FS Bo 'Beaux' Pelini (DC LSU Tigers)

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Forging futures
BY J. BRADY MCCOLLOUGH
The Wichita Eagle

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio ? The neighborhoods in the shadow of the steel mills produced tough little boys.

On Detroit Avenue, when it was bedtime and the four Stoops brothers wouldn't stop roughhousing, they'd hear their father coming up the stairs, belt in hand. During the day, they'd use his belts to play a game called "hide the strap." The kid who found the strap first had the right to whip the others' legs until they made it back to base.

A few miles south on Forestridge Drive, Bo Pelini grew up wanting nothing more than to play football at Cardinal Mooney High. He'd heard about the practices that raged into the cold nights, the fathers who pulled their cars close to the field as the sun went down and turned on their headlights.

Forging futures | Kansas Jayhawks | Wichita Eagle

 

[NFBuck]

Big game for Bo and his Huskers tonight. I'm really rooting for him to succeed in Lincoln.

 

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Pelini, Stoops have long history in football
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
By Bob Hamar
[email protected]
Published: Wednesday, November 4, 2009

LINCOLN ? Bo and Bob go way, way back.

Nebraska coach Bo Pelini and Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops grew up together in Youngstown, Ohio.

In fact, the entire Pelini clan is connected with the Stoops family. All the boys ? Bo and brother Carl as well as Ron, Bob, Mike and Mark Stoops ? played football at Cardinal Mooney High school for legendary coach Don Bucci.

Their coaching careers have connected, too. Like when Bob and Carl coached together as assistants at Kansas State.

?I grew up with the whole Pelini family, so I knew Carl,? Stoops said Monday during the Big 12 teleconference. ?I had him come work for me as a graduate assistant at Kansas State. He lived with me for quite awhile. My wife would say longer than he should have.

?No I?m just kidding. I?ll tell you a funny story. I told my wife Carl was going to come live with us and I had to go recruiting for three weeks. But that?s kind of how we are. Carl is a great friend. He has an amazing personality. My wife is very attached to him. She feels like he?s her brother.?

Bob Stoops also hired Bo Pelini as an co-defensive coordinator at Oklahoma in 2004 before Bo went on to be an assistant at LSU.

Pelini, now in his second year as head coach at Nebraska, has a 15-7 record for his career. Stoops is 114-27 in 11 years at Oklahoma, including a national championship in 2000.

The two men will meet up for the second time as head coaches Saturday when Nebraska (5-3, 2-2 in the Big 12) plays Oklahoma (5-3, 3-1) at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Lincoln. The game will be carried live on regional basis by ABC.

The two Youngstown natives are alike, but they?re also different. How are they different?

?He?s won a national championship and I haven?t,? Pelini said Tuesday during his weekly press conference. ?Bob?s been doing it for a long time, and I obviously consider him a friend. I have a tremendous amount of respect for him. I would hope there would be some similarities. If that?s the case and people perceive it that way, it means I?m doing some things right because I think he does things right. He runs a great program.?

Pelini said they are obviously different personalities, but there is certainly one common ground. Both are fierce competitors.

?I think if you asked the people that know us both well, it?s about competing,? Bo Pelini said. ?It?s about competition and how you compete and the type of fire you bring to work every day to your trade and your job. I think that?s probably the greatest similarity.?

Pelini, Stoops have long history in football > The Independent > Sports > Huskers Hq

 

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Published Friday November 6, 2009
FOOTBALL
Out of his shadow
By Dirk Chatelain
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER

Their lives are like a game of H-O-R-S-E.

Bob drains a 3-point shot over his shoulder, only to see Bo call ?bank? and ? Swish!

Bob Stoops, brilliant athlete and bright student, graduates from Cardinal Mooney High School in Youngstown, Ohio, in 1978.
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In 1986, Bo Pelini follows him.

Bob earns a scholarship to a Big Ten school ? Iowa ? where he stars at safety. Bo earns a ticket to Ohio State.

At 22, Bob starts a coaching career as a graduate assistant for Hayden Fry. At 23, Bo takes the same job.

Shot for shot, they go on.

At 36, Bob wins a national championship as an SEC defensive coordinator. Bo's a few years late on that one, 40, but only because of a detour through the NFL, where he coaches in three prestigious franchises and scores a Super Bowl ring.

At 38, Bob gets his first head coaching job at one of college football's superpowers, a perennial force in the old Big Eight. He hires his brother to coordinate the defense, revitalizes a fallen program and wins seven games his first year.

OK, OK, that's the equivalent of bouncing one off the wall and through the net, right?

Bo concedes nothing. In 2008, he copies Bob's formula and wins nine.

Each grew up in a large, middle-class, Catholic family. Each has three kids.

Each possesses the innate ability to walk into a room and command respect. Each would rather lose 63-7 than mince words.

Omaha.com - The Omaha World-Herald: Big Red Today - Out of his shadow

 

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Published Monday April 19, 2010
FOOTBALL
Tressel sought to recruit Pelini
By Jon Nyatawa
WORLD-HERALD BUREAU

LINCOLN ? It was his first day as Youngstown State?s head football coach and Jim Tressel had already made an instant evaluation of a talented local prospect from the stands at a high school basketball game.

Tressel?s thought: Bo Pelini didn?t belong on a court.

?I knew he wasn?t going to be a basketball player. That much I knew,? Tressel said. ?I think he might have fouled out.?

Tressel wasn?t there for hoops, though. He soon offered Pelini a football scholarship, presumably hoping that the Cardinal Mooney High School standout would choose to stay in his hometown and play for Youngstown State.

Pelini eventually declined Tressel?s offer and picked Ohio State. But the connection between the now-prominent college football coaches has never vanquished.

?I didn?t blame him for going to Ohio State when he had that opportunity,? said Tressel, who?s now entering his 10th season as Ohio State?s head coach. ?And (I?ve) been proud of him ever since.?

Tressel was in Lincoln on Monday to speak at Nebraska?s Sports Celebration Banquet, an event orchestrated by the state?s Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Pelini was actually out of town Monday ? though that didn?t stop Tressel from reminiscing on his mentor-like relationship with the third-year Nebraska coach.

Tressel said he and Pelini spoke a few times during the early months of 2008, after the Huskers introduced Pelini as their new coach.

But Pelini wasn?t exactly looking for advice back then. It was more like a series of calls to get some credible affirmation, Tressel said.

?I was a little bit more (like) a sounding board,? Tressel said. ?He knew what he was going to do.

Tressel sought to recruit Pelini - Omaha.com

 

[OH HSKR FAN]

Recruiting has gotten a little bit easier. Stability in the program has made the program a lot more viable. Ndamukong Suh has done wonders for the program.

 

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Pelini recruiting in Ohio? Tressel says join the club
Filed by Jon Nyatawa
7:49 p.m.: It was interesting to hear Buckeye coach Jim Tressel respond to the suggestion that he might be bothered by Nebraska recruiting in his backyard.

Tressel said he's used to that. Coach Bo Pelini has Ohio ties ? but so do plenty of other high profile college coaches.

Oklahoma's Bob Stoops and Arizona's Mike Stoops are from Pelini's hometown of Youngstown, Ohio. Don't forget Mark Stoops either. He's now the defensive coordinator at Florida State.

Florida coach Urban Meyer is from Ashtabula, Ohio.

Michigan State's Mark Dantonio, is from Zanesville, Ohio. He was the defensive coordinator at Ohio State before coaching Cincinnati for three seasons.
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Heh - fine, everyone go recruit in Ohio. Stay out of Atlanta and Florida!

 

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From scarlet to scarlet: Nebraska's Bo Pelini recalls his OSU roots at Buckeyes coaching clinic
By Doug Lesmerises, The Plain Dealer
April 23, 2010

Nati Harnik / Associated Press
Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini was the main speaker at a coaches' clinic Friday in Columbus. "This place is pretty special to me," he said. "It?s an honor to come here and a chance to come back home.?

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Bo Pelini wasn't sticking around for Ohio State's spring game Saturday afternoon at Ohio Stadium, but the former Buckeyes' safety now entering his third season as Nebraska's head coach got a quick taste of his alma mater on Friday.

A 1990 OSU graduate, Pelini was the featured speaker at the Buckeyes' coaching clinic, addressing several hundred high school coaches at the request of OSU coach Jim Tressel. Four days earlier, Tressel spoke at a Fellowship of Christian Athletes' banquet at Nebraska.

"I don't do very much of these," Pelini said after giving an hour-long talk on defensive fundamentals. "Your time is limited, but obviously it's different when Coach Tressel called and asked me to come here. This place is pretty special to me. It's an honor to come here and a chance to come back home."

In Nebraska, Tressel told reporters that Ohio State and Nebraska were in preliminary talks about a two-game series between the schools in 2020 and 2021. The Buckeyes have national home-and-home series scheduled with Miami, Cal, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma and Tennessee over the next 10 years. Of course, Nebraska could be in the Big Ten a decade from now. Tressel, as usual, joked to Nebraska reporters that he might not make it to that series as Ohio State's coach.

If he chooses to retire by then, Pelini, a 42-year-old Youngstown native who has gone 9-4 and 10-4 in his two first two seasons at Nebraska, would certainly make a list of potential candidates. He admitted his OSU loyalty caused him to have a hard time dealing with the 2008 national title game when as the defensive coordinator at LSU, he helped beat the Buckeyes.

"Fortunately, they have a great coach," Pelini said. "Coach Tressel will be here for a long time. They've got a great staff. All I worry about is what I'm doing in my current job."

And he worries about what the Buckeyes are doing when he's watching as a fan. That's what he was for Ohio State's Rose Bowl win over Oregon.

"That was a big one for me," Pelini said. "All I heard was Oregon, Oregon, Oregon, but I knew Ohio State would take care of business. I take a lot of pride in Ohio State."

From scarlet to scarlet: Nebraska's Bo Pelini recalls his OSU roots at Buckeyes coaching clinic | cleveland.com

 

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Nebraska?s Bo Pelini stresses the values of his Valley home
Published: Wed, June 30, 2010
Nebraska?s Bo Pelini stresses the values of his Valley home
By TOM WILLIAMS
[email protected]

BOARDMAN

Pride in the roots that molded him into a successful football coach was the theme of Cardinal Mooney High graduate Bo Pelini?s speech at the United Way Champions Among Us banquet on Tuesday night.

?I am so proud of not only growing up here, but of the people that I know, so many great friends,? said Pelini who is preparing for his third season as the head coach at the University of Nebraska. ?I try to work day in and day out to make you guys all proud of what we?re doing at Nebraska.

?I know that Coach [Bob] Stoops [Oklahoma], my brother Carl [Nebraska defensive coordinator], and everybody else who?s out there in college coaching [from here] feels the same way.?

Pelini?s speech at Antone?s Banquet Centre capped a three-day Mooney reunion the included the Pelini?s and the Stoops brothers ? Ron, Bob, Mike (Arizona) and Mark (Florida defensive coordinator).

?It?s a very principle-oriented place and value-oriented place,? Pelini said of Youngstown. ?I think about the people that I was exposed to growing up and I feel real fortunate to have grown up here.?

Youngstown News, Nebraska’s Bo Pelini stresses the values of his Valley home

 

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Pelini tries to keep Big 12 in focus
Nebraska coach quick to downplay decision to defect
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
By Jaime Aron
Associated Press

IRVING, Texas - Everywhere he looked, Nebraska coach Bo Pelini was surrounded by the Big 12 logo.

On the microphone he spoke into. On the cup of water and nameplate in front of him. On the helmet in front of the moderator one seat over. And as he sat down and stood up, he couldn't miss the dozens of logos on the dark blue screen behind him.

So what did Pelini do when given a series of league-branded footballs to sign? He spun each one so he was facing the logo and put his autograph right above the X in the Big XII brand.

"We're excited about being in the Big 12 this season," Pelini said. "All of our focus is on the Big 12 this season."

http://www.dispatch.com/live/conten...ni-tries-to-keep-big-12-in-focus.html?sid=101

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As good as things are going, the concern among the Huskers faithful is that Pelini will be lured away someday, maybe by LSU or Ohio State.

Pelini's defenses at LSU never ranked lower than No. 3 nationally in yards allowed, and he produced six first-team All-Americans. Pelini has instant credibility in the Bayou State.

The Big Ten is Pelini's old stomping grounds. He grew up in Youngstown, Ohio, and played free safety at Ohio State.

Pelini pooh-poohs talk about him succeeding Jim Tressel.

"I'm just happy coach Tressel is there. I think he'll be there for years to come, and I think he should be," Pelini said.

He added, "For me to sit there like I'm going to campaign to be the next head coach at Ohio State, that's crazy. That's a slap in the face to coach Tressel, to the guys that are there.

"I'm hoping to build this into something like he has going there. Then you feel there is no reason to ever leave here."

John Cooper, Ohio State's coach for Pelini's last two years of college, said Pelini's work ethic and competitiveness have carried over from his playing days.

"With his background and the success he's had," Cooper said, "I'm sure he'll have many, many opportunities."

Pelini says Nebraska not a 'steppingstone job' - San Jose Mercury News

 

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Curt McKeever: Pelini says sideline demeanor guides teams through swings
Posted: Friday, September 24, 2010 5:07 pm

Nebraska coach Bo Pelini signals to his team during the Huskers' win at Washington on Sept. 18, 2010. (LJS file)

Maybe you were still wired from Nebraska's rout of Washington last Saturday and found yourself up late tuning in to the Iowa-Arizona game.

A contest worth following all the way to the end, I might add. But if you needed a hook beyond the game's competitive nature, watching the two head coaches react to the action was sheer entertainment.

On one side, there's Iowa's Kirk Ferentz, a guy who looks like he studied Tom Osborne. From one disaster to the next -- and there were plenty as his team fell behind 27-7 -- Ferentz looked like he was in the middle of a meditation session. In the middle of a beehive.

And his cool-under-the-collar look didn't change a bit when the Hawkeyes rallied with 20 straight points.

Across the way was a guy who played at Iowa and who couldn't have been more opposite.

Mike Stoops literally runs the sideline. He screams, scowls and pulls a visor on and off his head what seems like 100 times a game. When he celebrates a good play, his players get the kind of love pats you know leave marks.

Maniacal Mike definitely shows his emotions.

"He makes me look like a choir boy," Nebraska coach Bo Pelini said of his fellow Youngstown, Ohio, native.

Pelini, who can be a wee bit animated himself, grinned like he was surprised anybody could make him look that way.

Which kind of got to the root of a question that hit me while watching the Arizona-Iowa game. That is, given the contrasting personalities of the coaches, how much does sideline demeanor really affect players?

Pelini, who played at Ohio State for Woody Hayes protege Earle Bruce and then the more-stately John Cooper, says he didn't pay a lot of attention to the antics of his coaches during games. Maybe it's because he was so headstrong?

http://huskerextra.com/sports/football/article_8974722c-c828-11df-b5f1-001cc4c03286.html

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Bo knows regret: Pelini perspective on penalties
By BLAIR KERKHOFF
The Kansas City Star

Monday was a day of second-guessing behavior and apologizing.

Because Nebraska plays on Friday this week, coach Bo Pelini crammed his weekly gatherings with local reporters and a national teleconference into about a half-hour.

It allowed him to repeat a few things, like regret for sideline antics in light of lopsided penalty numbers during Saturday?s 9-6 loss at Texas A&M. The behavior was called out by Nebraska chancellor Harvey Perlman, who called Pelini?s conduct ?unfortunate.?

?You don?t agree with every call that?s made in a game,? Pelini said. ?But there?s a way to deal with it. I probably get too animated at times. And I regret that. I apologize for it. And I understand where chancellor Perlman is coming from.?

Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/11/22/2462661/pelini-perspective-on-penalties.html#ixzz166xhdcEz

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