OT: Bo Pelini granted permission to speak to Miami (YTM) about coaching vacancy

The Nebraska AD seems to have a lot of tension with Pelini, but I didn't think it might be enough to drive Pelini to talk to other teams. Isn't Pelini an alum? This seems incredible.

If Pelini goes for an interview, wouldn't you just fire him on the spot as the AD?  I mean, Nebraska is a top notch football program and if Pelini is even going to entertain the idea then why keep him.

You know, I think the fans here at Tech are actually praying for this since they're all still butthurt over Leachgate.  You think our fanbase is whiney?  Spend a day in Lubbock. 

... moving to anyone outside of the Big10 would be good news for us next year.

It'd be a step down and a foolish move IMO. Of course, the ACC is weaker than the Big 10 though.

If Miami manages to snare Pelini I'd be scared but he has a great program going on in Nebraska and he'd be foolish to leave.

http://my.journalstar.com/post/Husker_Extra_Group/Husker_Extra/blog/pelini_osborne_address_report.html

Seems that Tom Osbourne has not given that permission, nor has it been asked.

He's got 2 brothers who are coordinators. Maybe he's going to advocate for his brothers?

Just $.02

Pelini already has a job that is a better job than the one in Miami.  Nebraska is in a better conference, the chances of winning the NC are probably the same in either program, and Nebraska fans support the team a lot better than Miami fans do.  As someone who loves living in Florida, especially during the winters: I do think Florida is a better place to live, but I just don't see the Miami job as providing nearly the stability and prestiege that the Nebraska job does.

If Pelini moves now and wins the NC at Miami, there will always be questions about what "compromises" he had to make to do it there.  If he wins one at Nebraska, he will be celebrated as all that is good about college football.  As for those who would like to see Pelini leave NU and make Michigan's road easier, I can see your point.  That being said, I would rather have a strong Nebraska team help provide the Big Ten with one more good team at the top and the depth it needs to kick the SEC's rule-breaking asses. 

Assuming that both Michigan and PSU make it all the way back, a top four of Michigan, OSU, Nebraska, and PSU would be as good or better on a regular basis than Bama, Florida, LSU, and Auburn.  Wiscy, Iowa, and (gasp) MSU would be as good as or better than South Carolina, UGA, and Arkansas. If Tennessee makes it all the way back, it will probably be at the expense of Arkansas or South Carolina, but there is no guarantee it will happen.  At any rate, the comparison is looking a lot better than it did three years ago. 

So, really, the Big Ten is poised to once again be the best conference in college football.  There are a lot of "ifs" involved, but it is doable.  And a strong Nebraska is going to be a very important piece in the puzzle.

rich rod is john cusack

The Canes have never had big crowds (except for big games against FSU or ND) and have always had crappy facilities.  It doesn't matter though when you can walk a few blocks and round up enough talent to field a quality D-1 team.

Larry Coker won a national title at Miami.  If Pelini wants to win he'll have a much easier time doing it at the U than he would in Lincoln.

Something about Pelini is unsettling to me.  I swear that he seems more like the perfect tOSU coach or even MSU, but not Miami.  

I was thinking about the history of Nebraska football as I remember and keep coming back to the Peter/Phillips era.  Pelini teams haven't had legal problems yet and he was a great DC and seems like a solid coach, but I just get a tOSU vibe from the guy.

Given that we have to start playing Nebraska every year, I could live with this.