[Husker] Where to start. . .

[jonlists at cbsol.com]

husker-bounces at tssi.com wrote on 01/02/2007 07:55:45 PM
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> 
> Callahan's attitude at the end of the game was brought up by another
> post as well.  And that NU is just his experiment in college ball.

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Yeah, I cut everything else because I want to focus on this comment, and 
you're not the only one that made it. 

Contrast your view of Callahan with that of the gaffs the previous years 
where he called the Okies f'in hillbillies, and then had that blow-up over 
the 'throat slashing' gesture (which was a great load of crap - every 
parent out there recognized it as the international parent symbol for "I'v 
had it up to HERE!"). We complain if he's too emotional, then complain if 
he's not. The guy is screwed, eh? 

You really think that he's 'just experimenting' in college? The guy is a 
competitive guy. You can see the frustation in his Cotton Bowl post game 
press conference comments. The implication is that he doesn't 'really' 
care if he succeeds - that he can just get another coaching job and we're 
stuck loving Nebraska. You didn't say it, but the other implication is - 
he's in it for the money. 

Let's say for a minute that you're correct. Nebraska is just a stepping 
stone to something else. If he fails, you think he's going to get a better 
job somewhere else? Where's the incentive to fail, then?  If nothing else, 
the idea that he's in it for the money and experimenting, then there's 
more of an incentive for him to be *very* successful so he can work his 
way back to the NFL. 

Remember when Jammal Lord was seen smiling on the sidelines during the 
Oklahoma State loss a few years ago? The reaction was that he should have 
received the death sentence, even though the kid turned out to be nothing 
but class. 

We didn't win the game. We haven't won a big game. Bill Callahan may not 
ultimately turn out to be the coach we want him to be, but let's not read 
more into it than already exists. 

Jon Johnston
http://www.cornnation.com