[Husker] Try Again

Fri Feb 25 10:53:54 CST 2005

Great post! This was refreshing to read as my delete button has to be replaced for the moment! :)

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From: The Jensens 
Date: Fri Feb 25 10:25:31 CST 2005
To: Andy Knipp , husker at tssi.com
Subject: Re: [Husker] Try Again

I wondered how long this would take to swing to football. OK I'll play, only
because I enjoy beating my head on the wall.

First of all Andy, in a post awhile back criticizing Callahan & Cosgrove you
said, "Of course if the HC feels that his old college drinking buddy is
qualified to be DC, I certainly hope they all get fired sooner rather than
later." This same statement applies to Frank. It is my personal belief that
if Solich had not brought in Gillespie (against the advice of the rest of
the coaching staff) and placed him in charge of the extremely important area
of talent evaluation and recruiting, Frank would be coaching at Nebraska
today. And so according to your view, Frank got what he deserved.

Now the differences.

The difference between the programs. Football is the cash cow of the
athletic department. Basketball has never been a significant source of
revenue for the rest of the department. (It is preferred that it make a
profit.). At Duke, the general direction of the basketball team is extremely
more important than the football team. Thus you have to take notice when
your cash cow slips.

The difference between the coaches. Collier has made an effort to adjust and
adapt to the Big 12. He hired proven recruiters in Rankin and Spinelli. He
has changed recruiting methods and he has changed the type of player
Nebraska recruits. Thus the apparent talent level in the program is on the
upswing. As I have stated before, Solich repeatedly refused to adjust how he
recruited. The result is he was still bringing in a few "non division one"
recruits.

By the way under Nee the program was regressing. At the outset of Nee's
tenure he brought an enthusiasm and energy to Nebraska basketball that had
not been seen for a long time (if ever). However, in the middle of that
tenure he seemed to lose focus and become disinterested. By the end it
appeared he was just plain apathetic.

Gerald

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Knipp" <andy at knipp.com>
To: <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 7:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Husker] Try Again

>
>
> >
> > As Neal Smith pointed out it is not very proper to call some of Barry
> > recruits 'dogs' . So please substitute non- division 1 caliber players
for
> > dog in my previous post.
>
>
> But of course if you were referring to Frank Solich recruited players,
then that term is OK.
>
> It certainly amazes me when people are surprised about the possibility of
Collier  getting fired.
> First you have the 75% win is a program "headed in the wrong direction"
> Second remember that Danny Nee was run out of town after producing 2 (I
think)
> NCAA qualifying teams and 1 NIT championship team. Does Collier even have
an overall
> .500 record ?
>
> BTW,  I am not too concerned either way as I am not a bball fan.   Just my
biased observation.
>
>
> Andy Knipp
> andy at knipp.com
> (480) 818-1026 (M)
>
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Content preview:  I wondered how long this would take to swing to
  football. OK I'll play, only because I enjoy beating my head on the
  wall. First of all Andy, in a post awhile back criticizing Callahan &
  Cosgrove you said, "Of course if the HC feels that his old college
  drinking buddy is qualified to be DC, I certainly hope they all get
  fired sooner rather than later." This same statement applies to Frank.
  It is my personal belief that if Solich had not brought in Gillespie
  (against the advice of the rest of the coaching staff) and placed him
  in charge of the extremely important area of talent evaluation and
  recruiting, Frank would be coaching at Nebraska today. And so according
  to your view, Frank got what he deserved. [...] 

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