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...yes, "for crine out loud". lol.....Anyway, I hope just hope the guy comes back after moonlighting in New Orleans.

I thought that went pretty well!

I'm hoping that we end up with both.

Whats your opinion/knowlege? That he may be offered the Wazzu job?

I'd be happy if Gill and Stoops arrived. Hope youre right!

Sounds like ESPN has too many sources. They cant seem to get their stories straight.

Not saying it will happen, but I dont think this is as far fetched as I thought initially. I gotta beleive that if Gill isnt coming back to NU, in any capacity, its because Gill doesnt want to be back yet (for positive reasons). If ESPN is correct, and Miles is able to land a DC like Jon Tenuta (name has been mentioned for HC jobs), I dont see why Gill and Pelini couldnt work together regardless of titles.

Exactly! Any kid who will make his school decision based on the skin color of the head coach I dont want at Nebraska.

http://www.kptm.com/Global/story.asp?S=7414487&nav=menu6 06_4

I'm thinking if its put off til Saturday or Sunday, then that would be a sign that it will be Pelini. My assumption would be that they'd want to wait til after the SEC championship to announce anything. Just my 2 cents.

Maybe I'm missing something, but is the "Husker" jet the only one that could have left Winston and landed in Atlanta? Could be, but this seems like a large assumption considering the amount of jets in this country.

I'm just glad that Osborne felt the way most of us do about Cally versus some of the vocal vast minority on this board. "We" should never settle for this type of run.

After watching him last night too, I now wish he had decided to come to NU instead of being stuck with Cally. At the time I thought it would've been a horrible hire, especially after the whole Mustain-gate thing. But I've gained a new respect for him. I think he could've done well here as long as he kept his nose clean.

I've leaned towards Pelini over Gill. A major reason for this is that I think Gill will come back if he's ever needed. If Gill is happy in Buffalo, I wonder if his attitude at this time might be that if NU hires someone else, he'll get the next shot once that coach leaves or if that coach doesnt work out. Just some worthless speculation.

Because he's been here and "we" liked what we saw. I like Foster's D also, but I know a lot less about him than I do about Pelini. If the choice was between the two, I'd go with what I already liked and am familiar with.

Intersting to get a picture on how this all went down. When Os got hired, I figured there was no way Cally could save his job unless he overhauled the D to give himself a fighting chance of winning out. Random thoughts: I found it interesting that Cally, as the coach, felt the need to ask Os if he should fire assistants. Was he asking for Os's tutelage, his permission, or was he trying to put Os on the spot? I think this article also gives a clue as to why Cosgrove was so upset, as opposed to other losses, after the KU game. I wonder if at that moment, he felt mostly responsible for what was now an impending firing of everyone. Last, I find it interesting to reflect on how the KSU and CU weeks were coached considering they pretty much knew that they were losing their jobs. http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2007/1...1a329110123.txt

At this point he is the "real" AD. Its his decision when the interem tag comes off. To me that means its his job til he doesnt want it anymore.

The dark cloud has passed!!! I almost dont care who is named new coach. I'd be comfortable with just about any of the names that have been thrown around.

I dont think there'd be any question that improvement in those areas would dramtically affect the W/L record.

For 99% of Husker fans this would go without question under a new coach. I think for the long haul, "we" should expect the minimum to be 10 wins with 12 regular season games, a shot at CCG, and a bowl game. Anything less, and "we" might as well not expect anything and just give a coach a 25 year contract so that he can retire at NU with no worry of job performance. I dont want to settle for mediocre. I have no faith that Cally could have consistently kept NU above mediocre. 9-4 isnt much of above mediocre in the grand scheme of things imo. This is why Nebraska will become a revolving door for coaches!! Diehard --- well done. You are absolutely correct. The NU fan expectation is absurd. Unrealistic expectations makes life very rough for coaches and players. Until the fan base gets realistic then yes, revolving doors is what we'll get. Though another 5 or 6 years of ca. .500 or so play and 1/2 the seasons without bowl games would fix those expectations the hard way. I'd rather just take what we can get, hope for the best and cheer them on hoping for improvement and having realistic expectations. So what should us Husker fans accept as realistic expectations? I'll never get the answer to my next question, but I wonder if someone like a Pete Carroll would ever sign on with an NU with a non-high bar being set. My Huskers have been a winner until this Cally debacle. As a fan, why should I be satisfied with less? I'd rather coach at a place that expects excellence and will give me everything I needed to reach those expectations than coach at a place where the fans are wishy-washy and will "take what we can get". I think thats the most defeated attitude I've ever heard from a Husker fan. You think someone like a Pete Carroll would come here with a NON-HIGH BAR BEING SET? This NON-HIGH BAR being no more than two losses a year?!?!?!? Actually my bar is set at 10 wins assumming 13/14 games/year. To answer your question, even though you didnt answer mine, is yes, I think someone like Carroll would want to come coach and be around winners. Not a fan base thats okay with mediocrity. I asked two questions in my post. Care to provide an answer to those?

Well it would never happen in the way you've described. One, its not good for team chemistry when the AD basically tells the head coach who his assistants are gonna be. Two, do you really think Os has faith enough in Cally to let him hire new assistance like Solich was given the opportunity to do?

I think Cally ends up back in the pros as an O coordinator. Personally I'd prefer him as a QB coach who helps draw up plays. I wouldnt want him in any position of power (over the whole offense). I cant see anyone giving him a college head coaching gig anytime soon unless he's brought in strictly for his ability to keep players/program out of trouble (be a disciplinarian).

For 99% of Husker fans this would go without question under a new coach. I think for the long haul, "we" should expect the minimum to be 10 wins with 12 regular season games, a shot at CCG, and a bowl game. Anything less, and "we" might as well not expect anything and just give a coach a 25 year contract so that he can retire at NU with no worry of job performance. I dont want to settle for mediocre. I have no faith that Cally could have consistently kept NU above mediocre. 9-4 isnt much of above mediocre in the grand scheme of things imo. This is why Nebraska will become a revolving door for coaches!! Diehard --- well done. You are absolutely correct. The NU fan expectation is absurd. Unrealistic expectations makes life very rough for coaches and players. Until the fan base gets realistic then yes, revolving doors is what we'll get. Though another 5 or 6 years of ca. .500 or so play and 1/2 the seasons without bowl games would fix those expectations the hard way. I'd rather just take what we can get, hope for the best and cheer them on hoping for improvement and having realistic expectations. So what should us Husker fans accept as realistic expectations? I'll never get the answer to my next question, but I wonder if someone like a Pete Carroll would ever sign on with an NU with a non-high bar being set. My Huskers have been a winner until this Cally debacle. As a fan, why should I be satisfied with less? I'd rather coach at a place that expects excellence and will give me everything I needed to reach those expectations than coach at a place where the fans are wishy-washy and will "take what we can get". I think thats the most defeated attitude I've ever heard from a Husker fan.

When getting non-adults and some non-mature adults together in a relatively small place, there's going to be some seedy behavior. I wont even go to an NFL game because I cant put up with a bunch of loaded "adults" who seem to think that an NFL game is the same as a being in a WWE arena, or worse yet, in a WWE ring. I have heard a lot of bad stuff about CU fans versus what I've heard of NU fans. Part of the reason, that NU fans have the respect we do is because there really hasnt been much to be upset about prior to the Cally era. If the program continues to slide, we may not continue to earn the "classiest fans" mantra. But I would say that this mantra wasnt necessary gotten via the students, but by the overall fan base. Also, any ASU fan bashing a CU fan needs to look in the mirror. The worst I've ever been treated at a game was the '96 Disaster in the Desert. I've never been to Folsom, but I cant beleive that they're any less classy then the fans at ASU.