[Husker] A Different Take on Tom Osborne

[Pat Gaule]

With all due respect to Mr. Volk, this was all covered in the press 
conference. From listening to his speech, it seems clear that Tom does 
not want this to be a permanant position.

Jeff Volk wrote:

>Greetings,
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>While I am sure that everyone is thoroughly enjoying the mental stroll
>down memory lane that they are taking now that T.O. has been hired as
>the interim A.D. let me remind everyone that the A.D. title that he now
>carries also includes the word interim. 
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>The move by Perlman to hire T.O. on an interim basis is a very prudent
>one. In one simple olive branch gesture he has accomplished quite a bit.
>The positives of having T.O. in this interim position as I see them
>include:
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>1.	Instantly placates a vast majority of the Husker Nation and gets
>their collective minds off of the current season's debacle.
>2.	Indicates the first GIANT step in bringing the Husker Nation
>back together again.
>3.	Instantly appeals to 99.9% of boosters and big money donors. 
>4.	Provides some stability in the Athletic Department and hopefully
>stops the departures of long time, quality personnel in the department. 
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>All of these things are absolute positives and I applaud Perlman for the
>swift way in which he got this done. 
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>However, I don't believe that T.O., as much as I love the guy, is a
>viable answer as the permanent A.D. at Nebraska. A few things to keep in
>mind:
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>1.	T.O. is in his late-60's. While not as demanding as being the
>Head Coach, being the A.D. at a major D1 school requires a lot of long
>hours and long days. Is T.O. really up to that kind of grind over the
>long term? 
>2.	Does T.O. have the business acumen to run a modern D1 athletic
>department? My first blush answer is probably not. 
>3.	Would a young coach really want to come to Nebraska and coach in
>the shadow of a legend? Again my guess is probably not. 
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>These are some pretty big questions and are the main reason why I am
>guessing that T.O. WILL NOT be named the permanent A.D. at Nebraska. 
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>Think of the Athletic Department as a Fortune 500 company. What Nebraska
>needs is a new CEO - someone who is younger, determined and aggressive
>with a clear cut vision for the future. I see T.O. as having a permanent
>position within the athletic department, but more along the lines of the
>Chairman of the Board. He will help sell the CEO's vision to the
>business partners (corporate sponsors & boosters) as well as the
>investors (the fans). Together the CEO and Chairman will make the very
>important decision of hiring a new President (head coach) and Sr. Vice
>Presidents (assistant coaches). They hopefully will then all right the
>ship and get the business back in the black (winning B12 titles and BCS
>bowl appearances).
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>Again, I love the hire of T.O. on an interim basis for all the things he
>can have an immediate impact on and believe that he has and deserves a
>permanent position in the Athletic Department, just not as the permanent
>A.D.
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>I am sure this won't be the most popular of views, but if you really
>analyze the situation I think this is a pretty reasonable scenario. 
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>Just my .02 cents. 
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>Jeffrey
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