[Husker] Callahan Resignation statement in doubt

[todd strong]

Good points Rod.
I have thought this through as I was driving sometimes too. (I know I have 
no life!) and what BC has demonstrated is he is too stubborn to follow any 
old farts recommendations. Period.
Pride comes before the fall.

"Would the boy I was yesterday, be proud of the man I am today?"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rod Wellman" <gobigred66 at mac.com>
To: <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 2:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Husker] Callahan Resignation statement in doubt


> How about if our AD (and former excellent football coach) has a  meeting 
> with BC at the end of the season and says:  "Well Bill, it  was a rough 
> year.  Normally as an AD I don't get too involved with  day to day 
> decisions on the part of my coaches, but I feel that due  to the 
> circumstances I have to in this case.  And I DO happen to know  a little 
> bit about football.  So here's the deal:  as your boss I'm  telling you 
> that you need to make certain changes to the football  program to get it 
> back on track.  I've studied the situation, and  here are the changes you 
> will make:  you'll make the following staff  changes (fill in the blank 
> here with firings, hirings of assistants  as Tom sees fit);  you'll make 
> the following practice changes (fill  in the blanks here as Tom sees fit); 
> you'll make the following  changes to the walk on program (fill in the 
> blank as Tom sees fit);   you will make the following changes to the 
> conditioning program,  etc., etc.  If you don't agree to these conditions, 
> I'll expect your  letter of resignation."  The boosters get to keep their 
> buyout money.  Or BC does what he's told (not likely under the 
> circumstances) and we  see if he can indeed be a success at NU.
>
> Whattya think?  Is there a clause in his contract that says he  doesn't 
> have to follow orders from the AD?
>
> Rod W.
> Sioux City, Ia.
>
>
>
>
> On Nov 9, 2007, at 2:00 PM, Alan Siporin wrote:
>
>> My understanding is that if Callahan resigns he is no longer  entitled to 
>> the
>> millions he gets if he is fired. Why would he resign under those 
>> conditions?
>> And that makes this so-called bold stance of "resign is not in my
>> vocabulary" as comical as his first year claim of "we don't let the 
>> defense
>> dictate to us, we dictate to them."
>>
>>
>> On 11/9/07 10:10 AM, "Mike Jaixen" <mikejaixen at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Here's the link...
>>>
>>> http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2007/11/09/huskerextra/ 
>>> football/doc47348b6
>>> 28f38b646498797.txt
>>>
>>> I'm not sure anybody really expects Callahan to resign
>>> at this point; if he was going to do that, it would
>>> have already occurred.
>>>
>>> --- Alan Siporin <alans at efn.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The online version of the LJS is debunking this
>>>> report. They quote an
>>>> unnamed player as saying that Callahan told the
>>>> players that "people in the
>>>> state are expecting me to resign."
>>>>
>>>> Two very different reports. The writing in the TV
>>>> report is so awful it
>>>> makes me doubt the rest of the reporter's abilities.
>>>>
>>>> Alan Siporin
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Scott R Lawson wrote:
>>>>>> I think Osborne actually said he wouldn't make
>>>> changes until after the
>>>>>> season, but I don't recall him ever saying he
>>>> wouldn't talk to the
>>>>>> coaching staff privately about their future
>>>> before that time. So, yes,
>>>>>> maybe he waits until after the season to fire
>>>> Callahan, but Callahan for
>>>>>> some reason could not keep it quiet that they
>>>> have discussed this.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That's just my opinion, take it for what it's
>>>> worth.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>    I guess it is all in interpretation.  My
>>>> interpretation was TO was
>>>>> saying nothing was going to happen until after the
>>>> season be it public
>>>>> or private.  But, that could be wrong.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Bob Beach
>>>>>
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