28 November 2007

Nebraska coaching search down to 2?

Like most people have been speculating since the Bill Callahan is fired rumors started. It was said Tom Osbourne wanted to bring in a guy who had ties to Nebraska and understood how important the Cornhuskers program is to the state. Let's face it. If there wasn't a Cornhusker football team the state would lead the nation in suicides. The two leading candidates for the job are current University of Buffalo head coach Turner Gill and LSU Defensive Coordinator Bo Pelini. According to ESPN.com, "Radio talk shows and Internet message boards have, ad nauseam, addressed the merits of Gill and Pelini. Fans have taken particular interest in those two because of their ties to the school." Let's talk about ties to the school. When I think of having ties to a school I think of a person who has spent years at a school or was a player there. Turner Gill I can understand. Dude was a star quarterback for the Huskers. He can do no wrong in the state of Nebraska. Bo Pelini? Dude grew up in Ohio and played for Ohio State. And he was a coach there--FOR ONE YEAR! You want ties, bring back Frank Solich. What did he do to get fired the first time? He won 10 games, which was somehow disappointing. Callahan had to go, but Huskers fans, give me a break with the school ties thing. I once took a shit in Boston. Maybe I can use my ties to the city to run for mayor...

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