Yesterday, the University of Nebraska announced that it had fired its head football coach, Bo Pelini, effective immediately, after seven seasons and zero conference titles. Despite a 9-3 season this year, it was not enough to save Pelini’s job, and he will not coach whatever bowl game the Huskers end up in.
As soon as it was announced, Twitter exploded with the news and waited for the reaction from the very popular parody account, @FauxPelini. Well, he did not disappoint:
(Nebraska owes Pelini $7.9 million)
(Perhaps a dig at AD Shawn Eichorst e-mailing the football team to let them know of Pelini’s firing)
What’s next for the real Pelini is unclear, however we can only hope this Twitter account stays alive and kicking wherever Pelini goes, and we’re not the only ones:
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Reva is a staff writer for Awful Announcing and the AP Party. She lives in Orange County and roots for zero California teams.