From what I hear, here's how it breaks down: Monte Kiffin will be the honorary Head Coach, Bo Pelini will be the acting Head Coach, Turner Gill will be the Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator and Ed Orgeron will be the Defensive Coordinator but really he'll just coach the defensive line, find the next Reggie Bush and be endlessly entertaining.
I kid but in all honesty I'm riveted by the fact that there doesn't seem to be one slam dunk candidate. There's no Steve Spurrier out there, every candidate has his plusses and minuses: Pelini can't recruit, Gill's too green, Grobe lost to the worst Nebraska team in years.
None of it really matters in the end because the point is Nebraska is getting a new coach and no matter who it is there will be excitement. That's a pretty good spot to be and with the massive beheadings yesterday, you have to give Dr. Tom credit for waking up early Saturday morning and getting the job done. There are a lot of BCS schools now in the market and while two days may not seem like much it could be the difference between getting our first choice and getting the next Callahan. (Oh, wait, A&M already locked that up.)
The boys are back in Nebraska now, and there's speculation that we could know later today who has ultimately gotten the job. Pelini was the early front runner but Grobe's come on strong of late. I could roll the dice with either of them and feel really good about it. Four years ago I was full steam ahead on Pelini. Now I may shade to the Grobe side, but here's the tiebreaker: give me the guy who will get Coach O.He'd probably turn A Boy Named Suh into a Top 5 draftpick and he'd be the most lovably outrageous person associated with Nebraska football since Broderick Thomas.
I know it's not really a reality at this point but that's what coaching searches are all about: being irrational. Let's enjoy it while we can because it should be over before the week is out.
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