Perlman Backs Eichorst, Riley
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Dansker
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It might be a perception but it's shared with quite a bit of people. You and I both know that those people outnumber the sunshine pumpers. I'm not OK with having a losing record. Do I want this team to succeed? Yes! But I don't see anything at this point of the season that leads me to believe that they will succeed. This is why I've been outspoken on the staff, the athletic administration, the people above Mike Riley. This just kept building week after week and it didn't culminate until the loss to Purdue. I want to be wrong on this more than most. I'm going to be rooting for Nebraska to win this Saturday for the player's sake.
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It does sound silly, but the answer may actually be in the affirmative. One of the things found when UAB canceled its program was that despite losing money as a program, which was why it was canceled, it actually gained money for the university (which is why it is being reinstated). It wasn't costing as much as they thought.
Studies done a decade ago show millions in economic output to both the city of Lincoln and state, an estimated 110+ million at that time to the city alone from Husker athletics, mostly from the football program. Another most recent study showed the program's value to be over 500 million, as a top 10 program (Ohio St was over 1 billion.)
To the university itself, I quote one study:
Furthermore, this program in particular has an enormous cultural impact to the state. It is the state's unique identifier, in a way that perhaps no other program in no other state can say. It's certainly harder to quantify something like culture, though.
Saunders
Heisman Trophy Winner
Listening to the Husker Online podcast last night while working out, and they were not exactly thrilled with Harvey and Shawn. It's not like they're wanting Bo back either. These guys have made it known that they saw alot of shortcomings under Bo, and haven't shied away from blaming relevant issues on him either, all while doing alot of praising of Riley and Co during the offseason for how they handled things. They didn't even discuss the current product on the field in relation to the AD and Chancellor either, they were just appalled at the lack of professionalism and timing displayed by the two had guys. Sean Callahan said that Harvey doing a OWH interview where he was discussing recruiting and trashing the former coaches was bizarre and extremely ill-timed. His comment was something along the lines of Harvey knowing less about recruiting than any coach or assistant on the staff, ever. They also took Eichorst to task for his complete 180 on "commenting during the season" and the weirdness of releasing the statement of support right before Riley went on for his PC on Monday.
Stumpy1
All-American
Yep, we become a full share holder in 2017 and the B1G will be re-doing it's TV contracts that year, which projects that schools could be making $45M a year.
It'sNotAFakeID
All-American
I don't know the poll results (i.e., who voted for what) but 22% of people chose yes in this thread.
http://http://www.huskerboard.com/index.php?/topic/77075-sacrifice-2015/?mode=show
flfmrredfan
Three-Star Recruit
No, you aren't self aware. If you were, you would have instantly recognized the irony in your post, and not repeated it in your reply!
Pelini doesn't need rehabilitation. Certain stooge administraitors presently at Nebraska, along with some of the supposed fans, most certainly do.
VA Husker Fan
All-Conference
I don't follow. What exactly has Riley done to undo Bo's legacy? At least, what has he done that anyone who doesn't scream at players and refs, which wouldn't have been hard to find. We didn't need the absolute anti-Bo, just someone who wouldn't swipe his hat at a ref, tell the fans to F off, and call the AD names.
The better way to undo Bo's legacy would be to win 9 games without making a public spectacle of himself with his anger. Even better would be to win more games than Bo while being an OK guy. Instead, by falling far, far short of that, Riley has some people wondering if Pelini was really so bad that we shouldn't have kept him around. We don't need a super nice guy. We need a nice enough guy who can have the team behind him and win. At the very least, don't blow games for us with poor clock management. We didn't need the nicest guy possible no matter the W-L record to undo Bo's legacy.
I still say Riley threw Armstrong under the bus by putting the blame on him for the bad pass vs. Northwestern (was that the game? I can't even keep our losses straight anymore). It would've been easy to deflect that by admitting that he should've called a time out to make sure everyone was on the same page, or call a play that wouldn't cause confusion about whether there was a pass option or not.
You want to undo Bo's legacy? Have a coach that doesn't act like him AND wins enough games so that nobody misses Bo and we soon forget about him.
zoogs
Assistant Coach
It's not about just "not acting like Bo". It's about a culture of positivity that is everything about who Riley is and what he brings to the table. You're right, it's much, much easier to appreciate when it comes with wins. It doesn't mean it's lacking without them.
How about the absolute blitz of a campaign that 'Nebraska is an amazing place with amazing support for coaches and students alike. Come here'?
How about 'We understand that fans will get angry when things don't go well. Caring is what makes this place great. I wish we would do better for everyone'?
How about not having a finger-pointing culture where the fans, the media, bloggers in basements, the former Huskers are wronging the team? How about the leadership shown in the face of adversity and poor results?
How about Jack Gangwish? Not that this wasn't Gangwish anyway, but as a team captain he's going above and beyond to be everything the coaches preach, especially for a guy in his position. He's showing his teammates, by example, how it's done. Last year was a much better year in the W/L column, and the entire team from the coaches (and, unsurprisingly, down to the players) conducted themselves far worse in reaction.
How can all of this a) not be appreciated, and b) not be considered a pretty significant undertaking? It isn't merely about not being an embarrassment. Putting a culture like this in place takes active effort -- especially when the chips are down, as they are now -- and a lot of intent about it.
The Armstrong thing is so overblown. McKewon was extremely passionate about this point and made a big deal in his podcast that week about how it was clear that something was communicated to Riley about how it came off, and he came in Monday emphatically addressing it. But he lost the game, so fans will still try to think of a way to consider the guy who told Tommy that Monday, "You hear what I said? If they ask about the play, it's my fault. It's my fault" as some guy who throws his players under the bus.
There's a reason that people (media types, former Huskers coaches, HS coaches, parents of HS recruits) rally around Riley in such a positive way. He's the kind of guy who inspires it, and that can't be taken for granted. No, he's not the only guy who could. But we can appreciate that he's exceptional in the area of being "one of the good guys in football coaching".
In summary, you're right about the wins. Winning cures all, it affects perceptions. That's all fine; people can feel however they wish. Hopefully, this explains where I'm coming from.
*Of course, I'd still prefer wins.
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I completely understand this.
What I am talking about is boosters essentially holding the University hostage, "change/do this/that to make me happy or I won't donate". I just don't agree with that sense of entitlement. If you don't like how things are going, simply stop giving money. Hope that made sense.
