New AD is Bill Moos from Wash. St.

[smallz243]

I have the same description of the Moos hire as others: intriguing. At first I had a knee jerk "Who? Not again. Last time I asked "Who?" the hire was Mike Riley!". But to read he's had some legitimate success at Oregon and Washington State has me more encouraged than the fluff posted about MR after his hire. You can't hide a meager winning percentage as a head coach just like you can't hide hires that build up football programs into national relevance. You can say the money built Oregon, but everything I read so far indicates Moos got Oregon going pre-Knight. Plus, we saw where all that money got Oregon last season and this one (to date). And to get WSU trending up is like Kansas headed to the Orange Bowl a few years ago. Practically a miracle.

 

[nebraskafaninwi]

AD said a few minutes ago he thought Riley would do well. Boom...Riley is toast. Commence with discussions of who the next head coach will be.

 

[nebraskafaninwi]

Asked about Riley "for now, he's my football coach"



AKA "he's gone"

 

[Hunchback Johnny]

With ADBM the coaching staff will be torn asunder sooner rather than. And from the ashes will rise a phoenix. And the great state of Nebraska shall call him "Snowman." Snowman will not only spread a creamy delicious topping on pastries. He will also spread defenses out and pick them apart. That's right, when it is all said and done Frosty will be named Emperor of Nebraska, and his legacy shall live forever, and the naysayers will forever be silenced, and the Huskers will once again be at the summit of college football supremacy.

 

[sho]

With ADBM the coaching staff will be torn asunder sooner rather than. And from the ashes will rise a phoenix. And the great state of Nebraska shall call him "Snowman." Snowman will not only spread a creamy delicious topping on pastries. He will also spread defenses out and pick them apart. That's right, when it is all said and done Frosty will be named Emperor of Nebraska, and his legacy shall live forever, and the naysayers will forever be silenced, and the Huskers will once again be at the summit of college football supremacy.

The impression I got from Moos and the vision I see him having for Nebraska football is one I don't think that fits with what Frosty runs. I see a Shaw, Harbough, Beilema, Chryst style hard nosed power running game style. I see a return of 'tradition' to the power run game on offense and a feared defense.

Another thing that caught my ear during his presser, 11 coaching hires in 5 years. He's not afraid to make moves if he sees it needs changed. All coaches, excluding Cook, are on notice.

 

[Hunchback Johnny]

The impression I got from Moos and the vision I see him having for Nebraska football is one I don't think that fits with what Frosty runs. I see a Shaw, Harbough, Beilema, Chryst style hard nosed power running game style. I see a return of 'tradition' to the power run game on offense and a feared defense.

Another thing that caught my ear during his presser, 11 coaching hires in 5 years. He's not afraid to make moves if he sees it needs changed. All coaches, excluding Cook, are on notice.

You are probably right sho. I just wanted to use the word "asunder" in a sentence. The rest is unadulterated nonsense.

 

[nebraskafaninwi]

The impression I got from Moos and the vision I see him having for Nebraska football is one I don't think that fits with what Frosty runs. I see a Shaw, Harbough, Beilema, Chryst style hard nosed power running game style. I see a return of 'tradition' to the power run game on offense and a feared defense.

Another thing that caught my ear during his presser, 11 coaching hires in 5 years. He's not afraid to make moves if he sees it needs changed. All coaches, excluding Cook, are on notice.

He was the AD at Oregon when Chip Kelly became the OC. He has seen up close what that offense is like. He is consulting with Tom Osborne so you know he is going to get the Scott Frost pitch since TO has been spending time with Frost down in Orlando.

 

[Red Storm Rising]

He was the AD at Oregon when Chip Kelly became the OC. He has seen up close what that offense is like. He is consulting with Tom Osborne so you know he is going to get the Scott Frost pitch since TO has been spending time with Frost down in Orlando.

Yeah--but Doc says SF is a "bad hombre" regardless of what TO has to say on the subject--seriously--who ya gonna believe?

GBR

 

[HuskerVotary]

We get you, RSR.

 

[Hunchback Johnny]

I just remember asking a friend of mine and Oregon alumnus years ago if he thought the stock was rising on their athletic director and he replied "Duck Bill Moos dropping" and I laughed and was confused at the same time. It was a curious response

 

[charlie]

Let's not start issuing personal attacks on other members.

 

[OhioHusker]

I know nothing about this guy so i have nothing to add to the conversation, However, I'm curious about one thing. Why does Doc hate Scott Frost?

 

[Hunchback Johnny]

I think Moos and the mad hatter will make a terrific tandem and make husker football relevant again. now I'm done

 

[Red Storm Rising]

We get you, RSR.

And I get you too--sometimes I take it too far--but--if you continue to allow a member of this forum to trash a native son, a NC winning QB, a man who risked his career in coaching by writing a letter damning the Callahan regime, a man that still has close ties to TO--that is on you

GBR

 

[DrThunder]

Something kind of interesting...Check out Mike Leach's record at WSU his first three years and where they're at this year...just saying Mr. Moos will probably not be anywhere near the panic button as most fans are.

 

[Dunbar]

I was non-plussed when my brother called to tell me it happened. I just want a good AD. But when I listened to his PC, I heard a few things -

1) He did cater to his audience a little by talking about being a rancher and that he used to tune into the NUvOU games. Now, was that pandering? Maybe, but right now I don't get that sense.
2) He is competitive. That is good; in fact, I think that's what this U needs. He should expect his coaches to produce and if he needs to replace them, he'll replace them with people who have similar desires to his own. A lot of what he talked about concerned competition and being the best.
3) He mentioned 'community' - important in a moment.
4) Something that he didn't mention and that the media dropped the ball on. While he mentioned culture and community, no one asked him what he thought Nebraska's culture was. He's a west coast guy. The guys he hired at Oregon and WA St seem to be pass happy (Leach certainly is). Does he truly understand what made NU great? He mentioned 'community' so that gives me hope that he'll pick the right guy, but what NU DOES NOT need is someone like Mike Leach. He's great where he is. Does that mean Scott Frost? Don't know, but I do hope that he does dial in and gets a guy who believes in smash mouth running complemented by passing or some niche (option, spread, whatever).

I think, overall, they did a good job. He seems like someone who can do the duties and hopefully find good coaches. I just hope when it's football time, he truly does take 'community' into account.

 

[HuskerVotary]

RSR -- keystroke error by me above. Did NOT edit your post #34; you can confirm. Intended to quote and reply, then flubbed. Sorry.

 

[OhioHusker]

This is not a post to bring up Pelini as a topic of dissent, but I would love everyone's opinion on something. Would a different athletic director been able to head off what was the ultimate result? Could a better leader and manager of coaches jumped in much earlier to push things in a better direction than what ultimately happened? Is the new guy that kind of leader? Could he help Riley understand things that perhaps he's missing with the football team and the way it is viewed by the fan base?

 

[cornstar]

At first I was underwhelmed, disappointed because I liked Del Conte and Mullen.

But, he looks promising.

Can't be worse the Eichorst, right?

 

[HuskerNStL]

This is not a post to bring up Pelini as a topic of dissent, but I would love everyone's opinion on something. Would a different athletic director been able to head off what was the ultimate result? Could a better leader and manager of coaches jumped in much earlier to push things in a better direction than what ultimately happened? Is the new guy that kind of leader? Could he help Riley understand things that perhaps he's missing with the football team and the way it is viewed by the fan base?

Somebody once said something about old dogs and new tricks. I think Bo is Bo. If you have followed his tenure at Youngstown St. he is still pretty much the same as he was here. I loved his fire and passion. I wanted him to succeed. He was and still is a GREAT defensive mind.

IMO it was his inability (or lack of want to) to effectively recruit like a P5 coach needs to recruit, his lack of understanding the "big picture" and that he didn't seem to be able to control or focus his passion into leadership. Granted, the last two years of his tenure are as much on FADSE and HP because he had no support or communication with his leaders.

Even after saying all of that, I think it would have been kind of interesting to see ADBM work with him. However, TO tried and failed too.

Just my opinion. Interesting post Ohio.