BigRedTheory

Love that Jordan Westerkamp went over to Bret Maher and congratulated him for getting the scholie, the kid shows lots of class! Yeah, some of the recent top recruits haven't worked out and that sucks, but as long as Bo keeps getting kids like Westerkamp, Jackson and Armstrong the future looks bright, just wish more in-state players would get scholies in the first place. There's no reason that there shouldn't be at least five in-state players signing full offers next February.

Anybody got Will Shield's number? At least his kid is on the basketball team (but I don't think this has anything to do with the Cotton boys.)

I think I'm the only one who watched Imani in the International Bowl (US HS seniors against 19 and unders from Canada and other countries), but in that game he "looked like Tarzan, blocked like Jane", I figured he never blocked before in his life. No worries, Ron Brown will get him straightened out right away. I love that the Huskers have some bruisers again, bring back the "Power-I !"

Listen man, I mean no disrespect, but I doubt you have ever been a coach. I can tell you when I have had to answer some media questions after a practice that either didn't go the way I wanted or was low on energy or had to chew the team for something, I have trouble putting on that happy face...and I'm a high school basketball coach. Imagine that at Nebraska with 25 reporters asking stupid questions, I would struggle. I am actually amazed he does as well as he does. You should see how Stoops and Saban treat the media. Bo is fine. As far as Jason Peter, he is a defensive tackle who smashed his head for a living, had trouble with drugs, then wrote a memoir about it, and now some are surprised he has lower than average intelligence and is an attention whore?? Sounds about right to me. No disrespect taken In the Deed the Glory. I have coached, but only at the middle school level - it was like herding cats, but it is almost the family business, my brother has coached high school and college soccer, track and field, football and even basketball from New Mexico to New England and my nephew is an accomplished HS b-ball coach back east. I have had many different coaches throughout my youth, ranging from a NY State Hall of Fame basketball coach to a dick of a freshman football coach who thought it was appropriate to make me kneel down in front of the whole team and have him kick me in the facemask to get me to put my head into blocks to playing on Frank Solich's last team at Southeast. I appreciate the great coaches out there (like Frank) and know how hard the job is and you are right about Saban and Stoops, but reporters are doing a job too and no matter how stupid their questions are, deserve some respect (Frank has gotten pretty good at the fake smile at the stupid question.) Us Husker fanatics are dying for any info we can get and since practices are closed to the public (unlike NFL pre-season) the reporters are the only ones who can supply our fix. To pretend that the public doesn't deserve information on how practice is going, that is a tact that many coaches like to take, but who is paying their multi-million dollar salaries? This will be my once a year whine, so no worries, you won't hear about this from me again.

I'm not a hater...just a little tired of Bo's "grumpy gus" act, wish he would appear to happy just to have practice starting. I know it doesn't matter, the last thing I want for the Huskers is a salesman instead of a coach. saunders45 you are right, I watched it again with better camera and audio and he was fine, normal Bo reaction, it's probably just that Sean Callahan looks scared to death when he asks a question

Welcome, love that show, and Penny Thanks HuskerFowler, I love "Penny" too, hope she has another Husker party!

When the guys asking you questions are baiting you, or twisting your words to sell ad space and newspapers, you're not gonna want to talk to them. Afterall, they tried to blame the bowl game loss on his sideline outburst, which was proven decidedly false. He represents the University of Nebraska, if he can't deal with the media on the first day of practice without scowling, maybe its time to reconsider being a head coach and return to being a defensive coordinator somewhere else. I've seen him be good with the media so I'm not asking for a miracle, he can improve. I just don't know how long Dr. Tom will put up with him appearing to be such a jerk? I don't want Bo to go anywhere, but the last coach I saw be so angry with the media was Paterno. To think that being a positive image in the eyes of the media is not important for a college head coach, is foolish.

Those three photos of T-Mart at yesterday's pratice brought a smile to my face, best throwing positions I've ever seen from him. If he practices that way, it should be there in games and make a big difference in his completion ratio. People can make light of it, but I feel that it is very significant and what is what several other players have been impressed with this summer.

Just joined the "Board" today, since the Journal-Star has messed up the lifeinthered blog. Hi to everyone here, I've checked this board in the past and it seems to have honest opions of true Husker fans. I'll start this out with something that won't make everyone happy, but I think where Peter is coming from is the fact that Coach Bo still has serious issues dealing with the general public and sportswriters/media in particular. Watch yesterday's post-practice interview and this is so obvious, it's like he thinks he's on trial for something. I do have some knowledge of his behavior in public and private that has not always been wonderful, but I also know one of his past players who just loves Bo. So what to make from all this? Losing control of your emotions on the sideline is an indication of passion for the game, but being a jerk in public indicates someone needs some serious counseling. Maybe Dr. Tom has had Bo get some help with this, but in watching that interview yesterday - I doubt it.