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I think the LJS took this too far. Just not right. THere are some things you need to let work themselves out within the family. Overall it only hurts the program by not giving Frank the chance to leave with dignity. And if this isnt true for some reason, or he decides to stay (b/c I dont think he'll be fired if he doesnt step down), there will only be gossip and rumors the entire off season which will hurt our recruiting. Very very stupid move by the Hack of a paper the star. 
It was a weak attempt to establish themselves outside of the shadow of the OWH, and they failed miseralbly. :blink:
Read the article here...
http://www.journalstar.com/local.php?story_id=100671
or here:
Athletic Director Steve Pederson wants Frank Solich out as Nebraska's head football coach, according to three sources close to the situation.
Pederson will try to persuade the sixth-year head coach to formally announce his retirement following NU's Nov. 28 game at Colorado, offering him a job in the Athletic Department and a lucrative buyout package, said the sources, who agreed to talk on the condition they not be identified.
"He wants Frank gone. He's made up his mind,"said a longtime, out-of-state booster with close ties to the department.
The sources said Nebraska's first-year athletic director reached his decision eight days ago after watching fans stream for the exits early in the fourth quarter of Nebraska's 38-9 loss to Kansas State, its worst home defeat in 45 years. The blowout, NU's second on national television this month, appeared to bore ABC sportscasters before the network cut to a more competitive game. It also came on the heels of Pederson's Nov. 6 news conference announcing a $40 million fund-raiser for new athletic facilities.
"Texas and Kansas State weren't competitive games. They were the straws that broke the camel's back," said a Texas booster also with strong ties to the program. After the K-State game, the source said, Pederson walked to the skyboxes to reassure boosters that "we're going to do something; don't get upset."
Pederson denies he has spoken to anyone about a plan to force Solich's retirement, and former Coach Tom Osborne and some of the program's biggest boosters deny they have heard such a plan.
"I am on the record as saying Ihave not discussed this matter publicly or privately," Pederson said at the Devaney Center Saturday night, where he was attending the NUmen's basketball season opener. The athletic director refused further comment. Solich also declined to comment.
"I haven't heard anything about it," Osborne said.
"I swear on a stack of Bibles that Steve has never given me any indication at all about what he'd decided as to what he's going to do with Frank Solich,"said Dan Cook, a longtime booster and benefactor for the Cook Pavillion, NU's indoor practice field.
The three sources who spoke to the Journal Star tell a different story.
In the last week, the athletic director has met privately with a select few millionaire boosters to gauge support for his decision, they said. They also believe Pederson has arranged Solich's buyout package but hasn't yet presented it to the head coach, who makes $1.1 million annually.
The only thing left for the athletic director to do is to get Solich to accept his own retirement, the sources said.
If the coach refuses to go quietly, Pederson may not be willing to fire him, they said. The situation could be complicated by pro-Solich boosters who contribute heavily to the program and may balk at the firing of a man who first entered the program in 1962, Bob Devaney's first year as head coach.
"Steve has to do this with some class and grace,"said the Texas booster. "(The boosters)want Frank to be able to bow out with some dignity."
Solich's retirement would come quickly after the Colorado game, to ensure that as little damage as possible is done to NU's recruiting efforts, the sources said.
It would also end a quarter-century coaching career at Nebraska, and a six-year head coaching stint marked by early success and marred by last season's 7-7 campaign.
Solich owns a 57-22 career record as a head coach. He won 49 games during his first five seasons, more than either Devaney or Tom Osborne won in their first five campaigns.
The Husker coach's .754 winning percentage during those five seasons ranked him sixth among all active coaches.
NU has also lost nine of its last 12 games away from Memorial Stadium under Solich. They've lost three games by a combined 70 points this year, including the 29-point home loss to Kansas State.
Solich also presided over the 2002 Huskers, responsible for NU's worst record since 1961.
Coach Bill Jennings was fired after that season, and Devaney was hired, ushering in a new era of Nebraska football.
The failure to sustain what Devaney created is what drives Pederson's decision, a Lincoln booster close to the situation said.
"It's more than wins and losses,"he said. "Frank does not instill the confidence in Pederson that he'd like to see."
That assessment of Solich's tenure doesn't sit well with Osborne, who hired Solich in 1979 and hand-picked his longtime assistant to take over following Osborne's retirement after the 1998 Orange Bowl.
"Iwould certainly think Frank will coach two more games and be there next year," Osborne said from Washington, D.C., Saturday morning.
Solich will undoubtedly coach one more game, but the outcome against Colorado won't change Pederson's mind, the sources say.
In fact, the sources said a Colorado win could actually help Pederson convince Solich that he should retire on a high note.
Otherwise, Solich may fight harder to stay, convinced he's being shoved out unfairly, according to the longtime, out-of-state booster.
Then: "Things could get ugly."
It was a weak attempt to establish themselves outside of the shadow of the OWH, and they failed miseralbly. :blink: Read the article here...
http://www.journalstar.com/local.php?story_id=100671
or here:
Athletic Director Steve Pederson wants Frank Solich out as Nebraska's head football coach, according to three sources close to the situation.
Pederson will try to persuade the sixth-year head coach to formally announce his retirement following NU's Nov. 28 game at Colorado, offering him a job in the Athletic Department and a lucrative buyout package, said the sources, who agreed to talk on the condition they not be identified.
"He wants Frank gone. He's made up his mind,"said a longtime, out-of-state booster with close ties to the department.
The sources said Nebraska's first-year athletic director reached his decision eight days ago after watching fans stream for the exits early in the fourth quarter of Nebraska's 38-9 loss to Kansas State, its worst home defeat in 45 years. The blowout, NU's second on national television this month, appeared to bore ABC sportscasters before the network cut to a more competitive game. It also came on the heels of Pederson's Nov. 6 news conference announcing a $40 million fund-raiser for new athletic facilities.
"Texas and Kansas State weren't competitive games. They were the straws that broke the camel's back," said a Texas booster also with strong ties to the program. After the K-State game, the source said, Pederson walked to the skyboxes to reassure boosters that "we're going to do something; don't get upset."
Pederson denies he has spoken to anyone about a plan to force Solich's retirement, and former Coach Tom Osborne and some of the program's biggest boosters deny they have heard such a plan.
"I am on the record as saying Ihave not discussed this matter publicly or privately," Pederson said at the Devaney Center Saturday night, where he was attending the NUmen's basketball season opener. The athletic director refused further comment. Solich also declined to comment.
"I haven't heard anything about it," Osborne said.
"I swear on a stack of Bibles that Steve has never given me any indication at all about what he'd decided as to what he's going to do with Frank Solich,"said Dan Cook, a longtime booster and benefactor for the Cook Pavillion, NU's indoor practice field.
The three sources who spoke to the Journal Star tell a different story.
In the last week, the athletic director has met privately with a select few millionaire boosters to gauge support for his decision, they said. They also believe Pederson has arranged Solich's buyout package but hasn't yet presented it to the head coach, who makes $1.1 million annually.
The only thing left for the athletic director to do is to get Solich to accept his own retirement, the sources said.
If the coach refuses to go quietly, Pederson may not be willing to fire him, they said. The situation could be complicated by pro-Solich boosters who contribute heavily to the program and may balk at the firing of a man who first entered the program in 1962, Bob Devaney's first year as head coach.
"Steve has to do this with some class and grace,"said the Texas booster. "(The boosters)want Frank to be able to bow out with some dignity."
Solich's retirement would come quickly after the Colorado game, to ensure that as little damage as possible is done to NU's recruiting efforts, the sources said.
It would also end a quarter-century coaching career at Nebraska, and a six-year head coaching stint marked by early success and marred by last season's 7-7 campaign.
Solich owns a 57-22 career record as a head coach. He won 49 games during his first five seasons, more than either Devaney or Tom Osborne won in their first five campaigns.
The Husker coach's .754 winning percentage during those five seasons ranked him sixth among all active coaches.
NU has also lost nine of its last 12 games away from Memorial Stadium under Solich. They've lost three games by a combined 70 points this year, including the 29-point home loss to Kansas State.
Solich also presided over the 2002 Huskers, responsible for NU's worst record since 1961.
Coach Bill Jennings was fired after that season, and Devaney was hired, ushering in a new era of Nebraska football.
The failure to sustain what Devaney created is what drives Pederson's decision, a Lincoln booster close to the situation said.
"It's more than wins and losses,"he said. "Frank does not instill the confidence in Pederson that he'd like to see."
That assessment of Solich's tenure doesn't sit well with Osborne, who hired Solich in 1979 and hand-picked his longtime assistant to take over following Osborne's retirement after the 1998 Orange Bowl.
"Iwould certainly think Frank will coach two more games and be there next year," Osborne said from Washington, D.C., Saturday morning.
Solich will undoubtedly coach one more game, but the outcome against Colorado won't change Pederson's mind, the sources say.
In fact, the sources said a Colorado win could actually help Pederson convince Solich that he should retire on a high note.
Otherwise, Solich may fight harder to stay, convinced he's being shoved out unfairly, according to the longtime, out-of-state booster.
Then: "Things could get ugly."
