[Husker] JustForwarding

Thu Dec 9 15:41:31 CST 2010

He could also be trying to leverage some green backs from NU...

Scott in NY

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This seems to make the most sense to me.  Two people who know each other somewhat well.  Holcutt needs a coach and thinks, "hey I'll at least bounce it off of Bo."  Bo is flattered, thinks of the warm Miami weather and recruiting hot bed and at least doesn't say "No way"...leaves the door open a bit, but deep down knows that he doesn't really want to leave NU, especially for a program that puts about 25,000 people in the seats in a good year!  

By the way, no matter what "dream job" I have, I'm going to at least listen to a potential employer if they come knocking.

If we keep Bo this year (highly likely), be ready for a yearly ritual of offers (a 'la the courtship every season of Kirk Ferentz by NFL teams until they finally got the clue he didn't want to leave Iowa City.)

Rod W.
Sioux City, Ia.

On Dec 9, 2010, at 3:21 PM, Mark Landin wrote:

> Hocutt and pelini are friends, or at least former associates, so its
> feasible that they talked about the position but that the discussion
> was not related to pelini being offered an interview. Perhaps he was
> asking bo about some of the other candidates, perception of the miami
> job, etc.
> 
> On 12/9/10, TODD STRONG <strongtodd at msn.com> wrote:
>> UPDATE: Two sources told Steve Gorten of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel that
>> Bo Pelini has indeed spoken to Kirby Hocutt about the Miami job, but that he
>> has not been offered the position. That could explain why Pelini didn't come
>> out and say that he had no interest in or plans to speak with the Canes.
>> Another source tells Gorten that Dan Mullen and Al Golden are no longer in
>> the mix, seemingly leaving Randy Edsall and Tommy Tuberville -- with perhaps
>> Kevin Sumlin thrown in there -- to duke it out.
>> 
>> The elimination of Mullen and Golden would seem to support this tweet from
>> FootballRumorMill.com -- "Look for a decision from Miami very soon" -- and
>> an earlier report (at bottom) that Hocutt could make a decision this
>> weekend.
>> 
>> ---
>> 
>> Tom Osborne told Steven M. Sipple of the Lincoln Journal-Star that he did
>> not give Bo Pelini permission to interview, and Pelini said that he did not
>> ask anyone for permission to do so. As for whether Pelini does plan to speak
>> with Miami, the coach said: "I don't address rumor and innuendo."
>> 
>> ---
>> 
>> Miami's top targets
>> Dan Mullen, Mississippi State: target 1B Appears to be heading to Florida
>> or staying put.Randy Edsall, Connecticut: Said to be very interested, and at
>> age 52 he may stay for the long haul.Tommy Tuberville, Texas Tech: Former
>> Canes DC knows The U's culture and still has plenty of connections in
>> area.Al Golden, Temple: ACC experience (Virginia, Boston College) is a big
>> plus, but is he waiting for Penn State?Kevin Sumlin, Houston: Offensive whiz
>> biding his time until he makes a move to a BCS-conference school.Bo Pelini,
>> Nebraska: Knows AD Kirby Hocutt from their time at Oklahoma; Hocutt also
>> knows Carl Pelini from K-State.With Dan Mullen presumed to be going to
>> Florida or staying put at Mississippi State, athletic director Kirby Hocutt
>> can now turn his attention to the next names on his list. The Miami Herald
>> reports that Mullen spoke with Connecticut's Randy Edsall, Texas Tech's
>> Tommy Tuberville and Mullen while in New York for the National Football
>> Foundation and College Hal!
>> l of Fame awards.
>> 
>> Edsall is now believed to be the leading candidate -- the Herald
>> characterized him as "receiving strong consideration" -- but Hocutt also has
>> interest in Temple's Al Golden and a new name: Nebraska's Bo Pelini.
>> 
>> A source tells the Herald that Hocutt plans to speak with Pelini, who was
>> granted permission to talk to the Hurricanes. However, a different source
>> told the Herald that Pelini has given mixed signals about the job, at some
>> points showing great interest and at others expressing reservations.
>> 
>> (We'd be remiss if we didn't give props to Jorge Milian of the Palm Beach
>> Post, who we told you on Wednesday wrote that he was hearing the names of
>> Edsall, Golden and Tuberville most prominently and that there appeared to be
>> at least one mystery candidate.)
>> 
>> We're shocked that Huskers AD Tom Osborne would allow Pelini to interview
>> for another job. Is Osborne just being agreeable, is there a rift we don't
>> know about (perhaps stemming from Pelini's sideline outbursts and tension
>> between him and QB Taylor Martinez), or does Osborne have someone in mind
>> he'd like to give the Nebraska job to? Even if Pelini doesn't make the move
>> -- which seems likely -- a lot of questions have been raised.
>> 
>> For what its worth, a source tells Milian that Hocutt could make a decision
>> as early as this weekend, which would seem to make sense if he's happy with
>> the candidates he has spoken with and if Pelini is not in play.
>> 
>> 
>> 
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