Mike Riley to Nebraska

[Lt.Col.FrankSlade]

Huh?

Stick to the Big 12, dude.

Lighten up, Francis.

Cougars, Beavers - you knew who I was talking about.


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[Darth Snow]

He didn't do ****! He left to go suck asshole in the NFL and Erickson came in and did just as well if not better. He did ok a few years after coming back but they suck again. They sucked before that because it was the 90s and football was different back then. The powerhouses of yesteryear have given way to the internet and standardized training and facilities.

Terrible.

delicious.

 

[Jens1893]

Lighten up, Francis.

Cougars, Beavers - you knew who I was talking about.


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That your best shot?

 

[buffaholic]

Got to believe he didn't like some grumblings in Corvalis and decided to look elsewhere. Worse case, he gets a huge payday and retires.
Best case, he gets the Huskers to the top of their division and can say told you so, with a huge paycheck.

 

[KingPants]

He is a good coach, but tough to sell the fanbase on firing a coach that went 9-3 to hire one that went 5-7. Hilarious.

 

[buffaholic]

For CU, the thing we want to watch most closely is what coaches Riley brings with him from OSU and who gets let go at Nebraska. There is some serious assistant coaching talent on both staffs and MacIntyre may have some opportunities here.

Not to mention some recruits. Shouldn't have eaten all the appetizers....

 

[Kameltosis]

All the other ****ing moron fans who called for Pelini's head this year and I told them their ****ing stupid. I hope they're happy when we don't have a bowl game next year.

Callahan deja vu.

 

[Jens1893]

Any educated guesses on who knocked the Nebraska Cornbadgers back in their search here?

 

[patebuff]

He didn't do ****! He left to go suck asshole in the NFL and Erickson came in and did just as well if not better. He did ok a few years after coming back but they suck again. They sucked before that because it was the 90s and football was different back then. The powerhouses of yesteryear have given way to the internet and standardized training and facilities.

Terrible.

Ok. I hope he ****ing blows at Nebraska and you lose 10 plus games the next three years. Better?

 

[Darth Snow]

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Hey [MENTION=550]Kameltosis[/MENTION] that make you feel better?

 

[dply]

Will Smith is older than Uncle Phil was when Fresh Prince first aired.

 

[CUBUFF80]

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Hey @Kameltosis that make you feel better?

Discrimination!!! I think the purple kitties are pretty happy with their old man.

 

[Lt.Col.FrankSlade]

That your best shot?

For you, yes.


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[Buffnik]

He didn't do ****! He left to go suck asshole in the NFL and Erickson came in and did just as well if not better. He did ok a few years after coming back but they suck again. They sucked before that because it was the 90s and football was different back then. The powerhouses of yesteryear have given way to the internet and standardized training and facilities.

Terrible.

Being impartial on this, I can tell you that Riley is a very good coach. His game plans and player development are tremendous. He is also very adaptable to personnel in order to put what talent he has in the best possible situation for his teams to win. This year, they didn't have the speed to match up in the Pac-12 and didn't have a playmaker to erase the issues (while in 2013 they had Cooks).

That said, I don't think he's going to be any better than Pelini and will probably be worse. Worst thing about this hire for NU is that it doesn't do a lot for recruiting. Riley's got some relationships on the west coast, in Polynesia, at the western JUCOs and in Texas, but he's not a rock star recruiter. I think Nebraska needed to do more with an instant pipeline type guy since the B1G has so isolated the program from the recruiting grounds you need to ever be elite again. Might have been better to take a flyer on an Orgeron type guy. Or even Lane Kiffin. Results may have slipped a bit in the short term, but it would re-set the table for what you guys are trying to recapture.

I see the Riley hire as kind of short-sighted. Safe hire of a guy who is easy to get along with, supremely competent, and does nothing to move the performance needle from where it has been.

 

[leftybuff]

Have to disagree. Terrible hire.

Stupid

I think you are going to be pleasantly surprised Kamel. MR runs an O that will be very effective in the Big Integer. He has been quite successful in the Pac with lesser recruits and with the caliber of recruit NU gets I think he will be dynamite.

His O is WCO based, but unlike Callahan, MR has successfully implemented it at the CFB level. I would have been thrilled if MR came to CU.

 

[TimmyDUBs]

Dam. Time to go beaver recruit hunting. They'd would be crazy to stay there.

 

[Kameltosis]

I think you are going to be pleasantly surprised Kamel. MR runs an O that will be very effective in the Big Integer. He has been quite successful in the Pac with lesser recruits and with the caliber of recruit NU gets I think he will be dynamite.

His O is WCO based, but unlike Callahan, MR has successfully implemented it at the CFB level. I would have been thrilled if MR came to CU.

Offense isn't our problem dude.

 

[KingPants]

Wonder if Riley's chuck the ball offense will work in the wind swept and ****ty weather big 10?

 

[Kameltosis]

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Hey @Kameltosis that make you feel better?

Actually yes. Better chance for medical retirement so we can get a good coach.

 

[Buffnik]

List of OSU commits (Rivals):

Dameon Baber	WR	5-9/181		75
Blake Brandel	OL	6-7/270		78
Treshon Broughton	DB	6-0/180		NR
Tyrin Ferguson	LB	6-1/185		52
Miki Fifita	OL	6-5/260		NR
Angelo Garbutt	LB	6-2/210		NR
Omar Hicks-Onu	DB	6-1/172		NR
Beau Hott	OL	6-3/270		NR
Jacob Jimenez	OL	6-4/265		NR
Shalom Luani	DB	6-1/200		NR
Zach Lucas	OL	6-5/265		NR
Solomon Matautia	DB	6-2/210		NR
Hunter Mattox	DE	6-4/255		NR
James Pensyl	QB	6-6/205		NR
Matt Pistone	TE	6-4/230		NR
Nick Porebski	K	5-10/190		NR
Jesse Sims	TE	6-4/235		NR
Matt Snyder	TE	6-5/245		NR
Adrienne Talan	DB	6-1/198		NR
Shawn Wilson	ATH	6-0/165		NR

 

[Shldr2Shldr]

Any of those 3 TE's please

 

[Kameltosis]

Now we get a coach who will run WCO with a whole team full of recruits build around the run heavy spread that was working and still have a crumbling defense with a coach who can't make a bowl game or even have a winning record.

Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

 

[Dark Bohner]

I like Mike Riley as a coach, but I think this is a bad hire for the Nubs. I think you are basically replacing one good-not-great coach with another good-not-great coach. I agree that this looks like a disaster from a recruiting perspective. Of course, I hope that this is a huge disaster for NU. Sorry Kamel, not personal.

 

[KingPants]

 

[CUBUFF80]

Now we get a coach who will run WCO with a whole team full of recruits build around the run heavy spread that was working and still have a crumbling defense with a coach who can't make a bowl game or even have a winning record.

Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Your point?

 

[BuffLuke80]

I think Kamel isn't happy lol.

 

[leftybuff]

Offense isn't our problem dude.

I know, but NU hired an offensive minded coach, don't bitch at me because I am trying to find the bright side of it for you. I'll stop now and say I hope MR will be an unmitigated Bill Callahan disaster for you and perhaps that will make you feel better.

I actually still think you got a good HC. The only drawback is his age, but who else can be a proven HC at NU? The only other legitimate name I can think of is Dan Mullen. There is a reason UF and NU passed on him and it is because he is, well, a little slick if you know what I mean.

 

[BeavBuff47]

Not quite sure how Riley gets so incredibly much cred here. He was a miserable recruiter, and consistently terrible in big games. His winning percentage was around .350 against top 25 teams.

He was a guy with a lot of integrity, and was consistent. You could usually bank on him having a 7ish win season with the occasional 9 win season and 4-5 win season sprinkled in every 5 years. He is a very likable guy, and a decent coach that you could trust to run a program without the threat of a scandal.

I've always wondered how he'd do with top tier recruits. He could never lure that to Corvallis...but Nebraska could be a different story. He can definitely develop players.

 

[Alfred91]

And how is he going to get top level recruits to Lincoln?

 

[NW Buff]

For CU, the thing we want to watch most closely is what coaches Riley brings with him from OSU and who gets let go at Nebraska. There is some serious assistant coaching talent on both staffs and MacIntyre may have some opportunities here.

We'd have to have some assistant coach positions open.