True, and yet even He could see something that Callahan couldn't, that Nebraska's D was the worst ever.
Was it a mistake?
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True, and yet even He could see something that Callahan couldn't, that Nebraska's D was the worst ever.
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Didn't he also say that the North would come down to Mizzou and KU, something that he was ridiculed for? I know he seems like a senile, stuttering, slurring old lady, but he does know something about football.
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Cy the Cyclone
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The day the Huskers hired Callahan was the day I quit paying real close attention to the program. I knew he was going to bring in his West Coast crap and take the must punishing run game in college football and dump it for some trendy throw the ball all the time nonsense.
Solich was all belief with no science but like any good preacher, he had faith going for him. Callahan was all science with no belief.
Solich was all belief with no science but like any good preacher, he had faith going for him. Callahan was all science with no belief.
I heard one person wanted to keep Clownahan as HC...that person was Kevin Cosgrave... :sarcasm
Continuity in staff has been mentioned as an issue going forward, and I agree that can be a big problem in terms of recruiting. On the other hand with the expected return of the walk-on program and in-state recruiting I think we'll see an influx of talent that Callahan was ignoring. These will be people that WANT to be Huskers and won't complain about the cold weather or the lack of whatever in Lincoln. The walk-on program has given the team a lot of its heart and soul in the past and I think that will be a big help.
This time we have TO looking for the right guy, and he'll no doubt find him. So I expect continuity will not be much of an issue once we start rolling again.
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This time we have TO looking for the right guy, and he'll no doubt find him. So I expect continuity will not be much of an issue once we start rolling again.
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T_O_Bull
All-American
:bonez :hellloooo :hellloooo :bonez
I always dreaded the day when TO would finally retire. It came far too soon. One thing that helped TO was that Devaney stayed on as AD. I'm optimistic but still aprehensive. There are sure to be some pot holes in the road we have chosen. Let he who fills our sails with wind direct our course.
...T_O_B
:bonez :hellloooo :hellloooo :bonez
and may he steer the ship safely through troubled waters on so many impending moonless and stormy nights.....
zoogs
Assistant Coach
TO said that he would have kept Callahan had he gone 8-4, and maybe if he had gone 7-5.
What this tells me is that TO believes Callahan is a solid character with integrity; his downfall was lack of ability to produce results. Callahan is a good coach, but it just didn't work out. No need to bag on him like he was the worst ever, because it's just not true.
What this tells me is that TO believes Callahan is a solid character with integrity; his downfall was lack of ability to produce results. Callahan is a good coach, but it just didn't work out. No need to bag on him like he was the worst ever, because it's just not true.
clone
Starter
I thought cally should have more time, but based that on the same reasoning TO applied, I thought it would be hard to fire a coach with a 6-6 record and a bowl game. Cally made it easy by losing the CU game.
Two losing seasons out of four won't get it done at nU.
I still fear the revolving door for coaches.
ya rolls the dice and takes yer chances.
the __________ (insert new coach here) experiment begins!!
:woo :thumbs
Two losing seasons out of four won't get it done at nU.
I still fear the revolving door for coaches.
ya rolls the dice and takes yer chances.
the __________ (insert new coach here) experiment begins!!
:woo :thumbs
knapplc
International Man of Mystery
:yeah
I will remember the Callahan Era with equal parts gladness and sadness. Lots of fun, exciting games, lots of games I'd just as soon never remember.
At the end, Bill Callahan wasn't the right guy for this program. The list of people who are "not the right guy for this program" is exceedingly long, though. It doesn't mean that he's anything other than a bad fit here.
I wish him well in the future, and much success. :thumbs
freemason9
Four-Star Recruit
As many of you know, I didn't want a coaching change. It wasn't that I was enamored of Callahan or anything, but I didn't want to see NU go through another wrenching 3-4 years of turmoil. That Colorado game just did it for me, though.
It all just got too weird. I've never, ever seen anything like it. I'm still scratching my head and wondering.
I even reached the point of wondering if certain players were intentionally undermining the program--the defense looked so bad, so nasty, I couldn't imagine how that could just be from poor coaching. And some of those players just didn't seem to be playing.
All that doesn't matter, though--because if a coach lets a team get to that point, there is a problem with management. And the HC is the manager, and is ultimately responsible.
I'm still not sure what happened, but thank God he's gone. I hope he does well elsewhere, but it sure didn't work out at NU.
It all just got too weird. I've never, ever seen anything like it. I'm still scratching my head and wondering.
I even reached the point of wondering if certain players were intentionally undermining the program--the defense looked so bad, so nasty, I couldn't imagine how that could just be from poor coaching. And some of those players just didn't seem to be playing.
All that doesn't matter, though--because if a coach lets a team get to that point, there is a problem with management. And the HC is the manager, and is ultimately responsible.
I'm still not sure what happened, but thank God he's gone. I hope he does well elsewhere, but it sure didn't work out at NU.
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Banned
I don't. I just want a coach who respects and embraces NU, one who can coach, and can motivate, and who intends to make this job his last stop, his career, his life. I think that TO will find that, unlike Pederson.