maybe being there next coach. Would be interesting to see him back in the Big Ten
Rumor on Nebraska Board about BOB…..
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So a guy who doesn’t like to recruit or deal with crazy alumni, going to a place that’s hard to recruit to with crazy alumni?
Let me know how that works out.
Let me know how that works out.
Hes a great offensive mind. If he can get a great staff/DC he could do great. But the recruiting part will be a big question mark.
good fit for the huskers, IMHO. Hard nosed, no-nonsense guy. The downside is that, if he does well, he'll leave for the next NFL opportunity. But, beggers can't be choosers.
Yep. He is a great, quick fixer. The next hire after him is key. Suggestion to UN, don't hire guy that is a QB loyalist, one that always focuses on stats and explosive plays while forgetting about the lines.
Only one question for BOB:
“Does he really want to do it for a decade or more?”
If so, I’d take him here ASAP.
If not, no point
“Does he really want to do it for a decade or more?”
If so, I’d take him here ASAP.
If not, no point
If Franklin's idiotic contract weren't an issue, I would gladly dump Coach Hype to the curb where he belongs and bring back O'Brien, even if it were only for four or five years. It would be worth it.
Seems like Auburn would be a better fit for him (unless he / them have a thing about where he currently is). Better athletes, better recruiting area, better job. I might even wait to see what happens at ND after this year. Doubtful they get rid of Freeman after 1 year, but they clearly made a mistake there.
With the portal as it is, and with NIL money he could buy what he wanted and thus leave the recruiting to fend for itself.
I think that is what eventually happen with everyone. The rich will get richer and the poor will get poorer.
People see a guy who is smart, hard nosed, and a Winner.
But if he doesn’t want to recruit, that’s it, can’t work.
Would be interesting to see how BOB does without the extreme sanctions, without people transferring out by the dozen, without all the terrible media and the turmoil and distractions and infighting and anger and taint.
Not here necessarily but at any major program. Did amazingly well here despite the bull sh!t.
For all the criticism CJF gets, and some of it is warranted, I agree, no one can say the man doesn’t work his tail off on the recruiting trail.
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I thought his wife didn't like State College - if true she is really gonna love Lincoln.
ND's mistake was letting Brian Kelly leave, IMO. They will probably cycle through 3-4 coaches before they get back to that level.
Given that a large majority of the most impactful recruits during the Franklin era came from O'Brien's pipeline and the simple fact that the core of Franklin's best teams were built almost exclusively out of O'Brien's Lions he did fairly well given what he had to deal with, and unlike Franklin, had to actually deal with negative impacts of the sanctions.
Truthfully--dealing with Nebraska and their alumni is easier than him having to deal with the ghost of Paterno and the BOT wanting us sanctioned.
You keep repeating this nonsense. O’Brien had the benefit of Paterno’s left over players for the 2 years he was here. Anyone with a brain who doesn’t have an agenda knows that sanction years 3 and 4 would be the most difficult because the scholarship limitations would kick in. Stop the BS.
Yeah sure and the moon is made of green cheese. O’Brien hasn’t won a single championship as a head coach. Period.
Well, at Nebraska he’ll be dealing not only with the ‘ghost’ of legendary Tom Osborne but the actual live guy interfering behind the scenes. As their rotating carousel of coaches show- he wouldn’t last long there.
I don’t think anyone questions his work ethic. It’s the on field results that people find lacking. For a guy that’s supposedly a top notch recruiter, we sure have serious deficiencies on the Offensive line, Defensive line, linebacker, wide receiver, etc.
Except for the undeniable fact that it is 100% true. Franklin set up Coach Hype quite nicely. He mitigated 90% of the impact of the sanctions before leaving and left Franklin with a team most expected to challenge for the playoffs in 2014. Too bad Franklin and his clowns ran the team into the ground.
