Pointing Out The Problem |
On a day when Iowa should be bragging about its recruiting class, Ferentz was left defending himself. Read Hawk Central Story Here
Bo Pelini |
Pelini's actions look even more juvenile when an hour before he was to get on the phone, Indiana Head Coach Kevin Wilson announced that Corey Raymond will leave the Hoosier staff to become the secondary coach at Nebraska. What? Talk about a red alert siren going off! At last check Marvin Sanders was coaching the defensive backs in Lincoln. Sure Bo has one job open on the defensive side of the ball, but he would surely be the one to announce it right? Instead it looks like a new conference foe (Indiana of all teams) is doing the talking for Pelini. Welcome to the Big 10.
Knowing he would be bombarded with questions, Bo sticks to his guns, well sort of Read Lincoln Journal Star Story Here and Thursday morning the Omaha.com as a great read with the staff no shows at the annual recruiting dinner in Omaha.
All Bo did is make his life miserable until these "staff" changes are announced. The rumor will run wild. His cell phone will ring off the hook from every reporter form Scottsbluff to South Sioux City. This was an easy fire to put out instead he fanned the flames.
2 Coaches, 1 Day, 2 Problems, both serious but in different ways. We watched one coach with experience handle his problem with grace, some humility and some answers.
We watched the other act with inexperience, defensiveness and a lot more questions remain than answers.
Iowa.... Nebraska... The rivalry... The comparisons... It's all just beginning.
Bo's handling of the situation yesterday was rather poor. It wasn't long after Bo's "presser" that Tom Dienhart tweeted that Raymond had left Indiana for Nebraska.
ReplyDeleteIf Pelini or the SID don't get in front of the situation very early this morning, this could blow up on them much like the Iowa situation did last week.
GBR!