This our report card according to espn.com:
The process: The Cornhuskers won’t be rebuilt overnight, after they suffered through one of the worst seasons in school history under former coach Bill Callahan. The Cornhuskers went 27-22 in Callahan’s four seasons, two of which ended in losing records, which previously hadn’t occurred at Nebraska since 1962. With the Cornhuskers’ struggling like never before, athletic director Steve Pederson — who hired Callahan and gave him a contract extension before the 2007 season — was fired in midseason. Former football coach Tom Osborne, who built the Cornhuskers into one of the sport’s greatest powers, was hired as interim athletic director. Osborne’s task was to evaluate the football program and decide Callahan’s future. Callahan was fired the day after Nebraska lost to Colorado 65-51 to finish the season at 5-7. Osborne interviewed LSU defensive coordinator Bo Pelini in Baton Rouge, La., the following day. Buffalo coach Turner Gill, a former Cornhuskers quarterback and assistant coach, also was interviewed. Osborne also spoke with Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe about the vacancy. The search was quickly narrowed to Pelini and Gill.
Grade: BThe hire: Pelini has the characteristics Osborne wanted in Nebraska’s next coach: he has a background in defense and understands the culture and expectations at Nebraska. Pelini worked one season as the Cornhuskers’ defensive coordinator under Frank Solich and was the team’s interim coach in the 2003 Alamo Bowl. He worked the last four years as LSU’s defensive coordinator and helped lead the Tigers to the Jan. 7 BCS National Championship Game.
Grade: CFinal analysis: Osborne might have worried too much about hiring a coach with Nebraska ties. A program like Nebraska should have been able to lure a proven head coach.
Overall grade: C+
I don’t necessarily disagree with the report card. I just hope espn and I are wrong.
Bob Stoops wasn’t a “proven winner” before he went to OU. Bo is cut from the same cloth.
Bo Pellini frequently donates blood, just never his own.
Bo Pellini has two speeds; walk and kill.
Bo Pellini doesn’t go hunting, he goes killing.
Bo Pellini won the 2002 World series of poker with a two of spades a ten of diamonds a green four from an Uno deck, and get out of jail free card from Monopoly: THATS a poker face.
Bo Pellini leads horses to water, then makes em drink.
Bo Pellini doesn’t use spell check, if he mispells a word Oxford simply changes the word’s spelling.
Bo Pellini doesn’t get frostbite, he bites frost.
When Bo Pellini wants popcorn he breathes on a corn field.
Bo Pellini’s theory of realativity: If I punch you your relatives will feel it.
When Bo Pellini crosses a street, cars have to look both ways.
Bo Pelini took a full bottle of presciption sleeping pills….. he didnt even blink
@ED
I still got your back if Huskerville is under attack, but we aren’t shatin a foxhole because over compassion for the enemy is the major sign of weakness within the ranks. Walking in others shoes quite alright but bedding with the enemy is weakness.
Damn over 100 comments. Nice work.
@RedTillDead
see you can’t even comeback without taking it to a personal level, Just because I try to tell people where they can and can not go with their blogs, and really back people into corners, and pretty much taking everything as a personal shot agianst me and my morales and folkways doesn’t mean I am not a blogging jugernaut.
Ya ed personally you are like a mental Grenada to my verbal Jihad, and I only toy with your juggling bloggs because it keeps me honed for the real sounds offs when we are stalked by trojans , tigers and buffs oh my! We all take our love of the Huskers personal that is why you get so butt hurt when called out. I have no compassion for any tarnish on my team. None, I am a cold hearted winning is the only thing that metters guy.
Hey, it’s Bowl #2 time, Memphis (7-5) vs Florida Atlantic (7-5) Right now Florida is a 2 1/2 point favorite. I say Captain Kangaroo will do much better then that. Florida by 20.
I was right on Utah winning but off on points.
I’m (1-0)
I’m staring at a four day weekend (and I hope you all are too) which is the room I needed to read through this thread.
@ Admin -
When you talk about “the media” today, you’re also talking politics. Sad, but true.
p.s. Florida Atlantic is up by 17 in the 4th…who (besides Forever Red) knew?
@Bugeater,
I’m starting a 5 day weekend!!! Woo Hoo!!! Interesting thread huh?
Well I’m 2-0,
Todays first game is Southren Miss (7-5) vs Cincinnati (9-3) Cincinnati is a 10 1/2 point favorite. This is the only game I agree with them on. Cincinnati will win and cover.
2nd game, Nevada (6-6) vs New Mexico (8-4) New Mexico is a 2 1/2 point favorite. I disagree, Nevada had a much tougher schedule. Nevada by 6.
3rd game, UCLA (6-6) vs BYU (10-2) BYU is a 6 point favorite. Once again I disagree, UCLA by 10.
Have a great day!!!
Well Hell! That was a crappy day! Last year I missed 4 games, I was hoping to break that record this year. I don’t think missing 2 on one day will help.
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