Pelini fired

#81
#81
Well its moves like this that prove whats wrong with our modern, i want it and i want it now, attitude on life. Theres probably 40 schools that have fans that expect, realistically, to win a national title most years. 90% of those schools don't have the talent to do it but regardless the fans will ignore that coaches are able to produce a quality product with subpar talent.
Now as more players decide they want to go where other talented players are going as opposed to the schools they grew up watching or are closer to home, or better known as the "whats hot now" mindset, it will be harder and harder for schools like Nebraska to compete. But the fans still wont care, they will say but we are school X and we are suppose to be winning national titles. So the school will eventually fire the good coach with visions of greatess for their future, but in the end they will simply doom their once great school to be forever mediocre, or worse.

Sure Pelini did put himself in a bad spot with all those recorded comments about the fans, but the AD should know better than to give into fan drama, or at least until the coach starts losing more. But with a coach that has won at least 9 games every year he's been there, especially when he's working with less and less blue chips, its just stupid to fire him because he said something about your fans a few years ago.

Nebraska needed to support him and also learn how to sell their brand in this modern age, Now they just fired the coach that kept them at least decent and instead of finding a way to get their name out there more to help him pull in more talent, they just put their name out there in the worst way possible to recruits with little to no chance of hiring a coach that will bring in anything better. They also really can't afford to fall off for a few years because once they do they will have no chance to come back up playing in a weak B1G while having a campus in a part of the country known for having nothing but cornfields near it.

I think this firing has signaled the end of Nebraska as anything more than a middle of the road, 5-7 to 7-5 type team. I think it also signals the beginning as the SEC being the only conference that matters in the East and the Pac in the West. Now all the talent, players and coaches, will all migrate to those 2 conferences, including all those from the middle of the country. The B1G, 12 and ACC will become nothing more than stepping stone jobs for coaches and an occasional annoyance for the 2 power conferences.
 
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#86
Tifwiw, but my sources are saying keep an eye on peyton manning to be named head coach at nebraska. Him saying omaha at the line of scrimmage is code for nebraska being a destination he is interested in.
 
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UTwild82 said:
Tifwiw, but my sources are saying keep an eye on peyton manning to be named head coach at nebraska. Him saying omaha at the line of scrimmage is code for nebraska being a destination he is interested in.
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Nice!

It made as much or more sense than the Gruden threads from 2 years ago.
 
#95
#95
He was a real jerk several years ago here in College Station. Carl too. I'm sure he does good things from time to time & I saw what he did for that kid in their spring game. I just think he's an ass & I know he is an ass to his players.

Not a real role model.
 
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#96
#96
He may be a jerk but this isn't 1985 with large farm fed white boys winning teams championships on 100 yards rushing. The game has changed and high level recruits aren't flocking to Lincoln, Nebraska. I can't see Nebraska being a powerhouse any longer contrary to what it wants to believe.
 
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landscapingvol said:
He may be a jerk but this isn't 1985 with large farm fed white boys winning teams championships on 100 yards rushing. The game has changed and high level recruits aren't flocking to Lincoln, Nebraska. I can't see Nebraska being a powerhouse any longer contrary to what it wants to believe.
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They may of been large white boys that grew up on a farm, but it's more like they were roid fed than farm fed.
 
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#98
#98
What no one mentioned on here is Wisconsin. They owned Nebraska with Bielema and even when they hired their new coach Andersen they're still getting owned. No one gives 2 rat effs about a coaches demeanor if they beat their rivals. Pelini wasn't and hasn't.
 
#100
#100
Pelini never dipped below 9 wins. Their beloved Tom Osborne never won less than 9 and he didn't win 12 until 10 years on the job. I just don't get it. If I was a coach, there's no amount of money I'd take to go to Nebraska. I guess they expect you to go 12-1 or 13-0 every year.
 
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