Ranking Big 10 coaches - Bo # 7

[TonyStalloni]

I get the love for Fitz. He seems to get the most out of limited talent and depth. I also understand why he hasn't listened to other offers as he is a NW guy. However, in what universe can he be ranked 5 spots ahead of Bo. I realize he didn't draw up this list but logic says if he wants a high ranking, come play with the big boys and take a better job. Hoke did a good job coaching up someone elses players in year one....just as Bo did. This year Hoke will have his own players for the most part.

 

[EZ-E]

Something odd I just found last year is that Northwestern never played a team that was ranked the week they played them. The only team they played that was ranked at the end of the year, Michigan, they lost to.

If Fitzgerald plays Colter at QB the full game they beat us plain and simple. His bonehead idea of playing the non-mobile QB against a defense that can't stop the mobile QB lost him the game. 2nd best coach in the conference?????????

The other hand to that is after OSU it looked like Bo was taking the Safeties and keying to stop Colter. The reason why Fitz was playing the statue was because we were giving him those throws, they just didn't convert outside of the one touchdown. Here are Colter's stats for the game:

/20 Nebraska Passing 1 2 5 50.0 5 0 0 71.0 Rushing 14 35 2.5 9 0

He was largely ineffective when he was at QB.

I can agree with that. I think Fitz is a good coach as well. I'm just more so trying to point out that it isn't like other teams head football coaches don't have their f#*k ups too. Some on this board would like us to believe Bo Pelini is the worst head football coach to ever live.

 

[EZ-E]

I get the love for Fitz. He seems to get the most out of limited talent and depth. I also understand why he hasn't listened to other offers as he is a NW guy. However, in what universe can he be ranked 5 spots ahead of Bo. I realize he didn't draw up this list but logic says if he wants a high ranking, come play with the big boys and take a better job. Hoke did a good job coaching up someone elses players in year one....just as Bo did. This year Hoke will have his own players for the most part.

Fitz stole one hell of an athlete out of Colorado in 2010 in Kain Colter away from some people. He was my QB of choice ahead of Brion Carnes. But I do agree with the lack of talent and depth at NorthWestern. However it is his job to get the depth and talent there. You'd think Hoke had already won a Natty by the way he is praised on this board. Fact of the matter is he's only won 19 games. The exact same amount as one Bo Pelini won in his first two years see what I did there???

 

[HuskerNationNick]

I get the love for Fitz. He seems to get the most out of limited talent and depth. I also understand why he hasn't listened to other offers as he is a NW guy. However, in what universe can he be ranked 5 spots ahead of Bo. I realize he didn't draw up this list but logic says if he wants a high ranking, come play with the big boys and take a better job. Hoke did a good job coaching up someone elses players in year one....just as Bo did. This year Hoke will have his own players for the most part.

Fitz stole one hell of an athlete out of Colorado in 2010 in Kain Colter away from some people. He was my QB of choice ahead of Brion Carnes. But I do agree with the lack of talent and depth at NorthWestern. However it is his job to get the depth and talent there. You'd think Hoke had already won a Natty by the way he is praised on this board. Fact of the matter is he's only won 19 games. The exact same amount as one Bo Pelini won in his first two years see what I did there???

I almost guarantee he would have came to Nebraska if we would have tried to recruit him as a QB. I don't remember the whole story, but didn't he commit to Stanford, and after his injury, (before he signed LOI) they wanted him to play RB. So Fitz reached out and offered him to play QB there?

 

[EZ-E]

Colter's admission into Stanford wasn't done in a timely fashion so he decommitted. The injury you are reffering to was a torn labrum his junior year. Basically, with his best friend Kenny Bell on board, if we would have offered him straight up instead of slow playing him in favor of Carnes he would have been ours.

 

[EZ-E]

The education weighed heavily with Kain, however if we would have came with a straight offer I think he would have been a Husker.

 

[HuskerNationNick]

Colter's admission into Stanford wasn't done in a timely fashion so he decommitted. The injury you are reffering to was a torn labrum his junior year. Basically, with his best friend Kenny Bell on board, if we would have offered him straight up instead of slow playing him in favor of Carnes he would have been ours.

Ok, so I was on track, just not 100%. I thought Stanford was talking about him playing RB, instead of QB like they initially said when he committed, that was his main reason in decommitting.

The education weighed heavily with Kain, however if we would have came with a straight offer I think he would have been a Husker.

Agreed!

 

[Count 'Bility]

I get the love for Fitz. He seems to get the most out of limited talent and depth. I also understand why he hasn't listened to other offers as he is a NW guy. However, in what universe can he be ranked 5 spots ahead of Bo. I realize he didn't draw up this list but logic says if he wants a high ranking, come play with the big boys and take a better job. Hoke did a good job coaching up someone elses players in year one....just as Bo did. This year Hoke will have his own players for the most part.

. You'd think Hoke had already won a Natty by the way he is praised on this board. Fact of the matter is he's only won 19 games. The exact same amount as one Bo Pelini won in his first two years see what I did there???

Hey now. Hoke has that BCS game win. You know, the one he backed into, against a mediocre ACC team?

 

[EZ-E]

I get the love for Fitz. He seems to get the most out of limited talent and depth. I also understand why he hasn't listened to other offers as he is a NW guy. However, in what universe can he be ranked 5 spots ahead of Bo. I realize he didn't draw up this list but logic says if he wants a high ranking, come play with the big boys and take a better job. Hoke did a good job coaching up someone elses players in year one....just as Bo did. This year Hoke will have his own players for the most part.

. You'd think Hoke had already won a Natty by the way he is praised on this board. Fact of the matter is he's only won 19 games. The exact same amount as one Bo Pelini won in his first two years see what I did there???

Hey now. Hoke has that BCS game win. You know, the one he backed into, against a mediocre ACC team?

Yes. And we absolutely need to hold Bo 100% accountable for his blowout losses in his first year as mentioned above. I mean his two blowout losses came against an OU team that played for a national title and the best team Mizzou has ever had that was also in the top 5 I wanna say.

If people only knew how ridiculous they sounded. Maybe this is why they call us delusional.

 

[huskered17]

How about we give Bo more time. This is his first head coaching job. This sounds like TO's first few years. I think Bo is some where between the 2nd to 4th best coach in the B1G. This staff around him is just getting comfortable with their roles. I think we can get a better idea of him, when we see how this years defense does in B1G play. Having a first time coach win 9 games a year since day one, is not anything to sneeze at.

GBR!!!

 

[clyde40]

I get the love for Fitz. He seems to get the most out of limited talent and depth. I also understand why he hasn't listened to other offers as he is a NW guy. However, in what universe can he be ranked 5 spots ahead of Bo. I realize he didn't draw up this list but logic says if he wants a high ranking, come play with the big boys and take a better job. Hoke did a good job coaching up someone elses players in year one....just as Bo did. This year Hoke will have his own players for the most part.

. You'd think Hoke had already won a Natty by the way he is praised on this board. Fact of the matter is he's only won 19 games. The exact same amount as one Bo Pelini won in his first two years see what I did there???

Hey now. Hoke has that BCS game win. You know, the one he backed into, against a mediocre ACC team?

Gene Chizik also won a National Championship.

 

[chamrocck]

Other than Urb is there another coach on there that you'd swap for Bo? Fitz is an interesting choice...seems like a safe, stable choice if things were to implode (not saying I want that!). I would not look at any of these other choices to swap/replace Bo so IMO he has to be in the top 3.

 

[Blackshirt316]

Hahahahahahahabahahab!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So going 30 and 31 is more impressive than winning almost 50 games in two of the most historical conferences in the nation??? You don't know what Chris Peterson would do in a big boy conference. He could turn into Dan Hawkins. Oh wait. Nobody remembers that guy do they???

Going 11-2 and finishing in the top 20 at Utah State, of all places, is greatly exceeding expectations at that job. Not to mention he had to build it from the ground up. He never had any of the advantages we have at a place like this. We have higher standards at Nebraska. Winning conference championships is a perfectly reasonable expectation. One that Bo hasn't even met. Winning 9 games is great and all, but it's not like Bo is some special coach doing that, especially when about 7 of those wins are built in. It just means he's better than Bill Callahan. That's not saying much, most coaches are better than Callahan.

Sure, he could turn into Dan Hawkins, or he could turn into Urban Meyer. Who knows? Which is why I've said I'd list Bo above Andersen right now. I just don't think the whole list should be discredited because he hasn't coached a BCS team before. It's certainly up for debate, and nothing to get all butthurt over.

If it's not so special why don't more coaches win 9 games every year? It can't be too easy if you can count the # of coaches who have done it over the past 5 years on one hand.

If it'sso easy why didn't michigan do it last year with a fairly favorable schedule instead of losing to every team that would be considered a tossup game?

If it's so easy why didn't the "great" Urban Meyer do it his last year at Florida with a cakewalk nonconference schedule, a bowl game against a weak Penn State team and games against 4 of the bottom 5 teams in the conference instead of losing to a 5-7 Missisppi State team at home during homecoming and get completely blown out in 3 of his other 4 losses?

If it's so easy why didn't Nick Saban do it at Alabama in 2007 instead of losing at home to a 6 win Louisiana-Monroe team that got blown out by Tulsa and Troy and needed OT to beat Florida Atlantic?

If it's so easy why didn't Bob Stoops do it at Oklahoma in 2009 with multiple high first round picks on the roster instead of going 8-5 with losses to BYU and a Miami team that the week before got anhialated 31-7 by Virginia Tech. (the same Virginia Tech that the week before playing Miami needed a last second miracle to beat Nebraska)

If it's so easy why doesn't Texas do it every year with the easist recruiting job in the nation and some very soft nonconference schedules?

Know why? Because it's not easy. It's kinda hard to win 9 games every year.

 

[EZ-E]

Hahahahahahahabahahab!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So going 30 and 31 is more impressive than winning almost 50 games in two of the most historical conferences in the nation??? You don't know what Chris Peterson would do in a big boy conference. He could turn into Dan Hawkins. Oh wait. Nobody remembers that guy do they???

Going 11-2 and finishing in the top 20 at Utah State, of all places, is greatly exceeding expectations at that job. Not to mention he had to build it from the ground up. He never had any of the advantages we have at a place like this. We have higher standards at Nebraska. Winning conference championships is a perfectly reasonable expectation. One that Bo hasn't even met. Winning 9 games is great and all, but it's not like Bo is some special coach doing that, especially when about 7 of those wins are built in. It just means he's better than Bill Callahan. That's not saying much, most coaches are better than Callahan.

Sure, he could turn into Dan Hawkins, or he could turn into Urban Meyer. Who knows? Which is why I've said I'd list Bo above Andersen right now. I just don't think the whole list should be discredited because he hasn't coached a BCS team before. It's certainly up for debate, and nothing to get all butthurt over.

If it's not so special why don't more coaches win 9 games every year? It can't be too easy if you can count the # of coaches who have done it over the past 5 years on one hand.

If it'sso easy why didn't michigan do it last year with a fairly favorable schedule instead of losing to every team that would be considered a tossup game?

If it's so easy why didn't the "great" Urban Meyer do it his last year at Florida with a cakewalk nonconference schedule, a bowl game against a weak Penn State team and games against 4 of the bottom 5 teams in the conference instead of losing to a 5-7 Missisppi State team at home during homecoming and get completely blown out in 3 of his other 4 losses?

If it's so easy why didn't Nick Saban do it at Alabama in 2007 instead of losing at home to a 6 win Louisiana-Monroe team that got blown out by Tulsa and Troy and needed OT to beat Florida Atlantic?

If it's so easy why didn't Bob Stoops do it at Oklahoma in 2009 with multiple high first round picks on the roster instead of going 8-5 with losses to BYU and a Miami team that the week before got anhialated 31-7 by Virginia Tech. (the same Virginia Tech that the week before playing Miami needed a last second miracle to beat Nebraska)

If it's so easy why doesn't Texas do it every year with the easist recruiting job in the nation and some very soft nonconference schedules?

Know why? Because it's not easy. It's kinda hard to win 9 games every year.

Tipping my hat

 

[Ed Helms]

Hahahahahahahabahahab!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So going 30 and 31 is more impressive than winning almost 50 games in two of the most historical conferences in the nation??? You don't know what Chris Peterson would do in a big boy conference. He could turn into Dan Hawkins. Oh wait. Nobody remembers that guy do they???

Going 11-2 and finishing in the top 20 at Utah State, of all places, is greatly exceeding expectations at that job. Not to mention he had to build it from the ground up. He never had any of the advantages we have at a place like this. We have higher standards at Nebraska. Winning conference championships is a perfectly reasonable expectation. One that Bo hasn't even met. Winning 9 games is great and all, but it's not like Bo is some special coach doing that, especially when about 7 of those wins are built in. It just means he's better than Bill Callahan. That's not saying much, most coaches are better than Callahan.

Sure, he could turn into Dan Hawkins, or he could turn into Urban Meyer. Who knows? Which is why I've said I'd list Bo above Andersen right now. I just don't think the whole list should be discredited because he hasn't coached a BCS team before. It's certainly up for debate, and nothing to get all butthurt over.

If it's not so special why don't more coaches win 9 games every year? It can't be too easy if you can count the # of coaches who have done it over the past 5 years on one hand.

If it'sso easy why didn't michigan do it last year with a fairly favorable schedule instead of losing to every team that would be considered a tossup game?

If it's so easy why didn't the "great" Urban Meyer do it his last year at Florida with a cakewalk nonconference schedule, a bowl game against a weak Penn State team and games against 4 of the bottom 5 teams in the conference instead of losing to a 5-7 Missisppi State team at home during homecoming and get completely blown out in 3 of his other 4 losses?

If it's so easy why didn't Nick Saban do it at Alabama in 2007 instead of losing at home to a 6 win Louisiana-Monroe team that got blown out by Tulsa and Troy and needed OT to beat Florida Atlantic?

If it's so easy why didn't Bob Stoops do it at Oklahoma in 2009 with multiple high first round picks on the roster instead of going 8-5 with losses to BYU and a Miami team that the week before got anhialated 31-7 by Virginia Tech. (the same Virginia Tech that the week before playing Miami needed a last second miracle to beat Nebraska)

If it's so easy why doesn't Texas do it every year with the easist recruiting job in the nation and some very soft nonconference schedules?

Know why? Because it's not easy. It's kinda hard to win 9 games every year.