The Sweater Vest is feeling the heat in Columbus.

huskerpilot said:
HuskerfaninOkieland said:
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Consistent 10+ win seasons and finishes in the top 15?
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Yep. He's the Mack Brown of the Big Ten.

I was reading some of the fans are a little disgusted with him right now. They would be stupid to fire him. There are a bunch of other teams out there that would jump at the chance to hire him.

And to keep this on topic with Husker Football...no...I don't see Bo jumping ship and going the Ohio St. I could however, see Watson being looked at for the HC job.
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No way wats could land a job like that as a first time HC...no way.
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Why couldn't he? Many college programs take the leap and hire coordinators. We did...OU did...Tenn did...Auburn did. Just because he's a coordinator doesn't mean he's not qualified.

Do I think he would go?? No...but I was just merely pointing out that IF Ohio State fires Sweater-man, I would not be surprised if Watson's name was tossed out there as a potential contender.

 
I think the fan base would go nuts if they even considered offering Coach Watts.

But he does have the offensive mind to do it. But most would not consider his past history a reason to hire him is my guess.

As stated the chance of Tressel being fired or even under heat is so slight it is crazy to think it.

Great coach, has kept the program out of trouble, sends kids to the pros, and graduates players.

Stand back and look at it as a parent of a player.

Would you send him to play under Tressel or Coach Watts. Most out of the state of Nebraska would not even know who Coach Watts was.

No going to happen.

 
knapplc said:
Bo landed the Nebraska job as a first-time HC.
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LSU was at that time thought to be one of the top two teams in college ball. They were playing incredibly well and had won a NCS. They had a super D and Bo was the DC. And Nebraska was a program on the skids. Now if we go undefeated or nearly so and end up in an NCS game and we are looked upon as the best offense in the country AND Ohio State falls apart and finihes with 5 losses, indeed Watson might get a look. Otherwise no chance.

The comparison isn't even close right now. More likiely is a much less prominent football school should Watson get an offer for HC>

 
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Bo had a major booster who paid the bills and wanted him from the 2003 season on.

Bo proved he could coach here and understood the traditions.

Bo would not have gotten the job had it not been for money talking. There were more qualified coaches that were interested. But due to contracts with Peterson and Callahan the amount available for a new coach was below what the top ones wanted.

No complaints, we got a good one, but there were many reasons Bo is here. I must admit at the time I did not think he would be selected, hoped that he would not be, but I am glad he is here now. But I truly believe it will be short lived if he takes us back to where we once were. Then theOSU will be his home is my guess.

 
Billyball said:
knapplc said:
Bo landed the Nebraska job as a first-time HC.
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LSU was at that time thought to be one of the top two teams in college ball. They were playing incredibly well and had won a NCS. They had a super D and Bo was the DC. And Nebraska was a program on the skids. Now if we go undefeated or nearly so and end up in an NCS game and we are looked upon as the best offense in the country AND Ohio State falls apart and finihes with 5 losses, indeed Watson might get a look. Otherwise no chance.

The comparison isn't even close right now.
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All very true. I was just throwing that out there for the general edification of the masses, of which I am a part.

 
knapplc said:
Billyball said:
knapplc said:
Bo landed the Nebraska job as a first-time HC.
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LSU was at that time thought to be one of the top two teams in college ball. They were playing incredibly well and had won a NCS. They had a super D and Bo was the DC. And Nebraska was a program on the skids. Now if we go undefeated or nearly so and end up in an NCS game and we are looked upon as the best offense in the country AND Ohio State falls apart and finihes with 5 losses, indeed Watson might get a look. Otherwise no chance.

The comparison isn't even close right now.
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All very true. I was just throwing that out there for the general edification of the masses, of which I am a part.
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Has anyone bothered to read Watson's Bio? Not even close, really? First of all he does have a HC stint on his resume. Second of all he has a successful 6 year stint as OC at CU, a period during which CU won the division 4 times and the Big XII once. Watson had 7 good years as an assistant at Illinois before earning his HC job. After the HC job he had a 2 yr stint with Barnett at NW as the QB Coach. Combine all of that with his current stint of 4 years, after this season, at NU and I would say Watson has a decent resume. That is 2 years as a GA, 7 years as an assistant coach at successful teams on the D1 level, 6 years as a OC at a highly successful team on the D1 level, and 3 years as a HC.

Prior to taking over at NU, Bo has 5 successful years as a College DC. Before coming to college, Bo had 9 years as an assistant in the PROs, 1 year at a HS as an assistant, and 1 year as a GA at Iowa.

 
its 100 percent speculation on whether Bo would take the OSU job even if it was his for the taking.

All depends on how happy he is at UNL. Both programs are among college football's elite.

If there's something under his craw about UNL and that appears fixed at OSU, then there you go.

I don't personally see Bo being hung up on the "alma mater" thing. Seems like a family guy and wants to be where he's comfortable.

you never know. he could be at UNL one more season or 30 more.

One thing's for sure: it will take one piss poor hire to return us to the depths of the Callahan era. None of us will ever see the likes of that sort of debacle again.

 
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To answer your question I am sure they would pursue him but I dont know if they would hire him.

But to be honest I don't think they would consider firing him.

 
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I nobody on this board cares about Georgia football at all, but look at the case with Mark Richt and Miami. Richt had his years as a GA, coached a Heisman trophy winning QB, won a NC as an OC played for another as an OC, won 2 SEC titles, 1 BCS bowl at UGA in 8 years.

Did Richt give a hoot when Miami was looking for a new HC just because he had played there? Arguably Miami has had much more success than UGA with 5 National Titles in the last 30 years to UGA's 1, so they had some pull.

It comes down to being comfortable where you are at and the situation you're in. Who knows. In 5 years Coach Pelini may decide he never wants to leave, even for OSU. I think we put too much emphasis on alma maters.

 
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