Assessing the new coaching staff

[jsneb83]

Guy has done an absolutely amazing job up to this point.

Well, true.....he reportedly did say aw shucks to the media with a big smile. Of course we'll see what Riley can do.....but it's rare for a program like Nebraska to hire a coach who had 3 losing seasons out of his last 5.

Probably because the last time we hired a coach with previous college head coaching experience was Devaney.

 

[blinky]

There's youth and there's experience on this staff.

Maybe the biggest thing is that youth and experience aren't two separate ideas. The young coaches have been around the block.

Also, lots of NFL flavor. When you spend time with players who list "football player" as their occupation, good knowledge is likely to follow.

 

[FriendsForever]

*double post. (I am jesting below)

 

[FriendsForever]

The new staff is largely complete, now that Riley has hired Keith Williams from Tulane as Wide Receivers coach. Now that the staff is assembled, what do people think? Good group? Bad group? Where is it weak, where is it strong?

Here's the list, including their coaching stops since about 2000.

Offensive Coordinator - Danny Langsdorf

Age: 42

Experience:

200001: Edmonton Eskimos (quarterbacks)

2002: New Orleans Saints (offensive assistant, quality control)

200304: New Orleans Saints (assistant wide receivers, special teams)

200513: Oregon State (offensive coordinator, quarterbacks)

2014: New York Giants (quarterbacks)

Running Backs - Reggie Davis

Age: 38

Experience:

2004: University of San Diego (tight ends)

2005-07: UNLV (running backs)

2008-10: Oregon State (running backs)

2011-13: San Francisco 49ers (tight ends)

2014: San Francisco 49ers (offensive line)

Wide Receivers - Keith Williams

Age: 42

Experience:

2000: Solano College (wide receivers)

2001-05: San Jose State (wide receivers)

2005-07: San Jose City College (offensive coordinator/wide receivers)

2008: San Diego Chargers (minority internship position)

2009-11: Fresno State (wide receivers)

2012-14: Tulane (wide receivers)

Offensive Line - Mike Cavanaugh

Age: 51

Experience:

1999-2004: Hawaii (offensive line)

2005-14: Oregon State (offensive line)

Defensive Coordinator - Mark Banker

Age: 58

Experience:

2003-2014: Oregon State (Defensive Coordinator)

Defensive Line - Hank Hughes

Age: 57

Experience:

2001: UConn (defensive line)

2002-04: UConn (defensive coordinator, defensive line)

2005-10: UConn (associate head coach for defense, defensive line)

2011-2012: UConn (associate head coach, defensive line)

2013: UConn (defensive coordinator, defensive line)

2014: Cincinnati (co-defensive coordinator, linebackers)

Linebackers - Trent Bray

Age: 32

Experience:

2008: Arizona State (graduate assistant)

2009: California Redwoods (linebackers)

2010-11: Arizona State (linebackers)

2012-14: Oregon State (graduate assistant, linebackers)

Defensive Backs - Charlton Warren

Age: 37

2005-07: Air Force (secondary, recruiting coordinator)

2008-11: Air Force (co-defensive coordinator, secondary, recruiting coordinator)

2012-13: Air Force (associate head coach, defensive coordinator, secondary)

2014: Nebraska (secondary)

Special Teams - Bruce Read

Age: 51

Experience:

2002-03: New York Giants (special teams)

2004-06: Oregon State (special teams)

2007-08: Dallas Cowboys (special teams)

2009-14: Oregon State (special teams)

Strength & Conditioning - Mark Philipp

Associate Athletic Director for Football Operations - Dan Van de Riet

Here's a list of all of the assistant coaches and tertiary staff members Riley has brought on, courtesy of the OWH.


The hot rumor about a lot of these guys is, they're good at recruiting. Who are those recruiting gurus? What's their experience?

Wait... "Mark Banker, DC for Oregon State"

Is that the only thing he's done? Like, did he not coach football ever and then became the DC at OSU?

Did he win the position in a raffle or something?

 

[FriendsForever]

This staff is like the football equivalent of searching craigslist and putting in a $250 max filter hoping you find some steals that you get good use out of instead of paying full sticker price at a furniture store.

I like this staff a lot, they seem very hug worthy but in the back of my mind I think Nebraska went a bit on the cheap side on obtaining a coach. Aw shucks, what if Riley fails? What's Nebraska gonna do then after it's been left behind now for 20 years? Go to the goodwill for another coach?

But I think this staff will do fine I love them and would hug each and every one of them with my own two arm things

 

[BigRedBuster]

Where exactly did we come up short ? You guys act like we penny pinched while looking for a coach. We went out and got the coach we wanted. It only took a few days.

it's because we're only paying Riley 2.7 mill, down roughly .6 mil from Bo's final salary. But poeple who b!^@h about that dont wanna point out the list of incentives, or the overall massive uprgrade in pay for the assistants. but they will. Once the first game rolls around and this staff clearly coaches circles around anything we've seen the past 11 years.

I just don't get the New Riley Haters. Guy has done an absolutely amazing job up to this point. He hired a staff that on paper is solid. Let him coach and after that bring your pitchforks. Hell most of us didn't start bitching about our last HC until he was 4-5 years deep as HC here. Support our current staff and let them show you what they have

Never underestimate the Husker fan base to self loath their own program or what is happening inside that program.

are you talking about 7 years in or 2 months? Im confused.

Constantly. Doesn't matter.

 

[Vince R.]

Just a competent staff could've put Nebraska into the BIG championship game from 2011 to 2014. I believe this staff is much better than that and they have an energy about them that I really appreciate. Just watch.

 

[MichiganDad3]

I like the fact that everyone on the staff really seems to appreciate the Husker tradition, and are happy to have the opportunity to coach here. I also think Rilley has emphasized recruiting skills when hiring position coaches. I expect to see an improvement in recruiting. I wonder how many opposing coaches played Bo's Ohio State tirade to Husker recruits, and asked the recruit if they want to play for a coach who doesn't like the school, and doesn't want to be there.

 

[walksalone]

I hope these guys kick some a$$, but I can't get on board with the, "yeah, these guys are gonna be awesome" bandwagon until I see a few games played and we've faced some tough teams to see how they react...

 

[jsneb83]

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These guys obviously don't know chemistry.