Would Bill Callahan Have Worked with More Time?
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- Опубліковано 23 чер 2024
- The Common Fans bring you Episode 2 of The Reckoning series. This episode, featuring long time Nebraska reporters Mitch Sherman and Brandon Vogel, focuses on the question: Would Bill Callahan Have Worked with More Time?
The crew looks at:
- The prolonged, messy coaching search that ultimately led to Callahan - Nebraska's fifth choice in the process - being hired.
- Upending tradition - installing the West Coast offense, moving away from the walk-on program, ignoring former players, and more.
- Callahan took the Huskers to the Big 12 title game in 2006, before it all fell apart just one season later. Was he one good defensive coordinator away from putting it all together at Nebraska?
Callahan went 5-6 in year 1; Matt Rhule went 5-7 in his first year. If Rhule goes 8-4 in year 2 and wins a bowl game, and then goes 9-3 and plays for the conference championship in year 3 (identical to Callahan), would he survive a 5-7 season in year 4?
Special thanks to Brandon Vogel of the Counter Read for joining the Common Fans for all of The Reckoning episodes. Make sure to check out www.counterread.com for Brandon's excellent coverage of Nebraska football, college football, and other Nebraska sports.
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Was Bill Callahan one good Defensive Coordinator away from putting it all together at Nebraska? Tell us what you think, Common Fans.
Short answer: no. Just one man's opinion.
He was a great recruiter. His personality wasn’t a fit though
Kick ass conversation with Mitch. Privilege to chat with him. Really fun.
Such an interesting and engaging conversation with Mitch and Brandon. A very unique time for Nebraska football to say the least.
Absolutely fascinating conversation. The Common Fans are going to love it!
Awesome to have Mitch Sherman join us again! In my opinion, he’s the ultimate authority on the botched coaching search that ultimately led to Callahan, and his article in The Athletic with Max Olson from 2021 proves it. GBR 4 Life!
Completely agree MattyO! Fantastic conversation with Mitch!
No doubt!
Sorry I’m a few days late fellas, but listening as I work now. Fantastic episode today guys!
Thanks Coach! Really appreciate it!
Great job guys! This was an absolute fascinating pod. I am learning so much about Nebraska football that I did not know or I was ignorant to during my college/early 20's while watching college football. I can't wait to watch the next one. Side note, I had no idea that Urban Meyer almost ended up in Lincoln. Imagine how the landscape of college football could have changed if that would have happened!?
Thanks so much guys! Really appreciate it. I'm not sure how close to "almost" the Urban thing was, but that would have been something!
You have to wonder how the start of Bill Callahan’s tenure would’ve been if the transfer portal of today would’ve been available then? Obviously, he could’ve worked on skill players quarterback, receivers for the West Coast offense instead of waiting to get Zach Taylor.
The last 5 minutes were gold lol “I hate Bill Callahan” 😅
😂
Hiring his buddy Cosgrove, who had terrible defenses and Wisconsin, is enough to tell anybody he was never Head Coaching Material
Definitely wonder what might have happened with a different DC.
@@commonfanGBR If one is in such a position of such authority you aren't paid to neglect your authority.
Callahan was a good recruiter and offensive line coach. He wasn't close to being a good head coach.
@@jdp0359 Spot on.
Would Callahan have succeeded is kind of an irrelevant question. I think a lot of my fellow Husker fans were either unrealistic in their expectations or just full on lying to themselves about how much damage was done to the program post 1999. I’m not going to sit here and say all he needed was a d coordinator and everything would of been fine cause that’s honestly just as foolish as saying otherwise. The only thing i will say is with the momentum in the recruiting game and the successes on offense he has done enough for a shot to course correct.
Thanks so much for watching! Hope you're enjoying the series. Make sure to subscribe on UA-cam if you haven't already. GBR for LIFE!
No he would not have. The starters won their positions and he never gave others a chance once the season started. He coached like he was in the NFL. I do however say with NIL his coaching philosophy might work better than it did.
We agree. Thanks for watching!
Callahan had no interest in playing defense. Would have never worked. I left a game where we were getting rolled by Missouri and Missouri scored two more times before I made it to my car. Bill Callahan should stay in his lane and coach the line and don’t even move his head left to right to look at anything else.
Bill Callahan? who cares I think one of the biggest mistakes in cornhusker history is not giving Frank Solich enough time.
Thanks for watching! We talk all about the Solich era in the first episode of this series. You should check it out: ua-cam.com/video/pX-EDby76RA/v-deo.html
He didn’t need more time, he needed competent defensive coordinator. Cosgrove was garbage.🤬🤬🤬
Haha spot on! He may have needed more than that...
@@commonfanGBR remember, bill brought in ndamakoung Suh
You husker zealots can't leave the past in the past unbelievable.
Alternate timelines are all the rage in the movies now. Gotta entertain the “What if?…”
I've got great news for you Boris. You can choose not to watch.
Those who do not understand the past are doomed to repeat it.@@commonfanGBR