re: Pelini was cussing out players on the sidelines like a drunken sailor

First, you don’t know what was being said.

Second, so what? Somebody needs to light a fire under their arse. This is not brain surgery and if they can’t grasp the concept of coverage then wtf are they here for?

At some point players need to get it together or sit.

We can argue dog cussing vs no dog cussing all night and day. The focus should be on defensive results. And this has been an atrocious defense against inferior teams. We typically are rated in the top 7 in recruiting yearly and Mizzo, Arkansas, and State don’t stiff the top 10.

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Pelini was cussing out players on the sidelines like a drunken sailor

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As he should.
They can't execute for shite.

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a D-lineman getting his arse chewed and was looking the other way like "who gives Crap".

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At some point the message gets lost in the macho hysterics. Like he's about to kick the shite out of somebody. These 320 pound athletes are thinking, "bullshite gramps"

The question is whether the players aren't trying or aren't understanding. My guess is, given the number of younger players, they aren't understanding. In that case, the coach needs to make sure they understand.

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Pelini got very heated on the sidelines with his defense especially the secondary, he appeared to lose it

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Yesss!!! Finally

The way Pelini was acting on the sideline when the camera was on him (which I have zero issue with) is what worries me about bringing him back next season. I don't think it's solely a Pelini issue, but I can totally see Ed saying "it was the players, not Bo." Bo's actions clearly state that he feels the players aren't doing their job, which very well may be the case.

I was cussing them too

This stuff always comes down to recruiting. Remember that a lot of these players are not Pelini’s guys.

If recruiting starts to fall off on the defensive side of the ball then we’ll know the reason. Pelini’s exit papers will be in the works.

If, however, we see no falloff or even an uptick then we know that the issue isn’t out of hand.

If players don’t like Pelini then you can be certain that they’ll let it be known and future recruits will know either directly or through the grapevine.