I'll bite
Every coaching transition whether it BC to BP or BP to MR has loyalty issues. The last two classes were solid athletes with good kids. I disagree with the mutinous and treacherous adjectives!
BP and his staff have had several NFL caliber players including our current starting NFL-caliber LT. I do not disagree with this comment too much though!
Hopefully this is true - the "rankings" say so, hope it shows on the field!
We had QBs to run BP's offense. I would argue MR is at fault for continuing to run an offense with such a QB. Bring in a JUCO, go with a less experienced better suited passer.
Several of BPs coordinators are doing just fine at other substantial collegiate programs. BP was a defacto coordinator like many college and pro programs have ... his brother also did a heck of job.
This is an always changing dynamic - always will be
The love-hate relationship went both ways. There were several media members who's love of BP borders on your own affection for him. No doubt BP fueled the fire whereas MR knows how to "manage" the media much better.
I doubt BP ever had a "9 wins is enough mentality".
1. If you think the transition from BP to MR was remotely close to normal, you haven't paid much attention. Please provide me a link of a similar transition, where there were at least 5 transfers, documented accounts of multiple players (including Captains) revealing that they did not "buy in," a departing HC that slammed the University and administration on his way out the door, and where a former coach so bad-mouthed existing coaches and methods/technique/scheme after being terminated that it the rumor made the papers and other media.
2. Looks like we agree. I did not say all of BP's OL recruits or classes were bad, just the 2 upper classes he passed to MR. The sophomore group that year was outstanding and BO or someone on his staff deserve credit for that.
3. Agreement again
4. Who is at "fault" wasn't even being argued, I simply said NOW we have them...that is a FACT. If you think it is MR, that's OK with me, I've said as much myself.
5. LOL...his brother is not very good, nor were his other Coordinators who keep chasing their tails at different schools. Carl was "good" because of a few BC recruits named Suh and Crick. We're just lucky we got riud of him before his issues became public.
6. We agree, I suppose...thankfully the dynamic is moving in a positive direction now.
7. I totally disagree with you. The Nebraska media base is ALWAYS a bunch of lapdogs fawning over the NU football coach. Sure, they will write a few semi-controversial stories now and then, when they get wind of something, but they are generally harmless and HC friendly. The fact that Bo was such a difficult coach was not only recognized by a few of these local lapdogs, so you KNOW it was bad, but...worse yet, the NATIONAL media recognized it as well. Top that off with his famous tapes which revealed what he really thought of Nebraskas and its fans and you get exactly what you should get---the most hated Husker coach in history. And, for the record...I don't hate him...just everything about his public persona. He might be a decent guy in private.
8. I think he did, or he would've quit on his own knowing he wasn't meeting expectations for his last 2 years. Obviously he was upset over losing his job because of it...that is evidence he thought it was good enough. You see, he thought it was impossible to recruit well enough to do better...he is wrong. Obviously, Kenny Bell made public statements as a representative of the team also saying 9 was enough.
