A fan gives his review of Bo. Bo takes it well.

[knapplc]

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Isn't Bo's response here a refutation of this guy's point? Bo has gone ballistic in the past, sure. But over the last couple of years, anyone thinking Bo is worse than any other coach out there simply doesn't watch much college football. Nick Saban, Will Muschamp, Mark Dantonio, Brian Kelly... the list is long.

[Vizsla1]

The audio is much better than the written word.

 

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Nebraska coach Bo Pelini was asked on his call-in radio show Wednesday night about his sideline demeanor. He did not like the topic.

The caller made one point: That players may not respond favorably to that kind of passion. … Pelini’s response: “My players and I are close. I’d run through a wall for them, and they’d run through a wall for me.” He added that his players appreciate his competitive spirit.

[girlknowsfootball]

I agree. Bo is night and day different than he was 2 years ago. I really think he's made improvements. He handles adversity well. I do believe his players love him... if they didn't then why would guys like Ndamukong, Prince, Roy, and others come back after college to hang out with the players/staff and train at Nebraska when they could train anywhere else in the country. If I recall... one of the reasons the players were so upset after the Ohio State game this year was because they desperately wanted to win it for Bo. If players hate their coach then it doesn't go down like this folks.

[Husker John]

Gotta give Coach Pelini credit.....you might disagree with him, but he always speaks from the heart......

[redintampa]

What a tool. The caller that is.

 

Thought Bo handled it like a champ. "Well, don't have your son come play for me then my man".

 

Hilarious.

 

My son will be playing for you in 2017!

 

[Minnesota_husker]

I am who I am. Bo is a competitor. Bo was respectful to this guy, but didnt give a "kiss butt" answer.

[QMany]

Love the answer. Dude was trolling. Bo was having not of that.

[Dagerow]

I love Bo's fire, and I think the players feed off it. In my opinion, the games where the team plays well are usually the games were Bo is fired up.

[GSG]

"People in Nebraska don't act like that"

 

WTAF?!

[Nexus]

Can't please everyone.

 

There was a time when some thought Osborne wasn't passionate enough. He was too lax on the sidelines. This was when he first took the HC job. They missed Devaney's "fiery" persona.

[bhamHusker]

I suspect that the product of being raised by that sniveling git would not exactly be someone that Pelini would be interested in anyway - if such a kid was ever able to compete at that level to begin with.

[Joe_5700]

I had a football coach who was an ex Marine Corps. drill Sergeant and he made Bo look very tame. We played very hard for the guy and we never lost a game. I wouldn't hesitate sending my son to go play for him. Some people just have it in for Bo, and even if he is more stoic than TO for 10 years, people will still bring this up.

[Joe_5700]

Can't please everyone.

 

There was a time when some thought Osborne wasn't passionate enough. He was too lax on the sidelines. This was when he first took the HC job. They missed Devaney's "fiery" persona.

 

I would argue that this complaint continued until his first NC.

[kchusker_chris]

Isn't Bo's response here a refutation of this guy's point? Bo has gone ballistic in the past, sure. But over the last couple of years, anyone thinking Bo is worse than any other coach out there simply doesn't watch much college football. Nick Saban, Will Muschamp, Mark Dantonio, Brian Kelly... the list is long.

who...this guy?

 

or this one?

[NUance]

Ha ha! Glad to see (hear) Bo slam that guy to the turf--but in a kindly manner ("my man.") I agree with girlknowsfootball that Bo's demeanor is day and night different than a couple of years ago. Sure, he still gets fiery when he needs to. And that's just fine by me. I don't want a coach who acts like Mr. Rogers on the sidelines.