It’s An Obsession, But It’s Pleasin’
“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, Osborne said he had not offered the job to anyone. Asked when he would name a coach, he said, “Hopefully sooner than later.”
He declined to say how many candidates he’s interviewed.
Osborne said he didn’t address the specifics of the coaching search with the players.
“I told them to go to class,” he said.
We live in a time when transparency and citizen media is on the rise, facts which radically increase a media organization’s need to know (so they can break a story and gain/sustain readership).
November 27th, 2007 at 7:31 pm
Ironicly, I just read that article. And it’s a done deal. Bo will be the next Husker Head Coach. Mark my word. There will be a Wednsday or Thursday press conferance. I guarentee we will be hiring Bo.
November 27th, 2007 at 7:59 pm
You guarantee it? So if I fly to Vegas and bet it you will reimburse me if it doesn’t happen ;)-
November 27th, 2007 at 8:09 pm
The new coach will be named Saturday.
November 27th, 2007 at 8:13 pm
If the new coach is named this week it will be Turner. If Tom waits until Monday it’s Bo. I don’t beleive he would disrupt LSU’s season by announcing it before their championship game.
I hope you are right Pete!
November 27th, 2007 at 9:01 pm
Let’s think about this for a sec, Ed. Why did Pete put a guarantee on Pelini? Hmm, very interesting. Here’s how I see it. Pete puts a guarantee on Pelini ’cause he wants you to fell all warm and toasty inside. Ya think if you leave Pelini guarantee under your pillow at night, the Guarantee Fairy might come by and leave a quarter. The point is, how do you know the Guarantee Fairy isn’t a crazy glue sniffer? “Building model airplanes” says the little fairy, but we’re not buying it. Next thing you know, there’s money missing off the dresser and your daughter’s knocked up, I seen it a hundred times. Because Pete knows all he sold ya was a guaranteed piece of shit. That’s all it is. Hey, if you want me to take a dump in a box and mark it guaranteed, I will. I got spare time. But for right now, for your sake, for your daughter’s sake, ya might wanna think about this guarantee. We won’t know till we know!!
Classic rant from Tommy Boy.
November 27th, 2007 at 9:15 pm
@Husker Brad
LMAO!!!!!!!!
November 27th, 2007 at 9:20 pm
Ed remember when I said this?
Husker Brad Says:
November 25th, 2007 at 9:31 pm
There is no need to resort to that. This is not the Jerry Springer Husker Zone website. Why can’t we all just agree that this man was not right for this, or any other college for that matter, football program? We are not pulitzer prize winning journalists or even english majors for that matter. At least it wasn’t in this format.
OMG My BFF BC wus turminahted..LOL . So, Ed, you can spell however you want as long as it is not in text form.
OCIAOJ ( of course i am only joking!)
November 27th, 2007 at 9:34 pm
Just watched the news and here is a roundabout quote from RICKEY THENARSE when asked about the speculation of the next coach. ” I don’t know but he better play me. Next year Rickey. They wasted this guy for 2 YEARS. I can’t wait!!!
November 27th, 2007 at 9:35 pm
@ Brad
Your boy Ricky T didn’t sound to happy on the news tonight! When ask what his thoughts were on the new coach his response was……”It’s difficult, but whoever comes in next……..Shoot, sure enough better play me!
For some reason I don’t see that attitude going over to well with Bo.
November 27th, 2007 at 9:41 pm
@ Brad
I’m 40 — I’ll have to get the kids to translate what you are typing…but when I doooo!!!!!!!!!!!
Did I spell everything correct…press enter Ed, press enter, nooooooo
November 27th, 2007 at 9:48 pm
Don’t pick on him, he’s a MAN, HE’s 40!!!
November 27th, 2007 at 9:53 pm
I was defending your typing skills to the count….since you didn’t spell their correctly in one post. So I was saying I don’t care how you spell as long as you don’t do it in text form. But of course I am only joking. If you would like me to draw you a picture, I will
November 27th, 2007 at 9:54 pm
Look out! Brad’s gonna go all Coach Gundy on us!
November 27th, 2007 at 9:58 pm
Please don’t go Coach Gundy on me Brad. I promise I’ll do better Sir. By the way, how do you spell there?:)
November 28th, 2007 at 9:13 am
I think Gill is starting to become the star prospect, he has enough of Tom’s influence in him to maintain a real level head, and is able to look at the big picture to make adjustments. I doubt nebraska would have beat buffalo this season. Imagine what gill could do with the talent we have here now. He could really inspire these guys and give them new life for next season
November 28th, 2007 at 9:14 am
@Administrator & Bugeater
You should have a pool or something to where the readers all guess or vote who they think the next coach will be, date, and time of the announcement.
Mine: Bo Pelini, 12/03/2007 @11:15AM
November 28th, 2007 at 9:16 am
I am not saying that BP couldnt do the same thing, but if we are looking to restore nebraska tradition there isnt going to be another coach out there who knows more about what being nebraska really means. I also would be a little bit worried that BP might be a little to much in your face to be a head coach. He is obviously a great motivator, but I think we might want someone who is a little more level headed as a head coach who could hire right assistant coaches to do the up in your face stuff.
November 28th, 2007 at 9:32 am
I am now 50/50 for either Gill or Pelini. I think with both guys you know what you get. Both would have some of the same coaches on their staff. I do not want an outside guy!!!! If they go outside, they need to take a hard look at Chris Peterson from Boise St., although he might fall into the mould of a Solich after Tom left.
November 28th, 2007 at 11:23 am
Mine: Turner Gill, 11/29/2007 @3:30PM
November 28th, 2007 at 1:32 pm
Todays rumor is that TO will announce Pellini as head coach and Turner Gill as AD….lets see how it all pans out!!!
November 28th, 2007 at 1:52 pm
@ Husker Brad
I like the Tommy Boy referance! Anyway, I think it’s going to be Bo because thats what my sources in Lincoln tell me. Also, T.O. said on the news that he is going recruiting on Thursday and Friday which means the earliest the new coach will be named is Saturday. If a new coach isnt named Saturday then I am positive it will be Bo. Tom wouldnt name Bo the head coach on the Saturday hes playing in the SEC game. Bottomline, if a coach isnt named by Saturday the Bo will be coach.
November 28th, 2007 at 2:08 pm
Forever Red already said that.
Forever Red! Says:
November 27th, 2007 at 8:13 pm
If the new coach is named this week it will be Turner. If Tom waits until Monday it’s Bo. I don’t beleive he would disrupt LSU’s season by announcing it before their championship game.
November 28th, 2007 at 2:52 pm
Oh. Didnt see that. Anyway, He’s right. There is no way Tom is naming a coach this week because hes going recruiting Thursday and Friday. It HAS to be Bo. Forever Red had it right on!
November 28th, 2007 at 2:53 pm
I’d like to see Dave Remington as the AD — That would be awesome.
November 28th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
Actually, I’d like to have the job for a year and then take a buy-out to get fired… Then I would do 2 chicks at the same time.
November 28th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
@inside scoop
How bout you take the AD job, hire me as the coach. We will both take buyouts ina year and I will give you 1/2 my buyout as a thankyou
November 28th, 2007 at 3:18 pm
Thanks Re-pete. Just Kid’n. I am glad to see that you at least agree with me.
I find it funny that all the rumors today are almost a complete turn around from yesterday. Yesterday was all Bo and Turner. Today Bo and Turner are out and it’s going to be Grobe or Kelley.
November 28th, 2007 at 3:39 pm
No way will it be Grobe. He was interveiwed by rivals.com and he said his program-building style is 5-6 years. We NU fans cannot wait that long. And he said he would hire all of his own assistants and would not hire any former Huskers. That doesnt sit well with me and I’m sure Tom doesnt really like that either.
November 28th, 2007 at 3:52 pm
Okay Re-Pete, your starting to scare me. Are you hiding in my house some where? Here is my post from the other thread. You are starting to agree with me to much.
Forever Red! Says:
November 27th, 2007 at 5:16 pm
The guy they interviewed from Wake said we would not like Grobe here. He said his team building style is a slow process. He guessed that it would take Jim about 4 to 5 years to build the team he wanted at Nebraska. He also said that there would be no chance that any former Husker coaches would be on the staff. Jim brings his guys and that’s just the way it is. He touch base on the fact that nobody in the country beside Jim and a handful of other people even know what he gets paid, being a private school.
So in short, love him or hate him, he isn’t coming to Nebraska.
November 28th, 2007 at 4:18 pm
@Forever Red!,
Pete may use copyrighted material but no one can humilate a CU fan as nicely.
November 28th, 2007 at 4:22 pm
This is very true. I don’t beleive they came back to make a post after Pete got done with them.
I’m just mess’n with him anyway, It’s kind nice to have somebody agree with me. That doesn’t happen very often!
November 28th, 2007 at 4:30 pm
Holy Crap! I must be your long-lost twin Forever Red! Ha Ha, Now that I think about it, I do remember reading your post about Grobe. Well anyway, I share your thoughts on him; He isnt coming to Nebraska. But yeah, I can sure humiliate a CU fan. How about that!
November 28th, 2007 at 5:32 pm
I was just looking at one of the newspapers from down at LSU. They were talking about how Bo has declined to talk to any media for about 2 weeks now. Hmmmmmm, When do you suppose T.O. hired the search firm out of Atlanta. He admitted that he already had people out searching before he announced that Bill was fired. Bo and his wife have both talked about their religion and how they liked their church here in Nebraska, maybe Bo just doesn’t want to lie to everybody about what’s really going on. I’m pretty sure that Bo was the top candidate, it was his job to lose.
Just my random thoughts.
November 28th, 2007 at 6:05 pm
Here is another thought, I’m full of them arn’t I. Don’t be afraid to tell me to shut up.
Has anybody even considered the thought that maybe Turner doesn’t want the job? And that maybe the reason Bo is the lead guy. Tom say’s him and Turner talk all the time, I’m sure coaching at Nebraska has come up in the past. For all the reason’s we give for Turner being a perfect fit at Nebraska, maybe those are the same things that make him a perfect fit at Buffalo. Turner seems to be a pretty humble guy, if I had to guess I’m gonna say money isn’t the first thing that he is looking for. Maybe he doesn’t want the stress of trying to rebuild a Husker team that has been run into the ground. Right now he is a god to those people, his kids up there love him. I saw some footage of their games and those kids run to him after a game like he is their proud father. Being the guy that we all know he is, maybe he doesn’t want to leave those guys just yet. Sure Nebraska is his first love, but most of us know that your first love is just a stupid, lying, drunk, non-mothering, lazy, fat, non-cooking, no cleaning, dirty, nasty, smelling piece of crap! (well in my case it was):)
November 28th, 2007 at 6:08 pm
Hmm…
From espn.com: “According to a source with knowledge of the search, Nebraska has whittled its candidate pool to two people and is close to announcing a new coach. Speculation centers on Buffalo coach Turner Gill as the leading candidate to replace Bill Callahan. A source close to Wake Forest indicated that coach Jim Grobe interviewed with Nebraska in Atlanta on Nov. 26. The source thinks Grobe has a good shot at the job. Apparently, LSU defensive coordinator Bo Pelini didn’t knock A.D. Tom Osborne’s socks off during the interview and doesn’t feel good about it. The school will also interview Brian Kelly from Cincinnati and perhaps TCU’s Gary Patterson.”
Pete — call your source!
November 28th, 2007 at 6:09 pm
@ Forever Red
Shut up
November 28th, 2007 at 6:22 pm
@ Forever Red
I heard about that but then again if you go to ESPN.com right now there is an article that was updated 20 minutes ago saying Turner and Bo have been narrowed to the top 2 lead canidates. I dont know about you guys but I think it could end up being something we’d never expect. I dont what is going on down in Lincoln right now! Also, Brian Kelly told a Cincinnati radio station this morning that he was never interviewed and T.O. is done with the interviews. My final thought: It’s either Bo, Turner, or Grobe.
November 28th, 2007 at 6:25 pm
Well after I posted my comment above I went to nebraska.rivals.com and saw that a Cincinnati newspaper reported that The Cinci Athletic Department granted us permission to talk to him. Seriously, this coaching search is getting crazy!
November 28th, 2007 at 6:53 pm
@inside scoop
Dude, your into baby chickens…I knew you were a sicko!!!!
November 28th, 2007 at 6:56 pm
@forever red
If you need to sit on my couch and talk about you expressed anger for you ex to make your life whole again, I’m listening buddy.
November 28th, 2007 at 8:29 pm
PLEASE TOM, DON’T HIRE GROBE!!!!!!!!
November 28th, 2007 at 10:29 pm
@BigRedFred
bigredfred Says:
July 27th, 2007 at 9:49 am
Thank you Art, I and others have found that Huskerzone.com is a great place for meaningful discussion of Husker football in a respectful way no matter what the differences. We are all in this together inspite our seperate views.
My prediction for the 07 football season is this: EVERYTHING hinges on the Wake Forest game. How the Wake Forest game goes, so goes the season. Everyone knows we will be up for a game like USC the next week.
The character of the Huskers will be evident when facing a talented foe that everyone EXPECTS them to beat and, a number of folks are overlooking Wake Forest.
If the Huskers lose, or, even if they win a close hard fought struggle over Wake Forest, the rest of the year could very well fall apart. If they win convincingly, … then, there is no telling what they might do, ..NC??
Just my thoughts. FYI, I am 52. I was playing High School footbll during the 70 and 71 championship teams so I followed them closely, knew them all by name. I was and remain in awe of not only the players, but the leaders/coaches who made the program what it was and what it stood for.
Prophetic!! Good Call!
Now, who will coach next, please?
November 29th, 2007 at 6:48 am
The new coach at least interim Head Coach is Tom Osborne.
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1200&u_sid=10196514
November 29th, 2007 at 11:10 am
I wonder if this means the search is going to take a little longer now. I dont know why he would bother to name himself interim head coach if he was going to hire the new guy in 3 days.
November 29th, 2007 at 11:51 am
The new head coach is……who knows. One thing that is for sure Dr. Tom will do what he feels is in the best interest of the program, the state, and most importantly the student athletes he is responsible for.
Just curious. TO was named the interim athletic director, not the interim director of football operations. Are there any other coaches under the gun? What’s up Doc?
November 29th, 2007 at 1:16 pm
TO…is the new coach…for a while…it was listed on several websites…
November 29th, 2007 at 3:28 pm
Only for recruiting purposes. I don’t think he is gonna be strap’n on the whistle.
November 29th, 2007 at 3:35 pm
I’m certain its going to be Bo. Forever Red made a good point(and I copied him without knowing) that if its Turner, he’ll be hired this week and if its Bo we’ll hire him next week. The only thing is a new coach will NOT be named this week because interim Head Coach T.O. is recruiting today and tommorow. To me, that points all signs to Bo. T.O. is going to wait until after the SEC Championship game on Saturday and then I’ll think he’ll name Bo the Head Coach on either Monday or Tuesday in a late-morning press conferance.
November 29th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
I agree Pete. Why wouldn’t Tom bring in Turner right away to help with recruiting. His season is over. Unless Tom doesn’t want us to think he had Gill picked out from the beginning.
November 29th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
I doubt tom is the kind of guy who would care to much about what other people thought. He is going to pick who he thinks the best candidate is regardless of what we think. And he knows we trust in his decision.
November 29th, 2007 at 4:44 pm
What!!!!! You mean Tom isn’t going to take my feelings into consideration!!!! Well who the hell hired this guy!
November 29th, 2007 at 8:09 pm
I really don’t think TO has narrowed the coaching search to Pelini and Gill as ESPN has reported. I think there are still a couple of other candidates out there that probably told the Search company something along the lines of, “I’m interested but I have one regular season game left, let’s talk next week.”
TO taking the interim HC title is a great recruiting move. Instead of leaving recruits hanging and putting the responsibility on their shoulders to call in to TO, he can now actively get out there and minimize the damage the coaching change has done to the recruiting process.
November 29th, 2007 at 9:30 pm
Well, how much harder does it make it for Turner to leave Buffalo when every student in the place is chanting “Turner stay, Turner stay!”
Just saw it on KETV, I don’t think he is gonna leave.
November 30th, 2007 at 6:29 am
It doesn’t make it any harder. He’ll leave if the Nebraska job is offered. 2,000 fans in Buffalo isn’t going to change anything.
November 30th, 2007 at 8:00 am
@Administrator
I agree — I don’t think TO would limit himself to just TG and Pelini without interviewing other candidates. He’s a good judge of character and probably wants to make sure that he is going to pick the right man for the job. So; to make a decision, without interviewing other top candidates, would probably not be a smart move.
After that being said, I still think Pelini and TG (notice I put Pelini before TG) are still the top 2 candidates. My guess is still 12/03/07 at 11:15AM for Pelini.
November 30th, 2007 at 10:33 am
I think we all have overlooked a great hire for Nebraska. Tom, as interim head coach just name yourself permanent coach and call the search off! haha Actually,the more I think about this monumental decision, the top two candidates available in my opinion are either Gill or Grobe. I think Turner would be in for the long haul and his heart 100% into the program. When I think about the tunnel walk for next year, I envision Gill highlights and then see him take the team onto the field. Wow! Gill chose to play for Nebraska…let’s choose Gill to coach Nebraska!
November 30th, 2007 at 1:47 pm
Bo has been signed by NU. He is the head coach! Source in the AD office.
November 30th, 2007 at 3:10 pm
@ LE
Is that confirmed or just your source? Because my source said that too…
November 30th, 2007 at 8:19 pm
We hired Bo! ESPN is reporting it and they arent even questioning themselves! In fact, one of my clients owns the plane that is going to pick him up. EVERYONE, NEBRASKA FOOTBALL IS BACK!