Does Bo Have the Emotional Stability to Lead?

[AK-47]

do we, as a board, have the emotional stability to post after a loss? that is a conversation we need to have.

Not even, at all.. I don't post much because I'm mostly get on here from my phone and it's a pain the rear, but I do read a lot. The one thing I find (on here anyway) is that the fanbase is always split after a loss. I think the "Bo needs to go" crowd is a vocal minority of the fanbase as a whole. I usually don't agree with them, but this time they have a legitimate point. That being that Bo not knowing what went wrong in this game is kinda sad. Miller broke contain one time and we went full retard and decided to stop pressuring him as much as we did. As composed as miller is, he is still a young, largely inexperienced qb. Bo, John or however, for whatever reason doesn't go after these type of quarterbacks and that needs to be done quite a bit more if we want to succeed. So, in conclusion, Bo does not need to go anywhere, he's still fine. We still control our own destiny. Hopefully, he really does some hardcore evaluation and comes up with the schemes that will work.

 

[Goal-line]

I find the Fairbury Brand hot dogs more interesting than this thread.

Then go buy a package of hot dogs and leave the thread alone. I think the thread title is an extremely valid and important question, much more so than many thread titles in this forum, not to mention one of the best questions posted to date. Stability, in any form, at the top trickles down to guy who washes the towels in the locker room and everyone in between. Why do you think Dr. Tom operates the way he does? His emotional stability has a significant impact on the iconic way he runs the ship and the success he has had over the decades.

 

[huskerXman]

I just joined because I haven't seen this discussed...at least not in depth. Is it just me or do the team meltdowns coincide with Bo's meltdowns?

Right before halftime there was a brief shot of Bo in Ankrah's face. Veins popping, finger pointing, words like "****-sucker" and "m-f'r" - we're all familiar with it.... Not saying Jason can't handle the asswhuppin'. More that if you are a young man or a young team in a come from behind situation you probably look to your coach for leadership. If your leader has completely lost his mind and is no longer capable of coherent thought...where do you look now?

We all know Bo does irrational things when he falls apart... fighting with referees when there's no way to win...being surly to the press when they are about as "softball" as a press corps can be, chiding the fans because they want to win (you gotta be f'n kidding!) and blaming players when it's clear coaching is the problem - if the players aren't doing what they are coached to do.... "point the thumb", a-hole!

I don't think we have a problem with athletes. We aren't Alabama or FSU, but we have talent. That talent shows at least one quarter of every game. I don't think we have a problem with assistants (Barney? Well...) We can't finish, we can't sustain.... I think the reason is that Bo's ego won't let it flourish. When things don't go his way, he gets pissed and tries to blame someone else.

His system is obviously not perfect but he won't make a change. I want to ask all of you to think back....this is the same problem we had in '08. This isn't about one game. it's about 5 years.

There is something wrong in that locker room. We've had two Def Coords and two Off Coords.... the same thing keeps happening. The constant? Bo. He isn't mature enough to be a head coach.....

yes, he does and he will not succeed until he changes his attitude. He teams play the way he acts.. up and down hot and cold. Having fire is one thing but the way he acts at times is childish.

 

[Landomatic]

It's not that he's firey or passionate or edgy or has a temper or whatever you want to call it. That can be effective (saban). The problem with Bo is that his outbursts come from insecurity. An insecure hot head is laughed at. A secure hot head is respected. And don't mistake cockiness for confidence. Some of the cockiest people I know are some of the most insecure.

 

[huskerXman]

It's not that he's firey or passionate or edgy or has a temper or whatever you want to call it. That can be effective (saban). The problem with Bo is that his outbursts come from insecurity. An insecure hot head is laughed at. A secure hot head is respected. And don't mistake cockiness for confidence. Some of the cockiest people I know are some of the most insecure.

Don't confuse fire with childish behavior. Not a thing wrong with having fire or being passionate.. What Bo does at times is neither.

 

[huskered17]

It doesn't bother me much, to see him get in a players face from time to time. I bet that Ankrah will be better at covering that type of play from here on out, or bust his butt trying to make sure he remembers his responsibility on the field for that type play.

I still think Bo is the right guy at the right time to get us back to competing for conf and n/c titles. We waited for Tom to get there a lot longer, and I don't think we will have to wait that long with Bo. His recruits will fill the complete roster by then and all the starters will have had enough time in his system to have the play book down pat. Then we can see what kind of a coach and asst coaches we have. Its not only the players learning to execute, the staff is young and they to are still learning, when and what to react to during a game. Most of us with our jobs are not asked to make a decision in 20 sec or less. These coaches are, and they will get better at with time. At least we hope so. jmo

GBR!!!

 

[huskerXman]

It doesn't bother me much, to see him get in a players face from time to time. I bet that Ankrah will be better at covering that type of play from here on out, or bust his butt trying to make sure he remembers his responsibility on the field for that type play.

I still think Bo is the right guy at the right time to get us back to competing for conf and n/c titles. We waited for Tom to get there a lot longer, and I don't think we will have to wait that long with Bo. His recruits will fill the complete roster by then and all the starters will have had enough time in his system to have the play book down pat. Then we can see what kind of a coach and asst coaches we have. Its not only the players learning to execute, the staff is young and they to are still learning, when and what to react to during a game. Most of us with our jobs are not asked to make a decision in 20 sec or less. These coaches are, and they will get better at with time. At least we hope so. jmo

GBR!!!

Not every player responds the same way. I have no problem letting a player know they made a mistake.

My oldest daughters Volleyball coach is nowhere near Bo, but he gets heated at times and the players just don't respond to that attitude. They play 1000% better when he keeps a cooler head; it is night and day different. he is starting to see that and last week was totally different.. We won!

 

[It'sNotAFakeID]

 

[sd'sker]

It doesn't bother me much, to see him get in a players face from time to time. I bet that Ankrah will be better at covering that type of play from here on out, or bust his butt trying to make sure he remembers his responsibility on the field for that type play.

I still think Bo is the right guy at the right time to get us back to competing for conf and n/c titles. We waited for Tom to get there a lot longer, and I don't think we will have to wait that long with Bo. His recruits will fill the complete roster by then and all the starters will have had enough time in his system to have the play book down pat. Then we can see what kind of a coach and asst coaches we have. Its not only the players learning to execute, the staff is young and they to are still learning, when and what to react to during a game. Most of us with our jobs are not asked to make a decision in 20 sec or less. These coaches are, and they will get better at with time. At least we hope so. jmo

GBR!!!

Not every player responds the same way. I have no problem letting a player know they made a mistake.

My oldest daughters Volleyball coach is nowhere near Bo, but he gets heated at times and the players just don't respond to that attitude. They play 1000% better when he keeps a cooler head; it is night and day different. he is starting to see that and last week was totally different.. We won!

congrats to your daughter's team. but are you seriously comparing women's volleyball to football? coaching women and men is totally different. different enough that the comparison is asinine.

 

[walksalone]

It's not that he's firey or passionate or edgy or has a temper or whatever you want to call it. That can be effective (saban). The problem with Bo is that his outbursts come from insecurity. An insecure hot head is laughed at. A secure hot head is respected. And don't mistake cockiness for confidence. Some of the cockiest people I know are some of the most insecure.

 

[tmfr15]

Bo can still coach. He hasn't recruited so well. We've missed on a number of players and have not gotten lucky in finding too many diamonds in the rough. Although everytime I see Ameer, I think about what a great find that guy was. So Bo is capable. We just have to hit on more Ameer types and less Brion Carnes types.

 

[huskerXman]

It doesn't bother me much, to see him get in a players face from time to time. I bet that Ankrah will be better at covering that type of play from here on out, or bust his butt trying to make sure he remembers his responsibility on the field for that type play.

I still think Bo is the right guy at the right time to get us back to competing for conf and n/c titles. We waited for Tom to get there a lot longer, and I don't think we will have to wait that long with Bo. His recruits will fill the complete roster by then and all the starters will have had enough time in his system to have the play book down pat. Then we can see what kind of a coach and asst coaches we have. Its not only the players learning to execute, the staff is young and they to are still learning, when and what to react to during a game. Most of us with our jobs are not asked to make a decision in 20 sec or less. These coaches are, and they will get better at with time. At least we hope so. jmo

GBR!!!

Not every player responds the same way. I have no problem letting a player know they made a mistake.

My oldest daughters Volleyball coach is nowhere near Bo, but he gets heated at times and the players just don't respond to that attitude. They play 1000% better when he keeps a cooler head; it is night and day different. he is starting to see that and last week was totally different.. We won!

congrats to your daughter's team. but are you seriously comparing women's volleyball to football? coaching women and men is totally different. different enough that the comparison is asinine.

lol, the point wasn't to compare women to men, lmao, but that people react differently (as in the example I gave). The team is playing exactly how he acts.. Hot and cold, up and down.

Men and Women are not that different in how they react when it comes to coaches that act like Bo does.

 

[sd'sker]

It doesn't bother me much, to see him get in a players face from time to time. I bet that Ankrah will be better at covering that type of play from here on out, or bust his butt trying to make sure he remembers his responsibility on the field for that type play.

I still think Bo is the right guy at the right time to get us back to competing for conf and n/c titles. We waited for Tom to get there a lot longer, and I don't think we will have to wait that long with Bo. His recruits will fill the complete roster by then and all the starters will have had enough time in his system to have the play book down pat. Then we can see what kind of a coach and asst coaches we have. Its not only the players learning to execute, the staff is young and they to are still learning, when and what to react to during a game. Most of us with our jobs are not asked to make a decision in 20 sec or less. These coaches are, and they will get better at with time. At least we hope so. jmo

GBR!!!

Not every player responds the same way. I have no problem letting a player know they made a mistake.

My oldest daughters Volleyball coach is nowhere near Bo, but he gets heated at times and the players just don't respond to that attitude. They play 1000% better when he keeps a cooler head; it is night and day different. he is starting to see that and last week was totally different.. We won!

congrats to your daughter's team. but are you seriously comparing women's volleyball to football? coaching women and men is totally different. different enough that the comparison is asinine.

lol, the point wasn't to compare women to men, lmao, but that people react differently (as in the example I gave). The team is playing exactly how he acts.. Hot and cold, up and down.

Men and Women are not that different in how they react when it comes to coaches that act like Bo does.

my dad coached women's volleyball way back when and i remember him talking about how different it was coaching women vs. men. that is really all i was going off on.

 

[T_O_Bull]

Here we go again. Another 'Let's gang up on Bo,' thread from a poster with less than 500 posts.

T_ O_B

:facepalm:

So, he has less than 500 posts. does that mean he's not allowed to express his opinion. :dunno :dunno :dunno :dunno

Just don't clutter up the board with redundant threads that simply resay what has already been said. You are living in a dream world if you think your opinion warrants a thread of its own. Delusions of grandeur.

T_O_B

dedhoarse

 

[Landomatic]

Here we go again. Another 'Let's gang up on Bo,' thread from a poster with less than 500 posts.

T_ O_B

:facepalm:

So, he has less than 500 posts. does that mean he's not allowed to express his opinion. :dunno :dunno :dunno :dunno

Just don't clutter up the board with redundant threads that simply resay what has already been said. You are living in a dream world if you think your opinion warrants a thread of its own. Delusions of grandeur.

T_O_B

dedhoarse

And you are living in a dream world if you think your opinion is any more accurate or important than anyone else just because you have more posts than them.