Wow! Bo Pelini fell from grace. He’s really fallen off the map now, going from a traditional powerhouse in Nebraska to a lowly FCS school. He didn’t even get a FBS job! With a 67-27 record, having won 9 games every year in Lincoln, Pelini could have held out for a much better job than the Youngstown State Penguins. Well, at least he gets $7.6 million from Nebraska this year, in addition to his YSU earnings.
This is just a stunner. Well, at least Pelini gets to go home; for now. You know he’ll be back. So what happens to Faux Pelini now? You know he won’t be following Bo Pelini any where he goes. He stated as such. And Youngstown State, hard to see @FauxPelini re-hashing the bit there.
Of course, Bo Pelini now joins forces with the legendary sweater vest, Jim Tressel. The former Ohio State Coach is the Youngstown State President. The former Big ten adversaries are now allies. Interesting. And Bo Pelini gets to go somewhere where he won’t have to play the media relations and PR games. In a tiny, 20,000 seat stadium and much less media attention, Pelini can just be myself. The spotlight isn’t as bright at Youngstown, and they’ll just be happy to have him. He doesn’t have to please anyone there.
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