Nebraska hires Mike Riley from Oregon State
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We once ran off a coach with a .722 winning percentage with us and replaced him with a guy who had been fired twice and was 18 game sunder .500 as a college coach.
Frost is learning his new position at OC. I don't know if he'd make a good head coach, but I think Riley has proven that he doesn't make the grade. I would be unhappy if I were a Cornhusker.
Well, the Nebraska AD must know something we don't. After all, as the joke goes, the N on their helmets stands for knowledge…
It's called, I better get another job before I get fired from the one I am at. Heard the wifey didn't like the idea of AL. I'm sure she'll be head over heels in Lincoln.
Worked out well for Bama....I wouldn't be totally surprised if Mike does pretty at Nebraska.
Apples and oranges. Pelini underachieved at an all-time top 10 program. Riley had 4 9-win seasons at a program with 7 in their entire history of football. Riley leaving Oregon State with a winning record is comparable to a coach leaving Vanderbilt with a winning record after 14 years..541 win percentage as a college coach? umm... I don't think that adds up to 9-3...
Pelini won 9 games per season for 7 years straight, right?
Riley has won 9 game 4 times in his entire CAREER. (one of witch was 10 wins)
He's been under .500 for the season 6 times over the same span. I cant imagine why Husker fans wouldn't be happy with this hire...
We have had success by hiring guys with bad records. I just don't think Riley is the guy to take them to the next level. But he is a Bama guy and I wish him well. I hope they lose to us in the finals next season.
Nebraska deserves to be in a dark hole for years after what the did to Coach Solich, seems they had what they wanted all along. Maybe Pelini was correct about the fans but he is crazy & not suited for a big program.
A lot of people seem to "know" what Nebraska is getting in Riley, and they "know" that it is less than they had in Pelini. They might turn out to be correct, but they might not. Apparently Nebraska likes the man and wants to give him a chance to do something special. Why hate on Riley or Nebraska for that? Isn't Riley a former Alabama guy? Shouldn't you be supporting him the way you have supported McElwain?
To be fair, I understand that Alabama fans would not want Riley as a replacement for Saban. You are on top now and want only proven talent. But there were times in your not too distant past that you would have hired Riley with the same record that he currently posts on his resume as a head coach.
Well, I don't think it is "hate" at all. Rather it is "are you kidding me?" The same Nebraska who wants to be a player has hired a middle-of-the-road HC? Wow. I have no love for Nebraska but I do hope he wins there. Can you imagine Mississippi getting rid of Freeze and going after Riley? Wow. Kansas State getting rid of Snyder and going after Riley? Wow.
All we can do is look at their respective histories, and Riley's is quite a bit less impressive.
I don't dislike Riley - I just think he's a 'meh' coach.
After talking to a Nebraska fan friend of mine, he described Riley as a Golden Goat, to be sacrificed to the masses within three years. More of a placeholder until the coach they want comes along, whenever or whoever that is.
I personally think Riley will do better than most people think he will.
I personally think Riley will do better than most people think he will.
When Mama called Riley:
Riley's thoughts on his title ring from 1973:
In the above linked interview from 2011, when asked about the coach who most influenced his life, Riley points to Bud Riley as the most influential, then mentions also learning from John Robinson at USC and Ad Rutschman from Linfield College in Oregon. I think he must have forgotten about Coach Bryant.
I certainly don't hate Riley, I'm more neutral towards him. As he seems to be about his time in Tuscaloosa.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/14/sports/colleges-football-riley-turns-down-alabama-job.html
Riley's thoughts on his title ring from 1973:
http://espn.go.com/espn/page2/story...beavers-coach-mike-riley-goes-gridiron-page-2
In the above linked interview from 2011, when asked about the coach who most influenced his life, Riley points to Bud Riley as the most influential, then mentions also learning from John Robinson at USC and Ad Rutschman from Linfield College in Oregon. I think he must have forgotten about Coach Bryant.
I certainly don't hate Riley, I'm more neutral towards him. As he seems to be about his time in Tuscaloosa.
I don't think Riley is less than what they had in Pelini. But I don't think he's significantly better than what they had in Pelini either.
Actually that isn't quite correct. We offered him a job over a decade ago. Now he has 10 years of a blah record. To put it in perspective Bo never had more than 4 losses in 7 years and Riley had never had 4 or less losses in 14 years. A home run hire at the outset it ain't. Maybe he'll prove to be a juggernaut but I wouldn't wager even 4 quarters on it.
Being the shadow of Phil Knight's baby certainly made it hard for Riley to make it big but great coaches are able to get out of the shadow. Les Miles at Okie Lite. Malzahn at Auburn. Dantonio at Michigan State. Maybe not absolute dominance from all of those guys but they won against their rival some and generally had more consistency in 8+ win seasons.
Riley is not a great coach. He may be a good coach who will perform better at a big state university with some tradition. I don't see this guy leading the Huskers to any Rose Bowls much less playoff bids.
Riley is not a great coach. He may be a good coach who will perform better at a big state university with some tradition. I don't see this guy leading the Huskers to any Rose Bowls much less playoff bids.
I agree with BIGTide. I think they are trying to settle things down. Nebraska is a pretty proud program and they have seen what a good class coach is. I think they are searching for another Osborne. I think Riley will be a welcome change for their PTB. As has been noted, he is also up in years and even if he succeeds he will not be there that long. I doubt he will be there more than 4 years while they look for what they think is their longer term guy.
That does not mean I wasn't surprised too, he has not lit the world on fire. However, how many coaches are available out there that have?
That does not mean I wasn't surprised too, he has not lit the world on fire. However, how many coaches are available out there that have?
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