Difference between Weis and Callahan

[bethelbacker]

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In three seasons at Notre Dame, head coach Charlie Weis has won nine games, 10 games and one game, making him the first person in history to hit 20 and bust.

 

As Notre Dame and Nebraska plummet toward the bottom of their respective history books, as the Fighting Irish and the Cornhuskers find out how the other half has lived for the past few decades, their fans share a great many emotions: embarrassment, humiliation, disgust.

 

What they don't share is a solution. Notre Dame is not entertaining the idea of firing Weis. There isn't a soul between Scottsbluff and Omaha who believes Bill Callahan should or will return to run the Huskers next season.

 

Notre Dame has fallen farther, and faster, than Nebraska. The last team to play in a BCS bowl and win as few as three games was Alabama, which followed its SEC Championship and an Orange Bowl berth in 1999 by going 3-8 in 2000. Crimson Tide coach Mike DuBose didn't survive that fall.

 

Yet Weis won't be fired this year. Weis will survive in part because of the heights to which he took the Irish in the past two seasons. But he will also survive because he embraced the culture on campus.

 

Callahan came in as an agent of change, dismantling what had worked for three decades. It's not just the West Coast offense that Callahan brought in. Callahan and athletic director Steve Pederson brought a professional, business mentality to what had been a homey athletic department.

 

Out went the framed paintings of past Huskers stars that lined the walls. In came a new building with security worthy of a Manhattan office building. Neither move sat well with the Nebraska faithful.

 

Callahan struggled, but in the midst of struggling, neither he nor Pederson developed a base among the fans. When the bottom dropped out this season -- five straight losses, capped by a 76-39 loss at Kansas -- no one rallied to Callahan's defense. Instead, they are pinning their hopes on interim athletic director Tom Osborne, who already has indicated that he will make a coaching change.

 

Looking on from afar is Callahan's predecessor, Frank Solich, a former Huskers running back, an assistant to Osborne for 19 seasons and the man who went 58-19 as the Huskers' head coach from 1998-2003. Pederson fired him after the Huskers went 10-3 in 2003.

 

Solich said he has spoken with Osborne since the Hall of Fame coach returned to run the athletic department.

 

"We thought we were moving in the right direction. What happened, happened," Solich said. "There were just a few people that I was bothered with. You like to see your alma mater do well. But things are where they are at. I'm sure Tom will get things upgraded there."

 

Weis likely will get things upgraded at Notre Dame. It's difficult to imagine how they could get worse.

[junior4949]

When did TO indicate he will make a coaching change?

[bethelbacker]

When did TO indicate he will make a coaching change?

 

 

Probly referring to the slip of the tongue to KETV about the "new coaching staff".........I think it was during the A&M game? Correct me if I'm wrong, I can't remember which embarrassing loss it was during.

[newenglandhusker]

When did TO indicate he will make a coaching change?

Probly referring to the slip of the tongue to KETV about the "new coaching staff".........I think it was during the A&M game? Correct me if I'm wrong, I can't remember which embarrassing loss it was during.

Supposedly, in the context of the interview, it was a little more appropriate than that. I haven't seen/heard the whole interview but wasn't there a hypothetical component in there?

[Captain K]

When did TO indicate he will make a coaching change?

Probly referring to the slip of the tongue to KETV about the "new coaching staff".........I think it was during the A&M game? Correct me if I'm wrong, I can't remember which embarrassing loss it was during.

Supposedly, in the context of the interview, it was a little more appropriate than that. I haven't seen/heard the whole interview but wasn't there a hypothetical component in there?

Not really. He was asked about returning the walk-on program to its former level and TO said it would be up to the new coaching staff. That means change unless the four year old staff is new to him. Heck, even new and improved Tide can only be new for 6 months.

 

That and telling a recruit there would be coaching changes are only a small part of it. Not a chance that guy returns next year!

[Wally]

When did TO indicate he will make a coaching change?

 

I think if you could read Tom's lips that was what he was saying to Callahan when he was ignored as Bill was leaving the field at the half of the KU game.

 

If you missed that video it is in the list on the right side of this page

 

http://www.wowt.com/sports/headlines/10994876.html

[zoogs]

The difference between Weis and Callahan is that Weis is an a-hole and Callahan's a genuine guy.

[Dundermifflinite]

The difference between Weis and Callahan is that Weis is an a-hole and Callahan's a genuine guy.

 

extremely genuine, and respectful in every respect. He does an excellent job in every area, just ask him.

Former captain Ross Pilkington will tell you how genuine he is.

I think he was being most genuine when he called the OU fans F-ing hillbillies.

[NUpolo8]

The difference between Weis and Callahan is that Weis is an a-hole and Callahan's a genuine guy.

 

 

If by genuine you mean genuinely arrogant and treats all like they are idiots then you are correct.

 

If you're not successful, fine. But the way this man has carried himself these four years have been downright embarassing. Calling a 18 year old kid a "prima donna", talking down to the fans and media, and outright lying to them about gestures he did or didn't make are the antithesis of what this athletic department means. Its no wonder the kids under his charge do not respond or show fire.

[papersun87]

The difference between Weis and Callahan is that Weis is an a-hole and Callahan's a genuine tool.

Fixed.

[Drowning_in_the_Sea_of_Red]

I don't think you have to look much further than the bathroom scale to see the difference between the two.

 

As far as their coaching abilities go, I've never been sold on Weis. And Callahan, well, he's not good.

[RedGixxer]

LINK

 

In three seasons at Notre Dame, head coach Charlie Weis has won nine games, 10 games and one game, making him the first person in history to hit 20 and bust.

 

As Notre Dame and Nebraska plummet toward the bottom of their respective history books, as the Fighting Irish and the Cornhuskers find out how the other half has lived for the past few decades, their fans share a great many emotions: embarrassment, humiliation, disgust.

 

What they don't share is a solution. Notre Dame is not entertaining the idea of firing Weis. There isn't a soul between Scottsbluff and Omaha who believes Bill Callahan should or will return to run the Huskers next season.

 

Notre Dame has fallen farther, and faster, than Nebraska. The last team to play in a BCS bowl and win as few as three games was Alabama, which followed its SEC Championship and an Orange Bowl berth in 1999 by going 3-8 in 2000. Crimson Tide coach Mike DuBose didn't survive that fall.

 

Yet Weis won't be fired this year. Weis will survive in part because of the heights to which he took the Irish in the past two seasons. But he will also survive because he embraced the culture on campus.

 

Callahan came in as an agent of change, dismantling what had worked for three decades. It's not just the West Coast offense that Callahan brought in. Callahan and athletic director Steve Pederson brought a professional, business mentality to what had been a homey athletic department.

 

Out went the framed paintings of past Huskers stars that lined the walls. In came a new building with security worthy of a Manhattan office building. Neither move sat well with the Nebraska faithful.

 

Callahan struggled, but in the midst of struggling, neither he nor Pederson developed a base among the fans. When the bottom dropped out this season -- five straight losses, capped by a 76-39 loss at Kansas -- no one rallied to Callahan's defense. Instead, they are pinning their hopes on interim athletic director Tom Osborne, who already has indicated that he will make a coaching change.

 

Looking on from afar is Callahan's predecessor, Frank Solich, a former Huskers running back, an assistant to Osborne for 19 seasons and the man who went 58-19 as the Huskers' head coach from 1998-2003. Pederson fired him after the Huskers went 10-3 in 2003.

 

Solich said he has spoken with Osborne since the Hall of Fame coach returned to run the athletic department.

 

"We thought we were moving in the right direction. What happened, happened," Solich said. "There were just a few people that I was bothered with. You like to see your alma mater do well. But things are where they are at. I'm sure Tom will get things upgraded there."

 

Weis likely will get things upgraded at Notre Dame. It's difficult to imagine how they could get worse.

 

 

They could get worse if they hired Callacrap and Coscrap to coach their team...

[Pedro Guerrero]

They could get worse if they hired Callacrap and Coscrap to coach their team...

 

I don't think they could be any worse. 4 wins is better then 1 win so NU has them beat.