knapplc Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 When Nebraska officials in 2007 asked Tom Osborne to rescue the school from Steve Pederson's disastrous reign, Osborne became interim athletic director. He dropped the "interim" tag a few months later and agreed to stay on past the summer of 2010, as initially planned. Osborne, 74, stepped down as football coach after his team beat Tennessee 42-17 in the 1998 Orange Bowl, allowing him to become the first man in college football history to retire as a reigning national champion. I talked with Osborne in his office on March 29: ... Q: What's it like to walk into a building past your own statue? A: I really wish the statue wasn't there. It makes me a little uncomfortable. But it is there and I don't think it'd be a very good idea to just tear it down. Click link for more.... LINK 1 Quote Link to comment
mnhusker Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Nice read and fun to see some of what was done to try and keep the early conversations with the Big 10 secret. Quote Link to comment
krc1995 Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Very candid. I would go to the championship game at Soldier Field? So Awesome!! Quote Link to comment
CAHusker Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 It really felt like Tom answered these questions straight from the heart. Very cool. Quote Link to comment
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