[Husker] Shatel got it right

[Sean McGrath]

I believe the common denominator here is recruiting. 	It seems that as
long as you seem to be recruiting well, Pedersen will keep you on. Now,
let's say, that either Collier or Callahan have several seasons of great
recruiting and nothing to show for it in the wins and loss columns then
you would see action. As of now, both are recruiting to SP desires so
both are safe for now. It's all about the recruiting baby!

Sean

-----Original Message-----
From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf
Of Bob Beach
Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 5:58 PM
To: husker at tssi.com
Subject: Fwd: [Husker] Shatel got it right



On 3/12/2005 at 3:33 PM Neal Smith <nealsmith_1965 at yahoo.com> wrote:

>>Tom Shatel got it right in his column yesterday about Collier and NU
>>being content with basketball mediocrity.  Lets see BC is now 0-5 in
the
>>Big 12 tournament.  Has he ever made it past lunch time in the
tourney?
>> 
>>http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_np=0&u_pg=38&u_sid=1357225



     I don't believe Collier has a winning record in the Big 12 if
memory serves me.  If he has a winning record it is barely.  I am not
necessarily a big Shatel fan but, I agree, he absolutely nailed this
one.  I particularly liked this quote from the article:


"At least in basketball. There is now a clear distinction at South
Stadium. Remember when former Football Coach Frank Solich was fired
after a 9-3 season? And Pederson said he didn't want the program to
gravitate toward mediocrity? 

The same standard is not being applied in basketball, where Collier is
allowed a chance to "coach his recruits and see what he can do." Solich
had just hired a new staff of recruiters. Why was Collier given the
chance that Solich was not?"


     I am not going to stir up again whether Solich should have been or
fired or not.  The point here is the same thought process is not used
when evaluating the basketball coach and the football coach.  I know
those would argue that basketball is a different world at NU than
football.  That's the whole point.  It is but it shouldn't be.  Let's
hold the basketball coach's feet to the fire as hard as is the football
coach's feet.  It is the only way to improve the program.  


     Collier is a long way from getting into the top half of the Big 12
which is what you had to do this year to make the NCAA if the six teams
make it the "experts" are predicting.  I agree with Shatel.  I see no
benefit at this point in time of keeping Collier other than he is a good
man.  I hope I am wrong about the winning.  But, maybe I'm missing
something because people have argued TO could have kept his job by just
being a good and upright man.  Maybe NU is applying the same logic to
Collier.



   


Bob Beach
Man is never too old to learn.  Man only becomes too old when the
process of learning stops.



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