[Husker] We really need some perspective here

[Knox, Chuck]

Good post, Rob.  One interesting point, which I left intact below, was
your mentioning of Barney Cotton as being part of Frank's first staff of
his own, and I believe implying that this was a good move (my apologies
if I put words into your mouth, Rob!).  Over here in Cyclone country
Barney is probably named as much as McCarney as the reason for ISU's
woes.  ISU had a TON of talent and returning starters coming back on
offense this year, and the result has been nothing short of anemic.
Particularly bad is the offensive line -- and Barney is the position
coach.  I too thought Barney was a great hire by Frank, and in turn a
great hire by McCarney.  With my 20/20 hindsight, I'm really starting to
wonder.

Chuck Knox
Pella, Iowa

-----Original Message-----
From: rczeranko at juno.com [mailto:rczeranko at juno.com] 
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 10:27 PM
To: husker at tssi.com
Subject: [Husker] We really need some perspective here

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Nebraska was too one dimensional under Coach Solich. During the Eric
Crouch era, Crouch was the offense. Then in playing Eric a ton to help
him win the Heisman, the future suffered. I would have liked to see what
Nebraska would have done once Coach Solich 'made the team his own' with
Barney Cotton and Bo Polini, etc. I have always felt that Coach Solich
finally had stepped out from under Coach Osborne's shadow.