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With all the hub bub on twitter with Will Compton, Kenny Bell and what's going down with the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Kenny Bell set the record straight this afternoon with Mike Welch of 93.7 The Ticket in Lincoln.
@_willcompton but he yelled alot & used curse words William. Football is a gentlemens game, meant for stoic men. That's y ppl love the game
— Kenny Bell (@AFRO_THUNDER80) October 24, 2015
Bell, in a phone interview with Welch that aired live at the bottom of the hour, talked about several things. Program Director John Gaskins talked about it on twitter.
Kenny: " We love Coach Riley... I wasn't taking a shot... (Tweets) were for people who wanted Bo's head on a stake after going 9-4. #Huskers
— John Gaskins (@937JohnGaskins) October 27, 2015
Kenny: "I love Nebraska football... It was tough to put that much time into a program & get an e-mail saying your coach is fired." #Huskers
— John Gaskins (@937JohnGaskins) October 27, 2015
Kenny: "We got our coach fired. We lost to USC, and out the door, & that was tough." Doesn't change his feelings about UNL & #Huskers fans.
— John Gaskins (@937JohnGaskins) October 27, 2015
KB on if #Huskers players got Bo fired. "We didn't get the job done & the administration decided to go in a different direction. Thats life"
— John Gaskins (@937JohnGaskins) October 27, 2015
KB: "I don't believe there is a drop-off of talent from last year... Not a matter of want-to... The ball hasn't been bouncing for #Huskers"
— John Gaskins (@937JohnGaskins) October 27, 2015
Kenny on #Huskers: "This team will get better. The players will get better. The coaches will get better." Culture change has been difficult.
— John Gaskins (@937JohnGaskins) October 27, 2015
Here is the interview, which you can listen to on the Ticket website.
My #HOTSPORTSTAKE on this:
- The one thing on the interview that stands out is that Bell, even though it's been stated time and time again, seems to have a mentality that wins/losses was the reason Bo was fired. When Welch asked about things besides wins/losses causing the removal of Bo, Kenny didn't directly answer it even though he mentioned it was a very valid question.
- There's still a seeming hate of Nebraska AD Shawn Eichorst over it, something that fans have obviously shown. This has to have carried over to the team in some way. Does that carry over to Mike Riley? I can't think it completely doesn't, especially with guys that have been there for a while. That is just human nature.
- Yes, it's a culture change from Bo Pelini to Mike Riley. But, if you're alright with the staff, wouldn't you want to help that in every way you could? That's not hating on Pelini, but wanting your school to do the best they possibly could.
Thoughts on Bell's comments? You know what to do below.