Posted by  Nabeel Mulla, Dayton, OH on 03/05  at  07:07 PM

Husker in Phoenix,

I resent your accusation.  My IQ is over 20, making me at least an imbecile; not an idiot as you proclaim.

Posted by  Husker in Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ on 03/05  at  06:45 PM

I am a huge husker fan, but you are all a bunch of idiots.  It is true that USF has been more consistent over the last few years, but USF fans have to agree that NU made a great hire in Bo Pelini and the Huskers are on the way back up.  I wish I could say we would have 10-12 wins this year, but I don’t see it happening.  I will say that we will be consistently in the running in the next 2-4 years.

Posted by  Patrick O'Rourke, D.C. on 03/04  at  05:43 PM

Hey, GR Husker….

Are you a Nebraska student / alum?

If so, I’m guessing the university relaxes standards on reading comprehension.  Nowhere in Dan’s post did he say (either explicitly or implicitly) that those were factors for luring coaches.

If you will take your time (perhaps an hour or two for you) and read his post, you will see he was simply lauding the perceived positives of the Tampa Bay area in comparison to Lincoln, Nebraska.

Let’s re-examine that contest for the dumbest post of the year, shall we?

Posted by  GR Husker, Michigan on 03/04  at  04:38 PM

Dan in Tampa,

Congratulations.  I think your post may be up for dumbest post of the year. 

“So, Mr. prospective coach, what are you looking for in your next job?”

“Well, let’s see.  What do I need in order to apply my skills as a football coach and continue to build my resume for the day when I might get a shot at being a HC myself?  I think the list is obvious:

1. A great city where lots of top fashion models live.
2. A nice beach.
3. A mostly hot female population.
4. A student population who has seen their team reach as high as #2 at one point in the football season.
5. Oh yeah, and because we all know football can’t be played in the cold, it has to be warm there.”

You just can’t make this kind of stuff up.  Great post.

Posted by  Dan, Tampa on 03/04  at  01:59 PM

Okay, if I read it right, the 100 year old Nebraska program got a National Championship over a decade ago, and according to ESPN they haven’t been ranked in the top 25 in the last 3 years. Well, at least you have warm weather right now. No? Oh, well then at least your school is located near a nice beach. Not that either, huh? How about some great cities where lots of top fashion models live? Or that most of your female population is hot? None of that? Gosh, then I guess you should CLING TO THE DISTANT PAST WHEN YOUR FOOTBALL PROGRAM USED TO BE GOOD, which none of your current students have ever seen. All of ours have. Come back and talk smack when your team’s done something.

Posted by  N is for nowledge, Bugaha on 03/04  at  01:04 PM

NV Husker,

Ahem….2 of the 5 were split titles.  Go back and look at 1970.  The outrights were 1971, 1994, and 1995.  If you are going to talk about us, it might as well be right.

As for Mickey Rourke, I didn’t realize USF had a real D1 football program since they play in the Big Least Conference for CFB.  Come back and play when you win something.

Posted by  Gary Graul, Irvine, CA on 03/04  at  12:14 PM

I apologize for my fellow Cornholers.  We do tend to be passionate about our football.  After all, what else do we have except women’s volleyball and men’s wrestling (shouldn’t that be the other way around?).
I think Mike Ekeler is nuts to turn down a co-dc job in Tampa to remain a linebacker coach in Lincoln, but then I’ve never been to Tampa.
I see one of us is already claiming a sure 10 or 11 wins next season and others are counting the days until the next national championship.
I’ll be thrilled if we do as well next season as we did last season and would be happy with a Big 12 North championship in the next 3 or 4 years.
USF (which previously always meant University of San Francisco to me) has come a long way in a short time.

Posted by  Patrick O'Rourke, D.C. on 03/04  at  10:31 AM

Hey, Wu-Tang…

Try not to ignore my last post, okay?

I apologized and explained it was an unsuccessful attempt at good-natured ribbing - which I should have realized seldom comes across properly in print.

So once again—I’m sorry.

You can go back to making your porno movies now.

Posted by  WU~TANG.P0RNSTAR., West Coast on 03/04  at  09:38 AM

Patrick O’Rourke, D.C. “have “the right” to call you WHAT I want WHENEVER I so choose….regardless of whether or not our teams ever face one another on the field. “

WOW, sounds like a poster-boy for the ACLU. The same type of guy that believes his civil rights allow him to post kiddie p0rn and bomb making material because of ‘free speech’, regarless of who it hurts.

Posted by  Kim R. Fandry, Grand Island on 03/04  at  07:45 AM

Its not classless to want to keep the coaches you have. Its classless to think that they are secure in where they are at. Its okay for the University to throw them out when its right for the University? But not take the initiative to try and better thier career. I agree that if they would stick around, Pelini would take care of them where they are at, but they wouldnt have gotten into coaching if they didnt want to be a head coach at sometime.

Go Big Red!

Posted by  Patrick O'Rourke, D.C. on 03/04  at  07:37 AM

Sorry guys.

A little good natured ribbing is hard to convey over the internet.

Posted by  B V Arsdale, Colorado on 03/04  at  06:20 AM

Patric O’Recktum from DC, What a joke! Ha Ha Ha Loser Boy, how old are you 12? 13? Oh well I see your still wearing Pull Ups, or are they depends?  Doesnt matter they are full and you need a changing. LMAO!!! I hear your Momma Calling!

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Posted by  Nabeel Mulla, Dayton, OH on 03/04  at  04:27 AM

Nebraska fans, Patrick O’Rourke hasn’t had anything good to say about anything, including USF or it’s fans, so I wouldn’t worry too much about his comments.

Posted by  Ronniehuskerron, Minneapolis on 03/03  at  11:19 PM

Wow.  Patrick O’Rourke, you are correct about your rights.  Your comment using the term ‘cornholers’ is spectacular in it’s idiocy and rudeness.

But you are correct, you live in America and you have the right to be as rude and foolish as you desire.  So enjoy that freedom!  Embrace your rights!  Have a nice day!

Posted by  Patrick O'Rourke, D.C. on 03/03  at  10:30 PM

Thanks, “VA Husker.”

I try to be.

Posted by  VA Husker, Falls Church on 03/03  at  10:14 PM

You’re a real classy dude, O’Rourke.

Posted by  Patrick O'Rourke, D.C. on 03/03  at  09:19 PM

Hey, “Hefty Husker” in Billings—

NEWS FLASH:

I have “the right” to call you WHAT I want WHENEVER I so choose….regardless of whether or not our teams ever face one another on the field.

Yeh freakin’ CornHoler.

Posted by  Terry,Tampa, Apollo Beach,Florida on 03/03  at  08:01 PM

As a Husker fan,it is flattering that coach Leavitt is enterested in one of our coaches.Coach Leavitt knows talent in players and coaches.I wish success to all our coaches as well as coach Leavitt.I attend many USF games in Tampa,and am impressed with the program.

Posted by  jason sanderson, omaha nebraska on 03/03  at  06:33 PM

well dan in Tampa congratulations on being #2! and how did that year finish out for you? yeah and how many national championships do u have? oh how many times have u been #1 yeah so shut up about your #2 ranking NO ONE CARES!!!!!!!! and if Nebraska and Usf played nebraska would kick some bull butt so yeah nebraska better

Posted by  Corey, Hastings, NE on 03/03  at  06:29 PM

I highly doubt that your more likely to be ranked “#2” before the huskers are. We’re on our way back up and I guarantee we will have at least 10, if not 11 wins next year

Posted by  steve jones, Omaha Ne on 03/03  at  06:26 PM

I’m glad the Mike Eckler is staying at Nebraska

Posted by  Dan, Tampa on 03/03  at  05:58 PM

Nebraskans; we were ranked #2 more recently than you were, and we are more likely to get ranked #2 again before you do.

We’ll leave your coaches alone if you leave our high school players alone.

Meanwhile, take our recruiting of your coaches for the compliment that it is. We want to recruit from the best.

I doubt we’ll land any of them, though.

Posted by  Hefty Husker, Billings, MT on 03/03  at  05:50 PM

@ Patrick O’Roarke, DC

you don’t know us well enough to call us Cornholers.  IF USF can man up and beat NU in Lincoln (or anywhere) then you’ll have the right to call us whatever you want.

Posted by  Brett McMurphy,  on 03/03  at  05:36 PM

Bullguy, I’ve talked to Kravitz and he has not been contacted by Leavitt. When Kravitz left USF for N.C. State, I think Leavitt was surprised by that. I remember Leavitt saying “He had the biggest [assistant’s] office, what else could he want?” When Kravitz was out of work a couple of years later, Leavitt made, let’s just say, a not very flattering offer to Kravitz, who had helped Leavitt from the program’s beginning. Never say never, but I don’t think Leavitt and Kravitz will work together any time in the future.