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They were all terrible in their own unique ways. Its like trying to pick the skinniest kid at fat camp at this point.
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I get the thought tho, don't you? Dude had NFL players up and down the roster.
If we had any kind of defense his teams would be dangerous and it's at least a bit reasonable to think that's fixable by hiring the right DC?
I'll give you that he was terrible with culture and who knows if that's fixable.
But we aren't exactly picking from the coaching HoF
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That’s similar to saying ‘I’m not seeking to nail any Playboy Centerfolds anymore’.
Nobody was interested in Callahan at the college level.
I do think he was interviewed for NFL head coaching jobs (maybe twice) since his firing here, but never offered.
He’s content with an OL/Run Game Coordinator role, because he doesn’t have a choice at this point.
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He hit huge on Suh. Zack Bowman was a very good JUCO pick up. Had maybe 4 other guys that played at or above expectations from the '05 class, and several significant underachievers. The vast majority of the noteworthy guys were on defense... if anything, the defensive staff was doing the better work there (I think Blake was the driving force for a lot of it). '06-'07 classes were not even close in reality to their rankings.
Offense was empty calories who massively padded stats because Callahan left starters in & kept throwing during garbage time.
He got some talent here, but not nearly as much as people like to think, & never had an offense that could do anything against decent teams.
OL stuff was great (particularly pass-pro), I just think almost everything else about his reputation is a mirage.
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They tried to duplicate and failed because they didn’t have the clout of coaching in the NFL/Super Bowl and Nebraska no longer had a winning reputation among younger generations.
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The way Callahan operated would have been perfect for this era.
It's a toss up between him and Rhule.
I think Pelini with kids these days would have really struggled.
I think a lot of people will disagree with me and it's probably fair, but if the AD department didn't try to undermine Mike Riley every step of the way, he won 9 games and then they made him fire his long time DC Mark Banker, they forced him to hire that fucking idiot DC and forced him to hire a terrible GM. I dunno he might have been OK.
It's a toss up between him and Rhule.
I think Pelini with kids these days would have really struggled.
I think a lot of people will disagree with me and it's probably fair, but if the AD department didn't try to undermine Mike Riley every step of the way, he won 9 games and then they made him fire his long time DC Mark Banker, they forced him to hire that fucking idiot DC and forced him to hire a terrible GM. I dunno he might have been OK.
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Cally and Riley both got fucked over by meddling.
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Do you think he's 2 of 3 right now on coordinators though? I like his OC and STC. DC I think is still up in the air because they are so undersized up front. Definitely having some doubts though.
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The other question I would have with Callahan is would he evolve offensively? They ran a very late 90's style NFL offense and it was a tough watch sometimes. I remember going to watch them beat K State in Manhattan and it was such a slog to get through. Very old school west coast type stuff.
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You're shocked that anyone picked the (by far) winningest NU coach of the last two decades?
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People say this, but they were both wildly underperforming, & ADs have at least some duty to manage that. Meanwhile Pelini was winning at a solid rate but being actively undermined by the university chancellor & AD.
No major tears for Pelini from me - he handled it horribly - but nobody in NU history has a better claim to "could have done more if the university didn't screw him over" than Bo.
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Callahan would eat in the NIL portal era. Would hope that he’d use the Harbaugh model for pro style offense, but people do not give him enough credit for the run game he rolled out while here.
Rhule still my choice.
Rhule still my choice.
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Riley was coming off of a 9 win season when he got forced into the Diaco thing. Pretty clear that he and others checked out when that happened.
Cally was coming off of a CCG appearance when TO took his meddling and ultimatums up a notch. Yes, Cosgrove needed to go but Billy C had had enough of the old man and checked out.
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Yeah, I actually am. The 9 wins each year scarred by horrific blowouts that negate much of the winning vibe. The temper tantrums, toxicity, unprofessional and honestly pretty embarrassing approach at times...and on and on. It was so bad, we had to go with the extreme opposite and Mark earned us Mike Riley for crying out loud.
I was thrilled when Mark came back. Thrilled. Thought he fit the Husker mold, if there is such a thing and that he would be successful. He had some very bright moments and loved a bunch of his players/teams...and the juice wasn't worth the squeeze.
