Youngstown AD expects Bo Pelini to stay on as head coach

[TheSker]

Pelini: "If they want to fire me, go ahead."

Unless we're talking about a different situation, that wasn't someone trolling in the media. That was literally Bo - a mixture of his hot-headedness and stubbornness.

It was Pelini basically saying get it over with.

 

[Crusader Husker]

As usual, we waited a year too long.  Coach Solich was fired too soon.  He should have had another year.

 

[Redux]

It was Pelini basically saying get it over with.

...by daring them to do it.

 

[TheSker]

...by daring them to do it.

Ya know, dare makes the story more exciting....so let's say that.....

 

[Redux]

Ya know, dare makes the story more exciting....so let's say that.....

Accurate descriptions tend to make for a good read, that's true.

 

[Enhance]

Ya know, dare makes the story more exciting....so let's say that.....

We can either argue what boils down to semantics or we can call a spade a spade. The guy issued a verbal challenge to his superiors to fire him. Call it a dare or don't, but, we all know what the intent was.

 

[TheSker]

We can either argue what boils down to semantics or we can call a spade a spade. The guy issued a verbal challenge to his superiors to fire him. Call it a dare or don't, but, we all know what the intent was.

Agree.

Doesn't even really matter about the semantics now.  I just think as much grief as Pelini is given sometimes, Perlman deserves a whole lot more......

 

[Landlord]

As usual, we waited a year too long.  Coach Solich was fired too soon.  He should have had another year.

If we fired Solich too soon, then what was the 'usual' thing you're referencing?

 

[Crusader Husker]

If we fired Solich too soon, then what was the 'usual' thing you're referencing?

The Usual is I think our timing is bad.  It was bad with both.  I guess the next usual could be our follow up hiring was bad.

 

[Redux]

Agree.

Doesn't even really matter about the semantics now.  I just think as much grief as Pelini is given sometimes, Perlman deserves a whole lot more......

I don't ever recall seeing Perlman get any passes around here, guy is a tool.

 

[Enhance]

I just think as much grief as Pelini is given sometimes, Perlman deserves a whole lot more......

I'll agree with Perlman deserving criticism for his handling of athletics. Most feel that way here.

But, Pelini had five years of significant administrative support at Nebraska, pretty much up until 2013. Some things that happened after that were unfortunate and unfair, but, some were also self-inflicted. I would argue he had five years to prove his value to the university and came up short in some incredibly tangible ways.