Seems that Cally was actually close to keeping the job.

[hskrpwr13]

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

...........Osborne took over as interim athletic director on Oct. 16. He said he told coaches upon his arrival he was hoping they could make this thing work.

 

“I think they understood that I didn’t want to make a change, because change is hard,” Osborne said. “Change is disruptive. Sometimes it’s expensive, but that’s not the main issue here.”

 

During his second week on the job, with four games left on Nebraska’s schedule, Osborne and the coaches set benchmarks for the season.

 

Osborne said that if they won the final four games and the team went 8-4, there’s no question they’d keep their jobs. If they won three and played well, he told them he thought they’d remain, but didn’t want to make promises.

 

Anything worse than that?

 

“It’s going to be tough,” Osborne told them. “Because now you’re break even, and we haven’t had many break-even seasons around here. If you have a losing season, I don’t think this is going to work.”

 

Still, Osborne maintained Saturday that this was not just about wins and losses, but also about how those losses occurred.

 

He recalled a recent conversation he had with former Colorado coach Bill McCartney.

 

“He said, ‘You’ve lost your identity,’” Osborne said. “I think what he was saying was that we used to be a team that people hated to play because they felt it for two or three weeks.”

 

Not this year. Nebraska gave up more than 40 points six times and lost six games by more than two touchdowns.

 

The Huskers gave up almost 38 points a game and lost three home games by a combined 75 points.

 

“The Kansas game was a big turning point,” Osborne said of Nebraska’s 76-39 loss. “The coaches knew it, I knew it when it happened.”

 

The Huskers, for so long the bullies in the college football world, were now a punchline.

 

“The issue becomes, ‘How long are you still viable?’ At what point, can you still go out and recruit without people saying you’re only going to be there one or two years? At what point do you have credibility with the public? At what point do you still have a powerful impact with your players?” Osborne said.

 

“There comes a point where it becomes dicey, and I didn’t want to see Bill in that position. I didn’t want to see the University of Nebraska in that position.”

 

When Osborne was first hired, he said Callahan approached him wondering if Osborne wanted him to change assistants.

 

Osborne fired two assistant coaches in his 25 years as Nebraska’s coach.

 

“I said, ‘Bill, I would never do that.’ I would never ask you to get rid of anybody,’” Osborne said. “The head coach is the head coach. The head coach is not just responsible for the offense.

 

“The head coach is responsible for the defense, and the kicking game, and the whole deal. That’s why you’re the head coach. You’re responsible for firing those people. So I was not going to tell Bill Callahan who he had to keep, who he had to let go. Bill Callahan is where the buck stops.”...............

[BeachBuffs]

I think if you all had won yesterday it would have bought him the bowl game and if he won he would have kept his job but would have had to fire Cosgrove.

[Dundermifflinite]

I think if you all had won yesterday it would have bought him the bowl game and if he won he would have kept his job but would have had to fire Cosgrove.

 

 

“I said, ‘Bill, I would never do that.’ I would never ask you to get rid of anybody,’” Osborne said. “The head coach is the head coach. The head coach is not just responsible for the offense.

[HSKRNOKC]

It was being unofficially mentioned by some places for a while now that he was through.

[Benner on the Grand Island]

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

...........Osborne took over as interim athletic director on Oct. 16. He said he told coaches upon his arrival he was hoping they could make this thing work.

 

“I think they understood that I didn’t want to make a change, because change is hard,” Osborne said. “Change is disruptive. Sometimes it’s expensive, but that’s not the main issue here.”

 

During his second week on the job, with four games left on Nebraska’s schedule, Osborne and the coaches set benchmarks for the season.

 

Osborne said that if they won the final four games and the team went 8-4, there’s no question they’d keep their jobs. If they won three and played well, he told them he thought they’d remain, but didn’t want to make promises.

 

Anything worse than that?

 

“It’s going to be tough,” Osborne told them. “Because now you’re break even, and we haven’t had many break-even seasons around here. If you have a losing season, I don’t think this is going to work.”

 

Still, Osborne maintained Saturday that this was not just about wins and losses, but also about how those losses occurred.

 

He recalled a recent conversation he had with former Colorado coach Bill McCartney.

 

“He said, ‘You’ve lost your identity,’” Osborne said. “I think what he was saying was that we used to be a team that people hated to play because they felt it for two or three weeks.”

 

Not this year. Nebraska gave up more than 40 points six times and lost six games by more than two touchdowns.

 

The Huskers gave up almost 38 points a game and lost three home games by a combined 75 points.

 

“The Kansas game was a big turning point,” Osborne said of Nebraska’s 76-39 loss. “The coaches knew it, I knew it when it happened.”

 

The Huskers, for so long the bullies in the college football world, were now a punchline.

 

“The issue becomes, ‘How long are you still viable?’ At what point, can you still go out and recruit without people saying you’re only going to be there one or two years? At what point do you have credibility with the public? At what point do you still have a powerful impact with your players?” Osborne said.

 

“There comes a point where it becomes dicey, and I didn’t want to see Bill in that position. I didn’t want to see the University of Nebraska in that position.”

 

When Osborne was first hired, he said Callahan approached him wondering if Osborne wanted him to change assistants.

 

Osborne fired two assistant coaches in his 25 years as Nebraska’s coach.

 

“I said, ‘Bill, I would never do that.’ I would never ask you to get rid of anybody,’” Osborne said. “The head coach is the head coach. The head coach is not just responsible for the offense.

 

“The head coach is responsible for the defense, and the kicking game, and the whole deal. That’s why you’re the head coach. You’re responsible for firing those people. So I was not going to tell Bill Callahan who he had to keep, who he had to let go. Bill Callahan is where the buck stops.”...............

[Benner on the Grand Island]

It was being unofficially mentioned by some places for a while now that he was through.

beg to differ Callahan was gone for sure after the Kanas pummeling look through Nebraska history it was the worst loss ever handed to a nebraska team people

[DJR313]

It was being unofficially mentioned by some places for a while now that he was through.

 

I think had Nebraska whipped Colorado yesterday, this may have gone differently. It's not surprising, though. Osborne didn't want to fire him, but the poor performances left him no choice, really. I just hope that Dr. Tom makes a good decision on the next head coach.

[statman]

Did you not read what TO said, Callahan had to go 4-0 or 3-1 to keep his job, we could have won 81-0 yesterday and it wouldn't have mattered. He was gone after the blowout at Kansas. TO was very fair in this whole ordeal and told the coaches what they needed to do. As TO said, he felt even he would be fired for a .500 season, except for the last few years when he reached super-icon status.

[DJR313]

Did you not read what TO said, Callahan had to go 4-0 or 3-1 to keep his job, we could have won 81-0 yesterday and it wouldn't have mattered. He was gone after the blowout at Kansas. TO was very fair in this whole ordeal and told the coaches what they needed to do. As TO said, he felt even he would be fired for a .500 season, except for the last few years when he reached super-icon status.

 

Did you not read what TO said? He said it would hard if they broke even. Osborne absolutely did not want to do this and felt he had no other choice(which he really didn't after yesterday). Callahan made this decision easy for Osborne by losing.

[ferrisbva68]

Question for the board - What two assistants did Osborne fire? Thanks!

[RedGixxer]

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

...........Osborne took over as interim athletic director on Oct. 16. He said he told coaches upon his arrival he was hoping they could make this thing work.

 

“I think they understood that I didn’t want to make a change, because change is hard,” Osborne said. “Change is disruptive. Sometimes it’s expensive, but that’s not the main issue here.”

 

During his second week on the job, with four games left on Nebraska’s schedule, Osborne and the coaches set benchmarks for the season.

 

Osborne said that if they won the final four games and the team went 8-4, there’s no question they’d keep their jobs. If they won three and played well, he told them he thought they’d remain, but didn’t want to make promises.

 

Anything worse than that?

 

“It’s going to be tough,” Osborne told them. “Because now you’re break even, and we haven’t had many break-even seasons around here. If you have a losing season, I don’t think this is going to work.”

 

Still, Osborne maintained Saturday that this was not just about wins and losses, but also about how those losses occurred.

 

He recalled a recent conversation he had with former Colorado coach Bill McCartney.

 

“He said, ‘You’ve lost your identity,’” Osborne said. “I think what he was saying was that we used to be a team that people hated to play because they felt it for two or three weeks.”

 

Not this year. Nebraska gave up more than 40 points six times and lost six games by more than two touchdowns.

 

The Huskers gave up almost 38 points a game and lost three home games by a combined 75 points.

 

“The Kansas game was a big turning point,” Osborne said of Nebraska’s 76-39 loss. “The coaches knew it, I knew it when it happened.”

 

The Huskers, for so long the bullies in the college football world, were now a punchline.

 

“The issue becomes, ‘How long are you still viable?’ At what point, can you still go out and recruit without people saying you’re only going to be there one or two years? At what point do you have credibility with the public? At what point do you still have a powerful impact with your players?” Osborne said.

 

“There comes a point where it becomes dicey, and I didn’t want to see Bill in that position. I didn’t want to see the University of Nebraska in that position.”

 

When Osborne was first hired, he said Callahan approached him wondering if Osborne wanted him to change assistants.

 

Osborne fired two assistant coaches in his 25 years as Nebraska’s coach.

 

“I said, ‘Bill, I would never do that.’ I would never ask you to get rid of anybody,’” Osborne said. “The head coach is the head coach. The head coach is not just responsible for the offense.

 

“The head coach is responsible for the defense, and the kicking game, and the whole deal. That’s why you’re the head coach. You’re responsible for firing those people. So I was not going to tell Bill Callahan who he had to keep, who he had to let go. Bill Callahan is where the buck stops.”...............

 

 

I think the chances of Clownahan keeping his job were exactly 0. That's why Pederson was fired and Osborne was hired. It was a done deal from day 1.

[husker88]

I think the chances of Clownahan keeping his job were exactly 0. That's why Pederson was fired and Osborne was hired. It was a done deal from day 1.

 

During his second week on the job, with four games left on Nebraska’s schedule, Osborne and the coaches set benchmarks for the season.

 

Osborne said that if they won the final four games and the team went 8-4, there’s no question they’d keep their jobs. If they won three and played well, he told them he thought they’d remain, but didn’t want to make promises.

 

Anything worse than that?

 

“It’s going to be tough,” Osborne told them. “Because now you’re break even, and we haven’t had many break-even seasons around here. If you have a losing season, I don’t think this is going to work.”

 

 

So you feel TO lied today when he said he set benchmarks for them. And if you don't feel he lied, then please explain to us the statement he made today.

[REDSTEEL]

Question for the board - What two assistants did Osborne fire? Thanks!

 

Was wondering that myself.

 

Anyway I would bet that T.O. was quite dissapointed after giving them benchmarks for keeping their jobs that they went out and laid that egg against Okie St at home.

[Flatout24]

I disagree 100%, no way no how was Cally gonna stay once Osborne took the title, I think it was a done deal early---weeks ago. Today was smoke & mirrors, political jargin. Tom is not a liar BUT he is & was being politically correct which is fine by me. People, it's just not always black & white and I feel sorry for you if you think it is. He does not have to answer to any of us and he can spin this anyways he feels is best for the University...simple as that. To blow your mind even more, I'd bet my left arm that THERE HAVE been talks with potential new HC's. Neither you know or I will ever know that but it's 2007--not everything is always what it seems.

[RedGixxer]

I disagree 100%, no way no how was Cally gonna stay once Osborne took the title, I think it was a done deal early---weeks ago. Today was smoke & mirrors, political jargin. Tom is not a liar BUT he is & was being politically correct which is fine by me. People, it's just not always black & white and I feel sorry for you if you think it is. He does not have to answer to any of us and he can spin this anyways he feels is best for the University...simple as that. To blow your mind even more, I'd bet my left arm that THERE HAVE been talks with potential new HC's. Neither you know or I will ever know that but it's 2007--not everything is always what it seems.

 

 

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