2022 Nebraska HC Board

[Faux Sean Callahan]

1. There’s at least 10 better candidates then him
2. I really don’t think he’s that great anyway. His defense was better this year but it really isn’t that great. It’s always annoyed me how he can’t get off the field on 3rd downs. Happened again last Saturday.

I agree with 10 others... I listed at least that many.

I think he is a good DC, but what has me putting him on there is I feel is the culture he has built on the defensive side and his leadership has caught my eye. I also look at what Gary Sharpe said today about who Turd would look for and I would put Chins in that bucket.

I almost wonder if that is who we get. I don't know, but just looking at what people are saying it seems like a really good fit.

 

[Steveweiser316]

After tonight I’m leaning towards making the obvious calls to Stoops, Urb, and Chris Peterson, but after that, Kellen Moore is my #1. The receiver talent is already here to run his offense especially if they could keep Brown in the CD Lamb role. Bankroll his defensive staff and let him go to work calling plays and coaching QBs.

I’d love it if he were to come here. However, I think he’s destined for an NFL HC Gig

 

[Bootleg11]

I feel like the two options here are 1. go full Saban and sell your soul to the top option (not 100% sure who that would even be though, but Urban Meyer is probably the closest thing to a slam dunk. Venables is also interesting, but I don't know if Nebraska is the job that makes him move) or 2. try to hit the lotto ticket. I think Chadwell is the lotto ticket for this cycle, but we won't know for 5 more years who that is.

Venables would not be good. I think he'd be a disaster of a head coach.

 

[Bootleg11]

I’d love it if he were to come here. However, I think he’s destined for an NFL HC Gig

I think Jerry Jones is just waiting for McCarthy to mismanage a playoff game to promote Kellen Moore.

 

[Steveweiser316]

In no particular order my list right now is: Kiffin, Mulzahn, Aranda. I didn’t put #2ndChoice on the list because I believe he’ll end up at either USC or LSU. Aranda may end up at LSU but if he doesn’t why wouldn’t he consider coming to Lincoln?

 

[KidsSeeGhosts]

Venables would not be good. I think he'd be a disaster of a head coach.

You have a 50/50 chance of being right. I don't know if he'll ever move and could really just seeing him be a lifer DC.

 

[djw004]

You have a 50/50 chance of being right. I don't know if he'll ever move and could really just seeing him be a lifer DC.

If he could be a head coach, he would be by now - he's been in every open job discussion for the last 8 years. He is a coordinator who makes mid D1 head coach money - why give that up?

 

[Bootleg11]

If he could be a head coach, he would be by now - he's been in every open job discussion for the last 8 years. He is a coordinator who makes mid D1 head coach money - why give that up?

That gets 5 star recruits every year.

 

[KidsSeeGhosts]

If he could be a head coach, he would be by now - he's been in every open job discussion for the last 8 years. He is a coordinator who makes mid D1 head coach money - why give that up?

Yeah, I don't disagree at all. He has maybe the best job in football. I think he's the same thing where dudes wonder what could be. Same thing that led Chris Peterson's agent to reach out on Washington when that job opened up. He wanted a shot at the majors. I would bet there are a couple jobs that would motivate him, but who knows.

 

[Bootleg11]

I think overall a CEO type of coach is the way to go. Hire a CEO type, bring in a guy like Jimmy Lake to be the DC (I think he may get canned by Washington), bring in a guy like Dan Mullen to run the offense (he may also get canned).

I'm just naming ex HCs to be coordinators, I don't mean those guys specifically. What I mean is get a head coach that recruits like crazy. Bring in 2 coordinators that can entirely handle their side of the ball. Bring in a Special Teams guy..and then bring in 7 more assistants that recruit like crazy. Not guys who happened to play at Nebraska. Not guys who once shook hands with Tom Osborne. Just guys who can really recruit. Because as Kirby Smart said yesterday...you can't out coach great recruiting. Jimmy's and Joe's.

Pay the head coach 6 Mil, pay the coordinators 2 Mil each on 2 year deals, pay the STC 1.5 Mil, and pay all the assistants $500k to 1.25 Mil.

That puts your coaching pool at $11.5 Million a year (obviously not including the HC), not including S&C, recruiting department and analysts. Is that too much? I don't care, if that's what it takes to get big time coaches in. That is the key to recruiting.

 

[cwessel76]

Just please God somebody who has a track record of HC experience at a P5 program.

 

[Faux Sean Callahan]

Venables would not be good. I think he'd be a disaster of a head coach.

He always has a look of somebody who does a lot of coke.

 

[cwessel76]

He always has a look of somebody who does a lot of coke.

 

[Black Dean]

I just think that CFB hiring is a much bigger crap shoot than anyone wants to admit. Look at the 2018 silly season https://athlonsports.com/college-football/grading-college-footballs-head-coach-hires-2018. 8/10 the top 10 are gone or going to be gone this year, and Mullen seat is getting very, very hot. The number of guys who last longer than 5 seasons in P5 is a pretty small list and even if you do last, you can even be like Patterson and get canned despite having your statue outside the stadium.

I'm totally prepared for Frost to pull a Lane, go to some G5, rip it up, and end up at an ACC+Pac 12 program in 4-5 years.

It’s a total crapshoot for sure. Nobody truly knows. Jamey Chadwell shouldn’t be eliminated, as far as those saying going from Coastal Carolina to Nebraska is too big of a jump is bogus IMO.

Jim Tressell was 49 I believe when he took over and went from coaching a division 1-AA school to coaching Ohio freaking State. Why can’t we hire a coach who coaches in the Sun Belt if he is a winner?

Chadwell is 44, but has been a head coach since 2009. 12 years of head coaching experience, 12 years of being the head man in charge and leading a program. Tressell had 14 years at Youngstown before going to Ohio State.

Chadwell has had 4 losing seasons in his 12 years of coaching (Frost is about to have 5 of 6 if we count this year)

3 of those 4 losing seasons for Chadwell happened in the first year of taking over a new program. He has shown he can take multiple programs and turn them around. Frost had 2 seasons at UCF before taking over, it now looks like his undefeated season was more than a fluke then anything.

 

[Faux Sean Callahan]

Side note.... There will be some interesting QBs in the portal this year.

Wouldn't surprise me if Dugan jumps in now that Patterson is out. His dad hates Nebraska though.

 

[Bootleg11]

It’s a total crapshoot for sure. Nobody truly knows. Jamey Chadwell shouldn’t be eliminated, as far as those saying going from Coastal Carolina to Nebraska is too big of a jump is bogus IMO.

Jim Tressell was 49 I believe when he took over and went from coaching a division 1-AA school to coaching Ohio freaking State. Why can’t we hire a coach who coaches in the Sun Belt if he is a winner?

Chadwell is 44, but has been a head coach since 2009. 12 years of head coaching experience, 12 years of being the head man in charge and leading a program. Tressell had 14 years at Youngstown before going to Ohio State.

Chadwell has had 4 losing seasons in his 12 years of coaching (Frost is about to have 5 of 6 if we count this year)

3 of those 4 losing seasons for Chadwell happened in the first year of taking over a new program. He has shown he can take multiple programs and turn them around. Frost had 2 seasons at UCF before taking over, it now looks like his undefeated season was more than a fluke then anything.

Jim Tressel was from Ohio, he had been an assistant at Ohio St and almost his entire career was in Ohio.

Apples to oranges.

Jamey Chadwell has done a great job. But he’s never even even been a part of a power 5 program. He’s never worked any where close to the Big 10 footprint. If he were a really successful group of 5 coach from the MAC it would make more sense. But he has never left the south. You can absolutely hire a super successful guy from the group of 5 but he’s gotta have at least been a part of a power 5 program at some point or at least be familiar with the Big 10 footprint. Jamey Chadwell has neither.

And I love Jamey Chadwell. Watch Coastsl every chance I get because of the job he’s done. If Nebraska hired a guy and he paid Chadwell to be the OC I’d be all for it.

 

[Bootleg11]

Side note.... There will be some interesting QBs in the portal this year.

Wouldn't surprise me if Dugan jumps in now that Patterson is out. His dad hates Nebraska though.

Other names…what about Quinn Ewers and Haynes King

 

[Cash68847]

Kinda like the promoting Chins idea. Would he be ready though? I would invest emotionally into that. Might be a tad awkward though

You don’t fire Frost to hire Chinander. Now if the incoming coach wants to keep him, that’s fine. I wouldn’t be totally against it. I think he proved he is a power 5 DC.

 

[Cash68847]

1. There’s at least 10 better candidates then him
2. I really don’t think he’s that great anyway. His defense was better this year but it really isn’t that great. It’s always annoyed me how he can’t get off the field on 3rd downs. Happened again last Saturday.

I think he has proved he is a quality DC this year with the horrible offense he has. If this team had an average offense his defense would look much better. They also aren’t the most talented but they play hard and within the system. You can possibly bash his recruiting on the defensive side. Having said that there is no way you hire him to be the head guy at Nebraska.

 

[Cash68847]

I think overall a CEO type of coach is the way to go. Hire a CEO type, bring in a guy like Jimmy Lake to be the DC (I think he may get canned by Washington), bring in a guy like Dan Mullen to run the offense (he may also get canned).

I'm just naming ex HCs to be coordinators, I don't mean those guys specifically. What I mean is get a head coach that recruits like crazy. Bring in 2 coordinators that can entirely handle their side of the ball. Bring in a Special Teams guy..and then bring in 7 more assistants that recruit like crazy. Not guys who happened to play at Nebraska. Not guys who once shook hands with Tom Osborne. Just guys who can really recruit. Because as Kirby Smart said yesterday...you can't out coach great recruiting. Jimmy's and Joe's.

Pay the head coach 6 Mil, pay the coordinators 2 Mil each on 2 year deals, pay the STC 1.5 Mil, and pay all the assistants $500k to 1.25 Mil.

That puts your coaching pool at $11.5 Million a year (obviously not including the HC), not including S&C, recruiting department and analysts. Is that too much? I don't care, if that's what it takes to get big time coaches in. That is the key to recruiting.

Bring in Dan Mullen to be the head coach if he somehow gets fired.