[Husker] Players defend Callahan

[Tony Lambert]

Well said Jon, Thank you .


                  Tony Lamber

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From: <jonlists at cbsol.com>
To: "Alan Siporin" <alans at efn.org>
Cc: <husker at romaine.tssi.com>; <husker-bounces at tssi.com>
Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 8:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Husker] Players defend Callahan


> husker-bounces at tssi.com wrote on 11/09/2005 07:33:43 PM:
>
>> 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.
>
> Correct, players don't get fired. They leave early for the NFL, quit
> football entirely (Ross Pilkington), or they transfer (Joe Dailey).
>
> Find blame the player argument laughable? Let's go back to (from a public
> opinion perspective) last year's goat, Joe Dailey. He had the passing
> accuracy of a four year old blind kid. He replaced Jammal Lord who was
> booed at home and also couldn't complete a pass to save his life, who
> replaced Eric Crouch who was a ball hog so he could win the Heisman and
> then let us all down when he quit in the pros, who replaced Scott Frost
> who had the gaul to go to Stanford first so we booed  him (besides,
> weren't his parents just plain  arrogant?), and all of them sinned because
> they replaced Tommie Frazier, who might have been the best college
> quarterback ever, if only he hadn't lost 19-10 at Iowa State in '92. If
> Jesus Christ played quarterback for Nebraska, we'd find something to blame
> him for.
>
> If this coaching staff is entirely responsible for getting this team up to
> play at home AND win against Kansas State, then these kids don't belong in
> Husker uniforms. Perhaps the coaches can come and dress them in the
> morning, tie their shoes and make sure they're eating a good breakfast,
> too. If they can't get themselves up for THIS game, they have no heart,
> and if they expect to be a winning football team regardless of who's
> coaching them, they'd better find one.
>
> [snip]
>>
>> 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?
>>
> They're at Nebraska, not Vanderbilt. You say things like "that loss took a
> lot out of them" as an excuse for losing about kids playing at Vanderbilt,
> not Nebraska. Come to think of it, you say that about Minnesota too. They
> typically lose to Michigan, then blame the rest of the year on that game.
> It's called "mental toughness". Goes along with heart.
>
>>
>> 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.
>>
> It'd make the season for me. All I want is a crappy bowl.
>
> Honestly, I cannot believe that this Nebraska team will lose to Kansas
> State Saturday. But if they do, it is their fault and not the coaches. KSU
> is a lousy opponent and we get them at home. We can all blame Bill
> Callahan and Kevin Cosgrove for the rest of the season, but not this game.
>
>
>
>> Discontented? Me too. Impatient? See what happens Saturday.
>>
>> Go Huskers!  Alan Siporin
>>
>
> I'll wait and see and hope I'm completely wrong about all of this. I'd
> hoped that I'd get to the game, but that doesn't look likely now.
>
> Jon Johnston
> http://www.huskerjon.com
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