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Yep, attacking looks great when it works. When the offense takes advantage of it and allows the d lineman to run and then run underneath them, doesn't look so good.

Bad idea to publicly reprimand an official thereby undermining them. Hmmmm

Teams don't necessarily reflect their coach. Peters brothers, Phillips, pretty sure didn't reflect Osborne. Many others too. I've coached under some great head coaches some fiery, some not. Truthfuly, a lot of times over the years, the teams were the opposite of the head coach. Just an observation I've made. Of course, not always true but not always true the other way either.

We know they did - both Bo and Stafford mentioned something about it. I know that was a bit silly, but those kinds of things do happen. The thing is, like you said, those players know Bo has their back, period, end of story, so even though things get heated, they support him. The difference is, the fans don't have anything like that kind of faith in Bo. We don't need to remotely have that kind of relationship with him, but we really really don't need to have an openly antagonistic attitude directed at us by our head coach. More often than not, that's his demeanor toward the fans. This is based on what we all see on TV and based on more than one in person conversation I've had with Bo. The man is just walled up, and if you're not part of his inner circle, the interaction is, at best, strained. It's difficult to talk to him. And this is the weird thing - not just the players, but I happen to know a guy ("insider" info alert! WHOOP! WHOOP! WHOOP!) who knows Bo outside football, in the non-sports world. Knows details about the guy, stuff that not everyone would know. And this guy, he says Bo is a good guy - a great family man, that's how he describes Bo. So I have reason to believe that the interactions I've had and I've seen on the TV aren't "the real" Bo. But why can't "the real Bo" show up for the fans? The guy's personality doesn't lend itself to that, and we all know that/knew that when he was hired. But that's kinda part of the gig of being a major D1 coach. It's something he has to work on, whether he likes it or not. I may not like everything about the guy, but I'm the guy in the stands every game making a hell of a lot of noise, whether we're up 20 or down 20. I'm doing my part. Let's see a bit of that from Bo. Good post. I too have had and have heard of those conversations, however, maybe I caught him on good days, lol. I do feel with time, he will open up more. It isn't easy, I'm sure.

Right. And I should have added to my post that Bo has no obligation to go beyond what he is required to if he doesn't want, and it's unreasonable to ask him to be someone he's not. By all means, if he stays the same non-warm and cuddly guy and gets it done then all the more power to him. But he would do himself so many favors by trying, I think. I want his relationship with the fanbase to be better just as much for his sake and the players' sake as I do for my own sake. Sometimes I worry about his health with the pressure and stress, and it seems like so much of it is self-inflicted. Well said, and I worry about his health too. Totally agree with everything you said!

See my post above. I agree with you that Bo has the players' loyalty flatout, but he also treats his players differently than he treats us. He also gives them more of himself. Don't compare the two because they aren't equivalent. If Bo maintained a relationship with joe schmo fan that he does with his team, then that fan would have the same loyalty. I agree with you, and also agree at times the relationship with fans could be better. Seeing from his side a little, you get shot at enough times you quit looking around to see who did it and just duck every time you hear a shot! Right or wrong, you just get defensive period. I HAVE seen Bo be very kind and open to fans and I have seen him do things in a kind, caring, and helpful way that don't make public knowledge. Now, before speculation, I'm nowhere near close to Bo, if he saw me today he wouldn't know me, but I just have first hand knowledge through close friends of those things and I was shocked in a good way!

Oh I knew someone would drag that up! Fair enough. Buuuuuut, everyone has those moments, and nothing is 100%! That isn't the norm. Guarantee, those two met after emotions relaxed and hashed that out as men. Guarantee Bo apologized for his wrong and so did the player. I've had moments like that with my own players before. Fortunately, I don't have all those cameras around!

The boosters are probably just happy that so many people are sitting at the games now and that makes for a more enjoyable experience for them. While this is currently true, if the trend of losing, playing bad, inconsistent performance continues and people stop showing up; what then? It's a business. It's all about revenue. I heard that the waiting time for season tickets is disappearing...Nothing to confirm this. I am a fan, but I'm not sure I want to go watch 3 monkeys throwing hand signals to confused players, a ranting coach, who takes shots at officials (bad calls or not) when I can stay home and flip to other games on cable. I'm sure I'm not the only one. A disappointed fan base = lost revenue. It starts hitting them in the checkbook, then I think they'll take a serious look at what needs to happen. Guess what? Stay home then! Somebody else will gladly buy you tickets. Hopefully somebody that will support coaches and players instead of hinder the program! No need to be angry. Not addressing you personally. Just throwing my opinions out there; that's what this forum says you can do. So let me ask you this: You don't think the Raging Nose and his band of hand signal monkeys aren't hindering our program? If they were playing better, with good, solid execution, loss or win, would we even be discussing this? My gf works has worked for the university for 34+ years. We are season ticket holders. I don't mind watching a loss or a win. I stay the whole game, but I'd be much happier if we just looked GOOD even if we lost. We don't. I agree, and I apologize for attacking you, let my emotions get ahead of me, lol. As I stated in another post of mine, maybe the reason I understand Bo is I'm alot like him. I am also a coach. I do think sometimes the signaling stuff hinders us, however it works for many teams as I think Bo will either fine tune it, can it, or do what needs to be done to improve things. Trust me in the fact that nobody is bothered more by whats going on than him! All I want is to see people give their full support and stay away from the negative things. As a coach, he is having to spend too much time putting out fires where there shouldn't be instead of working on what needs to be fixed, and that takes time. As far as sideline actions, there are many coaches worse than him, and many better. All different. For whatever reason, media has chosen to focus on him. If we were winning, the media would be praising our fiery head coach and how he controls the sideline, lol.

Guys, I understand and respect everyones opinions. However, do you think once, even once, the players yell profanities at Bo? Do they get on message boards and call for his head? No, they believe in him no matter what, and try their butts off for him, even when things don't go well! Therefore, he has a loyalty to them like no other, and truthfuly if fans gave him that support and quit questioning him, accept him for who he is, believe in him, he would be just as loyal to fans! Maybe the only reason I understand it is I have a personality like Bo. I will go to the ends of the earth for the kids I coach and couldn't really care less for anyone that doubts me or my program. However, luckily, I don't have near the stress or the pressures he has, because I know I would react the same. All I'm saying is Bo is a genuine guy and rest assured he has the kids' best interest at heart. If he didn't, they wouldn't play for him. There is something special in the making, good programs take time to build, and when it happens, if it happens, things will be different, and people will have a different outlook on him. I understand as a fan, we want to know everything and we feel like the coaches owe us something. However, some things we don't need to know and we need to respect the process and not hinder it! Again, not putting anyone down or anything like that, just trying to interject a little coaches perspective, and no, I'm not Mary Pat or whoever like someone asked. And to add another thing, it is totally NORMAL for some kids to like the coach and some not! It is impossible for everyone to like a coach simply due to personality differences! I really stress to not always take things at face value as far as how he interacts with you or someone else at any given time. We cannot compare him to any other coach because everyone is different, just like everyone has different opions on this board.

Talk is cheap! I wouldn't expect Bo to think that way when the fans actions at the games and words on message boards, and media say otherwise!

The boosters are probably just happy that so many people are sitting at the games now and that makes for a more enjoyable experience for them. While this is currently true, if the trend of losing, playing bad, inconsistent performance continues and people stop showing up; what then? It's a business. It's all about revenue. I heard that the waiting time for season tickets is disappearing...Nothing to confirm this. I am a fan, but I'm not sure I want to go watch 3 monkeys throwing hand signals to confused players, a ranting coach, who takes shots at officials (bad calls or not) when I can stay home and flip to other games on cable. I'm sure I'm not the only one. A disappointed fan base = lost revenue. It starts hitting them in the checkbook, then I think they'll take a serious look at what needs to happen. Guess what? Stay home then! Somebody else will gladly buy you tickets. Hopefully somebody that will support coaches and players instead of hinder the program!

AMEN! AND every one of them bitching and claiming to know what we need is just another idicator of today's society. Everybody wants instant success and if they can't have it they hit the reset button (Fire the coach) I mean, because, firing coaches at Nebraska has worked so damn well for us. Nobody has a clue or care about the process, how long it takes, and how much work and patience is involved. Nobody has a clue how bad of shape the program was in when Bo took over either. Takes a long, long time to repaiir damage that was done. The people on here bitching the loudest...Good job! You are doing a great job of convincing recruits that this is the place they want to be. Coach Bo and all his staffers could promise kids what they want and convince them all they want, but kids don't deal with pressure anymore and trust me, they are smart enough to check these boards. Yeah, if I'm a recruit and take one look at this board there's no way in hell I'd want to come here and play for a-holes like we have for fans. Not all fans, but the loudes complainers. And by the way, let's pretend we had a coaching change. Exactly what caliber of coach is even remotely interested in coming here with our fan base? You guessed it, another new coach looking to get started, a washed up coach, or a bad coach that can't get a gig somewhere else. Are you kidding me? These guys can all make money elsewhere and don't need to come to NU and be abused. Quite frankly, I am so sick of hearing about "greatest fans in college football" and greatest venue to play in. Makes me want to vomit. I grew up wanting to be a Husker and spent many a Saturday at Memorial. It is absolutely nothing like it used to be. Nothing but a bunch of self entitled, live in the past, arm chair quarter backs and coaches. Go ahead pile on me, don't care. What I speak is truth and you very people have as much to do with the ruining of NU football as any coach we've had or will ever have. I will continue to support the coaches and players and damn right, I think Shawn and all others involved made the right decision. Unfortunately, it won't matter. Eventually Bo will get tired of it and leave on his own realizing he's fighting a losing battle. Then you guys will be happy and we can get a new coach, give him 4 years to win 4 titles, then start calling for his head, and the whole process can repeat. People should be ashamed. And as was said, most complaing would never have the guts let alone the knowledge to pick up a whistle and attempt to do something positive like coaching kids, because after the kids weren't All American caliber after a few practices or seasons they'd belittle the kids and shame them too, and those kids wouldn't want to play anymore.

Were you one of the ones who left that game early? If Yes: Shame on you. The players felt the same way as Bo. If No: He wasn't talking about you. Get over it. Exactly. If you aren't one of the cry baby, entitled fans that he was referring to, who cares, it wasn't meant for you. It was meant for the ones that yell obscenities at the players and coaches and throw them under the bus all the time. (and sometimes film it or record it so they can show how bad the coach is when he replies) I take no offense at all because I know it wasn't meant for me. I also have and still do walk in coaches shoes and understand the immense hurt fans can and do put on the coaches and players. Before it is said, it matters not that it "goes with the territory", and "coaches get paid for it". People don't realize that coaches don't coach for the money, they coach because they can't compete anymore and they still want to get that feeling you get when you win. Those who say he hasn't embraced the fans don't know. He has embraced the fans that have embraced him and the kids. He won't embrace those that don't support him and the kids and I don't blame him.

Who cares? You are a self professed Oregon fan and have a man crush on Scott Frost. You say you hate the huskers. Good, then their stats shouldn't worry you! I for one don't waste 1 second worrying about the stats of a team I don't like!

More of a pass rush specialist but he plays with an attitude.

What? Ok I think I put it together. I think its going to be interesting to see all of our LBers play. They are all athletic, just be nice to see how athletic they are in person, rather than listening to reporters. Not a LB anymore. Switched to DE. 255 lbs. now and growing.

A kid with the last name of Gangwish. Maybe special teams. Rush end. He'll be the one that plays like he's pissed, and probably is, and those that want to see 100 mph, he's the guy.

Gangwish moved to DE and has practiced with the 3 deep. They're putting weight on him now and he will be a factor next year. I know in practice our O-Line struggles to block him pretty severely. He's a hybrid type with an attitude. I didn't know they moved him. Thanks for the info! It really was a decision he made based on opinions from, believe it or not, offensive coaches. They struggle to block him in practice and he has some absolutely sick pass rushes. They suggested it to him and he made the move. I've seen him make every one of our linemen look silly in practice. Hope he gets the chance.

Gangwish moved to DE and has practiced with the 3 deep. They're putting weight on him now and he will be a factor next year. I know in practice our O-Line struggles to block him pretty severely. He's a hybrid type with an attitude.

Unfortunately Stai is leaving.

Well, if he checked into the job so what? What if it just happened to be a move for reasons we don't know about that was better for him and his family? Would any of you make a move like that even if you were totally loyal to the job you were at? I sure would. If he goes I wish him the best. If he stays, which I hope he does, I'll support him and the kids....Now those that think the sky is falling had better put the hard hats on. I heard that NU was cutting football so they could start a hockey team.

This. It ain't the 90's (wish it were) and the landscape of college football is changed forever. The reasons we had the talent in those days aren't available anymore to us and most of it was money. We could get the talent here because we had the money and were allowed to use it. That's changed now with NCAA rules. A little harder to convince some of the kids from Compton and places like that to come here and like it or not weather and location IS a big factor. And you ain't gonna win championships with milk drinkers. It has changed. Why else are there almost weekly upsets now, and every year these are happening now. People complained years ago about equality and they got their way. I think if one looks back they'll realize it isn't the NCAA rules as to why we don't get those type of players anymore. Rather, it was when we joined the Big 12 is when things changed. We weren't allowed to bring in the prop. 48 players any longer. This is when we seemed to see a noticeable change in talent. Everyone sees the SEC as having the best athletes. It's by no coincidence that the SEC has the lowest standards for incoming players to meet. Very, very, true

We have SOME talent but nowhere near the speed we need. And honestly, some of our players have a sense of entitlement and not very good work ethics and before someone asks how I know, I'm not able to say, let's just see I seen some of the work ethics up close.

This. It ain't the 90's (wish it were) and the landscape of college football is changed forever. The reasons we had the talent in those days aren't available anymore to us and most of it was money. We could get the talent here because we had the money and were allowed to use it. That's changed now with NCAA rules. A little harder to convince some of the kids from Compton and places like that to come here and like it or not weather and location IS a big factor. And you ain't gonna win championships with milk drinkers. It has changed. Why else are there almost weekly upsets now, and every year these are happening now. People complained years ago about equality and they got their way.

Great post. I hope everyone will just get behind coach Pelini now. I've said all along he was the guy if given time. I hope Nebraska shows the rest of the instant gratification society around the country and some here in Nebraska, what can be done with the right people, some patience, and time. It'll happen, if given time. As a veteran coach myself, while there might be an issue here or there (there always is in ANY program) the kids wouldn't fight like they do if the coach wasn't the right one. They'd lay down and quit when the chips are down but they don't. Proof enough for me.