I don't criticize players because they're young and not directly paid. I think it's perfectly fair to criticize coaches though. They are highly compensated and they are adults. Bo is the highest paid state employee in Nebraska and Tim Beck is one of the highest compensated OCs in the country. If we aren't getting results, I blame the guys getting paid. I do not feel bad at all criticizing them when they are handsomely paid and put an embarrassing product on the field. Furthermore, he is not a classy guy so I could give a crap if I hurt his feelings. He's probably cussing up a storm right now yelling about a fair weather fan base when we have the longest running sell out streak in NCAA history.
Let's be real. People aren't freaking out over a few hard fought losses. It's year 6 and Bo is still getting blown out. He just lost to the perennial door mat of the big ten. There's losing and then there's what Pelini's teams do. Take Wisconsin from 2012. They lost 6 games in 2012. That's a lot. Let's take a closer look though. 3 were in overtime and all of them were by a TD or less. One was to an undefeated team, and another was to a top 6 team. Not so bad now that we looked at the details. They lost hard fought games. Pelini's teams get embarrassed on national TV regularly and he gets out coached by very average coaches. There's a difference.
At the end of the day, it'll be a business decision for Shawn Eichorst. Right now, it's looking like Pelini is bad for business. The fans don't have faith in the coach and they are beginning to slide into apathy. That's not good for biggest cash producing sport.
I have seen some of the same things as my nephews demand to watch the players exit the field. I try to be pretty benign when it comes to criticising the players. The criticisms of the coaching staff IMO are warranted as it isn't just a one game criticism. It is the culmination of their failing to put a complete team together in any of Bo's nearly 6 seasons here. Combine that with the consistent blow out losses in the most marquee games etc... and you get the criticism. Add to that the constant nothing talk about execution, the process, eye discipline etc.... To me, the criticism is warranted with regard to the coaching and the state of the program. I do take issue with how some express themselves but we all have our own way of viewing the world I suppose.
