Here is a question I asked a while back. We hired a .546 coach from OSU.
1) Why would he be better here
2) Who even had this guy in their personal top 25 coaches
3) Who didn't have to google him when he was chosen
The guy is average, always was and will be. He is simply the anti Bo. A nice guy. Who really thinks "when he gets his guys" we can win it all. He had his guys at OSU and was .546..... We lost game this year,not on talent, but in piss poor coaching decisions. That won't change with "his guys". His record was basically average with an upset every now and then........
You have to pay big to go big. Another season of this and we slide further away from relevance. Iowa is 12-0 by playing fundamental sound football. They play within a scheme they know and can execute. Kirk, in the off season did some soul searching to include getting rid of his starting QB and naming Beathard the guy in January......
Riley is who he is. He isn't going to change.
NU needs to open the coffer and pay. Riley, if he stays will probably retire in 4 years and then, after 3 more years of .500 or less, he will retire and we start again. Hell, rip off the band-aid and start rebuilding now. With a new coach.