Any typical university wouldn't think of taking back a football coach who bolted overnight twice, chasing two once-in-a-lifetime opportunities.
So get that Mike Riley stuff out of your head. And replace it with another Cornhusker-themed option -- Scott Frost. Stealing the coveted Nebraska product would be the most un-Oregon State thing ever. Which is exactly why they should attempt it.
But first, yes, Riley is in trouble at Nebraska. The athletic director who hired him got fired, in large part, for hiring him. The Huskers hired former Oregon AD Bill Moos this week and in a strange twist the future of Nebraska football now has a strange Civil War flavor.