RIP Bill McCartney
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Devoted a large part of his life to try and make the world a better place and bring folks to God...pretty easy dude to admire. R.I.P. my man.
Warren Powers passed away the same way.
Bill was the head coach that benefited from officials who couldn’t count to four.
Like TO, he could have won alot more games, but chose to step down and focus on other parts of his life
RIP Bill, you made Nebraska v Colorado much more interesting
Read as “RIP McCartney” and thought the Cowboys fired their coach. Guess that’s what I get for skimming thread titles 😂
Fk him he was a POS that raised a whore for a daughter. He tried to bargain his way into heaven. Hopefully he died a miserable death.
Actually he forced Nebraska to get better, for years it was just Oklahoma but along came Colorado and that wasn’t acceptable for Nebraska and fans . I respect the man except for his over obsession with Nebraska
Always has to be someone.
The man just died, a little respect would be nice whether you liked him or not.
We all have flaws in our lives, and immediatly upon ones death is a poor time to point them out.
JMO
Its pretty easy to predict who's going to come into a thread like this guns a blazin and what their going to say, and equally as predictable to know ahead of time who's going to like their post. Its totally expected.
Easy there cowboy. So you’re not a believer in turning the other check?
Its amazing how some can't separate a football rivalry from what really matters in life. There were certainly things I didn't care for about McCartney, but the fact is, he stepped away from the career he wanted to do since he was a little kid, while at the pinnacle of that career, to focus on improving the part of his life he wasn't proud of and didn't look back. I can hate on his Husker-obsessive ways, but I can't hate on the man. RIP.
I used to call into his radio show on KOA Thursday nights during the season and give him the business, man did those cu fans dislike me by the end of those calls, but McCartney had a good sense of humor and played along. I'll give him credit for being a coach that hired real good assistants and let them do their job, Mac was the motivator and got his team fired up and ready to play.
Yeah, his obsession with Nebraska was strange, but then again, a lot of cu fans that egged him on were just as strange. Did Mac have his troubles? He sure did, but no reason to dredge him through the mud now that he's gone, had that opportunity when he was alive. Met him a few times while working in the stadium where his office was, when I introduced myself the first time, he knew right away who I was, "that Nebraska fan who always calls in to my show." RIP
Yeah, his obsession with Nebraska was strange, but then again, a lot of cu fans that egged him on were just as strange. Did Mac have his troubles? He sure did, but no reason to dredge him through the mud now that he's gone, had that opportunity when he was alive. Met him a few times while working in the stadium where his office was, when I introduced myself the first time, he knew right away who I was, "that Nebraska fan who always calls in to my show." RIP
Been reading several pieces that took place over the years on him this morn, from early stuff to near the end...remebered some things i had forgotten and learned some new things as well....really incredible story on a man who was as flawed as they come and equally amazing. Glad he's been reunited with his wife and that he isn't suffering anymore.
