[Husker] Press Conference (LONG)

Tue Oct 11 22:27:49 CDT 2011

This is the first time that Chatelain wrote total fiction about the 
Huskers.  I also disagree that the OWH is anything more than a poor 
excuse for a news forum.  I haven't bought a OWH for several years and 
with people like Chatelain they will only continue to lose market share 
in the print media.  Barfnecht hasn't done anything to stem the flow 
away from the paper.  The ONLY person in the sports department that is 
really a journalist is McKowen.

Bob in the sandhills

On 10/11/2011 9:39 PM, David Strong wrote:
> Tremendous post.
>
> On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 9:32 PM, 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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