BigRedBuster
International Man of Mystery
Of course BRB knows that's not the narrative.You know that's not the narrative,So....Alabama gives their coaches 4 years to win an NC period...and but, Neb Nebraska should only give them two before everyone should be pissed off we haven't won an NCraska was smart to give Osborne 22 years.
He was responding to my comment above his where I said this:
"There should be no talk of offering longevity to our current coaches based on their results so far. In fact their results so far should put them squarely on the hot seat next year. Time to stop making excuses."
That's next year... as in year 3... as in Three years. And notice I said "squarely on the hot seat"... I did not say fired... yet.
As far a Tom Osborne:
Once again a quote from me... comment no 70:
"Longevity is a REWARD for performance. It's not something that you hand out like Halloween candy. It has to be earned."
Nebraska smartly and correctly rewarded Tom Osborne for his amazing coaching. Tom Osborne earned every bit of his longevity. If a coach showed up at Nebraska today and had TO's performance... Nebraska fans would want to elect him king.
Any one is free to go to Wiki and see the amazing chart of TO's career. It's truly amazing. Scroll half way down the page to view Osborne's amazing coaching career at Nebraska.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Osborne
If I had a special sports room or Nebraska room in my house... I would make a copy of that chart... have a poster made of it... and hang it on the wall in a prominent place with a spotlight on it. LOL That's how amazing that chart is.
What you are conveniently leaving out is the fact you have the benefit of 20/20 hindsight with TO. We are talking about the first 4 years. After all, you have proclaimed that we need to be like Alabama that fires coaches after 4 years if they haven't won an NC. Remember, that's a brick wall there that nobody who doesn't win an NC crosses. If they win an NC in 4 years or less, they make sure they stay. If they don't...they are gone...end of story.
Well, TO had not won one in the first 4 years.
So, end of story. TO should have been fired. No reward for lack of performance winning NCs.
At the end of 4 years, TO had managed to tie for one conference title while losing to unranked Missouri twice, ISU, Wisconsin, and ranked OU 4 times.
Alabama would have fired TO 5 times before he won an NC.
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