You are struggling with comprehension now. I said those played a part. I can't spell it out any more clear. Cignetti's success at Indiana has lessened the patience from administrators and fan support in the FBS. Every weekend there is a game where the crowd is chanting for the firing of a coach. I don't know why you are being so stubborn.
They were objectively a more successful program than we were since 2011, going to the playoffs every season since 2012, and going to at least the semis in 7 of the last 8 seasons.
Just clarifying. My point was the Indiana victory alone wasn't why he was fired. So Franklin wasn't fired because of Cignetti, he was fired because they lost games to lesser opponents after the Oregon loss which was the last straw. Also, you playing the stubborn card is pretty amusing. You have now made multiple statements and backtracked on pretty much everyone of them with new qualifiers.
You are so wrong. The greater part of my family still lives in Nebraska, my parents are UN grads, I was born in Lincoln, and I can't escape the rundown of every UN game from rabid Husker fanatic relatives. Frank's firing was the result of pressure from high placed boosters unable to handle anything but a #1 ranking and Nat'l Championship. My point was your question is exactly the same crap Frank faced under the microscope, and that Nebraska screwed up by pulling the trigger one to two years too soon. Everybody post-Frank has sucked up to the boosters and tried to win in every conceivable fashion, except for how it was done with Devaney and Osborne. I know, I was one of the fools begging for Frank's head at that time and have come to realize how impulsive and foolish I was. You can pretend you didn't send a back-handed slap across Bobby's face all you want, you're not fooling me.
My guy, you are making ENORMOUS logical leaps here and calling it clear and factual. Cignetti's success at Indiana has not had NEARLY the effect on other teams that you are suggesting. College football coaches have always has a short leash based on their own wins and losses.
I have clearly stated my position on the Penn State firing. Multiple things can be true at once. I believe Franklin would’ve been fired regardless of the Northwestern outcome because of the Indians win. The stigma that Franklin had was never being able to win the big ones and Cignetti did that IN Oregon.
I agree they are leaps, but I don’t think they are illogical leaps. The transfer portal has given them even shorter leashes. My point was that because of his success at Indians programs like Penn state are not going to be as patient going forward. That’s just my view. I’m ok to be wrong.
And I say they would have fired him regardless of what Cignetti did.
I guess it is a matter of opinion on whether or not Cignetti's has changed the patience level of other major teams. I don't think is success has altered the level of patience at any other school in any way. But you can't just keep stating your opinion as if it is actually a fact.
That’s not true. They wanted to get away from the option. The offense was regressing as the defense was getting better under DC Pelini. That’s the truth. Also a big Husker fan with family and a relative who played there. The narrative was always to move away from the option. Again, you are assuming things that aren’t true. I didn’t want Solich fired either, but hindsight is 20/20 and they weren’t going to win another title running the option. It was dead at that point.
It’s really not a big deal and not worth an argument over, but it’s hard for me to believe after what he has done at Indiana that other administrators aren’t questioning whether they could have similar success. That was the whole point of this discussion for me. Clearly I hit a nerve. I have not once bashed our coach or team.
Oh, I'm not angry man, you and I have talked plenty on here. No hate. Just seemed like you wanted the discussion, and I engaged.
If you COULD care less, why don't you?
I know you aren’t angry. I just was talking about the cignetti thing running its course. I do think they are saying those things being closed doors, and would never say anything like that publicly. We can agree to disagree as it really is only an opinion and I cannot back that up.
