I don't think he's a .500 coach at Nebraska; worse. And it's not due to his coaching ability; it's the climate that is college football.
We're at its infancy and we've already seen two SEC coaches step away: Luke and Mullen.
I should have said "envision his staff at Nebraska."
@NickelDoubleDog on a bit of a related note. A few weeks ago several of us talked about which would be an easier rebuild, UT or UN, when it came to getting that team back on the national stage. NIL plays a part and it led me to to do a little digging on Nebraska.
They are a good example of how boosters will jump on an NIL deal and then back away. Over all (according to On3's evaluations,) their top five guys saw three getting better NIL deals this season: to the tune of $165. Their top two lost $750,000 versus last year.
UT, on the other hand, had four or five of their top 30 take a dip. I remember Tillman lost the most; 100K. I recall one with a 150K loss, another with a $3 loss. I found it interesting that a lot of the UT guys were between 59-61K—not a lot of disparity from the 15th ranked guy to the 30th.
...and there's another piece of useless info for today.
I read a little about that recently. The author of the report didn't seem to think it would be a lot of money for those guys. I know the school is still working with Opendorse as they did in year one. Reports have Opendorse spending about a billion in the marketplace—not specifically with Nebraska in mind. (Opendorse handles 75K+ athletes.)
I wouldn't know where to start other than assuming he wouldn't be hiring Marrone.
It's my opinion he expected more out of the guys than they were capable of delivering. I saw blocking schemes that would work with NFL guys on the line, but when you're developing those NFL guys you don't see consistency. A large part of what they were being asked to do (scheme) changed in the latter part of the season when it became a Pendry/Marrone combination.
Nothing happens midseason like @OldPlayer stated. No staff to hire, only use those already there that you likely have no connection with at all. No install time for his offense and defense philosophy. Nebraska will ride out this season and then make a hire come December.
Right. They've partnered up with Opendorse: Big Red Collective, maybe? I can't recall what it was called. I assume few know the true inner workings. I do know they're starting out partnered with three charities—the idea being it allows the donations to be tax deductible while the athletes receive their compensation.
So you think they should show everything vs 2nd rate opponents.Former Tide WR calls Alabama football’s offense ‘basic’, like watching ‘paint dry’
"Can we see some double moves? Can I see you take the top off? I mean, goodness. It’s like watching cold paint dry."www.al.com
