Ranking the Riley Hire for a Blue Blood

Nebraska is in danger of losing that blue blood status for good.  An average Big Ten team, years on end, is not a blue blood.  Today's blue chips weren't even born last time Nebraska was relevant.

 
bisonwiches said:
It’s as bad as Callahan to Nebraska
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callahan had at least coached a super bowl a few year prior to coming here. riley's best accomplishment was playing in the turd bowl.

also callahan had elite recruiting classes. if he had hired better coordinators he might still be here.

 
At this point I like Callahan way more than Riley.  (I think). Both sucked, but I think Callahan was the better recruiter.  I also have to think Riley was hired solely because his personality was the polar opposite of Pelini.

 
luckyduck said:
At this point I like Callahan way more than Riley.  (I think). Both sucked, but I think Callahan was the better recruiter.  I also have to think Riley was hired solely because his personality was the polar opposite of Pelini.
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Callahan's teams could score points too. It was his D that got him canned.

 
huskerfan69 said:
callahan had at least coached a super bowl a few year prior to coming here. riley's best accomplishment was playing in the turd bowl.

also callahan had elite recruiting classes. if he had hired better coordinators he might still be here.
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No.

He did not know squat about coaching college players, he had too much hubris and his teams work did not match their sense of entitlement.  Forcrying outloud one year he had the team go without padding up and tackling all the way up until the USC game.  News flash Bill this isnt the NFL.  College playersneed to practice hitting.  indicative of how clueless he was.  No one like that would still be here.

 
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dvdcrr said:
No.

He did not know squat about coaching college players, he had too much hubris and his teams work did not match their sense of entitlement.  Forcrying outloud one year he had the team go without padding up and tackling all the way up until the USC game.  News flash Bill this isnt the NFL.  College playersneed to practice hitting.  indicative of how clueless he was.  No one like that would still be here.
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And yet, he still was probably better than Riley. Marginally, at least...

 
dvdcrr said:
No.

He did not know squat about coaching college players, he had too much hubris and his teams work did not match their sense of entitlement.  Forcrying outloud one year he had the team go without padding up and tackling all the way up until the USC game.  News flash Bill this isnt the NFL.  College playersneed to practice hitting.  indicative of how clueless he was.  No one like that would still be here.
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He knew a hell of a lot more than Riley considering he actually won a division championship.

 
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