[Husker] Coach Callahan

[Pat Gaule]

David Hubl wrote:

>I know or suspect most will disagree with this but I think we should give Coach Callahan at least one more year.  He must hire a new defensive coordenator though.  
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Uh...why?  Callahan's record at Nebraska is curently 26-19 (.577 winning 
percentage).  If NU loses the next 4 games, which is likely, he would 
have a 26-23 career record.  3 of those wins came against 1-AA teams, 
which would make him 23-23 against 1-A competition.   A .500 record 
against 1-A teams over a 4-year span is not acceptable.  Even if I act 
overly generous, and assume that NU wins 2 of the last 4 games, his 
record against 1-A teams would "improve" to 25-21.  That is still not 
acceptab.

As far as rankings are concerned, Nebraska has finished the season in 
the top 25 *once* under Callahan, at #24 after the 2005 season.  The 
previous coach (who got fired after 1 bad season and one average season) 
finished in the top 20 for 5 out of 6 seasons, and in the top 10 for 3 
out of 6 seasons. 

The past 3 games have shown that the problems with this team go much 
deeper than Cosgrove.  The vaunted West Coast offense has managed only 
34 points in the past 3 games against *bad* defenses.  NU is currently 
ranked 63rd in scoring offense.  Outside of special teams/kicking, this 
is a horrible team all-around.

As if this wasn't enough, consider the following:

* We have reports of Callahan mocking one of the most important men in 
the history of the program
* He refuses to accept responsibility or even admit that there is a 
problem (i.e. "I know I'm doing an excellent job")
* It appears that he has lost most of the players on his team, just like 
Oakland in 2003.  I can think of no other way to describe what has 
transpired in the past 3 games.

He can't be gone soon enough.