[Husker] Kansas State Preview

Sun Nov 15 21:55:03 CST 2009

Unless he could read lips fast

Tony Lambert

Mike Jaixen wrote:
> Just what did Bo Pelini say to Barney Cotton that has you so concerned?
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> That's a setup question; only people that were on the sideline know the answer, and I doubt any of them are going to respond to the list.  So I take it that you are objecting to the manner in which Bo Pelini responded, not by what Pelini actually said.
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>  Mike Jaixen
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> To: David Strong <gbrlist at yahoo.com>; SteveG <stevegomez6571 at gmail.com>; Huskerz <husker at tssi.com>
> Sent: Sun, November 15, 2009 8:33:16 PM
> Subject: RE: [Husker] Kansas State Preview
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> Thanks for your opinion of our head coach, David.  I couldn't agree more
> with what you posted. I was thinking I was the only one who was bothered by
> his boorish behavior.  When I saw Pelini chewing Cottons arse after the
> tripping call, I asked my wife:  "Why is he berating Barney?  He didn't trip
> anyone; heck, he wasn't even on the field!"  I don't mind coaches chewing on
> a player after a dumb play or an official after a bad call but there is no
> place in business (football is a business) for berating your subordinates.
> Barney and the rest of the Assistant Coaches aren't going to put up with
> this for long.  In my opinion, he is a great defensive coach but he is a
> jerk, and behaves like two of his Ohio colleagues, the late Woody Hayes and
> Bo Schembeckler.  Pelini needs to be sent to "Charm School" even though it
> probably wouldn't do much good.  
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> I have a funny story about Management Charm School.  I had a boss (Geno) who
> was a total autocratic jerk.  After hearing continuous complaints, the Chief
> Engineer told Geno that if he didn't go to Charm School he would be sent
> back to the assembly plant where he came from.  Two weeks later he returned
> as meek as a mouse.  Turns out the instructor (a Jewish gentleman) flunked
> him and threw him out of the class after Geno stated that what Ford needed
> were more "Adolf Hitlers".  A short time later Geno realized his management
> style did not fit the professional environment he was in and returned to the
> plant.  My point is; mature adults (Pelini) rarely change their behavior.
> My guess is he eventually ends up back in the Pro's as a Defensive
> Coordinator. 
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> Donnie Ray '70  
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of
> David Strong
> Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 7:34 PM
> To: SteveG; Huskerz
> Subject: Re: [Husker] Kansas State Preview
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>> Not necessarily written to be funny.  
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>>> I suspect that BOnehead would like to run up the score to
>>> settle some issues he had with Snyder back in 2003. 
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> Well, that will bring out the holier-than-thou voices.
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> In my opinion:
> Bo Pelini is certainly a really good coach and really good defensive
> coordinator.  His players love him and his results are there for all to
> see.  But I can't take anyone seriously who does not have doubts about Bo as
> a head coach.  Bo is immature, petulant, and throws temper tantrums like a 6
> year old.  He berates his assistant coaches with spit flying out of his
> mouth.  His sideline appearance looks more like the coaches in our local
> peewee league, and much more importantly, his sideline behaviour and decorum
> wouldn't be tolerated in that same league.  It would be pretty silly to say
> that Bo Pelini knows how to lose a game with dignity and class...just listen
> to virtually any post-game presser after a loss.  He does not conduct
> himself in a manner that I would care for in the head coach at the
> University of Nebraska. (key word being "I"...just my opinion.)  But in
> keeping with the "just win baby" philosophy, none of that will matter if he
> wins
> a lot of football games.  Since November 23, 2001, Nebraska has been, and
> still is, a team that can't beat anyone any good.  We have been worse, never
> better, than that.  And we have made zero progress towards being anything
> different than that this year and Coach has made little progress in learning
> how to be a head coach. (hey, no unsportsmanlike conduct penalties
> yet...that counts for something!)
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> Dave
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