Future Offensive Coordinators

Wow...I can see the boards now if he is named OC/assistant head coach. Can you imagine the fans that don't like Pelini now? Certain fans always thinking the second string QB should be on the field would be nothing compared to the fans wanting the second string head coach calling the shots.

 
The next two or three years are going to be very interesting for the program. As quite a few of us have said, the team is at a spot right now where we could do anything from going 11-1 to 7-5 and there wouldn't be much shock. If the Huskers surge in terms of won-lost record within the next three seasons, then we could be replacing somebody like Beck and possibly other assistants because they will be fairly hot names in terms of national coach searches. If the team stagnates, or steps backward in the next three seasons, we might fire some people... or we could end up replacing everybody.

In the scorched earth scenario, maybe Scott's name surfaces as an HC candidate.

Frost as an OC would be interesting if we were doing well and Beck left... that might be interesting too.

 
tmfr15 said:
The next two or three years are going to be very interesting for the program. As quite a few of us have said, the team is at a spot right now where we could do anything from going 11-1 to 7-5 and there wouldn't be much shock.
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You can't seriously think all of Husker nation wouldn't be shocked if we went 7-5...

 
Shocked? By 7-5?

Let's see. We were 9-2 last year before the Big title game. We ended up with four losses. Not exactly miles away from five losses. Now think back to the regular season and tell me that there are not five games that we could have just as easily lost. Penn State, Northwestern, Michigaan State. Then throw in Michigan and Wisconsin the first time.

So yes 7-5 is plenty possible.

Rewind to 2001 pre black Friday. That was a shock. We really had not seen anything like that especially at the hands of CU.

The disappointments of the last 10 years have resulted in ever decreasing shock value.

We have been fairly mediocre. So a record reflective of a mediocre team would hardly be a shock.

Don't get me wrong. Heads would probably roll and we would all be disappointed but it would not be a shock.

 
There are times when Beck has gone full "Watson", but for the most part, he's done a good job...

There's plenty of candidates we could name, and probably just as many that we haven't due to the fact, that they are still "making a name" for themselves. Even if this does play out the way the OP thinks, the choice that is made will be debated ad nauseam...

 
tmfr15 said:
Shocked? By 7-5?

Let's see. We were 9-2 last year before the Big title game. We ended up with four losses. Not exactly miles away from five losses. Now think back to the regular season and tell me that there are not five games that we could have just as easily lost. Penn State, Northwestern, Michigaan State. Then throw in Michigan and Wisconsin the first time.

So yes 7-5 is plenty possible.

Rewind to 2001 pre black Friday. That was a shock. We really had not seen anything like that especially at the hands of CU.

The disappointments of the last 10 years have resulted in ever decreasing shock value.

We have been fairly mediocre. So a record reflective of a mediocre team would hardly be a shock.

Don't get me wrong. Heads would probably roll and we would all be disappointed but it would not be a shock.
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We were 10-2 before the title game, and 2 of our 4 losses came in the postseason. So first of all, 2 losses in the regular season is quite a substantial ways away from 5.

Secondly, who cares what could have happened? The only thing that matters is what did happen. We won 10 games. 9 before that. 10, 10 and 9 before that.

We have been proven as a team that averages around 9.5 wins per year despite circumstances.

So yes, 7-5 would be a hell of a shock.

 
Landlord of Memorial Stadium said:
tmfr15 said:
Shocked? By 7-5?

Let's see. We were 9-2 last year before the Big title game. We ended up with four losses. Not exactly miles away from five losses. Now think back to the regular season and tell me that there are not five games that we could have just as easily lost. Penn State, Northwestern, Michigaan State. Then throw in Michigan and Wisconsin the first time.

So yes 7-5 is plenty possible.

Rewind to 2001 pre black Friday. That was a shock. We really had not seen anything like that especially at the hands of CU.

The disappointments of the last 10 years have resulted in ever decreasing shock value.

We have been fairly mediocre. So a record reflective of a mediocre team would hardly be a shock.

Don't get me wrong. Heads would probably roll and we would all be disappointed but it would not be a shock.
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We were 10-2 before the title game, and 2 of our 4 losses came in the postseason. So first of all, 2 losses in the regular season is quite a substantial ways away from 5.

Secondly, who cares what could have happened? The only thing that matters is what did happen. We won 10 games. 9 before that. 10, 10 and 9 before that.

We have been proven as a team that averages around 9.5 wins per year despite circumstances.

So yes, 7-5 would be a hell of a shock.
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Not really, not when you're trying to predict what's going to happen in the future.

You're using the assumption that all X win teams are made equal, when in reality a good portion of those teams underachieved at X wins and others overachieved. A team that goes 10-2 with 10 comfortable wins and 2 close losses is probably better than a 10-2 squad with 5 close wins and a blowout loss, all else equal.

 
KJ. said:
Landlord of Memorial Stadium said:
tmfr15 said:
Shocked? By 7-5?

Let's see. We were 9-2 last year before the Big title game. We ended up with four losses. Not exactly miles away from five losses. Now think back to the regular season and tell me that there are not five games that we could have just as easily lost. Penn State, Northwestern, Michigaan State. Then throw in Michigan and Wisconsin the first time.

So yes 7-5 is plenty possible.

Rewind to 2001 pre black Friday. That was a shock. We really had not seen anything like that especially at the hands of CU.

The disappointments of the last 10 years have resulted in ever decreasing shock value.

We have been fairly mediocre. So a record reflective of a mediocre team would hardly be a shock.

Don't get me wrong. Heads would probably roll and we would all be disappointed but it would not be a shock.
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We were 10-2 before the title game, and 2 of our 4 losses came in the postseason. So first of all, 2 losses in the regular season is quite a substantial ways away from 5.

Secondly, who cares what could have happened? The only thing that matters is what did happen. We won 10 games. 9 before that. 10, 10 and 9 before that.

We have been proven as a team that averages around 9.5 wins per year despite circumstances.

So yes, 7-5 would be a hell of a shock.
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Not really, not when you're trying to predict what's going to happen in the future.

You're using the assumption that all X win teams are made equal, when in reality a good portion of those teams underachieved at X wins and others overachieved. A team that goes 10-2 with 10 comfortable wins and 2 close losses is probably better than a 10-2 squad with 5 close wins and a blowout loss, all else equal.
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I'm not making that assumption at all.

A team that has 5 straight years of consistency at 9-10 wins despite the differences in opponents and strength of schedule is a consistent team. A 5 year trend is a solid data pool. Combine that with a noticeably weaker schedule, agreed upon unanimously by fans and "experts" alike, and there is no compelling evidence that we would underperform so significantly. Thus, it would be a real shock.

 
I hear what you are saying Landlord.

The team really showed its mettle during that stretch of close wins. And that might have taken something out of us which in turn led to a poor performance in the CCG.

However, this team has continued to shock me over and over. I related back to 2001 because when I sat down in front of my TV that day I thought we might lose if we didn't come to play, but that result would be close. WE GOT CRUSHED in that first quarter at historic levels.

The Blackshirts were embarassed the way I had never seen before.

What followed were but kickings of similar magnitude in nearly every year since.

We missed the bowl season entirely in 2004 and 2007. Granted, it was Billy C leading the way. But those seasons still happened.

And then there has been Bo who has lost some games like Iowa State that make you shake your head. And he's been blown out in a game of every season he has coached.

Those blow out losses would have shocked me in 2001. Our needing rallies to beat Northwestern, a down Mich State team and a Penn State team dealing with sanctions would have shocked me in 2001.

Because of the last 10 years, I am out of shock factor.

I just shake my head and mubble, "Well, here we freaking go again."

And because of all that, I am not going to be SHOCKED and DISMAYED by 7-5.

Disappointed. Yes. Frustrated. Yes.

Ready for a coach change. NO. Fearing one. Yes. Hating the prospect of rebuilding all over again. HELL YES

 
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