Mike Sherman vs. Bill Callahan

[The_Big_Dowski]

Mike Sherman was hired the same month that Bill Callahan was fired by Nebraska. I distinctly remember thinking why in the hell would they go down the same path that we had just got through finishing.

Both lasted 4 years, both were terrible in the beginning, made you believe they were good in the middle, and completly bombed their last seasons. BC was 5 games over .500 and Sherman finished at .500.

Guys that are NFL guys first and then come to college just don't work. The same goes for alot of college guys going to the NFL.

 

[ZRod]

Mike Sherman was hired the same month that Bill Callahan was fired by Nebraska. I distinctly remember thinking why in the hell would they go down the same path that we had just got through finishing.

Both lasted 4 years, both were terrible in the beginning, made you believe they were good in the middle, and completly bombed their last seasons. BC was 5 games over .500 and Sherman finished at .500.

Guys that are NFL guys first and then come to college just don't work. The same goes for alot of college guys going to the NFL.

Pete Carroll?

 

[LouisianaHuskerFan]

I actually believe Sherman was a good college coach. He had really good teams at A&M, but they just couldn't finish games. A&M had at least 3 or 4 games this year where they should have won but they came out of halftime and looked really flat in the second half.

 

[ADS]

If A&M had any sort of defense they would've been a top 15 team this year. The "Wrecking Crew" let them down in some big games this year: Okie State, Arkansas, Texas, and Kansas State.

 

[darkhorse85]

I actually believe Sherman was a good college coach. He had really good teams at A&M, but they just couldn't finish games. A&M had at least 3 or 4 games this year where they should have won but they came out of halftime and looked really flat in the second half.

Really good teams finish games.

 

[The_Big_Dowski]

Mike Sherman was hired the same month that Bill Callahan was fired by Nebraska. I distinctly remember thinking why in the hell would they go down the same path that we had just got through finishing.

Both lasted 4 years, both were terrible in the beginning, made you believe they were good in the middle, and completly bombed their last seasons. BC was 5 games over .500 and Sherman finished at .500.

Guys that are NFL guys first and then come to college just don't work. The same goes for alot of college guys going to the NFL.

Pete Carroll?

He did coach in college for 10 years before the NFL. Most coaches seem to be either successful in the NFL or college, not both. Carroll's still under .500 with the Seahawks and sucked with the Jets. Great at USC though...

 

[The_Big_Dowski]

If A&M had any sort of defense they would've been a top 15 team this year. The "Wrecking Crew" let them down in some big games this year: Okie State, Arkansas, Texas, and Kansas State.

This is exactly my point! Any sort of defense and we would have been close to top 15 too. I think they're too stubborn to admit defeat and change coordinators/philosiphies to win games.

 

[jsneb83]

Mike Sherman was hired the same month that Bill Callahan was fired by Nebraska. I distinctly remember thinking why in the hell would they go down the same path that we had just got through finishing.

Both lasted 4 years, both were terrible in the beginning, made you believe they were good in the middle, and completly bombed their last seasons. BC was 5 games over .500 and Sherman finished at .500.

Guys that are NFL guys first and then come to college just don't work. The same goes for alot of college guys going to the NFL.

Pete Carroll?

He did coach in college for 10 years before the NFL. Most coaches seem to be either successful in the NFL or college, not both. Carroll's still under .500 with the Seahawks and sucked with the Jets. Great at USC though...

Jim Harbaugh?

 

[The_Big_Dowski]

Mike Sherman was hired the same month that Bill Callahan was fired by Nebraska. I distinctly remember thinking why in the hell would they go down the same path that we had just got through finishing.

Both lasted 4 years, both were terrible in the beginning, made you believe they were good in the middle, and completly bombed their last seasons. BC was 5 games over .500 and Sherman finished at .500.

Guys that are NFL guys first and then come to college just don't work. The same goes for alot of college guys going to the NFL.

Pete Carroll?

He did coach in college for 10 years before the NFL. Most coaches seem to be either successful in the NFL or college, not both. Carroll's still under .500 with the Seahawks and sucked with the Jets. Great at USC though...

Jim Harbaugh?

Alright...I'll give you that one so far...

He build a bad Stanford program up and is doing really well with SF. Singletary must have been an awful coach because their roster isn't much different than last year...

 

[jsneb83]

Mike Sherman was hired the same month that Bill Callahan was fired by Nebraska. I distinctly remember thinking why in the hell would they go down the same path that we had just got through finishing.

Both lasted 4 years, both were terrible in the beginning, made you believe they were good in the middle, and completly bombed their last seasons. BC was 5 games over .500 and Sherman finished at .500.

Guys that are NFL guys first and then come to college just don't work. The same goes for alot of college guys going to the NFL.

Pete Carroll?

He did coach in college for 10 years before the NFL. Most coaches seem to be either successful in the NFL or college, not both. Carroll's still under .500 with the Seahawks and sucked with the Jets. Great at USC though...

Jim Harbaugh?

Alright...I'll give you that one so far...

He build a bad Stanford program up and is doing really well with SF. Singletary must have been an awful coach because their roster isn't much different than last year...

I understand what you are saying though. It does seem that most successful head coaches in one level haven't had alot of succesful in the other.

 

[HeyBurke]

Mike Sherman was hired the same month that Bill Callahan was fired by Nebraska. I distinctly remember thinking why in the hell would they go down the same path that we had just got through finishing.

Both lasted 4 years, both were terrible in the beginning, made you believe they were good in the middle, and completly bombed their last seasons. BC was 5 games over .500 and Sherman finished at .500.

Guys that are NFL guys first and then come to college just don't work. The same goes for alot of college guys going to the NFL.

Pete Carroll?

He did coach in college for 10 years before the NFL. Most coaches seem to be either successful in the NFL or college, not both. Carroll's still under .500 with the Seahawks and sucked with the Jets. Great at USC though...

Jim Harbaugh?

Mike Holmgren? No, wait, he was a high school coach before he went to the Packers.

 

[Rocketsocks]

I thought it was illegal to say Bill Callahan's name on this board.

 

[The_Big_Dowski]

I thought it was illegal to say Bill Callahan's name on this board.

I know it's illegal and I'll go wash out my mouth with soap now...

 

[Rocketsocks]

YOU ARE IN BIG TROUBLE MISTER!!!! j/k

 

[The_Big_Dowski]

It would be interesting to see where Nebraska football would be if BC wasn't so stubborn about having Cosgrove as the defensive coordinator. He could score points, but our defense had to be one of the worst defenses of all time for a top 10 college football program.