous year. ......and Perlman gave a great little nugget in his retirement speech about how he'll be remembered in regard to Nebraska football. 1 Quote Link to comment
Enhance Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 15 hours ago, TheSker said: The whole "dare" thing is inaccurate. My guess is a media member used it for clicks. Pelini: "If they want to fire me, go ahead." Unless we're talking about a different situation, that wasn't someone trolling in the media. That was literally Bo - a mixture of his hot-headedness and stubbornness. 2 Quote Link to comment
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