[NU Sports] coaches leaving

[John A. DeGroat]

The concern isn't that they are leaving but rather why are they 
leaving.  No one really knows except for them.

John DeGroat

Mike Nolan wrote:

>>Randy Walker's team, despite what you read, and his comments about being the
>>only assistant left in 10 years is not a negative comment about running off
>>staff, but a belief that for his assistants and the NU program to continue
>>growing under his leadership, there has to be turnover among those assistants.
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>For years (possibly decades) it was an article of faith among Husker fans
>that stability within the coaching staff was a large component of the
>Nebraska success story, despite quite a bit of evidence to the contrary.
>
>Point 1:
>When the head coach (Osborne) retired and Solich was elevated to take over, 
>all of the assistant coaches stayed on, and within a few years they 'led' 
>the Huskers to a 7-7 record.  Wholesale changes among the assistant coaches 
>followed, and the team rebounded to 9-2, but the new AD fired Solich anyway.  
>
>Point 2:
>When the head coach (Devaney) retired and Osborne was elevated to take over, 
>most of the assistants left.  Osborne never won fewer than 9 games a year
>in his 25 seasons at Nebraska.
>
>I find it interesting that the same assistant coaches that so many were
>willing to dump are now a cause of concern because they're leaving.
>--
>Mike Nolan
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