Honestly could make these points about almost everything he writes. I don't necessarily disagree with him either but it seemed like the rant piece he's be itching to write since Bo left.Let me give my thoughts on the article:
- A lot of bluster with very little content
- His thesis is unclear
- His conclusions are painfully obvious and pedestrian
- And if taken the to the nth degree ... you could argue he is making a case for
- long term rebuild
- underlying assumption that coaching stability is needed -and-
- a return to focusing on signing more Nebraska kids
Agree, it is amazing. I even had to try to check it. I only checked the Big Ten, but from what I found the 67 is plausible.This stat is amazing to me.
67 — That’s the number of FBS programs with an 11-win season since Nebraska last did it (2001). That includes 41 of 64 Power Five peers.
Like I said earlier this week.....it's going to take years to fix.
I think people have been saying that for a few years. No one wants to hear it though.
I guess it depends on what you mean by "fixing". Getting NU back to respectability and beating inferior teams should be a quick fix. Getting NU back to national relevance and competing/beating teams like OSU will certainly take longer.
And yet every staff we've had since TO has lost to inferior teams. Some more than others. We need to quit settling for quick fixes and shiny objects.
There will always come a time when a better team loses to an inferior team (see OU-Iowa St). It's how often that happens that is the issue. The expectation in Lincoln should be to consistently beat the inferior teams (everyone in the division except Wisconsin), compete for a division title every year, and every 4-5 years make a run at a conference title. I don't think any of these things is unreasonable in Lincoln.
And yet every staff we've had since TO has lost to inferior teams. Some more than others. We need to quit settling for quick fixes and shiny objects.
Amen ... think Bill Callahan would come back as an O-Line coach?Yes I agree that we need to get a guy in here and let him build. Start with the lines and work out from there. Yes it could be a 10-20 year project. Starts with a quality younger up and coming offensive line coach. This has to be treated as most important position on the team.
I think the qualifier here is "how often and how inferior"? TO lost to ISU when they were clearly inferior. As well as some other stubs of the toe. It happens to everyone, but the frequency and depth of fall is what makes it a fluke or a trend.