Huskers hiring Pat Stewart as football GM

ZRod said:
Haven't the Pats and the Panthers sucked a$$ at team management?
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I can't speak to the Pat's, but as a Panther's fan, I blame everything on David Tepper.  31-70 since he became owner with 6 HC's (some were interim w/mid season firings).....Dude is a clown show.

 
I am not familiar with this person (Pat Stewart), however, I do believe it is an impressive step going forward.

AFAIK the Huskers are the 2nd team to introduce a GM at the college level, and perhaps more and more Universities will do the same.

The first GM hired was just before December 1st, when Stanford made a new position (GM) and hired Andrew Luck.

So that's pretty interesting IMHO.  

And maybe if another program has done it since Luck, and before Nebraska (I am not sure) but Stanford was the first to create the position and Luck was definitely the first GM ever in college sports (less than 3 months ago).  

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admo said:
I am not familiar with this person (Pat Stewart), however, I do believe it is an impressive step going forward.

AFAIK the Huskers are the 2nd team to introduce a GM at the college level, and perhaps more and more Universities will do the same.

The first GM hired was just before December 1st, when Stanford made a new position (GM) and hired Andrew Luck.

So that's pretty interesting IMHO.  

And maybe if another program has done it since Luck, and before Nebraska (I am not sure) but Stanford was the first to create the position and Luck was definitely the first GM ever in college sports (less than 3 months ago).  



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this just simply isn’t true. Sean Padden has been the Nebraska GM since Rhule took over. We had another GM, either with Frost or Riley that came from the Rams but his name escapes me.

Most top college teams have a GM now. while it is a growing trend, Andrew Luck is far from the first GM in college sports. That position has existed for almost a decade now.

 
admo said:
I am not familiar with this person (Pat Stewart), however, I do believe it is an impressive step going forward.

AFAIK the Huskers are the 2nd team to introduce a GM at the college level, and perhaps more and more Universities will do the same.

The first GM hired was just before December 1st, when Stanford made a new position (GM) and hired Andrew Luck.

So that's pretty interesting IMHO.  

And maybe if another program has done it since Luck, and before Nebraska (I am not sure) but Stanford was the first to create the position and Luck was definitely the first GM ever in college sports (less than 3 months ago).  



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8 of the 12 CFP teams had gms 👌 

 
I think there is a case to be made that Nebraska could very well be teeing up for the worst year under Coach Ruhle.

We have new coordinators for all three phases.
We have to replace a lot of our players due to transfers
We are not going to have super seniors on the defense and that was key last year.
We haven't been good at the logistics of the game (timeout, third and fourth down decision making, poor ball security, etc)
And, despite hiring a new special teams guy, it seems that Coach Ruhle doesn't plan to put a larger practice emphasis on Special Teams.

It is year three, and that's when Rhule's teams make progress. But he isn't following the model he did at Temple and Baylor.

Here's the only sunshine I can provide.
Coach Matt Rhule seems to be good guy at heart and he is easy to cheer for and support as he presents an excellent face for the program.
Coach Saban coached for short stints at Michigan State and LSU, then went to Miami where he failed and went to Alabama where he flourished.
Matt Ruhle had success at Temple and Baylor followed by a short stint with Carolina ... is he about to flourish?
Nebraska beat Colorado in one score games for a number of years and then Colorado blasted NU in 2001
Iowa has beaten Nebraska in one score games for about the same number of years. Is Nebraska about ready to blast Iowa?

GMs don't win games.
Crazy numbers of coaches don't win games.

Good players empowered by good plans win games.
We will find out if that equation is taking shape at Nebraska but the jury is definitely out on that question.

 
huskerfan92 said:
this just simply isn’t true. Sean Padden has been the Nebraska GM since Rhule took over. We had another GM, either with Frost or Riley that came from the Rams but his name escapes me.

Most top college teams have a GM now. while it is a growing trend, Andrew Luck is far from the first GM in college sports. That position has existed for almost a decade now.
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Billy Devaney under Riley

 
The job has changed significantly with the transfer portal, roster limits, and now revenue sharing so it makes sense that more guys with NFL backgrounds are being hired now. 5 years ago the job was making sure you were recruiting the right types of players and the right amounts at each position to ensure you had enough depth - basically the level of complexity you find in the NCAA football games. Now it's much more like an NFL job where you do have to be aware of 3-4 years down the road and try to plan, but it's about allocating money and building the best roster for the upcoming year including free agents from the portal. 

Obviously I'm oversimplifying the job college GMs had in the past, but it's 100% just a different job now. 

 
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