[personal] RE: [Husker] Article

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***** ORIGINAL "Tony Lambert" <slimmer37 at hamilton.net> MESSAGE 
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Bob, you are correct in that Devaney knew he was going to retire 
and started 
grooming Osborne.
and TO did the same with Solich. At some point Pelini has known 
he wanted to 
be a HC. Now I'm assuming here. That Pelini has told his bosses 
that he 
wants to be a HC. So does his boss or bosses start prepping him ? 
Also TO is 
AD so let's again assume that TO will take him under the wing so 
to speak.





In response to "Tony Lambert" <slimmer37 at hamilton.net> message on 
29-December-2007 11:27:04a


    You make a good point and what you say may have happened.  I 
guess I just see a retiring Head Coach grooming someone to "pass 
the torch" to as being a totally different situation than a Head 
Coach that has an Assistant that desires to be a Head Coach.  For 
one thing the retiring coach has a compelling reason to get his 
hand picked successor ready.  On the other hand it is totally 
different thing in handling an Assistant that just feels he would 
like to go somewhere and be the Head man.  


     I believe TO will be a positive influence in the transition 
to Pelini.  The big thing is, as has been discussed before, TO is 
AD and not Director of Football Operations.  At some point he is 
going to have to turn his attention to other sports as well.  
Very few ADs get involved in the day to day handling of a given 
sports team.  Most ADs feel that is why they have a Head Coach to 
take care of those things.  I am sure if Pelini seeks him out TO 
will be there but I doubt you are going to see TO at practice 
every day, at team meetings, and etc.  If he is indeed going to 
do that he just should have coached himself.  Come to think of it 
I would have been on that bandwagon big time.  :-)  


Sincerely,

Bob Beach

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