[Husker] JustForwarding

[Robert Christensen]

Remeber the old "I am not asking you to interview for the job, but if I 
did would you be interested" from this summer?

Bob in the Sandhills

On 12/9/2010 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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