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Oddly enough you aren't alone. People on here seem to love the guy. I attended every home game during his tenure and some road games. Thought he was a dud.Frankly......and I'm pretty much alone....I loved him...wish it would have had one more year...
With a change at DC he might well have gotten us to top 10 status. The program was so internally divided that it was likely not going to be successful no matter what, for a long time. The firing of Frost and start of the Rhule era seems to be the first time the entire program is all aligned with the same perspective and isn't factionalized.Oddly enough you aren't alone. People on here seem to love the guy. I attended every home game during his tenure and some road games. Thought he was a dud.
Frost was the golden child of the program and the Osborne/Solich/Pelini faction. He WAS considered a top coaching prospect but he would have been fired two years earlier anywhere else.Didn't we all have that feeling when Frost was hired too though?
He was still recruiting kids that watched us play in title games. I don't think he was anything special. I feel like most coaches would have done as good or better than him. He really did no better than Pelini or Solich.With a change at DC he might well have gotten us to top 10 status. The program was so internally divided that it was likely not going to be successful no matter what, for a long time. The firing of Frost and start of the Rhule era seems to be the first time the entire program is all aligned with the same perspective and isn't factionalized.
As far as recruiting goes, it isn't close. Callahan was vastly better. Callahan was also a pretty good offensive coach despite his QB decision in 2007. Pelini and Solich were better at player development and Solich was better managing the program as a whole (although he inherited it intact from Osborne). Riley was bad and Frost found a way to be worse.He was still recruiting kids that watched us play in title games. I don't think he was anything special. I feel like most coaches would have done as good or better than him. He really did no better than Pelini or Solich.
Definitely I think he prefers the lower key environment of being a position coach in the NFL. People forget Suh was a Callahan recruit as were most of the dudes of the early Pelini years. When they were gone Pelini didn't look very good.Nebraska was never a job he would’ve pursued if he had not been fired from the Raiders in humiliating fashion. He saw Nebraska as a golden parachute and opportunity to remake his career.
I think he worked hard and wanted to win, but he is not well suited to the college game on a lot of levels. He definitely brought in some dudes that can play.
I don't think one person has forgotten Suh was a Callahan recruit. A Blake recruit more specifically.Definitely I think he prefers the lower key environment of being a position coach in the NFL. People forget Suh was a Callahan recruit as were most of the dudes of the early Pelini years. When they were gone Pelini didn't look very good.
He did worse, far worse.He was still recruiting kids that watched us play in title games. I don't think he was anything special. I feel like most coaches would have done as good or better than him. He really did no better than Pelini or Solich.
Was it his second game, at home, that he lost vs Smiss?JFC I was trying to take the higher ground but he was not a good HC here.
We didn’t have a losing season in like 40 years. And then we had two losing seasons in his 4 years here.
Yep…. Hate the word, LOVED the sentiment☺️He won over a lot of fans with his "effing hillbillies" comment. Including me.
Yep. That is when Joe Dailey threw it out of bounds on 4th down to end the game. Was in college. What a rough year that was.Was it his second game, at home, that he lost vs Smiss?
That seemed unreal at the time. I know Smiss was always a really tough team under Jeff Bower, I think, but still, what a crazy game and so deflating.
Ultimately, the program was aligned behind a G5 level coaching staff that did not engage in adequate player development. Both the offensive and defensive approaches were not a fit for the league. So aligned yes, but headed in the wrong direction.I know the end result. I was referring to the fact that when Frost was hired, the entire program seemed aligned.
Thinking the same thing when I seen the post.😂Bill Calahan - he came after Tom Osbourne and before Mike Reilly, correct?
Didn't he run out of bounds???Yep. That is when Joe Dailey threw it out of bounds on 4th down to end the game. Was in college. What a rough year that was.
Had his defense been better he might still be HC at UNL.Bill Callahan is a good and decent person and a very good OL coach. He just did not work out here. I wish him well.
I doubt it. He is an NFL guy all the way. And had he been successful at Nebraska I think he would have jumped to the pro game once an offer came. Still, I think if he had a better defense he would have been successful and been here for a while.Had his defense been better he might still be HC at UNL.
That and if he had picked Joey Ganz in 2007 instead of Keller. He might have made it to Gabbert in 2008. I don't blame him for getting big eyes for Keller. But those big eyes should have seen what a dud Keller was right away.Had his defense been better he might still be HC at UNL.
Yep, but the biggest question would have Eichorst keeped him.. SE had no idea how to hire a Head Coach..I doubt it. He is an NFL guy all the way. And had he been successful at Nebraska I think he would have jumped to the pro game once an offer came. Still, I think if he had a better defense he would have been successful and been here for a while.
He needed a better defensive coordinator. Kevin Cosgrove was one of the worst DC's in Nebraska history. It was about a toss-up between him and Bob Diaco.Frankly......and I'm pretty much alone....I loved him...wish it would have had one more year...
Lots of fans have shot memoriesHe did worse, far worse.
He was horrible. The “if he had a different dc…” people dont understand how football works. Callahan was a major factor in our bad defense.
Just a horrible hire all around, and enjoyed throwing players under the bus.
Well said.Bill Callahan is a good and decent person and a very good OL coach. He just did not work out here. I wish him well.
There were a lot of factors working against him. Probably his biggest failure was not embracing the history, Tom and former players. A family member of mine knew him and thought he was a good guy. He will be a great asset for Brian.Oddly enough you aren't alone. People on here seem to love the guy. I attended every home game during his tenure and some road games. Thought he was a dud.
I disagree. He really had nothing working against him. He just wasn't that good.There were a lot of factors working against him. Probably his biggest failure was not embracing the history, Tom and former players. A family member of mine knew him and thought he was a good guy. He will be a great asset for Brian.
He’s a great offensive mind and tireless recruiter. His DC didn’t measure up.I disagree. He really had nothing working against him. He just wasn't that good.
I don't remember his great offensive mind doing much against good teams. But if you needed 56 against someone like Nichols State, he was your guy.He’s a great offensive mind and tireless recruiter. His DC didn’t measure up.