Nebraska Fires Riley-- Billay weeps

[cooper barrett]

FIRED AFTER WORST SEASON SINCE 1961

Spoiler!

After the Cornhuskers were blown out by Iowa 56-14.

Nebraska athletic director Bill Moos made the announcement in a statement Saturday.

The Huskers (4-8, 3-6) lost four in a row to end the season, finished with their fewest wins since 1961 and lost five home games for the first time since 1957.

Nebraska gave up 50 points in three consecutive games to end the season and four times in all — both firsts in the program’s 128-year history.

“Mike Riley has brought tremendous professionalism and energy to the Nebraska football program, but unfortunately, those attributes have not translated to on-field success,” Moos said in a statement. “After a thorough review of all aspects of our football program, I have chosen to move in a different direction.”


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Riley, who will be owed just more than $6.6 million in his buyout, is 19-19 in three seasons, with last year’s loss at Iowa starting a 10-losses-in-14-games slide. The Huskers have dropped 12 of 18 since opening last season 7-0 and ranked No. 7.

Riley is 112-99 in 17 seasons overall as a college head coach.

Nebraska is expected to pursue former Cornhuskers QB Scott Frost, who has led Central Florida to an 11-0 record and a spot in the American Athletic Conference championship game.

There will be stiff competition for Frost, however, including Florida.

“I expect to find a leader for our football program that will put our student-athletes in a position to compete for championships and grow as young men. I am confident our next coach will meet that standard.” Moos said.

He was considered a surprise hire when former athletic director Shawn Eichorst brought him in from Oregon State. Known as the “nicest guy in college football,” Riley was the antithesis of the coach he replaced, the volatile Bo Pelini.

[DaKCMan AP]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I disagree.

Dan Mullen has developed QB’s, something Florida hasn’t seen since Spurrier’s Glory Days.

True, but the level of success our fanbase demands requires elite recruiting. Hopefully Dan can deliver.

[BryanBusby]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I disagree.

Dan Mullen has developed QB’s, something Florida hasn’t seen since Spurrier’s Glory Days.

Well when you think the ghost of prime Bear Bryant is coming in to coach, an actual solid hire is a letdown.

Considering the situation, Mullen was a dang good hire. Maybe next time around they'll let the coach pick all of his own guys if they want to ghost chase.

[Titty Meat]

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

Underwhelming hire. We'll see...

Now a lot of smoke around Jimbo Fisher leaving FSU for TA&M

Can't believe you guys struck out on Kelly and Frosty. Not going to lie that report that you guys were going all out for Frost had me worried. Even though Nebraska supposedly has had a mutual agreement with Frost since mid November.

[Prison Bitch]

Originally Posted by Pablo

Nubs will be relevant in 2030. Corn resurrected!

Big 10 move: Nothing but upside!

[LiveSteam]

Frost is done deal

[BryanBusby]

Schiano is not getting the Tennessee job.

What a break for them. Their fans saved that program.

Originally Posted by LiveSteam

Frost is done deal

grts to corn

[Coach]

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

Underwhelming hire. We'll see...

Now a lot of smoke around Jimbo Fisher leaving FSU for TA&M

You could have done worse.... like Greg Schiano...

Mullen, IMHO, is a good hire. He has developed Dak Prescott and that Fitz guy is pretty solid too.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by BryanBusby

Schiano is not getting the Tennessee job.

What a break for them. Their fans saved that program.


grts to corn

My BIL is probably relieved as he is a UofT alumni. It'll be interesting to see if Currie will have a job after this fiasco......

[BryanBusby]

The ol' rumor mill is whipping up Jimbo to A&M is going to happen and Taggart/FSU is a near certainty if part one happens.

Originally Posted by Coach

My BIL is probably relieved as he is a UofT alumni. It'll be interesting to see if Currie will have a job after this fiasco......

Will be interesting. Depending on how Currie went about, he could have violated procedure by trying to force in Schiano.

If they can punt him with cause, he's absolutely gone in the next year. Without it, I still wouldn't rule it out. I know he's pissed off everybody connected to the program in any form (even Peyton Manning ****ing hates Schiano).

He's probably toast.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by BryanBusby

Will be interesting. Depending on how Currie went about, he could have violated procedure by trying to force in Schiano.

If they can punt him with cause, he's absolutely gone in the next year. Without it, I still wouldn't rule it out. I know he's pissed off everybody connected to the program in any form (even Peyton Manning ****ing hates Schiano).

He's probably toast.

I have to believe that he totally ****ed up the search and hire, and they might have to owe money to Schiano. Now if you were U of T President and a very influential booster, would you trust him to go out and make a good hire after all this went down?

I wouldn't.

[DaneMcCloud]

So Currie ran away from K-State because he didn’t have the balls to hire someone other than Sean Snyder, then, he tries to hire Schiano, the state, even the politicians, go haywire and now Schiano’s out before he could sign the deal.

How does Currie have a job?

[BryanBusby]

Originally Posted by Coach

I have to believe that he totally ****ed up the search and hire, and they might have to owe money to Schiano. Now if you were U of T President and a very influential booster, would you trust him to go out and make a good hire after all this went down?

I wouldn't.

Both sides could opt to nix the deal and if there isn't an out and Schiano decides to nail them to it, would guarantee he will never get an actual shot again.

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

So Currie ran away from K-State because he didn’t have the balls to hire someone other than Sean Snyder, then, he tries to hire Schiano, the state, even the politicians, go haywire and now Schiano’s out before he could sign the deal.

How does Currie have a job?

Running Tennessee is definitely more favorable than Kansas State, so I don't blame him there. **** working somewhere where the guy you work for wants to force his son as your next employee.

The understanding is he formed a list of 1. Gruden 2. Frost 3. Mullen and Schiano was the emergency option. 1-3 said **** you and he hurried to rush the emergency to show he had competence. Others in his department figured it out and started leaking everything because well, it's Schiano.

The best option would be unironically to tell Butch Jones they were just kidding because nobody decent is going to touch that ****ing job this go around.

[Titty Meat]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

So Currie ran away from K-State because he didn’t have the balls to hire someone other than Sean Snyder, then, he tries to hire Schiano, the state, even the politicians, go haywire and now Schiano’s out before he could sign the deal.

How does Currie have a job?

Didn't Currie run off Frank Martin for Webber too?

[Coach]

Originally Posted by BryanBusby

Both sides could opt to nix the deal and if there isn't an out and Schiano decides to nail them to it, would guarantee he will never get an actual shot again.


Running Tennessee is definitely more favorable than Kansas State, so I don't blame him there. **** working somewhere where the guy you work for wants to force his son as your next employee.

The understanding is he formed a list of 1. Gruden 2. Frost 3. Mullen and Schiano was the emergency option. 1-3 said **** you and he hurried to rush the emergency to show he had competence. Others in his department figured it out and started leaking everything because well, it's Schiano.

The best option would be unironically to tell Butch Jones they were just kidding because nobody decent is going to touch that ****ing job this go around.

Which should tell you that Currie is a individual who coaches hate to work for. If that 1-3 list told him to **** off, I can believe that with 100% certainty, because he had that same issues in Manhattan. Him and Bill Snyder were, for a lack of better words, non-communicative and they had to get a individual to run down to pass their messages and what not.

As for the Sean Snyder situation, I am not a big fan of that route as well, so..... *shrugs*

[displacedinMN]

Since Mullen took the Florida job-will that mean Frost to NU is the only option? No news yet.