Bo Pelini Fired
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Firey guy with established program, he could only improve what Callahan had screwed up!! This program got rid of Solich after he lost a championship game with leftovers vs Miami.
Nebraska board of regents is a political melting pot of ass K*ssers and will put out a big search immediately, names listed on short list include ND HC Brian Kelly, Mark Richt supposedly interested, Colorado ST HC McElwain (spelling) and rumors surrounding Turner Gil returning as offensive coordinator and would leave Liberty U for the opportunity with the right guy!
Tom Osborne on selection committee, AD Eichorst (spelling) is all business and will make the right decision like he did with hoops hire!
GL!
Bo will end up in the SEC again as a DC. But how could he be a DC when his team gave up more points to Wisconsin and Iowa in the last 3 years than most SEC schools give up in a season? :mj07:
Eichorst didn't hire Tim Miles, that was Osborne.
More points than an SEC school gives up in a season? Did you see last night's Iron bowl or any SEC game from the last couple of years?
I would wager that Pelini ends up back in the NFL as a position coach.
Jim McElwain and Scott Frost are the likely names at the top of the list. Mark Richt may have interest and is a decent coach but how do you boot one coach that has plateaued for another that is in a similar position? Brian Kelly, no thanks.
More points than an SEC school gives up in a season? Did you see last night's Iron bowl or any SEC game from the last couple of years?
I would wager that Pelini ends up back in the NFL as a position coach.
Jim McElwain and Scott Frost are the likely names at the top of the list. Mark Richt may have interest and is a decent coach but how do you boot one coach that has plateaued for another that is in a similar position? Brian Kelly, no thanks.
By Dirk Chatelain / World-Herald staff writer
Who could Nebraska get?
Any discussion about Bo Pelini?s job status should address this question. The problem? It?s borderline impossible to address this question. We don?t know who?d say yes and who?d say no. We don?t know who Shawn Eichorst would want and who he wouldn?t. We don?t even know what NU would be willing to pay. (My guess: as much as $5 million.)
Those are three large impediments to this conversation.
But we do know that Nebraska is one of the 25 best coaching jobs in the country. We do know that for a generation of coaches in their 30s and 40s, it ?feels? like the Big Time. That?s worth something. I have no doubt that NU could pull in an accomplished coach, especially with its resources.
But who?
Rather than limit the list to five or 10 names, presuming we actually know what?s in Eichorst?s head, it?s more useful to think broadly. Go through the exercise as if YOU are making the decision.
Let?s separate potential candidates into categories.
Headliners
>> Rich Rodriguez: Didn?t work at Michigan, but that appears to be more of a Michigan problem.
>> Gary Patterson: For pure coaching ability, it?s hard to beat this guy. I doubt he?d leave TCU.
>> Jim Mora: He?s built a heck of a program at UCLA. But if he leaves, it?s probably for the NFL again.
>> Mark Richt: His family is from Omaha. He?s a former Husker fan. He could benefit from a new start.
>> Greg Schiano: He wants to coach. He's pretty good at it -- at least he was at Rutgers. But others (like Michigan) will be interested, too.
>> Pat Fitzgerald: Two bad years at his alma mater might make him reconsider his career path. But is Fitz a better sound bite than a head coach?
>> David Shaw: He?s a Stanford alum. He?s a West Coast guy through and through. But man, if you?re gonna throw $5 million at somebody, he?d be a coup. His style would thrive in the Big Ten.
Local ties
>> Scott Frost: Is he ready? I think there?s a 50-50 chance that Frost is Nebraska?s head coach someday. But this may not be his time.
>> Joe Moglia: No doubt the guy can lead an organization. But he?s 65 years old and a good friend of Pelini. It?s unlikely.
>> Craig Bohl: Ordinarily, he?d definitely be a candidate. But it?s a hard sell for a fan base that ran him out in 2002.
Big-name assistants
>> Pat Narduzzi, Michigan State: He?s kind of the Bo Pelini of 2007. Brilliant coach, no executive experience at any level. He?s 48.
>> Tom Herman, Ohio State: At 39, he?s smart enough to call Urban Meyer?s plays. Like Narduzzi, he?ll get an FBS job this offseason if he wants one.
>> Kirby Smart, Alabama: As Nick Saban?s defensive coordinator since 2008, he?ll get his head coaching chance soon. But he?s an SEC guy and it might not be a good fit.
Old legends
>> Jim Tressel: His show-cause penalty expires in December 2016. I have a hard time believing NU hires him anyway.
>> Mack Brown: Just seeing if you?re paying attention! Over Nebraskans? dead bodies.
Power Five promotions
>> Jim McElwain, Colorado State. A man with a broad range of experience (including work in the NFL, the Big Ten and the SEC), he?s quickly rebuilt CSU. My guess is he?d be on the short list.
>> Justin Fuente, Memphis. He was an Oklahoma quarterback in the mid-90's, so he knows a little about NU. He?s only 38, but he?s 8-3 at Memphis this year after two rebuilding years.
>> Chuck Martin, Miami (Ohio). He won two Division II national championships at Grand Valley State. He coordinated Brian Kelly?s offense in the national championship game in 2012. He?s one year in at Miami (Ohio).
>> Willie Fritz, Georgia Southern. This is his first year in the FBS (he's 8-3), but he took Sam Houston State to back-to-back national championship games in FCS. He has Kansas roots.
>> Mark Hudspeth, Louisiana Lafayette. He's 100-37 in 11 years at North Alabama and ULL. May be a better fit in SEC country, though.
Poaching from Power 5 peers
>> Jerry Kill: By all accounts, the man knows how to build a program. But health concerns are probably a deal-breaker.
>> Mark Stoops: He?s 5-6 at Kentucky, which is like 9-3 at Nebraska. But another Youngstown defensive guru? Doubtful.
>> The Utah guys: Barry Alvarez found his coach, Gary Andersen, in the state of Utah, maybe Eichorst will, too. Bronco Mendenhall and Kyle Whittingham just completed their 10th seasons. Both have won a lot of games.
Eichorst?s old colleagues
>> Paul Chryst, Pittsburgh: The golden boy on Wisconsin?s staff called plays in Madison from 2005 to '11. Here?s the problem: Pitt is 18-19 in Chryst?s two years. It?d be a hard sell to Nebraska fans.
>> Dave Doeren, North Carolina State: He?s 42. He?s from the Midwest. He was Bret Bielema?s defensive coordinator at Wisconsin. He?s also 9-14 in two years at N.C. State.
>> Al Golden, Miami: He?s handled the Shapiro case admirably. But he hasn?t won many games.
>> Bret Bielema, Arkansas. Bielema burned Barry Alvarez. And he's succeeding in the SEC. Hard to believe he'd jump back to the Big Ten.
OK, I just listed 25 names. I guarantee any search for Nebraska?s next coach would include at least a few names NOT on this list. So who do you like? And who do you think is practical?
You?re probably thinking, well, most of those guys are no more accomplished than Bo.
That?s true. But remember, the goal of a coaching change would be identifying the guy who could accomplish more than Bo at Nebraska. It's not fair to Paul Chryst, for instance, to label Pelini a better coach because Bo has more wins. Their situations aren't the same.
No matter where you come down on potential successors, there?s risk in a change, especially considering the financial cost.
On the other hand, it?s going to be extremely hard to inspire the fan base in 2015 if Pelini stays. You run the risk, especially if BYU and Miami beat Nebraska in nonconference play, of a P.R. disaster.
Eichorst (and his advisers) have an incredibly difficult decision. Husker fans can only hope Eichorst is the right man to make it.
