Keep doing what he is doing.
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If you were Trev
- Thread starter ThrowFar60
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For those looking for a benchmark Mickey would need to hit (even though I stand by my previous post), I think if we win the West it would make it very difficult to hire someone over Mickey. We don't have to win-out to win the West, but have to win most of the remaining games. If we made the title game, I'm not sure how you justify bringing someone else in, even though the West is the easiest it has probably ever been to win.
I don't think that is realistic or should be the expectation, but it will be a tougher decision for Trev if that happens.
I don't think that is realistic or should be the expectation, but it will be a tougher decision for Trev if that happens.
Which is why MJ is such a long shot. If Trev strikes out on Plans A, B, and C ( maybe Aranda, Leipold, Fickell, Campbell/Kleiman etc), and MJ is moving in the direction of division title etc, MJ has a good chance with the remaining contenders. That is the only chance I see for him.
And that’s the dilemma - I’m not pro or anti Mickey, I just find it interesting the position we’re in. If Mickey does well, that’s awesome, but we likely already have our guy by that point.
Here’s a curveball, what if Mickey does well, but at already have our guy (and for arguments sake let’s say it’s someone at least 50%+ of Husker fans are behind) what if Mickey himself earns himself a head coaching job somewhere else?
Weird times ahead for sure! I do trust Trev and am happy he’s the one leading the ship here.
Fair
I think it’s also about the week to week improvement and way the team plays for him. If we continue to look better and play consistently against better talent that counts for something.
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How many people would be pumping their chests for Joseph if he hadn't played for Nebraska?
Nobody's challenging him as a position coach. His coaching and recruiting are exceptional. He'd be a valuable addition to any staff in the country.
But the guy has more experience coaching at the HBCU level than the Power Five level. Trev isn't staking his job on a guy with no experience.
Would Nebraska fans been okay with keeping Donte Williams from Mike Riley's staff in the same scenario? To me that's the perfect comparison. Both are elite recruiters and can basically coach on any staff they want. USC didn't keep him, they went out and found an elite coach and then kept Williams on staff at a really high wage. That's the best case scenario with Nebraska and Joseph.
Nobody's challenging him as a position coach. His coaching and recruiting are exceptional. He'd be a valuable addition to any staff in the country.
But the guy has more experience coaching at the HBCU level than the Power Five level. Trev isn't staking his job on a guy with no experience.
Would Nebraska fans been okay with keeping Donte Williams from Mike Riley's staff in the same scenario? To me that's the perfect comparison. Both are elite recruiters and can basically coach on any staff they want. USC didn't keep him, they went out and found an elite coach and then kept Williams on staff at a really high wage. That's the best case scenario with Nebraska and Joseph.
In that MJ just arrived at Nebraska less than a year ago, I don’t think he’s necessarily bonded or connected to all of his current staff. He and Busch have been on the same staff previously and have experience together. He (MJ) seems to get along with Whipple, so that might be a solid relationship. I’m not sure about the rest of the staff. It isn’t automatic that all of them would even want to stay. They might have other options that they find more to their liking and Mickey might have connections with other coaches he would rather have on his staff.
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I think it kind of depends. Team looks better. Fights harder. Wins a few games. Then if Mickey tells me he wants the job I am certainly open. Now if we make a bowl game and the team looks better it would be very hard to not to give Mickey the job.
Most likely. If I’m Trev, I’m not betting my career and my livelihood on a guy who hasn’t coached and maintained a P5 program at a high level for at least a few years. “Potential” wouldn’t be good enough for me.
I can pretty much guarantee that losing 9 games by less than a score each probably won't be enough
This is kind of where I sit as well - AD’s typically only get the opportunity to hire 1 guy in their career, unless the coach leaves on their own or they retire. I just can’t see Trev staking his career on MJ.
Omg, it is so hard being you.
I don't know how you get out of bed every day. Multiple purple hearts to you!
Can you show us on the doll where you hurt most?
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First, I'm not smart enough to be Trev... just ask people who know me. But, if I was, I'd know this has to be one of the biggest decisions of my life. Trev speaking: "I had two coaches interested in the job last November when I wanted to fire Frost and made the mistake of having Tom Osborn talk me into giving him another chance. As much as I would love to see Mickey win the job, I have already decided who the next coach will be, especially considering Wisconsin fired Chryst and it accelerated the process."
I support Mickey because he stands on the podium and says the right things, acts the right way, coaches the right way, and had the kids playing with fire on Saturday.
Have you been reading the posts? There are a lot of people that don't support him because he played for NU and we have a few open wounds yet regarding former NU QB's. It is a negative for most, not a positive.
