Whipple Resigned at Pitt

[Irv]

If you are taking Whipple and Raiola, don't you have to reconfigure to make sure you get Busch on staff, because who the hell are you relying on for recruiting outside of Joseph? Maybe Raiola will become something, but that seems unlikely to happen overnight when you've been in the NFL for 4 years. Just don't see how you can let Ron Brown eat up another position in that scenario.

 

[Bootleg11]

So would this guy coach quarterbacks and HC frost would take WR, leaving and opening for Busch at special teams?

Joseph is going to coach WR

 

[Baron Winnebago]

If you are taking Whipple and Raiola, don't you have to reconfigure to make sure you get Busch on staff, because who the hell are you relying on for recruiting outside of Joseph? Maybe Raiola will become something, but that seems unlikely to happen overnight when you've been in the NFL for 4 years. Just don't see how you can let Ron Brown eat up another position in that scenario.

I guess you'd need Joseph and Frost to do RBs since Whipple seems like a QB guy.

Also possible they'll hire an RB coach with the idea that the vultures have to be circling to pick the bones of our defensive staff and it's unlikely we retain everyone to get Billy Busch a spot

 

[Bootleg11]

If you are taking Whipple and Raiola, don't you have to reconfigure to make sure you get Busch on staff, because who the hell are you relying on for recruiting outside of Joseph? Maybe Raiola will become something, but that seems unlikely to happen overnight when you've been in the NFL for 4 years. Just don't see how you can let Ron Brown eat up another position in that scenario.

Wonder if they reduce the defensive staff

 

[Baron Winnebago]

Wonder if they reduce the defensive staff

If Busch is the guy and he knows it, I'd guess you don't need to be in a huge hurry to find his spot

 

[TreedHusker]

Joseph is going to coach WR

Oh yea.. so no Busch?

 

[Lionsfan93]

Whipple/Raiola doesn't do it for me. I don't mind Whipple (he was option #3 for me), but Raiola is WAY down on the list for me. Joseph upgrade, but other than that, I'm underwhelmed

 

[Cash68847]

Whipple/Raiola doesn't do it for me. I don't mind Whipple (he was option #3 for me), but Raiola is WAY down on the list for me. Joseph upgrade, but other than that, I'm underwhelmed

Whipple seems fine, but I’m with you on Raiola. He is unproven.

 

[Irv]

Whipple/Raiola doesn't do it for me. I don't mind Whipple (he was option #3 for me), but Raiola is WAY down on the list for me. Joseph upgrade, but other than that, I'm underwhelmed

This, exactly.

Like so many things Nebraska, you start out feeling unjustifiably hopeful, and then reality sets in.

 

[Huskerzz9457]

Whipple/Raiola doesn't do it for me. I don't mind Whipple (he was option #3 for me), but Raiola is WAY down on the list for me. Joseph upgrade, but other than that, I'm underwhelmed

Quite literally anyone is better than Austin. Frost was better than Austin.

 

[Cash68847]

Quite literally anyone is better than Austin. Frost was better than Austin.

Raiola is a pretty big gamble. Frost could have definitely found someone more qualified.

 

[Baron Winnebago]

Quite literally anyone is better than Austin. Frost was better than Austin.

The target is good, not better than rotten asshole

 

[Huskerzz9457]

Raiola is a pretty big gamble. Frost could have definitely found someone more qualified.

I like it, I don't really mind if I'm in the minority on that.

 

[Baron Winnebago]

I like it, I don't really mind if I'm in the minority on that.

Why do you like it?

 

[kenyanfeline]

Raiola is a pretty big gamble. Frost could have definitely found someone more qualified.

Agreed that he’s a gamble.

But if:

1: Whipple, Joseph, and Brown do enough to get us over the hump

2: Frost is retained/extended after a solid season next year

3. We get Raiola’s nephew

Then that gamble paid off big time.

At any rate, I’d rather have an unproven guy than a guy that has proven to be bad.

 

[Huskerzz9457]

Why do you like it?

"Raiola served as an intern for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team before joining the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as a graduate assistant, reuniting him with former Bears coach and Notre Dame offensive line coach Harry Hiestand. Hiestand returned to the Bears in 2018, and Raiola followed to serve as the assistant offensive line coach"

Two good schools as an intern and GA, mentored by Hiestand, and 4 years of NFL experience.

 

[Cash68847]

Agreed that he’s a gamble.

But if:

1: Whipple, Joseph, and Brown do enough to get us over the hump

2: Frost is retained/extended after a solid season next year

3. We get Raiola’s nephew

Then that gamble paid off big time.

At any rate, I’d rather have an unproven guy than a guy that has proven to be bad.

I guess why not hire a proven good guy? Spend the damn money on one and act like a blue blood and not a wannabe hiring some assistant line coach.

 

[KidsSeeGhosts]

Seems like Raiola was targeted from the beginning. Don’t know that I really view him as a husker hire since he never played here. Either he came recommended and impressed in interviews or we’re trying to get an inside track on his nephew.

 

[Huskerzz9457]

Seems like Raiola was targeted from the beginning. Don’t know that I really view him as a husker hire since he never played here. Either he came recommended and impressed in interviews or we’re trying to get an inside track on his nephew.

I doubt Frost is hiring someone for a 2024 QB

 

[Baron Winnebago]

"Raiola served as an intern for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team before joining the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as a graduate assistant, reuniting him with former Bears coach and Notre Dame offensive line coach Harry Hiestand. Hiestand returned to the Bears in 2018, and Raiola followed to serve as the assistant offensive line coach"

Two good schools as an intern and GA, mentored by Hiestand, and 4 years of NFL experience.

Any concern that he's only ever been in charge of his own OL room at the HS and DIII level?