The whole picture (4 straight 4-loss seasons) and each piece that makes it up is exactly what I look at. Bo is responsible for it all, so he rightfully owns the criticisms because he is the one person who can do something about them. I rarely mention players in anything but a very positive way, unless they are being misused or underdeveloped by the coaching staff. I rarely criticize any of the assistants because they are doing Bo's bidding and he has the power to change anything they do. To be honest, I think that every starter on the team and every assistant coach on the team is better at their job than Bo Pelini is at his. I believe he was likely a very good defensive coordinator/coach, who inherited some great talent and was hired into some enviable positions. He parlayed that relative inexperience (with significant success) into a head coaching position at a school that should never be hiring a head coach that needs on-the-job training. We have been seeing the results, it all comes from Bo. We've seen the offensive indecision, constant experimentation and poor decision making. We've seen the defense look great with Suh on board and then begin to flounder as the inherited talent wanes. We've seen teams that look great for a quarter or two, fall completely flat and become unnerved, much like their coach. We've seen the team decide not to show up at all. Other than "righting the ship" (after Callahan drove the program into the ditch), which I believe any competant coach could have done, he's shown no progress...in fact last year, and perhaps the year before, was a regression. There really isn't much to be pleased about unless you are happy with 4 loss seasons...I'm not. But hope springs eternal, maybe this year will be different. If not, I'm sure Bo will find another excuse.
