[Husker] Article

[Robert Christensen]

I guess I am just not as aware of things as you are Bob.  I never was a 
fan of Callahan for a couple of reasons.  First, he took someone elses 
team to a Superbowl, then coached that same team to a pathetic record 
the following year.  Second, he never seemed to me to be on board with 
any kind of Husker Tradition.  Probably one of the additional reasons 
was I had so much loathing for Pederson and the way he screwed up the 
entire coaching situation from the firing a 9-3 coach to going more than 
40 days without a hire that I couldn't in good conscious support 
anything that person did or said.

I also am not as on board of your vast knowledge of what it takes to be 
a Head Coach.  Maybe its a gut feeling that Pelini will do well here.  
Maybe its a trust that the athletic department and especially the AD 
chair are in trustworthy hands now.  But I do think this is a great 
hire.  Of course, if it proves wrong, I'm sure there will be several 
posters that can point that out to me and the rest of the board. *smile*

When I look around at the "proven head coaches" that you seem to think 
might have been lined up for the Nebraska job.  I'm not sure any of them 
are really all that good.  Notre Dame has a storied coach.  aTm had a 
storied coach (actually a couple of them over the years in Sherrill and 
the one that just left) and both of them came up short of expectations.  
I will take Pelini overall the others I have read about with a possible 
exception of Turner Gill.  And I actually think those were the only two 
that were serious contenders for the Husker Head Coach.

Bob

baseballguy at neb.rr.com wrote:
> ***** ORIGINAL Robert Christensen MESSAGE FOLLOWS *****
>
> Well Bob, we had a "proven head coach" these last 4 years and it 
> was a 
> complete disaster. The only thing about that great experiment 
> that 
> surprised me is how long a lot of the "WCO guru's" to admit it 
> was a 
> mistake.  I am a lot more comfortable with the "unproven" Coach 
> Pelini 
> than I ever was with Callahan and company and I think there are a 
> lot of 
> other fans nationwide that are too.
>
> It seems like your still wanting to stay on the Callahan band 
> wagon.  
> Its a fact, Pederson is gone, Callahan is gone, and Nebraska is a 
> lot 
> better because they are FINALLY gone!
>
> Bob
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> In response to Robert Christensen <rchriste at threeriver.net> 
> message on 28-December-2007 11:55:33a
>
>
>      I am totally cognizant of the fact that not everyone works 
> out everytime in all situations.  But, job situations are 
> typically filled by those with experience unless there is no one 
> experienced available.  Which I wonder if this wasn't at least 
> partially the position NU and TO were in?  At the same point in 
> time, meaning after Callahan had been on about a month, I was 
> more comfortable with Callahan.  Not only had he been a Head 
> Coach, he had taken a team to the Super Bowl.  Obviously he 
> didn't work out but at the time it didn't look like a bad hire.  
> And, the reason Callahan didn't work out had nothing to do with 
> the WCO.  That part of Callahan's regime seemed to work fine.
>
>
>      What I have possibly could have said that  would lead you to 
> believe I am on the Callahan bandwagon at this point in time?  
> Callahan and Pederson both needed to go and they are gone.  Their 
> reigns were nothing short of disaster.  I have no problem with 
> that statement whatsoever.  As a matter of fact I didn't know I 
> was ever on the Callahan bandwagon other than a few times I stuck 
> up for him like I would any coach.  But, there was no way I knew 
> Callahan would fail less than a month after he was hired any more 
> than I know Pelini will be a success less than a month after he 
> was hired.  
>
>
>      For the record Callhan had to go.  I am not against Pelini 
> but I am not 100% convinced at this point in time either.  Of 
> course, as with any coach, time could very well change that 
> opinion and I hope it does for the good.  At this point I just 
> don't want to swing too hard in either direction.    
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Bob Beach
>
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