Against a terrible Luke Fickell coached OSU who lost their starting QB at home...good job Pelini
So help me out here...are you saying a Bo Pelini win against Ohio State was less of an accomplishment than a Mike Riley loss against Wisconsin? If not, what are you saying?
Be careful, you are boxing yourself into a corner.
No, we are trying to shed some light on how tOSU comeback wasn't exactly the huge accomplishment you tried to make it out to be. Fun as it was,
it did nothing in the long run, they piddled out that year and we did what we didn't win our division.
If you want to compare the two games it's apples and oranges, and you know and understand that.
Part of your statement is incorrect
. The game actually helped us get MR. Bo already thought he was hot sh!t before the game and the win made him even more determined to take his NU success and ride away to the SEC - unfortunately for him and us it didn't happen. Luckily his future actions got him over the hump.
actually i think that win put it in bos head that he was getting the Ohio st gig after that season. It was that night "they can all kiss my a$$ out the door"
Maybe in Bo's head but I highly doubt he had a legit shot at that job. I really don't get why some Husker fans can't move on from Bo. He isn't that good of a coach and he wasn't going to win championships at Nebraska. I am surprised you stuck with him as long as you did.
I agree. That's why i said in his head.
In 2010 after his total meltdown at Texas A&M, which is probably the most obvious and egregious screwjob in the history athletics at any level in any sport, so his behavior was seen by many as warranted. But not by our Chancellor. Perlman was a tool. Instead of addressing down a chain of command through the AD or directly with Bo in private, Perlman went public and answered questions about it, condemning it publicly. That pretty much set Bo off, and if youre really honest, the Pelini era was never the same after that. Bo is a hypersensitive dude obviously, and that little thing that most guys would just brush off and move along really irked him. So everthing after that was more about "I'll show him" or "i'll show these ppl then i'll leave". Combine that with all the negativity following the Wisconsin blowout in 2011 leading up to that Ohio St game, Bo being a well known Ohio St alum, and Ohio St being in a market for a coach after the Tressel issues, I think that win that night really cemented in Bo's mind he was gonna get a serious look at that job. it was gonna be his "I showed you f'ers" moment.
Just a little detailed history around that dynamic and why it's mentioned. Obviously Bo wasnt a serious candidate.