[Husker] Bill in New York

[Scott R Lawson]

Successful college football coaches are VERY different from their
counterparts in the NFL. X's and O's guys (like Callahan) are much
better at dealing with men who realize they are now in a profession
where their livelihood depends on their performance. College kids
respond well to those coaches who know the X's and O's but who are also
motivators, and guys like Callahan spend more effort on structure and
design than they do on personal motivation. I'm not knocking his style,
but it is NOT suited for the college game, and unfortunately we Nebraska
fans all found that out the hard way.

We are seeing the results of great motivators with Pelini and his staff
every day.

Scott in NY (hoping the Jets go down BIG, and not because of Callahan, I
just don't like them)

 



-----Original Message-----
From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf
Of Skylar Dodds
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 2:44 PM
To: husker at tssi.com
Subject: RE: [Husker] Bill in New York

Bill, I'm much more with you than the "I hate him" crowd.

I had a few dealings with him while he was here and he was nothing but a
good guy working his _____ off. It didn't work out here, IMO in large
part
due to loyalty to a friend, which is a good quality in a man....just
maybe
not in a head football coach :)

Everyone I still talk to today that really knows football say there
can't be
more than 10 people on the earth that know more about football than Bill
does.  However, I don't think he's the leader/organizer that can make
just
about any program work.  Surrounded with the right cast and he is a
very,
very good football coach.  Unfortunately @ NU he was NOT surrounded by
the
right cast.

--
Skylar

-----Original Message-----
From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf
Of
Smith, William
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 1:17 PM
To: Mike Jaixen; husker at tssi.com
Subject: Re: [Husker] Bill in New York

I've always been more charitable to BC than most on this list.   It was
amazing to watch the Jets ground game overwhelm the Bengals last
weekend.

I wouldn't agree that the WCO was a failure at Nebraska.  Our problems
were
more on the other side of the ball.  If he had even a mediocre DC he'd
probably still be wearing red.

Bill Smith
Towson, MD


On 1/15/10 1:47 PM, "Mike Jaixen" <mikejaixen at yahoo.com> wrote:

Interesting profile how Bill Callahan rebuilt his career in New York
with
the Jets.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/16/sports/football/16jets.html?hp

All that micromanaging that led to his ultimate failure at Nebraska has
now
become a strength, now that he focuses all that detail on the offensive
line.

Here's the telling quote:

"(Matt) Slauson is a testament to that. He played for Callahan at
Nebraska,
but with the Jets, their relationship has changed. Slauson said he
learned
more from Callahan in the past six months than he had ever learned, in
anything, including in his four years at Nebraska."


Good for Bill that he's finally found his true calling and has found
happiness.

Mike Jaixen
http://huskermike.blogspot.com
http://www.cornnation.com




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