[Husker] A Word In Edgewise, If You Please...

[Steve Stone]

I wrote:

>>I've been reading the exchanges about the pro's and con's of this 
>>coach and that coach and who did what and to whom.
>>
>>Given the prevailing circumstances (other than coaches) on both 
>>campuses, I can't believe the outcome of yesterday's game would've 
>>been much different if Nebraska's head coach had been Vince 
>>Lombardi, Tom Landry, or Bill Parcells.
>>
>>USC had the better players. Period

Pat Gaule replied:

>In my opinion, there is an enormous problem with this reasoning. 
>The previous coaching staff was let go largely because of their 
>inability to recruit top-flight talent.  If we are still having that 
>problem in Callahan's 4th year, then I don't know how much progress 
>has really been made.  I realize that we played the best team in the 
>country last night, but the difference between USC and Nebraska was 
>astounding.  If you want to chalk that difference up to talent 
>alone, then it means Callahan has not recruited nearly as much 
>talent as some would like to believe.  At some point, the "other 
>team had better players" excuse isn't going to cut it any more.

Some HuskerListers seem dismayed or outraged that these coaches 
can''t do in four years what Tom Osborne took more than 20 years to 
do.

If that's tortured reasoning, then I plead guilty.

Steve Stone