I can't tell.Why is nobody talking about Bill Cubit to replace Riley?
Lets not forget about the size of the field, 3 downs, etc.Their allowances for pre-snap motions are insane. I ran into Keyou Craver at the park once, we started talking about football, and he said he has never been in better shape than playing in the CFL. Hardest he ever had to work was in the CFL.It's real football, but it's quite a bit different from what we play in the states.He won two CFL Grey Cups, the Canadian equivalent of the Superbowl.I hear you, but MR has been a Head Coach for something like 30 years and has never done anything consistently substantial at this level; whereas Fitz is clearly a young up-and-comer who has arguably already accomplished as much at 40 years old as Riley has his whole career. Riley was a bad hire...the wrong hire for here.I don't disagree about Fitz, but it's incredible that you give him so much leeway well into his tenure, and give Riley zero time to change the culture and schemes on both sides of the ball at Nebraska before making your judgment.
Riley is older but commands the same level of respect from his coaching peers. In a year or two, Nebraska could well be in the position Northwestern is in today.
/cue the "Canadian football isn't real football" smarmy comments.
And his overall winning percentage is poor.
We have two very different definitions of the word "greatly.Well, Riley was at Oregon State. He overachieved greatly there, but his momentum sputtered towards the end. Why? I don't know. Coasting, maybe, recruiting resources, possibly. Hey, Fitz would always be one of the top names on my list. Not sure he is or was looking to move, so I'm glad we got someone similar. He should get some time to put this program in a better place than how it was when he got here.
Overachieving??? After 14 years at OSU he ended up being 9 wins over .500...Well, Riley was at Oregon State. He overachieved greatly there, but his momentum sputtered towards the end. Why? I don't know. Coasting, maybe, recruiting resources, possibly. Hey, Fitz would always be one of the top names on my list. Not sure he is or was looking to move, so I'm glad we got someone similar. He should get some time to put this program in a better place than how it was when he got here.
zoogs regardless. In the end OSU while he was there were not known for being a consistently good football team. A mediocre one at best who had some moments while he was there but that's all those were. Moments.You guys don't know what Oregon State was before he got there.
Of course we do.....it's been posted on here a brazilian times to justify Eichorst's head scratching hire.You guys don't know what Oregon State was before he got there.
Bill Snyder managed to do a lot more in just a bad of a situation at Kansas St. Riley never won a conference championship, or proven to be a championship coach. Isn't that what he was brought in to do? Didn't Eichorst promise a coach that would bring a conference championship here to Nebraska? Why promise that, but bring a coach who's never done it? The one chance Riley had was in 2008 and he lost that game 65-38 to Oregon at home. What Riley did at Oregon St. is good...for Oregon St. Nebraska could have done better than him though.You guys don't know what Oregon State was before he got there.
25 seasons' worth of Oregon State football prior to Riley, measured in Ws:
2, 2, 3, 1, 2, 2, 3, 1, 0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 2, 4, 4, 1, 1, 1, 4, 4, 1, 2
Sweet Muhammed, you gotta let it go. Patterson. Is. Not. Gonna. Come. Here.Of course we do.....it's been posted on here a brazilian times to justify Eichorst's head scratching hire.You guys don't know what Oregon State was before he got there.
My idea of overachieving greatly would be Gary Patterson. Take a look at TCU football history. If you dare.