5 Painful Reasons Why Bo Needs to Step Down . . .

HuskerinSunDiego

Special Teams Player
It's hard to write this because we all wanted Bo to succeed. However, I am giving five reasons why Bo needs to go:

1. Rats, rats, rats. Bo never gave a rat’s backside about Nebraska fans. For reasons unconscionably unexplainable, Bo put himself at odds with the fan base from day-one on the job. For a guy who portends to be nails-between-teeth tough, he was surprisingly fragile when it came to criticism.

2. Mike Tyson. He is like Mike Tyson. He can only win if everything is going his way. The moment an obstacle is presented, he can’t take it. The odd thing about yesterday was that it was one of the extremely rare times that we lost by only a small amount. Bo’s teams usually collapse completely and lose by 3 touchdowns.

3. Lady Ga Ga. Why in the world has Bo gone absolutely Ga Ga over Martinez for the last 3 years? Football is not advanced physics. When 7-year-old kids can clearly see that Martinez needs to sit, but you don’t, it’s time to go.

4. De-Chain-link-fense. When Bo first arrived we were all fatigued from Bill Callahan’s “You-Need-A-Master’s-Degree-From-Harvard” to execute my game plans mentality. Bo stepped up to the mike and essentially said, “Football’s not complicated. See your man, hit him, knock him down.” Then Bo went right out and adopted BC’s MIT play book. If the players would just properly execute the plays, we’d be fine. If a play book is so sophisticated that it takes 5 years to learn, maybe, just maybe, it’s too complicated.

5. Carley Simon. “It’s too late, baby, oh it’s too late.” Al Davis used to say, “Just win, baby.” I say to Bo, “Just pack, baby.” Under you, I have lost almost every ounce of my desire for Nebraska football. I have missed several games this year, simply because I don’t care anymore. Oh, I want to care, but it’s hard to care when your coach couldn’t care less about the fan base. For those who love Bo, what is it about his coaching that you love? He has no game plan. We have pathetically weak defenses. We have incredibly unskilled coaches in important positions. When a QB is blowing chunks. he never thinks twice about putting a backup in. Halftime adjustments have never existed for us. And the only time we had a good season under him, the following season he benched the senior quarterback in place of an unproven defensive back. From a coaching standpoint, there is nothing that this man brings to the table. Nothing.

Remember during the BC era when we’d long for Bo? We all thought it was a pipe dream. When he showed up one day, it was almost too hard to believe. We had actually hired Bo Pelini to be our coach. It was like marrying the girl that you had thought was out of your league. It really does pain me to see that Bo never became half the coach that we had oh-so wanted him to be. Yes, he runs a clean program and we have good graduation rates. He deserves credit for that. But we all know that really doesn’t mean much if your team is terrible. The main reason for which Bo was hired has never come to fruition. Not even close. It's time for Bo to go. We’d all be better for it. Breaking up always hurts for a short time, but, in the long run, it always ends up for the better. We need to put sentimentalism aside and just make the hard decision. Let him go.

 
And hire which of the coaches banging on Eichorsts door BEGGING to be the guy at Nebraska?

 
And hire which of the coaches banging on Eichorsts door BEGGING to be the guy at Nebraska?
I'm sure a lot of coaches would want to coach at a place with top notch facilities, a stadium that sits 90,000+ every game, a proud fan base, a team in a BCS conference, a huge support system, and a team with a lot of talent. This is Nebraska not Kansas, this place is still desirable

 
Let's not kid ourselves: If the money is right, just about every coach in the country will take this job. I'm not saying every coach would take this job, but most would. Before Saban took over at Alabama, they had sucked for about 12 years. Does anybody remember the David Shula era?

I have a good buddy from Boise. He has told me that it has been rumored in Boise this year that Peterson is going to NU. I'm not saying it will happen, but it's nice to hear the rumors in Boise. Also, the fact that Boise is having a crappy year might be the wake up call for Peterson to make the leap.

The point is that Bo has driven this car as far as it will go. It won't go any further.

 
Peterson would be my first call.

Overall, yesterday stung, badly. I dont want Bo gone though. He has done some great things, on and off field. Its just too bad a fluke loss turns fans against the staff. Im not a Pap supporter and wouldnt lose sleep if Beck took another gig. But Bo is our head man. Until he is no longer coach Im behind him.

 
I have a good buddy from Boise. He has told me that it has been rumored in Boise this year that Peterson is going to NU. I'm not saying it will happen, but it's nice to hear the rumors in Boise. Also, the fact that Boise is having a crappy year might be the wake up call for Peterson to make the leap.
Why is this nice to hear??? A coach with a "crappy" season wants to come coach NU? Oh boy, sign him up!
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I suppose this is the other end of the bell curve that thinks Mark Richt wants to dump Georgia and head for Lincoln. Both ends should go back to licking windows and chime in when they find one with flavor.
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Peterson would be my first call.

Overall, yesterday stung, badly. I dont want Bo gone though. He has done some great things, on and off field. Its just too bad a fluke loss turns fans against the staff. Im not a Pap supporter and wouldnt lose sleep if Beck took another gig. But Bo is our head man. Until he is no longer coach Im behind him.

fluke loss??....Minnesota totally dominated our guys and b!^@h slapped them all day....gashed the D at their will.

 
I dont want Bo gone though. He has done some great things, on and off field. Its just too bad a fluke loss turns fans against the staff. Im not a Pap supporter and wouldnt lose sleep if Beck took another gig. But Bo is our head man. Until he is no longer coach Im behind him.
These discussions can seem contentious, but that is not my intention. What is it "on the field" that Bo has done? He has beaten the soft teams on our schedule (most of them) and consistently lost to the good or great teams. That's what teams ranked between 30-40 do. Our team regularly loses heart in big games. Good coaches instill their fire into their players. Bad coaches don't. Bo is an unbelievably fiery guy. So, how come we never see any of his players displaying the same fire? It's because Bo has been unable to transfer his energy to his players. That's a direct sign that his players don't connect with him.

 
It's apparent many of you are still extremely upset about yesterday. Thank goodness none of you are in charge of something very important. Like a nuclear button or something.

 
Let's not kid ourselves: If the money is right, just about every coach in the country will take this job. I'm not saying every coach would take this job, but most would. Before Saban took over at Alabama, they had sucked for about 12 years. Does anybody remember the David Shula era?

I have a good buddy from Boise. He has told me that it has been rumored in Boise this year that Peterson is going to NU. I'm not saying it will happen, but it's nice to hear the rumors in Boise. Also, the fact that Boise is having a crappy year might be the wake up call for Peterson to make the leap.

The point is that Bo has driven this car as far as it will go. It won't go any further.
We have everything a top coach or young gun would want. PLUS, a great opportunity for some guy to come in and do what hasn't been done since 2001 and 2 coaches later........be relevant.

This is a prime job spot for sure. If the money is right, folks would be shocked at who puts out their feelers.

 
I'm not worried about the concept that coaches will be scared to coach here if 9 wins gets you fired. I want a guy who will look at that setup and says, "Bring it on."

Pete Carroll was USC's 4th choice. Before his hiring, everyone thought he totally sucked as a coach. After he was hired, everybody in Southern California derided USC's AD for making such a stupid hire. Maybe we need to forget about prima donnas, young sure-fire coaches, and anything else that everybody seems to love, and simply hire an old coach who knows his way around a clip board and a field.

 
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