[Husker] Bo Observations

[Mike Jaixen]

In that Alamo Bowl, you could see the look of incredulousness on Pelini's face when he got flagged.  I don't think he realized what had happened at the time, nor that he was anywhere close to the line.  Saturday night, I didn't see that reaction from Pelini; I don't know if that's a good sign or not.

In any event, Pelini acknowledged his mistake almost immediately after the game.  I think he'll learn from it, but I'm not convinced that it won't happen again.  Pelini is a fiery leader, and this is one of the downsides to it.  You had to expect that it was coming at some point.  You just hope that he can keep it toned down and not have it hurt the team again.

I find it interesting that I haven't found anybody trying to defend Pelini's actions on Saturday night.  At best, he gets a "we knew it was coming" response.  Is that because it wasn't so much what he said, but rather the 10 yard penalty that was assessed?

Mike Jaixen
http://huskermike.blogspot.com
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--- On Mon, 9/29/08, Dick Karre <dkarre at comcast.net> wrote:

> From: Dick Karre <dkarre at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [Husker] Bo Observations
> To: 
> Cc: husker at tssi.com
> Date: Monday, September 29, 2008, 12:07 PM
> David Strong wrote:
>   > If Bo learns from it, it will be his second lesson. 
> I believe he 
> got flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct in the Alamo Bowl
> when he was 
> interim HC.
> 
> You'd like to say he's too smart not to learn from
> it. But given the 
> history noted above (which is also my recollection), you
> have to wonder.