Harvey Perlman: "There were no other offers made."

[Mid Coast Offense]

Mike Riley was Eichorst's #1.

http://journalstar.com/news/local/education/perlman-no-other-offers-made/article_5198a6ba-b968-518d-aec7-354a67b45b27.html

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman said Athletic Director Shawn Eichorst had a list of "potential candidates" for the opening, like any athletic director would.

"They do due diligence on a bunch of them as time goes on so they are prepared to act when it's necessary," Perlman said. "In these situations you don't have much time."

Riley, who has coached Oregon State for 12 years, was the only coach offered the job, Perlman said.

"There were no other offers made," he added, disputing national media reports that Arkansas coach Bret Bielema was offered the NU job on Wednesday. Perlman said he kept regents informed during the coaching search via email.

 

[NUance]

Riley, who has coached Oregon State for 12 years, was the only coach offered the job, Perlman said.

"There were no other offers made," he added, disputing national media reports that Arkansas coach Bret Bielema was offered the NU job on Wednesday. Perlman said he kept regents informed during the coaching search via email.

I can believe it. I mean, if even half the rumors of the past four days were true that'd mean Eichorst was flying around the nation like Santa Clause on Christmas Eve night.

 

[Danimal]

Don't forget that Pedey said the same thing, and no matter how much he hid behind semantics of what constitutes an official offer practically speaking we got turned down several times back in 03/04.

Our search was much shorter this time around, it's quite possible Perlman is telling the truth, but if another coach could've had the job and passed he would never tell us.

 

[StPaulHusker]

I believe no other offers were made. I don't believe Riley was the only target. As good of a coach as everyone says he is, that's not due diligence on the part of Eichorst.

 

[Hedley Lamarr]

I believe no other offers were made. I don't believe Riley was the only target. As good of a coach as everyone says he is, that's not due diligence on the part of Eichorst.

Eh if SE had a short list and he inquired his top 5 and only Riley stepped forward then I would believe HP. Also it was a 4 day search. We couldn't really have been turned down that much. It was 4 days not 40 like in 03

 

[Hunter94]

Perlman is a liar.......i don't believe him.......once BB turned us down, they dropped way down the list so we wouldn't be shunned twice...we got a 5-7 coach no one else wanted.

 

[Hedley Lamarr]

Perlman is a liar.......i don't believe him.......once BB turned us down, they dropped way down the list so we wouldn't be shunned twice...we got a 5-7 coach no one else wanted.

Not true

 

[HANC]

The next job offer at the University of Nebraska should be the Chancellor's position. He is a doucher.

 

[ColoNoCoHusker]

Once they fill the open President position & the person gets up to speed, I wouldn't be surprised to see Perlman start to exit.

 

[Hannibal]

I believe Perlman is telling the truth. SE clearly had his man in mind before Bo was officially fired. At this level, you don't approach someone and have all the contracts negotiated, drafted, and signed in 4 days. SE prepared for this well in advance.

 

[Hedley Lamarr]

The next job offer at the University of Nebraska should be the Chancellor's position. He is a doucher.

Why? HP has done great things for the university and is extremely well respected.

http://www.unl.edu/chancellor/bio.shtml

 

[admo]

Not sure if this is valid, but I heard the list was

1. Riley

2. Navy's OC

3. Barry Alvarez

4. Bryant Gumbel

Glad he went with Riley

 

[Scratchtown]

The next job offer at the University of Nebraska should be the Chancellor's position. He is a doucher.

Why? HP has done great things for the university and is extremely well respected. http://www.unl.edu/chancellor/bio.shtml

Ya he helped us get rid of cally and that other coach I can't stand.

 

[The Snork]

Riley, who has coached Oregon State for 12 years, was the only coach offered the job, Perlman said.

"There were no other offers made," he added, disputing national media reports that Arkansas coach Bret Bielema was offered the NU job on Wednesday. Perlman said he kept regents informed during the coaching search via email.

I can believe it. I mean, if even half the rumors of the past four days were true that'd mean Eichorst was flying around the nation like Santa Clause on Christmas Eve night.

Right! Anyone who thinks this happened in 4 days needs to get their head examined. Eichorst AND Perlman made up their minds no later than after after the Minnesota game and probably after the Wisconsin Game.

 

[NUance]

Perlman is a liar.......i don't believe him.......once BB turned us down, they dropped way down the list so we wouldn't be shunned twice...we got a 5-7 coach no one else wanted.

That doesn't even make sense. First, hasn't everyone with personal knowledge of the situation said that NO OFFER was made to that fat hog Bienema? Also, if, hypothetically speaking, Bienema was Eichorst's top target, then why would he go with a coach that was pretty much the antithesis of that fat slobbering underhanded Arkansas Hog? Is there anyone more opposite to Bret (fat f'ing hog) Bienema than Mike Riley? It seems like if Bret had been offered and refused, then we would have ended up with some slightly less successful version of him. Instead, we signed Mike Riley who everyone pretty much agrees is [SIZE=13.63636302948px]a decent guy who runs a clean program. [/SIZE] I don't think our administrators at UNL are liars just because we didn't sign some coach who you seemingly have a weird sort of man-crush fat fetish on. Deal with it.