I like that Alberts is accessible to the media as an athletic director. Nebraska has dealt with ADs in the past who seemed to treat every decision as a state secret instead of communicating with the fans about your goals for the department’s future. With a fan base as passionate as the Cornhusker’s, transparency is paramount in maintaining trust with your base. Unfortunately, once you lose that trust, there’s very little you can do to regain it, and based on previous athletic directors, it will only hasten your demise. Ask Steve Peterson, Sean Eickhorst and Bill Moos. All three made dramatic changes to Husker sports, but a lack of communication on why the changes were being made combined with a lack of on-the-field success led to all three of those athletic directors either being dismissed or leaving earlier than anticipated.
During his appearance, a few of the topics included an update on the new football facility, softball’s success, and new turf at Memorial Stadium.
Embracing Former Huskers
Former Huskers haven’t always felt welcomed back to the program in the recent past. However, Alberts made it clear that will change, saying, “from my perspective, you played football for the Huskers. I don’t care when you played or who you played for. You’re a member of the family, and we’re interested in you, and we’re going to do the best we can to embrace you.”
Since the firing of Frank Solich in 2003, Nebraska has seemed to drift away from former Husker players. However, Nebraska’s history is part of its success, and they need to embrace that history and hopefully,
Nebraska quarterback Tommie Frazier looks down field for a receiver against Miami during the FedEx Orange Bowl in Miami, Jan. 1, 1995. (AP Photo/Doug Mills)
they will.
New Football Facility
Nebraska Athletic Director Bill Moos, right, presents an artists rendering of a new planned $150 million football training…
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