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Huskers have a bright future; here's why
Brian Bosiljevac
Issue date: 11/20/08 Section: Opinion
Bo Pelini
Look at what Pelini has already done. He has taken a 5-7 team and turned them into a team sitting on the verge of an 8-4 regular season. We went from tied for last in the North to a second place finish.
Plus, Pelini and Bob Stoops' careers are eerily similar and look at the powerhouse Oklahoma has turned into. Stoops and Pelini came from Cardinal Mooney High School out of Youngstown, Ohio. They both played in the defensive backfield at a Big 10 school, Pelini at Ohio State and Stoops at Iowa.
After playing they both went to the Iowa as graduate assistants. Stoops and Pelini became two of the best defensive coordinators at very successful programs before becoming head coaches. Stoops was spotlighted when he was a defensive coordinator for SEC powerhouse Florida. Pelini became well known after his defensive coordinator stint with another SEC powerhouse LSU.
Stoops was trying to help Oklahoma replace a legend in Barry Switzer. After Switzer left, the Sooners went downhill, until Stoops showed up, winning a national championship in his second year as a head coach. Oklahoma has been continually dominant ever since.
Pelini faces the same problem trying to replace legend Tom Osborne after Bill Callahan put Nebraska through some of the worst years in its history.
I'm not saying Pelini will win the national championship next year, but I am saying it's not too far off.
Kevin Cosgrove
Nebraska's defense isn't the greatest, but it's better, and it's going to continue to get better without Cosgrove at the reigns of the defense.
In Cosgrove's four years as Nebraska's defensive coordinator, Nebraska's overall defense was never ranked higher than 26th in the country, and in his fourth and final year, Nebraska's defense was ranked a God-awful 112th in the country.
Pelini's defensive-minded way of thinking and his staff's ability to recruit is going to bring enough top-notch athletes into Lincoln to keep our defense afloat.
Cody Green
The senior high school quarterback out of Dayton, Texas is going to be the best quarterback Nebraska has had since Eric Crouch (Although I am not a big Crouch fan, he still was a good college quarterback). Green stands 6-foot 4-inches tall, weighs 220 pounds and runs a 4.6 second, 40-yard dash. He is a dual-threat quarterback that turned down offers from LSU, Boston College, Miami and Texas Tech to come to Nebraska.
I don't know if Green will be a starter as a freshman, but he should be. Nebraska doesn't have much depth at the quarterback position, and even if Nebraska struggles some with a freshman quarterback, it will only make him that much better during his junior and senior years.
Look at what Pelini has already done. He has taken a 5-7 team and turned them into a team sitting on the verge of an 8-4 regular season. We went from tied for last in the North to a second place finish.
Plus, Pelini and Bob Stoops' careers are eerily similar and look at the powerhouse Oklahoma has turned into. Stoops and Pelini came from Cardinal Mooney High School out of Youngstown, Ohio. They both played in the defensive backfield at a Big 10 school, Pelini at Ohio State and Stoops at Iowa.
After playing they both went to the Iowa as graduate assistants. Stoops and Pelini became two of the best defensive coordinators at very successful programs before becoming head coaches. Stoops was spotlighted when he was a defensive coordinator for SEC powerhouse Florida. Pelini became well known after his defensive coordinator stint with another SEC powerhouse LSU.
Stoops was trying to help Oklahoma replace a legend in Barry Switzer. After Switzer left, the Sooners went downhill, until Stoops showed up, winning a national championship in his second year as a head coach. Oklahoma has been continually dominant ever since.
Pelini faces the same problem trying to replace legend Tom Osborne after Bill Callahan put Nebraska through some of the worst years in its history.
I'm not saying Pelini will win the national championship next year, but I am saying it's not too far off.
Kevin Cosgrove
Nebraska's defense isn't the greatest, but it's better, and it's going to continue to get better without Cosgrove at the reigns of the defense.
In Cosgrove's four years as Nebraska's defensive coordinator, Nebraska's overall defense was never ranked higher than 26th in the country, and in his fourth and final year, Nebraska's defense was ranked a God-awful 112th in the country.
Pelini's defensive-minded way of thinking and his staff's ability to recruit is going to bring enough top-notch athletes into Lincoln to keep our defense afloat.
Cody Green
The senior high school quarterback out of Dayton, Texas is going to be the best quarterback Nebraska has had since Eric Crouch (Although I am not a big Crouch fan, he still was a good college quarterback). Green stands 6-foot 4-inches tall, weighs 220 pounds and runs a 4.6 second, 40-yard dash. He is a dual-threat quarterback that turned down offers from LSU, Boston College, Miami and Texas Tech to come to Nebraska.
I don't know if Green will be a starter as a freshman, but he should be. Nebraska doesn't have much depth at the quarterback position, and even if Nebraska struggles some with a freshman quarterback, it will only make him that much better during his junior and senior years.
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Vic
posted 11/19/08 @ 11:39 PM CST
It takes a while to learn the offense. No way Green is the starter next fall unless both Zac Lee and Patrick Witt get hurt.
pinkel
posted 11/21/08 @ 11:51 AM CST
nobody cares about the huskers.... they are in the process of becoming the baylor of the big 12 north... nothing can save you now!!! MIZ-ZOU!!!
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