[Husker] Shatel on Bo

[Nick Chevance]

On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 9:35 AM, Mike Jaixen <mikejaixen at yahoo.com> wrote:

> But how would Jim Delaney view these comments? While I don't believe that
> Delaney will act publicly on it, I think there probably has been or will be
> some
> behind-the-scenes communication between Chicago and Lincoln about making
> that
> type of statement to the media, even if it was in response to a question.
>
>  Mike Jaixen
>

I'm not sure why Delaney would be concerned with Bo's comments.  First, it
happened last year, in a different league.  And second, most viewers of the
game (even those aTm fans honest enough with themselves who saw what went
on) would have probably agreed with the official's comments - Nebraska got
jobbed.

Bo didn't mention the official's name or any particulars.  Bo didn't blame
the official or imply the official indicated that they were out to job
Nebraska.  I read it as an official commenting on the number and severity of
the calls in that game.  I don't think anyone (with the possible exception
of the head referee) would necessarily disagree.

Now, if that happens in a B1G game this year, and one of the coaches goes
ballistic to the media on the call of the game, then Delaney gets upset.
Heck, a critical blown call by a referee this year will cause some
discomfort for the commissioner.  And it should be addressed by dealing with
the offending referee(s), not the coaches who may have a legitimate
complaint.  Remember Dan Beebe's response to the complaints last year?
Yeah, if Delaney adopts a similar position in the B1G, I'd be horribly
surprised.

As a reminder, here's a great article from the Utah Free Press on those
events, and Beebe's response (or lack thereof).

http://www.utahfreepress.com/?p=78

Nick
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"If a million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing."
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