Potential Nebraska Staff Changes Steal Spotlight From Bo Pelini's Best Recruiting Class

Before today, it had been a month since anyone from the media got to talk to Bo. For all they know, they may not get to talk to him again until spring practice starts.

If he treated them with some modicum of respect it would likely make his job easier as well. They wouldn’t have to ask so many questions (many of them sounding stupid) if Bo would simply expound upon his answer beyond his typical “yes/no/I’m not discussing that.” I think he honestly likes toying with them and playing this cat and mouse game.

1 – he’s been fired for one reason or another. this is of course the worst possible option, so it’s the most likely one everyone will assume. :)

2 – he has a chance to do something else with his life. who the hell knows – maybe he’s decided to do something else. maybe he’s going to retire from coaching, assume another position, or go fishing more often.

3 – Stepping aside to give someone else a chance.

Oh, hell, I have no idea.

By the way, Bo Pelini isn’t there, either.
Rest of Huskers’ full-time staff is in attendance.

I have heard that Sanders resigned and that is why he is being replaced.

As far a Bo not being there, he doesnt want to answer questions.

it doesn’t involve sex with cheerleaders. because I would freak completely out.

What type of incident happened, just out of curiousity

Not a good situation either way but that could quickly make things worse than just losing a coach, if true.

And I highly, highly doubt he’s headed to Lincoln anyway.

I wonder if we could feed him.

Everything is just too tight.

For who?

Saying Sanders “may face disciplinary action by the school for a nonfootball issue.” I’m inclined to believe them, but they’re anonymous, so take that for what you will.

You are kidding yourself if you don’t think this happens in the SEC and elsewhere, and I think the last 5 years have shown that coaches in the SEC can handle it and succeed.

For all of the riding that Bo does on his players and coaches he certainly would seem rather hypocritical if he couldn’t deal with speculation that he helps to create by giving non-answers. I know that in this instance his hands are tied since coaches haven’t been officially fired but it isn’t like this is the first time a similar situation has occurred. I like Bo and I like his fire, but if his leaving is mostly because he couldn’t handle speculation that occurs on the internet, I’m not really sure where he is going to find a more comfortable home.

Not to mention, Corn Nation was just reporting speculation that is firmly rooted in fact due to what Indiana’s coach said, to the press and on record, about one of his coaches leaving to coach at Nebraska

But I keep getting sucked back in, because apparently I’m the one of the only ones on this blog who doesn’t see this whole thing through pro-coach, anti-media lenses. (Update: I guess George W. Beadle is one of the others. Nice post, George.) Two points:

1) Obviously, there’s a lot of stupid rumors going around (Mangino? Seriously?). But the only questions that were put to Pelini yesterday were not about far-fetched, rabid rumors. They were about something said firmly, on the record, by a coach who would know. That’s a totally reasonable question, and it’s one you’re going to get asked anywhere. It’s not even close to making anything up. And honestly, that’s the only real question I think Bo needs to answer right now – though it’s probably going to take a lot of explaining and raise a lot of new questions to do so.

2) Where the heck is Bo going to go where fans don’t read or pass on rumors about the program, or where they don’t ask obvious questions about precarious coaching situations? Answer: A place where fans don’t care. Believe me: This goes on at every single big-time college football program in the country. Every. Single. One. All this angst is just new to Nebraska because we’ve had such coaching stability (and because nobody cared when people ran with rumors and speculation about Callahan, since we all hated him).

Anxious fans are not hurting the program. If Bo can’t handle the passion that comes with a devoted fan base, then that’s his problem, not ours. Does that mean we should spread rumors around indiscriminately? Of course not. But berating fans for being curious about pretty obvious signs at a coaching change is just as silly.

I looked at his coaching resume and concluded the same thing…