[Husker] Fans Mood

[Pat Gaule]

Bob,

The reasons for people being upset right now go far beyond the fact that 
the team is not winning.  The calls for Pederson and even Callahan to 
step down are almost unanimous at this point.  If Solich was still the 
head coach and Byrne the athletic director, and Nebraska found 
themselves 4-3, I believe that many would be calling for the coaches 
head, but it would be nothing like the outcry we are witnessing right 
now.  

Nebraskans, by their nature, are trusting and forgiving people.  
Unfortunately, Steve Pederson exploited this and took advantage of the 
Husker fan base to stroke his ego and selfishlessly put his career 
aspirations over the duties of his job.  The reaction right now is 
because Nebraska fans are coming to grips with this and demanding a 
solution.  The cries over this would be quited if Callahan was 
undefeated at this point, but they certainly wouldn't go away.  The fact 
that Callahan is losing has only magnified the problem with the UNL 
athletic department and finally allowed some to see the light.

Bob Beach wrote:

>
>
>     You certainly have the right to disagree and I respect your 
> opinion.  But, you will never convince me the greater share of Husker 
> fans would be thrilled with the program if the team never won a game 
> but showed a lot of hard work and preparation.  Would you honestly be 
> satisfied if you saw records of 2-10, 1-11, and the like as long as 
> you saw hard work and preparation?  I assume there are a lot of teams 
> that don't win much in the lower part of Division I-A that work very 
> hard and prepare well for each game.  Would that, honestly, make you 
> excited enough to get pumped for each and every game knowing our back 
> ends will be handed to us but we will probably give one heckuva effort 
> and we prepared all we could?  You may feel that way but that won't be 
> good enough for the lion's share of Husker Nation.
>
>
>    The average Husker fan wants to see Big 12 North Championships and 
> Big 12 Championships.  Also a few National Championships peppered in 
> there would be nice.  In order to do those things, of course, you have 
> to win.  Why are people unhappy now?  It is obviously because the team 
> isn't winning.  It isn't because they are perceived as not being 
> prepared and not working hard.  If they didn't work hard and weren't 
> prepared and yet won every game how many fans do you think would 
> care?  Those things may not be there but that isn't why fans are 
> basically unhappy.  I am getting more convinced and not less convinced 
> the older I get the fans motto, Husker fans or otherwise, is the same 
> as Al Davis' motto.  That being "just win baby".
>
>
> Bob Beach  
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