Bo Pelini fired.

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Tubby is gonna be the new FB coach at Nebraska?
 


http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/111925/eichorst-sends-strong-message-at-nebraska

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Some 46 hours before Nebraska athletic director Shawn Eichorst stepped out from behind the curtain of silence and explained his decision on Sunday to fire Bo Pelini as coach, the Huskers celebrated an emotional overtime victory at Iowa.

It marked the second-largest comeback in school history. Players and coaches rejoiced.

"We kept fighting and swinging and needed something good to happen," defensive coordinator John Papuchis said in the aftermath on Friday, "and something good did happen."

The athletic director's clear message at the end of this holiday weekend? Not good enough.

Credit Eichorst, in his second year at Nebraska, for removing the emotion of the regular-season-ending victory from his decision on Pelini. Credit him for recognizing that, if Nebraska expects to reach its desired position in the Big Ten and beyond, it's not about beating Iowa.

"In the final analysis," he said, "I had to evaluate where Iowa was."

The truth hurts. It hurts for Nebraska, too. Look, the Big Ten West is a hard place to thrive. It'll lull you to sleep, then punch you in the mouth. Nebraska's next coach will learn that lesson in time, but Eichorst on Sunday sent a strong message about his belief in the Huskers to advance as a program.
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I think if you have a track record like Bobby Knight or Bill Belicheck you get a pass on being an ass. Bo is just shy of that level of success and doesn't get the "Don't knock it it works pass". I was watching Bo in that last Iowa game and when his kicker had a bad kickoff he went after him and you could see him ask him "What the F*$% was that?" That's his coaching style in a nutshell.

9 wins sounds great. Does anyone seriously think the Gopher would not have had a 9 win season if they scheduled McNeese St instead of TCU? Once you've broken past the barrier of being bowl eligible consistently you need to start beefing up that non conference schedule like we did. We basically had an identical season to them and I would argue that they have better talent and facilities and we were better coached. That's why he is gone, better coach can make that team better.
 


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gopher_alum_2005 said:
New Nebraska coach to be announced shortly. Jim T and Scott Frost.
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Won't believe it until it's announced. There are some "sources" saying that's going to happen, but also some that are adamantly refuting

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Wow I like the new hire. Nebraska fans will not, but I think they will be happy with the results in a few years.
 

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