[Husker] Oracle of Omaha Predicts 8 Wins

[Tommy Thompson]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Jaixen" <mikejaixen at yahoo.com>
> I liked the joke from a couple of years ago where the
> Huskers needed a 6'4" 125 lb. fullback in order to
> squeeze through the holes opened during the West Coast years...

You misquoted Mr. Buffett.

>From the article:  "Buffett joked that a couple years ago the Nebraska coach 
was looking for a 6-foot-4 fullback who weighed only 120 pounds. Buffett 
said that the team needed that skinny fullback because he would have been 
the only kind of player who could get through the holes the offensive line 
opened up."

His comments were not that the West Coast offense was causing the problem, 
but that the offensive line was.    He went on to say, "the team looks 
stronger now and should do all right."

In reading some of the recent posts and articles, including the Callahan 
satire, I believe some Nebraska fans are of the belief that, since Callahan 
is gone, so is the West Coast offense.  I feel differently.

1.  The offense was not the problem last year...the defense was.
2.  Shawn Watson is still the Offensive Coordinator.  He ran the WCO last 
year.
3.  Callahan was severely criticized for immediately jumping to the WCO, 
when he had players who were recruited for the option.  I don't think Pelini 
will make the same mistake.
4.  Has Pelini ever publicly stated that he will return the Huskers to the 
option?  If so, I must have missed that article.

My thought is that the offense will still be similar to the WCO, but may 
lean a little towards the spread.

Tommy Thompson
"GO BIG RED"