Feels a lot like Price leaving: Riley didn't even tell his coaches
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He is the guy whom everyone says is a nice guy. They are saying that he is the exact opposite of the man he is replacing.
OSU fans got what they wanted. If you live in the PDX area and listen to local sports talk, they (the OSU fans) were pretty much calling for his firing after they lost to us.
While I don't know exactly what OSU fan expects, I can tell you that they have no idea what its like to go 9-40 since Riley has been there, but they might get there again soon.
Be careful what you wish for, Beaver fans.
While I don't know exactly what OSU fan expects, I can tell you that they have no idea what its like to go 9-40 since Riley has been there, but they might get there again soon.
Be careful what you wish for, Beaver fans.
What is the financial state of affairs there? Don't know for sure of course but assume that the Reesers are "Phil Knight Lite" and so there is money there to augment TV money....I'm assuming they have enough bucks to make an attractive offer to someone with some serious name recognition.
Well, karma's a b**ch, right? He's going to a place where nine wins each year won't cut it. Frankly, I think Riley is in WAY over his head now, sort of analogous to Price at Bama. I do wonder if the AD or some other admin told Riley he needed to step up his game in order to stay, and that was the tipping point for him.....
They have plenty of money, but the AD and administration have pledged to "pay down their debt" for 5 years. That was 3 years ago, so 2 more years of no capital improvements for the football team.
Riley saw the writing on the wall.
Could be, I don't know. My info is from Riley's mouth during an interview earlier this season when he was asked about why they weren't improving their facilities.
Could be he didn't know about it or didn't want to "spill the beans".
Or maybe the 5 years ends after next season. Idk.
It was on the original post about Riley's departure. A Beaver fan came and wrote about it. All can speculate about it's validity. You know
like when we were all sold on the expansion during Sterks years...
Oh dude, its gonna be soooooooo sweet when we get the second deck on the student side!!! And the new scoreboard too!
Yeah..I gotta agree.
A. Beaver fans were booing Matt Moore(and I think even Derek Anderson) and wanting Riley fired. I would have liked to have had those Matt Moore teams.
B. I do think with the TV money that maybe Riley was starting to feel the heat.
For some reason, he went away from what got him there(a tough running game, tough D, and tight ends who could catch)
Seems once he got his big contract, the recruiting wasn't there.
I think he is a good coach...but I have no idea what happened the past few yrs.
A. Beaver fans were booing Matt Moore(and I think even Derek Anderson) and wanting Riley fired. I would have liked to have had those Matt Moore teams.
B. I do think with the TV money that maybe Riley was starting to feel the heat.
For some reason, he went away from what got him there(a tough running game, tough D, and tight ends who could catch)
Seems once he got his big contract, the recruiting wasn't there.
I think he is a good coach...but I have no idea what happened the past few yrs.
I can understand Riley not feeling loyalty to his AD, president or the fans. They did not appreciate his performance over the past couple of years, and they made that known.
But when you were the leader of the staff and you let the staff get blindsided, there are only two conclusions. Either you are inept, or you lack integrity. Possibly both.
The inept line of reasoning is based on the assumption that Riley did not realize that as soon as he accepted the job, Nebraska would announce it (or at least leak it) if he was not specifically granted a period of time to communicate with his staff, by the NU pres & AD. Those two could have held the info close if it had been made clear by Riley that they needed to give him an hour, or 12 hours, or a day. He needed to be speed dialing his staff as soon as he accepted the offer, unless he simply did not give a rip about them.
The lack of integrity line of reasoning assumes that notifying his staff simply wasn't a high priority. He had more important things to do. It is all about Mike, and letting those other poor schmucks know what was going on really didn't matter. After all, they had a poor season this year, and it was all his staff's fault. Let them hear about it from the recruits.
Either way, Riley looks like an idiot, and probably to some extent actually is an idiot. Good luck to the Huskers. Maybe Riley can win at least 10 regular season games each year and keep the job .
But when you were the leader of the staff and you let the staff get blindsided, there are only two conclusions. Either you are inept, or you lack integrity. Possibly both.
The inept line of reasoning is based on the assumption that Riley did not realize that as soon as he accepted the job, Nebraska would announce it (or at least leak it) if he was not specifically granted a period of time to communicate with his staff, by the NU pres & AD. Those two could have held the info close if it had been made clear by Riley that they needed to give him an hour, or 12 hours, or a day. He needed to be speed dialing his staff as soon as he accepted the offer, unless he simply did not give a rip about them.
The lack of integrity line of reasoning assumes that notifying his staff simply wasn't a high priority. He had more important things to do. It is all about Mike, and letting those other poor schmucks know what was going on really didn't matter. After all, they had a poor season this year, and it was all his staff's fault. Let them hear about it from the recruits.
Either way, Riley looks like an idiot, and probably to some extent actually is an idiot. Good luck to the Huskers. Maybe Riley can win at least 10 regular season games each year and keep the job .
