Mike Leach telling story about playing @Nebraska

[TTown Tom]

*** Start at 12:25 mark***

After Mike Leach told the press he had picked just one captain at WSU, (and it was based upon his winning on the Price Is Right) he went on to talk about playing in Lincoln when he had "a committee of captains."

While at Texas Tech his group of captains evidently messed up the coin toss and Tech had to kick off both halves. It's a pretty hilarious story. (It didn't help us as we got pounded by the Red Raiders that day.)

 

[BigRedBugeaters]

Legend

 

[B1G RED RULES]

I miss those days when simply the word “Nebraska” struck fear into an opponent.

 

[BigRedBeliever]

70-10. What humiliation!!! Now we know what other teams felt when we pounded them during the Oz days...

 

[cavalot]

70-10. What humiliation!!! Now we know what other teams felt when we pounded them during the Oz days...

That was a brutal loss, but became more of an indicator of what was to come with this program. Not sure we will ever be what we once were. Most of us have settled for 8-9 wins. The same number that got others fired. Who could have saw that coming? "(

 

[dinglefritz]

Who could have saw that coming? "(

Steve Pederson. I’ll duck but he knew given Franks last 2 classes in the 40s and the roster, that it wasn’t going to go where we wanted. He wasn’t wrong.

 

[Baxter48]

Steve Pederson. I’ll duck but he knew given Franks last 2 classes in the 40s and the roster, that it wasn’t going to go where we wanted. He wasn’t wrong.

i won’t duck your not wrong

 

[dinglefritz]

i won’t duck your not wrong

Don’t get me wrong I think Frank would have kept us in the 6-9 win range but we weren’t likely going to be playing in New Year’s Day bowl games. At some point Frank would have likely been fired because we’re such a spoiled entitled fan base.

 

[rgrachek]

Steve Pederson. I’ll duck but he knew given Franks last 2 classes in the 40s and the roster, that it wasn’t going to go where we wanted. He wasn’t wrong.

Bill Callahan went to the B12 title game in 2006 with 12 starters from Frank's last 2 classes. The wheels came off in 2007 when most of Frank's players were gone. Peterson was a joke and ruined Nebraska Football.

We once upon a time used to do this thing called player development.

 

[TTown Tom]

Frank recruited THREE Top 10 classes in his six years here. Don't let the facts get in the way.

 

[TTown Tom]

70-10. What humiliation!!! Now we know what other teams felt when we pounded them during the Oz days...

Very, very true. That game, however, was at Tech. I'm guessing he's talking about the 34-31 win he got in 2005 in Lincoln.

 

[moralvictories]

Steve Pederson. I’ll duck but he knew given Franks last 2 classes in the 40s and the roster, that it wasn’t going to go where we wanted. He wasn’t wrong.

He wasn't right either. He wanted Houston Nutt, a guy with a worse winning percentage to come and replace Frank Solich. Almost a baffling as the decision to hire Mike Riley.

 

[cavalot]

Steve Pederson. I’ll duck but he knew given Franks last 2 classes in the 40s and the roster, that it wasn’t going to go where we wanted. He wasn’t wrong.

Well now we have to disagree. I don't believe for a second had frank stayed on that we would be where we are now. That's not saying that I thought we would have been winning National Championships, but no way would we be one of the worst football programs in D1. Pedersen F'd this program.

 

[TruHusker]

Steve Pederson. I’ll duck but he knew given Franks last 2 classes in the 40s and the roster, that it wasn’t going to go where we wanted. He wasn’t wrong.

I love how Steve Pederson knew so much and so little at the same time. Like he sabatoged the program on purpose for his own legacy. Give me a break.

 

[moralvictories]

Well now we have to disagree. I don't believe for a second had frank stayed on that we would be where we are now. That's not saying that I thought we would have been winning National Championships, but no way would we be one of the worst football programs in D1. Pedersen F'd this program.

Perhaps we would have become a program that would only win 7-9 games per season had Frank been allowed to stay. We would beat the teams we should beat, but lose to teams like Ohio State, Michigan, and Wisconsin year after year.

We wouldn't have become a complete shit show, we would be average like Iowa and Minnesota.

 

[cavalot]

Perhaps we would have become a program that would only win 7-9 games per season had Frank been allowed to stay. We would beat the teams we should beat, but lose to teams like Ohio State, Michigan, and Wisconsin year after year.

We wouldn't have become a complete shit show, we would be average like Iowa and Minnesota.

Maybe... Of course we will never know. I mean Frank went on to Ohio and became their winningest coach ever, Bo, Frank's DC, who took over the program after Cally, was ousted for 9-10 wins and being too abrasive, and from that point, we fell into oblivion.

Frank and Bo, who couldn't coach or recruit, had the best records of anyone over the last 25 years at Nebraska, but apparently, according to many, that would have equated to less wins than what they averaged over their tenures.

Nebraska fans... Go figure.

 

[cavalot]

Don’t get me wrong I think Frank would have kept us in the 6-9 win range but we weren’t likely going to be playing in New Year’s Day bowl games. At some point Frank would have likely been fired because we’re such a spoiled entitled fan base.

At some point Frank would have likely been fired because we’re such a spoiled entitled fan base.

This I can agree with!

 

[moralvictories]

Maybe... Of course we will never know. I mean Frank went on to Ohio and became their winningest coach ever, Bo, Frank's DC, who took over the program after Cally, was ousted for 9-10 wins and being too abrasive, and from that point, we fell into oblivion.

Frank and Bo, who couldn't coach or recruit, had the best records of anyone over the last 25 years at Nebraska, but apparently, according to many, that would have equated to less wins than what they averaged over their tenures.

Nebraska fans... Go figure.

The part about firing Frank and Bo that was most upsetting was replacing them with coaches who had a statistically worse record.

Steve Pedersen tried to get Dave Wannestad and Houston Nutt. Both those guys had worse records, but they turned down the job and Bill Callahan was hired instead.

Shawn Eichorst hired Mike Riley, which was the beginning of our program sliding down the toilet.

If it was necessary to fire Bo Pelini and Frank Solich, at least they should have gone after better coaches to replace them.

 

[scarletred]

At some point Frank would have likely been fired because we’re such a spoiled entitled fan base.

This I can agree with!

Can’t argue that one..

 

[cavalot]

The part about firing Frank and Bo that was most upsetting was replacing them with coaches who had a statistically worse record.

Steve Pedersen tried to get Dave Wannestad and Houston Nutt. Both those guys had worse records, but they turned down the job and Bill Callahan was hired instead.

Shawn Eichorst hired Mike Riley, which was the beginning of our program sliding down the toilet.

If it was necessary to fire Bo Pelini and Frank Solich, at least they should have gone after better coaches to replace them.

But that was the problem. Outside of Husker faithful many didn't see Nebraska as a premier job. Those that understood football knew that our unique system fit our recruiting base and that wasn't a recipe for just anyone. Most coaches didn't want to risk it all taking on a fanbase with crazed expectations in very limited recruiting base.

Nebraska just wasn't a premier job for most big time coaches. And now even more so. We are probably lucky we found Rhule on his rebound.

 

[rgrachek]

The part about firing Frank and Bo that was most upsetting was replacing them with coaches who had a statistically worse record.

Steve Pedersen tried to get Dave Wannestad and Houston Nutt. Both those guys had worse records, but they turned down the job and Bill Callahan was hired instead.

Shawn Eichorst hired Mike Riley, which was the beginning of our program sliding down the toilet.

If it was necessary to fire Bo Pelini and Frank Solich, at least they should have gone after better coaches to replace them.

But this is the problem. No good coach is going to go to a program where the previous coach was fired after winning 9-10 games a year, unless the firing was for something off the field. That's a no win situation and all of the coaches who could have come here in 2004 and 2015 knew it.

A lot of people screamed this to high heaven when Solich was fired, but the Steve Peterson mind meld had taken control. We stopped thinking that what TO and Devaney did was remarkable, but rather it was deserved, a law of nature, and any time we deviated from 60-3 over 5 years, that coach had to go. ening!

 

[moralvictories]

But this is the problem. No good coach is going to go to a program where the previous coach was fired after winning 9-10 games a year, unless the firing was for something off the field. That's a no win situation and all of the coaches who could have come here in 2004 and 2015 knew it.

A lot of people screamed this to high heaven when Solich was fired, but the Steve Peterson mind meld had taken control. We stopped thinking that what TO and Devaney did was remarkable, but rather it was deserved, a law of nature, and any time we deviated from 60-3 over 5 years, that coach had to go. ening!

Harvey Pearlman didn't like Pelini, that was why Eichorst was hired, to get rid of Pelini.

Steve Pedersen didn't like Frank Solich, he was looking for an excuse to get rid of him.

 

[redfanusa]

i won’t duck your not wrong

When we had to fill out a recruiting class by poaching players from the UNO Mavericks, I knew.

 

[BigRedTed]

Some of those Leach offenses were scary good. Funny guy and good coach. College football is worse for him being gone. RIP.

Edit: For me being dumb and thinking that game was the 70-10 game and not the 2005 game.

 

[cavalot]

But this is the problem. No good coach is going to go to a program where the previous coach was fired after winning 9-10 games a year, unless the firing was for something off the field. That's a no win situation and all of the coaches who could have come here in 2004 and 2015 knew it.

A lot of people screamed this to high heaven when Solich was fired, but the Steve Peterson mind meld had taken control. We stopped thinking that what TO and Devaney did was remarkable, but rather it was deserved, a law of nature, and any time we deviated from 60-3 over 5 years, that coach had to go. ening!

Boom goes the dynamite. We are reaping what we sowed. But Im starting to think that there is some Voodoo bullshit attached to the harvest. Damn haven't we suffered enough?

 

[cavalot]

Harvey Pearlman didn't like Pelini, that was why Eichorst was hired, to get rid of Pelini.

Steve Pedersen didn't like Frank Solich, he was looking for an excuse to get rid of him.

No one is debating that those two clowns F'd the Huskers. It just pisses me off that cheesedicks like those guys get so damn much power.

 

[TTown Tom]

TTU kicked off both halves and still lost 70-10. Lolz. Some of those Leach offenses were scary good. Funny guy and good coach. College football is worse for him being gone. RIP.

Wrong game. The 70-10 game was in Lubbock in 2004. Leach referenced the game in 2005 in Lincoln when we came back from 21 down to take the lead only to lose when Tech scored a TD with seconds left to win 34-31.

 

[BigRedTed]

Wrong game. The 70-10 game was in Lubbock in 2204. Leach referenced the game in Lincoln when we came back from 21 down to take the lead only to lose when Tech scored a TD to win 34-31.

You're correct my mistake

 

[Lonny Boysen]

Wrong game. The 70-10 game was in Lubbock in 2004. Leach referenced the game in 2005 in Lincoln when we came back from 21 down to take the lead only to lose when Tech scored a TD with seconds left to win 34-31.

This makes me laugh and cry simultaneously……

Nebraska linebacker Bo Ruud said the wrong team won.

“That's the worst luck we've had at Nebraska, I think, ever," Ruud said. "I don't think Nebraska has ever lost a game like that. That's a hard one to deal with.”

 

[grayhairedfreak]

Wrong game. The 70-10 game was in Lubbock in 2004. Leach referenced the game in 2005 in Lincoln when we came back from 21 down to take the lead only to lose when Tech scored a TD with seconds left to win 34-31.

Fall down, LeKevin. One of the more maddening losses in memory.

 

[Meanfarmer3160]

70-10. What humiliation!!! Now we know what other teams felt when we pounded them during the Oz days...

Yeah you should of been at the game.......what a shit show........guns up is all we seen getting out of town.

 

[TTown Tom]

In that game we had five turnovers, allowed two fourth down conversions inside the 20 on their final drive including the TD with 13 seconds left, and LeKevin's game ending interception when he decided to try and run it back. Terrance Nunn's fumble against Texas meant more but we completely snatched defeat from the jaws of victory on that one.

Cry over this one.