Who should our next HC be?

[TGHusker]

Kalen Deboer is my top choice

Deboer's star is on the rise for sure.  He's had many 'short stops' at various schools to get to where he is at.   Not sure if he's proven he can rebuild a program like Nebraska but he's seen success wherever he's been.  

 

[PasstheDamnBallGuy]

Deboer's star is on the rise for sure.  He's had many 'short stops' at various schools to get to where he is at.   Not sure if he's proven he can rebuild a program like Nebraska but he's seen success wherever he's been.  

I wouldnt call it a full rebuild I guess but that team was a mess last year and he went out got a transfer QB and has the offense working right away. He even has Will Nixon contributing.

 

[TGHusker]

I wouldnt call it a full rebuild I guess but that team was a mess last year and he went out got a transfer QB and has the offense working right away. He even has Will Nixon contributing.

Yes, we have some good pieces in place via the portal.  The Pipeline needs to be built up again with more depth.  We have a good stable of RBs (if they all stay around), WR is deep and MJ is a great coach there.  The DL needs work - well I guess most of the D needs work.  I think we are good at QB as well - esp if the OL gets developed better.  

 

[jager]

I would be willing to take a chance on Kalen Deboer.

 

[talaricohusker]

no thanks on Deboer he hasnt even completed a year at Washington. I dont know where he coached at before that but he doesnt strike me as the type neb wants

 

[Hilltop]

Kalen Deboer is my top choice

I really wasn't very familiar with him but after research I was impressed.  Seems like another great offensive mind with quite a few years head coaching experience at smaller schools.  With a good DC, I would be on board.  

 

[thexyz]

I really wasn't very familiar with him but after research I was impressed.  Seems like another great offensive mind with quite a few years head coaching experience at smaller schools.  With a good DC, I would be on board.  

He is! He’d be a culture fit too. There’s several midwestern assistants on his staff. He did well as OC at Indiana. The biggest question though is would he make a change one year in at Washington…Probably not but who knows. 

 

[Red Five]

Trev at the Big Red Breakfast this morning:

 

[Cdog923]

Here's a question: why DeBoer and not Leipold?

 

[whateveritis1224]

Here's a question: why DeBoer and not Leipold?

After a quick check, age. DeBoer is 10 years younger than Leipold.

 

[Cdog923]

After a quick check, age. DeBoer is 10 years younger than Leipold.

To me, that makes more of a difference if Leipold were, say, in his mid 60s. He's only 58, though. 

 

[ColoradoHusk]

To me, that makes more of a difference if Leipold were, say, in his mid 60s. He's only 58, though. 

I was nervous about Leipold's age at first, but he's not ancient.  He can be successful at turning around the program and leaving it in a good spot if he's looking to retire in his mid-late 60s.

 

[TonkaSker]

Here's a question: why DeBoer and not Leipold?

 

[Guy Chamberlin]

Lane is second, because watching some Husker fans freak out at the s#!t he says would be amazing.

Oh, it wouldn't just be Husker fans. Lane Kiffin has pissed people off at every stop in his career, a career that has generally trended downward because of his reputation for being dishonest and disloyal. 

 

[Guy Chamberlin]

Kalen Deboer could be great, but the assumption is that we could buy him away from his current success at a well-respected and supportive P5 program. 

I know we're obsessed about minimizing risk, but Nebraska needs to look for the Kalen Deboer's when they're at Fresno State, not at Washington.