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Bo Pelini to Michigan? to Pitt? Who Makes Up These Absurd Rumors?

Last night, many people got a chuckle out of the Toledo Blade's report that Bo Pelini might be interested in the Michigan job. The report had almost no substance, and closed with the following gem:

"Pelini reportedly turned down the Miami (Fla.) job this offseason, which could be an indication he's willing to leave Nebraska."

That's right...when Pelini's lack of interest in the Miami job means that he's interested in leaving Nebraska.  But to be thorough, the Nebraska media had to follow up with Pelini and get Pelini to deny it. And in this case, it was Eric Olson of the AP, who got the "no interest" response. Silly story, silly rumor...  Nobody in their right mind gave it much credence.  This is exactly the type of situation that Pelini wanted to avoid by saying he didn't respond to rumors when the Miami story got floated, but now needs to denied because so many people flipped out over the response to the Miami story.

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Which got me thinking. If people actually believed that Ohio State alum Bo Pelini was interested in the Michigan job, what other rumors could we start? Let's start with Pitt, where the clock is still ticking as the wreckage of Steve Pederson's latest coaching search smolders.

Let's not leave it to college head coaching jobs either. I've heard jokes about Pelini replacing NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.  What about the Yankees signing Pelini?  Or maybe Pelini will get an ESPN "Decision" special to announce he's joining the Miami Heat?  Or better yet, replacing Ron Franklin to team up with Ed Cunningham in the booth. Maybe he's leaving sports completely...perhaps to star in the next James Bond film. Maybe he's dumping Mary Pat and hooking up with one of the Kardashians?  Or joining the Obama administration in the White House?

What rumor would you like to start about Bo?  What's the most absurd? What's the most ridiculous?  Besides Michigan, of course.

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I heard he resigned to accept a position as Public Realtions Officer with Cornfed Inc.

by newbie34 on Jan 7, 2011 1:06 PM CST via mobile reply actions  

Anonymous sources close to the situation report...

…that Nebraska head football coach Bo Pelini has accepted an off-season deal to serve as chairman for the Lincoln, Neb., chapter of Welcome Wagon. The source, which could not be named out of privacy concerns, but who has deep personal knowledge of the situation, said the Pelini’s warm, fuzzy demeanor and cheerful outgoing personality won over the selection committee, which is confident that it will help newcomers feel right at home when moving to Lincoln in 2011 as well. A formal announcement on the situation could come as early as Friday afternoon, but may be postponed until after the weekend.

by ManAgainstWorld on Jan 7, 2011 1:07 PM CST reply actions  

This just in:

Unlike Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy, Bo Pelini is NOT a man.

According to ace Fox Sports correspondent Lisa Horne, Pelini underwent a sex change operation following his freshman year at Cardinal Mooney High School in Ohio.

Prior to the drastic surgery, Bo (or Babbette, as he/she was previously named) served as
head cheerleader on the frosh squad, was a member of Future Homemakers of America,
and was a promising flute player in the school band.

In an exclusive interview with Pelini, Horne reports that Bo stated, “Lisa, for so many years I’ve wanted to get this secret off my (flat) chest. But I had to wait until the perfect reporter came along. And that’s you, my dear…you’re outstanding in your field, along with the rest of the cows.”

by redvalley on Jan 7, 2011 1:45 PM CST reply actions  

Like for real, girlfriend!

My BFF just posted on her Facebook page, and she was all like "OMG, do U, like, really think this is TRU???? And I was like “OMG, gotta be tru. Lisa Horne wdnt lie!!!!!!”

by redvalley on Jan 7, 2011 3:09 PM CST up reply actions  

I heard

He was going to become a male stripper at night and a children’s entertainer during the game.

Sorry I have no fancy lead in, just going by what some random dude who says he’s close to the program and family.

LTC Kilgore: How you feelin' Jimmy?
Door Gunner: Like a mean motherfucker sir!

by Look_A_Red_Squirrel on Jan 7, 2011 1:54 PM CST reply actions  

*Er, during the game.

I failed.

LTC Kilgore: How you feelin' Jimmy?
Door Gunner: Like a mean motherfucker sir!

by Look_A_Red_Squirrel on Jan 7, 2011 1:54 PM CST reply actions  

Goddmanit I did it again! THE DAY, DURING THE DAY!

LTC Kilgore: How you feelin' Jimmy?
Door Gunner: Like a mean motherfucker sir!

by Look_A_Red_Squirrel on Jan 7, 2011 1:55 PM CST reply actions  

Breaking news.....

Squirrel is having a melt-down.

by redvalley on Jan 7, 2011 1:56 PM CST up reply actions  

I AM NOT HAVING A MELTDOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LTC Kilgore: How you feelin' Jimmy?
Door Gunner: Like a mean motherfucker sir!

by Look_A_Red_Squirrel on Jan 7, 2011 1:59 PM CST up reply actions  

nothing

that a whole bunch of gin can’t take care of….

Go Big Red Nebraska!
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by Jon Johnston on Jan 7, 2011 1:56 PM CST up reply actions  

He's taking next season off

So he can be on “Dancing with the Stars” …and he’s going there to win it all and nothing less. Then he’ll rejoin the Huskers in 2012 right before the world ends.

by Billgrip on Jan 7, 2011 2:09 PM CST reply actions  

Come on,

You’re not even trying. I expect better than that, especially from you.

by redvalley on Jan 7, 2011 2:15 PM CST up reply actions  

Honestly, I've got nothing.

You took my post-op trans-gendered rumor leaving me with nothing but some syphilis, heroin needles, and a bloody fetus.

by HerpieHusker on Jan 7, 2011 2:30 PM CST up reply actions  

What about baby snatching?

He’s creating an army of his own molded in his own way of thought.

LTC Kilgore: How you feelin' Jimmy?
Door Gunner: Like a mean motherfucker sir!

by Look_A_Red_Squirrel on Jan 7, 2011 3:57 PM CST up reply actions  

So he can be on "Dancing with the Stars" …and he’s going there to win it all and nothing less.

But will undoubtedly lose in the finals for two consecutive seasons??

by GBR918 on Jan 7, 2011 2:27 PM CST reply actions  

LMAO!

you guys aren’t right…glad I have some Capt.Morgan waiting for me lol.

GBR!
throw dem bones!!!

by hskrntnfreak on Jan 7, 2011 3:09 PM CST reply actions  

Other Rumors I Heard:

1) Special assistant to the Defense Secretary. Apparently they don’t understand what kind of defense is Bo’s specialty, but you don’t tell the defense department no.

2) Bo is slated to take over the ESU Timberwolves after the ouster of head coach Sam Winters who couldn’t get his rogue program under control. While the cupboard appears to be bare, what with the loss of Heisman candidate Joe Kane, as well as defensive studs Alvin Mack and Steve Lattimer, he will have hot-shot sophomore running back Darnell Jefferson to carry the load for a team with high expectations.

3) After spending a little too much time reading message boards and such, Bo resigns to take a position at a school in a state where they really don’t give a crap about college football. Leading possibilities: DL coach at Rutgers, DC at Boston College.

by newbie34 on Jan 7, 2011 4:19 PM CST reply actions  

My buddies, brother's co-workers girl friend who lives across the street

from a football field says she heard from a reliable source that Bo is quitting to become a Big XII referee.

by Roadweary on Jan 7, 2011 4:23 PM CST reply actions  

This just in

Bo Pelini will replace Juan Williams at NPR and will be allowed to be a Fox News Correspondent on the O’Rielly Factor.

by Huzkerfan on Jan 7, 2011 5:32 PM CST reply actions  

News Flash:

Brothers Bo and Carl Pelini reportedly escaped from a California anger-management rehab center three days ago, where they had been undergoing treatment.

In what officials are calling “suspiciously related events”, the following people were found beaten in their homes or offices: Casey Martinez, Dan Beebe, Fox sports reporter Lisa Horne, and numerous football referees. In each case, the vicims were assaulted by ears of field corn.

All victims survived their attacks, but so far have refused to identify their assailants.

by redvalley on Jan 7, 2011 6:17 PM CST reply actions   1 recs

Well Done!

This is my favorite so far!

I AM VIKING, HEAR ME ROAR!!!

by BaldViking on Jan 7, 2011 6:27 PM CST up reply actions  

Bo Pelini to UFC

He’s gonna become a professional MMA fighter. He’s got the temperament and he stays in good shape. His first fight is going to be against Dan Beebe in a bout at a catchweight of 195.

I'm your huckleberry.

by Brizzle T on Jan 7, 2011 6:22 PM CST reply actions  

Just got a call from my sisters boyfriends 3rd grade teacher,,,,

who said Bo took a position at an Austin, Tx. elementary school teaching etiquette classes to inner city homeless kids, with an option to move up to the High School level with good behavior!!!

Matthew 11:28-30
Smoke em' if you got em'!!!
Low and Slow!!!

by sd.husker on Jan 7, 2011 6:43 PM CST reply actions  

Bo and Carl Pelini are the secret sources for Dan Brown’s new novel, The Book of Ak-sar-ben.

by mkc2374 on Jan 8, 2011 7:28 PM CST reply actions  

This is not a rumor.

I REPEAT, THIS IS NOT A RUMOR. In one of the strangest moves in the HISTORY of of college football, Nebraska’s Bo Pelini has announced that he has accepted the head coaching jobs at the following universities:
Michigan ( with dastardly plans to lose to his alma mater, Ohio State, yearly)*
Miami (natural tanning thrown in with great salary)*
LSU (Miles stays…..just for the “wacky factor”)*
Penn State (coach-in-waiting til the old guy kicks off)*
Notre Dame (“I am a Catholic, darn it! Therefore that job is mine!”)*

*note: all sources are internet-derived.

by redvalley on Jan 8, 2011 9:59 PM CST reply actions  

Rumors of Nebraska

As much as I love Nebraska for the friendly people and the great state, I swear that people become so bored and start these rumors just to have something to talk about.

I will always cheer on the Big Red because it is a great team with great tradition and a great coaching staff, but unless one hears something from the horse’s mouth…c’mon. Why don’t you become interested in something else like the degrees these guys are pursuing? Remember, it’s not just about football, it’s also about academics! I find it phenomenal that Grant Wistrom was first string and majored in pre-med…that can’t be easy.

by Husker Geek on Jan 9, 2011 9:13 PM CST reply actions  

Bo's on his death bed...

Coach Osborne: Pelini? Pelini? Pelini?

Coach Watson: Um, he’s sick. My best friend’s sister’s boyfriend’s brother’s girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who’s going with the girl who saw Bo pass out at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it’s pretty serious.

Coach Osborne: Thank you Shawn.

Coach Watson: No problem whatsoever.

by 4LoJoe on Jan 9, 2011 9:25 PM CST reply actions  

but wait

now we have Pelini going to LSU. Damn.

I wish someone would start a rumor that I’d be leaving my position at my company and my boss would jump up and give me another $1M to stay next year. And a buyout. And free health insurance.

And cheerleaders, of course. Everyone needs cheerleaders.

Go Big Red Nebraska!
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Twitter!
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by Jon Johnston on Jan 10, 2011 8:38 AM CST reply actions  

From a reliable source

Bo and Carl are both planning to run away to join the circus as a high-wire act. They will be known as the ‘Flying Moonies’ (after their high school alma mater), not the more obvious ‘Flying Pelini Brothers’.

When their circus days are over, they plan to retire to Georgia and raise peanuts. Or maybe run for president.

by zork on Jan 10, 2011 1:26 PM CST reply actions  

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