Samuel McKewon of Nebraska Statepaper liked much of what he witnessed on the field this spring. He likes Pelini’s approach to coaching too. Read on… “Let me tell you, it was a long, physical spring,” Pelini said. “The practices were long; the practices were physical. The competition was there. I think we’re a deeper football…
Monthly Archives: April 2009
The Real Power of Red
We know something about playing smash mouth football in Nebraksa. We lost our way under Loserhan, but now we’re counting pancake blocks again and we’re toughening up the minds and bodies of our offensive line under the guidance of coach Barney Cotton. According to the Omaha World Herald: “We just want to be the most…
Nebraksa Is Old School
ESPN’s Big 12 Blog is reporting the compensation doled out the Big 12 Athletic Directors. You might note that Tom Osborne is at the bottom of this pile. By design, I might add. He could make more if more was needed, but more isn’t needed. And few things say “NEBRASKA” louder than that. T.O. also…
The Recession Can’t Touch This
Salary reductions and layoffs are becoming a commonplace reality for journalists, money pushers, auto manufacturers and many others, but that’s not the story at Memorial Stadium. According to Lincoln Journal Star’s HuskerExtra.com, Coach Bo Pelini will receive a 68 percent bump in pay that makes him the highest paid coach in Husker history. Pelini’s five-year…