I see its Lane Kiffin to Nebraska week

Interesting, it was a matter of time before he left Ole Miss.
 
It's really come to this in Lincoln?

Lane Kiffin?

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Fuck it, do it. Nebby’s already at rock bottom anyway, nothing to lose.
 
Lane leave the SEC for Nebraska. Man shit is fucked up this year.
 
Lane and Sark have to be the most mediocre recycled coach's I've ever seen.
 
osubuckeye89 said:
Lane is in a semi cush position at Ole Miss. Why go to a trainwreck?
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I thought about this and potentially you have these Pros:

- Easier division to win by a long shot
- More money (assuming Ole Miss doesn't outbid as I am sure they will counter)
- More NIL (Ole Miss has been dragging its feet in this area)

Cons:

- Right now Lane is the BRAND at Ole Miss and I'm not sure Nebraska will allow him to take center stage and own the show
- Lane hates bumping elbows with boosters so not sure how that will fly in Lincoln
- Basically at Ole Miss everyone is hands off and Lane runs it how he wants and no one complains

I guess it would come down to money, does he want to live in Lincoln and how much freedom would he have? He does have a better shot at the playoff at Nebraska than in the SEC West.
 
Wild Turkey said:
I thought about this and potentially you have these Pros:

- Easier division to win by a long shot
- More money (assuming Ole Miss doesn't outbid as I am sure they will counter)
- More NIL (Ole Miss has been dragging its feet in this area)

Cons:

- Right now Lane is the BRAND at Ole Miss and I'm not sure Nebraska will allow him to take center stage and own the show
- Lane hates bumping elbows with boosters so not sure how that will fly in Lincoln
- Basically at Ole Miss everyone is hands off and Lane runs it how he wants and no one complains

I guess it would come down to money, does he want to live in Lincoln and how much freedom would he have? He does have a better shot at the playoff at Nebraska than in the SEC West.
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Nebraska is an upgrade to Ole Miss as a job.

That being said, it would be an odd move for Kiffin because it seems like his style offenses don't work well in that area of the country which is heavily smash mouth. I am thinking Nebraska needs to go back to more of a smash mouth mentality (not like 1990s but more like modern Wisconsin or Arkansas with Sam Pittman). It seems like this could be Scott Frost 2.0 for Nebraska because he wanted the same thing. It just doesn't seem to be a good fit for either party but Kiffin is a good coach so you never know.
 
Wild Turkey said:
I thought about this and potentially you have these Pros:

- Easier division to win by a long shot
- More money (assuming Ole Miss doesn't outbid as I am sure they will counter)
- More NIL (Ole Miss has been dragging its feet in this area)

Cons:

- Right now Lane is the BRAND at Ole Miss and I'm not sure Nebraska will allow him to take center stage and own the show
- Lane hates bumping elbows with boosters so not sure how that will fly in Lincoln
- Basically at Ole Miss everyone is hands off and Lane runs it how he wants and no one complains

I guess it would come down to money, does he want to live in Lincoln and how much freedom would he have? He does have a better shot at the playoff at Nebraska than in the SEC West.
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You are basically starting over at Nebraska, that program is a mess, their expectations are super unrealistic there too. Could be out in a couple of years without instant gratification.

Money IMO is probably possibly the only plus if they want to throw the bank at him.
 
osubuckeye89 said:
You are basically starting over at Nebraska, that program is a mess, their expectations are super unrealistic there too. Could be out in a couple of years without instant gratification.

Money IMO is probably possibly the only plus if they want to throw the bank at him.
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I would say getting out of the SEC West and having an actual shot at a division and conference title would be number 1.
 
Wild Turkey said:
I would say getting out of the SEC West and having an actual shot at a division and conference title would be number 1.
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Does maybe at some point winning the B1G West to only get mangled by the East winner in the title game really carry that much appeal?
 
osubuckeye89 said:
Does maybe at some point winning the B1G West to only get mangled by the East winner in the title game really carry that much appeal?
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It's never a given that you are going to beat Lane when you play him. Plus just winning the West should get him in the playoff so yes I think it does.
 
Wild Turkey said:
It's never a given that you are going to beat Lane when you play him. Plus just winning the West should get him in the playoff so yes I think it does.
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I'd say it's quite a bit easier to recruit to Ole Miss than it will be to Nebraska as things stand right now.

And if you go there now you are starting with a mostly empty cupboard.

He'd be 2-3 years away from competing at least. I think you are over-estimating the potential of Nebraska.
 
osubuckeye89 said:
Does maybe at some point winning the B1G West to only get mangled by the East winner in the title game really carry that much appeal?
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If Nebraska starts winning 10 games and the B1G West, recruits may start wanting to come which means that they could get more competitive in B1G Title game and eventually have a team that can win it and make playoffs.
 
Volbound1700 said:
If Nebraska starts winning 10 games and the B1G West, recruits may start wanting to come which means that they could get more competitive in B1G Title game and eventually have a team that can win it and make playoffs.
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I think some people are way overestimating what Nebraska can be in 2022 going on

Their best case IMO is finding someone who can consistently win around 8 games a year, with a chance to get 10 wins every 4 or 5 years with teams full of 4th/5th year guys who have developed solidly.
 
osubuckeye89 said:
I think some people are way overestimating what Nebraska can be in 2022 going on

Their best case IMO is finding someone who can consistently win around 8 games a year, with a chance to get 10 wins every 4 or 5 years with teams full of 4th/5th year guys who have developed solidly.
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I agree, they need to build their program. This is what I was expecting from Tennessee, I wanted an 8-4 or 9-3 season. There is a great chance we may even beat that.

I will say that with the B1G West being down, it might not be as difficult as we assume. They won't see Michigan and Ohio State that often so that really puts them up against Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Purdue, etc. Those teams are not recruiting powerhouses and several of them are struggling right now just like Nebraska. It really isn't a bad spot. Many of the criticisms about Nebraska could have been said about Tennessee 2 years ago.
 
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