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A couple months ago, CBS did a list of the 15 worst hires of the past decade. Now they've made another list: 25 worst hires this century. Bill Callahan and Scott Frost were both given a "just missed the cut" dis-honorable mention.
The record itself isn't as bad as another Nebraska coach (Scott Frost) who just missed making this list. But when you fire a coach in Bo Pelini who won at least nine games seven consecutive years, you better nail the replacement. Nebraska decided the guy to improve the program was one who had won nine games only once in the preceding five years and had a 12-13 record over the previous two seasons. It wasn't the slam dunk hire Nebraska needed to justify dumping Pelini, and the lackluster results shouldn't have surprised anyone. Riley had one nine-win season in 2016 but he started the Cornhuskers' decline that led to an improbable eight-year bowl drought for a program that won three national titles in the 1990s.
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23. Mike Riley, Nebraska
Record: 19-19The record itself isn't as bad as another Nebraska coach (Scott Frost) who just missed making this list. But when you fire a coach in Bo Pelini who won at least nine games seven consecutive years, you better nail the replacement. Nebraska decided the guy to improve the program was one who had won nine games only once in the preceding five years and had a 12-13 record over the previous two seasons. It wasn't the slam dunk hire Nebraska needed to justify dumping Pelini, and the lackluster results shouldn't have surprised anyone. Riley had one nine-win season in 2016 but he started the Cornhuskers' decline that led to an improbable eight-year bowl drought for a program that won three national titles in the 1990s.
From Chad Morris to Charlie Strong: College football's top 25 worst coaching hires this century
A number of programs ended up with severe cases of buyer's remorse in the last 25 years
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