Husker Melt Down

Wow! still don't know what happened yesterday to the Huskers!!!A fantastic first quarter and then they mat as well went home after the half. It was almost embarrassing to watch. Just showed how little Pelini knows about Coaching! There was quite a difference between the 2 Coaches approach to having something go wrong. Their Coach encouraged his players after a mistake, and Pelini just made an fool of himself after every call against the Huskers, or bad play. He belittled each of the players and wouldn't let them go until he was done and when they walked away from him, he followed them while harassing them further. Not a very good role model. Was very proud of the way the players hung in for the whole game but not so much for the Coaching staff or the play calling! When the quarterback is 1 for 10 why would you keep calling a passing play instead of trying something different to see if something else might work! EB

Beav, you sound like a "fair weather' supporter of the Nebraska football team. I didn't see much criticism when they were winning.

It is a lot like this with the Virginia Tech supporters. Happy win winning, pointing fingers when losing.

Bud Foster, VT defensive coordinator, is one of the best coaches in the country. VT is having a bad year & the natives are restless.

Bo's defense had a bad night but they have a great team. Wisconsin had a great night and you could tell by all the uncontrolled "dancing" on the sidelines.

Was this a football game or a dance contest?

Things will get better.

I'm an Ole Miss fan and I'm sticking with them.

Bo has never been a decent role model for the team. He gets mad and cuts loose on anyone close to him. I think he has had more technicals called on him for his conduct than any other Coach. I never wanted him to start with! I still like and support the team just not this Coach. Maybe this will be the straw that breaks the Camels back for him!!! EB

Ive been a husker fan all my life, and im tired of the same ol season year after year with BO, Maybe I was spoiled in the 70's, 80's and 90's. But BO gets the 9 win seasons and keep most of the fans happy and gets to a decent bowl most of the time. We beat all the softies but struggle with the bigger boys on the block. BUT......who takes over? Do we really want another Bill Callahan? I think BO is diggn his own grave, acting a fool on the sidelines and loseing recruits aint the way to build a program. Now im just rambling cause this jus makes me mad the more I talk about it! Anyway,,,,,, GO BIG RED!!!!!!

We never had the first Bill Callahan! His program was messed with the whole time he was here and never really got a chance to see if it would work. Tom Osborn was one of the biggest distractions of Callahans program. EB

Well, they fired Bo Pelini. And I can't help but feel this is deja vu of Frank Solich again. Sigh.

I just read about the firing as well, and the first thing i thought of was this thread.

Be careful what you wish for.

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Originally Posted by Don G

Be careful what you wish for.

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Oh, I know. What/who are we gonna get?? Solich didn't get a fair shake, Callahan, imo, was mess! Bo had 7yrs, won atleast 9 games every year, NO championships,,,, conf or otherwise. They have lost countless recruits and players that have transferred. He goes alittle overboard on the sidelines ( which I don't mind to much ). I heard an interview with SUH, who said that there were more problems than just BO. I don't know what they are but I hope they had a plan before letting BO go. ALOT of schools would love to have 7 nine win seasons in a row! I have hard two names tossed out there,,Scott Frost and Jim Tressell. DonG is right Nebraska,,,,, BE CAREFULL OF WHAT U WISH FOR! Is 9 wins really so bad?? GO BIG RED!!

Michigan will give you Brady Hoke, free of charge, and will pay for his bus ticket out if town. rotfl

There is talk of Bo going to MI. Bo had his job until Sunday when he refused to make changes to his staff. He said he would go before he would make changes to his staff. Bo has wanted out of the Ne program since his Brother left. You guys think that a 9-3 season isn't too bad but if this was in the Corporate field he would have been gone a long time ago.
He makes 3 million a year and is one of the top paid Coaches in the Country
He has a state of the art weight room and playing facility.
He has a lot of team talent
He isn't that great on recruting
here are his stats:
71% winning percent
9-17 against ranked team
0 top 5 finishes
0 top 10 finishes
0 conference championships
0 major bowls
0 major bowl wins
0 undefeated seasons
27 losses and several of these were non-conference games
You say that a 9-3 season isn't to bad but look at the schools that beat him.
In the Corporate World do you think he would have make it 7 years with that kind of record

I think there is a better chance that Bo will end up with another coordinator job, before a head coaching job. I know Bo will find success and he will turn into a great coach. Unfortunately, we just didn't have the patience to let that happen.

But whats done is done. As for the next coach, I only have to say this. No matter who it is, the guy has 2 - 3 years top, to get the team to Bo's level. Meaning 9 win seasons. After that, the guy has another 2 or 3 years to get a conference championship win. Not a visit, but a win. If not, fire the guy. Why? Because that's what we gave Bo, it would be a crime to make an exception for this new guy.

In the end, Shawn took a gamble. It can either go two ways from here. Up or down. Either way we have to live with the decision.

I think most people in Nebraska think the next coach will be Scott Frost, but I don't like that move. Why? Because you are going the no-head-coaching experience route, again. Yes I know he has been successful at Oregon, yes I know he played for Nebraska and 'knows Nebraska football'. But c'mon.

Jim Tressel is another name I have heard frequently. Head coaching experience, yes. Championship wins, yes. But he comes with a heavy amount of baggage.

Bo Pelini ranked #24 according to USA Today nationally on his salary. Kirk Ferentz makes about $1 million more than Bo Pelini. Bo was the 5th highest paid coach in the Big Ten.

One other name that has been thrown out there is Craig Bohl. Coaching at Wyoming right now, but for $800k. A $3 million salary would look appeasing to leave Wyoming for the Nebraska job. Pretty sure UNL can afford the buyout for his contract on top of Bo's.

Good post, Chris

Just for information, do not eliminate Scott Frost from consideration!

Tom was 35 y/o when named Head Coach at NE and Scott is currently 39 y/o.

Tom played 3 years of professional football from 1959-1961 ( 1959 49ers and 1960-1961 with Redskins). Scott played 6 years of professional football from 1998-2003 ( Jets 1998-2000, 2001 Browns, 2001-2002 Packers and 2003 Bucs ).

Tom was an Off Assistant from 1964-1968 at NE ( *1964 he was an unpaid assistant with his only compensation being able to dine at the athletic training table ). Scott was a GA at NE in 2002 and K St in 2006 and he was an assistant at Northern Iowa from 2007-2008 ( LB Coach 2007 and Co-DC in 2008 ) and Assistant Coach at Oregon 2009-2012 ( WR Coach ).

Tom was the OC at NE from 1969-1972 while Scott has been the OC at Oregon from 2013- present.

Scott Frost is one of five candidates for college assistant coach of the year (Frank Broyles Award)

Go Big Red
Husker

Well guys, whatcha think of the new hire???

I don't think he did as well at Oregon State as BO did at Nebraska.

Listening to the press conference right now....
Riley is very well respected nationally, but that does not count on game day. His and NU's success will depend on the coaches he hires. Has to hire coach or coaches who are great recruiters as well as great at developing players.
Lots of rumors out there on who the coaches will be. He has to get out quickly to recruits to confirm current commitments for the 2015 and 2016 classes...hope the current players and recruits buy into the new coach/coaches....Dead period begins like December 15.
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You know, one thing that struck me during this whole thing. Is what has happened to college football nowadays. Because of polls and rankings now, its less about what your record is and more who you beat. Would Husker fans been as upset with Bo if he still had the 4 loss seasons, but was able to beat highly ranked opponents? For example, lets just say that the Huskers did beat Michigan St. and Wisconsin, but lost to McNeese St. and Rutgers? Would we still be ticked off about the season? Would the Huskers be ranked higher?

I don't think about the past that much, I move on. Which is why its difficult for me to come with an answer to this. But I wonder what others think about the notion that its not what your record is at the end of the season, its who you beat that counts. I tell you what though, I don't care for the talk that Mike Riley WILL do all these things at Nebraska. You don't necessarily know what any coach is gonna do or how his career will work out. You anticipate that Mike Riley will use this opportunity at Nebraska to take them to the next step. If not, well then, history will more than likely repeat itself. But I'll always be a fan of Huskers, 100% of the way.

Now as far as the coaches go, I think the same thing can be said about Bo, he was just a little bit to stubborn to bring in better guys. But you can't say all those guys on his staff were terrible. I think the off the radar recruits we brought in and the ability to send them into the NFL is a clear representation of how those were developed. I think guys like Ron Brown, Rich Fisher, and John Garrison have done relatively well. I think Kaz and Warren have done a well enough job. While I do like the change in the special teams, i don't really know who is responsible for that turnaround compared to last year.

I don't know who the rumored assistant coaches are, with the exception of Oregeron. I do know there is quite a bit of wiggle room for better assistants on the offensive and defensive side of the ball. i thought Tim Beck getting paid $700k was too much for him. So I do hope they fight a better guy for about the same price.

Its about playing well in all 3 phases of the game for 4 quarters. If you're into ugly wins against over matched teams and ugly losses against comparable athletes then Bo's your guy. Besides that Bo's a whiner and pollutes the minds of his players in order to bolster himself. Bo's gone GO BIG RED

Bo is gone & 7.5 million dollars to the good. I am a die hard Ole Miss follower but really like what Nebraska use to be. I will be watching next year to see how this all works out.

I did see a video of Bo's address to the team. Seems to me that the AD did not spend much time with the program.

I personally think the players liked Bo and were not intimidated by him.

Maybe, just maybe, the Alumni Association should take a closer look at the AD.:twocents:twocents

The new AD essentially said when he was hired: " if five years from now, all of our teams are competing for championships and nobody knows my name, I will have succeeded." Whatever else Bo was, he was a scapegoater. Pumped for the future. GBR

Yea, I've given my opinion on the matter. But I've moved on, you have to in this situation. I wish Mike Riley the best of luck and GO BIG RED. It will be interesting to see who the new coaches are. I heard that only the DB coach Warren will be retained. That kind of sucks because I really liked Ron Brown as the RB coach. But who knows. It is just a rumor.

I did see the holiday bowl game last night. I thought it was a pretty sloppy game in the first half on defense, but USC is a pretty talented team. Glad to have seen the Huskers hang around until the end, just wish they could have done a better job on offense and finished out with a win.

On to next season. :)