Scarlet Overkill Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Ivan Maisel talks about Rodriguez at Michigan, and near the bottom of the article, mentions some people near and dear to our hearts. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/stor...&id=4475809 No one could say that Frank Solich didn't fit at Nebraska. He had been there as an assistant coach for 19 seasons before he took over as head coach in 1998. Solich won 58 games in six seasons but got fired anyway. Nebraska athletic director Steve Pederson had hired winning coaches such as Harris and basketball coach Ben Howland at Pittsburgh. Pederson brought in former Oakland Raiders head coach Bill Callahan to replace Solich. Callahan brought an NFL feel to a campus where football had been handled pretty much the same way for three decades. When his teams ranged from good to mediocre, Callahan got fired, and so did Pederson. "Bill's a good football coach and a good man," said Pederson, who was later hired as athletic director at Pittsburgh. "I think, you know, if you look at it, if you win enough games, everything's fine." Rodriguez, like Callahan at Nebraska, has been criticized for trampling on tradition because he changed practice and training regimens. Quote Link to comment
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