I think Callahan will embrace past Huskers, evident by the numbers that have been on the sidelines since Osborne's return. He's had McBride speak to the team on several occassions, and has allowed past Huskers into the locker room. I think Osborne would help teach Callahan the tradition--- and I think that he'd be open to it. I think when you're an outsider, you have to grow into this job, and I think Osborne could help Callahan, if Callahan is open to it.
You really do have no idea do you. The only reason players are even allowed on the sidelines is because when TO took over the first thing he did was send a letter to all the former players saying they were welcomed at any home game. A bunch of former players have stated that under BC and SP they didnt even feel welcomed. Jason Peter who is on the Nebraksa All-Time team was told by the athletic department to "look somewhere else" when he told them he would pay double for USC tickets. And i have not heard a single thing about McBride talking to the players, or former players in the locker room. BC is not responsible for the sudden increase in restoring tradition at NU that is TO's doing.
Seriously asianman i am trying not to take shots at you but you need to do some research before you get on here and start claiming this and that.
NPHusker--- I am 32 years old, and I live in Omaha, NE. I am a lifelong Husker fan, and my family has had season-tickets going back to the Devaney years. I graduated from UNL in 1998. I understand what it means to be a Husker fan.
I need to research before I post this and that? Gee, I didn't know you were the fact book. If YOU did the research, you would see that since 2004, McBride has spoken to Callahan's team on several occassions. Listen to 590AM in Omaha-- I heard Matt Perrault interview McBride twice before Osborne's return and McBride talked about his visits to Callahan, staff and the team. Callahan himself has talked about the signifigance of McBride speaking to the team.
I know the former players returning is TO's doing, not Bill Callahan's. You have to realize that with Steve Pedersen in charge, Callahan was only free to reign within that command. It is believed that Pedersen had much to do with the erasing of tradition-- what was Callahan to do? Go over his boss's head?
I've heard the stories about the former players not feeling welcomed, but most of them attribute that to Pedersen. I think with Osborne's guidance, Callahan would embrace tradition. Anything to the contrary is also an opinion.
There are alot of people here that have problems with opinions that don't reflect their own.
I love NU as well, and I don't want to see another staff come in and not succeed. I don't want this program to become a revolving door of head coaches, or go through 10 years of misery, like OU.
My OPINION is that Callahan may succeed with at LEAST a revamped defensive staff. Bring in a new coach, and it may take 3 years to get the system in place-- and what if that staff doesn't work out?
Just because you disagree with me, doesn't mean you're right.
