Something we're forgetting..

[HuskerShark]

I believe Kirby Smart is making over a million five a year with incentives, or at least that is state quite regularly on Finebaum. That is with a defensive guru as head coach. Bama is not that much richer of a program than Nebraska if any, but has been through the same thing we are going through. Finally they paid the money needed to win. Their coaching budget is twice at least what we pay ours. In the long run you always get what you pay for.

I still want Bo to succeed, he almost has to. But he needs help. He hires people that are not qualified for the jobs, and then as BRI says micro manages them to the point where they do not learn and in reality is doing their jobs. I think he is good guy, but is just in way over his head. I am really the most disappointed in Coach Osborne. He knows the pitfalls, and he knew coming in how hard it was going to be. The only time we see him involved is when Bo has made a TV blunder it seems to me. Then of course Bo could be so stubborn he will not listen to Tom. Who knows.

Maybe the new AD will be stronger and put some guide lines in place for hiring, certain levels of experience and demand that they are met. That would seem reasonable to me.

I agree with most of this. I don't agree with the AD dictating to Bo who to hire because that just sounds awful. It needs to be Bo who realizes that he needs more highly qualified assistants, otherwise it wouldn't be a good situation. But I agree that Bo needs to switch things up and then go make a couple splash hires for DC, OL, and potentially LB coach. The 3 biggest weaknesses of the team and have been for a while now. Make the changes.

 

[zoogs]

This nightmare was not about adjusting to a style or playing a juggernaut opponent. Nebraska has issues across the board.

With Brady Hoke having, IMO, a better staff, a more consistent vision of the type of offense he is looking for, and considerably better recruits coming up, we are going to need a big improvement to beat them next year. We had an angel on the field for us this year and he went by the name of Russell Bellomy. (He couldn't be there for us against Wisconsin because, as we all know, angels can't help in championship games.) Bellomy won't be on the field next year in the Big House.

What's weird to me is that while from a distance, I have a good amount of respect for Hoke as a HC and the job he's done at multiple stops, some Michigan fans are convinced he is not their real head coach.