Look, we can rail against this until the cows come home, but Bo has suddenly become his worst own enemy, in a lot of ways.
What i saw in the first half of the Aggie game was upsetting to me, but it has been building for several weeks now.
Bo has taken this "b!^@h-fest" against the officials to a new level, to the point he invites more calls than he deserves.
Anytime you go into someone else's house, you are gonna lose some calls, that is called home field advantage, that is part of the game and as a leader you need to expect it and overcome it too. And it should also come as no surprise that Beebe and others may even run a slant against the team through officiating, maybe not, but i do know this much for sure....Pelini does no one any good when he blows up at his own players and dresses them down on the sideline while a national audience looks on, it hurts the schools reputation, the coach's image and is unfair to the kids. He whaled on Martinez and acted like a damn fool, he acted like a thug!
Imagine what a potential recruit is thinking watching this from outside, yeah, not too bright for Bo to fire off......but the real problem is this, the kids are taking on the persona of the coach, frustration is inviting personal fouls to a level we have never seen before, the players are now acting like the coach, too often out of control and inviting calls by late hits, after play antics, etc. Sure, you can say some of the calls were questionable, but Bo has lost self control and so have the players, they emulate what they see (if you live in a family of screamers, you become one), sad but true. So if the coaches and kids act this way when we get to the Big 10, then what? Do we use the excuse that the Big 10 is giving us a "special welcome"?......God i hope not, but with Bo i don't see him changing.
I just think the time has come for Pelini to chill out and damn fast. He is quickly getting a reputation that will have a bad effect on this team and the university and we sure don't need that....anyone can act like a damn fool and act enraged and offended, but in the end it ruins the image of what you are trying to accomplish.....i see few if any other coaches employ such extreme behavior as has Pelini, it is time for him to stop and now. Many will disagree and that is fine, but look back over the last 3 games and you can see Pelini and the kids unraveling. And I don't care what Martinez said or did, you don't poke the kid in the chest because you are the coach, especially while the cameras are rolling.......stupid mistake Bo, grow the hell up!
What i saw in the first half of the Aggie game was upsetting to me, but it has been building for several weeks now.
Bo has taken this "b!^@h-fest" against the officials to a new level, to the point he invites more calls than he deserves.
Anytime you go into someone else's house, you are gonna lose some calls, that is called home field advantage, that is part of the game and as a leader you need to expect it and overcome it too. And it should also come as no surprise that Beebe and others may even run a slant against the team through officiating, maybe not, but i do know this much for sure....Pelini does no one any good when he blows up at his own players and dresses them down on the sideline while a national audience looks on, it hurts the schools reputation, the coach's image and is unfair to the kids. He whaled on Martinez and acted like a damn fool, he acted like a thug!
Imagine what a potential recruit is thinking watching this from outside, yeah, not too bright for Bo to fire off......but the real problem is this, the kids are taking on the persona of the coach, frustration is inviting personal fouls to a level we have never seen before, the players are now acting like the coach, too often out of control and inviting calls by late hits, after play antics, etc. Sure, you can say some of the calls were questionable, but Bo has lost self control and so have the players, they emulate what they see (if you live in a family of screamers, you become one), sad but true. So if the coaches and kids act this way when we get to the Big 10, then what? Do we use the excuse that the Big 10 is giving us a "special welcome"?......God i hope not, but with Bo i don't see him changing.
I just think the time has come for Pelini to chill out and damn fast. He is quickly getting a reputation that will have a bad effect on this team and the university and we sure don't need that....anyone can act like a damn fool and act enraged and offended, but in the end it ruins the image of what you are trying to accomplish.....i see few if any other coaches employ such extreme behavior as has Pelini, it is time for him to stop and now. Many will disagree and that is fine, but look back over the last 3 games and you can see Pelini and the kids unraveling. And I don't care what Martinez said or did, you don't poke the kid in the chest because you are the coach, especially while the cameras are rolling.......stupid mistake Bo, grow the hell up!
It's come up a lot, though.