[Husker] The Big Red is Awfully Little

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This article appears in the current issue of the Sporting News, which I  
subscribe to..  It might be on their website,which I haven't  looked at.  The 
author is Matt Hayes, who is a regular college football  columnist in the 
magazine, and as one might suspect, the article is very  critical of the current 
Husker football program.  Here's a brief  synopsis:
 
Four years of changing the culture and  coach Bill Callahan reshaping  the 
culture and a home win over Ball State is a cause for celebration?
 
When that happens, it's time to look at the program.  It is not  working out. 
 There's no way that Ball State comes close to winning the  game before the 
culture change.
 
The win is not a step forward. It's been the same for the past three  
seasons. The Huskers are no different from the other B-12 North  teams.
 
Pederson fired Solich to avoid mediocrity.  Hayes to the Husker  
Nation-Mediocrity is here.
 
He thinks Callahan has been given a free pass because "he is changing the  
culture".
 
Quoting Pederson, when Callahan was given his extension "He has certainly  
met or exceeded my expectations..."
 
And quoting Hayes.  "And that's the problem.  Instead of striving  for 
perfection, Nebraska has settled for mediocrity."
 
Pretty strong words.  It's the lead article in the college football  section, 
which indicates how big a story this is.
 
Does anybody agree with this?  I do.  Unfortunately, I also think  there is 
no solution in the immediate future.
 
Dick Beverage-Californians for Nebraska and living on a street with a  number 
of USC people.  It hasn't been easy.
 



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