[Husker] Press Conference (LONG)

Tue Oct 11 22:21:23 CDT 2011

I don't think any real Husker fans want him fired. They just want him
to not act in ways that make them cringe.

GBR

On Oct 11, 2011, at 23:19, "Skylar Dodds" <sklarbodds at cox.net> wrote:

> Good post Paul.  I should add, if I didn't before, that I DON'T want Bo gone
> in any way.  I think he's a great football mind and a player's guy.  I want
> him to be successful here.
>
> I even think he COULD be better with the media.  Listen to him on Rome or
> Mike and Mike and he's a completely different guy.  He's eloquent (or at
> least moreso), thoughtful, respectful, kind and a great representative for
> the University.  So why not with the locals?  Is it ego? Respect?  What?
>
> --
> Skylar
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Dalen [mailto:quesohusker at gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 10:14 PM
> To: Skylar Dodds
> Cc: Steven; Husker List
> Subject: Re: [Husker] Press Conference (LONG)
>
> You're not alone in feeling this way.
>
> I like Bo as a coach. I think he's the right guy. But his boorish
> behavior is getting old. I'm far from calling for his job, but I am
> not far from saying that he is doing a piss poor job of representing
> my university and that I expect his superiors to do something about
> it.
>
> I don't like the analogy of him being a CEO. I prefer to think of him
> as the Commander of a battalion.  He gets the credit for everything
> good and the blame for everything bad.  He has great responsibility
> and wide latitude to operate as he deems appropriate, but he still has
> to answer to his boss.
>
> It's time for his boss to fix this problem.
>
>
>
> On Oct 11, 2011, at 21:30, "Skylar Dodds" <sklarbodds at cox.net> wrote:
>
>> It's getting more and more clear that I don't share any opinions of other
>> Husker listers in regards to Dirk C, Bo's terrible behavior or TM's
>> performance up to the OSU game.
>>
>> In fact, I would argue (and could collect some pretty convincing stats)
> that
>> TM was regressing for something like 9-10 games in a row,  The 1st 4 games
>> (and really the last 5 - 7 of last year) he was terrible with decision
>> making, Jr high level footwork, at or below 50% passing, no scrambling or
>> evasive ability, repeated fumbling (thought Rabbit's feet now rub HIM for
>> good luck based on the fumbles he's lost), he looked horrific running the
>> option, etc. etc.
>>
>> Now all that being said, I have no idea if Carnes was any better or worse.
>> I wish we got to see some meaningful snaps for him tho, if for no other
>> reason because you never know if a running QB will get hurt.  I also know
>> that TM was not our only problem (who would have ever imagined a Bo Pelini
>> defense that couldn't stop anyone).   But Dirk's article was on the spot.
>> Bo had hung his hat on TM being the QB.  He 'ran off' Green, moved Turner
> to
>> WR, bet on a QB with top MLB draft baseball skills and a super agent on
> his
>> right hand and we're left with TWO scholarship QBs on the roster.  That is
> a
>> SCARY depth situation.  It's not like a QB has never gotten hurt before.
>> It's not like HIS QB had never gotten hurt before.
>>
>> TM is what he is.  He's never going to be the media darling or even the
>> favorite guy on the team (believe me, that right now is Rex Burkhead by
>> FAR).  He's never going to sling the ball around like Brady or Manning or
>> whatever and he doesn't have to be.  He just has to take care of the ball
>> and deliver occasionally in the passing game (and 50% or below is NOT
>> delivering) to keep defenses honest.  I hope he turned a corner Saturday
>> (and I also hope Beck turned one too in how he calls the game for TM), but
>> his last 10-12 games have still left me skeptical we won't see the kind of
>> consistency we need.  I HOPE I am wrong.  I REALLY REALLY REALLY DO.
>>
>> He is what he is.  He's a track STUD.  He can go 20 yards in one direction
>> faster than pretty much anyone else he's ever going to share the field
> with.
>> UP UNTIL LAST SATURDAY, AKA WHEN THE ARTICLE HAD BEEN WRITTEN, ALL OF
> THESE
>> THINGS WERE TRUE (and to be fair, one game doesn't change a 17 game track
>> record, but it gives you hope).  At the time it had been written, many
> fans
>> were getting tired of the TM experiment.  No small reason was because we
>> have a stable of young RBs and WRs with a level of talent we haven't seen
>> since the triplets and our offense would probably be pretty good if we
> just
>> had a guy who could consistently get the ball into the hands of the guys
> who
>> can make plays.
>>
>> Look, here's the REAL problem with Bo's tirade.  It's not that he was
>> sticking up for his players, he should do that.  But you can stick up for
>> your players and still act like an adult.  He could have accomplished the
>> same thing if he had just done something like the following:
>>
>> DC: "hey Bo, what impressed you most about Taylor tonight?"
>> BP: "Man, he really came through.  He showed a lot of poise and maturity
> in
>> a big game when a lot of media members were questioning his ability and
>> mental toughness."
>>
>> DC: "Who did?"
>> BP: "You did.  I read your article. Friday.  We knew what we had all along
>> in Taylor and you got a glimpse of that tonight."
>>
>> DC: "What did you think of the crowd at the end of the first half?"
>> BP: "Well frankly, the crowd is going to do what it's going to do, but at
>> that point, we hadn't given them much to cheer at."
>>
>> DC: "Did that motivate the players?"
>> BP: "Our team is plenty motivated, we don't need outside help for that.
> We
>> just needed to play better and we did in the 2nd half and the crowd got
>> behind us."
>>
>> With that, he sticks up for his guys, gets in a dig about the article that
>> was proven wrong.  That's how I would expect anyone in the office to
> behave
>> or in customer service somewhere or a company spokesman, etc.  Can you
>> imagine if the President or a CEO of a large company (which let's face it,
>> NU football program IS) went on a tirade like that in the press?  He'd be
>> fired/impeached/whatever before the next news cycle, FACT.
>>
>> Bo makes almost $3 mil a year for the largest public organization in the
>> state.  It's in fact in his CONTRACT that he has to represent the
> University
>> in a positive and professional manner.  He is getting paid to do something
>> that he is falling drastically short.
>>
>> Now, here's the worst part of it all.  We just had our largest comeback in
>> the history of the program and almost every single fan is talking about
>> this.  That's not Dirk's fault or the OWHs fault or Lee's fault or any of
>> those 'evil' press members that try to represent a faction of the fan
> base's
>> opinion.  It's ABSOLUTELY 100% BO'S FAULT.  We should be talking about how
>> it seemed Taylor turned a corner and how SJ Baptiste passed the eyeball
> test
>> and made plays to fill the opposite corner spot we've been so desperate to
>> fill.  We should be talking about the incredible efforts from Rex and
>> LaVonte who as much as anyone put the entire team on his back and willed
>> them to victory Saturday.
>>
>> But instead, message boards are filled with discussion about a f'ing press
>> conference that 90% of fans don't even watch (I always do after big games
>> because I love to see the coaches and players demeanors).  Whether you
> like
>> it or not, whether Bo had the right or responsibility to go after Dirk, BO
>> and NOBODY ELSE made this the story.  A few national stories have been
>> written and it was discussed on College Football Live and Rome and THAT is
> a
>> problem, especially for a team that MUST recruit nationally to stay
>> relevant.
>>
>> I know some of you will take this as a 'soft' or 'cry baby' stance, but I
>> don't care.  I care about the Huskers and everything that effects them
> good
>> or bad.  I have the emotional maturity (and I don't think most sports fans
>> do) that I can discuss both the good and the bad of the team without
> having
>> my emotions hurt.  I don't have to have everything be perfect on my team
> to
>> love and support them.  Humans/coaches/players and by extension football
>> programs are flawed. I don't ever feel the need to fight someone who
>> disagrees with me.  I may think less of their cognizant abilities, but I
>> respect that there will always be other opinions than mine and that's ok.
>> Someone who MUST have sunshine all the time can support this team just as
>> well as someone who is critical about what's going on.  I can buy Husker
>> gear, go to Husker games, cheer my ever loving ____ off and at the same
> time
>> when I get home talk with friends and internet folks about things that
> could
>> have gone better or whether or not I would play certain players if I were
>> the coach.
>>
>> Anyhow, that was WAY longer than I intended it, but I hope you got
> something
>> out of it and I hope you took the time to read it.
>>
>> --
>> Skylar
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf
> Of
>> Steven
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 7:04 PM
>> To: Husker List
>> Subject: [Husker] Press Conference
>>
>> Bo Pelini handled the press conference perfectly.  The article Friday
>> was classless and Dirk C from the World Herald is out of his league when
>> it comes to division 1 football player management.  He took pot-shots at
>> a young guy who is really improving week by week. TM was at one point 10
>> for 10 and ended the night as the Big Ten offensive player of the week.
>> I just don't understand the constant criticism of Bo Pelini's coaching
>> style and team management.  I seriously hope that the staff doesn't
>> speak to the media, or even make the players available for abuse. I
>> would force the media to make their own judgements by watching the on
>> field results.
>>
>> GO BIG RED!
>>
>> Steven K
>> Class of 1983
>> Proud Member of the Oklahoma Cornhusker Club
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