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Alberts to A&M?!?!?!

Uenth said:
So, I knew I was going to take a thread off-topic and I decided that Trev's thread was as good as any.

Y'all may have noticed that I changed my avatar. This picture is from Feb of 2016. Our snowfall was 22" if I'm remembering correctly. We had gotten the smaller brown dog (Missy) 3 or 4 days prior. She and Joe (black lab) became instant BFF's. They were about 3 weeks apart in age, though we got Joe the year before Missy, when he was a cute but very obnoxious rough and tumble puppy.

The years have flown by and all of this year Joe has been showing his age. A little grumpier and a lot slower mostly, though he was incredibly sick the last part of winter. Lost 8 pounds in 4 days and a vet trip ensued. Between the vet's meds and a lot of hard work to get him eating again, Joe pulled through.

I was already mulling over in my mind if I was going to want to try and get an 11 year old dog with hip/knee issues through another cold, snowy winter; but as Hub said, it was always possible that we would have minimal to no snow so I put those thoughts in the vault for a few months.

Last Thursday, Joe was downstairs in my studio with me. I broke for lunch and Joe was hightailing it full speed behind me. About half way up, he missed a stair and ended up sliding back down the steps. He got up right away and gave it another running charge and made it up. but refused to go down the stairs again, which was fine with me. If he wasn't comfortable running the steps, I wasn't comfortable with it either. We walked as normal Friday morning but mid afternoon, he started pacing non-stop for the remainder of the afternoon and most of the evening.

Saturday, I knew we were in trouble. He was snapping at Missy and growled and snapped at both Hub and I. I knew it was another indication that my guy was in serious pain so I initiated the "discussion" with Hub. He was hopeful another day or two would snap Joe out of it. Sunday, I couldn't see any improvement so we talked about what was best for Joe. I knew he couldn't be happy with his limited mobility, keeping him in pain was just not an option, I was concerned that he would bite one of us or Missy and my biggest concern was that if we let it go on for very long we wouldn't be able to get him into our vehicle to get him to the vet.

So, Monday I watched Joe closely for any sign of improvement and there really was none. Hub and I talked it over and we both reluctantly agreed that it was time to make the decision that was in Joe's best interest and so I called our vet and made an appointment for that afternoon.

Our next door neighbors came over to help us get Joe in the car, if need be. Joe could not get into the cargo area and he's always gotten in with no issues. Hub tried to help him and Joe made his opposition to that known. We finally got him in the passenger door and I took off to the vet.

The vet was wonderful and treated Joe as gently as he could. I miss him terribly but there was no way we could continue to let Joe live in that kind of pain any longer.

We've looked at a couple other dogs but one was entirely too big and Hub just wasn't comfortable with the one we looked at today (pit bull with no knowledge of what caused him to become abandoned to begin with). He was gentle and friendly but things can change on a dime and Hub didn't want to risk a confrontation with Missy, who is also 10-1/2.

Not even sure if we will get another dog for a while. Between Missy's age and Hub's mobility issues, it literally has to be the perfect dog and I expect that to take a bit of time.

Now back to the OT.

Bummer that A&M got beat by Liberty (NOT). You go Trev, you go!!!
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I am sorry
 
Nebraska99 said:
Tad Stryker: Better Off Without Trev
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I enjoyed Tad's article. The response to Trev's departure was unprecedented and was a dramatic departure from 'the usual way things are done' administratively in Nebraska.

Timing is everything and we were incredibly fortunate to be operating with an Interim President at the time -- Chris Kabourek, the System's very capable business guy. Unlike past interims, he didn't follow the traditional 'interim script' of just keeping the President's seat warm. If Trev had made his announcement after the BOR had publicly announced they were hiring Gold as the next President, the events that followed would not have played out the way they did.

Unfortunately, Alberts was right about Nebraska's leadership void, but fortunately two unexpected leaders stepped up (Kabourek and Rhule) to turn what could have been a disasterous 'based loaded with nobody out' situation into a breathtaking 'save.' Matt Rhule could have said, "Damnit what crappy luck this is happening to me now." Same with Kabourek. Trust me, normally the Powers-that-Be would have sat on their hands and operated with an interim AD for six months or so. Let's not get in a hurry! But Rhule felt the urgency and Kabourek wasn't shy about taking charge despite his interim tag. I don't know who reached out to who first, but the two of them joined forces to orchestrate one of the most incredible weeks in Husker history.

We may discover just how critical their actions were for Nebraska Football this fall.
 
DrFumblerooski said:
I enjoyed Tad's article. The response to Trev's departure was unprecedented and was a dramatic departure from 'the usual way things are done' administratively in Nebraska.

Timing is everything and we were incredibly fortunate to be operating with an Interim President at the time -- Chris Kabourek, the System's very capable business guy. Unlike past interims, he didn't follow the traditional 'interim script' of just keeping the President's seat warm. If Trev had made his announcement after the BOR had publicly announced they were hiring Gold as the next President, the events that followed would not have played out the way they did.

Unfortunately, Alberts was right about Nebraska's leadership void, but fortunately two unexpected leaders stepped up (Kabourek and Rhule) to turn what could have been a disasterous 'based loaded with nobody out' situation into a breathtaking 'save.' Matt Rhule could have said, "Damnit what crappy luck this is happening to me now." Same with Kabourek. Trust me, normally the Powers-that-Be would have sat on their hands and operated with an interim AD for six months or so. Let's not get in a hurry! But Rhule felt the urgency and Kabourek wasn't shy about taking charge despite his interim tag. I don't know who reached out to who first, but the two of them joined forces to orchestrate one of the most incredible weeks in Husker history.

We may discover just how critical their actions were for Nebraska Football this fall.
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The more you read about HCMRh, the more you have to like him! How easy it would have been to just bale and find someplace else that you could deem more stable.
 
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Uenth said:
The more you read about HCMRh, the more you have to like him! How easy it would have been to just bale and find someplace else that you could deem more stable.
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We have a poster here who is convinced that Rhule will leave once he hits it big again. Neither of us can predict the future, but the way Matt stepped up when Trev Alberts left doesn't strike me as the actions of a 'short-termer.'

The next time Nebraska is looking for a new system President, the BOR would be well-advised to put Matt Rhule on the search committee--and then take his advice.
 
DrFumblerooski said:
We have a poster here who is convinced that Rhule will leave once he hits it big again. Neither of us can predict the future, but the way Matt stepped up when Trev Alberts left doesn't strike me as the actions of a 'short-termer.'

The next time Nebraska is looking for a new system President, the BOR would be well-advised to put Matt Rhule on the search committee--and then take his advice.
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As I posted earlier, if HCMRh was looking for an escape clause, his chance was after Trev bailed on us. They bought a home, his wife started a business, etc., so I tend to dismiss that suggestion. I think they know the livin' is easy here in God's Country!!!
 
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RED ED said:
Gonna go out on a limb here, but I think the honeymoon might be over :dig:
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Just to mildly take this off topic again. We had our home inspection today for a prospective dog adoption. And yes, this group comes over to look over your house and yard. I think they're mostly concerned that the yard is escape proof. We hope to have the meet and greet between the new doggo and Missy next weekend. We were interested in one of their other dogs and he was to meet Missy today but then the fosters told us that he had to be fed separately due to food aggression. We had a potential adoption, when we were in KS fail, due to food aggression issues. We talked and both agreed that we're just too damn old for that. More importantly, Missy is too old to have to deal with having a dog try to roll her over food. New guy doesn't have those issues so hopefully we're good to go. House is awful quiet without Joe. :sigh:

Back to original topic. As my mother would say, looks like the blush might be off the vine. Couldn't happen to a nicer school or former AD.

GO BIG RED!!!
 
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I'll go outside tomorrow and take some pictures but we adopted a dog today. Maybe an inch taller than Missy with gorgeous markings. Black and white, like Joe was, but he looks nothing like Joe. Missy's nose was out of kink for about an hour and then decided that he might be fun to play with. They had a good romp outside and seem to be BFF's now.

Oh, and back to OT, I'm not sorry that Trev's gone.

GO BIG RED!!!
 
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DrFumblerooski said:
Ask Mrs Fumble, food aggression has always one of my big issues too, Uenth.
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Mine too Fumble. Keep your mitts off my food. This little guy doesn't have an aggressive bone in his body. I'm sure Missy has decided there's an upside to having this guy around. They had a great time doing zoomies in the yard so we're not worried about him not working out. He misses his fosters a little bit. But they had him for about 6 months and he learned a lot about trust from them. From where we sit, they did an incredible job righting this little guy's ship. He's got some energy but he's just very laid back and takes things as they come. He's going to be a great addition. Plus the fosters housebroken him. There's no price I can put on that.

GO BIG RED!!!
 
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Uenth said:
I'll go outside tomorrow and take some pictures but we adopted a dog today. Maybe an inch taller than Missy with gorgeous markings. Black and white, like Joe was, but he looks nothing like Joe. Missy's nose was out of kink for about an hour and then decided that he might be fun to play with. They had a good romp outside and seem to be BFF's now.

Oh, and back to OT, I'm not sorry that Trev's gone.

GO BIG RED!!!
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His cousin Gunner says “hi!”
 

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