Osborne Statement on New Athletic Director

Hayseed said:
I don't remember many people being crazy about Bill Byrne and he turned out to be an outstanding AD. I have to admit this hire surprised me unitl I read about Barry Alvarez' endorsement....that's a pretty big Husker endorsement. And I agree with Pearlman that the last guy with close Husker ties before Osborne turned out to be a big disaster. Don't kid yourself, Dr. Tom knew what was going down, is staying out of the "debate", and is asking you to be a fan and give the new guy your support.
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Good ol Bill Byrne ... He got us into the Big 12 ... and hired Frank Solich! I hope this new guy is at least that good.

 
The Snork said:
Hayseed said:
I don't remember many people being crazy about Bill Byrne and he turned out to be an outstanding AD. I have to admit this hire surprised me unitl I read about Barry Alvarez' endorsement....that's a pretty big Husker endorsement. And I agree with Pearlman that the last guy with close Husker ties before Osborne turned out to be a big disaster. Don't kid yourself, Dr. Tom knew what was going down, is staying out of the "debate", and is asking you to be a fan and give the new guy your support.
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Good ol Bill Byrne ... He got us into the Big 12 ... and hired Frank Solich! I hope this new guy is at least that good.
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Tom Osborne recommended Frank Solich and where did you think we would go besides the Big 12? Byrne was a great AD and fundraiser for ALL the sports. I thought he was a snob at the time, but in hindsight his record speaks for itself.

 
Hayseed said:
I don't remember many people being crazy about Bill Byrne and he turned out to be an outstanding AD.
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I think it's safe to say that you and a lot of 'Husker fans remember the "$ Bill Byrne" tenure very differently...

...plus, I remember how overjoyed the collective was to hear that he left us to go down to 'AtM'.

 
T.O...no matter how revered he is...

1) Has a boss. He retired. His boss has a job to do to fill the job of said retiree.

2) How many of you had to tell your boss who they should fill your shoes other than who they chose when you kicked rocks? And if you did, how many listened because hey...you know better than the boss!

3) I don't agree with what what went down, I think it's an idiotic hire at best, but ultimately Tom doesn't have the authority to do anything about it at the end of the day.

4) That said...if T.O. said, "Hey Nebraska...this is a terrible hire and the University is about to go the way of Stevie Pud, get Harvey fired right now!"....Harvey would be a distant memory like that.

 
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