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Mike Riley - new HC at Nebraska
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If it was Riley's program after two years then it was definitely Erickson's program after four years.BallSacked said:
Yep, and Dennis Erickson also added 3 more after taking over Riley's program. I know everyone mocks the "didn't have to deal with a ranked Oregon State" bullshit from tLPT, but Oregon state was really really bad before the RileyEricksonRiley days.GrundleStiltzkin said:
Still not a great hire. Riley was pretty bad this season and he'll be 62 next year. It is the Big10 though. Any fucktard can make a bowel in that conference.
So you can subtract back out the three winning seasons Riley had in the first four years after taking over for Erickson.
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I guess we have heard our last "Isn't interesting that we are both employed?" circlejerk interview between him and Softy.
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Uh, no, that OSU's had 14 winning seasons since 1968.FremontTroll said:
Is this supposed to be some amazing stat? He's coached at OSU for 14 years. If he was the average OSU coach you would expect 5/14 based on that tenure length. Should Nebraska be happy with someone who was above-average at OSU?GrundleStiltzkin said:
Somebody tell me how many 1-15 seasons the Chargers have had since joining the NFL. -
47 seasons not 37 my bad. So on average you'd expect 4 winning years out of 14.GrundleStiltzkin said:
Uh, no, that OSU's had 14 winning seasons since 1968.FremontTroll said:
Is this supposed to be some amazing stat? He's coached at OSU for 14 years. If he was the average OSU coach you would expect 5/14 based on that tenure length. Should Nebraska be happy with someone who was above-average at OSU?GrundleStiltzkin said:
Somebody tell me how many 1-15 seasons the Chargers have had since joining the NFL.
My point which was not made very well is why should standing out against crappy OSU coaches of the past qualify you to be hired by Nebraska? Did OSU even try at football in the 1970s?
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It doesn't qualify you, I agree.FremontTroll said:
47 seasons not 37 my bad. So on average you'd expect 4 winning years out of 14.GrundleStiltzkin said:
Uh, no, that OSU's had 14 winning seasons since 1968.FremontTroll said:
Is this supposed to be some amazing stat? He's coached at OSU for 14 years. If he was the average OSU coach you would expect 5/14 based on that tenure length. Should Nebraska be happy with someone who was above-average at OSU?GrundleStiltzkin said:
Somebody tell me how many 1-15 seasons the Chargers have had since joining the NFL.
My point which was not made very well is why should standing out against crappy OSU coaches of the past qualify you to be hired by Nebraska? Did OSU even try at football in the 1970s?
Just pointing out prior to Riley they went about 25 to 30 years without a winning season. 0 for 30 does not come out to 1 every 4 years. Historically beavs are the worst team in pac10/12. Riley and Erickson were significantly above average for them in terms of wins.
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The shine has obviously come off Riley.
I did see one blurb that over the last 7 years, Riley's teams were +17 in turnover margin while Pelini's were -33. Riley was also 6-2 in bowls while Pelini was 4-3 (not sure if that's a big enough sample size though).
From my parents' basement, I will be watching how this unfolds intently. Riley's best years were 2003-2012 and that happened to coincide with Washington fucking things up and WSU going back to being WSU. Stanford getting better.
Well since 2010, WSU has still sucked but Washington has been decent (and taking the next step since December of 2013), Oregon went from very good to great, and Stanford is still good (may or may not be starting to slip though) so life had gotten significantly more difficult for Riley / OSU.
But the good thing for Nebraska (and Riley) is that Riley doesn't have to continue trying to take a bottom Pac-12 program to the top and only has to take Nebraska from good to great. Can he do that in 5 to 7 years? Honestly the challenge isn't as steep as it was at OSU and he'll have more talent / resources to compete against teams that mostly have lesser talent / resources.
So now that Riley finally will have the Jimmy's and Joe's, will his X's and O's prove to be up to the task? Tough to say so LIPO.
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black eye for the p12, imo.
dean of the p12 coaches bolts for the B0G?
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One thing to also keep in mind here ...
Riley is very respected in Texas (particularly in the Hill Country / San Antonio area) and that's a huge historical recruiting ground for Nebraska. -
Chip hill spotted in Corvallis , just what I'm hearing.
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The Pac 12 North just got better
