[Husker] Turner / Bo

[Theodore Heise]

I agree with Mike, Jeff nailed this one.

I do want to offer my thoughts about Turner Gill, and ask a question 
that I haven't seen discussed.

First, I have to say I'm definitely in favor of wins for the Husker 
football team.  I also place great value on integrity and doing the 
right thing.  My preference would be to have a football program that 
succeeds in both areas, but if I had to pick one over the other the 
wins would go.  If principles are compromised for winning, it just 
doesn't matter any more.

When Pederson fired Solich, my interest in the sport noticeably 
dimmed.  The reasons Greg Mays gave applied for me, but I also think 
the principles suffered--illustrated initially by the way the firing 
was handled, but more recently by some of the information on 
management styles that has come out.  Having Tom Osborne involved 
again has substantially restored my interest, and I have to think 
that the integrity TO brings is a large part of it.

It seems to me that Turner Gill would bring the right spirit to the 
Nebraska program--and by spirit I mean more than excitement or 
energy.  It probably sounds sappy, but The phrase "renew a right 
spirit within me" comes to mind.  Turner strikes me as an upright 
man who would do that for the whole program.

A few days ago Mike Nolan noted that more coaching years would have 
built more contacts for finding potential assistant coaches, but I 
wonder if Tom Osborne's contacts may help fill this gap--which is 
probably small to begin with.

My question has to do with the last year or so that Turner was here. 
As I recall, he was named Assistant Head Coach when Solich made his 
final year coaching changes.  Given that, it seems perhaps a bit odd 
that Gill was *not* named the interim coach for the final game after 
Solich was fired.  Does anyone recall hearing any rationale for 
choosing Pelini?

Also, I seem to remember that Gill's leaving Nebraska after one 
season under Callahan was his own choice.  At the time I thought he 
had given it a go, and decided it wasn't a good fit.  Now I have to 
wonder how much of it was Gill's recognition that his values didn't 
fit well with those of the new administration.

Count me as one who would love to see Turner Gill hired as head 
coach.  Gives me a little shiver inside just thinking about it.

Ted

-- 
Theodore (Ted) Heise     <theo at heise.nu>     Bloomington, IN, USA





On Wed, 28 Nov 2007, Mike Jaixen wrote:

> Exactly right.  I think there is a better chance of Bob Devaney 
> coming back than a Bo/Turner combo.
>
> I do believe that with Osborne's announcement that he's going 
> recruiting (!!!) tomorrow and Friday, the coaching search is on 
> hold until after Saturday's games involving LSU (and possibly 
> Navy).
>
>
> --- Jeff Volk <jeffv at alphavideo.com> wrote:
>
>> Let's be realistic about at least one topic...
>>
>> If Turner Gill is hired as the Head Coach there is ZERO chance 
>> that Bo Pelini will come here as the DC/Asst HC. ZERO!
>>
>> Bo already holds that position at LSU (which like it or not is a 
>> much better program right now) and is first in line to take the 
>> HC position at LSU should Les Miles decide to leave for Michigan 
>> (or some other opportunity).
>>
>> Conversely, if Bo Pelini is hired as Head Coach there is an 
>> ALMOST ZERO chance that Turner Gill will come here as a OC/Asst 
>> HC.
>>
>> Turner already has a HC job at a Bowl Subdivision school and was 
>> just his conference's Coach of the Year. Other than his loyalty 
>> to T.O. - why would he take a backwards step and demotion to come 
>> back to Nebraska? Likely he wouldn't.
>>
>> Clearly this is an either Turner or Bo type situation and any 
>> dreams by Husker Fans of a staff with both Turner and Bo is just 
>> that - A DREAM!
>
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