OT: current Nebraska OL rips athletic director

Submitted by Wolverine Devotee on

I think Nebraska made a mistake. 4 division titles and this is the one year they DON'T lose 4 games under Pelini.

 

This'll go down as the worst decision Eichorst will make in his career. He don't care tho. Just biding his time til Wisconsin opens up.

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Justin@Bursley

November 30th, 2014 at 2:49 PM ^

How do they fire a coach after going 9-3?

Here's hoping that if we hire Miles that he brings in Pelini as his DC again. Although I'm pretty sure Pelini won't have a lot of trouble finding another HC gig.



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Muttley

November 30th, 2014 at 4:24 PM ^

is not fair.

You're omitting that Nebraska got the "let's show off our shiny new toy" treatment by the B1G in 2011 and was given the toughest cross-over games immediately. 

Cross-over Games

2011
Wisconsin
Ohio State
Penn State

2012
Wisconsin
Ohio State
Penn State

After Rotation
2013
Illinois
Purdue
Penn State

http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/033011aaa.html

http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/bigten/nebraska/2010-2014_yearl…

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Gulogulo37

November 30th, 2014 at 8:32 PM ^

lol wow what a brutal schedule of crossover games. OSU during the Fickell year when even Michigan could beat them. Penn State was meh. Wisconsin's been a good program, but again, they certainly weren't Alabama or anything. By the way, Nebraska was annihilated by Wisconsin in 2011, 48-17. In 2012, they were crushed by OSU 63-38. They beat Wisconsin but then were famously run off the field by Wisconsin in the championship game. Wisconsin scored 70! So yeah. Those games weren't that tough at all, and the victories were mostly very close (at least just checking final scores), and the losses were often humiliating losses.

Also just wanted to say, he's obviously not a terrible coach. And I realize the disadvantages Nebraska has. It might very well turn out to be a bad idea IF Nebraska just can't really be the elite program they once were. But given their history, which is comparable to Michigan, it's understandable they're not satisfied with a guy who was producing less than Carr was, for all the shit Carr got, not to mention the Big Ten was better when Carr coached. Pelini has made his record look pretty good by basically almost never being upset, at least any kind of big upset, and he's had very few tough games on the schedule to muddy it.

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BlueInDenver

November 30th, 2014 at 2:49 PM ^

Seems shocking on many levels, but they better already have their guy lined up. The longer this takes for them, the worse it gets. 

Need to splash right away to minimize that bad pub. 

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willywill9

November 30th, 2014 at 2:50 PM ^

Some folks are pointing to his record against actual competition though.  I haven't gone through and analyzed myself, but the numbers didn't look pretty.

 

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Danwillhor

November 30th, 2014 at 3:21 PM ^

If a HC gig he really likes doesn't come calling. If I were him I'd want revenge. If stay in the B1G in some fashion and I don't think there is a chance osu retains Luke Fickell even as a Co-DC. I think they (rightfully) love the steal they grabbed in Johnson at DL coach. They could but would rather not promote him. They'll pay big for a DC that runs that line of having been or is capable of being a HC. They'll at least reach out & I think his answer rests on how he weighs HC opportunities vs flat out revenge. Didn't hurt that he has major osu ties. If not a HC somewhere, I'd bet on this.

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DJMich23

November 30th, 2014 at 2:56 PM ^

But this can go two ways.

1.) They replace Pelini with a better coach who will win the big games vs top 25 teams and win conference titles.

OR

2.) They they just made a big fucking mistake and will wander in the desert much like Michigan has for majority of this decade.

Honestly, I hope it's #2. I guess misery needs company. Nebraska does have the resources to be great again though, again much like Michigan. 

 

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thethirdcoast

November 30th, 2014 at 2:59 PM ^

This is a really dumb move on Nebraska's part.

Of course they would love to have another Tom Osbourne take control of their program.

Problem is that a guy like Osbourne is a once-every-fifty years type of coach who came into nearly ideal circumstances.

Pelini was doing pretty well to restore NU to the level they were at under Solich.

Again, just a dumb move by the NU AD.

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befuggled

November 30th, 2014 at 4:27 PM ^

Osborne was a guy who couldn't win the big one up until the last four years of his career. If he had retired after the 1993 season, he'd be remembered for the 1983 team and the failed two-point conversion against Miami. That was when the Nebraska-Oklahoma game was a big thing, and Osborne was 5-12 against Barry Switzer.

Still, Nebraska did have a great run from 1994-1997.

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mgohusker

November 30th, 2014 at 3:04 PM ^

Eichorst has done nothing but hire Wisconsin cronies since Harvey Perlman anointed him AD.

I can't wait for the Husker Nation response to getting a 19-19 coach from Pitt.

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BlueGoM

November 30th, 2014 at 3:07 PM ^

67–27 and they let him go?  OK, Nebraska.

Also, new CC prediction:  Nebraska hires Harbaugh.  Michigan Stadium crumbles to the ground from the force of UM alumni facepalming across the globe.

EDIT:  just checked Solich's record at Ohio.  He's doing well considering where he is at.  I guess Nebraska just doesn't like good coaches.

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flashOverride

November 30th, 2014 at 3:10 PM ^

I don't get this move either. Not saying Pelini is the same as Carr, but this feels very much like when people wanted a proven winner chased out (and I'll admit there were times I was one of them with Carr). We found out the hard way that things can get a whole hell of a lot worse, and I have a feeling Nebraska will, too. There has to be something personal between Pelini and the AD. 

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Perkis-Size Me

November 30th, 2014 at 3:20 PM ^

I get where they're coming from, but when you take an unbiased look at Nebraska and the current state of its program, Pelini needed to go if Nebraska was going to move on any further.

Under Pelini, Nebraska was usually pretty good every year. But when presented with a marquee game and the chance to become great, they always completely flopped. And they flopped hard. Pelini has been around long enough to where you know what you're getting with him. A decent to good coach who will win you 8-9 games every year, occasionally 10, but will not be able to get you over the hump to a championship.

At Nebraska, I have to imagine that's just not going to cut it in the long run.



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Perkis-Size Me

November 30th, 2014 at 3:54 PM ^

Regardless, what has Nebraska really accomplished under Pelini? A Gator Bowl win over an injury-ridden Georgia team?

Shit, even Hoke has more hardware to show for his efforts than Pelini does. Hoke at least won a Sugar Bowl. Pelini never won a conference title, never went to a BCS bowl, much less won one. Every marquee game his team has played, or most of them anyway, involve his team's falling flat on their face.



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