Riley needs to keep his job until 2019-2020.

[RedMyMind]

Riley has played a very soft schedule in 3 years and is still barely above 500. The assumption that we have talent has no basic in fact, as we struggled to beat arkansas state and rutgers and lost to two mediocre teams. The idea that there is a set number of years for a coach is absurd. Riley's teams are not efficient, they turn the ball over a ton for a vanilla offense, they have a ton of penalties for such a passive team...they aren't explosive in any one area, riley isn't developing NFL talent. And we have been embarrassed on national tv when it matters. If Riley was fired tomorrow and there was an interim coach it would make no difference, the team will beat teams that they are superior to and get drilled by good teams.

These last 3 seasons have been more difficult than any season since 2012.

2014 was the easiest schedule in many many years, followed by 2013. Nebraska only won a single game against a ranked opponent in 2014 and proceeded to get blown out against Wisconsin for the 3rd time.

Turnovers and penalties have been a problem for Nebraska for over 10 years now. Martinez led the nation in fumbles and fumbles lost. There hasn't been as many fumbles since Riley has gotten here which is at least a positive in that regard.

Embarrassed on TV? Again, that has been a Pelini staple all the way into year 7 of his tenure.

Until Riley's recruiting classes mature, Nebraska isn't going to show very much improvement. He had very little to work with when he got here. It was the closest to a complete rebuild as you can get. The deniers will argue otherwise.

 

[bshirt73]

reasons are not excuses. I'm sorry that reality hurts you so. Riley had a massive undertaking when he took the job. A complete rebuild project and people expect it to be done in less than 3 years.

Pelini put this program on a downward spiral and Riley got caught in the crosshairs.

Hahaha.....excuses never end! How many losing seasons did Bo have in his 6 years here? Also, Bo took over a losing Clownahan disaster while MR took over a 9 or 10 win program for the previous 6 years.

But......once again, excuses never end!

 

[RedMyMind]

Hahaha.....excuses never end! How many losing seasons did Bo have in his 6 years here? Also, Bo took over a losing Clownahan disaster while MR took over a 9 or 10 win program for the previous 6 years.

But......once again, excuses never end!

Callahan is what made Bo successful. Bo's best teams were 08, 09, 10, 11 with Callahan's recruits. After that, the program started to fall apart and by 2014 was on it's last legs from a talent standpoint.

After Bo's glory years followed empty recruiting classes full of transfers and busts. Against Rutgers, only 1 scholarship senior played. DPE. We played with 21 freshmen. That is pathetic and a testament to the shambles that Pelini left Riley with.

There are no upperclassmen available because they aren't there. We are relying on red-shirt freshmen and sophomores to fill the gaps that juniors and seniors should be in.

 

[Toms Wife]

At the start of this year the mantra by even the Riley apologists was that this year is on Riley. That lasted all of one game. After NIU it's turned into full-blown "But,but,but,Bo."

Now, we all should want Riley to turn this around. Let's hope he gets to a good amount of wins. If he does...its on him. If he doesn't...it's on him. We have reached a point of ridiculousness with these kinds of posts.

 

[coachDubs]

I called for Pelini to be fired in 2013 while you and your minions still wanted to give him more time.

False.

Texas game, at home, put all knives in him but one. You seem to forget that. South Carolina bowl game, bought stock (state of the program thread of mine had 25,000+ views and 11 pages), and that next season sold the stock.

You're damn lucky Rivals didn't archive back then.

Couldn't give 2 ***** less about the rest of your response, your posting history speaks for itself.

@Archie Graham I'm sure you'll enjoy what HC has to say. RollingLaugh

 

[t7w0c1_rivals]

I don't think letting him go at the end of the season is a great idea, and I haven't thus far. Here's why:

He's got a lot of talent he's developing. We're starting a LOT of younger players and he's finally able to run his system. His recruiting has actually been pretty alright, and it needs to stay that way/improve. He's also hired really good assistants, and he knows that Cav needs to go at the end of the year.

Second, most coaches should have 5 years to turn a program around. And in Riley's case, he had a monumental task of rebuilding a new system in a program that has not very well served by the last staff in that regard.

I know this year sucks, but we have to just power through it and see what kind of 2018 team he has next year. I also think Tanner Lee will be better with more receivers ready to play and more TE's who can go out there and catch rather than have to block.

I'm not saying things are great or there are a bunch of excuses, but there are some key reasons why things have looked so shaky so far. These things are reasons that should go away as the season rolls on and into 2018.

I would only support getting rid of Riley if the wheels completely come off, the team looks lost, and nobody seems to have any answers as the season rolls on. THAT would show incompetence, but I don't see that happening.

The future looks bright! The program is still trending up, despite these difficulties. One day, Scott Frost or some other coach will come in, and that's fine too.

It'll work out, guys. :-D

Define trending up? It doesn't take talent to be a well coached team and to compete. It takes talent to beat teams most people can't and to overcome bad games. 3 freaking years and we still can't run an efficient offense. Our OL, TE's, RB's still don't know who to block or how to do it. What's the point of getting more talent if you can't coach it up? So tired of people wanting Riley to stick around for a recruiting class that may or may not happen. Your average talent can look twice as good if they know what they are doing and how to do it, see Iowa. Right now more talent wouldn't win us championships it would make us better than average. There would still be coaching issues, for the love of gawd, we still don't have good time management or play calling. You really think that will change because of one or two recruiting classes? We don't play angry or with an attitude besides for a few guys. We play scared or tentative because we aren't confident. The Skers aren't confident because they are unsure of themselves and what they are suppose to be doing, thats COACHING!
I'd love nothing than to see MR win a title especially if it is with nebraska. However, MR hasn't figured out MC sucks. He should have known that way before getting here but he brought Cav and Banker here. If he didnt know they/he sucked by now he won't figure it out. (I have a hard time believing MR made the call to fire Banker and the other guy) If MR knew Cav sucked and still brought him but still hasn't fired Cav yet, f-riley. There is a reason OSU wasn't a great team and we brought most of that stench here. Yet we sit and hope it will chane? Time to put Tue big boy pants on.
I get why people think he deserves more time, especially with recruiting hype l, I just disagree. I know sometimes it takes more than 3 years to turn things around but you should see results if not by wins and losses but at least by quality of play. We haven't, or I haven't seen either of the two. Step back and look at our win-loss totals. Riley wants to do this at his own pace like at OSU, that shouldn't work around here but look you got people trying to keep a guy with almost a .500 record here now. If MR makes it, that would be great but it should be soon and not waiting on a freaking recruiting class. By making it, I mean as a good solid fundamentally sound football team.

 

[Doniphan89]

Fire him before the recruiting cycle and you leave the next guy with yet another tough hand at some point. I vote to Give The Guy Another Year. That, in my opinion, will be the deciding factor.
This one we are watching is really awful though and partly because the team was built up to be "something special".

 

[jimbosc]

This season will make it all clear. We look like a team that won't win 6 games. Riley did not inherit a bad team. He is up against a tough schedule. But 2 loosing seasons? He is gonzo.

 

[Solana Beach Husker]

Never extend a guy that never should have been hired. His boss has already been fired which is a clear sign the hire is now lame. Riley can only save his job by winning 8-9 games...and even then I think he is fired if frost commits to NU.

 

[Mack In Motion]

The excuses are old and tired.

It’s possible that Riley was brought in here to do worse than the guy he replaced.

I doubt it though.

 

[jeans15]

Callahan is what made Bo successful. Bo's best teams were 08, 09, 10, 11 with Callahan's recruits. After that, the program started to fall apart and by 2014 was on it's last legs from a talent standpoint.

After Bo's glory years followed empty recruiting classes full of transfers and busts. Against Rutgers, only 1 scholarship senior played. DPE. We played with 21 freshmen. That is pathetic and a testament to the shambles that Pelini left Riley with.

There are no upperclassmen available because they aren't there. We are relying on red-shirt freshmen and sophomores to fill the gaps that juniors and seniors should be in.

Gtfo with this crap.

The program didn't slide til Riley got here.

We were stagnant under Bo.

All your post have been garbage.

 

[timnsun]

At the start of this year the mantra by even the Riley apologists was that this year is on Riley. That lasted all of one game. After NIU it's turned into full-blown "But,but,but,Bo."

Now, we all should want Riley to turn this around. Let's hope he gets to a good amount of wins. If he does...its on him. If he doesn't...it's on him. We have reached a point of ridiculousness with these kinds of posts.

Who is saying but, but, but, Bo? All I see is you saying that.

There are for more Riley supporters then ever saying this season is on him. Don’t confuse Riley supporters saying he needs more time with but, but, but, Bo... supporters can still say he needs more time, but most recognize that if he doesn’t turn it around this year, he won’t be given any more time. I’m on record as saying this is a make or break season for him.

Have there been comparisons to Bo? Sure there have. But I don’t read many saying this season is Bo’s fault. So please provide the proof, or stop with this falsehood.

 

[Toms Wife]

Who is saying but, but, but, Bo? All I see is you saying that.

There are for more Riley supporters then ever saying this season is on him. Don’t confuse Riley supporters saying he needs more time with but, but, but, Bo... supporters can still say he needs more time, but most recognize that if he doesn’t turn it around this year, he won’t be given any more time. I’m on record as saying this is a make or break season for him.

Have there been comparisons to Bo? Sure there have. But I don’t read many saying this season is Bo’s fault. So please provide the proof, or stop with this falsehood.

Just look at the post at the top of this page. Look at post #29. It's not that hard to find these things.

 

[timnsun]

Just look at the post at the top of this page. Look at post #29. It's not that hard to find these things.

One poster = full blown but, but, but Bo...

Ok. I guess I thought you had more.

 

[Minn1954]

We hired Riley because we really needed a place holder to get rid of all of Bo's toxicity. After Riley makes everything nice again, then we can find one who will become a legend. I think that's how the story goes.

Riley was hired because no good coach had any interest in Nebraska after they fired another 9 win coach.
If seven straight seasons of 9-10 wins is not good enough for the fan base or the administration, no talented coach, especially a young up and comer, would want to coach here.

 

[Minn1954]

Ferentz had not been a head coach when he took over Iowa. We all know Riley's record with Oregon State. He's working on his 17th season as a college head coach. We know his record at Oregon State and we know his his record is with the Huskers. I just can't get over how many of my fellow Husker fans support average coaching.

Kirk Ferrntz was head coach at the University of Maine, 1990-1992 with a record of 12-21.
Iowa was not his first head coaching job.

 

[CDMXHusker]

These last 3 seasons have been more difficult than any season since 2012.

2014 was the easiest schedule in many many years, followed by 2013. Nebraska only won a single game against a ranked opponent in 2014 and proceeded to get blown out against Wisconsin for the 3rd time.

Turnovers and penalties have been a problem for Nebraska for over 10 years now. Martinez led the nation in fumbles and fumbles lost. There hasn't been as many fumbles since Riley has gotten here which is at least a positive in that regard.

Embarrassed on TV? Again, that has been a Pelini staple all the way into year 7 of his tenure.

Until Riley's recruiting classes mature, Nebraska isn't going to show very much improvement. He had very little to work with when he got here. It was the closest to a complete rebuild as you can get. The deniers will argue otherwise.

That's humorous. Whatever makes you sleep better at night dude.

 

[Wasker77]

Riley was hired because no good coach had any interest in Nebraska after they fired another 9 win coach.
If seven straight seasons of 9-10 wins is not good enough for the fan base or the administration, no talented coach, especially a young up and comer, would want to coach here.[/QUOTE

 

[SPbObRT]

do the Riley haters out there know that if he goes so goes the DB, WR,LB DC, coaches, when they go then the recruits go and the fellas that these guys are bringing in are pretty talented and probably difference makers that will change the way we have been playing. they will bring us up to the level we need to be at, but let all these guys go and we might as well kiss the next 4-5 years away as well, do people not understand this. Tunnel vision sucks look at the big picture instead.

 

[SnohomishRed]

do the Riley haters out there know that if he goes so goes the DB, WR,LB DC, coaches, when they go then the recruits go and the fellas that these guys are bringing in are pretty talented and probably difference makers that will change the way we have been playing. they will bring us up to the level we need to be at, but let all these guys go and we might as well kiss the next 4-5 years away as well, do people not understand this. Tunnel vision sucks look at the big picture instead.

first Riley will have all the time needed to see if he is in fact the right guy. I think that at a minimum that is this year and maybe more depending on how the year goes.

If he isnt the right guy meaning we continue to not shows signs of getting to an upper echelon team in the BIG, then the record and resulting fan angst will make it pretty tough to recruit well. If he gets over the hump then the recruits will come.

So I see this whole thing is on Riley not us Fans being stupid - win he stays lose he goes

 

[dinglefritz]

first Riley will have all the time needed to see if he is in fact the right guy. I think that at a minimum is this year and may be be more depending on how the year goes.

If he isnt the right guy meaning we continue to not shows signs of getting to an upper echelon team in the BIG, then the record and resulting fan angst will make it pretty tough to recruit well. If he gets over the hump then the recruits will come.

So I see this whole thing is on Riley not us Fans being stupid - win he stays lose he goes

I wish people would just let this dog sleep until it's time to hunt.

 

[WestCoastCornhusker2]

I don't think letting him go at the end of the season is a great idea, and I haven't thus far. Here's why:

He's got a lot of talent he's developing. We're starting a LOT of younger players and he's finally able to run his system. His recruiting has actually been pretty alright, and it needs to stay that way/improve. He's also hired really good assistants, and he knows that Cav needs to go at the end of the year.

Second, most coaches should have 5 years to turn a program around. And in Riley's case, he had a monumental task of rebuilding a new system in a program that has not very well served by the last staff in that regard.

I know this year sucks, but we have to just power through it and see what kind of 2018 team he has next year. I also think Tanner Lee will be better with more receivers ready to play and more TE's who can go out there and catch rather than have to block.

I'm not saying things are great or there are a bunch of excuses, but there are some key reasons why things have looked so shaky so far. These things are reasons that should go away as the season rolls on and into 2018.

I would only support getting rid of Riley if the wheels completely come off, the team looks lost, and nobody seems to have any answers as the season rolls on. THAT would show incompetence, but I don't see that happening.

The future looks bright! The program is still trending up, despite these difficulties. One day, Scott Frost or some other coach will come in, and that's fine too.

It'll work out, guys. :-D

I just read your headline, NO, No he doesn't. Frost is coming.

 

[Toms Wife]

Riley was hired because no good coach had any interest in Nebraska after they fired another 9 win coach.
If seven straight seasons of 9-10 wins is not good enough for the fan base or the administration, no talented coach, especially a young up and comer, would want to coach here.

No. If we offered P.J. Fleck the job he would be here yesterday, Minn1954.

 

[DudznSudz]

Yeah, I mean, I'm starting to come around to that line of thinking.

 

[Harry Caray]

do the Riley haters out there know that if he goes so goes the DB, WR,LB DC, coaches, when they go then the recruits go and the fellas that these guys are bringing in are pretty talented and probably difference makers that will change the way we have been playing. they will bring us up to the level we need to be at, but let all these guys go and we might as well kiss the next 4-5 years away as well, do people not understand this. Tunnel vision sucks look at the big picture instead.

You act like no other coaches would be able to recruit at Nebraska. Pelini hated recruiting and still pulled in multiple Top-20 classes here. Bill Callahan had no trouble recruiting here. Right now our recruiting class is 52nd in the nation. If we were pulling in Top-5 caliber recruiting classes, and our coach wasn't 65 years old, you might have a point here about the "big picture".

Keeping a mediocre coach for the sake of one or two big recruits isn't really looking at the big picture either.

 

[HuskerDana_rivals188993]

Callahan is what made Bo successful. Bo's best teams were 08, 09, 10, 11 with Callahan's recruits. After that, the program started to fall apart and by 2014 was on it's last legs from a talent standpoint.

After Bo's glory years followed empty recruiting classes full of transfers and busts. Against Rutgers, only 1 scholarship senior played. DPE. We played with 21 freshmen. That is pathetic and a testament to the shambles that Pelini left Riley with.

There are no upperclassmen available because they aren't there. We are relying on red-shirt freshmen and sophomores to fill the gaps that juniors and seniors should be in.

While he did not inherit a program on stable ground, he did not inherit losing to NIU, going to a last possession with Ark St, 5-6 in his last ten, and....if it happens, two out of three losing seasons bad. Some of this is on MR.

As I have said before, no more excuses. MR holds the rope in his hands. His results at the end of the season will tell us if he used it to pull himself off of ths cliff or make his own noose.

 

[Huskercigar]

Callahan is what made Bo successful. Bo's best teams were 08, 09, 10, 11 with Callahan's recruits. After that, the program started to fall apart and by 2014 was on it's last legs from a talent standpoint.

After Bo's glory years followed empty recruiting classes full of transfers and busts. Against Rutgers, only 1 scholarship senior played. DPE. We played with 21 freshmen. That is pathetic and a testament to the shambles that Pelini left Riley with.

There are no upperclassmen available because they aren't there. We are relying on red-shirt freshmen and sophomores to fill the gaps that juniors and seniors should be in.

He must have been a heck of a coach if he was doing what Callahan couldn't do with those guys. As far as downward spiral.....I guess if the apologists want to say something enough they eventually believe it regardless of the facts. Bo's first 4 years which everyone claims was with Cali's players.....it was actually a combination he won at the rate of .704. His last 3 years without any Cali players he won at the rate of .718.

It was the guy that followed him who who took us from that .718 to a .580 after 2 1/3 seasons and by the end of the third season will probably have us matching his career mark of .544.

As far as the upperclassman? How many players have left the program early since MR came on board? We haven't seen a single player group appear to have improved in the last couple of years. Is it possible there are no upperclass players because their has been no development.

All excuses but the reality of it that Bo was a hot head but he coach the heck out of players. MR is a nice guy but can't get the best out of his team.

 

[Huskercigar]

So tired of people wanting Riley to stick around for a recruiting class that may or may not happen.

Here is the deal. Right now we have some decent recruits but far from being a great class. That is assuming they will actually sign. If MR can't get enough wins to earn his right to stay for a few more years, (say 8 or more) this class will disappear on him too. Everyone knows he is on the hot seat because of performance. We have gotten the classes the last couple of years and even this one based on the belief we are returning to great. Another sub par year and that is gone.

I personally believe that our best chance of a good recruiting class this year might be by getting a new coach in early. Unless we get some guys that just want to be at Nebraska regardless of who the coach is I don't see us signing another single recruit until MR hits that 8 win mark. And if it never happens this year we will see the high rated recruits drop like flies.

Here is another thing......we might have recruits that are willing to come here but DON'T want to be under MR. Let that sink in for a bit.

 

[Huskercigar]

do the Riley haters out there know that if he goes so goes the DB, WR,LB DC, coaches, when they go then the recruits go and the fellas that these guys are bringing in are pretty talented and probably difference makers that will change the way we have been playing. they will bring us up to the level we need to be at, but let all these guys go and we might as well kiss the next 4-5 years away as well, do people not understand this. Tunnel vision sucks look at the big picture instead.

The tunnel vision is yours. Its doubtful we lose many of the scholies we have on hand. As mentioned in another post. Its doubtful we keep the recruit class we have right now unless he wins at least 8 games.

 

[Huskercigar]

Riley was hired because no good coach had any interest in Nebraska after they fired another 9 win coach.
If seven straight seasons of 9-10 wins is not good enough for the fan base or the administration, no talented coach, especially a young up and comer, would want to coach here.

That is not true. Riley was hired because SE wanted a nice puppet.

 

[timnsun]

Here is the deal. Right now we have some decent recruits but far from being a great class. That is assuming they will actually sign. If MR can't get enough wins to earn his right to stay for a few more years, (say 8 or more) this class will disappear on him too. Everyone knows he is on the hot seat because of performance. We have gotten the classes the last couple of years and even this one based on the belief we are returning to great. Another sub par year and that is gone.

I personally believe that our best chance of a good recruiting class this year might be by getting a new coach in early. Unless we get some guys that just want to be at Nebraska regardless of who the coach is I don't see us signing another single recruit until MR hits that 8 win mark. And if it never happens this year we will see the high rated recruits drop like flies.

Here is another thing......we might have recruits that are willing to come here but DON'T want to be under MR. Let that sink in for a bit.

I don’t believe we would get a better recruiting class than what we have now by firing Riley sooner rather than later. I just don’t buy it, unless the person we bring in is well established.

As it stands, we have guys like Parsons and Pledger coming in this weekend, and who knows what that means. But if we fire Riley I would say goodbye to those guys, along with maybe 3 or 4 others who re already committed. KJJ May or may not return, but with no Riley, it seems more definite that he won’t.

I’m not saying keep Riley so that we keep the class intact... if Riley is fired due to his on field performances, then we go in a different direction. But I’m not gonna entertain the likely fallacy that the next coach coming in is going to all of a sudden have a better class than what is being assembled right now. That seems like wishful thinking at best.

 

[Huskercigar]

I’m not saying keep Riley so that we keep the class intact... if Riley is fired due to his on field performances, then we go in a different direction. But I’m not gonna entertain the likely fallacy that the next coach coming in is going to all of a sudden have a better class than what is being assembled right now. That seems like wishful thinking at best.

You don't have to entertain any fallacy. But I'm telling you the reality of the situation. Short of MR going on a major winning spree he will lose the better pieces of this class anyway. If they were coming here for these coach's they will already see the writing on the wall. One poster said we had the 57th ranked class right now. I'm not sure which service he looks at but Scout has us at 38th. 7 wins or less and the bottom will fall out. Not only do I disagree that its wishful thinking but I think its likely that the right new coach could get us back up into the lower 30's

 

[PeliniTheCrutch_rivals294365]

He must have been a heck of a coach if he was doing what Callahan couldn't do with those guys. As far as downward spiral.....I guess if the apologists want to say something enough they eventually believe it regardless of the facts. Bo's first 4 years which everyone claims was with Cali's players.....it was actually a combination he won at the rate of .704. His last 3 years without any Cali players he won at the rate of .718.

It was the guy that followed him who who took us from that .718 to a .580 after 2 1/3 seasons and by the end of the third season will probably have us matching his career mark of .544.

As far as the upperclassman? How many players have left the program early since MR came on board? We haven't seen a single player group appear to have improved in the last couple of years. Is it possible there are no upperclass players because their has been no development.

All excuses but the reality of it that Bo was a hot head but he coach the heck out of players. MR is a nice guy but can't get the best out of his team.

Too much logic. Too many facts. And you didn't even put any form of the word "toxic" in there.

Idiot.

 

[timnsun]

You don't have to entertain any fallacy. But I'm telling you the reality of the situation. Short of MR going on a major winning spree he will lose the better pieces of this class anyway. If they were coming here for these coach's they will already see the writing on the wall. One poster said we had the 57th ranked class right now. I'm not sure which service he looks at but Scout has us at 38th. 7 wins or less and the bottom will fall out. Not only do I disagree that its wishful thinking but I think its likely that the right new coach could get us back up into the lower 30's

You make a good point here... of course, I am talking about the class as it stands. We have a lot of 4 stars committed, and a few five star possibilities... If we start hemmhoraging recruits before Riley is fired, All bets are off. Maybe the next coach does assemble a class that would be better if we have attrition. As it stands now, I am not sure the next coach would have the same number of 4 stars locked up. But if we start losing recruits, the next coach could match or surpass the class that shows attrition.

 

[SnohomishRed]

You make a good point here... of course, I am talking about the class as it stands. We have a lot of 4 stars committed, and a few five star possibilities... If we start hemmhoraging recruits before Riley is fired, All bets are off. Maybe the next coach does assemble a class that would be better if we have attrition. As it stands now, I am not sure the next coach would have the same number of 4 stars locked up. But if we start losing recruits, the next coach could match or surpass the class that shows attrition.

I am not saying Fire Riley today ( Had to start with that) However the thinking we lose recruits if he is should not be the driving factor - For example if he is fired and a new coach doesnt run the pro system the WR's and possibly couple of others may not even fit what we need. We have a total of 10 recruits, one is a kicker and two are NE kids with another from Sioux city - we have one major stud on D we could be at risk with but not much else.

If we go to some type of option or spread keeping the WR's in class may be more of a liability than anything else

 

[timnsun]

I am not saying Fire Riley today ( Had to start with that) However the thinking we lose recruits if he is should not be the driving factor - For example if he is fired and a new coach doesnt run the pro system the WR's and possibly couple of others may not even fit what we need. We have a total of 10 recruits, one is a kicker and two are NE kids with another from Sioux city - we have one major stud on D we could be at risk with but not much else.

If we go to some type of option or spread keeping the WR's in class may be more of a liability than anything else

I agree, we don’t keep Riley just for the recruits. If we keep Riley it’s because he turned things around.

I think the current class he has would be better than what the next guy might bring in, but that isn’t a basis for keeping him.

 

[SnohomishRed]

I agree, we don’t keep Riley just for the recruits. If we keep Riley it’s because he turned things around.

I think the current class he has would be better than what the next guy might bring in, but that isn’t a basis for keeping him.

important stretch of games coming up lets hope for the best

 

[Huskercigar]

I agree, we don’t keep Riley just for the recruits. If we keep Riley it’s because he turned things around.

I think the current class he has would be better than what the next guy might bring in, but that isn’t a basis for keeping him.

And the good news is if he turns it around say 8 wins or more he will have had to do it against some pretty good teams. That could help this class. Its really simple. He is in his 3rd year and if gets to that 9 win range he will sign a better class. Just like most any program will. If he doesn't then it will drop off relative to the number of wins he does get.

 

[Huskercigar]

These last 3 seasons have been more difficult than any season since 2012.

2014 was the easiest schedule in many many years, followed by 2013. Nebraska only won a single game against a ranked opponent in 2014 and proceeded to get blown out against Wisconsin for the 3rd time.

Schedule Strengths according to Jeff Sagarin
2013 55
2014 61
2015 49
2016 57
2017 Incomplete to know. Presently 69

The statement that the last 3 seasons.....assuming you are including 2017... isn't accurate as 2013 was easier than 2016. Not by much though. But overall I would say the last three being much more difficult would only be by the slimmest of margins over 2013 and 2014.

 

[Toms Wife]

He must have been a heck of a coach if he was doing what Callahan couldn't do with those guys. As far as downward spiral.....I guess if the apologists want to say something enough they eventually believe it regardless of the facts. Bo's first 4 years which everyone claims was with Cali's players.....it was actually a combination he won at the rate of .704. His last 3 years without any Cali players he won at the rate of .718.

It was the guy that followed him who who took us from that .718 to a .580 after 2 1/3 seasons and by the end of the third season will probably have us matching his career mark of .544.

As far as the upperclassman? How many players have left the program early since MR came on board? We haven't seen a single player group appear to have improved in the last couple of years. Is it possible there are no upperclass players because their has been no development.

All excuses but the reality of it that Bo was a hot head but he coach the heck out of players. MR is a nice guy but can't get the best out of his team.

Wow! Mind blowing facts. I'm not sure these are welcome here.