Minnesota replacing Iowa as Nebraska's Thanksgiving Game

ColoradoHusk said:
It doesn't make any sense that Eichorst thought he was the heir apparent to Alvarez at Wisconsin?
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It doesn't make sense to assume that SE still isn't next in line just because Alvarez filled the #2 spot in the AD at Wisconsin.  Was Alvarez supposed to leave it open?  Or fill it with an unqualified person?  Was SE supposed to leave the #1 spot at UNL to take the #2 spot at UW?  Has Alvarez indicated he is about to retire and the #2 guy is the immediate replacement?

I know people want reasons to dislike SE but to draw a conclusion like that is weird to me.

 
knapplc said:
Tom Osborne spoke at the Big Red Breakfast this morning. One of the things he touched on was the concept of a Nebraska "rival."  He is... not a fan.

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Amen, Doctor Tom.   Amen.
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Hmm... I was at the breakfast and didn't think TO was "really annoyed" that Iowa people say Nebraska is a rival. IIRC, all he said was something along the lines of 'Iowa doesn't really like Nebraska, and Nebraska is starting to dislike Iowa' and then he went into why he thinks rivalries are made naturally and he didn't fuss with them much as a coach. I don't know. Chris' comments just seem a bit hyperbolic to me, but maybe I was still waking up.

As a side note, that was the best TO discussion I've ever listened to. Super insightful and he threw more shade on various things than I've ever seen him do before.

 
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StPaulHusker said:
It doesn't make sense to assume that SE still isn't next in line just because Alvarez filled the #2 spot in the AD at Wisconsin.  Was Alvarez supposed to leave it open?  Or fill it with an unqualified person?  Was SE supposed to leave the #1 spot at UNL to take the #2 spot at UW?  Has Alvarez indicated he is about to retire and the #2 guy is the immediate replacement?

I know people want reasons to dislike SE but to draw a conclusion like that is weird to me.
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I agree that Eichorst wouldn't leave NU to become the #2 at Wisconsin, and he could still get hired at UW after Alvarez retires.  However, when McIntosh is named the Deputy Athletic Director and oversees the day-to-day operations of the department, that shows me (and others) that he's being groomed as the next AD for Wisconsin.

 
Question.....

Why do people think SE really doesn't give a rip about Nebraska because he loves Wisconsin so much and expects that he is next in line there?

What makes Wisconsin's job better than Nebraska's?

This is nothing more than some fans who don't like how he's doing his job making up a big story about why they think he isn't going a good job.

 
Enhance said:
Hmm... I was at the breakfast and didn't think TO was "really annoyed" that Iowa people say Nebraska is a rival. IIRC, all he said was something along the lines of 'Iowa doesn't really like Nebraska, and Nebraska is starting to dislike Iowa' and then he went into why he thinks rivalries are made naturally and he didn't fuss with them much as a coach. I don't know. Chris' comments just seem a bit hyperbolic to me, but maybe I was still waking up.
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Wait so you  are telling me that a OWH writer might be twisting words to stir the pot?  That is unheard of

 
BigRedBuster said:
Question.....

Why do people think SE really doesn't give a rip about Nebraska because he loves Wisconsin so much and expects that he is next in line there?

What makes Wisconsin's job better than Nebraska's?

This is nothing more than some fans who don't like how he's doing his job making up a big story about why they think he isn't going a good job.
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It fits their narrative?  It's something they can use against him as a reason why they don't like him?

 
ColoradoHusk said:
I agree that Eichorst wouldn't leave NU to become the #2 at Wisconsin, and he could still get hired at UW after Alvarez retires.  However, when McIntosh is named the Deputy Athletic Director and oversees the day-to-day operations of the department, that shows me (and others) that he's being groomed as the next AD for Wisconsin.
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I agree with this.  The part that didn't make sense to me was i don't see the logic of thinking SE was somehow surprised or whatever.  I mean.  He's the AD at Nebraska.  If he wanted to be the heir apparent at UW, you don't take this job.  Hell, you probably don't even take the Miami job.  because he was the #2 at Wisconsin already.

Just my take.  

 
Pedro Guerrero said:
Wait so you  are telling me that a OWH writer might be twisting words to stir the pot?  That is unheard of
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Well, I wouldn't go that far. Collectively, I believe the OWH has the best Husker writers from any outlet and I've felt that way for years, but that's probably a conversation for a different thread.

 
IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THIS WAY.

The last game of the season is always initially scheduled for the Saturday after Thanksgiving.  Every year someone posts on here that we've lost the Black Friday game.  After a while, the University always announces that the game has been "moved" from Saturday to Friday. 

You people are freaking out over nothing. 

 
I think overall Eichorst is a good athletic director.  But he is very out of touch with Nebraska fans.  He can't quite seem to get on the same page.

 
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