[Husker] Perlman has done a GREAT job!

[todd strong]

So Steve R., would you write about the other academia guy who used to do the 
skits during the good 'ol days, lol......Tim Gay I think was his name, the 
physics guy. What's he really like? Where did he go?


"Would the boy I was yesterday, be proud of the man I am today?"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Reichenbach" <reich at inetnebr.com>
To: <husker at tssi.com>; <weldoc at juno.com>
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Husker] Perlman has done a GREAT job!


> 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.
>> ______________
>>
>> 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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