Kolek planning to go pro
Seems a little low for Clemson, too. Maybe because of the ACC?
Replacing Dabo will be hard
Replacing Saban won't be?
A possible difference is that pre-Dabo, Clemson had a tradition of being a good program - occasionally a very good program - but not elite/blueblood status.All of the programs ranked ahead of them have had more significant success through multiple eras with multiple coaches.
look at the struggles Alabama had between Stallings and Saban. Look at what has happened at Nebraska since they ran off Solich, Michigan since Carr retired, USC since Carroll left. "Blueblood" status doesn't mean a lot when present success if primarily due to the coach and the wrong hire (or hires) are made.
Actually, it means a ton.That blueblood/elite status meant Alabama could still land a coach like Saban even after all the down years post-Stallings. It means USC is still considered among the very best jobs despite having zero playoff appearances and only two top 10 finishes in the last 11 years. It means Texas can keep landing the hot name on the coaching carousel, despite it proving to be a place where those hot names go to die. It means coaches like Kirby Smart will turn down good job after good job to await your call.Blueblood status doesn't guarantee perpetual success, but it makes it easier.And, correct me if I'm wrong, but no one here is calling Nebraska a blueblood. They haven't been relevant in 20 years.
Lots of Northwestern alum out of that 100
they were a blueblood - look at the period of domination for nearly 50 years with Devaney, Osborne, and Solich at the helm. Five national titles, 12 national title game (defacto title game in a bowl) appearances, 35 straight years of bowl games. A few bad hires and look at them now.
They were trending down the minute Osborne's guys left campus. Solich had a boost from taking over a great team and inheriting recruits and prestige from Osborne.But I wouldn't call them a football blue blood. Their pre-Devaney history is just whatever, and they don't have all the inherent advantages most blue bloods have. If they fire Scott Frost, their candidate list will not be all that attractive.
You are too young to remember when they were one of the two most dominant programs in college football for 30 years give or take. They were absolutely a blue blood but have fallen badly.
They’ve lost their identity joining the Big 14. It’s possible I suppose they find their greatness again but I doubt it. They chased dollar signs joining the Big 14 just like Maryland basketball. Nebraska football playing Oklahoma was must see football. They’ll never find that rivalry again. I believe that about Maryland basketball running away from the ACC, too. Money buys a lot but doesn’t guarantee relevancy like you once knew
Yes the change in conference affiliation hasn’t helped and they made a couple of really bad coaching hires. Really, there are similarities between their hiring of Bill Callahan and MU’s hiring of Wojo. Let’s hope MUs mistake is more quickly rectified with Shaka than Nebraska’s has been.
Nebraska success was unique under Osborne because he pulled kids from California and he recruited to his offensive system and he never deviated from it. They also were not afraid to cheat, coverup misdeeds and *wink-wink* PEDs. The idea of Nebraska being a virtuous program because of St. Tom Osborne is a lie. As dirty as Switzer and OU? No, but hardly clean.Nebraska benefited from the old TV deal, too, where they were one of the few teams that saw a lot of TV time. They also put kids into the NFL. They had advantages others all have today. I don’t know if they should have kept Solich but Callahan was a dumb hire. And when the dumped Pelini, hiring Mike Riley at that time in Riley’s career was bizarre to say the least.Nebraska should strive to match Iowa and Wisconsin. Maybe then they can get more blue-chip kids but until then, it won’t matter the coach. All the advantages they once had are gone and they have no identity and hiring Trev Alberts as AD was a terrible choice, too.
Agree with all of this. I really thought Frost would turn it around, and maybe he still will, but the recruiting needs to get a LOT better at the skill positions—who am I kidding—everywhere.
Some of the more higher profiled games this Saturday, September 18thCincinnati at Indiana 11:00 am ESPN Michigan State at Miami 11:00 am ABC Nebraska at Oklahoma 11:00 am FOX Virginia Tech at West Virginia 11:00 am FS1 Purdue at Notre Dame 1:30 pm NBC Alabama at Florida 2:30 pm CBS USC at Washington State 2:30 pm FOX South Carolina at Georgia 6:00 pm ESPN Auburn at Penn State 6:30 pm ABC Utah State at Air Force 6:30 pm FS2 Oklahoma State at Boise State 8:00 pm FS1 Arizona State at BYU 9:15 pm ESPN
Thanks for that list, Mr. N. Always appreciated.For decades, Nebraska-Oklahoma was one of the big games of the year. This is the first time they will have played since 2010, and it's hard to imagine it not being ugly for Nebraska.Purdue have any chance against ND?
What are we doing Notre Dame, let the dam drum in!https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-football/news/purdue-largest-drum-in-the-world-notre-dame/5o3uylteygv41a5e451r744xq