Coaching Carousel

[ShamrockOnHelmet]

That doesn’t even make sense. With Nebraska, Ole Miss, Auburn and others in play?

Nebraska? 😂

 

[texbender]

That doesn’t even make sense. With Nebraska, Ole Miss, Auburn and others in play?

He's from Fort Myers. As mentioned previously, USF allows him opportunity to turn a down program around, and be in place for any bigger jobs that will be available if he wants (FSU).

 

[Te'o4Heisman]

That doesn’t even make sense. With Nebraska, Ole Miss, Auburn and others in play?

Have i missed something?

 

[drayer54]

Have i missed something?

Not officially. Only included as it seems Kiffin could still leave.

 

[Plankton]

Sources: Nebraska working to hire Matt Rhule as coach​

2:18 PM CT

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  Chris Low ESPN Senior Writer

Nebraska has zeroed in on Matt Rhule as the Cornhuskers' next head coach and the two sides are working on finalizing a deal in the coming days, sources told ESPN on Friday.
Rhule, who was fired by the NFL's Carolina Panthers in October, previously had successful stints in college at both Baylor and Temple.
If hired by Nebraska, Rhule would replace Scott Frost, who was fired from his alma mater earlier this season.

 

[drayer54]

Nebraska? 😂

Anyone alive in the mid 90s thinks Nebraska is a good job.

 

[Irish#1]

Nebraska is a good job with a good support system and fan base. Like ND all those years, it just takes the right coach to turn things around.

 

[IRISHDODGER]

Nebraska is a good job with a good support system and fan base. Like ND all those years, it just takes the right coach to turn things around.

I agree. There’s an easy test to prove your last statement. Just ask a fan the name of the HC who preceded the following successful HCs:

Texas : Mack Brown
SC : Pete Carroll
UGA : Mark Richt
Bama : Nick Saban
OU : Bob Stoops
UF : Steve Spurrier
Miami : Howard Schnellenberger
LSU : Nick Saban
Colorado : Bill McCartney

I’m confident that most fans can’t name the HC who preceded the above HC…which proves…it’s all about getting the right HC.

 

[Dale]

Anyone alive in the mid 90s thinks Nebraska is a good job.

Anyone alive now thinks it’s a middle of the pack P5 job. Unless Nebraska plans to pour millions into NIL (heck maybe they will) and buy their way back to relevance, it’s not that good a job.

 

[TorontoGold]

Anyone alive now thinks it’s a middle of the pack P5 job. Unless Nebraska plans to pour millions into NIL (heck maybe they will) and buy their way back to relevance, it’s not that good a job.

Vanderbilt has finished the season ranked (2013) more recently than Nebraska (2012). Every major program hasn't had a stretch like they've had.

 

[drayer54]

Vanderbilt has finished the season ranked (2013) more recently than Nebraska (2012). Every major program hasn't had a stretch like they've had.

Nebraska has 389 straight sellouts and competitive facilities with a motivated fan base. They were the first that I recall turning South Bend into a home game with the sea of red. They have national champion and heisman trophies in the lobby.

It’s not a bad job and sure as hell isn’t comparable to Vandy.

 

[MacIrish75]

I agree. There’s an easy test to prove your last statement. Just ask a fan the name of the HC who preceded the following successful HCs:

Texas : Mack Brown
SC : Pete Carroll
UGA : Mark Richt
Bama : Nick Saban
OU : Bob Stoops
UF : Steve Spurrier
Miami : Howard Schnellenberger
LSU : Nick Saban
Colorado : Bill McCartney

I’m confident that most fans can’t name the HC who preceded the above HC…which proves…it’s all about getting the right HC.

I think I got three?

Paul Hackett at SC
Mike Shula at Bama
Gerry DiNardo at LSU?

 

[drayer54]

I think I got three?

Paul Hackett at SC
Mike Shula at Bama
Gerry DiNardo at LSU?

John Blake (awesome dude) was at OU. That’s the only I can come close on

 

[Plankton]

I agree. There’s an easy test to prove your last statement. Just ask a fan the name of the HC who preceded the following successful HCs:

Texas : Mack Brown
SC : Pete Carroll
UGA : Mark Richt
Bama : Nick Saban
OU : Bob Stoops
UF : Steve Spurrier
Miami : Howard Schnellenberger
LSU : Nick Saban
Colorado : Bill McCartney

I’m confident that most fans can’t name the HC who preceded the above HC…which proves…it’s all about getting the right HC.

This is off the top of my head:

Texas - John Mackovic
USC - Paul Hackett
UGA - Jim Donnan
Alabama - Mike Shula
Oklahoma - John Blake
Florida - Gary Darnell
Miami - Lou Saban
LSU - Gerry DiNardo
Colorado - Chuck Fairbanks

 

[ShamrockOnHelmet]

Anyone alive in the mid 90s thinks Nebraska is a good job.

Yeah, I was alive then, and in the 70s, too. Nebraska will never be a nationally relevant team ever again. Never. The calculus has changed, irrevocably.

 

[stlnd01]

Nebraska has 389 straight sellouts and competitive facilities with a motivated fan base. They were the first that I recall turning South Bend into a home game with the sea of red. They have national champion and heisman trophies in the lobby.

It’s not a bad job and sure as hell isn’t comparable to Vandy.

Navy and Yale have national champion and Heisman trophies in the lobby too.

Nebraska's not a "bad" job. Sure, it's better than Vandy. But it's basically Iowa or Sparty with brighter team colors. They should be able to compete in the Big Ten West and nine or 10 games now and then. But it's not a top-tier job anymore either. They just don't have the recruiting base you need to compete for titles now. Not clear they'll have the NIL either.

 

[KPENN]

 

[arrowryan]

That’s a terrible hire

 

[NDRock]

This is off the top of my head:

Texas - John Mackovic
USC - Paul Hackett
UGA - Jim Donnan
Alabama - Mike Shula
Oklahoma - John Blake
Florida - Gary Darnell
Miami - Lou Saban
LSU - Gerry DiNardo
Colorado - Chuck Fairbanks

I would have guessed Galen Hall at UF

 

[stlnd01]

Looks like Rhule to Nebraska is official. Really really good hire for them. I'd have thought Rhule could do a little better, frankly, but at this point it doesn't feel like many of the top college jobs will open this year. Maybe he'd have been better off getting fired last season.

 

[Irish#1]

Anyone alive now thinks it’s a middle of the pack P5 job. Unless Nebraska plans to pour millions into NIL (heck maybe they will) and buy their way back to relevance, it’s not that good a job.

If it’s all based on NIL, then there’s only a handful of decent jobs and the way ND has taken a different approach to NIL then we’re not in that group either.

 

[Dale]

If it’s all based on NIL, then there’s only a handful of decent jobs and the way ND has taken a different approach to NIL then we’re not in that group either.

I didn’t say it was all based on NIL for all schools.

 

[Plankton]

I would have guessed Galen Hall at UF

Hall was forced to resign during the 1989 season because of recruiting violations. The reason why I knew it was Darnell was because after the season ended, and Spurrier was hired, Darnell replaced Barry Alvarez as the DC under Holtz.

 

[stlnd01]

If it’s all based on NIL, then there’s only a handful of decent jobs and the way ND has taken a different approach to NIL then we’re not in that group either.

It's not all based on NIL. But NIL can help turn a "6" program into a 9 or 10. If Nebraska doesn't have that, they'll stay a 6.

 

[Pops Freshenmeyer]

That’s the advantage of pulling the plug on Frost early in this season rather than after last season. They got their guy all sewn up before the carousel starts dropping surprises.

 

[MacIrish75]

Husker faithful better be grateful when Rhule gets them to the exact same pinnacle that Bo Pelini had them at almost a decade ago.

 

[Grahambo]

Looks like Rhule to Nebraska is official. Really really good hire for them. I'd have thought Rhule could do a little better, frankly, but at this point it doesn't feel like many of the top college jobs will open this year. Maybe he'd have been better off getting fired last season.

I can see why Rhule would pounce on this. Low bar to climb over to achieve success, pressure but not SEC pressure, good history, you win 10 games and you’ll be a savior to them.

Outside of a few of the SEC jobs, not sure which other jobs open up this year that compares to Nebraska so your original point is stands.

 

[TorontoGold]

Nebraska has 389 straight sellouts and competitive facilities with a motivated fan base. They were the first that I recall turning South Bend into a home game with the sea of red. They have national champion and heisman trophies in the lobby.

It’s not a bad job and sure as hell isn’t comparable to Vandy.

I guess that's good for a HC who's looking for nice pay for 3-4 years, and for fan's living in the past. Recruits don't want to go there, and their results are terrible.

 

[ndinoxford]

Bruce Feldman on Big Noon said Colorado offered Sanders the head coaching job and he is considering it.

 

[MacIrish75]

Bruce Feldman on Big Noon said Colorado offered Sanders the head coaching job and he is considering it.

If this is anything other than Prime trying to leverage more money from USF, then I truly don’t get it. South Florida is such a natural fit, whereas Colorado is about as opposite of a fit as possible.

Also, someone convince me that Colorado is even a better job than USF right now.