[Husker] Perlman has done a GREAT job!

[Steve Reichenbach]

Yes, Perlman made mistakes wrt Pederson and his involvement in the situation,
very much as you write.  I can't disagree with anything you said about why
what he did was wrong.  However, removing him as chancellor, for all the reasons
I wrote would harm the institution and isn't going to happen.  If NU operated
in a manner that you write: "The message that should be sent by HP's removal
is that a chancellor shouldn't get overly involved in the day-to-day affairs
of the football team...." it would be an even bigger error than Perlman made.
Think about it --- you don't fire the sucessful CEO of a large university
responsible for the higher education, research, and outreach programs of the
state for screwing up one sport in its athletic program (in a way that many
people, although it might be difficult to find them now and not including me,
thought was a great idea).  Moreover, I imagine Perlman has learned the lesson.

I've explained the best I can why this would be a very, very bad idea that
is not going to happen.  That's the last thing I'm going to write about this



> 
> <To my knowledge Perlman is doing a very good job overall." --Bob Beach>
> 
> What examples can you cite, Bob, to support your assessment ?
> ___________
> 
> <Want to make it more difficult to attract excellent faculty and
> administrators? --Bill Smith, MD>
> 
> There have been a long string of NU chancellors in my lifetime. I don't
> see how replacing HP will change anything long-term regarding the
> reputation of the University. 
> ______________
> 
> Firing him would be bad for the institution...it would be perceived by
> the wider academic community...as a...misguided action, and UNL would
> likely get someone who is less successful...subsequent candidates would
> be wary of an institution whose top academic officers were subject to the
> success of the football program in running the university. --Steve
> Reichenbach
> 
> Steve, I usually agree with your posts and respect your opinion, but the
> issue isn't whether Perlman's job is tied to the sucess/failure of the
> football season, but rather how personal politics got injected into the
> dynamics of the staff, and as was previously mentioned, extending a
> dubious contract extension to his buddy SP.
> 
> I guess the chancellor HAS the prerogative to do these things, but in the
> midst of the fallout from these poor decisions, he should not be immune
> to consequences. I think that IS the issue.
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> 
> I, like Ken M. and Pat G., am more concerned with his intervention into
> the football program in the first place. 
> 
> "It wasn't a very impressive 9-3" [Perlman] said 
> (http://www.theindependent.com/stories/011704/Hus_solich17.shtml).
> 
> "Here is a Perlman quote which a lot people overlook, yet it still
> infuriates me [Pat G.] 4 years later."
> http://www.theindependent.com/stories/121503/Hus_coach15.shtml
> 
> "If the assistant coaches were spending a lot of time worrying about that
> provision, then that's too bad," Perlman said. "They should've been
> spending their time more wisely."
> 
> Pat G: "For whatever reason, Perlman seemed to have a personal vendetta
> against the 2003 staff, and like Pedey, he wanted to put his mark on the
> program by bringing in a completely new staff.  Now that it completely
> blew up in his face, he's pretending like he had nothing to do with the
> current situation.  Fortunately, some of us know better.
> 
> Perlman goes on and on about what an excellent job Pederson is doing. Six
> months later, he would pretty much contradict everything he said in that
> article when Pedey was fired." 
> http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=38&u_sid=2367518
> =====================
> 
> HP is trying to have it both ways: first, be involved by sticking his
> neck into situations like those above, and now, hoping no one (especially
> Dr. Tom) will remember any of this, as everyone tries to pick up the
> pieces and repair the damage.
> 
> The message that should be sent by HP's removal is that a chancellor
> shouldn't get overly involved in the day-to-day affairs of the football
> team, and try to protect an embattled (and widely disliked) AD. The
> results of his doing so have been obvious.
> 
> Bill Laughlin
> Wichita, KS
> 
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