[Husker] JustForwarding

Thu Dec 9 15:48:39 CST 2010

If it is true, I have a personalized Missouri license plate that says "BO
KNOZ" for sale....
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lawson, Scott R." <SLawson at uamail.albany.edu>
To: "'Rod Wellman'" <gobigred66 at mac.com>; ""Husker List"" <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 3:41 PM
Subject: RE: [Husker] JustForwarding


> He could also be trying to leverage some green backs from NU...
>
> Scott in NY
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf
> Of Rod Wellman
> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 4:37 PM
> To: "Husker List"
> Subject: Re: [Husker] JustForwarding
>
> 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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>> -- 
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>> "He's old enough to know what's right and young enough not to choose
>> it. He's strong enough to win the world and weak enough to lose it." -
>> Neal Peart
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