Nebraska 2018 Season Thread

[MrNubbz]

I know it would be an odd fit but I'd take a long look at the Pirate

[MaximumSam]

Seems like Craig Bohl and Bob Stitt would get looks

[847badgerfan]

Oregon has been rolling pretty good for quite some time before Kelly got there.

He was handed the keys to a pretty nice car. Shitty wardrobe though.

[bayareabadger]

Oregon has been rolling pretty good for quite some time before Kelly got there.

He was handed the keys to a pretty nice car. Shitty wardrobe though.

Kids love it though. 

[bayareabadger]

So the easy candidate is Frost. He's a native son. He's got an offense that's both innovative but also quirky enough to create a kind of identity (even if the sport is working to make it less quirky). His biggest issue is a lack of winning resume. He's taken an 0-12 team and made them into a bowl team, and seems poised for another jump. Win 9-plus games and folks probably feel good about it, 8 and it's more dicy. 

Sam suggested Bohl or Stitt. Bohl had been a nice program builder, and at 59, he likely has maybe one move left in him. Stitt is the CFB hipster favorite, but his Montana results have been so-so, especially considering that program's history (though stability had been an issue).

The history of Huskers hires has been interesting, a long line of flipping between archetypes. Since Tom left:
Legend's right-hand man (mostly good, but slippage) 
Complete outsider aiming for a complete reset of the program (bad)
Former staffer with an eye toward the program's history on one side of the ball (Mostly good despite the weird shift from defense, 2-3 games from still being there, major-league jerk)
Not major-league jerk, nice overachiever who has dealt with some self-made turbulence
????

What the Huskers should not do is look at Ken Niumatalolo. God help them if they do. Hiring a coach who routinely outperforms his baseline metrics, not good. Going for a guy whose offense is the closest modern corollary to the offense that made Nebraska great and could be used to establish the identity that used to be a hallmark of a great program, really wouldn't fit. And you wouldn't want that in a state with predominantly small high schools, meaning the best athletes are often at quarterback and in good spots to switch to wingback or option QB (I write this, but the top passers in the state all seem like statues, so maybe a Nebraskan can correct me). You don't want a guy who installs an offense that gives opponents headaches and has a reputation as a good guy all around. And someone with experience in recruiting nationally but also working uphill on some things really doesn't fit that job. (For real, I an opposing fan do not want to see that offense anywhere in Wisconsin's division)

[Brutus Buckeye]

Bill O'Brien? 

[MaximumSam]

I like the idea of Niumatalolo.  

[847badgerfan]

Interesting.

http://scout.com/college/nebraska/Board/105415/Contents/Wisconsin-107727060

He's probably right too.

[ELA]

Interesting.

http://scout.com/college/nebraska/Board/105415/Contents/Wisconsin-107727060

He's probably right too.

That's why I like Frost.  He's an alum, so he gets it, and I think his spread option attack is basically the modern twist on who Nebraska was until Callahan.
Hell, maybe they could just go get Solich back from Ohio.

[Brutus Buckeye]

Solich doesn't run the option at Ohio. 

[ELA]

Solich doesn't run the option at Ohio.

Well no, nobody runs the old option anymore.
He ran it when he got there though.
That's why I like Frost, he's the modern take on the old option.

[Mdot21]

Um,no Mike Belloti led the Ducks to 4 - 10 win seasons('00,'01,'05,'08).Finishing 11-1 and ranked no 2 in both polls in 2001.Took UO to 12 Bowls,he was the wild card that added splash to the Uni's.His 2007 team beat #6 ASU,#9USC and Mich in AA.Just sayin'

Chit just saw BAB's post

who was the OC of that '07 team that lit up the scoreboards? Just sayin'.

Belloti had a nice program. It was NOT a powerhouse. They weren't winning 11-12 games every single year and making National Title game appearances until.....Chip Kelly became the head coach. Bellotti had 4 ten or more win seasons in 14 years. Two of those years his OC was Chip Kelly. Chip Kelly had at least 11 wins every single year he was at Oregon- and the guy who was his OC rode out those cottails for a couple more years until the ship fell apart because Chip's guys weren't there anymore and Chip wasn't running the show. Basically a Larry Coker type situation where a guy is handed the keys to the Ferrari and he keeps it going for a couple years and then it falls apart.

Chip Kelly's offense turned what was a top 15-20 program- basically a Wisconsin- into a real-life power on the level of a USC, Alabama, or Ohio State.

People on this board are not giving Chip Kelly the respect he deserves. He's the best offensive mind in college football.

[Brutus Buckeye]

Well no, nobody runs the old option anymore.
He ran it when he got there though.
That's why I like Frost, he's the modern take on the old option.

Actually he didn't. 
Ohio ran the option under the previous regime. They hired an option coach in Solich. But both Ohio and Solich wanted to get away from the option. 

[Mdot21]

That's why I like Frost.  He's an alum, so he gets it, and I think his spread option attack is basically the modern twist on who Nebraska was until Callahan.
Hell, maybe they could just go get Solich back from Ohio.

Frost would definitely be a gamble. He's too much of an unknown. I think he'd only be a good hire if they missed on candidates A, B, and C. They need to swing for the fences.
I think Nebraska is at the point right now where they need a home-run to get back on the national scene. They are in a bad spot. Especially if this thing continues to fall apart and they lose to Rutgers and Riley becomes a lame duck.