***Nebraska Athletic Director Search Megathread***

[knapplc]

Yeah, even Dr. Tom thinks Dr. Tom made a mistake with Pelini.

https://www.landof10.com/nebraska/tom-osborne-took-a-risk-hiring-bo-pelini-and-admits-it-bit-the-program

 

[Isle of View]

Which one would that be, the one that went .500 after his predecessor's recruits left campus, or the one that did everything in his power to alienate the fanbase while also proving unable to stop a jet sweep? 

It would be the two that each won over 70% of their games.

 

[Cdog923]

It would be the two that each won over 70% of their games.

And 1 conference title between them. In 1999. When Tom's last recruiting class were sophomores. 

 

[Undone]

No comprende, senor.  Is this an inside joke?

LOL.

A handle I had honestly been fortunate enough to have forgotten...until you brought it up.

 

[Isle of View]

Yeah, even Dr. Tom thinks Dr. Tom made a mistake with Pelini.

https://www.landof10.com/nebraska/tom-osborne-took-a-risk-hiring-bo-pelini-and-admits-it-bit-the-program

"Osborne said Pelini won a lot of games but, in the end, probably didn’t know enough about his character before he hired him."

No doubt.  But he wasn't hiring a family counselor.  He was hiring a football coach, and he hired a good one.  It's not easy to evaluate a person's character in an interview.  In hindsight, it didn't work out so well.  Especially after TO left.  If he'd been replaced by someone besides the Ginger Assassin, things may have been very different.  

 

[junior4949]

Yeah, we certainly don't want any more of those 70%+ winning coaches.

It goes a little deeper than this.  TO was somewhat instrumental in us getting Steve Pederson as AD.  How many 70%+ winning coaches was Pederson involved in getting us?

 

[Isle of View]

And 1 conference title between them. In 1999. When Tom's last recruiting class were sophomores. 

And a Coach of the year award and an NC game appearance and a Heisman trophy winner and 3 top ten finishes and . . . ah, never mind.  It's hard to discuss things with people when their hindsight is broken.

 

[Isle of View]

LOL.

A handle I had honestly been fortunate enough to have forgotten...until you brought it up.

What?  I didn't bring it up.  I don't even know what it is.

 

[Cdog923]

And a Coach of the year award and an NC game appearance and a Heisman trophy winner and 3 top ten finishes and . . . ah, never mind.  It's hard to discuss things with people when their hindsight is broken.

2002 on, how did he do? 

 

[Isle of View]

It goes a little deeper than this.  TO was somewhat instrumental in us getting Steve Pederson as AD.  How many 70%+ winning coaches was Pederson involved in getting us?

LOL.  He wasn't in any way "instrumental" in getting Pederson hired.  He gave a him a standard reference as a former boss. 

 

[Isle of View]

2002 on, how did he do? 

 

[knapplc]

"Osborne said Pelini won a lot of games but, in the end, probably didn’t know enough about his character before he hired him."

No doubt.  But he wasn't hiring a family counselor.  He was hiring a football coach, and he hired a good one.  It's not easy to evaluate a person's character in an interview.  In hindsight, it didn't work out so well.  Especially after TO left.  If he'd been replaced by someone besides the Ginger Assassin, things may have been very different.  

Look at all the D1 programs lining up to hire your "good coach."  And Pelini is working with Jim Tressel, another legend, yet Pelini's antics remain the same, his questionable decisions remain the same, and his results remain the same.

 

[Undone]

@Isle of View - Sorry - I had meant to quote 'fire mike' and I quoted you by accident. There was a poster named 'cm husker' that was in instant thread-destroyer here a little while back. 

 

 

[HuskerNBigD]

Look at all the D1 programs lining up to hire your "good coach."  And Pelini is working with Jim Tressel, another legend, yet Pelini's antics remain the same, his questionable decisions remain the same, and his results remain the same.

 

[Isle of View]

Look at all the D1 programs lining up to hire your "good coach."  And Pelini is working with Jim Tressel, another legend, yet Pelini's antics remain the same, his questionable decisions remain the same, and his results remain the same.

Point?

TO hired a good football coach who turned out to be a jacka$$ when he had to work for another authoritarian jacka$$.  Now people know what kind of a jacka$$ he is, but once Pelini is off the NUAD dole, he'll be back on the market and someone will be willing to ignore the jackassery in return for the winning.  

I don't hold Osborne responsible for Pelini's personal failings.  That's all on Pelini (and a little on Harvey and Sean).