HuskerPharaoh
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I have to admit I have been caught up in the hype of getting rid of all of the coaches, but upon further thought, I decided I do not care if Callahan stays or goes at this point. I actually might like to see him stay if certain changes happened.
1. The defense needs changes. It has no identity and the schemes are not working. Why -- wish I knew, but you have to make a change. I would like to see Callahan just admit that something is wrong -- even if he does not know what that something is, and that it will be addressed when the season is over. Basically hold the defensive coaches accountable for the performance.
2. Bill needs to give up the play calling. He brought is Watson, who has a pretty good track record. Let the offensive coordinator call the game. There may be some room for discussion in certain situations, but let go of the control and let's see what happens.
3. Get the players to play all out. The players do seem to like this guy, so if that is the case, shouldn't they be motivated to help him keep his job? Again, not sure why the intensity is not there...the players should know. Maybe it is conditioning, maybe there is a player or group of players that are undermining some things the coaches are trying to do?
Callahan still has a walk-on program, a high graduation rate, great recruiting skills, and until this year, we did see progress in the team. Maybe Callahan just needs some mentoring from Dr. Tom to move past his control issues on this team and grow as a coach -- Steve Pederson could never provide that type of a realtionship or input.
Yes, I am kind of defending Callahan and two days ago I do not think I would have even considered this...but who knows...
I want to see this team win. I want to see the players give it there all -- win or lose, if the effort is there, I will cheer them on every week. But more importantly I want to see these young men to succeed in school and in life -- if the graduation rates are a good indicator, then coach Callahan appears to have kept that important tradition alive.
1. The defense needs changes. It has no identity and the schemes are not working. Why -- wish I knew, but you have to make a change. I would like to see Callahan just admit that something is wrong -- even if he does not know what that something is, and that it will be addressed when the season is over. Basically hold the defensive coaches accountable for the performance.
2. Bill needs to give up the play calling. He brought is Watson, who has a pretty good track record. Let the offensive coordinator call the game. There may be some room for discussion in certain situations, but let go of the control and let's see what happens.
3. Get the players to play all out. The players do seem to like this guy, so if that is the case, shouldn't they be motivated to help him keep his job? Again, not sure why the intensity is not there...the players should know. Maybe it is conditioning, maybe there is a player or group of players that are undermining some things the coaches are trying to do?
Callahan still has a walk-on program, a high graduation rate, great recruiting skills, and until this year, we did see progress in the team. Maybe Callahan just needs some mentoring from Dr. Tom to move past his control issues on this team and grow as a coach -- Steve Pederson could never provide that type of a realtionship or input.
Yes, I am kind of defending Callahan and two days ago I do not think I would have even considered this...but who knows...
I want to see this team win. I want to see the players give it there all -- win or lose, if the effort is there, I will cheer them on every week. But more importantly I want to see these young men to succeed in school and in life -- if the graduation rates are a good indicator, then coach Callahan appears to have kept that important tradition alive.
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