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Lovie Smith receives 2-year contract extension through 2023
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<blockquote data-quote="Krush 2010" data-source="post: 1431813" data-attributes="member: 740427"><p>This is a paper move. It keeps his contract from being a "lame duck" without really committing to him long term. A 2 year extension is a perfect example of a "prove it" extension. I imagine the conversation would go something like "we expected this rebuild to be further along by now, but we see the improvement and haven't completely lost faith in what you're trying to do"</p><p></p><p>Let me be clear. 63-0 against Iowa is unacceptable. The Nebraska loss and Purdue losses in the manner they happened are unacceptable. If they happen again next season the same as this year, I'm sure the coaching search will begin. Not extending Lovie with the "prove it" style extension would have been a major mistake and almost certainly would have negatively impacted any recruiting traction we have. We either needed to do the extension, or fire Lovie. I don't feel like firing Lovie would have been the right call this year. </p><p></p><p>This cupboard was pretty bare. I see much better athletes on the field today than I saw during the majority of the Beckman era. Just my .02.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Krush 2010, post: 1431813, member: 740427"] This is a paper move. It keeps his contract from being a "lame duck" without really committing to him long term. A 2 year extension is a perfect example of a "prove it" extension. I imagine the conversation would go something like "we expected this rebuild to be further along by now, but we see the improvement and haven't completely lost faith in what you're trying to do" Let me be clear. 63-0 against Iowa is unacceptable. The Nebraska loss and Purdue losses in the manner they happened are unacceptable. If they happen again next season the same as this year, I'm sure the coaching search will begin. Not extending Lovie with the "prove it" style extension would have been a major mistake and almost certainly would have negatively impacted any recruiting traction we have. We either needed to do the extension, or fire Lovie. I don't feel like firing Lovie would have been the right call this year. This cupboard was pretty bare. I see much better athletes on the field today than I saw during the majority of the Beckman era. Just my .02. [/QUOTE]
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