[Husker] Frank Solich's Bobcats win their bowl game

[Andrew Smith]

Shots at the big time don't easily come calling unless a coach has been 
a standout defensive, offensive, or head coach.  Working under TO, who 
was also the offensive coach, Solich didn't get a chance to be a 
standout offensive coach.  As a coach, I think he did well, but was not 
going to be considered a standout considering the expectations.  And 
being fired, no matter how unfair, does not help job prospects.

Still, Solich might have been considered by weaker schools in major 
conferences if they thought he'd be interested.  But I believe Solich 
wasn't willing to relocate to just any city.  And Ohio isn't a bad place 
to land (MAC isn't a top conference, but it's still Div 1) and is a good 
fit for Solich since he grew up there.

There's no evidence that Solich has or had a problem with booze and 
given the scrutiny the Huskers are under, particularly in '95, even a 
hint of such a problem almost certainly would have been publicized.  
Though Solich was convicted of drunken driving in 2005, after police 
spotted him nearly passed out in his car, he later had a hair analysis 
test that suggested he had been slipped GHB at the bar where he was 
drinking.  Though we'll never know for sure, I believe Solich was 
drugged given there are no other reported incidents and the one in 
question was so extreme - it seems unlikely that someone would get so 
drunk that they passed out, yet have no other incidents before or after.

On 12/20/2011 6:37 PM, Floyd McCarty wrote:
> I have often wondered why Frank never got a shot at the big time 
> again. Perhaps he had some interviews but if he did I never heard 
> about them. I don't know if the whole story came out when he was fired 
> at Nebraska, but i was under the impression he had a problem with 
> booze. I remember an incident with driving and drinking in Ohio after 
> he had left Nebraska. Anyone have any thoughts on this?.. I agree, he 
> was a better coach then he ever got credit for but as you know, 
> stepping into Tom's shoes would not have been easy for anyone.
> Floyd McCarty
> Pinole Ca
>
> --- On *Sat, 12/17/11, pgaule at cox.net /<pgaule at cox.net>/* wrote:
>
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>     From: pgaule at cox.net <pgaule at cox.net>
>     Subject: Re: [Husker] Frank Solich's Bobcats win their bowl game
>     To: "Andrew Smith" <arossman at earthlink.net>, "Husker List"
>     <husker at tssi.com>
>     Date: Saturday, December 17, 2011, 7:10 PM
>
>     It's a shame that a more prestigious program didn't give him a
>     shot a few years ago....he's a lot better coach than many ever
>     gave him credit for.
>
>     Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone
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>     From: "Andrew Smith" <arossman at earthlink.net
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>     Date: Sat, Dec 17, 2011 8:14 pm
>     Subject: [Husker] Frank Solich's Bobcats win their bowl game
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>     It's great to see Frank Solich's team, the Ohio Bobcats, get their
>     school's first bowl victory with a thrilling 24-23
>     come-from-behind win over Utah St.
>     The Bobcats finished 10-4 with 3 of those losses by 1, 3, and 3
>     points.
>
>     Go Bobcats and Go Big Red!
>
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