Let the deification of Bo Pelini commence (or continue depending on your POV). THEYRANTHEOPTION! Yesterday! In practice!
"We got a lot of things going in the offense. That's part of it," Pelini said. "That will be part of the offense. How much? We're not sure yet. But we know it's going to be an element to our offense."
It's just that easy, isn't it? Bo Pelini hasn't coached a game yet for Nebraska but in terms of public favor I'd say he's undefeated so far. Get back to basics, do things the right way, recruit in-state and/or ask the homegrown talent to enlist, rebuild the Blackshirts by eliminating tag from practice and now run the option.
Is there any way Nebraska doesn't win nine games next year? Those are all the things we used to do and we always won at least nine games back then.
If you can't tell, I'm ready for some games to start. Only five months to go.
Naming rights...We don't really know what Watson's offense will look like next year. Everyone assumes it will be a little West Coast offense with a nostalgic nod to the option offense of yore with a modern spreadtastic twist.
In other words, The Sandhills Offense. At least that's what 40+ readers of this blog decided to call it in the poll from last week. I like the choice.
There's a handy acronym--The SHO--and not only can you pronounce it, it also evokes fireworks, massive scoring outbursts and getting called up to the majors. All good things.
Geographically, it's pretty fitting as well. The Sandhills are in Nebraska (there's your option) but closer to the Pacific Ocean than Lincoln (there's your West Coast).
Well done, voters.
The Morning Line favorite...In addition to the option quote from Monday's practice, I think we also may have found Pelini's catchphrase. Bill Callahan had "they're a good football team." Tom Osborne had silence. Bo Pelini? He has this (from the same LJS article from above where Bo explained why he was absent during the LSU Tigers visit to the White House):
"I was invited but obviously I had a little different agenda today. That's about it. That's all I got to say about that."
The emphasis is obviously mine. Bo Pelini has never spoken in italics in his entire life, but here's Bo saying much the same thing after confronting Bill Snyder in 2003, a choice that probably cost him the Nebraska job the first time around.
On second thought, let's not make that Bo Pelini's catchphrase. I like that the guy knows how to end an interview and deal with the media, but now I can't help but think that it was at least partially responsible for the past four years of utter torment.
What else you got?
4 comments:
"That's all I got to say about that."
Really, Coach Gump?
"My momma always said you've got to put the past behind you before you can move on."
No, that doesn't work either.
Hey, with a different AD, that comment may have won him the job. I don't blame that incident, I blame Stevie P.
Well put, doombob.
I loved the way Bo Pelini was talking to him!
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