The Skunkman has a good point. What do we talk about during this long off-season? With a new head coach (transition year) and a tough schedule, it's anybody's guess what NU football will look like this fall. But Husker fans always carry a healthy level of optimism no matter what. So that is something to talk about.
When Bob Devaney was hired, it seemed a bit out of left field, but it did not take long for Bob to gain fan approval. The sell-out streak began during his first season in 1962.
Question...Since Bob Devaney, which NU HCing hire gave you the greatest level of optimism...the level of optimism before the new guy had coached his 1st game for the University of Nebraska?
I have to admit that I knew little if anything about TO when he was hired in 1973. I was more skeptical than optimistic. I was very optimistic about the Frank Solich hire. He had been TO's assistant HC for many years, and I felt he had been well-groomed for the position. Bill Callahan had been to a Super Bowl as a head coach. I thought that was promising, but he had also just been fired with many of his players showing non-support. I was not completely keen on that hire. I liked the Bo hire a lot. He was a defensive guru on a NC team, a former Husker coach, and TO picked him. MR was a curious hire to me. I like a dual-threat QB, so this hire did not sit very well with me. I definitely like the SF hire. The way the UCF players continued to love him even after he chose Nebraska, along with his quick rise to success gives me much optimism.
Top on my list are Solich, Bo and Frost. Hard choice, but I'll go with Frost. If Scott was not a dual-threat QB guy, I'd have to go with Frank or Bo.
When Bob Devaney was hired, it seemed a bit out of left field, but it did not take long for Bob to gain fan approval. The sell-out streak began during his first season in 1962.
Question...Since Bob Devaney, which NU HCing hire gave you the greatest level of optimism...the level of optimism before the new guy had coached his 1st game for the University of Nebraska?
I have to admit that I knew little if anything about TO when he was hired in 1973. I was more skeptical than optimistic. I was very optimistic about the Frank Solich hire. He had been TO's assistant HC for many years, and I felt he had been well-groomed for the position. Bill Callahan had been to a Super Bowl as a head coach. I thought that was promising, but he had also just been fired with many of his players showing non-support. I was not completely keen on that hire. I liked the Bo hire a lot. He was a defensive guru on a NC team, a former Husker coach, and TO picked him. MR was a curious hire to me. I like a dual-threat QB, so this hire did not sit very well with me. I definitely like the SF hire. The way the UCF players continued to love him even after he chose Nebraska, along with his quick rise to success gives me much optimism.
Top on my list are Solich, Bo and Frost. Hard choice, but I'll go with Frost. If Scott was not a dual-threat QB guy, I'd have to go with Frank or Bo.
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