TMagic Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 (edited) Dear Coach Pelini,I've never written you before, so please forgive this meandering opening. (And I'll forgive you for opening with confectionary Chattanooga.) I'm figuring some things out over here, or not figuring them out. You see, I'm not sure why, as a kid, I started rooting for Nebraska. I grew up in Florida, in a spot 1,500 miles better than Lincoln, a spot with a gulf full of grouper and oysters rather than a stagnant pond sheening with pesticide runoff. There were fragrant oranges hanging low for the picking. Ropa vieja and fried plantains. We had palm trees. Pigmentation. The Seminoles and the Hurricanes and the Gators. So what grabbed me, as a youngster, about Nebraska? I don't know, Coach. That simple, honest red? Not scarlet. Not garnet. Not crimson. Not burnt anything. These guys were in an unimaginable (to me, who bought my first coat when I went to grad school in St. Louis) blizzard-whipped cornfield that you had to drive three days to escape — scant scenery, no famous music of the region, no amusing accents — and somehow they could get it together to whip anybody at football. Had to admire it. The lack of glamour. That offense so stubborn and repetitive it was almost elegant, and exasperating in its success. ... http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/6941056/dear-coach-pelini Edited September 8, 2011 by zoogies Trimmed it a bit. Be mindful of the Newspaper Posting policy; thanks! Also, paragraphs :) Quote Link to comment
Rocketsocks Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 This board makes me sick..... *leaves and never comes back* Quote Link to comment
irafreak Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Well this has to be one of the strangest threads I've ever opened... Quote Link to comment
TMagic Posted September 8, 2011 Author Share Posted September 8, 2011 This board makes me sick..... *leaves and never comes back* Ladies and gentlemen, let's give a round of applause for the forum stenographer. Smh Quote Link to comment
TMagic Posted September 8, 2011 Author Share Posted September 8, 2011 Someone on Twitter sent this my way. Quote Link to comment
jsneb83 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Someone on Twitter sent this my way. I think that's a little more than 140 characters lol. Quote Link to comment
tschu Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Someone on Twitter sent this my way. I think that's a little more than 140 characters lol. Uh, im sure someone tweeted him the link. The article is an interesting take on things, for sure. Quote Link to comment
Rocketsocks Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 This board makes me sick..... *leaves and never comes back* Ladies and gentlemen, let's give a round of applause for the forum stenographer. Smh I'm busting chops today. You can ask anybody. Quote Link to comment
jsneb83 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Someone on Twitter sent this my way. I think that's a little more than 140 characters lol. Uh, im sure someone tweeted him the link. The article is an interesting take on things, for sure. I know, it was just a joke on how long the letter was. Quote Link to comment
Hammerhead Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Hey, let's fire up the "Bo's in talks with (insert school here) about their head coaching position" rumor mill again! Quote Link to comment
In the Deed the Glory Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 That is a waste of time article, and I should of known it when "John" had a hunk of the week to lead off with.... 1 Quote Link to comment
Hoosker Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 I liked the 2nd half of the article. Pretty cool. Quote Link to comment
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