Frank Solich officially out at Nebraska - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

gov135 · 11-29-2003, 07:49 PM

Despite only nineteen losses in his tenure and a 9-3 record this year, plus a #23 ranking, Frank Solich is out at Nebraska.

"Sources close to the program," whoever in the hell those people are, claim that Walt Harris of Pitt will be heavily pursued by the Cornhuskers.

So the question is - what do you think of the move? Fair? Unfair? Who should replace Solich?

The_Dude · 11-29-2003, 07:54 PM

there is no way nebraska will return to its era of domination.

OU has risen up, so has Texas. Kansas State is domiant in the north.

btw, u have a link?

gov135 · 11-29-2003, 07:58 PM

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Originally posted by The_Dude
btw, u have a link?

I can't find a link yet. Story is too new, I guess. I've tried espn.com and a search on google using the news tab. I suppose someone will find one before the nite is out.

The_Dude · 11-29-2003, 07:59 PM

I heard that espn just reported it. That sucks though.

djtestudo · 11-29-2003, 08:05 PM

Hell...if Solich is gone like that...shouldn't someone be holding Ron Zook's place in line at the unemployment office?

gov135 · 11-29-2003, 08:15 PM

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Originally posted by djtestudo
Hell...if Solich is gone like that...shouldn't someone be holding Ron Zook's place in line at the unemployment office?

Solich could hold a place for Dave Wannstedt in the special "fired with successful records" unemployment line. I think that Ron Zook will probably hold on to his job.

SAM821 · 11-29-2003, 08:22 PM

Nebraska needs to get there shit together.... they've had a couple of bad years now... perhaps it was Solich....

I think its that Option offense.... when was the last time you saw a star QB at Nebraska (for his arm).......

just my opinion

danjo328 · 11-29-2003, 08:26 PM

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_np=...8&u_sid=932433

Here's a link from the Omaha World Herald

There's still no official word from the Athletic Department yet.

gov135 · 11-29-2003, 08:32 PM

Bob Stoops:
Coach Bob Stoops of top-ranked Oklahoma called Solich "a great coach."
"He's got a long track record there, and a lot of success," Stoops said. "He was just in a (national) championship game two years ago.
"I think a lot of Frank and his staff. Sometimes when you make some changes, it takes a year or so for everything to take effect. It seems like they're on the way to doing that."

Mack Brown:
Texas Coach Mack Brown, no stranger to coaching-change rumors himself, said he doesn't believe talk that Solich is on the hot seat.
"Nebraska is one of the classiest places in the country," Brown said. "Frank Solich is doing a great job. They don't cheat. They graduate players. His guys play hard for him."
Late-season losses at big-time programs, Brown said, often stir unfounded scuttlebutt about changes.
"Frank has been so loyal to Nebraska for so many years," Brown said, "that I think we're talking about rumors."

Bill Snyder:
Kansas State Coach Bill Snyder, the dean of Big 12 coaches in his 15th year, said discussion about Solich's job security is difficult to comprehend.
"Frank has meant so much to the University of Nebraska over the years," Snyder said. "I think he's probably the winningest coach or right at the top of the winningest coaches in the conference, and in the nation.
"So I'm hard-pressed to see that that's anything more than just a rumor."

RoadRage · 11-29-2003, 09:09 PM

Parallels?

Gibbs follows Switzer, not quite as successfully but still a good program, Gibbs gets fired by popular demand, and it's four years and the third coach later (Schnellenberger & Blake) before they see another winning season.

Solich follows Osborne, not quite as successfully but still a good program, Solich gets fired by popular demand …

Howard Schnellenberger is still alive, isn't he?

gov135 · 11-30-2003, 08:32 AM

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Originally posted by RoadRage
Howard Schnellenberger is still alive, isn't he?

I laughed at your post for five minutes straight.

For the record, Howard Schnellenberger took his buyout and ran to the Florida coast, where he is currently leading Florida-Atlantic, a I-AA school, to a 10-2 mark. I hope the same for Frank Solich - take your buyout and head for someplace quieter, nicer, and warmer where you are appreciated.

Liquor Dealer · 11-30-2003, 04:01 PM

From what I have seen and know about Nebraska you'd have to have sold your soul to the devil to have taken the job in the first place - any program that can be as dirty as they have and still appear to be a clean program has to have a PR Department that is better than that of the Democratic Party. Nebrasak almost makes Florida State look good yet, forever, they have an almost squeaky reputation. BS. Solich may have been the lucky one!

Brian Fellows · 12-01-2003, 01:02 AM

Being from Nebraskas I have a little different perspective, one year after a new A.D. is brought in he sees little improvement in a team that is rebuilding slowly and decides to fire the old coach. There are some strong rumors that he is gonna bring is his coach from Pittsburg. Makes you wonder if that was his plan all along.

cementor · 12-01-2003, 09:05 PM

As Roadrage states above the Sooners fired Gary Gibbs after a 9-3 season and were "road kill" for the next 4 years... remember Nebraska 70 OU 0. I do! NU better find a coach who can recruit a QB with a servicable arm and some speed or he'll end up like Smellingburger and Blake. One was a drunk and both were fired! I wonder if Mike Stoops thinks he jumped a week too early?

nofnway · 12-04-2003, 01:02 AM

I think Brian Fellows is on the right track.......and by the way that option offense has won them 3 national titles in the last 10 years....hundreds of games...blabity blah....
Nebraska haters are everywhere.....it aint cheatin if you don't get caught and if your'e not cheating you're not trying hard enough

bond007 · 12-04-2003, 01:15 PM

I think Bo Pellini will get the job.

dragon2fire · 12-04-2003, 09:02 PM

i think its a croack

you dont fire a god dam good coach

archer2371 · 12-05-2003, 08:23 AM

9-3 is an improvement on last year, so clearly Solich, must be a horrible coach, let's fire him! Oy, this disgusts me, you don't fire someone like Solich without a damn good reason and I mean like a 1-11 season.

11-29-2003, 07:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
gov135 Junkie Location: Midwest	Frank Solich officially out at Nebraska Despite only nineteen losses in his tenure and a 9-3 record this year, plus a #23 ranking, Frank Solich is out at Nebraska. "Sources close to the program," whoever in the hell those people are, claim that Walt Harris of Pitt will be heavily pursued by the Cornhuskers. So the question is - what do you think of the move? Fair? Unfair? Who should replace Solich?

11-29-2003, 07:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
The_Dude The GrandDaddy of them all! Location: Austin, TX	there is no way nebraska will return to its era of domination. OU has risen up, so has Texas. Kansas State is domiant in the north. btw, u have a link? __________________ "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Darrel K Royal

11-29-2003, 07:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
The_Dude The GrandDaddy of them all! Location: Austin, TX	I heard that espn just reported it. That sucks though. __________________ "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Darrel K Royal

11-29-2003, 08:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	Hell...if Solich is gone like that...shouldn't someone be holding Ron Zook's place in line at the unemployment office? __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

11-29-2003, 09:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
RoadRage Stay off the sidewalk! Location: Oklahoma City, OK	Parallels? Gibbs follows Switzer, not quite as successfully but still a good program, Gibbs gets fired by popular demand, and it's four years and the third coach later (Schnellenberger & Blake) before they see another winning season. Solich follows Osborne, not quite as successfully but still a good program, Solich gets fired by popular demand … Howard Schnellenberger is still alive, isn't he? __________________ Join TFP Team SETI 43K workunits complete, 34 members, more of each needed.

11-29-2003, 08:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
SAM821 Surviving Hurricanes Location: Miami, Florida	Nebraska needs to get there shit together.... they've had a couple of bad years now... perhaps it was Solich.... I think its that Option offense.... when was the last time you saw a star QB at Nebraska (for his arm)....... just my opinion

11-29-2003, 08:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
danjo328 Upright	http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_np=...8&u_sid=932433 Here's a link from the Omaha World Herald There's still no official word from the Athletic Department yet.

11-29-2003, 08:32 PM	#9 (permalink)
gov135 Junkie Location: Midwest	Bob Stoops: Coach Bob Stoops of top-ranked Oklahoma called Solich "a great coach." "He's got a long track record there, and a lot of success," Stoops said. "He was just in a (national) championship game two years ago. "I think a lot of Frank and his staff. Sometimes when you make some changes, it takes a year or so for everything to take effect. It seems like they're on the way to doing that." Mack Brown: Texas Coach Mack Brown, no stranger to coaching-change rumors himself, said he doesn't believe talk that Solich is on the hot seat. "Nebraska is one of the classiest places in the country," Brown said. "Frank Solich is doing a great job. They don't cheat. They graduate players. His guys play hard for him." Late-season losses at big-time programs, Brown said, often stir unfounded scuttlebutt about changes. "Frank has been so loyal to Nebraska for so many years," Brown said, "that I think we're talking about rumors." Bill Snyder: Kansas State Coach Bill Snyder, the dean of Big 12 coaches in his 15th year, said discussion about Solich's job security is difficult to comprehend. "Frank has meant so much to the University of Nebraska over the years," Snyder said. "I think he's probably the winningest coach or right at the top of the winningest coaches in the conference, and in the nation. "So I'm hard-pressed to see that that's anything more than just a rumor."

11-30-2003, 04:01 PM	#12 (permalink)
Liquor Dealer Super Agitator Location: Just SW of Nowhere!!! In the good old US of A	From what I have seen and know about Nebraska you'd have to have sold your soul to the devil to have taken the job in the first place - any program that can be as dirty as they have and still appear to be a clean program has to have a PR Department that is better than that of the Democratic Party. Nebrasak almost makes Florida State look good yet, forever, they have an almost squeaky reputation. BS. Solich may have been the lucky one! __________________ Life isn't always a bowl of cherries, sometimes it's more like a jar of Jalapenos --- what you say or do today might burn your ass tomorrow!!!

12-01-2003, 01:02 AM	#13 (permalink)
Brian Fellows Tilted Location: Omaha, Ne	Being from Nebraskas I have a little different perspective, one year after a new A.D. is brought in he sees little improvement in a team that is rebuilding slowly and decides to fire the old coach. There are some strong rumors that he is gonna bring is his coach from Pittsburg. Makes you wonder if that was his plan all along. __________________ Go Huskers!! Go BEEF!!!!

12-01-2003, 09:05 PM	#14 (permalink)
cementor Crazy Location: Denver	As Roadrage states above the Sooners fired Gary Gibbs after a 9-3 season and were "road kill" for the next 4 years... remember Nebraska 70 OU 0. I do! NU better find a coach who can recruit a QB with a servicable arm and some speed or he'll end up like Smellingburger and Blake. One was a drunk and both were fired! I wonder if Mike Stoops thinks he jumped a week too early? __________________ Cementor If I was any better I'd have to be twins!

12-04-2003, 01:02 AM	#15 (permalink)
nofnway Insane Location: under the freeway bridge	I think Brian Fellows is on the right track.......and by the way that option offense has won them 3 national titles in the last 10 years....hundreds of games...blabity blah.... Nebraska haters are everywhere.....it aint cheatin if you don't get caught and if your'e not cheating you're not trying hard enough __________________ "Iron rusts with disuse, stagnant water loses its purity and in cold water freezes. Even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind" Leonardo Da Vinci

12-04-2003, 01:15 PM	#16 (permalink)
bond007 Junkie Location: too far from Texas	I think Bo Pellini will get the job.

12-04-2003, 09:02 PM	#17 (permalink)
dragon2fire Junkie	i think its a croack you dont fire a god dam good coach

12-05-2003, 08:23 AM	#18 (permalink)
archer2371 Sarge of Blood Gulch Red Outpost Number One Location: On the front lines against our very enemy	9-3 is an improvement on last year, so clearly Solich, must be a horrible coach, let's fire him! Oy, this disgusts me, you don't fire someone like Solich without a damn good reason and I mean like a 1-11 season. __________________ "This ain't no Ice Cream Social!" "Hey Grif, Chupathingy...how bout that? I like it...got a ring to it." "I have no earthly idea what it is I just saw, or what this place is, or where in the hell O'Malley is! My only choice is to blame Grif for coming up with such a flawed plan. Stupid, stupid Grif."