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Nebraska won today and got to 7-1. Was it perfect? No. It wasn't . The Huskers had problems. But we knew that and we know that the team is trying to do what it can to get better. We knew it was going to be a week-to-week process. But we won. And it's positive. Until Bo stepped to the microphone for the post game and had almost nothing good to say about the team. There were some good things he admitted after saying that the team was sloppy and well below standards in every area. During his post game radio talk, Bo said he and the players were "glad to have the rest of the day off." Obviously we all know that the Husker program is huge. And the complications of running such an organization in all of its facets can be draining for anybody. That said, I just don't believe this coach is cut out for this job. He is out of his depth. And he knows it. He's stressed and you can see it. He walks around with the look of a man who is ready to explode. He doesn't fit in this environment. He doesn't enjoy it. And, in my estimation, he never will. As someone who has had sideline access for all of the years of Bo's tenure, I can tell you that he lashes out at his players often, says some pretty incredible stuff to refs as well, and never looks comfortable. Today, as an example.... his response to Foltz's shank punt was too look around the sideline and scream "F&*King Offense!" No doubt, the offense put the specialists in a rough spot deep in their end, but it was not their fault that the specialists didn't execute. I want to see a coach managing a team in these moments. Not lashing out at people. Fix it so it doesn't happen again. If the players on the field can't fix it, change the groupings until they can. I end up thinking after the game that these are the actions of a man who knows what's coming. Losses. He can't stop them from coming. He is pleading with fans to understand that now. These behaviors we have right now, he says, will lead to losses. I am not confident Bo can fix these issues. And as an added thought to this, I really think the team can only reflect its leader in being a bit "mental" in terms of consistency. You have to guide the ship firmly and in a fashion that inspires confidence in the coach as a leader and in the system that they're running. Think about what Aaron Rodgers said when the Packers were going bad... R-E-L-A-X... he said that because he had confidence in his coach. Confidence in his teammates and confidence in the system. There was work that needed to be done, but it was going to get done. He was being a leader and keeping a positive message. I just don't see that in Bo's program.