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Bo Pelini: ‘No Truth’ to Michigan Rumors

January 07, 2011   FanHouse Staff   No comments

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Bo Pelini shot down a report Friday that linked him to the Michigan coaching vacancy.

Pelini told the Associated Press that “there is no truth” to the rumors that he would be interested in the job if approached by Michigan. After Michigan fired Rich Rodriguez last week, Jim Harbaugh was considered a candidate, but reports indicated he wasn’t interested either.

LSU’s Les Miles and San Diego State’s Brady Hoke have been linked to the job as well.

It’s not the first time this offseason that Pelini has had to refute a rumor about him leaving Nebraska, where he is 30-12 in three seasons as coach. In early December he denied being interested in Miami’s vacancy.

Nebraska will be joining Michigan in the Big Ten this season.

 

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Five-Step Drop: Martinez to Return

January 06, 2011   Mark Hasty   No comments

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1. Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez will return to the Huskers next season. That may seem surprising given that the freshman seemed to spend a lot of time in Bo Pelini’s doghouse this season and was famously dressed down by him in public during Nebraska’s loss to Texas A&M. It appears Pelini and Martinez have worked out their issues and Martinez now wants to “become a better all-around person, football player and leader.”

2. Pelini, meanwhile, has some explaining to do, according to Lisa Horne of FOXSports.com. Horne reports that, during an on-ship event prior to the Holiday Bowl, the Huskers coach named naval officer Morgan Ryan an honorary captain, gave him a field pass and a jersey, and promised he’d let the Nebraska native call one play during the game. However, according to Horne, Pelini didn’t actually let Ryan call a play. In his postgame press conference, Pelini told Horne, “It was a joke, ma’am,” when asked about the promise. Horne says that Ryan didn’t interpret it as a joke. Nebraska maintains that it was clear Pelini’s offer was “lighthearted.” Horne posted a video, so you can make up your own mind about Pelini’s intent. I’m not sure if he was clearly joking or not.

 

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Five-Step Drop: Rich Rod Still Employed, but for How Long?

January 05, 2011   Mark Hasty   No comments

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FanHouse’s college football staff provides you with a personal quarterback. We do the primary and secondary reads for you so you can properly start your day.

1. Rich Rodriguez was not fired by Michigan. Normally somebody not getting fired wouldn’t be news, but reports during the afternoon from Michigan-based media said that Michigan had let him go. That turned out not to be the case. Other reports said that Jim Harbaugh, widely assumed to be at the top of Michigan’s wish list, wasn’t interested in going to Michigan and was going to stay at Stanford unless he went to the NFL. Harbaugh has been linked to NFL openings in San Francisco, Denver, and Miami, though technically the Dolphins had not fired Tony Sparano as of Tuesday night. San Francisco looks to be a long shot, because it reportedly hired Trent Baalke to be its GM, and Harbaugh is believed not to want to work with Baalke. Or maybe he would work with him. I haven’t been this confused since the middle school cafeteria. Here’s what I’m confident of: Rich Rodriguez either will or will not be the coach of Michigan next season.

2. Les Miles also may or may not be the coach of Michigan next season, but LSU athletic director Joe Alleva says nobody from Michigan has contacted him about interviewing Miles, probably because Rodriguez hasn’t been fired yet. “I don’t know what’s inside the head of the Michigan AD,” Alleva said. “I don’t know what he has in mind. I’m sure he’s got a plan, but I don’t know if that includes Les Miles or not.” As 14,376 people pointed out on Twitter Tuesday, Miles would be a long shot since Michigan Stadium has field turf.

 

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Washington Rolls to Stunning Upset Over Nebraska in Holiday Bowl

December 30, 2010   Tom Krasovic   No comments

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SAN DIEGO — Payback, West Coast style, has produced the bowl season’s first jaw-dropping upset.

The Washington Huskies, unranked owners of a 6-6 record, defeated No. 17 Nebraska 19-7 in the Holiday Bowl on Thursday for UW’s first postseason triumph since a Rose Bowl victory in 2001.

Only three months ago, Nebraska routed Washington by 35 points behind 383 yards rushing.

Washington won the rematch nearly as decisively, outgaining Nebraska 340-189 and registering five sacks for minus-43 yards.

Nebraska coach Bo Pelini on his team: “It was just a ridiculous performance.”

Huskies defenders outquicked or overpowered Nebraska’s blockers for most of the game. The second half playmaking of Huskies quarterback Jake Locker, a senior likely destined for the NFL, kept Nebraska’s defense off balance. Huskies running back Chris Polk ran for 177 yards in 34 carries.

Nebraska (10-4) had been 3-0 in bowl games under Pelini, including a 33-0 rout of Arizona in last year’s Holiday Bowl. Favored by 14 points, the Huskers insisted they were eager for the rematch — but they never would lead the Pacific 10′s third-place club.

Washington (7-6) won its fourth consecutive game, moving it further from an 0-12 season three years ago that led the Huskies to hire Steve Sarkisian, an offensive assistant to USC coach Pete Carroll, as their head coach. Sarkisian’s first Huskies team went 5-7. This year, the Huskies reached their first bowl since 2002.

 

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McMurphy’s Picks: More Holiday Cheer and Bowl Picks

December 23, 2010   Brett McMurphy   No comments

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Let’s quickly recap the past few weeks for the Big Ten: Iowa has a player arrested for running a drug house and school officials admit some Hawkeyes likely got around the school’s drug-testing policies.

Then on Thursday, six Ohio State players were suspended for selling more gear than a pawn shop. Quarterback Terrelle Pryor and running back Dan Herron were among the players suspended, starting next season. They also must repay money and benefits ranging in value from $1,000 to $2,500.

The school announced the repayments must be made to a charity. How about: “Little Sisters of the Poor?” I’m sure Ohio State president Gordon Gee would approve.

With all of the fine and upstanding student-athletes in the Big Ten, call me crazy, but I think Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany needs to reconsider and should keep the division names as “Legends” and “Leaders.”

Despite the Ohio State suspensions, they will be allowed to play in the Sugar Bowl. While the Sugar Bowl is still more than a week away, here are this week’s bowl selections (how’s that for a transitional paragraph).

Reminder: Before the season, I was staked an imaginary $5,000 bankroll. Each week, “Cover Me” – at least that’s the name tattooed on his arm – and I made our college football selections. We finished 20 games over .500 for an imaginary $1,050 profit.

For the bowl season, we decided to combine forces. We will pick each and every one of the 35 bowl games. In some bowls, we’ll even provide our over/under selection. And as a special holiday treat, we’ve rated our picks from 1-to-4 stars with the 4-star, in theory, being the stronger pick. Point spreads from Wednesday’s USA Today.

 

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Bo Pelini Not a Candidate at Miami, According to Nebraska

December 09, 2010   FanHouse Staff   No comments

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Bo Pelini has been rumored to be a candidate for the Miami coaching job, but on Thursday Nebraska denied such reports. Tom Osborne, Nebraska athletic director, commented on a report that Miami athletic director Kirby Hocutt had planned to speak with Pelini.

“Bo’s never talked to me about anything like that,” Osborne said. “If he got permission (to talk to Miami), he didn’t get it from me.”

Pelini refused to comment, saying, “I don’t address rumor and innuendo.” Pelini also said he hasn’t asked anyone for permission to speak to another school.

 

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McMurphy’s Law: Coaches Show Inflated Opinions of Their Teams

December 07, 2010   Brett McMurphy   No comments

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Once a year, the curtain is pulled back and the coaches’ final ballots in the USA Today/Coaches poll are revealed.

What did we discover this year? Nothing too surprising, except the obvious: most coaches rank their teams too high. Shocking, I know. But the fact that coaches are even allowed to be involved in the voting process to determine which teams play in the BCS bowls already is a huge conflict of interest.

Let’s see: if I vote my team higher than it should be, my school can earn a better bowl berth, which will result in several thousand dollars worth of contract incentives. Then, who knows, with a few calls to the right people, I’m rumored in line for a better job and — presto — I’ve got a raise and contract extension.

Wait maybe it’s a surprise that every coach doesn’t abuse the voting system even more.

In this year’s final USA Today/Coaches poll, 17 of the 59 coaches voted for their own teams with 16 of those teams finishing in the Top 25.

Of those 17, only four – Wisconsin‘s Bret Bielema, Boise State‘s Chris Petersen, Utah‘s Kyle Whittingham and South Carolina‘s Steve Spurrier – gave their teams the same ranking that they received in the poll.

The other 13 coaches all rated their school higher than the ranking it received and no one ranked their school lower than it was ranked. Those 13 coaches rated their teams 3.46 spots higher than their actual ranking.

The biggest culprit was Nebraska‘s Bo Pelini, who ranked his Cornhuskers eight spots higher than their actual No. 16 ranking. Pelini ranked two-loss Nebraska ahead of Arkansas, Boise State and Michigan State. Pelini’s No. 11 ranking of Michigan State was the lowest of any coach — good luck explaining that next year when the Huskers are in the Big Ten.

 

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No Trophy for Nebraska as Feud With Big 12 Conference Furthered

November 27, 2010   FanHouse Staff   No comments

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Bo PeliniThe ongoing, albeit subtle in a way, feud between the Big 12 and soon-to-be-departed Nebraska added another layer Friday. The Huskers blew away Colorado, 45-17, to win the Big 12 North, though the team was not presented the trophy by a conference representative as is usually the custom.

To hear it from many Cornhuskers fans, the Big 12 is just blatantly slapping Nebraska in the face because commissioner Dan Beebe and the conference are bitter Nebraska is leaving next season for the Big Ten. Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne got a different story.

“They didn’t think it would be safe to send somebody up,” Osborne said, referencing “nasty” e-mails the Big 12 said it had received from Huskers fans. “That’s the word I got.”

Bo Pelini’s Huskers moved to 10-2 (6-2 in Big 12) after dominating also-departing Colorado (which will be in the Pac-12 next year). Nebraska will likely face the winner of the Oklahoma-Oklahoma State game next Saturday — though it’s possible Texas A&M could sneak in there, the Aggies are a longshot to win the tiebreaker, which is the team with the highest spot in the BCS rankings.

In fairness to the Big 12, the trophy could still be delivered quite soon.

 

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McMurphy’s Picks: No Apologies, Just More Winners

November 25, 2010   Brett McMurphy   No comments

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Everybody’s really, really sorry this week.

Nebraska coach Bo Pelini is sorry he screamed at quarterback Taylor Martinez (but only after the school’s chancellor voiced his displeasure after TV cameras picked up Pelini’s F-bomb tirade that made even Joe Pesci blush).

Nebraska defensive coordinator Carl Pelini is sorry he attacked a reporter, snapping off parts of the reporter’s camera after losing at Texas A&M.

Both Bo and Carl Pelini are also sorry they didn’t know there was a video of Pelini’s Sean Penn paparazzi impersonation, because then they wouldn’t have been caught in a lie when discussing the incident the first time. Only after a video surfaced that was more detailed than the Zapruder film did the Pelini’s offer their heartfelt apologies.

In Orlando, Fla., 200 University of Central Florida students are so sorry they cheated on their mid-terms. Well, they really weren’t that sorry until they got caught by their professor and were nearly expelled from school.

Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor is sorry he tweeted that Kirk Herbstreit “is a fake Buckeye. Fake as hell.” Actually, I take that back, I don’t think Pryor ever said he was sorry. Good for him.

And I’ll bet you are sorry you didn’t take the advice in last week’s picks as “Cover Me” and I went 4-0 on our best bets and am now up an imaginary $900 on the season.

 

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Nebraska Coach Bo Pelini Expresses Regret, Apologizes for Sideline Behavior

November 22, 2010   Terrance Harris   No comments

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Nebraska coach Bo Pelini has gained the reputation of being an emotional coach on the sidelines.

But his emotions got the best of him during Saturday’s 9-6 loss at Texas A&M and for that he apologized Monday. Pelini, whose 16th-ranked Cornhuskers (9-2, 5-2) are fighting to hang on to first place in the Big 12 North, was seen on the sideline shouting and poking the chest of redshirt freshman quarterback Taylor Martinez. He also constantly jawed at the officials after nearly every time his team was penalized, even running down official Greg Burks at the end of the game to express his frustration in animated form.

“I probably got too animated at times,” Pelini said during Monday’s Big 12 coaches conference call. “I apologize for it.”

 

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