http://thesouthern.com/sports/college/salukimania/mvfc-reprimands-ysu-s-pelini-for-misconduct/article_7c31f24b-0b50-55fd-999d-f9f7663e4290.html
He does have a bit of a potty mouth.
Loved is overstretched, that would be like saying players loved Mussman. But former players ripped into him like Tommie Frazier who Pelini criticized for showing lack of support. Us Husker fans (I have been a die hard Husker football fan since the 1980's) were used to winning with Tom Osborne, going to Bowl games with a NC on the line. 9 wins don't get you a NC berth. 9 wins get you a berth in The Who-Cares Bowl.
Pelini never won a conference title with Nebraska, called Husker fans "fair-weathered", 4-4 in bowl games, and got fired for being a total asshat. Look at the leaked audio on him, he was a total POS.