Wooly
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In the interest of full disclosure, you should probably tag your fiance too.
In the interest of full disclosure, you should probably tag your fiance too.
Nebraska needs to hire Trev Alberts as their next athletic director after the red-headed stepchild is run off or Wisconsin is stupid enough to hire him away. Trev is currently the AD at UNO and has accomplished the following for UNO athletics:
1.) Transitioned the athletic department to division 1
2.) Hired one of the best college hockey coaches in the country (Dean Blais). Under him, they are currently ranked #2/#1 in the country in both major polls and they are coming off a frozen four appearance last year
3.) Got UNO moved into a better conference (first the WCHA before the BigTen decided to form their awful hockey conference, and then the NCHC which is clearly the best conference in the country).
3.) Got a new on-campus arena built for the ice hockey and basketball teams which is one of the nicest in division 1 college hockey
4.) Has the men's soccer program and men's basketball programs being competitive after only a few years of existence at the division 1 level
Some critics will point out that he disbanded UNO's football program and their historic wrestling program, but that's irrelevant here:
1.) UNO made a decision that the programs were not profitable nor sustainable under Title IX requirements if UNO were to move to Division 1. This was the only way UNO could have sustained their athletic program without bankrupting the university. Yes, the communication was handled poorly and the football players and wrestlers were justified in their anger, but UNO is better off for it in the long run.
2.) UNO also decided that their best path for success was to have a successful (and profitable) hockey program. He has poured every resource into accomplishing that goal and he turned the program into a national title contender in just 7 years.
3.) Trev is a former Husker linebacker from the glory days, so any notion that he would trash the football program is unfounded.
I have no doubt that he would treat Nebraska football as *THE* premier sport at UNL, just like he has done for UNO hockey. He would do whatever it takes to get Nebraska back on the right track. I also think that he could unite the fan base as a former player.
Mind blown that Trev Alberts of all people has turned into a good AD: thought he was one of the biggest retards on ESPN before he got canned, and that's saying something.
Since I have not been able to watch a lot of Nebraska this year, can someone who has tell me their take on Riley so far.
Since I have not been able to watch a lot of Nebraska this year, can someone who has tell me their take on Riley so far.
Fuck you Shawn Eichorst. Fuck you Mike Riley. Fuck all of these fucking cunts
It's either that or they get completely shit-housed. I sure hope not, poor Mikey Riley just needs a hug.
I bet they watched the game together today and had a great time!frank solich and bo pelini are both laughing heartily.
Scott Frost new head coach at UCF
Nah, Scott Frost will be the coach within 5 years, max.
I understand that most college football fans looking from the outside-in on the situation might not understand why a 9 win coach was fired, that's fine. But winning 9 games a year seems pretty empty when it never results in so much as a division championship, never mind a conference championship or top tier bowl game. This isn't the SEC West, it's the Big Ten West, expecting to finish higher than 3rd in our division every year isn't out of line. And let's not kid ourselves into thinking Pelini was on the doorstep about to burst through the door, we were winning 9 games a year against scrub programs and getting absolutely curbstomped by programs that are supposed to be our peer (namely Wisconsin). Or worse, we were inexplicably losing games to Minnesota, Iowa, Northwestern, etc.
Going 9-4 every damn year with no sign of improvement, no sign of change and not even a glimpse of even competing in our own division is why Bo Pelini was fired. Maybe he was a good coach, maybe Riley is worse, but a change had to be made and we'll live with whatever consequences that comes with. Judging by where Bo Pelini and the rest of his staff have landed, I'm guessing Nebraska fans aren't the only ones who think Bo Pelini and his handpicked staff of golf pros and grad assistants was in way over his head. Ironically, the golf pro was the best assistant coach hire Pelini made.
Bo is a fine coach, he might even work back up to the FBS level some day and he might even do well, but to think he had any business still coaching Nebraska is silly. He hated it here and it showed. I can only imagine the types of things he was saying to recruits. How can you sell a school to recruits if you fucking hate that school, its administration, its fans and the media that cover it? Bo is where he belongs, back home in a nice low stress job where the media isn't going to be down his throat for every little transgression on and off the field.
Feel like the huskers should have more to say this close to the season!
Hopeful prediction:11-3, lose to Miami, Wildcard, lose to ohio state in the B1G championship game. Win bowl game.
Likely outcome: 10-3 lose to wisky, Miami, MSU, win bowl game.
I think this team goes as far as tommy takes us, if he can improve his raw talent, he could be a premier player, if he doesn't could be a long season, regardless, a young improved husker squad can make great strides if they do the right things.
sleepers: Linebacking corp, and Imani cross
Problem areas: secondary, as always the line.
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