[Husker] Fantasy

[Pat Gaule]

Kaufsss at aol.com wrote:

>I do not believe Pedersen will be gone - unfortunately for us(in this  
>regard) but fortunately for him in this regard - the rest of the program is  flying 
>high
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I don't understand why people buy into the myth that Pederson is somehow 
personally responsible for the success of the other programs at 
Nebraska.  What succesful programs can you credit to Pederson?  
Volleyball and Baseball came into prominence under the previous athletic 
director, and Pederson has made virtually no decisions on the staffing 
for either program.  As far as basketball is concerned, the jury is 
still out on Doc Saddler.  I'm not saying that he's not a good coach or 
that he won't work out - we simply don't know how he will do long-term.  
It's certainly not enough to say that the "basketball program is flying 
high."  Above all else, keep in mind that Pederson did nothing to 
improve the program by bringing in Saddler until Barry Collier 
voluntarily resigned his position to become the AD at Bulet.

The program with which he has had the most direct involvement with 
(football), is in complete disarray.  And as important as it is for the 
other programs to be successful, the UNL athletic department would not 
be profitable or even self-sufficient without the profit-generation 
machine that is the NU football program.  Nebraska is a "football 
school", and we hopefully always will be..  Over the long haul, if the 
football program is not succesful, the rest of the athletic department 
will suffer.