ESPN is reporting Bo Pelini will be in Lincoln on Monday wearing Husker red. Barring any last-minute snags, LSU defensive coordinator Bo Pelini will be introduced as the new head coach at Nebraska early next week, multiple sources confirmed Friday. Pelini will coach the Tigers defense Saturday in the SEC championship game against Tennessee and,…
Monthly Archives: November 2007
Pederson Gets His Job Back!
From the Pittsburgh Tribune Review: The University of Pittsburgh hired Steve Pederson as athletic director for the second time today, a month-and-a-half after Pederson was fired by his alma mater, Nebraska. “We are thrilled to be back in Pittsburgh,” Pederson said at a news conference. “Leaving here five years ago was the hardest professional decision…
Paging Alecs Maric
Alecs Maric was nowhere to be found until Monday night when Doc Sadler pushed all the right buttons. The result? 30 points on 13-18 shooting, 9 boards, and 4-7 from the charity stripe in 26 minutes. Nebraska beat Indiana-Purdue at Fort Wayne 79-62 at the Devaney Center in one of the Husker’s best defensive efforts…
Announcing New Contributors
I mentioned in passing last week that we have added Husker Brad as a new writer to the HuskerZone.com family. But we didn’t stop there. Ed, who has been behind many of the comment threads as of late is also joining the team. Both are obviously big Husker fans and have some differing viewpoints which…
It’s An Obsession, But It’s Pleasin’
ESPN says we’re obsessed. “It’s absolutely crazy right now with people tracking airplanes and everybody having a source telling them exactly what’s happening,” Omaha radio show host Kevin Kugler said. “But unless you’re the 70-year-old former football coach who’s conducting this search, you really don’t know.” After leaving a Tuesday afternoon meeting with the team,…
He’s A Husker And He’s Winning (Whether He Gets The Job Or Not)
Turner Gill has been named the Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year following the Bulls’ record-breaking season. UB finished with a 5-3 conference record, including a 4-2 mark in the MAC East Division to claim a share of the regular season title. Prior to the 2007 campaign, UB had won eight MAC games total in…
Identity Non-Crisis
Gene Wojciechowski, the senior national columnist for ESPN.com typed up some sensational copy regarding the state of our football program. Now Pederson and Callahan are gone, and so is Nebraska’s one longtime advantage: an identity. Lincoln was once I-Back U. It was Walk-On Heaven. It was a national recruiting pipeline, stretching as far as Jersey,…
TO to TG for the TD!
I have a feeling T.O. is going to hire Turner Gill for the head coaching job. And the papers say the decision could come as soon as Wednesday. Here’s why I think it’s going to be Gill…he’s a former player under Dr. Tom, and the two remain close. Having a former player and long time…
Bluejays Down the Huskers
Despite all the hoopla in Lincoln today, the Nebraska Basketball faced off against Creighton in the Qwest Center in Omaha with Tom Osborne in attendance. Nebraska stubbed their toe in the first half with 17 turnovers and went into the half down 27. The Huskers rebounded in the second half, outscoring Creighton by 15, but…
T.O. Delivers The K.O.
“We went 43 seasons without a losing season,” interim athletic director Tom Osborne said at a press conference this morning, just two hours after firing Bill Callahan. “In the last four years, we had two…At what point do you still have credibility with the public? At what point can you still have a powerful impact…