Now what?
So Nebraska has successfully fielded its worst team in my lifetime. I've been talking with my friends about what's up and we're all asking the same question--"What do we do now?".
When UNL ousted Frank Solich I was very concerned. I thought the AD had played his hand early. Frank had assembled a very good team of assistants, he had handed off the reins of the offense and had the team moving towards improvement. I thought he deserved more time. I knew that once we fired Frank our backs would be against the wall. That situation has certainly come to pass. Now we are stuck. The program is in the tank and there's no clear plan for improvement.
The same people who were in a toot to get rid of Frank our now screaming for patience and those that wanted Frank to stay are crying for Pederson & Callahan's job. Meanwhile a good group of kids will probably be home for the holidays for the second year in a row.
I feel bad for the students. Most came here with visions of bowls and conference championship games. What we've delivered is history making losses and barely enough TV coverage to know we're in the Big XII.
We hired Callahan to buck up recruiting. So far that's all he's delivered. I can't see him continuing to pull in kids when his team isn't even competative. At least CU gets their players on TV and pretty good lawyers when needed.
This Saturday will mark the last home game for Nebraska this season. Its a game that Nebraska has to win to be bowl eligible. There's no way that UNL can beat rapist U. in Boulder. CU has only lost games to the #2 and #4 teams in the land. We couldn't even stop the 110th worst rushing attack in the nation.
Next year the stadium here in Lincoln will open with 3000 more seats. Those new seats, our lackluster team and ticket interest at an all time low it may spell the end of our 276 consectutive sell out record. Of all the streaks that Nebraska has tossed to the curb, that one will be the hardest to deal with. That day will be a dark day indeed.
When Pederson fired Frank he said "We will not surrender the conference to Oklahoma and Texas." You're damn right Steve, we've surrendered the Big XII north to Colorado, Mizzou and Kansas. Nebraska isn't even worthy of washing UT's jocks. Nice job.
So now what? I wish I knew...scratch that, I wish Bill Callahan and Steve Pederson knew.
When UNL ousted Frank Solich I was very concerned. I thought the AD had played his hand early. Frank had assembled a very good team of assistants, he had handed off the reins of the offense and had the team moving towards improvement. I thought he deserved more time. I knew that once we fired Frank our backs would be against the wall. That situation has certainly come to pass. Now we are stuck. The program is in the tank and there's no clear plan for improvement.
The same people who were in a toot to get rid of Frank our now screaming for patience and those that wanted Frank to stay are crying for Pederson & Callahan's job. Meanwhile a good group of kids will probably be home for the holidays for the second year in a row.
I feel bad for the students. Most came here with visions of bowls and conference championship games. What we've delivered is history making losses and barely enough TV coverage to know we're in the Big XII.
We hired Callahan to buck up recruiting. So far that's all he's delivered. I can't see him continuing to pull in kids when his team isn't even competative. At least CU gets their players on TV and pretty good lawyers when needed.
This Saturday will mark the last home game for Nebraska this season. Its a game that Nebraska has to win to be bowl eligible. There's no way that UNL can beat rapist U. in Boulder. CU has only lost games to the #2 and #4 teams in the land. We couldn't even stop the 110th worst rushing attack in the nation.
Next year the stadium here in Lincoln will open with 3000 more seats. Those new seats, our lackluster team and ticket interest at an all time low it may spell the end of our 276 consectutive sell out record. Of all the streaks that Nebraska has tossed to the curb, that one will be the hardest to deal with. That day will be a dark day indeed.
When Pederson fired Frank he said "We will not surrender the conference to Oklahoma and Texas." You're damn right Steve, we've surrendered the Big XII north to Colorado, Mizzou and Kansas. Nebraska isn't even worthy of washing UT's jocks. Nice job.
So now what? I wish I knew...scratch that, I wish Bill Callahan and Steve Pederson knew.
posted by Carl at 8:16 PM
2 Comments:
Here at MSU there has been a huge upswell against our coach John L Smith. It won't be fired this year, but if next year is like this one, it might happen then. On top of several wish lists to replace Smith is Solich.
"It" won't be fired this year?
Jeez Paul...have a heart.
Didn't MSU beat a pretty good Notre Dame team this year?
Nebraska beat the powerhouse of Maine!
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