[Husker] Follow up Comments on my "Hot Seat" Statement

Sun Nov 20 18:24:36 CST 2011

A toss up against the number two team in the country? The Huskers don't exactly have the best track record vs top ten teams. Iowa State loss was a fluke, Weeden would dissect the Nebraska secondary in a bad bad way.

Scott in NY

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On Nov 20, 2011, at 3:39 PM, Mike Jaixen <mikejaixen at yahoo.com> wrote:

> If Nebraska would have stayed in the Big XII, the Huskers would not have played Oklahoma, and would have played Okie State in Lincoln.  Here's my take:
> 
> @ Kansas:  W
> Kansas State:  toss-up
> Iowa State:  W
> Missouri:  probable W
> Colorado:  W
> 
> Oklahoma State: toss-up
> Texas A&M:  W
> @ Texas:  probable W
> 
> So yes, I think Nebraska probably would have had a better record...if only because Nebraska's coaching staff already has a baseline understanding of each opponent.  This season, Nebraska had to scout out and scheme against 11 new, unfamiliar opponents.  That unfamiliarity probably played a bit of a role this season in Nebraska's struggles this season. 
> 
> 
> Mike Jaixen
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> ________________________________
> From: Matt <matthew.a.phillips at gmail.com>
> To: David Fernandez <coachfernandez at yahoo.com> 
> Cc: Husker List <husker at tssi.com> 
> Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2011 2:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [Husker] Follow up Comments on my "Hot Seat" Statement
> 
> Hey David / List,
> 
> I've had a lot of similar thoughts regarding our switching conferences and
> the impact it might have on our success… but, here's the trick: Do you
> think we'd fare well in this year's B12?  Could we stop Oklahoma or Okie
> Lite?  Baylor or K-State, even? I think we'd be… maybe in the same position
> we are now in the B1G:  above average, but not much above average.  The
> inexperience in our secondary would be even more glaring.  Still not a lot
> of pressure from our front.
> 
> Obviously i'm speculating, but…  it's hard to say we were set up to do
> better in our old league.  So, I can't really give our coaches that much of
> a pass.
> 
> Another thought:
> * I know cross-sport analogies are bad news, but... The Pelinis and their
> defensive schemes remind me of the major league prospect who has great
> power but "can't hit the curve" - where our 'curve' is the mobile
> quarterback.
> 
> GBR,
> -m
> 
> On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 1:24 PM, David Fernandez
> <coachfernandez at yahoo.com>wrote:
> 
>> Maybe I'm way off here, I certainly don't want to say the coaches get a
>> free pass in the first year of Big Ten play, but after seeing so many Big
>> Ten games this season for the first time, I think as a fan perhaps Big Ten
>> Championship thoughts were a wee bit too soon.
>> 
>> I take more of a look at the physical nature of play and the big ole boys
>> on the O & D-Lines and say we have some recruiting to catch-up on.  I don't
>> really think it's a one-year fix either, it may take 3-4 years to recruit
>> that style of player for the Big Red to compete weekly in the Big Ten.  I
>> just think Nebraska was put together for the speedy, quick, spread offenses
>> of the Big 12 and that just didn't pan out well in the bigger Big Ten.
>> 
>> Question, will the fan base adjust to the style of play or blame the
>> coaches for not adjusting quickly enough?  I think the conference switch
>> nixes any hot seat talk for at least 2-years to see what they can bring in
>> to adjust to the new conference.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ________________________________
>>   From: Gary Fead <gwfead at cox.net>
>> To: Husker List <husker at tssi.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2011 1:58 PM
>> Subject: [Husker] Follow up Comments on my "Hot Seat" Statement
>> 
>> Yesterday I commented on the status of the coach and whether or not he may
>> be on the hot seat, to which one of our astute list members fired off this
>> e-mail to me. I am choosing to forward this message to the list for a
>> reason. You are welcome to comment and disagree with me on my opinion but
>> the criticism (of me or my comments) just like my comments should be out in
>> the open for the entire list to read.
>> 
>> It should be noted that my statement was in reply to someone else's
>> comments I only made the following statement: "Lose to Iowa next week and
>> he'll be on the hot seat before the bowl game."
>> 
>> So below are the comments of the list member (whom I do not know) and here
>> is a link to an column that appeared in this morning's Omaha World Hearld
>> that seems to be questioning what is going on down in Lincoln as well:
>> 
>> 
>> http://www.omaha.com/article/20111119/BIGRED/711199820/1199#shatel-out-of-legends-race-loss-raises-questions
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: <krobb0731 at aol.com>
>> To: "Gary Fead"
>> Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 3:56 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Husker] Hot Seat?
>> 
>> 
>>> The team didn't quit, they are kids that made a bunch of mistakes. And
>> If you think Bo should be on the hot seat, why don't you go tell Osborne
>> who to hire? Cause in your post there was no complaining and all answers,
>> Right!! Why don't you follow Kansas or some other team. It is the few fans
>> we have like you that make it tough to stay on this link. If they wouldn't
>> have played so bad they could have won. You think the coaches and players
>> were trying to make all those mistakes?  I guess we forgot how perfect you
>> are in whatever you do.
>> 
>> 
>>> ------Original Message------
>>> From: Gary Fead
>>>> Sent: Nov 19, 2011 1:37 PM
>>> 
>>> :"The team quit today.  There's no excuse for these types of blowouts in
>> bos 4th year.  Bo needs to get it together in the next few years or hes
>> gonna be on the hot seat before long."
>>> 
>>> Lose to Iowa next week and he'll be on the hot seat before the bowl game.
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