[Husker] Monte Kiffin ?

[David Strong]

> Was "The Callahan Experiment" basically a failure because of 
> 
> 1) He failed as a coach ? (0-16 record if losing at halftime, etc.)
> 
> or
> 
> 2) NFL means & methods don't work so well in college ball ? (players more
> emotional, don't keep 1st string in constantly, one loss is more
> devastating to ratings, complicated schemes take too long to learn, etc.)
> 
> 
> I'm not expert enough to know, but I suspect 2) is more key here. If so,
> unless Kiffin would be willing to shift gears and coach with a 
> college-level mentality, I don't know how much more successful he'd be. 
> 
> His name surely strikes a great deal of respect, though. Too bad indeed
> that it wasn't him in place of BC at the end of the Solich era. Then we
> would have found out sooner if ab NFL coach can be equally successful
> coaching at the college level.
> 
> Bill Laughlin
> Wichita, KS

While I disagree that #2 was more key than #1 in Callahan's case, I see your point.  At least Monte has college coaching experience at Nebraska, Arkansas, and as the head coach at North Carolina State.  That would certainly serve him well if he ever returned to college coaching.

Dave

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