I always wondered if some of that was due to Pelini and some asst. coaches having different ideas/directions they wanted to go. I remember reading that Pelini wanted a run-based offense in years past, but, we also know Tim Beck's success was built on a heavy passing attack down in Kansas. He was often well known for throwing the football in situations where you wondered why in the heck they just weren't running the football.every new coach wants to, every good coach has pause. you can't ask Dailey to throw the ball 35 times and be successful. i'm guessing we won't have a very clear picture of our offensive direction for a few years no matter who we bring in. After 7 we still didn't have it under Bo.every new coach wants to build his scheme right away and recruit and coach the current players to fit his system....that can cause some problems, until he gets the right personnel for his system.
In many ways, I think Pelini's desire to promote from within led to his undoing. I also think Tim Beck is going to walk out of here with a bad reputation, but not necessarily because he was a bad coach. I just think he was never able to run things quite the way he wanted to. Some of that was because of the type of players we recruited, and some of it may have been because of Pelini. I think Tim Beck would prefer more of a Joe Ganz/Zac Taylor at QB than he would a Taylor Martinez/Tommy Armstrong.