[Husker] Coach Callahan

[Robert]

Pat Gaule, very well written.  Left no doubt in my mind.  I live in TN, and 
when I talk about Callahan, some "outsiders" believe he has done a good job, 
until I bring up facts. Then, the response is "oh."

Also, could throw in no wins vs. a Top 10 team.

Robert


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pat Gaule" <pgaule at cox.net>
To: <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 3:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Husker] Coach Callahan


> 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.
>
> 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.
>
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