Broderick Thomas' comments

HuskerfaninOkieland

HuskerfaninOkieland

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What do you guys think of Broderick's comments about the problem starting higher than the players? IMO, he's calling out Cosgrove and Pedey.

 
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Considering that Pud pretty much divided the fans when he fired Solich and we're all living in his freak show now, yeah he is the problem. You can hate on BC, Cosgrove, etc. all you want but when the sh#t clears there really is just one problem: Pud. Pud got everyone's hopes up when he fired Solich. He took the bar and put it sky high. Yeah, he pretty much single handidly has put all the pressure on this coaching staff and group of players. Fans expect great things primarily because Pud promised it to them. He fired a winning coach and replaced him with what he promised was better. Pud is 95% to blame for everything happening right now. When you promise and build the kind of expectations he has built up for NU fans, he must be willing to accept the backlash when if occurs!

 
junior4949 said:
Considering that Pud pretty much divided the fans when he fired Solich and we're all living in his freak show now, yeah he is the problem. You can hate on BC, Cosgrove, etc. all you want but when the sh#t clears there really is just one problem: Pud. Pud got everyone's hopes up when he fired Solich. He took the bar and put it sky high. Yeah, he pretty much single handidly has put all the pressure on this coaching staff and group of players. Fans expect great things primarily because Pud promised it to them. He fired a winning coach and replaced him with what he promised was better. Pud is 95% to blame for everything happening right now. When you promise and build the kind of expectations he has built up for NU fans, he must be willing to accept the backlash when if occurs!
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I never expected things to be great in 4 years. 6-7 is realistic to me, so I'm not as pissy as some.

Anyway, who was the one that said people were brought in to sabotage the program, or whatever? I was thinking it was Thomas, but can't remember. One of the stupidest things I've heard in a long while.

 
EbylHusker said:
Anyway, who was the one that said people were brought in to sabotage the program, or whatever? I was thinking it was Thomas, but can't remember. One of the stupidest things I've heard in a long while.
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Broderick made that statement yesterday. It's on the podcast. I don't necessarily agree with Broderick's comment that Pederson is trying to sabotage the football program, but I do agree with him being as much the problem for the current state of affairs as Callahan, Cosgrove, et al. He was absolutely right IMO when he said to fix the problems the players are facing now (lack of motivation and desire) it needs to start from the very top. I have NEVER like Pederson since the day he was hired and I was really disappointed when he received his contract extension. I support Callahan and what he's done, doing and trying to do but I think some of the obstacles he faces are a direct result of Pedersons interference. I think it's classless for Pederson to shut the door on the former players being allowed to talk to current players and you could hear in Broderick's voice that he definitely did not agree with that policy either.

IMO, it won't be a day too soon when Pederson is let go or retires. :angry:

 
I'm not arguing for or against Pederson, however, is it really fair to say he divided the fans? Weren't the fans already divided on Solich? There was already frustration and rumbling in Husker land, so much so that Solich replaced a lot of staff before his final year. I hope I'm not reopening Pandora's box here and facilitating an unresolvable debate about Solich, but I think there was a lot more to Solich's problems than Pederson. You can bet your bottom dollar that the powers on high were disgruntled and P had their support in making a regime change. He was the face on it, but only the tip of the iceberg.

 
I'm not going to argue about Solich's firing simply because I don't know the whole story behind it. Back then I didn't visit message boards and what-not and didn't follow recruiting either so I honestly don't know what was said about Solich back then. I do think he was given a raw deal in the sense he should have been given the option to retire from coaching (if he wasn't). You have to respect a man who had given so much of his time and energy to a football program like he did. But like you said, that could be opening a Pandora's box that really shouldn't be opened.

 
What do I think about it? I think I wouldn't expect anything else out of him. That's been his line since the start.

 
HuskerfaninOkieland said:
EbylHusker said:
Anyway, who was the one that said people were brought in to sabotage the program, or whatever? I was thinking it was Thomas, but can't remember. One of the stupidest things I've heard in a long while.
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Broderick made that statement yesterday. It's on the podcast. I don't necessarily agree with Broderick's comment that Pederson is trying to sabotage the football program, but I do agree with him being as much the problem for the current state of affairs as Callahan, Cosgrove, et al. He was absolutely right IMO when he said to fix the problems the players are facing now (lack of motivation and desire) it needs to start from the very top. I have NEVER like Pederson since the day he was hired and I was really disappointed when he received his contract extension. I support Callahan and what he's done, doing and trying to do but I think some of the obstacles he faces are a direct result of Pedersons interference. I think it's classless for Pederson to shut the door on the former players being allowed to talk to current players and you could hear in Broderick's voice that he definitely did not agree with that policy either.

IMO, it won't be a day too soon when Pederson is let go or retires. :angry:
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Are you serious? Steve Pederson wont allow former players to talk with our current players? Thats so stupid

 
HuskerKing130 said:
Are you serious? Steve Pederson wont allow former players to talk with our current players? Thats so stupid
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If it is, then how did Will Shields get on the field a few weeks ago?

If you guy's are local, that sh#t was ON THE NEWS for christ sake!

 
DaveH said:
What do I think about it? I think I wouldn't expect anything else out of him. That's been his line since the start.
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It? The conspiracy theory? Sounds like crazy talk to me. My theory - the powers that be lost faith in Solich's ability to keep the program going at a high level. They pulled the plug via Pederson, plain and simple.

The truth is out there.

 
If it is true that SP won't let certain players back than it is quite sad....unless something happened between the two. I just think SP made the promises that NU would be back on top so us fans are expecting to be there right now. If Coz is back next year, I think there is going to be more problems as far as the fans go and that is something that SP and BC are going to have to look at. Coz did nothing for Wisconsin and has done nothing here...especially as far as motivating his players.

 
FriscoTXHusker said:
I'm not arguing for or against Pederson, however, is it really fair to say he divided the fans? Weren't the fans already divided on Solich? There was already frustration and rumbling in Husker land, so much so that Solich replaced a lot of staff before his final year. I hope I'm not reopening Pandora's box here and facilitating an unresolvable debate about Solich, but I think there was a lot more to Solich's problems than Pederson. You can bet your bottom dollar that the powers on high were disgruntled and P had their support in making a regime change. He was the face on it, but only the tip of the iceberg.
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Yeah, there were disgruntled fans after the 7-7 season. Solich replaced some of the older coaches with new ones like Pellini. Even the most disgruntled of fans after the 2002 season were shocked as hell when Solich was fired before season's end of the 2003 season.

Yeah, there's always been the rumor Solich was having an affair with a female employee of the University. My sources say this is correct. However if true, Pud could have handled things entirely different. I'm not saying he should have aired out "dirty" laundry in public, but he should have forced Solich into resigning/retiring early. Solich could have claimed personal reasons, and it could have been left at that. Instead, Pud decides to grab the torch in his hands and light the fire himself firing Solich.

Pud did have the support of the Board of Regents. However if you think we as fans are wishy washy with our expectations, you should see the Board of Regents. I'll bet money they're already applying the heat right now on what is happening. If anything with any coaches changes in the off season, it will be a direct result of the Board of Regents than Pud. Pud may give the command, but the orders will come from above him.

So back to the original question, "Did Pud divide the fans"? Yes! Even the fans that disliked Solich the most were shocked when he was fired after turning things around and ending ranked 17th in the country. The next division came when we got shelled by Texas Tech. The next division came when we lost to KU. The next division came when we made no bowl game. Pud set the entire thing in motion. Like I said above, if he had the dirt on Solich's personal life he should have forced him into early retirement stating personal reasons, health reasons, etc. Pud should have never made his dumbass statements he did either about not surrendering the Big 12 to OU and Texas, and we will not accept mediocrity. Well, OU and Texass do own the Big 12. We are mediocre. Hell, our D doesn't even make mediocre. Pud's mouth wrote some checks that he just can't cash. He needs to accept all this backlash because this is his dog and pony show. Pud alone put unreal expectations on this coaching staff and this group of players.

 
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