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Some really great points made on this thread, I personally, am glad to see that we are not all asking for Bo's whistle just yet. I also understand those that feel angst toward the current staff, especially after such a heartbreaking loss, which is what every loss is when you are a Husker fan. Trust that it took me until today to even want to discuss Husker football, I was a bit "anger-drunk" post Rosepocalypse, F*** this, F*** that, F*** you, F*** the next person who texts me about this loss like I didn't watch the F***ing game! Again, I was "anger-drunk" so I may have asked for Bo's head Saturday night or cursed my parents parents for being born a Husker fan, but today is new day and the hangover is almost gone, almost.
I don't want Pelini fired. It is going to take some time and dedication to get the program back to greatness, so we need to give Bo some time. Haven't we learned our lesson to be patient with Tom Osborne, from Tom Osborne himself? If Tom believes Bo is the guy then who the hell are any of us to question, right? As others stated look how long it took Osborne to get it done, with the landscape today shouldn't we have a little more patience, especially with a first time coach? I surely don't want to become Notre Dame, and chase a golden gofer when we potentially have one in the lawn clawing his way up. We are Nebraska so let's stay classy and respect the process to become great as we expect players to do the same.
Plus we can't keep comparing other coaches to Bo, it isn't fair and basically any example could be picked apart. Saban did his first head coaching stint in the Big Ten, and resigned after 4 years of being anything but great, would anyone question his aptitude? Took Mack Brown eight seasons for a NC and he has an endless supply of top recruits. I would rather have a coach come here and put in his leg work, even suffer a bit, and then make it to the top, it shows resolve and dedication. A coach can leave us too, and I would rather not see what Bo could do if he was given the reigns to Georgia or Arkansas, would you? Don't kid yourself, Bo's phone would ring and could be ringing now...
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Kane Diggity said...
Some really great points made on this thread, I personally, am glad to see that we are not all asking for Bo's whistle just yet. I also understand those that feel angst toward the current staff, especially after such a heartbreaking loss, which is what every loss is when you are a Husker fan. Trust that it took me until today to even want to discuss Husker football, I was a bit "anger-drunk" post Rosepocalypse, F*** this, F*** that, F*** you, F*** the next person who texts me about this loss like I didn't watch the F***ing game! Again, I was "anger-drunk" so I may have asked for Bo's head Saturday night or cursed my parents parents for being born a Husker fan, but today is new day and the hangover is almost gone, almost.
I don't want Pelini fired. It is going to take some time and dedication to get the program back to greatness, so we need to give Bo some time. Haven't we learned our lesson to be patient with Tom Osborne, from Tom Osborne himself? If Tom believes Bo is the guy then who the hell are any of us to question, right? As others stated look how long it took Osborne to get it done, with the landscape today shouldn't we have a little more patience, especially with a first time coach? I surely don't want to become Notre Dame, and chase a golden gofer when we potentially have one in the lawn clawing his way up. We are Nebraska so let's stay classy and respect the process to become great as we expect players to do the same.
Plus we can't keep comparing other coaches to Bo, it isn't fair and basically any example could be picked apart. Saban did his first head coaching stint in the Big Ten, and resigned after 4 years of being anything but great, would anyone question his aptitude? Took Mack Brown eight seasons for a NC and he has an endless supply of top recruits. I would rather have a coach come here and put in his leg work, even suffer a bit, and then make it to the top, it shows resolve and dedication. A coach can leave us too, and I would rather not see what Bo could do if he was given the reigns to Georgia or Arkansas, would you? Don't kid yourself, Bo's phone would ring and could be ringing now...
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Crindal said...
Bo Pelini makes that amount of money to win -- FAIL, to teach kids how to be men and how to play football -- QUESTIONABLE, to represent the program like a mature adult -- FAIL FAIL. To win games against quality teams -- FAIL FAIL? Ask Bo about his golf game, ask BO what he really thinks of the fans here, ask Bo what he really thinks of TO. He isn't who you dream his is and gets paid more $$$ than any coach in the history of Nebraska and IMO doesn't even like it here. So yes his paycheck matters because he isn't doing what he is getting paid to do. Can you get away with that at your job?
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Apparently, I was right. There is little that is rational in your post, but I'll address it point by point.
I can only assume that you play golf with Bo, and that you have had several personal conversations with him. Otherwise, how could you possible know what he thinks of the fans or TO?
I have no illusions about who or what Bo Pelini is. He's a football coach, who is trying his best to build this program into a championship program, which we have not been since 1999. It's to his advantage to do so, and I believe he is trying his damnedest to do just that.
He is getting paid to win as many games as he can with the talent he has. Nine games a year is a 70% winning percentage. Do you actually know how many college coaches have a winning percentage of 70% or better?
Your second point is unbelievably arrogant on your part. How on earth would you know the character of the players on this team?
Your third point is STUPID STUPID. It's entirely based on your personal opinions and prejudices.
Your fourth point is the only valid point you offer. I note that it is only in the fourth line that you even suggest that this is merely your OPINION, because you don't actually know if anything you've written is true.
Here's the point. It doesn't really matter how much he's being paid. If any of your points are valid, then they would still be valid if he was only making $100,000 a year. Just because he's making three million does not mean that he automatically must be a championship coach. It would certainly be preferable, and it is certainly something the fans expect, but many college football, hell pro football, coaches have been paid as much or more and done no better.
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"Here's the point. It doesn't really matter how much he's being paid".
then lets give him a pay cut
and if i remember right Harvey Perlman publically reprimanding Pelini about his lack of maturity on the side lines and it was reported that Osborn talked to him about it as well.
enjoy being a Pelini apologist but his act is wearing thin, not that we can fire him or should fire him yet. he does win 9 games a season. well he did until this season. i'd bet your trailer home on a 5-6 loss season.
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Bo Pelini makes that amount of money to win -- FAIL, to teach kids how to be men and how to play football -- QUESTIONABLE, to represent the program like a mature adult -- FAIL FAIL. To win games against quality teams -- FAIL FAIL? Ask Bo about his golf game, ask BO what he really thinks of the fans here, ask Bo what he really thinks of TO. He isn't who you dream his is and gets paid more $$$ than any coach in the history of Nebraska and IMO doesn't even like it here. So yes his paycheck matters because he isn't doing what he is getting paid to do. Can you get away with that at your job?
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"Am gonna lay the truth down , am gonna strap it on and tell it like it is as we say. Bo is a rookie head coach! His "mistakes" and what he does are expected i think.
It took TO at least 10 years to get the assets (the right student / athletes) to make his concept a reality. It took him 10 years to realize he has to get bigger, stronger and faster on all positions especially on the defensive side of the ball to compete with FSU, Miami and some of those SEC schools.
After that student / atheletes came knocking on Nebraska's doors! He caught so much heat than hell that he almost took Colorado job. The only reason he stated not to go was his loyalty to the student / athletes he had recruited; so he stayed and the rest was history
I, like some of you dont like some of the things Bo does sometimes. He was not hired to be liked however, as soon as he still commands respect he's not going to go anywhere or get fired. I am as frustrated as anyone for example why UCLA did not get a few doses of Imani Cross.
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"Here's the point. It doesn't really matter how much he's being paid".
then lets give him a pay cut
and if i remember right Harvey Perlman publically reprimanding Pelini about his lack of maturity on the side lines and it was reported that Osborn talked to him about it as well.
enjoy being a Pelini apologist but his act is wearing thin, not that we can fire him or should fire him yet. he does win 9 games a season. well he did until this season. i'd bet your trailer home on a 5-6 loss season.
NU will go 3-5 in big 10 play.
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I love the fact that you assume I live in a trailer home. No such luck. No, I have to live in a fashionable part of Los Angeles and pay far more for the privilege than you probably make in a month.
But, I digress. Five or six losses? Hmm, I wonder which five teams you think will beat the Huskers? Michigan? MSU? Ohio State? Northwestern?
That's four possibilities, but considering that Iowa and Wisconsin lost to much worse teams than UCLA I kinda doubt either of them will have much luck. That leaves either Minnesota or Penn State. Both play in Lincoln. Neither has a prayer of winning there.
All you have proven with your post is that you know next to nothing about college football, or Nebraska football, or B1G football.
Oh, btw, we fans don't give Pelini any money. He is paid out of the revenues of the football program.
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I love the fact that you assume I live in a trailer home. No such luck. No, I have to live in a fashionable part of Los Angeles and pay far more for the privilege than you probably make in a month.
But, I digress. Five or six losses? Hmm, I wonder which five teams you think will beat the Huskers? Michigan? MSU? Ohio State? Northwestern?
That's four possibilities, but considering that Iowa and Wisconsin lost to much worse teams than UCLA I kinda doubt either of them will have much luck. That leaves either Minnesota or Penn State. Both play in Lincoln. Neither has a prayer of winning there.
All you have proven with your post is that you know next to nothing about college football, or Nebraska football, or B1G football.
Oh, btw, we fans don't give Pelini any money. He is paid out of the revenues of the football program.
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I love the fact that you assume I live in a trailer home. No such luck. No, I have to live in a fashionable part of Los Angeles and pay far more for the privilege than you probably make in a month.
But, I digress. Five or six losses? Hmm, I wonder which five teams you think will beat the Huskers? Michigan? MSU? Ohio State? Northwestern?
That's four possibilities, but considering that Iowa and Wisconsin lost to much worse teams than UCLA I kinda doubt either of them will have much luck. That leaves either Minnesota or Penn State. Both play in Lincoln. Neither has a prayer of winning there.
All you have proven with your post is that you know next to nothing about college football, or Nebraska football, or B1G football.
Oh, btw, we fans don't give Pelini any money. He is paid out of the revenues of the football program.
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This may sound dumb but a team wr better not sleep on us northwestern. They were up big on Syracuse and let them back on the game but still won. Cuse put up some points on USC. Also they beat vandy who almost beat south Carolina. Something we couldn't do when they didn't have Marcus lattimore. I am not saying we lose but we better show up.
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I love the fact that you assume I live in a trailer home. No such luck. No, I have to live in a fashionable part of Los Angeles and pay far more for the privilege than you probably make in a month.
But, I digress. Five or six losses? Hmm, I wonder which five teams you think will beat the Huskers? Michigan? MSU? Ohio State? Northwestern?
That's four possibilities, but considering that Iowa and Wisconsin lost to much worse teams than UCLA I kinda doubt either of them will have much luck. That leaves either Minnesota or Penn State. Both play in Lincoln. Neither has a prayer of winning there.
All you have proven with your post is that you know next to nothing about college football, or Nebraska football, or B1G football.
Oh, btw, we fans don't give Pelini any money. He is paid out of the revenues of the football program.
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I love the fact that you assume I live in a trailer home. No such luck. No, I have to live in a fashionable part of Los Angeles and pay far more for the privilege than you probably make in a month.
But, I digress. Five or six losses? Hmm, I wonder which five teams you think will beat the Huskers? Michigan? MSU? Ohio State? Northwestern?
That's four possibilities, but considering that Iowa and Wisconsin lost to much worse teams than UCLA I kinda doubt either of them will have much luck. That leaves either Minnesota or Penn State. Both play in Lincoln. Neither has a prayer of winning there.
All you have proven with your post is that you know next to nothing about college football, or Nebraska football, or B1G football.
Oh, btw, we fans don't give Pelini any money. He is paid out of the revenues of the football program.
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"I have to live in a fashionable part of Los Angeles and pay far more for the privilege than you probably make in a month".
Luke Perry is that you?
Generally people who find it necessary to boast about privilege and success don't have either or it was handed to them.
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