Given that BC’s mouthpiece in Minnesota said we should be studying soil science, thereby earning himself a lifetime of derision, the coach took up his own cause in Lincoln today.

According to the Lincoln Journal Star, here’s some of what his Highness had to share after being asked about the success Joe Ganz is experiencing on the field:

“I’d say this to you. We took a guy from the junior college and developed him into the conference player of the year, in Zac Taylor. We took a guy that transferred, in Sam Keller, that was on schedule and on pace to break every record,” Callahan said. “And then we insert the third guy here … that throws for seven touchdowns. I think that record won’t be broke around here for a long time … I mean, that’s development, that’s coaching, that’s system.”

“Everybody’s very critical of myself about how our offense is too complicated, and it’s too pro-like, and it’s this and it’s that,” Callahan said. “But the fact remains, the numbers don’t lie. And the performance of these players doesn’t lie. It’s there. It’s all out there … Somewhere in there, there’s coaching, there’s development, there’s system. There’s some real positive things that aren’t being brought out.”

So there is some fight left in the man. Good to know. I hope he fights his way to a Husker win Boulder and a nice new job on some hapless NFL staff. Shoe fly, shoe…