[Husker] Another One Bites the Dust? Gilmore Gone?

[Bob Beach]

Steve Reichenbach wrote:
> I wonder when that changed at NU.  Perhaps when the AD demonstrated
> his lack of loyalty to its coaches.  I mean really, why would anyone
> feel loyalty to an organization led by Steve Pederson?
>
>   
     I think that is when it changed but I don't think it has that much 
to do with loyalty.  NU was living in a vacuum during the Devaney/ 
Osborne eras.  While, except for a very few instances, the world of 
college football coaching changes swirled around and NU was safe in its 
own special nest.   Now that wasn't all bad, if there was any bad at 
all.  However, it didn't reflect the direction college football was 
going.  Pederson forever is going to get the blame because  "he didn't 
demonstrate any loyalty and he broke up the good old boy pipeline."  All 
that had to happen is to hire a coach from the outside and that was 
going to happen.  It  was just a matter of time.  Either Pederson would 
do it or another AD would do it.  You just cannot keep the nest intact 
forever.  NU was one of the fortunate few that did it as long as they 
did. That last question you ask could be be asked of the greater share 
of programs today.  All you would have to do is substitute the 
appropriate AD's name.


Bob Beach