Nine Biggest Reasons

[Hville]

I’m not sure how you think you are not blaming the current state on Bo since you brought him up in this very topic. How could you possibly believe that he took teams lightly and it rubbed off on his players? Bo was intensely competitive and very irritable at his players for not having that same attitude for every game. You are barking up the wrong tree here. Good time to back away.

Seriously. You referred Nebraska not doing as well as they should have insinuating it was because of Bo. And you followed up with the problem with Bo teams. And now you want to try and cleanse your hands of it.

 

[Meanfarmer62]

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The Nine Biggest Reasons Nebraska Football Has Been Mired in Mediocrity the Last 10 Years

From 1962 to 2003, Nebraska football never once had a losing season. Even after the dynasty fell to pieces, the program didn’t. They posted three losing seasons

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1. Upgrading of the B1G
2. Dysfunction at the top
3. Stepping backwards in S&C (Riley)
4. Lack of special teams
5. Failing to develop
6. Recruiting and retention
7. Psychological fragility
8. Neglecting the run game
9. Poor assistant hiring

Something evil and sinister happened and I witnessed it in person at Texas Tech. Bill " Texican Hillbillies " Callahan set a torch to the temple and then burned rubber in his Suburban when he exited the ashes.

 

[TFrazier]

Something evil and sinister happened and I witnessed it in person at Texas Tech. Bill " Texican Hillbillies " Callahan set a torch to the temple and then burned rubber in his Suburban when he exited the ashes.

 

[Frank The Tank]

I think we over-analyze the end of the Pelini era too much. The most likely reality is that certain B1G coaches found a weakness to exploit in his defense and he never found a way to adjust. Recruiting also slipped a little along the DL. Combine that with the conference improving at the top third or so and that's all she wrote.

 

[NorthwoodHusker]

I think we over-analyze the end of the Pelini era too much. The most likely reality is that certain B1G coaches found a weakness to exploit in his defense and he never found a way to adjust. Recruiting also slipped a little along the DL. Combine that with the conference improving at the top third or so and that's all she wrote.

One could even argue he was a better HC than DC, but I wouldnt make that argument

 

[Bigger Ed]

I think we over-analyze the end of the Pelini era too much. The most likely reality is that certain B1G coaches found a weakness to exploit in his defense and he never found a way to adjust. Recruiting also slipped a little along the DL. Combine that with the conference improving at the top third or so and that's all she wrote.

IIRC, defense slipped a little after Carl "left."

 

[Frank The Tank]

IIRC, defense slipped a little after Carl "left."

That's my recollection as well.

 

[Venture]

Something evil and sinister happened and I witnessed it in person at Texas Tech. Bill " Texican Hillbillies " Callahan set a torch to the temple and then burned rubber in his Suburban when he exited the ashes.