Winter conditioning under James Dobson has been hard work for the Huskers this year. Defensive end Zach Potter claims "it’s night and day.” Joe Ganz calls it "intense." I don't know about you, but the thought of Nebraska returning to a form of Husker Power would make me proud.

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2/2/2008

Recently, Callahan has been quoted as saying "We really didn't feel like we could bring a guy in at a young age and wait . . . to develop them." This was obvious from what Callahan did at Nebraska. Every year was packed full of JUCO recruits who did make an impact, but did not come close to reestablishing Nebraska as the football power it should be.

On the flip side, Pelini seems to be handling recruiting the "old school way" by targeting high school athletes, and not just any high school athlete, but their first focus is Nebraska high school athletes. While Pelini is not limiting his search to Nebraska atheletes only, at least he is giving them a good, first look. This very important aspect of Husker football has been ignored for the past 4 years. It sure is nice to see a coach focusing on Husker football both now and in the future!

2/1/2008

"But, obviously, we didn't come here to leave really soon. We want to make it last as long as we can."

Welcome to real, true, proud Nebraska Football. I can't even being to tell you how excited I am about this coaching staff. Yes, they are good, even great, coaches. However, what really excites me is the quality of each individual. I have every ounce of respect for Ron Brown. I would stand by him through anything. I am now developing a deeper respect for Barney Cotton. What is there not to like about someone who says "I couldn't live apart from my family for 18 months, sure I kind of rolled the dice. But I'd never change that for a million bucks because I got to stay at home with my (three) boys."

Some of you may be thinking "But what about winning? What about your career?" If you are, it is no wonder you don't grasp what a "real Nebraska fan" is. And yes, Matt Perault, I am talking about you as well. Nebraska football is more than winning. The staff knows real people are involved. The staff knows that if it really does take you 16 hours each day to coach a team, that maybe someone else should be doing it. There is nothing wrong with working hard, but even Callahan himself believed in a "balance" (of course he meant it in reference to passing and rushing).

For those of you who are still confused at what I am saying, let me put it in another context. This holiday season, ask yourself why you took time off work to be with you family. Hopefully it is not because you had to, it should be because you want to spend time with those you love. If you don't understand what I am saying and you are working through the holidays, then maybe you need to re-adjust your priorities.

With a coach like this, I don't see a site like this ever popping up about Bo. Then again, when Osborne is gone and we aren't winning the big ones as some of you crazy's expect, I could see one popping up then. Don't forget your roots, Bo hasn't and neither should you.

Some quotes from the article:

“We were playing a team,” Bucci continues. “Bo was at quarterback and we were running what we called a stacked-I offense. So Bo pointed to one of the linebackers and told them we’re going to be running the ball right here, off the right tackle. The fullback was yelling at Bo to shut up, stop telling them the play. But Bo told the guy, ‘We’re going to run the ball here and it’s up to you to stop it.’ Well, we ran the ball right there. Got about 10 to 15 yards, too. That’s the whole story of Bo Pelini. That’s Bo.”

A couple weeks ago, with speculation swirling about him coming back to Nebraska, Pelini told his LSU players it was his “dream job” to coach the Huskers.

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Do the athletes on the team really think that all we care about is winning? Do they not realize what husker football means to the State of Nebraska? Do they know absolutely nothing about the traditions that where destroyed under Steve Pederson?

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