[Husker] Players defend Callahan

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I didn't read the Lincoln article but the OWH ran a
similar story. The players didn't actually say to get
off the coaches back but they did say it wasn't all
the coaches fault. They took part of the blame because
it is them on the field. Also at the end of the
article Callahan is quoted as saying " We want to win,
that's the bottom line. It's a win business. I think
it'd be great if people want you to be a good guy and
run a clean program, but the bottom line is you've got
to win." I would say so far that business is way down.




--- Alan Siporin <alans at efn.org> wrote:

> Coaches get fired. Not players. I find the
> blame-the-players argument
> laughable. Ultimately it's both scheme and
> performance that land on the
> coach, because the coaches have to get their players
> to perform, even in the
> pros, but more so with college kids.
> 
> Coaches win, or they get fired. Some get longer than
> others. And how long
> Callahan gets to win is the question. The argument
> for firing a coach sooner
> than later is usually that he is bringing down the
> program. (Remember the
> Solich detractors? It's not win-loss, but
> recruiting?) Guess what? The
> Solich offense has already been dismantled. The new
> one isn't completely in
> place yet. So what's the hurry, now?
> 
> I feel like my truck is stuck in the muck. I've
> determined I can't get it
> out by going in reverse, so my only other option
> (short of a tow - read that
> firing) is to go straight ahead through the muck!
> Other than enduring
> another bad season or two, why not let it play out?
> I think a lot of great
> coaches could have come in here and already have had
> a pretty impressive
> record, and Callahan's 500 mark makes me very
> nervous. But that doesn't
> really prove that he can't establish a
> national-title-contending team,
> though in a longer timetable than some coaches.
> 
> Hard to say how the Octavian injury or the
> Christianson injury hurt the
> team. Every team has to endure key injuries, and
> sometimes the difference
> between a great year and an average year is getting
> lucky with injuries. But
> when you're still establishing a program you can
> afford injuries even less.
> I think you have to stick with a coach long enough
> to get past that stage.
> (Just as I wish we would have stuck with Solich long
> enough to establish his
> new staff). I'm not crazy about what I see with
> Callahan, but I still say
> give him more time.
> 
> How much did the OU game - a tough opponent that the
> team made a valiant
> comeback attempt against - take out of these kids?
> Look at the scores of the
> losses and the only embarrassing loss is Kansas. In
> fact it's out of
> character with the rest of the season. Are we
> over-reacting to this loss,
> especially when it comes at the point of culmination
> of the other losses?
> 
> See what happens against KSU. I predict the Huskers
> win - even with two
> freshmen offensive tackles, starting. I won't
> predict the margin, but I
> wouldn't be the least bit surprised if we win big.
> It won't make a great
> season, and only puts us in position for a crappy
> bowl, but it also stops
> the skid, helps recruiting and puts the team in a
> position to go after
> Colorado with some momentum.
> 
> Discontented? Me too. Impatient? See what happens
> Saturday.
> 
> Go Huskers!  Alan Siporin
> 
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