[Husker] Kansas State Preview

[Pat Gaule]

Some of the posts in this thread are laughably ridiculous.  I suppose 
some of these "fans" think we should go back to the Dumb and Dumber 
regime.  Who cares if we only win half of our games?  At least the head 
coach has his head buried in the clipboard and never gets angry (because 
he accepts mediocrity).

It's rather apparent to me that this program needed a swift kick in the 
ass to undo the damage caused by the Pedey and Callaclown circus.  For 
those who may have forgotten where this program was 2 years ago, 
Callaclown turned practices into light workouts where full-pads were 
rarely worn and most of the backups stood around watching the top units. 
Many players were more concerned about a few fans booing the team than 
the fact that they were on the brink of completing the worst season in 
the past 45 years.  The entire program had been brought down several 
notches as the team wallowed in the cancerous notion of indifference, 
mediocrity and incompetence.

Nebraska needed an intense coach who cared about winning and didn't 
accept mediocrity.  I think this happened once before in Nebraska's 
history after another head coach named Bill drove the program into the 
ground....I think that guy's name was Bob Devaney or something.

Could Pelini tone it down at times?  Probably.  Is it really having a 
negative effect on the program?  Very doubtful at this point.  Despite 
mindles speculation about how the assistant coaches feel they are beting 
mistreated (from persons who have no connection to anyone involved), the 
assistant coaches and players always seem like they would take a bullet 
for Bo.  I haven't seen such inspired play by the Cornhuskers in several 
years.  I like the attitude of this program, and if a few blue hairs are 
uncofomrtable with it (probably the same folks that get upset when you 
have the gall to stand up at a football game), then all the better!


On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 8:53 PM, Steven wrote:

> Are you both serious?  The majority of the Husker alumni and boosters 
> are extremely satisfied with the intensity level of Nebrsaka's head 
> coach, myself included.  "Boorish" behavior?  Charm school?  This is 
> exactly what is needed in a head coach at a major university. I feel 
> like you are sipping tea or a mint julip and fanning yourself.   I 
> really wouldn't want to upset your lunch at the French Cafe'.  I am a 
> vice president at a very large bank and can still toss back a beer 
> with a hard working, passionate, blue collar coach that would chew you 
> up and spit you out.... It's football not a night out at the opera. 
> If his assistants can't take the heat....get out of the kitchen...or 
> at least have their man-servants fill in for them on the sidelines.
>
> Steven K
> Class of 1983
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Rietsch" <drr at livgenmi.com>
> To: "'David Strong'" <gbrlist at yahoo.com>; "'SteveG'" 
> <stevegomez6571 at gmail.com>; "'Huskerz'" <husker at tssi.com>
> Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 8:33 PM
> Subject: RE: [Husker] Kansas State Preview
>
>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Donnie Ray '70
>>
>>
>> -----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
>>
>>> Not necessarily written to be funny.
>>
>>>> I suspect that BOnehead would like to run up the score to
>>>> settle some issues he had with Snyder back in 2003.
>>
>> Well, that will bring out the holier-than-thou voices.
>>
>> 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!)
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>
>>
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