[Husker] Out Coached. Again.

Tue Sep 11 17:28:48 CDT 2012

>From my perspective it seems like a few people already decided they don't like Pelini and then find any little thing the guy does wrong to justify their dislike. Really lousy way to go through life if you ask me.

To those folks I would say watch any other game on a Saturday and you can find coaches in every one of them acting like cavemen. Just because the team we all love had the head coach who was hands down the most stoic, well-behaved guy on the planet doesn't mean that standard will ever be met again. The guy is an anomaly, plain and simple, and his successors should not be judged solely based on how he carried himself, it's just unrealistic to expect people to live up to that expectation.

Scott in NY

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On Sep 11, 2012, at 5:59 PM, "Mike Jaixen" <mikejaixen at yahoo.com> wrote:

>> I may be totally wrong in that he treats his players right and they love the snot outof him.
> 
> Every story I've heard/read about Pelini indicates that players love and respect him. It's kind of funny that one of the complaints about Pelini in this whole thread was how he treated a member of the local media after an article where he took a bunch of shots at one of his players.  Pelini stood up for his player and defended him.
> 
> Days later, that media member walked back some (not all) of his criticism, saying that he got too  personal with his some of his comments about the player.
> 
>  
> Mike Jaixen
> http://huskermike.blogspot.com
> http://www.cornnation.com
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Don Rietsch <drr at livgenmi.com>
> To: 'Tim Silvey' <tjsilvey at yahoo.com>; 'Agris Taurins' <taurins at scifipenguin.com>; 'David Strong' <gobigredlist at gmail.com> 
> Cc: husker at tssi.com 
> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 4:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [Husker] Out Coached. Again.
> 
> I also agree with most of what Dave wrote.  I think Pelini may turn out to
> be a good head coach, time will tell.  My problem with him is he reminds me
> of a HS coach we had at Wauneta in the early '60's.  He behaved liked Pelini
> and I hated his guts.  He made up names for those of us he didn't like.  One
> freshman with big ears he called "Ears".  One day he said "What's up Ears?"
> Ears said "Not much Mouth".  It was funny as hell.  Well Mouth hauled him
> down to the Sup's. office and Ears was sent home.  Being sick of his
> bullying, I went to the Sup's. office and blew the whistle on him.  The
> result was Mouth gave me a "D" ilo an "A" in Geography.  He called me
> "Roach, you f_cking p_ssy".  So I quit sports and went home and pitched
> ensilage after school, much to my dad's pleasure...  In 1969, now grown up
> to 6'5", weighing in at 235# with muscle gained from pitching ensilage out
> of that upright silo for 15 years, and with skills learned from being a
> bartender and part time bouncer at Der Loaf Und Stein in Lincoln, I was home
> for Christmas and guess who showed up at my folks house to sell them
> insurance?  You guessed it; "Mouth".  When I met him at the door I said
> "What's up Mouth?"  He grinned sheepishly.  I told him "Beat it before I
> kicked your ass up between your shoulder blades".
> 
> Why did I write this story? Beats the heck out of me. I thought some of you
> may have experienced similar jerk coaches in your past and would enjoy a
> story where the wimp gets the last revenge.  I can tell you that when you
> are young and bullied you never forget it. Do I think Pelini is a bully?
> Yup, I do.  Sorry, it's only my opinion from watching his actions.  I may be
> totally wrong in that he treats his players right and they love the snot out
> of him.
> 
> My opinion and $5 will get you a jumbo cup of joe at Starbucks.
> 
> Drietsch
> 
> 
> 
> ----Original Message-----
> From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of
> Tim Silvey
> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 4:24 PM
> To: Agris Taurins; David Strong
> Cc: husker at tssi.com
> Subject: Re: [Husker] Out Coached. Again.
> 
> I totally agree Dave.  
> 
> 
> "Not the victory but the action.
>   Not the goal but the game.
>    In the deed the glory."
> 
> 
> --- On Tue, 9/11/12, David Strong <gobigredlist at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> From: David Strong <gobigredlist at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Husker] Out Coached. Again.
>> To: "Agris Taurins" <taurins at scifipenguin.com>
>> Cc: husker at tssi.com
>> Date: Tuesday, September 11, 2012, 4:16 PM On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 
>> 12:47 PM, Agris Taurins <taurins at scifipenguin.com>wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Has he gotten emotional on the sidelines?
>> Sure.  Is that one point (which
>>> IMHO seems to be on the decline) significant enough to
>> substantiate the
>>> claim that "...he utterly lacks character..."?
>> Not in my book, but that's
>>> why I ask what your definition of "character" is.
>>> 
>> 
>> That is certainly his most infamous and publicized character flaw, the 
>> fact that he melts down and throws temper-tantrums like a 
>> five-year-old to the detriment of the team (see Virginia Tech, 
>> Oklahoma, Texas A&M etc.), but not his "one point".  This guy's issues 
>> have issues.  He is paranoid and has an inferiority complex and that 
>> is just for starters.  Everyone is an adversary.  He is a bully, he 
>> dislikes and disrespects his own fans, and is very immature.  
>> Example...go back and revisit his "apology" for is A&M behavior.  Aye 
>> caramba.  But lets keep it recent because it gets too bogged down.  
>> After the Ohio State game last year, probably his biggest, most 
>> exciting win in his Husker career, in the post game presser he decides 
>> he's is going to chastise a newspaper reporter in front of the 
>> national media and instead comes off like a sullen child.  Then 
>> retreats, as all bullies are wont to do, when the reporter shows no 
>> sign of backing down.  More recent...his bowl game at the end of last 
>> year.  He is blatantly rude to the sideline reporter trying to do the 
>> "close of half"
>> interview.  (this
>> interview is in the tv contract, he knows it is coming, he is upset 
>> that his team just got burned on a long pass.  Of course he is...and 
>> he handled it so well.)  In the fourth quarter he puts on his Crazy 
>> Bo-face, a mini-meltdown by his standards.  Worse than either of these 
>> is our head coach standing in front of the national media at the 
>> post-game and saying how even though we lost (by 17 points) he thinks 
>> we are the better team.
>> That is a no-no for a head coach.  He can say that to his team, he can 
>> say it back in Lincoln to the local media, he can say it later to 
>> boosters and fans, but he can't say it to the national media right 
>> after the game.  Very unsportsmanlike.  Most recently, he decided that 
>> the opening day of the conference media days was a great opportunity 
>> to rag on his own fans.  Go back and read his comments in the 
>> entirety, nothing out of context, these are not complimentary remarks. 
>> Dude needs some serious couch time.
>> 
>> Dave
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