That's the $10 million question, Joel, and it's well above my pay grade. This is the question Chancellor Ronnie Green, system President Hank Bounds have been wrestling with and the question a new athletic director will be asked to answer early in his or her tenure.
Let's begin with the stipulation that Riley's current record at Nebraska (18-14 overall, 11-9 Big Ten, 0-6 vs. Ohio State, Wisconsin and Iowa) isn't good enough. He and the leadership have both acknowledged that.
The next part is direction. Is the program headed in a promising direction? Do Riley's recruiting classes and the development of those young players say definitively that brighter days are ahead?