zoogs Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Bo was the same guy in 2007 that he was in 2003 and 2013. UNL money was fixated on him. Hopefully those same people aren't in charge anymore. 6 Quote Link to comment
Jeremy Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 1 minute ago, BIG ERN said: Nebraska has turned away Bob Stoops, Mack Brown, Gary Patterson, Mike Gundy, and Justin Fuente I heard about Mack Brown, but Stoops? Gundy? Quote Link to comment
ColoradoHusk Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 1 minute ago, zoogs said: Bo was the same guy in 2007 that he was in 2003 and 2013. UNL money was fixated on him. Hopefully those same people aren't in charge anymore. That's right, he will always be Big Meanie Bo to you. 4 Quote Link to comment
zoogs Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 The character concerns around Bo were well known at the time of his first exit from Nebraska. 5 Quote Link to comment
Cdog923 Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 11 minutes ago, Jeremy said: I heard about Mack Brown, but Stoops? Gundy? I believe Stoops was more in play around the time Osborne retired. The version of the rumor I heard was that Byrne wanted to interview him, but Osborne put his foot down about Solich getting the job. Quote Link to comment
NUinID Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 3 minutes ago, Cdog923 said: I believe Stoops was more in play around the time Osborne retired. The version of the rumor I heard was that Byrne wanted to interview him, but Osborne put his foot down about Solich getting the job. BB # 1 pick for the job was Mack Brown. He was still at North Carolina at the time. Quote Link to comment
Cdog923 Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 15 minutes ago, NUinID said: BB # 1 pick for the job was Mack Brown. He was still at North Carolina at the time. I hadn't heard that part, but believe it. Stoops was still D-coordinator at Florida at the time, I believe. Quote Link to comment
zoogs Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 I'm realizing more and more how much Nebraska fans really do just want wins more than anything. Losing hurts, and there's been enough of an absence of greatness that we're on the whole just about ready to do anything to get back to it. Popular recurring proposals over the years have included throwing more money at the problem, embracing cheating "like all the other schools do", and of course, fire [coach/AD/chancellor]. It's funny where our priorities really lie, but at least we recite the Gameday Prayer every Saturday. 1 Quote Link to comment
StPaulHusker Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Why is this in a rumor forum? Quote Link to comment
ColoradoHusk Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 (edited) 24 minutes ago, zoogs said: I'm realizing more and more how much Nebraska fans really do just want wins more than anything. Losing hurts, and there's been enough of an absence of greatness that we're on the whole just about ready to do anything to get back to it. Popular recurring proposals over the years have included throwing more money at the problem, embracing cheating "like all the other schools do", and of course, fire [coach/AD/chancellor]. It's funny where our priorities really lie, but at least we recite the Gameday Prayer every Saturday. When it comes down to sports, it's mainly about the wins & losses. It goes for the players, coaches, and fans. While many of us will always support the team and the players, we also want "our teams" to win. If you think Nebraska fans are different, you are fooling yourself. Yes, Tom Osborne wrote a book titled "More Than Winning" in 1985, but that book is a lot easier to write coming from a football coach who won National Championships as an assistant coach, and had spent the last 10 years as a fairly successful football coach at Nebraska, and had just missed out on the National Championship in 1981, 1982, and 1983. It's also a lot easier to clap for the other team when they are walking off the field at Memorial Stadium dejected after losing a game. Nebraskans were able to say they cared about more than just wins or losses when NU had the highest win percentage in college football for over 30 years (after 1970). Edited November 9, 2017 by ColoradoHusk 3 Quote Link to comment
Redfromdayone Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Man, this is just a punch to the gut! http://www.omaha.com/huskers/blogs/gary-patterson-tells-espn-he-interviewed-for-nebraska-job-in/article_20872302-c570-11e7-a834-bb74f012f11f.html Quote Link to comment
luckyduck Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 (edited) TO was a great coach, and as an AD got us to the BIG10, but maybe he wasn't the greatest AD. Of course Hindsight is 20/20. Edited November 9, 2017 by luckyduck 2 Quote Link to comment
BIGREDIOWAN Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Thread moved from Rumorville as this isn't a rumor as it actually happened. Threads merged as well. What a terrible decision in hindsight.............. Quote Link to comment
Fru Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Patterson smiled when asked whether he would have taken either the Tennessee or Nebraska job had he been offered. "It's sort of like the old Garth Brooks song. Sometimes the best prayers are unanswered prayers," Patterson said. 2 Quote Link to comment
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