Nebraska 2018 Season Thread

[847badgerfan]

Any chance at all he tries to bring Leach with him? That would be something...

[FearlessF]

I was hoping he would bring the Pirate, but with all the talk about the right "FIT"

the Pirate's passing game is a bad fit in Lincoln

Moos does seem to really like Leach, so I guess there's a chance

[Mdot21]

I hope it'd be Chip Kelly. I think it'll be Scott Frost. 

[MarqHusker]

Agree w Phil.  I love the pirate, but his ship wouldn't sail at Nebraska.

[MrNubbz]

The guy is not outlandish and he wins.That would fly anywhere nothing wrong with Frost however.Be like Chryst at UW perhaps but they need a recruiter/salesman

[FearlessF]

Washington St.'s Leach says he has no plans to follow AD to Nebraska


Washington State coach Mike Leach said Monday he was as surprised as anyone when he learned athletic director Bill Moos had taken a new job at Nebraska.

But Leach said he has no plans to follow Moos, noting Nebraska already has Mike Riley to lead the football program. Some Cougars fans have expressed concern that Moos may try to lure Leach away.

"I wish Bill the best, and we just move forward," Leach said.

[847badgerfan]

The guy is not outlandish and he wins.That would fly anywhere nothing wrong with Frost however.Be like Chryst at UW perhaps but they need a recruiter/salesman

Oddly enough, UW's recruiting is better than it's been in a long while. PC is sneaky that way. Yeah, he's getting mostly 3* kids but if you look at the offer lists and who he's beating, it is pretty cool. At a minimum, he's beating who he should beat and often times he wins one he shouldn't. Most important, he's recruiting kids who fit the culture and standards that UW demands.

[MrNubbz]

PC is solid indeed and is quietly trending up IMO

[FearlessF]

does Moos have a relationship with PC?

Moos is probably smart enough to get the best option he has that fits the situation, regardless of his past experience if any with the candidate.

Moos has had a well respected career, but he may be judged by his hire at Nebraska, fairly or unfairly

[MrNubbz]

Should have invited him over for sharkwater if he was in town

[847badgerfan]

PC was born in Madison. He played QB and TE at Wisconsin and graduated. He coached under King Barry and Bielema.

He's home.

On his staff... Joe Rudolph is gonna get a head coaching job soon. He coached TE's in Lincoln for one year (2007) before he was lured back to Madison, where he played and graduated with a business degree. He has an MBA from Carnegie Mellon as well. Smart guy.

[FearlessF]

Should have invited him over for sharkwater if he was in town

you should have drug your lazy carcass to town

[FearlessF]

UCF heads to Navy on Saturday in hopes of keeping its undefeated season going with a chance at a New Year's Six bowl appearance at season's end. The test will be slowing down the top rushing offense in FBS. The Midshipmen's triple option is notoriously tough to stop, especially on a week's prep time. 

Usually, teams will employ a scout team quarterback who can replicate what the defense will see in the game. In this instance, however, Knights coach Scott Frost is acting as Navy quarterback Zach Abey. That makes sense seeing as Frost was a former option quarterback during his time at Nebraska in 1996 and 1997. Frost rushed for more than 1,000 yards in his final season with 2,677 career passing yards as a Cornhusker to boot. 

"I love option football," Frost said via the Associated Press. "I lived it. I feel like option quarterbacks now are kind of like giant pandas, they only exist in zoos and military academies now."

[FearlessF]

the question is:

Does Frost still love the option enough to run it at Nebraska?

At the least Frost will be asked before an offer to coach in Lincoln, Will you commit to the running game to match Wisconsin and Iowa in the West?

Maybe not the option offense, but a strongly based power running offense.  Seems Frost's offenses at Oregon and UCF favor the pass.