Huskers hire.... Mike Riley?

[Cyclonepride]

Holy cow, what a mediocre hire.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

Well, alrighty then.

 

[Luth4Cy]

Maybe they thought they could hire Riley and get Frost to come on as OC? They would both know each other from the Pac-12. A Nebby fan told me yesterday he thought they could get both Tressel and Frost.

 

[Wesley]

I thought when I read this, no way. Just a rumor. Then I found this:

http://www.omaha.com/huskers/footba...cle_f3ff8b00-7bd8-11e4-b8f6-57e17495ca94.html

Oregon State: Overall 93–80 Conference 58–63

Granted, he played for Bear at Alabama, and won SEC championships and a NC, but man. If I was a Husker fan I would be so damn mad right now. How do they make that sale to the fan base?

Crap. $12M to replace Bo with this. What a load of horse manure. Wait. I am a Clone fan. Pop some more popcorn.

 

[JP4CY]

This is my stat of the day:

Pelini never lost more than 4 games a year at Nebraska. Mike Riley has lost at least 4 games a year at Oregon State.

 

[Dandy]

Their fans are not going to be happy.

My Husker obsessed buddy is in total meltdown Twitter rant mode right now. Lots of f-bombs.

 

[Sigmapolis]

I think this sums up my thoughts:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V0TYIO6yv4

 

[Senolcyc]

Paul Rhoads to Oregon State. Or Tulsa. Or UAB.

 

[Dandy]

Judging by the retweets I'm seeing, Nebraska players are not happy about this.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

I can't help it...I keep thinking of this:

 

[Chizit]

The guy won 2 Grey Cups by the time he was 40. He's obviously big time.

 

[kcdc4isu]

I would tell Coach Riley not to buy just rent because he may be moving in 4 years.

 

[Acylum]

From reading about this guy, it's like the Huskers just hired Kirk. Minus the nepotism of course.

 

[ruxCYtable]

Their fans may not like it. I think Riley is considered a good coach, however, and he is in a tough place to win. It may turn out well for them in the long run but the initial reaction should be fun to watch.

 

[Gunnerclone]

Horrible hire. Yes had a stint in the NFL (did horrible), but wow.....


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[TD]0–8[/TD]
[TD]10th[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
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[TD]Oregon State[/TD]
[TD]5–6[/TD]
[TD]2–6[/TD]
[TD]T–8th[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
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[TD]2003[/TD]
[TD]Oregon State[/TD]
[TD]8–5[/TD]
[TD]4–4[/TD]
[TD]T–5th[/TD]
[TD]W Las Vegas[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
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[TD]2004[/TD]
[TD]Oregon State[/TD]
[TD]7–5[/TD]
[TD]5–3[/TD]
[TD]T–3rd[/TD]
[TD]W Insight[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
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[TD]2005[/TD]
[TD]Oregon State[/TD]
[TD]5–6[/TD]
[TD]3–5[/TD]
[TD]7th[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
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[TD]2006[/TD]
[TD]Oregon State[/TD]
[TD]10–4[/TD]
[TD]6–3[/TD]
[TD]3rd[/TD]
[TD]W Sun[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]22[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]21[/TD]
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[TD]2007[/TD]
[TD]Oregon State[/TD]
[TD]9–4[/TD]
[TD]6–3[/TD]
[TD]3rd[/TD]
[TD]W Emerald[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]25[/TD]
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[TD]2008[/TD]
[TD]Oregon State[/TD]
[TD]9–4[/TD]
[TD]7–2[/TD]
[TD]T–2nd[/TD]
[TD]W Sun[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]18[/TD]
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[TD]2009[/TD]
[TD]Oregon State[/TD]
[TD]8–5[/TD]
[TD]6–3[/TD]
[TD]T–2nd[/TD]
[TD]L Las Vegas[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
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[TD]2010[/TD]
[TD]Oregon State[/TD]
[TD]5–7[/TD]
[TD]4–5[/TD]
[TD]T–5th[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
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[TD]2011[/TD]
[TD]Oregon State[/TD]
[TD]3–9[/TD]
[TD]3–6[/TD]
[TD]5th (North)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
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[TD]2012[/TD]
[TD]Oregon State[/TD]
[TD]9–4[/TD]
[TD]6–3[/TD]
[TD]3rd (North)[/TD]
[TD]L Alamo[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]19[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20[/TD]
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[TD]2013[/TD]
[TD]Oregon State[/TD]
[TD]7–6[/TD]
[TD]4–5[/TD]
[TD]T–4th (North)[/TD]
[TD]W Hawaii[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
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[TD]2014[/TD]
[TD]Oregon State[/TD]
[TD]5–7[/TD]
[TD]2–7[/TD]
[TD]T–5th (North)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
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Ferentz-esque.

 

[Dandy]

They fired Pelini because of his record against ranked opponents. Well... Riley is 4-21 against top ten and 14-41 against top 25.

 

[Cy$]

Wow, 5-7 at OSU this year and he gets a job at Nebraska?

and you guys thought CPR to Nebbie was that farfetched

 

[jdoggivjc]

Then again, perhaps this is the best Nebraska could do. After all, what "big name" coach would want to go to Lincoln when they just fired a coach who never failed to win at least 9 games every season he coached there? The Bugeaters are still convinced it's the 1980s and they should be competing for national championships every year.

 

[BCoffClone125]

Notice how all the positive reactions from this hire talk about how good of a person Riley is, not necessarily about his W/L record. It seems like a personality change from Bo was a big priority in the coaching search, somebody they can sell to the fans and donors. For that reason, I think fans might be initially happy with the hire, but if he doesn't start winning championships things could turn in a hurry.

 

[ameslurker]

The Nebraska board is worth a chuckle here and there for those of you who care

https://nebraska.rivals.com/forum.asp?sid=928&fid=181&style=2