Though to tip. Coach Riley can you hear us I'd say hey what's happened. Man it's been long and I know what you did this feel like no base the end that once a week that's right yeah two at bet. It's on again. Yeah that's good to have you Mike I guess the first question is about dead air quality thing I mean it's it's pretty crazy here with the wildfires what are they telling you about the potential for the game in the air quality in the and that impact. Well I just got a notification you know I've been asked about it all morning and I've been doing some interviews and and that. You know I. And I and I already know about that thought dictate my daughter yesterday and she told me what it was likens she told me story about bin that was crazy aggregate I guess it's really bad over there and and I know their ducks moved over the coast to practice so you know it's it's one of those deals that. You know we'll we'll just we're just gonna gonna prepare and and then it's if it's adjusted well adjusted. I have a solution that. The week we got it clear at Lincoln. Again and in the end it if there is there's something in the air usually pulls through. So you know it's wide open and they wanna come. Join sat. Again coach you're a true humanitarian I mean that's just. I mean that's that's good stuff right there. We're gonna open our Doris Duke you know it's good did you beat it beat it behind me there at that France would show up and and they got to turn around ally. Many of them are excited about going to visit Oregon the state. And then go to the football game so I think some on the left already. How many fans did dude should be expects from Nebraska. I don't know for sure that number but I think it'll be a good number because I've heard of that. Ton of people going out there and and that. These these folks love thirteen men that love the opportunity to visit new places and and so I think it'll be a pretty good group. It is amazing to me of of all the teams I've seen play whether it's Michigan Ohio State Alabama I have never seen a group of fans that travels like Nebraska and it's not just Nebraska football. The trophy like Nebraska softball it is. It's almost surreal fan base I've ever seen is that a courtesy doesn't have great fans but with the adjustment. Going to a place where it is. Mean everything that happens there is blood deal. Yeah that is it that is a great point because everything here is an event and you know it. Basketball sold out to baseball always had great crowds I go to a lot of the baseball games that Leavitt and and volley ball's been sold out her. Ten years here and they love their kings. It's it's really isn't that great unique relationship there and that. It is you know it's one of those few places where there is one major university in the state. And people have loved it for years and and it's it's special and fun to be apart. Just because everybody cares so much in and you guys haven't been to a game here yet they're DJ yeah last year. I came to the Wisconsin game two years ago great game I think they ended up winning on a field goal late but I was I was attacking minutes I believe I you know I grew up on the mid west side I'd been there before I'd just. It's it's one of the best environments and all college football. Yeah I guess it's a great race fan base and it's very family oriented. You know it's want to kids. Lots of holes ramblings and a date they grow up with that they'd love it I get so many comments you know I've been this season ticket holders or my family and it. You know they kind of inherit the tickets and go down through the years generations that. It's fine and then they'd they'd love the games in the end of the electorate said it's all always an event here when there's a the sport but as the sports skiing go. Well there's certainly passionate but the flip side of that sometimes are unrealistic expectations and you on the brow is one championships. And it's it's it it's a different it's a different era now so how have you handled. That part of it in the sense that you do get some fans is passions they are that it may be a little over their skis with what they expect from you. The other you know I think it that's part of the deal here and you know it you keep can't child away from a it's a real deal and one other you know one of our. Goals here is just. To bring that back. And and so old you are only in the recruiting me you know in the play. It's a step by step deal in and it's exciting to do it so it's kind of a vision that we have an. And you know we we got that history. And it's fun to talk to the recruits about that but you know my my. I've been pointed amnesty could be in a part of a group that can bring it back here and it would it will be a special occasion. If and when neck and happened so. It's exciting to try and I understand and the immediate expectations. But it's something we have to work gas over a period time to make that real. As you go and now what's the exit your third season. Yet a third season now and and obviously you inherit a roster in this town to be you're trying to make changes and made coaches staff changes where you are lat where you had in the process of trying to. She penis. To to to what you envisioned it as to where you can compete with the Ohio states and and win Big Ten titles or compete for a national time. That's that's that's what we're that's what we're raptors who can net that is interesting because. One thing I know for sure that the program mindset culturally I have. I've I've this team I've really enjoyed and I enjoyed the other team's two big you can feel. The growth in the transition. Through time. And I I'm a firm believer takes time it takes whatever whatever number of years you ought to put on it 345 years. To not only established that but the football and those two could you gotta be. You've got to be good in football. And that is then the better you recruit the better you'll be in the football that you got to get what used to established and you've gotta also get in the program you'll want to step stent and so that. You know that's that makes it a balancing chuckling. Act all the time football and recruiting them and keeping your and the goal and keep it growing then and that but I do feel really good about. He engagement of this team. That this group has worked really well I don't. Really yet. Low maintenance non dramatic. Camp it was twenty days where we had. We get there are divided attention we weren't at school for the first time we had him from the pretty early morning and Intel 830 at night and it was smooth then. Kid's body and then. And and and made it work and a great waves are really enjoyed. Watching in that part of this program grow. This is a Nebraska coach Mike Riley formally organ state courts the Huskers here to take on Oregon in Eugene Saturday got Pamela Thais consider. I'm OK so you you made a switch on defense market banker had been with the along time. Yea yea you make a movie you bring in a three for a guy why the move and how long do you expect growing pains and what's realistic. Due to say that you know the systems in place and and guy should be getting it. Well you don't first of all the transition that Pargo was it was one of the more difficult things in my coaching alliance that we went through it and at par ten and from that going forward I've I've been intrigued about the 34. For quite awhile you know I started out coaching defense. And actually coaching the defense that went to college with go to Richmond which was the best thing that ever happened to me. We called the fight to back then but it really has. All the all the parts of the 34. Defense so that's what I first learned and coached and coached in Canada and and have always been intrigued about the idea of getting back to its soul with. But so openly and availability of poppy I thought it was a a great marriage Bob as a good teacher. And is I've been impressed with what our players have learned through spring practice in and fall camp then and there're there are certainly growing pains in it because. Players are you know one guy at its head and down for. For two years is now standing up as an outside linebacker and so there that there's going to be alert as a learning curve there for sure bet. As far as the teaching the progression in the foundation. It's been impressive in and you know we got to play keen. We have our our faults and our moments in the game. All great teachable moments and so I expect. You know continual growth with this group as we get to play games. When I'm guessing that this is a bit of a step up in the dress rehearsals over because you look at what organs in the north so do you tub that. Organ offense looks pretty good right now. You know if it's like the old days like CNET team you know one night I had a meeting late last night with the entire staff and kind of give mean you know impressions of what state they saw Oregon in the first game in the course of they've done all the research on the coaches that have been at South Florida and Colorado on it and they've done all that but and they got a firsthand look at it. Almost the first word other out was the speed at which they play in and and that's what we've known from Oregon and marks hassle it didn't surprise me a bit that's a great opening gains for the ducks in. And we've got our work cut out for structure. Have you ever coached against Willie Taggart that you remember. You know fight I don't think that not not since Willie's been head coach I have not. But. Of course I know his career. And was he was he would stay. Answered and answered yeah that that's that's probably when we. On the field together. I know your defensive coordinator said this and someone asked you many times. You know you can learn more and one game then you can from the three weeks of camper parents who can't what did you learn Saturday. Well you know first I thought it was a great game for our team and I'd love how we competed. It got really hard and you know I'd I'd I'd learned that our key included Justin listen and I thought our coaches did a nice job we actually played better defense. In the second half for a long time no down the stretch we had our troubles but that we made stopped when nick. McCain. So I'd I'd I'd learned a lot about our team's ability to stage and it. Compete ten. You know I thought that excitement poised on the sidelines was really good. You know now there's football parts of it that we've got to improve and you know there there'd be scaled things in the scheme that have to be tightened up to have have a chance to compete against Oregon. What about the quarterback it seems like you you have a guy now who slides and who who is. Maybe a better fit for what you wanna do is that true and in house he come along ten. Yeah you know I think that. That the last two years with partly it was good for us and good for our staffs in learning more of you know we handsome. Some zone read them and utilize the quarterback in different ways that we ever had I think it was actually good for us and Tom it was a good player. As we have recruited and with the addition of tenderly. You know it is and it is more like. In other physical comparisons would be more like these guys that we had in Oregon State in Derrick can pitch on them. Matt Moore in China camps filled in well who are great string guys that were good players and that these guys here are more like that. Will incorporate some of what we've learned. That in go back to what we've what we've done historically and you know we're always looking for a new tweaks and additions to what could be good with it's so. It's been it's been. Of the football part of that that has been fun and you know tech scanners talented guy really like him he came in here. Had to sit out because of the transfer. It was just one of the guys here it reminds me of the transition Matt Moore made Oregon State where he keenness. A good guy and one of the guy isn't. Soon earned all the respect the attainment and it was a fun process to watch and you know tanner then hadn't played it down and was elected captain. He's very engaged he's talented he works real hard at it. And I expect him. You know and played a game for a long time and I expect him to just get better and better he's got great ability and and that he works at an argument. And so I've I would. Miles and my goal as far as to get better each week that way. What do you guys have to get better is if you would highlight one or two things and and obviously you know Arkansas State it was a tough game but this is a step up and competition. One of the one or two things you have to to clean up if it if you guys are gonna come in Eugene and an NB detail the organs. Well organic have to just get a little bit more we have a week we can be better. Passing team and we weren't really doesn't senator on the quarterback that's what we do rent. When we do it how we do it we're gonna have to be real specific about that we got to get better at that you know I was pleased with how we ran the football. And I was pleased with our balance you know that's going to be our our our best teams in Oregon State. Had a guy that would rush for 15100 yards in Holland and people forget that because we had the receivers put up numbers in the quarterbacks put up numbers that we were at our best. And the quality evidence and Bernard quiz Rogers and Steven Jackson. And back in the day Kenny Simon that we had good balance in the play action game meant something and and we also had a good screen game going which we have not managed to do here yet so. You know we've got it's still work in progress and it's still a lot of growth ahead of the spread like the parts we just have to get better at it have for gonna compete. This is Nebraska coach Mike Riley nine you get to bike to work still there like he did in Corvallis. No I don't and and you know have I missed that part of that are sure but I enjoy it and I are here with without any. Without our kids are kids are trying to pass being at home so. Our lifestyles more like when we first started out together and until college and she bright to me to work in the morning and and we get coffee and and then I call it whatever time that she picks me up then it's a fun life or haven't suddenly they're gonna enjoy it in this as a this is also a nice place to live then and a fun place to be so we're gonna take advantage of it. Is this the last adventure for you is is this where events. I think it probably is soup you know I you know I and I don't put any timetable on it I. I feel like a rookie you know hit into another season and and I enjoy it. I enjoy the football part of that I enjoy learning about. Kind of a new recipe. For what we have to do and how we have to approach things whether it's football or recruiting her. All in all those different parts of our football lights in the and that. You know so I feel real good about it but I really at my age you know I can't I can't look. Pat but I certainly don't have any other spots in mind about any other job back I would imagine this will be my last month. In what he'd do without in and out burger out there. And it could. I'm lobby and they're moving you know they're moving this way they're all over Texas now so we're not far from Texas so we're still kind of working on it you know I've got a spot form there ever want to come out here so. It's funny yes seconds like I bring that up that bandanna read our operations guys and the time are we coming commented. I'll regret thought. Try to do you Bradley kisses like Steak N Shake is is that like the big right now if you win out there. Well there's that and what they. But they like this change in there and there's a barbecue place that we treated him with the other night apps for victory dinner so that there's some. Really really good stuff here we we really don't lack for that misses this is a really good count this as a really good college town and if so it. That that it's been fun to learn about it. And got to grow with the. Well can you believe we're still employed and we're still here Mike. I love you love amber amber it's really glad that. They got the message is going to be on which you guys and I appreciate you had missed and it's our weekly sessions from the past that I'm glad he wanted to have me on again. Yep it was great to talk to you great to catch up in good luck against Oregon Mike. Thank you I think so appreciate you guys. This UC Knight thanks a lot of that act.