RunInRed 16,449 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Nebraska has hired Mike Riley as its new Head Football Coach, Director of Athletics Shawn Eichorst announced today@BTNTomDienhart Huskers, help us welcome Coach Mike Riley to the Big Red family! #GBR@Huskers Riley comes to Nebraska after 14 seasons as the head coach at Oregon State University, spanning two different tenures in Corvallis. Riley has led OSU to 93 wins and a 6-2 record in postseason bowl games. In addition to his time at Oregon State, Riley has served as the head coach of the San Diego Chargers, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League, with whom he won two Grey Cup Championships, and the San Antonio Riders in the World Football League. He has served as an assistant coach at California, USC, Linfield College, Whitworth and Northern Colorado as well as with the New Orleans Saints and in the Canadian Football League.Riley is a native of Idaho and a graduate of the University of Alabama, where he played for Paul “Bear” Bryant and won three SEC titles and one National Championship. http://www.ketv.com/...h-pick/30057630 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBCAubie 3 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I like Riley (though he is a bammer). He is a class act and I think a good hire for Neb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subterranean_jack 112 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Have a hard time believing Nebraska fans are pleased with this. Seems like a lateral replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan4Auburn 1,626 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Surprising hire to me. One he doesn't seem to me to be what Nebraska would of wanted, and second I guess I never thought he would leave the Beavers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUsince72 11,084 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Not a "splash" move for sure. Proof that Nebraska has finally accepted that they are (were) Tom Osborne with "Bear Bryant (lack-of) Rules". Other than that...they're just a school...located in a corn-field....in the middle of the country....with less to offer than many, many, many other "football" schools located in much more appealing locations... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 The anti-Bo....nice guy, probably easy for the school to manage and no wrangling with the local media types...and will probably do as well as Bo without the drama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU-HANDLEY-TIGER 205 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Odd hire indeed, I guess they just wanted a change because this is a lateral move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Odd hire indeed, I guess they just wanted a change because this is a lateral move. Lateral move for who? OSU is in the bottom tier of the Pac 12 with not much chance to rise...whereas Neb has a chance to compete at the top of the Big 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weegle777 78 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Think O State goes after little kiffin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunInRed 16,449 Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 @ESPNCFB: Bo Pelini was 66-27 during his 7 seasons as the head coach of Nebraska. Mike Riley was 46-42 during the same period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerOfDixieland 3,226 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I haven't looked into how they hooked up, but this seems like a real head scratcher. Can't help but think this is the Mike Dubose, Dennis Franchione, Mike Price, Mike Sula era for Nebraska following after Osborne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan4Auburn 1,626 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Nebraska made it's living with Osbourne during the Big 8 days. Back then they only team they had to worry about was Oklahoma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger88 934 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Baffling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnphan 6,050 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Two things I can say on this, they never looked at Bielema and this will be better than most expect, I have known Shawn Eichorst for 15 years, it is a revamping of the program to have a staff in place to be ready for the obvious changing of what college football is becoming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Two things I can say on this, they never looked at Bielema and this will be better than most expect, I have known Shawn Eichorst for 15 years, it is a revamping of the program to have a staff in place to be ready for the obvious changing of what college football is becoming. An interesting comment...could you elaborate as to what you mean by the changes coming? maybe not the place on the board for that but I too think college football is in for some big changes....curious what you (and maybe Nebraska) see for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnphan 6,050 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Two things I can say on this, they never looked at Bielema and this will be better than most expect, I have known Shawn Eichorst for 15 years, it is a revamping of the program to have a staff in place to be ready for the obvious changing of what college football is becoming. An interesting comment...could you elaborate as to what you mean by the changes coming? maybe not the place on the board for that but I too think college football is in for some big changes....curious what you (and maybe Nebraska) see for the future. For the most part it is about the change in offensive schemes, the Big 10 is finally evolving to the new schemes, player fits and ability to recruit. Shawn knows they can get state kids, but also is aware that recruits wanna be involved in an offense that shows their talent and Texas is the one area that they recruited well, but under Osborne they also recruited the west coast, CA, well and that is where Riley can further help things. Shawn also thinks about all aspects of the program and while he may not be a splash hire by some, he can't wait to see what he can do with Nebraska's brand, recognition and facilities compared to what he had at OSU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerOfDixieland 3,226 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 he can't wait to see what he can do with Nebraska's brand, recognition and facilities compared to what he had at OSU. He can start with this.... Do they ever actually wear black shirts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Two things I can say on this, they never looked at Bielema and this will be better than most expect, I have known Shawn Eichorst for 15 years, it is a revamping of the program to have a staff in place to be ready for the obvious changing of what college football is becoming. An interesting comment...could you elaborate as to what you mean by the changes coming? maybe not the place on the board for that but I too think college football is in for some big changes....curious what you (and maybe Nebraska) see for the future. For the most part it is about the change in offensive schemes, the Big 10 is finally evolving to the new schemes, player fits and ability to recruit. Shawn knows they can get state kids, but also is aware that recruits wanna be involved in an offense that shows their talent and Texas is the one area that they recruited well, but under Osborne they also recruited the west coast, CA, well and that is where Riley can further help things. Shawn also thinks about all aspects of the program and while he may not be a splash hire by some, he can't wait to see what he can do with Nebraska's brand, recognition and facilities compared to what he had at OSU. Thanks...and he should benefit from coaching at THE university in Nebraska whereas OSU was definitely over-shadowed by Phil Knight and the Ducks.. and the higher profile schools in Calif. And people around there will appreciate his personal style I expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan4Auburn 1,626 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 he can't wait to see what he can do with Nebraska's brand, recognition and facilities compared to what he had at OSU. He can start with this.... Do they ever actually wear black shirts? The defense wore the blackshirts in practice every day if I remember correctly. That is where that came from, not the actual game jerseys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keesler 5,928 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 he can't wait to see what he can do with Nebraska's brand, recognition and facilities compared to what he had at OSU. He can start with this.... Do they ever actually wear black shirts? The defense wore the blackshirts in practice every day if I remember correctly. That is where that came from, not the actual game jerseys. Pellini had them wearing that crap for practice ~ he also brought his damn cat to practice and tried to rally his players around the cat. (wish I could find the pic) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUFlyer99 647 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 he can't wait to see what he can do with Nebraska's brand, recognition and facilities compared to what he had at OSU. He can start with this.... Do they ever actually wear black shirts? :dunno:/> The defense wore the blackshirts in practice every day if I remember correctly. That is where that came from, not the actual game jerseys. Pellini had them wearing that crap for practice ~ he also brought his damn cat to practice and tried to rally his players around the cat. (wish I could find the pic) Bo Pelini is a cat lady? Edit: Yep. Cat lady. http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/07/bo-pelini-cat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,237 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 This hire just does not make sense imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan4Auburn 1,626 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 he can't wait to see what he can do with Nebraska's brand, recognition and facilities compared to what he had at OSU. He can start with this.... Do they ever actually wear black shirts? The defense wore the blackshirts in practice every day if I remember correctly. That is where that came from, not the actual game jerseys. Pellini had them wearing that crap for practice ~ he also brought his damn cat to practice and tried to rally his players around the cat. (wish I could find the pic) Ya, but it goes way back before Pelini http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=4435 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarTiger 3,913 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Nebraska will be doing this coaching search thing all over again in 4-5 years. If that's who they think can get them over the hump they need to re-evaluate their criteria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bad Example 126 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Talk about a slap in the face for the tahd ! Several years ago, they were trying to get him ,& he wouldn't leave Oregon State. But now he couldn't pass up a chance to "coach one of the most storied programs in America" LOL, Gotta love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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