Mike Riley (Oregon State) to Nebraska...

by **Heat Miser** 2014-12-04, 12:38

Yawn. He will be 62 before he coaches his first game at Nebraska. Unless he gets Frost as OC/Head Coach in Waiting, this is a bust IMHO.

Riley to Nebraska

Would Narduzzi go West Coast if offered?

by **kingstonlake** 2014-12-04, 12:42

Wait, who? Where?

by **InTenSity** 2014-12-04, 12:43

The Oregon State HC?

by **By-Tor** 2014-12-04, 12:46

Lol.... His best season ever is.....wait for it......10-4

by **The_Dude** 2014-12-04, 12:48

By-Tor wrote:Lol.... His best season ever is.....wait for it......10-4

At Oregon State....he is 6-2 in bowls.

Ever been to Corvalis?

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 2014-12-04, 12:53

Why did they fire Bo again?

by **The_Dude** 2014-12-04, 13:00

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:Why did they fire Bo again?

Because he lost 4 games very year, couldnt win a conference title, and routinely got his ass kicked by the good teams he faced.

by **Watch Out Pylon!** 2014-12-04, 13:03

Seems like a lateral move at best.

by **Heat Miser** 2014-12-04, 13:04

The_Dude wrote:
Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:Why did they fire Bo again?

Because he lost 4 games very year, couldnt win a conference title, and routinely got his ass kicked by the good teams he faced.

And you think Mike Riley is gonna change that?

by **Heat Miser** 2014-12-04, 13:05

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:Seems like a lateral move at best.

For Nebraska. I'd even venture to say it's a downgrade. If I'm Bo Pelini I'm rather insulted right now.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2014-12-04, 13:09

what a loser.... Mike Riley (Oregon State) to Nebraska... 502811600

by beal99 2014-12-04, 13:12

If Nebraska has accepted their fate as new Iowa, this is a great hire

by **The_Dude** 2014-12-04, 13:13

Heat Miser wrote:

And you think Mike Riley is gonna change that?

Riley would be a solid plan B or C guy. This early in the process, Im surprised NU settled.

He's a solid coach, but not sure he's the guy to take NU over the top. Firing Pelini for this guy is kind of baffling.

by **The_Dude** 2014-12-04, 13:13

Robert J Sakimano wrote:what a loser....

Mike Riley (Oregon State) to Nebraska... 1165525128

by **Heat Miser** 2014-12-04, 13:19

Nebraska gave Pelini $7 million to go away so they could hire....wait for it...Mike Riley.

Florida is spending $10+ million to go from Will Muschamp to Jim McElwain.

If I told you this 2 months ago you would've laughed at me.

I'm calling it now. SCum gets Cutcliff from Duke.

by **Robert J Sakimano** 2014-12-04, 13:25

Heat Miser wrote:Nebraska gave Pelini $7 million to go away so they could hire....wait for it...Mike Riley.

Florida is spending $10+ million to go from Will Muschamp to Jim McElwain.

If I told you this 2 months ago you would've laughed at me.

I'm calling it now. SCum gets Cutcliff from Duke.

he would be a perfect fit at SCum.. he sucks, he's old and he's ugly.

by **Rocinante** 2014-12-04, 13:26

I've said before that I share a wall with a guy who is a Nebraska alum, plugged into the program, all that. His take on the firing of Bo is that is wasn't so much about the record, as it was about the personality. I mean, they WANT a guy who get's them to the B1G championship every year, they WANT to compete for national titles, but they understand that Bo's record wasn't far off. They seem to think it was his style and his emotional outbursts on the sideline that alienated him from his team and ultimately undermined their ability to take the next step. So although I don't know about Mike Riley's personality, I imagine it had as much to do with this hire as his record.

by Izzo Court 2014-12-04, 13:40

All coaches know that AD's protect the coaches they hire, and have short leashes for those they inherit. If you're a coach and scUM gives you a call you're going to have concerns that the new AD that comes in isn't going to protect you if you have a couple 7 win seasons.

What scUM should have done was to keep Hoke for another season simply to try to salvage as much of the recruiting class as they could. Then they could take their time finding a permanent AD who can then bring in their own head coach.

by Guest 2014-12-04, 13:46

Riley has been offered the USC and the Alabama HC jobs in the past.

1st coach to leave OSU with a winning record since 1964.

93-80 at OSU is like having the same record at Indiana. A minor miracle.

I think it's a solid hire for Nebraska.

by **Heat Miser** 2014-12-04, 13:51

LooseGoose wrote:Riley has been offered the USC and the Alabama HC jobs in the past.

1st coach to leave OSU with a winning record since 1964.

93-80 at OSU is like having the same record at Indiana. A minor miracle.

I think it's a solid hire for Nebraska.

Agreed...if your goal is to be Iowa...which was NOT their stated goal when they canned Pelini. Riley is a poor man's Ferentz IMHO. Maybe he's Bill Snyder if they're lucky.

by tTito 2014-12-04, 13:52

Rocinante wrote:I've said before that I share a wall with a guy who is a Nebraska alum, plugged into the program, all that. His take on the firing of Bo is that is wasn't so much about the record, as it was about the personality. I mean, they WANT a guy who get's them to the B1G championship every year, they WANT to compete for national titles, but they understand that Bo's record wasn't far off. They seem to think it was his style and his emotional outbursts on the sideline that alienated him from his team and ultimately undermined their ability to take the next step. So although I don't know about Mike Riley's personality, I imagine it had as much to do with this hire as his record.

This makes a lot of sense. Wait, what??? Oh, your friend told you that. This is exactly what the walverine in the office down the hall got from his Nebraska friends. Pelini's a bit a hot head lunatic - (much like Harbaugh).

by tTito 2014-12-04, 13:54

LooseGoose wrote:Riley has been offered the USC and the Alabama HC jobs in the past.

1st coach to leave OSU with a winning record since 1964.

93-80 at OSU is like having the same record at Indiana. A minor miracle.

I think it's a solid hire for Nebraska.

Yes, I would be surprised if OSU has a lot of resources and their home state rival is The Death Star.

by **Ass Dan** 2014-12-04, 14:04

Heat Miser wrote:Nebraska gave Pelini $7 million to go away so they could hire....wait for it...Mike Riley.

Florida is spending $10+ million to go from Will Muschamp to Jim McElwain.

If I told you this 2 months ago you would've laughed at me.

I'm calling it now. SCum gets Cutcliff from Duke.

Cutcliffe told Tennessee to screw themselves. Um gets Dave doerren or someone if that ilk

by **Floyd Robertson** 2014-12-04, 14:04

Heat Miser wrote:Nebraska gave Pelini $7 million to go away so they could hire....wait for it...Mike Riley.

Florida is spending $10+ million to go from Will Muschamp to Jim McElwain.

If I told you this 2 months ago you would've laughed at me.

I'm calling it now. SCum gets Cutcliff from Duke.

Tons of rumors on Twitter that Pinkel is moving to u of m after their bowl game. That rumor makes no sense to me. Pinkel is in a one-horse town, things are going well since the switch to the SEC east and who the hell knows who is AD is going to be.

by **Heat Miser** 2014-12-04, 14:15

Floyd Robertson wrote:
Heat Miser wrote:Nebraska gave Pelini $7 million to go away so they could hire....wait for it...Mike Riley.

Florida is spending $10+ million to go from Will Muschamp to Jim McElwain.

If I told you this 2 months ago you would've laughed at me.

I'm calling it now. SCum gets Cutcliff from Duke.

Tons of rumors on Twitter that Pinkel is moving to u of m after their bowl game. That rumor makes no sense to me. Pinkel is in a one-horse town, things are going well since the switch to the SEC east and who the hell knows who is AD is going to be.

Would love it to be Pinkel. He'll be 63 in April. Mike Riley (Oregon State) to Nebraska... 1494614055

by **Heat Miser** 2014-12-04, 14:16

Ass Dan wrote:
Heat Miser wrote:Nebraska gave Pelini $7 million to go away so they could hire....wait for it...Mike Riley.

Florida is spending $10+ million to go from Will Muschamp to Jim McElwain.

If I told you this 2 months ago you would've laughed at me.

I'm calling it now. SCum gets Cutcliff from Duke.

Cutcliffe told Tennessee to screw themselves. Um gets Dave doerren or someone if that ilk

And he's 60. I rescind my call.

by **Watch Out Pylon!** 2014-12-04, 14:28

KNOCK KNOCK!
WHO'S THERE??
MIKE RILEY!
MIKE RILEY WHO??
YEAH THAT'S WHAT I SAID TOO

- Faux Pelini

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 2014-12-04, 14:32

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:KNOCK KNOCK!
WHO'S THERE??
MIKE RILEY!
MIKE RILEY WHO??
YEAH THAT'S WHAT I SAID TOO

- Faux Pelini

by **Nordic** 2014-12-04, 15:37

Floyd Robertson wrote:

Tons of rumors on Twitter that Pinkel is moving to u of m after their bowl game. That rumor makes no sense to me. Pinkel is in a one-horse town, things are going well since the switch to the SEC east and who the hell knows who is AD is going to be.

Pinkel is the guy I thought Mich should of hired the last go around. Like Riley, he is now 62 and on the tail end of his career.

I like Riley, he puts out good football teams that have pulled some big upsets in the Pac12 (something Pelini never did) and he's done it with zero resources. Oregon State might have the least going for it than any Pac12 school. He'll pull Juco's to Nebraska, something they need to do now that they can't pull from Texas like they used to. But like Pinkel, he is someone you hire 4-5 years ago. And why pull the trigger so quick?

Is it an upgrade over Pelini? Yep. Both on the field and personality wise, it is. But it is also a safe hire.

by **Snake Plissken** 2014-12-04, 15:40

Rocinante wrote:I've said before that I share a wall with a guy who is a Nebraska alum, plugged into the program, all that. His take on the firing of Bo is that is wasn't so much about the record, as it was about the personality. I mean, they WANT a guy who get's them to the B1G championship every year, they WANT to compete for national titles, but they understand that Bo's record wasn't far off. They seem to think it was his style and his emotional outbursts on the sideline that alienated him from his team and ultimately undermined their ability to take the next step. So although I don't know about Mike Riley's personality, I imagine it had as much to do with this hire as his record.

You mean like when he did this?

http://deadspin.com/bo-pelini-on-nebraska-fans-fuck-you-fans-fuck-all-o-1327398903

by tTito 2014-12-04, 16:19

Snake Plissken wrote:

You mean like when he did this?

http://deadspin.com/bo-pelini-on-nebraska-fans-fuck-you-fans-fuck-all-o-1327398903

The man made some moves that simply weren't carefully calculated.

by **InTenSity** 2014-12-04, 16:24

tTito wrote:

The man made some moves that simply weren't carefully calculated.

Like going on a rant in a room that he thought wasn't being recorded by someone with a cell phone?

by **Rocinante** 2014-12-04, 16:35

I think Bo would do good at Rutgers. He has a Jersey vibe.

by **Heat Miser** 2014-12-04, 16:54

Snake Plissken wrote:
Rocinante wrote:I've said before that I share a wall with a guy who is a Nebraska alum, plugged into the program, all that. His take on the firing of Bo is that is wasn't so much about the record, as it was about the personality. I mean, they WANT a guy who get's them to the B1G championship every year, they WANT to compete for national titles, but they understand that Bo's record wasn't far off. They seem to think it was his style and his emotional outbursts on the sideline that alienated him from his team and ultimately undermined their ability to take the next step. So although I don't know about Mike Riley's personality, I imagine it had as much to do with this hire as his record.

You mean like when he did this?

http://deadspin.com/bo-pelini-on-nebraska-fans-fuck-you-fans-fuck-all-o-1327398903

We're gonna find out if he was right.

by **NigelUno** 2014-12-04, 17:00

Snake Plissken wrote:

You mean like when he did this?

http://deadspin.com/bo-pelini-on-nebraska-fans-fuck-you-fans-fuck-all-o-1327398903

Bo is a little crazy. Probably why he flunked the interview portion to become MSU's coach.

by 75alum 2014-12-04, 17:05

Never visit the Bunny Ranch drunk. Seems the chioce was too fast.

by Herbie Green 2014-12-04, 19:18

Rocinante wrote:I've said before that I share a wall with a guy who is a Nebraska alum, plugged into the program, all that. His take on the firing of Bo is that is wasn't so much about the record, as it was about the personality. I mean, they WANT a guy who get's them to the B1G championship every year, they WANT to compete for national titles, but they understand that Bo's record wasn't far off. They seem to think it was his style and his emotional outbursts on the sideline that alienated him from his team and ultimately undermined their ability to take the next step. So although I don't know about Mike Riley's personality, I imagine it had as much to do with this hire as his record.

This has got to be the case and they were just blowing smoke up our ass about 9 wins being unacceptable.
I don't know that Riley is terrible but his track record certainly doesn't support the notion that he is the guy that is going to take them to the next level.

by **Heat Miser** 2014-12-04, 19:19

WOTS says Nebraska got rejected by Beilema & Wittingham.

by **By-Tor** 2014-12-04, 23:58

The_Dude wrote:

At Oregon State....he is 6-2 in bowls.

Ever been to Corvalis?

Yep. Love the Willamette Valley. Just found it funny that they hired a 62 year old guy who has never lost less than 4 games in his life. Frank Solich not available?

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