I am a Bama fan but I have always liked Nebraska football. I have a cousin that graduated from there and I've read "The Assembly Line", so don't call me a flamer please. What's it going to take for Nebraska fans to see that Callahan can't coach in this league. West Coast type coaches are not defensive minded enough for real football, with Pete Carroll being the exception. Here is my take on Nebraska football the past few years. All Nebraska fans and media heard was that Nebraska couldn't pass, Nebraska can't pass. blah blah blah. (example: Saturday I saw a sign on gameday that said "Hey Herbstreit, we throw it now.) So after winning 9 -13 games a year for 32 straight years running the football ya'll decide it wasn't working anymore. After another 10 win season you fire the coach, granted not the greates recruiter, but assistants can make up for that. In walks Callahan and out walks the blackshirts. The reason the blackshirts were so good was becuse they went up against smashmouth football every day. Now they go against the run but with finess passing. Barf !! You can call it rebuilding but I call it terrible coaching. Callahan will put all of his best athletes on offense and the defense will continue to suffer. Its time for Nebraska to go back to smashmouth option type football. The option is making a comeback anyway. The West Coast offense can become stale really quick, just ask Auburn and Al Borges. Do you people want to be known as the UCLA of the Big 12 from now on? All in the name of the foward pass. These are just my opinions and I was curious about how Nebraska fans felt. Reading this forum and listening to their fans has made me think ya'll have accepted mediocrity. I am not trying to stir the pot. I just like talking football and I miss watching Nebraska pound it down people's throat. If you want to argue about the validity of the foward pass, fine, I like debates on that. Most people say you have to throw to win these days. That is not exactly true. You must be able to pass to win. There is a difference. Anyway, I feel like Bama is on the rise and I believe Nebraska should be too, but it won't be with Callahan.
