I think him coaching LSU in the NC game was the right thing to do, but what rubbed me the wrong way at the time, and what still irks me, was what he said during the press conference announcing him as head coach.
His main talking point during the entire press conference was how much work he had to do at Nebraska "over the next month." He came back to that point time and again, saying he couldn't wait to get to Lincoln because they have so much to do "over the next month."
Then, a few days later, we find out, oh by the way, he'll be dividing his time "over the next month" between all that work that had to be done at Lincoln and getting a team ready to play in a National Championship game.
It made the sense of urgency he tried to whip up during the presser seem disingenuous. Don't get me wrong. Still love the guy. Just didn't like that particular week during which he seemed to be talking out of both sides of his mouth.
His main talking point during the entire press conference was how much work he had to do at Nebraska "over the next month." He came back to that point time and again, saying he couldn't wait to get to Lincoln because they have so much to do "over the next month."
Then, a few days later, we find out, oh by the way, he'll be dividing his time "over the next month" between all that work that had to be done at Lincoln and getting a team ready to play in a National Championship game.
It made the sense of urgency he tried to whip up during the presser seem disingenuous. Don't get me wrong. Still love the guy. Just didn't like that particular week during which he seemed to be talking out of both sides of his mouth.