It’s been just under five years since former Nebraska athletic director Shawn Eichorst announced that he had to “evaluate where Iowa was as a program” when making a determination to fire then head coach Bo Pelini for underperformance.
It was a hot button comment for Iowa fans at the time. The Hawkeyes should have defeated Nebraska that day, which would have made Eichorst’s decision quite easy and would have likely prevented any such commentary. Instead, Iowa found a way to blow a 24-7 third quarter lead at home. That left Eichorst, whose mind had clearly been made up prior to the game, searching for an explanation for firing his coach.