If Bo Pelini has coached his last game at Nebraska, he’s going down swinging. And seemingly daring school officials to pull the trigger.
In his postgame press conference following the blowout home loss to Iowa, Pelini was asked about the rumors that have been swirling around his future in Lincoln throughout the 2013 season. In typical Pelini fashion, and perhaps to his detriment, the coach pulled no punches.
“It’s hurt our football team. Let’s call a spade a spade... our record since I have been here speaks for itself,” Pelini said, before offering up the coup de grâce. “If they wanna fire me, go ahead.”
That sound you may have heard was Pelini throwing down the gauntlet at the feet of NU’s administration.
The speculation in and around Lincoln has been that Pelini is already skating on thin ice. The postgame challenge directed at his bosses won’t help his cause.