[Husker] Colorado's Situation...

[Harmon, Josh]

Who's the assistant (I just don't follow CO football well enough to know
them)?  Is Gary popular with the Colorado faithful (my understanding is
that is a very different understanding than the "husker faithful".).  My
impression is that there's not a strong feeling one way or the other.

But this makes me wonder, Jeff -- you have been most vocal about not
wanting to talk about the coaching changes at NU in the past. (And with
Frank's DUI -- I think that may have put that issue to bed somewhat.)
Yet twice (recently) you have brought it up. It makes me think -- in the
final analysis -- that none of us can really let go of the past even if
we really want to.

BTW, I never chimed in on the great Colorado win a couple of weeks ago.
That was a lot of fun. I actually thought they would be fairly
competitive, but didn't realize they would be so dominating. I truly
enjoyed the Bill C. show for the first time this season.  He seemed to
have a little life in him for the first time.  Hopefully that trend will
continue. 

Josh

-----Original Message-----
From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf
Of Jeff Volk
Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 9:56 AM
To: husker at tssi.com
Subject: [Husker] Colorado's Situation...

As I watch Sportscenter in my hotel room this morning I am struck by how
similar Colorado's situation is to another university that I know of. 

Let's see...

...A new athletic director, not happy with the direction or reputation
of his program has...

...a coach, albeit and admittedly one swirled in controversy, who
follows up an 8-5 season with a 7-5 season, including getting outscored
120-33 in their last 3 games...

...so the AD fires the coach...

...and then decides that the team will be coached by a popular assistant
in the bowl game, a winnable game against an average team...

So this is what we know as the similarities so far, which makes me
wonder how this will play out for CU...

...Will some fans, impressed by a CU win over an average team in the
bowl game annoint that assistant coach as the clear cut choice for the
new Head Coach and as the next great head coach in NCAA history?

...Will an admittedly botched coaching search by the AD result in a new
coach that serves as a continuous lightning rod for controversy and all
that is bad with Colorado Football?

...Will the new AD be criticized for each and every decision that he
makes, even if some of the decisions are sound in logic and practice? 

...Will Colorado fans start fan web sites supporting Gary Barnett's new
school?

...And I could go on and on...but the similarities would only get more
and more absurd!

So here's hoping for CU fans that the similarities between their
situation and that other university that I know ends with what we know
to date and that they don't have to spend the next 2 years listening to
people wax nostalgic about how great Barnett was and complain about how
the current state of CU football is in disarray. 

And on a seperate note, did anyone notice that NU sold out their Alamo
Bowl ticket allotment that was just shy of 11,000 seats in under 4 days?
How about that the Athletic Department has secured more tickets above
and beyond our allotment, that they also intend to sell out? WOW...I
guess the naysayer folks on the list are right and fan support for SP,
BC and Husker Football sure seems to be waning...huh? 

Have a great day and a super weekend!

Jeff




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