Nebraska sux

iowastatefan1929

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The interim coach deal is a bit risky, Indiana did that and he did amazing, then they hired him and things have gone back downhill.
 

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Yes and no. Whiles he's record in one score games is 5-22... that is a whiff. Its all it is but if he was an average coach and went 11-16 in one score games - they probably have made a couple of bowl games.

I agree that they weren't on the cusp of challenging for the playoffs or Big 10 title but in terms of at least making a bowl game and having a winning season - they weren't that far away. But the fact that they were continually coming up short and failing to ever make the adjustment to fix how and why they were always losing one score games -

that is the main reason there was never more than a whiff.
Nebraska could have the worst defense ever fielded at that school playing this year. I'm not even being hyperbolic, They are 117 in the country. Frost didn't build to anything. They actually regressed during his time there. I never would have believed it when they made the hire.
 
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Some perspective here.

Other than some random trolls on Twitter and some amateur “journalists” there is absolutely no one talking about legitimate candidates for this job. No one.

In todays age where any social media post from any source can spread across the country in a second this is going to happen literally every time an opening comes up. For gods sake - there were people tying CMC to the TCU job last year.

When ND opened up, you started to hear things from legit media sources and from within the program that know that was intriguing to Matt.

This is pure speculation from completely unreliable sources. It would be no different than any of us posting $hit on Twitter about who we wanted as our coach if/when CMC finally does leave.

Some fanboys/girls sitting in an Applebees in Lincoln speculating about who would be a good coach is not necessary “smoke”.

Matt does not have an agent and won’t talk to anyone until December. That is a known fact. Until then, I think we all just need to get used to CMC being “linked” to every job opening in football because that is the times we live in with social media.
 

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Some perspective here.

Other than some random trolls on Twitter and some amateur “journalists” there is absolutely no one talking about legitimate candidates for this job. No one.

In todays age where any social media post from any source can spread across the country in a second this is going to happen literally every time an opening comes up. For gods sake - there were people tying CMC to the TCU job last year.

When ND opened up, you started to hear things from legit media sources and from within the program that know that was intriguing to Matt.

This is pure speculation from completely unreliable sources. It would be no different than any of us posting $hit on Twitter about who we wanted as our coach if/when CMC finally does leave.

Some fanboys/girls sitting in an Applebees in Lincoln speculating about who would be a good coach is not necessary “smoke”.

Matt does not have an agent and won’t talk to anyone until December. That is a known fact. Until then, I think we all just need to get used to CMC being “linked” to every job opening in football because that is the times we live in with social media.
Rinse and Repeat
 

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Nebraska could have the worst defense ever fielded at that school playing this year. I'm not even being hyperbolic, They are 117 in the country. Frost didn't build to anything. They actually regressed during his time there. I never would have believed it when they made the hire.
Agreed - except I am not surprised.

Scott Frost caught lightening in a bottle with a team that he inherited. Yes, he helped them win but he has had one winning season in his career as a head coach - there was nothing he did to sustain UCF. This wasn't Huepel who went 28-8 with 2 ten win seasons - he went 6-7 and 13-0. Which is certainly impressive BUT at the same time - he never stayed long enough to prove he could build and or shape a program.

O'Leary had his issues which got him forced out when they started 0-8 and eventually 0-12 the year before. But there was talent on that roster. Frost maximized it, got hot and then left. Which is what many coaches in non-power conferences do but it also highlights the flaw in that thinking in that he had not proven he could sustain and build a program but that he could coach talent already there, bring in talent but not entirely develop it. That part was unknown... and if you look at Nebraska, that is one of the areas he failed greatest.

The developing of talent. The building of a roster. Development and maintaining of a coaching staff. Sustained success. He had not proven any of those as a head coach - and he came up 0 for 4 at Nebraska.



That's why if I were Nebraska I'm looking at guys like Campbell only - program builders. Guys who have had a long history of winning, building programs, and sustaining / developing programs.

Leipold
Campbell
Kleiman

Those are my first three calls if I'm Trev and I go from there. Bohl at Wyoming would be another but he's old enough that I don't know if I"d want to get him and his lack of high level winning in the MWC might rule him out in some fans eyes but he's another coach with a long record of winning and building


Again, I'm almost 100% certain that CMC doesn't want or go to Nebraska. Just saying if I'm building a program hes on the short list
 

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Here's my take and then i'm sure the thread will close down because everyone realizes that I'm right :jimlad:

If this were the offseason, i'd be a little worried. As it is during the season, i'm not worried one bit for now. That's now how CMC seems to operate. I think he's looking forward to what Hunter and these guys can do.

That being said, the B1G offers security, Nebraska does have a storied history. So I can see the appeal. I guess we'll find out after the season, but until he shows otherwise, I think CMC has earned the right for us to trust him until he tells us differently.
 

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There is no way MC leaves Iowa State for nebraska. That is a dumpster fire with high expectations and no ties to Texas recruiting that sustained them at their heights.

MC could get the Huskers to where Iowa State is and has been, but why?
He makes a lot of money at Ames, he's built up a ton of goodwill, and he's settled in there.

He has no goodwill at nebraska. he would have a much shorter leash than frost to turn things around.
 

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There is no way MC leaves Iowa State for nebraska. That is a dumpster fire with high expectations and no ties to Texas recruiting that sustained them at their heights.

MC could get the Huskers to where Iowa State is and has been, but why?
He makes a lot of money at Ames, he's built up a ton of goodwill, and he's settled in there.

He has no goodwill at nebraska. he would have a much shorter leash than frost to turn things around.
And, I'm pretty sure I speak for everyone ANY new job starts out really stressful. With the family now totally entrenched and comfortable in Ames, I can't imagine a father wanting to take on that mess now.
 

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Lot of Line dancing, why not come out right and ask if they called him.

You are the media, ask hard questions.

Actually watched the Iowa post conference, they ask harder questions about the game and stuff. Directly insulting the offense :D

In Ames, it is Iowa nice.
how many times do you have to ask Campbell the same thing before you just know his answer?

insanity is doing the same thing over and over, but expecting different results
 

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The Suh stuff was particularly egregious, but if you think cops in Ames aren’t using… discretion during run-ins with athletes, I have some NFTs to sell you.
Shhhh. This is a bash Nebraska thread. Besides, there are even a few Husker fans that are a bit embarrassed about all of the issues on the '95 team.
 
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how many times do you have to ask Campbell the same thing before you just know his answer?

insanity is doing the same thing over and over, but expecting different results
Pretty sure Campbell even said in a press conference last year something along these lines.
 

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Nebraska could have the worst defense ever fielded at that school playing this year. I'm not even being hyperbolic, They are 117 in the country. Frost didn't build to anything. They actually regressed during his time there. I never would have believed it when they made the hire.

The clash against Iowa's offense will rattle the space-time continuum.
 

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Disagree there - Trev took a bigger risk bringing him back and having as much patience as he showed. There is no doubt that Trev's future is tied to this hire - he HAS to get it right or when the next coaching change happens, he will also be shown the door.

So I don't think he's going to be in a rush. Unless he has already had feelers out, and initial communication with someone and that is why he made the move because he wants to make sure he gets the person he rates highest.

Otherwise, there is no rush. He can take the rest of the season, vet potential candidates and see how the interim coach does. I think he'd have to win at LEAST 6 of nine. I don't think 5-4 gets you promoted to the HC role although maybe it does. If He goes 6-3, and maybe win a bowl game, that I think would make the interim tag easy to transition to a permanent role.


I doubt CMC goes because as of now, despite Nebraska / the Big 10 having more money etc Iowa State is easily in a better position than Nebraska - at least for now. Culture, stability, etc...

that said, I think if Trev really wants Campbell, he will certainly be willing to wait till December. Because again, whoever he targets, presuming they are currently coaching somewhere, this is the hire that determines Trev Albert's future as Nebraska's athletic director. So it can't be knee jerk hire. Which is why I said Nebraska has to go 6-3 the rest of the way because the trap for them would be to fall into the Coach O trap that USC and LSU fell into. So while I certainly knew who Mickey Joseph was - I figured they would have promoted the OC Whipple even if he had only been there briefly.


I will be stunned if all 3 of these things don't happen -

A) If Nebraska hires a coach BEFORE December
B) If Trev Alberts or some intermediary doesn't reach out to Campbell
C) If Matt Campbell, as he has previously done, turns them down and remains at Iowa State for the forseeable future.

The sooner programs like Nebraska figure out that money doesn't fix the problems the better off they will be. This is the problem at Texas too. Everyone is ball washing Sark because they played Bama tough but that had more to do with Bamas performance than Texas being "back".
 

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My take is that the only reasons Campbell would show some interest and entertain an offer from Nebraska would be to check his worth and to entice a big offer from Notre Dame if/when Freeman tanks.
 

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Nebraska could have the worst defense ever fielded at that school playing this year. I'm not even being hyperbolic, They are 117 in the country. Frost didn't build to anything. They actually regressed during his time there. I never would have believed it when they made the hire.
Iowa's offense vs. Nebraska's defense will be something to see.