Who will replace Scott Frost at Nebraska - 10 candidates
Some interesting names but I do not see Gundy leaving what he built.
Coastal Carolina head coach Jamey Chadwell
NC State head coach Dave Doeren
Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy
Tom Herman Analyst TV
Nebraska interim coach Mickey Joseph
Kansas State head coach Chris Klieman
Kansas head coach Lance Leipold
Alabama offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien
Carolina Panthers head coach Matt Rhule
September 14th, 2022 at 5:22 PM ^
Gundy would leave OSU (NTOSU) only for his dream job (director of sports programming at OAN).
September 14th, 2022 at 7:03 PM ^
I’m gonna pray on it.
September 14th, 2022 at 7:58 PM ^
^^^^ This ^^^^ Or CEO of SportsClips.
September 15th, 2022 at 8:26 AM ^
LOLOL!
September 15th, 2022 at 8:46 AM ^
You forgot to include Matt Campbell, who is the first coach mentioned in the article. I was wondering why he wasn't there in your post.
September 14th, 2022 at 5:25 PM ^
the gumps might be willing to loan them bill o'brien right now, with some really attractive purchase financing and free scotch guarding. Man might be the least liked OC they've had and that includes kiffin and sark
September 14th, 2022 at 5:41 PM ^
Does BoB go to another reclamation project or wait for something better? There are worse things than being an assistant coach at Alabama.
September 14th, 2022 at 7:11 PM ^
Scott Frost is a proven offensive mind, was just in over his head as head coach at Nebraska + a bit snake bitten.
A lot of college coaching is about momentum and recruiting and the two often become a self fulfilling cycle… he never got over the hump.
That said, he’d probably crush it in Saban’s safe space, with all that talent and the pressure of home grown messiah off his shoulders.
I would rather not see Frost as Bama OC in the near future, as I think he’d do a brilliant job.
September 14th, 2022 at 9:24 PM ^
What proof is there that he's a brilliant offensive mind? A few years at Oregon? Maybe Chip Kelly was the brilliant mind and Frost rode the coattails after Kelly left. His teams haven't exactly dominated on offense.
September 15th, 2022 at 7:17 AM ^
The 2017 Central Florida team was pretty damn good
September 14th, 2022 at 9:33 PM ^
Scott Frost being available as a premium OC reminds me of the 2014-2015 offseason when Ohio State had lost then OC Tom Herman to Houston, there were a ton of reports that Urban had interviewed 3 final candidates for his OC search:
- ECU OC Lincoln Riley
- Oregon OC Scott Frost
- Boise State OC Mike Sanford Jr.
Then reports that Urban had gone all-in on getting Mike Sanford Jr. (in no small part because Mike Sanford Sr. was a personal friend and former co-worker of Urban at CSU). In the mean time, Scott Frost re-upped at Oregon, Lincoln Riley went to Oklahoma... and finally Mike Sanford Jr. accepted the OC position at Notre Dame.
...end result: Tim Beck in the ninth hour. Classic Urban to choose the most nepotistic candidate, and still have it blow up in his face.
The 2015 season could have gone very differently if they had managed to land any of those three.
September 14th, 2022 at 8:13 PM ^
I thought he would’ve ended up back with the Pats with McDaniels gone but Belichick decided to try Matt Patricia out as a first time OC. Which is going about how all you Lions fans would expect it to be going.
September 15th, 2022 at 7:51 AM ^
I thought Matt Patricia was a defensive coordinator for NE ? Was he OC first?
September 15th, 2022 at 11:14 AM ^
Patricia is Pats OC now, iirc.
September 15th, 2022 at 12:32 PM ^
Weird coaching carousel for him
September 16th, 2022 at 7:57 PM ^
He’s never coached offense. Pats don’t have either coordinator position named officially but the defacto DC is Belichick’s son Steve who’s been pretty good.
September 14th, 2022 at 5:42 PM ^
Nuss?
September 14th, 2022 at 6:43 PM ^
I wonder how many would remember Nuss, which probably means he wasn't as loathed as BoB is right now
September 15th, 2022 at 8:20 AM ^
Nuss was terrible, but I've always believed that Brandon hired him and shoved him right down Hoke's throat. Did those two ever talk on the sidelines during a game? They almost had to, but I don't recall seeing any such thing all season...
September 15th, 2022 at 11:54 AM ^
I think it was widely reported at the time that Brandon hired Nuss and forced Hoke to fire Borges.
September 14th, 2022 at 6:22 PM ^
Josh Gattis!
/s
September 14th, 2022 at 5:25 PM ^
Is Nebraska even a good job at this point?
September 14th, 2022 at 5:28 PM ^
I mean, it's probably a step up from Kansas?
September 14th, 2022 at 5:30 PM ^
Tell that to Texas
#scoreboard
September 14th, 2022 at 5:30 PM ^
At this point Husker fan would like Bo Pelini/Solich and those 9 wins a season back. The facilities are there, rabid fan base, B1G job and they have alumnus $ to burn.
Top 50 Job still IMO.
Plus after Frost you are not exactly replacing the Messiah
September 14th, 2022 at 5:51 PM ^
Top 50? Is that faint praise or an insult?
September 15th, 2022 at 11:51 AM ^
There is something to be said about not following greatness.
September 14th, 2022 at 6:05 PM ^
Under Frost, they outrecruited the rest of the Big Ten West. That was with a guy who couldn't post a .500 season. So it seems the program still has some pull.
September 14th, 2022 at 7:11 PM ^
Ask Marcus Freeman in a couple weeks
September 14th, 2022 at 7:14 PM ^
You nailed that one! A good comparison, love it!
September 14th, 2022 at 8:50 PM ^
Looking forward to seeing ND at 1-4 in a few weeks and 5-7 at season's end.
September 15th, 2022 at 10:01 AM ^
Based on money, any Big Ten or SEC job is a good job at this point. Is it a top 15 job? No. But it might be the best Big Ten or SEC job to open up this year. It has Big Ten money, resources, and strong fan support that should translate well for NIL. Some coaches might jump at that. Auburn is the only other school that will probably have an opening that could beat it, but Nebraska will be looking a different coaching pool (Big 12 head coaches most likely) than Auburn.
September 15th, 2022 at 11:40 AM ^
Being in the B1G west vs the SEC west isn't a comparison.
September 15th, 2022 at 8:00 PM ^
I had the same thought. Can’t see HC at other schools leaving their current position to go there unless they receive a huge raise
September 14th, 2022 at 5:30 PM ^
Bill O’Brien imo is the best candidate for the job. If he wants or cares about it. He might want a better job as he’s in a great position now. What bigger jobs will be opening soon though tbh?
Florida, Tennessee, LSU, Texas, Oklahoma are good. Bama and Georgia going nowhere, sec country could it be Auburn or South Carolina in the next season or two? And are they better than Nebraska?
BigTen wise, Nebraska is the big job open, future USC is good with Lincoln Riley, ucla could open in a year or so. Other than that, it’s Nebraska… East is all set for a bit imo.
September 14th, 2022 at 5:35 PM ^
I feel like (based off of nothing) BoB would use that job as a stepping stone to get himself back in the league. Nothing would be wrong with that per se but as a team and AD I'd want a guy committed to truly winning there and not just for 2 years; turning the program around and staying it through. BoB ain't staying in Lincoln for 10 years if he were to be successful by year 3-4.
September 14th, 2022 at 7:03 PM ^
If BoB wants another head coaching job in the NFL, he’s better off getting an OC job in the NFL than he is taking over a middling college program. Far more coordinators get hired to NFL head coaching jobs than college coaches.
September 15th, 2022 at 2:12 PM ^
Right. Just look at how easy it was for Eric Bieniemy to go from NFL OC to NFL HC. Either he interviews like shit or he has the wrong color of skin. My guess is the latter but I’ve never sat in on an interview with him so I could be wrong.
September 15th, 2022 at 9:50 PM ^
Or just look at the countless examples of NFL coordinators getting hired, failing, becoming a coordinator again, then getting another opportunity to be a head coach instead of the one coordinator who can’t seem to land a job.
And maybe don’t try to play the race card when other black coaches are being hired… the Houston Texans hired David Culley and Lovie Smith back to back for crying out loud. It’s not because he’s black. Clearly it’s something with his interview process or his background that is preventing teams from offering.
September 14th, 2022 at 5:36 PM ^
I'm betting #TuckComin for that LSU job when it opens up again this year
September 14th, 2022 at 5:41 PM ^
That would be hilarious
September 14th, 2022 at 11:36 PM ^
Only if he nails the "fam-uh-lee" part.
September 15th, 2022 at 12:22 AM ^
his buyout is shockingly low
September 15th, 2022 at 6:20 AM ^
That would be hilarious. MSU had a good thing with Dantonio and I was impressed that they kept him. Having grown up in Michigan with relatives who attended MSU, I was shocked when Saban left MSU. MSU has won national championships and has a strong tradition in its own right. Saban's leaving was a slap in the face and clearly established MSU as a second tier job/institution. Kelly's leaving ND for LSU, was just as nice. Maybe better. Having Tuck leave for LSU would be the icing on the cake. I still can't believe Ogeron got run out of town so quickly after winning a National Championship.
September 14th, 2022 at 5:43 PM ^
Bert is in the process of turning Illinois into the next Wisconsin. Decent to good defense and a boring offense that tries to run the ball down your throat. THAT is success in the B1G West.
September 14th, 2022 at 5:54 PM ^
I do not like what Burt is building in Champaign. Just in time to get back on the Michigan schedule.
September 14th, 2022 at 8:02 PM ^
I like what Bert is doing....
September 14th, 2022 at 8:19 PM ^
He can't wait to go home and hop on his wife. But who can blame him?
September 14th, 2022 at 8:50 PM ^
Bert jumping on her would crush the poor woman.
September 14th, 2022 at 10:38 PM ^
Hence, cowgirl, reverse cowgirl, spooning, etc..... Hopefully he has the Kamasutra, the picture book edition.