Two things...

[cubsker]

watched the catholics vs convicts 30 for 30 last night. Holtz was having 6 AM practices every day....had to see who was really willing to do the work and who would not be going out late at night in order to be great. We need that here.

 

[Pennsyhusker]

There is a bad leadership problem no doubt. It just seems like for the last 15 years football doesn't seem that important to a lot of our players. I don't know if it's the type of guys we're recruiting or what.

There has been no real culture of excellence in the NU program since around 2001-02. That is a huge problem

 

[inWV]

watched the catholics vs convicts 30 for 30 last night. Holtz was having 6 AM practices every day....had to see who was really willing to do the work and who would not be going out late at night in order to be great. We need that here.

Old school, hard core coaching.

 

[huskerfan1414]

Darlington was TO's bad cop. Every HC needs an assistant or two like that. I don't want my HC taking himself out of the game like Pelini did. His emotional outbursts lasted too long and the team usually melted down as a result. The best coaches of all time we're not screamers. T.O, Bill Walsh, Joe Gibbs, Landry etc. But they had a few on staff.

Dont forget charlie. Lotta good stories from old guys about charlie rippin ass.

 

[cubsker]

Old school, hard core coaching.

we're in desperate need of it.

 

[jawbreakingsafetyplay]

Which is?

The type of personality that responded "well" to the type of person and leader that Bo Pelini is completely incompatible with any other leadership style. They require external ass chewings and motivation does not come from within.

 

[Suhrreal]

watched the catholics vs convicts 30 for 30 last night. Holtz was having 6 AM practices every day....had to see who was really willing to do the work and who would not be going out late at night in order to be great. We need that here.

That's funny. I remember doing 6 AM practices in high school -- in Nebraska. Nothing worse than smelling a locker room at 6 AM during summer vacation.

 

[inWV]

The type of personality that responded "well" to the type of person and leader that Bo Pelini is completely incompatible with any other leadership style. They require external ass chewings and motivation does not come from within.

Within reason, there isn't a problem with having a bad cop. Better if it isn't the HC.

 

[Tuco Salamanca]

Within reason, there isn't a problem with having a bad cop. Better if it isn't the HC.

Best when it isn't the head coach. When it's the head coach, assistants are hesitant to play the role, captains are hesitant to play the role. Everyone is waiting on head coach's lead. You can never get in front.

 

[inWV]

True Tuco

 

[cubsker]

id rather discuss my first point in the OP. its hilarious if you've ever been around Petito. Shoot, I tell you what.

 

[coach00036]

id rather discuss my first point in the OP. its hilarious if you've ever been around Petito. Shoot, I tell you what.

That dude with the sleeveless tee, though. That's an enforcer. Hahahaha

 

[cubsker]

That dude with the sleeveless tee, though. That's an enforcer. Hahahaha

Chavez. had him for PE in like 8th grade. He wanted me to play football. I told him to let me know when they were going to start throwing the ball. 20 years later, they still havent.

 

[Hoosker Du]

Sitting behind the bench for the last two bowl games I definitely perceived a different vibe this year than last year (2015). At Foster Farms the team seemed pumped, Friday, not so much. Maybe it is because against UCLA the team felt lucky to be there, whereas this time maybe this bowl was a letdown. Or, maybe missing TA, Westy and NG took some of the wind out of their sails. Or - maybe it was something else, maybe the lack of fire can be placed on the staff. Banker alluded to the vibe in his presser saying the practices were crisp, but it didn't translate to the game. He seemed somewhat perplexed about it. UT was on fire from the get go and played up to the largely home crowd.

Several key factors need to upgrade to get NU to where we need to be (talent, depth, development, etc.) Additionally, badass team leaders need to emerge because this staff are not rah rah guys.

I think Banker is a rah rah guy, but how that translated into missed tackle after missed tackle last week, I'm not exactly sure. I have to admit, it was pretty disheartening to see.

 

[Hoosker Du]

The problem I see is that there isn't accountability from the players toward other players. They were so used to Pelini being the enforcer, no one learned that role. Good teams are motivated from the bottom up, notvthe top down.

I sorta think it's a mix of both. The more accountability to each player or each coach a player has, the harder he will work to not let 'em down. Saban will verbally tear your head off if you screw up. But I think the difference vs Pelini is that Pelini wouldn't build 'em up after he ripped 'em, and they were constantly scared of effing up.

 

[bleedhuskerred]

Yeah but, our band was more fired up than their band. The camera kept going back and forth and our band members were jumping up and down and dancing and then they switched to the Tennessee band and they were statues. Did that back and forth thing a couple of times and it was the same reaction each time.

 

[dinglefritz]

I sorta think it's a mix of both. The more accountability to each player or each coach a player has, the harder he will work to not let 'em down. Saban will verbally tear your head off if you screw up. But I think the difference vs Pelini is that Pelini wouldn't build 'em up after he ripped 'em, and they were constantly scared of effing up.

Best coach I ever had never ever raised his voice but he had "the look". He had been fired from his previous high school job because he decked a kid that smarted off to him and we all knew it. Loved the guy. Great coach. Won all but one of our games. Never yelled once and neither did his staff. We played our ass off because we loved to play the game and hated to lose. Yelling would have been counter productive. If you have to scream and yell at kids you recruited the wrong kids. Years later when my high school polled "successful" former students they wanted to know what teacher had the most impact on you in high school and life and it was an easy answer. My high school football coach. Second on the list was the choir instructor. Had to take a music class as an elective for at least one year as a sophomore and ended up doing 3 years. Thanked them both again a few years ago.