in 11 seasons at nebraska. And 8 of those were in two seasons. So he only lost a total of 12 in the other 9 seasons.
Devaney only lost 20 games
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101-20-2 Pretty good coach. Coaches like that should have buildings named after them.
Amazing that schools like Alabama and Texas only allowed white guys to play football. They didn't change their racist policy until well into the 70s.
That Devaney was not a racist asshole and was part of the trend to play more black athletes. It is relevant to the question of how great a coach he was.
Excuse me, but it does not prove or disprove either of those items you pointed out except for he was part of a trend - I guess, I was a really young teen in those days.
Wow. You are really nitpicking my posts today. Whatever.
I never said that what I wrote "proved" anything. That is your flawed assumption. All I was doing was defending the post above about how other schools were still not playing black athletes. Well... Devaney did play black athletes and was happy to do so. He also had warm and close relationships with all his players, regardless of race. Can I "prove" he wasn't inwardly a racist and was only playing black athletes in order to win games? No. But his outward actions were clearly not racist. His recruiting policies were clearly not racist. And that is a good thing
Devaney was playing with an advantage by recruiting talented black players. I remember watching Rich Glover track down Bama's QB in the backfield two or three times in the 71 title game. Rich seemed faster than their QB. Bear Bryant was in the process of convincing his boosters to make the change. Bob wasn't a racist but its seems Bear wasn't either. But clearly race and college FB was an issue in the 60s.
Bob was NOT playing 'with an advantage', unless playing with an advantage WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO...then...yes...he was.
Yea, maybe a little strong with my comment but you did say imply he was not a racist ***hole. I met the guy one time and wouldn't judge him either way - it is kind of like play by play guys when they tell us what the QB was thinking during an entire play - wow, that is really good, you can read the QB's mind.
You met Devaney? Cool. Where and when was that? I met him once totally by accident in 1972, his last year. I was just walking on the sidewalk outside the south stadium by the parking lot when he just walked out a door and started walking my way toward the lot. I stopped him and asked for his autograph. He signed for me and I thought that would be it. But he then asked me where I lived, went to school etc... Just came across as a regular guy with no arrogance or pretense.
That was nearly my exact encounter. Back in the day we would go down on Friday for the freshmen games and then a home game on Saturday. Met Tom and Bob the same way, always very friendly, just like you say. I wasn't one for asking for autographs although I did get Tom's when he came to recruit Berringer in Goodland. I hosted Ron Brown on one of those recruiting trips for Brook Berringer. Tom and Ron have to be two of nicest people I have ever met.
Ha. I actually never ask for autographs either. Never saw the point. But I asked Devaney for his just as an excuse to get his attention and to break the ice so I could chat with him a bit. I was only 14 so felt shy about just walking up and saying "hi coach" or something lame.
I have actually never met Osborne. Just saw him about ten feet from me on fan day one year in the 70's
My old secretary at work had worked at a hotel back in the old days. Had some pretty interesting stories about The Bobfather from that era. Things used to be very, very different before there were smart phones, message boards, Facebook, Twitter, etc. watching everything everybody does.
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