I remember when Bret Beilema was said to have been interviewed. No idea if that was accurate, but this place couldn't stand the thought of such a mediocre coach replacing Tucker. We had no idea what was about to his us
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I remember someone thought the idea of Billy Napier was beneath us. Good times.
Bielema and Jim Mora Jr. were names that were out there. Howell confirmed in chat this am Calhoun was interviewed in 2020, before the Tucker hire. Is there anybody here who would not take any of those three knowing what we know now?
ahoelsken
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Calhoun interviewed before we hired Eeyore.
Why not Gary Patterson?
No thanks.
Averaged 8 wins/year after making the jump to the Big 12, went to 7 bowl games in 10 years including two 11 win seasons, a 12 win season, 2 Alamo Bowl Wins and a NY6 bowl win (arguably got screwed out of the playoff that year).
Obviously has very strong DFW connections, is a name brand coach would bring the "football adult" back into the room that the program hasn't had since Barnett, get the Buffs defense back to respectability and could focus on hiring an dynamic OC. Who knows, maybe bring Brennan Marion from Texas as OC (Patterson is assistant to Sark at UT right now).
I'm sure he has options, but I feel like a low pressure situation like CU that would be extremely happy if he produced TCU-like results, would be a great fit for both sides.
I have some connections in the DFW, and tangentially at TCU. I am not going to say on a public board, but suffice it to say, GP is not what CU is looking for.
cal is the only game we wont be a Dog in
Yes, but he ain’t leaving UK. He’s already their all time winningest coach.
Leipold is doing a good job at KU so far but he seems a bit light on experience. He does have Nebraska ties if that's a factor
NIL is not going to be the only consideration for recruits. The top kids are still dreaming of NFL futures and more.
Beyond that Nebraska is in the B1G. Yes they have dedicated fans who donate a lot of money.
Which of the following schools is Nebraska going to clearly beat in terms of NIL for players
Ohio State,
Michigan,
Penn State,
Michigan State,
Wisconsin,
USC,
UCLA,
Maybe Iowa and Maryland but the list above is not going to take a back seat to the huskers in terms of spending money.
This all means that the best Nebraska can hope for would be a 7-8 win season and a mediocre bowl. Are the fans going to be happy with that on a regular basis
Fogo
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At this point for CU I'd be thanking the holiest of holies for a 7-8 win season and a mediocre bowl. I'd even be ok with that once before I die.
I think it was the Andy staples podcast I heard his wife prefers to stay in the south and wouldn’t be a big fan of a Nebraska move. But we all know money talks.
Yeah, I could live in Lincoln for $7-8m/year. It also is a 5-6 proposition at most
BuffBronco
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The strong word is that Calhoun was OFFERED the job before KD, but rejected it after RG told him he would have to keep Chev/Summers as OC/DC
Sounds like it went like this:
Rick: "Phil says we have to keep the high priced coordinators. He doesn't want any dead money. Political optics are bad for him. Fvck. Even Calhoun wouldn't take the job under those circumstances."
Lance: "Well, I think Karl's in town. They're building a house. Planning to retire here. Love it in Boulder. He'd probably go for it."
Rick: "Fvck my life. It is what it is. See if he's home and if we can pop in."
-later-
Rick: "Can you believe he wants Sark money fully guaranteed for 5 years to take this job under these conditions? Fvck. I can sell it since Phil, the Regents and the big boosters don't know sh!t. At least I wrapped up my new deal and can coast into retirement during this sh!tshow."
Lance: "Can I get a new deal?"
Rick: "Fvck you, Lance. Just be glad I didn't kill you for playing chauffeur while Mel was negotiating on his cell. Of all the beta sh!t I've seen... fvck my life."
Meanwhile Mora Jr was basically begging for the job. No way he wouldn’t have been significantly better.
It wouldn't surprise me at all if the entire reason Mora Jr wasn't even a consideration is that his UCLA team trashed our visitor's locker room and he wasn't apologetic about it.
Honestly, that’s a pretty good reason, IMO.
CU will be a home dog against Cal unless something unexpected happens in the next month.
Lay the points
Well, if you like assholes, he'd be a good candidate.
Depends on the asshole
Meet that mother****er some time. He's a red ass if I ever saw one.
I've never seen a red ass. Well, maybe after a spanking. How did you meet him, again?