College Football 2015 Week 6 thread

Surely he doesn't get booted after one year, but I don't see Nebraska tolerating Mike Riley putting up semi-regular four-win stinkers the way he did at Oregon State.

 

I'm not convinced that Strong is a bad fit, or that he's a bad coach. I just think that's a big rebuilding project. I'm generally in the "he'll be fine in two years" camp - if they keep him around that long, that is.

 

I think they just hired him as a placeholder until they decide Scott Frost is ready.

 

With the way things stand in Texas, the Longhorns will probably demand open carry – and get it.

 

How about John Mackovic when he went from Illinois to Texas.
Wlat Harris when he went from Pitt to Stanford.
And of course who could forget this guy...

 

And in the end, Gus was like "Shut up!"

Auburn dismisses wide receiver D'haquille Williams

 

Take more favorites.

 

Probably not worth its own thread, so I'm putting it here. Pretty great HS play where the DL intercepts a QB's spike attempt.

Defensive Lineman Picks Off QB's Spike Attempt

 

Mike Riley returned to Oregon State in 2003. His win totals:

2003: 8
2004: 7
2005: 5
2006: 10
2007: 9
2008: 9
2009: 8
2010: 5
2011: 3
2012: 9
2013: 7
2014: 5

I agree Nebraska fans won't be patient. But Mike Riley certainly did not "put up semi-regular four-win stinkers" in Corvallis.

 

It's curious. We see this constantly. A D II genius can get boat raced in I-AA. We often see I-AA guys struggling at the next step (see Cowboys, Wyoming). Yet the hot coordinator also is a crapshoot.

So many of the coaches who failed miserably at Michigan, Tennessee, Florida and now Texas all dealt with high dollar boosters and high expectations, sometimes unrealistic.

 

And we're talking about Oregon State, which went from 1971 to 1999 without a single winning season and was often the worst team in Div. I in that stretch. Can you imagine a Power 5 team having 5,000 season ticket holders? That's where the Beavers were in 1984.

 

Mea culpa. But the larger point still stands: Having a losing season one-third of the time at Nebraska ain't gonna fly. As is this constitutes the worst start for the Huskers since the end of the 50s. I'd say the second time he finishes below .500, he's done.