FW: [Husker] The Family

[Harmon, Josh]

Nah I disagree -- ADs are asked to bet on potential good performance all
the time.  I think that last year most people felt like everything was
starting to turn around and we were on the right path.  At the beginning
of this season I remember there being an argument on this list that
suggested that Nebraska might not get a shot at the National
Championship game if they went undefeated, and how annoying that would
be (that argument really made me chuckle). 

Perlman had lost Bill Byrne to A&M a few years ago -- and thought he had
an AD that was holding it together pretty well -- who had made some
gutsy decisions, and was starting to see the light at the end of a
tunnel (surprise it's a train!).  I think with Callahan the way colleges
are essentially held hostage by the football and basketball coaches --
Pedersen/Perlman (was Perlman involved in that decision at all?) felt
like he needed to lock down someone who was likely becoming a winner.
Although it seemed like a head scratcher to me at the time since I was
biased against Pedersen and Callahan being one of those sentimental
Solich types, it also didn't seem insane at the time given $college$
athletics motives these days. 

I think that most schools see athletic money as "play" money anyway.  If
a contract buy-out is needed the money appears. But if a coach becomes a
huge success and other schools come calling -- then they have to defend
their decisions as to why they didn't believe in the coach sooner.
Hypothetical -- Callahan wins the Big 12 and goes to a BCS game this
year and then left for the Michigan or LSU because we didn't sign him
this last summer. There would be plenty of criticism to go around for
that too I think. It's a hard to win situation. Hindsight is 20/20, as
they say.

I would probably lose all respect for NU if they fired Perlman over
this.  But I am wondering -- it seems like Oklahoma did fire their
chancellor in the 90s because of the football program.  Is that right?

Josh

-----Original Message-----
From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf
Of Kenneth McKillip
Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 11:12 AM
To: 'Bob Beach'; 'Husker List'
Subject: RE: FW: [Husker] The Family

HP extended SP and BC's contracts after 3 subpar seasons guaranteeing
them huge buy outs.  He states that he sensed something was wrong - but
did it anyway?

A competent leader would have said show me great performance this year
and we'll talk about the terms of an extension.  Especially if he
"sensed a problem".  This alone is unacceptable.

Going back, he allowed the dismantlement of our uniqueness, of our
competitive advantage.  He is in his position to understand the big
picture.
He is in reality a lawyer trying to appease.

This is not the behavior of a great man.  We need something totally
different leading NU.  This lead to the Greg Mays of the world moving
on.  I would also agrue that NU's image and alumni support is vastly
affected by the football program - more than 2% worth of HP's job.

-----Original Message-----
From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf
Of Bob Beach
Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 10:49 AM
To: Husker List
Subject: Re: FW: [Husker] The Family

Kenneth McKillip wrote:
>  We need men that do the hard thing when it is right.  For the long 
> term
good of the university he needs to go.  Future
> leaders will make better decisions in an environment of
accountability.
>   



    I am just curious when you say the above about Perlman other than
what has happened with the football program what you base it on?  I have
to assume you have other things you feel that way about since you use
terms like "for the good of the university".  The Athletic Department is
a very very small part of his total job.  Then within that very small
part comes the football program.  Basically, the only real involvement a
Chancellor has in the Athletic Department is hiring the AD.  I am sure
that days go by in his busy schedule he doesn't even think about the
Athletic Department.  I would never encourage a Chancellor to be fired
based on anything within the Athletic Department.  The totality of his 
job would have to be evaluated before a Chancellor is ever removed.   To

my knowledge Perlman is doing a very good job overall.


Bob Beach

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