[Husker] Dienhart: Watson to Louisville

[Paul Dalen]

I don't think most Husker fans 'blame' Watson for the offensive
failure for the last couple of years.  I do think that they, with
justification, hold him responsible for them.  As the offensive
coordinator he is entitled to take credit for the success of the
offense and expected to take responsibility for all failures,
regardless of whether he had an direct impact on either.

Leadership absent accountability is not leadership.

On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 10:54 AM, Mike Jaixen <mikejaixen at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Let's not forget that Nick Saban tried to hire Watson as his offensive
> coordinator at Alabama three years ago, but Watson chose to stay at Nebraska.
>
> I personally think Watson has taken too much abuse and the criticism of Watson
> has been excessive. Not saying that Watson is completely blameless, but
> Nebraska's offensive issues were more than just playcalling and offensive
> design.  Injuries and lack of depth really played larger roles than Watson
> IMHO.  (Yes, I am blaming the residual effects of Billy C, especially for some
> of the problems in 2008 and 2009.  Much less so in 2010, and that excuse is
> pretty much dead going forward.)
>
> Shawn Watson tried to make it work, perhaps out of a sense of loyalty to some of
> his players or perhaps Tom Osborne. Or maybe it was to stay connected with his
> son, who was a walkon on the team.  Maybe it was to see if he could evolve and
> grow as a coach to bring in different ideas.  Whatever happened, it didn't work
> out as well as we would have liked...so everybody moves on.
>
> Mike Jaixen
> http://huskermike.blogspot.com
> http://www.cornnation.com
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Aaron Wolfson <awolfson0 at gmail.com>
> To: Nick Chevance <nickchevance at gmail.com>
> Cc: "husker at tssi.com" <husker at tssi.com>
> Sent: Thu, February 17, 2011 10:24:35 AM
> Subject: Re: [Husker] Dienhart: Watson to Louisville
>
> One thing I've been thinking about is that Watson never signed on to coach
> under Bo. It's the same as the danger of sticking with the same job when
> your company comes under new management. The job is nice, but your new boss
> may have different expectations for you, which are not in line with your
> skills. His personality also might not be the best match for yours.
>
> We don't know how much these things affected Watson's job performance. It's
> admirable that he stuck around and tried to make it work, I guess, but my
> personal feeling is that Bo and Watson were not a good match. And that's not
> even getting into the question of whether Watson has the skills to perform
> in that job anyway (we've been over that enough!).
>
> Aaron
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 9:07 AM, Nick Chevance <nickchevance at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 9:05 PM, Paul Dalen <quesohusker at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I'm glad he found a job. He's by all accounts a good guy and has done
>> > good things for NU.  Buts let's be realistic about the situation.
>>
>> Agreed.  Nothing against Watson personally.  But in the business of
>> big time football, performance like that has to laid at the feet of
>> the coaches (heck, you can't fire the players!).  We know Bo does
>> defense.  It was Watson's offense, perhaps not the one he wanted to
>> run, but it was the one he was given to run.  It ran well until the
>> first pothole, and the wheels fell off.  No excuses.  His offense, his
>> problem, he couldn't fix it, despite having spare parts.
>>
>> I wish him well, and I don't feel anything like I felt for Cosgrove or
>> Callahan.  Not even close.  Now there's a dead horse!!
>>
>> Nick
>> --
>> "For every person with a spark of genius, there are hundreds with an
>> ignition problem"
>>          Coffee News(6/9/10)
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