Screw you complainers

[Ric Flair]

but to be truthful, if you ask the average football fan who Mike Riley is, I'd venture to say that outside of Nebraska, most people wouldn't know.

I would say this is wrong. The average Nebraska fan might have that impression because many of us had no idea who he was.

Not that name stature is very important. As the HC of Nebraska now, everyone will know who he is. This would be true even had the hire been, say, our version of Derek "Who???" Dooley.

I live in Louisiana. Just for kicks, today I asked 10 of my coworkers, all of whom are avid football fans, if they knew who Mike Riley is. The number who knew? Zero. I'll stick with my opinion.

In fairness, people from Louisiana are a strange bunch. I wouldn't base much on what they know or don't know.

 

[It'sNotAFakeID]

If only we had shelled out the money for Jim Harbaugh, we could have had a head coach who lost his opening game to a team from Utah.

So what's the f'ing difference, guys?

The difference is that Harbaugh has reached elite status because he's already proven himself -- you know he's capable. With Riley, we don't know that.

He's proven himself with a loss against Utah?

 

[I AM FOOT FOOT]

Bo = incompetent.

 

[Scratchtown]

Bo = Tool

 

[Kernal]

Don't argue with the guy. Short of Riley winning a national championship next week he won't be satisfied.

Next week is too late- Riley should have already won a few... like Harbaugh.

Well to my recollection (i could be wrong) is that every team that Harbaugh has taken over was a complete dumpster fire prior to his hire.

He wasn't handed the keys to a "Cadillac" that had won 9 to 10 games each of the previous 7 seasons while being driven by a supposed blind, incompetent driver.

I think I need to disagree with your assessment that Nebraska is a better situation for Riley than Michigan for Harbaugh. NU may have won more games last year, but Michigan is the biggest brand in college football. Their recruiting classes are nearly always better than NU's, and usually significantly so. Plus, Jim has gone back to his alma mater- a culture he already understands very well.

It was obvious Bo Pelini had maxed out his potential after 7 years. There was going to be nothing different the next year than the last. Combine that with the annual game embarrassments, the lack of decorum, and joyless fan experience and it was probably a year late firing him. Pelini's self-serving, immature, unprofessional and inexcusable rant to players on his way out the door (secret audio tape 2) should remove all doubt that he was poison to the program.

Regardless of who was to be hired, Pelini had to go.

So Mike Riley was hired. He's a decent man and an experienced coach. He deserves the same chance given to Pelini, and Callahan, and Solich, and Osborne. We are one game into his coaching tenure. Give the guy a chance.

 

[Guy Chamberlin]

Maybe a Bo coached team comes out and beats BYU.

Who knows?

But he no longer coaches here, and apparently no major college football program wanted the HC with the remarkable string of 9+ wins.

Let's see what Mike Riley's got.

And by "let's see" I mean more than one f'ing game.

Or season.

 

[74Hunter]

Don't argue with the guy. Short of Riley winning a national championship next week he won't be satisfied.

Next week is too late- Riley should have already won a few... like Harbaugh.

Well to my recollection (i could be wrong) is that every team that Harbaugh has taken over was a complete dumpster fire prior to his hire.He wasn't handed the keys to a "Cadillac" that had won 9 to 10 games each of the previous 7 seasons while being driven by a supposed blind, incompetent driver.

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I think I need to disagree with your assessment that Nebraska is a better situation for Riley than Michigan for Harbaugh. NU may have won more games last year, but Michigan is the biggest brand in college football. Their recruiting classes are nearly always better than NU's, and usually significantly so. Plus, Jim has gone back to his alma mater- a culture he already understands very well.

It was obvious Bo Pelini had maxed out his potential after 7 years. There was going to be nothing different the next year than the last. Combine that with the annual game embarrassments, the lack of decorum, and joyless fan experience and it was probably a year late firing him. Pelini's self-serving, immature, unprofessional and inexcusable rant to players on his way out the door (secret audio tape 2) should remove all doubt that he was poison to the program.

Regardless of who was to be hired, Pelini had to go.

So Mike Riley was hired. He's a decent man and an experienced coach. He deserves the same chance given to Pelini, and Callahan, and Solich, and Osborne. We are one game into his coaching tenure. Give the guy a chance.

You can disagree, but the numbers won't back you. I've said it before that Bo had to go, but not for any of the reasons that you've stated. There's no way to know if he had maxed out here, and I don't care if he made funny faces on the sideline, didn't get along with reporters, or if he said naughty words in private.
Nice Mike will get his chance, no doubt about it. But if the last coach and staff were inexperienced and incompetent yet could win 70% of their games and take the division crown over half of their 7 seasons, then this new coach and staff are much more experienced and allegedly experts, there is no reason to not expect that they have a higher winning percentage, and win more division and conference championships.

Immediately.

Let's quit pretending that this is their first game.

 

[74Hunter]

And by "let's see" I mean more than one f'ing game.

Or season.

You're right.

"It's just one game, just one season......"

 

[Guy Chamberlin]

And seven seasons of Bo Pelini were enough to confirm that the eighth wouldn't be much fun.

To those who think Pelini-bashers simply hated his fiery personality and prickly relationship with the press, that's just not it at all.

I'm glad Mike Riley is "nice" but that's not what this is about, either.

 

[commando]

And by "let's see" I mean more than one f'ing game.

Or season.

You're right.

"It's just one game, just one season......"

i see now...you are 1 of those fans

 

[JJ Husker]

Don't argue with the guy. Short of Riley winning a national championship next week he won't be satisfied.

Next week is too late- Riley should have already won a few... like Harbaugh.

Well to my recollection (i could be wrong) is that every team that Harbaugh has taken over was a complete dumpster fire prior to his hire.He wasn't handed the keys to a "Cadillac" that had won 9 to 10 games each of the previous 7 seasons while being driven by a supposed blind, incompetent driver.

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I think I need to disagree with your assessment that Nebraska is a better situation for Riley than Michigan for Harbaugh. NU may have won more games last year, but Michigan is the biggest brand in college football. Their recruiting classes are nearly always better than NU's, and usually significantly so. Plus, Jim has gone back to his alma mater- a culture he already understands very well.

It was obvious Bo Pelini had maxed out his potential after 7 years. There was going to be nothing different the next year than the last. Combine that with the annual game embarrassments, the lack of decorum, and joyless fan experience and it was probably a year late firing him. Pelini's self-serving, immature, unprofessional and inexcusable rant to players on his way out the door (secret audio tape 2) should remove all doubt that he was poison to the program.

Regardless of who was to be hired, Pelini had to go.

So Mike Riley was hired. He's a decent man and an experienced coach. He deserves the same chance given to Pelini, and Callahan, and Solich, and Osborne. We are one game into his coaching tenure. Give the guy a chance.

You can disagree, but the numbers won't back you. I've said it before that Bo had to go, but not for any of the reasons that you've stated. There's no way to know if he had maxed out here, and I don't care if he made funny faces on the sideline, didn't get along with reporters, or if he said naughty words in private. Nice Mike will get his chance, no doubt about it. But if the last coach and staff were inexperienced and incompetent yet could win 70% of their games and take the division crown over half of their 7 seasons, then this new coach and staff are much more experienced and allegedly experts, there is no reason to not expect that they have a higher winning percentage, and win more division and conference championships.

Immediately.

Let's quit pretending that this is their first game.

I agree with this, with one caveat. We do need to allow enough time for the transition to take place. There are things that will require a bit of time even considering the new staff is experienced and is better than the previous. But I wholeheartedly agree, if the previous three ring circus could coach em to 9 wins per year, things should improve immediately with better coaching. That is why I predicted 10 or more wins this year. I might be wrong but that's what I anticipate.

 

[Guy Chamberlin]

I've said it before that Bo had to go, but not for any of the reasons that you've stated.

If you subtract the reasons he stated, I'm not sure what's left.

Genuinely curious, why do you think Bo had to go?

 

[74Hunter]

I've said it before that Bo had to go, but not for any of the reasons that you've stated.

If you subtract the reasons he stated, I'm not sure what's left.

Genuinely curious, why do you think Bo had to go?

By his own admission, he was fed up with the fish bowl. He didn't want to be here so he needed to go.

The blowout losses didn't help, but then again when you see win-loss records, there is not a column for wins, a column for losses, and (Thankfully for Bo) a column for blowout losses.

 

[74Hunter]

Don't argue with the guy. Short of Riley winning a national championship next week he won't be satisfied.

Next week is too late- Riley should have already won a few... like Harbaugh.

Well to my recollection (i could be wrong) is that every team that Harbaugh has taken over was a complete dumpster fire prior to his hire.He wasn't handed the keys to a "Cadillac" that had won 9 to 10 games each of the previous 7 seasons while being driven by a supposed blind, incompetent driver.

7
I think I need to disagree with your assessment that Nebraska is a better situation for Riley than Michigan for Harbaugh. NU may have won more games last year, but Michigan is the biggest brand in college football. Their recruiting classes are nearly always better than NU's, and usually significantly so. Plus, Jim has gone back to his alma mater- a culture he already understands very well.

It was obvious Bo Pelini had maxed out his potential after 7 years. There was going to be nothing different the next year than the last. Combine that with the annual game embarrassments, the lack of decorum, and joyless fan experience and it was probably a year late firing him. Pelini's self-serving, immature, unprofessional and inexcusable rant to players on his way out the door (secret audio tape 2) should remove all doubt that he was poison to the program.

Regardless of who was to be hired, Pelini had to go.

So Mike Riley was hired. He's a decent man and an experienced coach. He deserves the same chance given to Pelini, and Callahan, and Solich, and Osborne. We are one game into his coaching tenure. Give the guy a chance.

You can disagree, but the numbers won't back you. I've said it before that Bo had to go, but not for any of the reasons that you've stated. There's no way to know if he had maxed out here, and I don't care if he made funny faces on the sideline, didn't get along with reporters, or if he said naughty words in private. Nice Mike will get his chance, no doubt about it. But if the last coach and staff were inexperienced and incompetent yet could win 70% of their games and take the division crown over half of their 7 seasons, then this new coach and staff are much more experienced and allegedly experts, there is no reason to not expect that they have a higher winning percentage, and win more division and conference championships.

Immediately.

Let's quit pretending that this is their first game.

I agree with this, with one caveat. We do need to allow enough time for the transition to take place. There are things that will require a bit of time even considering the new staff is experienced and is better than the previous. But I wholeheartedly agree, if the previous three ring circus could coach em to 9 wins per year, things should improve immediately with better coaching. That is why I predicted 10 or more wins this year. I might be wrong but that's what I anticipate.

I understand the transition period, but if this staff really doesn't do the square peg, round hole thing and are truly great teachers, then the transition shouldn't be an excuse.

 

[74Hunter]

And by "let's see" I mean more than one f'ing game.

Or season.

You're right.

"It's just one game, just one season......"

i see now...you are 1 of those fans

I don't understand, what type of fan would that be.