He hasn't won enough of the games people want to see him win and it's created angst in the fan base, which is only natural. Yeah, it's been rough on him, the staff and the players, but IMHO we're nowhere near as vitriol as other fan bases may be in this situation. And this is why he gets paid the big bucks - with that money comes a lot of responsibility, and Pelini has spent the last six years trying to skirt some of that responsibility, whether it was interactions with the media or some of his decision-making as a coach.
I only draw a line when it starts affecting the players. Pelini made himself a full-fledged victim yesterday putting everything on "you guys" aka the media. That mentality has trickled down into the player base with guys like Gregory threatening to leave and Kenny Bell giving a passive-aggressive threat about maybe not coming back next year.
But I also think an argument can be made that Pelini's players play on the field like Pelini acts on the sidelines. Case in point - Pelini's hat incident. Whether he hit the ref with the strap of the hat or not (and to me, it looks like he did), he lost focus/discipline and made a mistake that cost the team. That whole incident was a microcosm of Nebraska football.
So, though I think Pelini gets a bad rap, he does himself absolutely no favors.
Agreed, and Bo knew what he was getting into when he accepted the Nebraska spot. He knew the expectations here. You can't perform like they did yesterday and then attack the fans and media like he did. Sends a bad message. I feel bad for him but at the same time he'll leave with millions and still land on his feet at the end of the day, so hard to feel too bad for the guy.