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Originally Posted by Coach
(Post 4980704)
As a Big XII fan/observer, it is clear to me that Pelini > Callahan. Even that, practically anyone would have been an improvement over Callahan either way. That was one of the biggest bunders in Nebraska history was to hire Callahan over Pelini. Pederson, the person who was responsible for the hiring, is no longer with the university, along with Callahan.
Now, the question do remain though. Is he going to be a very good coach? Or is is one of those great assistants, but just can't cut it as a head coach? Only time will tell.
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That's kind of the way I feel. From the outside looking in, it looks like they hired the anti-Callahan. But when football season started last year, everyone was excited and going to all the games and shit. They got a little worried when Ball State hung 40 on them, and still thought they had a chance vs USC.
This year, they are still like whipped puppies. I figured they would be all excited to see the new system (kind of like Chiefs fans are now), but most of the folks I talk to are still pretty down on it. Although it might be because our sales are in the shitter.
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Originally Posted by GoBo
(Post 4980766)
They're basically retaining the same offense that they had under Callahan, so not much will change there other than maybe a little more emphasis on running the ball, although that wasn't evident in the first game.
Pelini wasn't around for the "glory days" he was brought in from Green Bay as DC for Frank Solich's last year here, and he did a decent job turning the D around from what it was in '02. They weren't stellar, but markedly improved from the year before. He served at interim coach for the Alamo Bowl after Solich got axed and coached the team to a win over Michigan St before Callahan cleaned house upon arrival.
As far as the attitude, all you need to do is listen to his interview from the Jim Rome show last week, and compare it to Callahan's dog and pony show. It tells me all I need to know about the guy.
Audio kinda sucks, but it's intelligible.
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Cool thanks. Bo sounds like a pretty down to earth guy. Callahan seemed to be full of shit (see...HERM). So did they retain the offensive coordinator?
As a humorous aside, on the Big Red Report, they had the offensive coordinator on and they were giving him hell for not running the ball when he said they were going to focus on it. To paraphrase, he said when they would put the safeties at scrimage it is "borderline stupid" to keep running the ball. All I could think of was, DAMN I wish Herm was listening.
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Originally Posted by Sam Hall
(Post 4980787)
Even Bo admits the defense has a long way to go. He said it might be a long time before he gives out blackshirts. The defense was much more aggressive in the first game, and they did a much better job of stopping the run. There were mistakes, and I'm not looking forward to certain games.
Last year's defense was ranked near the bottom of the entire nation. Nobody expects an overnight turnaround. There's plenty of inexperience at linebacker, and the secondary is shaky.
I think the team has responded to Bo. He's an intense coach, and the defense played with more intensity last week. I went to the A&M game last year and saw Callahan come out with a frown on his face. Needless to say, the game was ugly.
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They talked about him not giving the Blackshirts out for awhile. IMO thats a good deal.
I'm by no means a fan of NU, but overall, I do wish them well. We can have rivalries all we want but ultimately if our team is good, and the other 5 teams are complete ass, we still, most years have no shot at a NC because our league gets no respect. Not just with the media, but with the coaches poll either.
Not to hijack my own damn thread, but I have no freaking clue why everyone loves the Big 10. I heard a stat when during the MU/Illinois game that 7 of the teams in the Big 12 were in the top 25 in offense, while the best offensive team in the Big 10 was 26th...What the shit is that? How do they perrenially have so many teams in the top 25. You can argue their defense is tough, but through the years, they pound on each other, but getting outside their league, they get blown away frequently enough. I guess bottom line... GIVE THE BIG 12 SOME RESPECT [/rant]
