Pelini quote about his ability (I'm assuming)

sd said:
GSG5545 said:
NU5XChamps said:
His scheme each week makes us question his ability to coach a defense. Sorry, I am a HUGE Husker fan, but that defense gets beat 9 out of 10 games. What was he thinking!!! Blitz the young QB, everyone else did, why didn't the Blacksirts. Cuz BO was too stubborn!!!
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9 out of 10 times out of 10 times in the first half. Maybe 1 out of 20 times in the second. #TeamBo
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but he wins 1 out of 10 times all the time.
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5 out 4 people aren't good at math.

 
Personally, I think Bo is starting to get the team he is hoping for. Notice I said "starting to get". It isn't a finished product but I think he sees his offense being very good for the next few years and he also sees young talent on the defense that is starting to take shape.

So, this comment I think was him having more confidence in this group to be able to make adjustments like we saw in the Wisconsin game.

 
zoogies said:
He just wants Bo to give a him a soundbite he can write about. For example,

Bo played free safety and served as a captain on the 1990 Ohio State team, so this is a homecoming of sorts. But don't expect the Husker coach to hold back on Saturday.

"Yeah, I had a great time there. Earl Bruce and John Cooper taught me a lot about the game football. But nostalgia isn't something I or we will be dwelling on this week. We prepare for Ohio State just like any other opponent. They're a good football team and we have a job to do."

Although as it turns out, that's pretty much what he said.

When it was suggested that lots of folks have a soft spot for their alma mater, Pelini said he once did -- but not anymore.

"I'm at a different time in my life, a different place," he said. "I mean, I have a job to do. That's all I'm concerned with."

..."I do have pride in where I went to school and my career there," Pelini said. "That has nothing to do with Saturday. It doesn't really make any difference what happened back in '86 to '90. That's a different time in my life."

...Pelini said Ohio Stadium is a "great venue, great environment, a tremendous tradition."

"It'll be a good place for our kids to play," he said.

But Pelini said he didn't know when he last was in the "Horseshoe."

"A long, long time ago," he said.
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I'm really puzzled by what you found to be inappropriate about the question, or the reporter wanting to get something from Bo such as the above, which he evidently gave.
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What i found improper was-and you had to hear (and you may have)-that when the question was asked and Bo said no, the reporter says "why" in a whiny little girl voice. Yes I know he's trying to get a comment and he did. it was no. So be it. I know it's not like this anymore, and it's been discussed here over and over, but a reporter's job is to report. It's just so old listening to SOME of them trying to pry a comment out of Bo so they can reinterpret into a villainizing display of negativity. The other part is the guy stuck with it and kept bugging about it, and I think Bo just finally gave in and gave himsomething so he wouldnt break down in tears about not having something for his article/column. I guess I have kneejerk reactions about the way some reporters act, as many do about what happens in games. But to hear him whine like that-"WHY NOT"- just made me shake my head. I guess if Bo answeres a question with the answer he wants to give, even if it is a simply "no" with a head shake, that should be good enough.

 
devnet said:
zoogies said:
Haha! I actually wasn't going for wordplay there.

It really did strike me as a little odd. And let's not make a mountain out of a molehill or anything, but I do think there is a little bit of a pattern here and it's a slight concern. When things are good, Bo will take the opportunity to say stuff like this. The "Oh yeah, I just showed you" shtick. I'm a little wary of that...mainly because you should always have a "work isn't finished" mentality, both in PR but more importantly in actuality.

^I'm sure we are going right back to work, that's just who Bo is. But the HC sets the tone for the team in these pressers, and relishing in little bits of vindication whenever possible... maybe not giving the best cue to our players there.

And the flip side is, there are days where the shoe is on the other foot. When those days come, you can't be distracted and affected by it. Can't respond like a threatened, cornered deer, which is harder to do the more you have earlier bravado talk to keep in mind (example: Bo will have egg on his face if Ohio State racks up 200 on the ground against us. Whenever those bad days come next, reporters won't forget what Bo's said, and Bo knows they are waiting to hold him to it. Unneeded pressure)

Can't ride the highs and lows. I talk about New England a lot because they're my home team, but nobody does this better than Belichick. I really believe that's the secret to their consistent, long-term success. They are amazing at keeping an even keel and just plugging back at it, week to week, turning the page as soon as the game is over, and not worrying about what people say or anything they can't control. That's a first-class organization and something to strive for.

The only reason this topic would come up, by the way, is not because I want to go out of my way to take pot shots at Bo. I'm not doing that. It's a topic because the result of not keeping an even keel is volatility, and that's been the one big concern our team has demonstrated during the past few seasons of the otherwise-pretty-sweet Bo Pelini era.
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I think you're really, really reading into things too much. Sometimes, people just say things...there doesn't have to be a secret motive or feeling behind everything.
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Tell that to my wife!
 
accountability said:
I dont know but our local media are idiots

Reporter: You have any different feeling about going back to Columbus where you played (not word for word, but pretty much)

Bo: No

Reporter: (crying like a little kid) WHY NOT

Bo: What do you want me to say?

Reporter continues to be a baby about it and Bo says again "I dont know what you want me to say" Good grief, no wonder he gets testy with some of these guys. Let it go. I think we should be tickled pink he's worried more about the game than going back to where he came from.
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Bo is a prick. Seriously. He's got to get over himself. It's not a stupid question, it's an obvious question and Bo is lying. Of course it feels different going back to your alma matter as the coach of an opposing team. It's not a good thing or a bad thing or a trap. It doesn't mean he's preparing his team any differently or that his allegiances are being tested. But at the very least it brings back some memories and an emotion or two, and less hair-trigger coaches know this question is coming and answer it like a man, not a petulant 8 year old.

Bo was hired as a defensive guru. The defense has been a huge disappointment the past couple seasons. If you care about Nebraska football, you've certainly questioned what's going on. The media has simply asked Bo the same things the fanbase has been asking on boards like this, only much more politely. The Huskers D puts together a great and inspirational second half and Bo's first reaction is to lash out at the press for doubting him. It's cheap, it's immature, it's a bad message for the team.

There's a difference between having passion and being a prick. Bo's just a prick.

If the players respect him and he can make that defense work for more than one half, I'll be happy to have that prick on my side.

In the meantime he really needs to grow up.

 
Winning cures everything, if he can go at least 3-1 over his next four games, then he can be the biggest ahole in the world and it wouldn't matter as he would likely be playing for and favored to win the B1G this year. Anything less than 3-1 and his job security starts to come into question, and being an ahole will be a huge issue.

 
Yeah, there's no doubt about that. But there's a reason it's beneficial to be good at handling the media properly, and not treat them based on how much you could get away with given the current W/L situation of the team. If Ohio States puts up 250 on us? And as the Dude said, as nice of an effort as it was by the D, they did yield 27 points. Is it really the time to be beating our chests in defiance at the doubters? Is there ever a time for such (public) indulgences?

I think it's also part of being a coach that you have to answer questions that you don't really want to, aren't interested in, or just plain don't care about. Who cares, throw some crappy coachspeak answer out there. But it's silly to take a really innocuous question and shut someone down because you don't feel up for answering. Bo doesn't do himself any favors by making enemies. And the media...talk about a group of people that are just waiting to beat their own chests and pile on when they have the W/L to back them up.

I feel like Bo is a good enough guy, a good enough coach, and runs a quality, respectable enough program that he should at this point have plenty of job security. But I do think that unless he gets on better terms with the media, they're going to make things unpleasant for him as long as he isn't absolutely dominating the opposition with 11, 12 win seasons. That's too bad and he can take steps to address it.

I haven't seen the Q/A session in question though.

 
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The Dude said:
I wouldn't brag about holding a bad offense to 27 points, but that's just me.
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I think if there is any bragging going on, its for the second half defense.

IMO, the defense actually played well the whole game considering the fact the offense left them in some pretty bad situations. There were a couple of WTH moments, those would include receivers getting behind our secondary. I still don't know who that happens.

 
Guy Chamberlin said:
accountability said:
I dont know but our local media are idiots

Reporter: You have any different feeling about going back to Columbus where you played (not word for word, but pretty much)

Bo: No

Reporter: (crying like a little kid) WHY NOT

Bo: What do you want me to say?

Reporter continues to be a baby about it and Bo says again "I dont know what you want me to say" Good grief, no wonder he gets testy with some of these guys. Let it go. I think we should be tickled pink he's worried more about the game than going back to where he came from.
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Bo is a prick. Seriously. He's got to get over himself. It's not a stupid question, it's an obvious question and Bo is lying. Of course it feels different going back to your alma matter as the coach of an opposing team. It's not a good thing or a bad thing or a trap. It doesn't mean he's preparing his team any differently or that his allegiances are being tested. But at the very least it brings back some memories and an emotion or two, and less hair-trigger coaches know this question is coming and answer it like a man, not a petulant 8 year old.

Bo was hired as a defensive guru. The defense has been a huge disappointment the past couple seasons. If you care about Nebraska football, you've certainly questioned what's going on. The media has simply asked Bo the same things the fanbase has been asking on boards like this, only much more politely. The Huskers D puts together a great and inspirational second half and Bo's first reaction is to lash out at the press for doubting him. It's cheap, it's immature, it's a bad message for the team.

There's a difference between having passion and being a prick. Bo's just a prick.

If the players respect him and he can make that defense work for more than one half, I'll be happy to have that prick on my side.

In the meantime he really needs to grow up.
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I think you need to get over yourself. All he was no. And the reporter instantly turned into a sobbing baby. "why, Why, WHY NOT". Maybe Bo really doesnt have any feelings about going back there. Who are you to make that assumption. He said that was a different point in his life. I'm happy because it seems like he's focused on one thing this week, and that's beating Ohio St, and he's not hiding. I'd rather have it this way than him sitting there for an hour talking about how great life is in Ohio and how much fun it was and what a great place it is yada yada yada. Then people like you would be right back here complaining about that. "Bo's outta here once he gets the chance, he's gone. He loves Ohio St. more than Nebraska bla bla bla" Nobody can win either way with poeple like you and your preconceived opinions. You have these thoughts engrained in your head and not even 5 Ntaional championships and 100 straight wins will change it.

Lastly, it's nice to see you're open-minded enough to let the behavior (which has improved greatly over the years) of a 30 minute presser and a few 10 second snippets in a football game define a person in your eyes. Good call there. :thumbs

 
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Seriously Accountability? I guess I would go so far as to call Bo a prick like guy, but true to form just as Bo has done in the past, he acts like a baby in front of the media. They talked about this on "the show" on am 590 espn radion out of omaha. Why on earth can't Bo just celebrate a good win without some kind of "look at me" or "i showed you" response (see ohio state last year). Instead, it's like Bo picking fights with the media. The media will write whatever they care to write. That should be of no concern to Bo, because they do not matter. All that should matter is the next game.

I don't understand how as a coach you're telling your players not to worry about the media, but you turn around and make matters worse, AGAIN. Look at Martinez for example. How would it look if he came out and said, "see, told ya i could pass" after the southern miss game. First, it proves nothing because there is a lot left to prove the rest of the season and second, if you don't like people criticizing your defense, then call/coach a better d. Let your body of work do the talking.

I like bo as a coach for the most part, but the way he chooses to deal with the media is a little sad. But, some people fall in love with a coach/player and deflect all scrutiny and make it someone else's fault (the media, position coaches, the fans, etc.).

 
Pelini's matured in leaps and bounds in this regard during his time here as a HC so it's difficult to say how true some of those characterizations still are. But, 1985, you hit it on the head: a coach should not pick fights with the media, it's really counter-productive. Not only does that distract both you and the players who are taking cues from the tone you set publicly, but it makes enemies who will be locking one in the chamber, so to speak, ready to tear you apart that much more eagerly when things turn south, or even show the slightest hints of it.

 
Did any of you even listen to the exchange between Bo and the reporter talking about going back to OSU? Because it doesn't sound like it.

I listened to it live and there wasn't anythig snotty at all with Bo's responses to the questions. In fact, my first reaction was....."wow....Bo handled that well." He wasn't upset. He didn't snap at him. He never raised his voice. He simply answered the question several times and finally asked almost in a confused manner...."What do you want me to say?" He wasn't upset, he was confused as to why he kept asking the question over and over again.

Get over this the Bo trashing about his temper. I haven't seen anything this year that even comes close to being a problem.

 
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