Utterly amazing. In the time between the game ending on Saturday, and 8:30 am this morning. This site has received ten times our usual traffic – the majority finding their way here via a search engine searching for the term “Fire Bill Callahan.”
Personally, I’d prefer to see Steve Pederson get the axe, and let an incoming AD give the program a thorough examination and then make some decisions.
So, what do you think? Please leave your comments as to whether or not they should.
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It could be worse: You could be Notre Dame!
Like Notre Dame, I have to ask all of you…Do you really think Nebraska is relevant anymore…I mean most of your talent has to come from Texas and your location ain’t exactly glamorous. How’s your state’s high school football…never hear about speed coming out of Nebraska high schools. As ND has shown, history is yesterday and the only thing that matters is the present…like that TV commercial with Woods and Federer…yeah Nebraska you won a lot of games in the 70′s and early 80′s but that was a generation ago…the game has passed you by! GO BUCKS!
I love watching Nebraska lose … you guys are overrated every year and play in a crappy conference. Other than the 1995 Huskers under Tom Osborne (which was a great football team) … all Husker teams are vastly overrated and as pathetic as the 2007 Notre Dame team. Watching both teams gives me gas … an overwhelming urge to take a dump overcomes me when I have to watch Nebraska and Notre Dame … two OVERRATED programs. R.I.P. …. your days of glory are over
-Fatten up and bulk of the Nebraska high school boys for lineman positions.
-Steal the speed players from Texas.
-Recruit a national top 10 pro-style QB
-Hire Kansas’ coach.
which will lead to
-7 win season next year (be thankful for it too, not snobby)
-bowl game
-reenergized fan base
Hey Gary Barnett, yeah, I remember 62-36. That was sure a whole lot better than yesterday. Heck, that is starting to look like Glory Days compared to yesterday. Yesterday made me nostalgic for the less humiliating Frank Solich tenure. You really think this is better?
@ College Football Fan
Overated conferance? 3 teams from the Big 12 are in the top 10, including 2 from the north. The Big 12 is clearly the 3rd best conferance in the country. I mean really, the ACC, Big East, The Big 10? Those conferances do not stack up. This is shaping out to be the same situation that Oklahoma had. They tried and failed with a coach after Switzer left, the they hired a young defensive coordinator on the rise. That’s exactly what were doing!
nice post college football wank, you’re clearly an idiot and mad at Nebraska for all of our winning championships and bowl games and records, minus the shmuck coaches now I’d still take Nebraska over any of your teams!
Bill hasn’t done anything to improve this program. He is stuck on one type of play that is it. Today’s College football isn’t ment to be sisafied. And that is what Bill has done. We can’t send a defense onto the field with the fastest play barely running a 5.0, as well as a quarterback that can’t run. It isn’t hard to notice your team isn’t working and you should change it up a bit. Take a chance. Here I got any idea, start all freshman players. At least they want to be there and play football…
I stated before Callahan was hired that he was a big mistake. And I stated Callahan would destroy the program. Callahan was and is a misfit and has been since day one. Not only should Callahan be terminated at once … like today, but so should those who have supported him. Those folks have injected a cancer into the Nebraska program and must be exorcised as well.
fire callahan let tom osborne finish the season as coach. Bring nebraska back to were it should be. Tom has the respect of every nebraska fan and player. As a lifelong fan i think having Tom coach and getting us to a bowl is just what we all need to turn this around.
It’s not embarassing to lose, but it is embarassing how they are losing. The west coast offense is yesterday’s news and the spread offense is the new thing to contend with. I would suggest hiring Paul Johnson away from Navy, reinstating the option and recruiting the horses necessary to run it. That was the only problem with the option is when the 2001 title game came around it was apparent we didn’t have the horses in place to run it with domination. It was a big disadvantage to other teams that would play defense against pro set or west coast type offenses throughout the year then have 1 week to get ready for Nebraska and the option. Either way we still need to “Restore the Order” and it starts with relieving Bill Callahan of his duties and getting someone else in place that will bleed for Nebraska. Only then will you see the “Power of Red” return.
One word discribes Bill Callahan Loser!!!!! you messed us up Bill how do you feel. It took us a century to build this program and you messed it up in 4 years. You should go. I feel sorry for all the senior players on our team that could have left last year and got a good NFL team to go to and now they stayed for they’re senior year and now what they are going to be 4 or 5 round picks in the draft. And the recruits there proabily going to a diffrent college now. Have Fun leaving.
Bill Clahan is not a bad person. He is not a bad salesman either. He sold NU to dozens of student athlets over the last 5 years to give us this… The recruits and talent he has brought on, are beyond what we have ever had as a team. The problem however, seems to be that we are not developing that talent deep enough to survive injury and adversity. On top of rumored 1padded practice a week, what are we doing to truly be prepared mentally?
I credit those of you who desire to give callahan yet another shot…
Being in sales myself, I am to often familiar with the saying, the numbers dont lie. There is no need to recap.
Leave the emotion out and realize that this is a business. It is the business of devoloping young kids into all americans. It is a business ofgenerating revenue for the school so other student athletes have facilities to use. It is a business that pays for halls, libraries, dorms, and lots of other things. The brutal reality: Bill has not performed to his preconcieved commitment.
Always bleeding red…
Bill is a fraud! He may not be a bad man, but he is a horrible coach! I don’t know what kind of sales you are in, but if you beleive that Bill has done a great job at selling this crap to us I hope I never have to deal with you. His so called talent that he has brought in, you know, all the 4 and 5 stars, don’t mean Jack! Take a look at the Kansas roster and let me know how many stars you find by all of their players. Not many! Stars don’t make you a great football player. Bill is a idiot, and what he sold us is junk! To me, that makes him a bad man. Go away Bill and never come back!
This is Husker Football!!! You never leave the emotion out!!! Thats a huge part of the problem!!! Where the hell is all of the emotion? If you are that worried about the business end of football then you should be the one screaming the most about getting rid of BC. The games on national tv are fading, pay perview doesn’t want us, money for bowl games is gone, sale of Husker gear are down, and big name donor’s are leaving and the list can go on!! If you beleive that Husker football is more of a business then it is A way of life, Pride and Respect for the whole state of Nebraska then you my friend are no Husker fan!
Get rid of Bill now!!! The only other shot that BC deserves is one out of a cannon into the ocean!
Fire Callahan & his Sidekick! IF we wanted a “West Coast Offense” we would move to California. Let him read his “New York Times” in NY.
Defense Defense Defense – GO Blackshirts!
I am not a Nebraska fan, in fact I am a diehard Notre Dame fan, so I feel everyone’s pain….I say Nebraska needs to bring back the power I and wishbone
I feel for all of you Nebraska fans I really do. I am from Kansas and I cannot really say I am a diehard Kansas or Kansas State Fan but from time to time I listen to Nebraska radio stations…..BC needs to go and FAST! It’s sad to hear him talk….sounds like he doesn’t give a damn what happens and not concerned about his job…..hell no…he will be the richest non employed guy around….well next to Charlie Weis!
Please send Callahan on his way as soon as possible. He has done more damage to NU football than ever before. Coach denial needs to find a new occupation. TAKE THE MONEY AND GO!!! NOW!!! Husker fans need hope for a better tommorow!
So Bill’s team beat the Mildcats. Big deal? This used to be the only game I cared about and while I am pleased with the win as I am held captive behind enemy lines here in Kansas, I say to you “Big Deal” so you beat the worst team other than Baylor in the big 12. This had better not save your job. What happens if we beat Colorado and go to a bowl game? Will this season be considered a success? Crazy as it sounds Bill may save his ass yet. I hate to be that fan, but I alomost hope we lose to the hated Buffalos. Bill, just do the honorable thing, win or lose after Colorado, you need to step down, you need to be a man and take blame for the horrible job you have done and take the blame for ruining yet another football program ie. Oakland. YOU SUCK BILL!
Billy isn’t going to be here next year. Even if he beat’s the Buff’s there will be somebody else coaching the bowl game. It’s a done deal. To many people have been slipping up lately and keep saying “new coaching staff”. No worries my friend, all is good in HuskerLand.
Bill came into this program with little to speak of in terms of a proven track record worthy of Nebraska. I did not like this guy when they announced his placement, but I was willing to give him a shot. Four years and the blame is his. He has his recruits. He has had four years to groom this program the way he wants it. Sorry, Bill is just not Nebraska calliber. He cannot adjust, and as far as his West Coast offense, the concept is fine, but why in the world did he practically eliminate our long-standing secret weapon (that was not so secret), the blackshirt defense? There are so many holes in that line a high-school freshman would have a good shot at getting through! If a passing game could be developed, all the better, but I say bring back the defense! Amen to ridding the program of Petersen. I said that when they gave Solich the ax!
Sorry, Guess I have been bit behind the times. Read this…very happy news indeed. The sun will shine again!
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to compare Callahan to Osborne is just stupid. for one thing, Osborne never lost more than 3 games in a single season, Callahan is yet to lose less then 4. Osborne took us to 25 bowl games in 25 years, Callahan may take us to two in 4. yeah him.
Callahan inherited a goo team form Solich and terned it into one of the worst in the nation. Osborne inherited a good team from Devany and ran with it. people who wanted Osborne fired were stupid, nay, idiots, but there really was no real reason to do it, Callahan is a different story. tell me, what has he done over the last 4 year to make you think he can do better. he won the big 12 north/ big deal, the big 12 north has been the worse division in football for the last 4 years. come on.
11-23-07 Brilliant game by Callahan who takes our 65th ranked Huskers to a defeat from a team who was 2-10 last year! Give me just one reason Bill should stay! Osborne has already warned that Nebraska needed to do well in these last three games. That hasn’t happened by a long shot. Combined with this we get a 39-76 loss to Kansas. Bill…where in the world is the defense?!? Today was the last nail in the coffin. Pack your bags Bill…the train whistle’s a blowin’! Nebraska fans will not tollerate a 5-7 season this year or any year, let alone a coach in his fifth season. We will no doubt finish the season below 65th in the nation. I have never seen a team drop so low so quickly!
I really thought that there was a chance Bill Callahan would be back if they won against Colorado in Boulder. Tom is a man of his word and probably waited until the end of the game to even start deciding the heathen’s fate. But good ol’ Oakland California offense Bill had a lead at the half and with his team backed up what does he do? Throw the ball. Like they used to say in Texas, only 3 things can happen when you do that, and the first two are bad. Yeah, 2 interceptions and Big Red loses. God is angry with Big Red for passing. It is morally wrong to pass the ball that much. Fire the heretic. BRING BACK THE TRIPLE OPTION! Think of the children! Running the ball, playing defense, oh, and winning games and going to a bowl game every year. Clean living. Bring back the moral foundations of Nebraska football. Running the ball, triple option-style, that’s God-fearing football.
“Big daddy” is right. The Navy option is impressive. They have a good head coach. Good idea. Like the idea of Turner Gill, too. Air Force’s coach isn’t half bad either. Bring back the Option!
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The Buyouts. You will laugh, gauranteed.
The EVIL has left here! ESPN is reporting BC is past tense!
What does anyone who watches football think? The second quarter Nebr. was a fairly balanced team running and passing. When they came out the second half they became one dimensional and easily predictable. Passing down after down and all they have to do is cover the receivers and not worry about a running game that could burn them. That second half was disgusting and Callahan should have been fired on the field in front of 20 million viewers for that debacle. I went to the U of N in 70 and 71 for the back to back national championships. If the huskers performance this year wasn’t enough of a wake up call and we let Callahan continue to ruin this team, then we all need to hang our heads and accept that Nebraska is now and will be a second rate team.
It has finally happened. Bill Callahan is NO MORE!!!!!!!! Thank you Tom for your commitment to the program, and for seeing that Bill has NOT lived up to the expectations that all Nebraska faithful have come to expect from our team. I am eager to see what the future will bring for the team as I beleive that a fresh start will be a welcome sight for all. GO BIG RED, Callahan is no more!!!!!
I listened to the press conference audio file and I thought Dr. Osborne was the epitomy of class and grace in how he handled it. It is easy to forget sometimes that not only was he a great coach, but he really is an example in so many ways of character and good values. He is such an inspiration (to me but I suspect to others). It is heartwarming to have him back in a visible way even if it is only temporarily. Man, every time I hear the man talk it makes me want to try harder to be a better person. He will get us back on track.
The cancers are gone!!! The cancers are gone!!!!!!! I never thought this day would come and now I’m so happy, Tom will do what it takes to bring THE BIG RED MACHINE BACK!!!! That was an awesome day to say the least. Go back to cali calihan you pathetic excuse for a coach, worthless, nutless, hairless sack.
Am I the only one not real sold on the whole Bo Pelini hire? I want to like it but I just don’t. I hope I am wrong and I hope I eat my words but this guy is not the answer. And how bout this Bo… Get your ass on the recruiting trail and forget about LSU and your defensive scheme plan to beat Ohio State. Ok Ok, it’s neat that we don’t care and want him to coach the national championship game and it’s neat that LSU wants him there, or no wait a minute, how bout getting the QB from Missouri to re-commit, oh wait it is too late. Cmon man you are either with us or against us. Whose coach are you. This is going to be a disater and we are going to long for the Frank Solich, Beau Bridges (Bill Callahan) days. Don’t get me wrong, I want Nocoachahan out as much as the rest of you did, but Pelini is another road block in the way of Nebraska fottball getting back to where it was. I HOPE I AM WRONG. I HOPE THIS MAKES ME LOOK STUPID…I just don’t see it.
Who would you have hired?
@HuskerTrev
minus the one call to recruits Bo can do nothing else or be in violation of the NCAA rules on limited contacting of recruits due to dead period ending Jan 7. The next best thing is to promote and get Nebraskas name out and about as often as possible. What is a beter way then being on the sidelines for a national championship game with the announcers letting the nation know Bo=Nebraska. Everytime they mention Bo Pellini Coach of the huskers and his Defense it is a advertising free advertising, lot of recruits will watch this game sounds allright to me. Gabbert can go we’ve got spano coming in and Renfree visiting. Things will be very good very soon here in the heartland. Do not fear BO is here, and should be in his fifth season. That nervous feeling you have is the life returning to the backbone of husker tradition.
@redtilldead,
Nice post man!
@Husker Trev
Yes, you – and of course Ed – are the only ones not sold on Pellini.
Let’s face it, anyone coaching football at this level has an infinite knowledge of X’s and O’s. I doubt Callahan knows more about football than Bo Pellini, or vice versa. So the difference has to be in the way that coach communicates his plan to his players, and how he motivates them to execute it. I think it’s here that we will see what makes Pellini such a better coach than Callahan, and a better choice than about anyone else we could have hoped to get. As far as coaching the Championship game rtd hit it out of the park. What better exposure to recruits, and the nation, could a 5 and 12 team hope to get?
At the very least our defense will be better. That is 50% of the battle right there. The other half is to tune the offense into a well oiled machine, but a little confidence will do wonders. I think this was a good move, the energy surrounding Husker football has returned. Bo wasn’t here that long, but he is part of that team that we all miss, which makes him a welcome return.
A good motivater is all most of these guys needed last year to keep them going, there was too much giving up and shutting down. Where is that Husker team that won games in the 4th quarter, because the other team was too damn worn out?
Callahan is a complete joke. He ran the program completely wrong and didn’t do things the right way. He got good talent and he ruined the tradition of Nebraska football. Pelini is legit he’s a great coach demands perfection out of his players and runs the program right. thank god he was hired and Osborne was hired as A.D. now were going in the right direction and Pelini already won 9 games his first season and has a good chance of going to the Big XII championship this year. Callahan is just horrible and I’m so glad he’s not here anymore…what a joke, Pelini will have us back to National championship status soon because he runs things the right way and puts together a great defense, he also brings back the hard hitting nebraska tradition and thats what we need