Nehlen to be inducted into College Football Hall of Fame

Warthog · Post by **Warthog** » Wed May 18, 2005 1:31 pm

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/ ... hall_x.htm

Congratulations Coach.

UK Peregrine · Post by **UK Peregrine** » Wed May 18, 2005 3:19 pm

Nehlen only had one losing season out of the nine he spent at BG.

BGFan · Post by **BGFan** » Wed May 18, 2005 3:36 pm

BG honors him now, but the university gave him the royal screw job from what I understand. That one losing season cost him his job.

NWLB · Post by **NWLB** » Wed May 18, 2005 3:39 pm

I suppose we have a good right to claim him as our own, though so does WVU.

That gives BGSU two former coaches in the CFHOF.

TG1996 · Post by **TG1996** » Wed May 18, 2005 3:54 pm

NWLB wrote:I suppose we have a good right to claim him as our own, though so does WVU.

That gives BGSU two former coaches in the CFHOF.

His time as QB here gives us dibbs.

Falconfreak90 · Post by **Falconfreak90** » Wed May 18, 2005 4:00 pm

UK Peregrine wrote:Nehlen only had one losing season out of the nine he spent at BG.

The problem for Coach Nehlen was he was always the bridesmaid, never the bride. From 69-71, UT won 35 straight. Then, from 73-75, Miami went 32-1-1. Nehlen always had good teams but they just weren't quite good enough.

Heck of a coach....congrats to Coach Nehlen!

Blazer · Post by **Blazer** » Wed May 18, 2005 6:30 pm

This was the BG story the SID had for me.

Nehlen had a lot of good things to say about BG today at the press conference in Morgantown. He made mention of the Falcons a number of times.

Afterwards when I went up and congratulated, I told him I always saw his picture in the Ice Arena lobby. A large smile came to his face when he heard that and told me he'a always happy to meet a fellow Falcon.

factman · Post by **factman** » Wed May 18, 2005 7:20 pm

You won't find a classier guy than Coach Nehlen.

TG1996 · Post by **TG1996** » Wed May 18, 2005 8:16 pm

Nehlen story from the official site:

http://bgsufalcons.collegesports.com/sp ... 05aaa.html

man how I wish they had an RSS feed. Days like this with the Nehlen announcement and the Omar story are huge.

Dayons_Den · Post by **Dayons_Den** » Wed May 18, 2005 9:00 pm

Here's a Nehlen trivia question for ya

What former NFL QB married one (his only?) of his daughters?

TG1996 · Post by **TG1996** » Wed May 18, 2005 9:01 pm

Dayons_Den wrote:Here's a Nehlen trivia question for ya

What former NFL QB married one (his only?) of his daughters?

Crap. I swear I heard this recently, and the only name coming to mind is Todd Blackledge, but I don't know that I remember him playing in the NFL.

Dayons_Den · Post by **Dayons_Den** » Wed May 18, 2005 9:08 pm

No blackledge.

TG1996 · Post by **TG1996** » Wed May 18, 2005 9:19 pm

It isn't Harbaugh, is it?

After that, be ready for me to go through the alphabetical list of all-time NFL QB's. And ask about Joe Namath twice.

Dayons_Den · Post by **Dayons_Den** » Wed May 18, 2005 9:35 pm

No Harbaugh, pops is the only BG connection there.

orangeandbrown · Post by **orangeandbrown** » Wed May 18, 2005 9:39 pm

Dayon, you're looking at a fella we know as Jeff Hostetler.