Welcome to D-Day for Nebraska Football

by Husker Mike on Nov 23, 2007 11:20 PM CST in Football Comment 10 comments

The Lincoln Journal-Star reports that the media was informed to be on alert for e-mail announcements starting at 6:30 am Saturday morning. I predicted a couple of days ago that nothing would happen until Monday...but that looks to be wrong. The issue with the Nebraska-Creighton basketball still holds, so I wouldn't be surprised if there is some sort of press conference at 9 or 10 am tomorrow morning.

Dennis Franchione announced his resignation from Texas A&M shortly after defeating Texas today; one hopes that Callahan's impending departure is as amicable.

Several former Huskers (namely Damon Benning and Matt Davison) have been quoted as saying that any coaching search will likely be very short...perhaps being over as soon as December 5th.

Let the healing begin.

UPDATE: 7:20 am
A press conference has been scheduled for 9:30 am this morning with Tom Osborne. Live coverage can be expected on most Nebraska TV stations and their web sites. The following have already indicated coverage plans:

UPDATE: 8:10 am
WOWT-Channel 6 reports that Bill Callahan arrived at Memorial Stadium at 7:20 am and departed at 7:35 am. The Lincoln Journal-Star says the meeting between Callahan and Osborne only lasted 10 minutes. Pretty much says it all, I think.

UPDATE: 8:50 am
Sean Callahan of Huskers Illustrated confirms on WOWT-Channel 6 that Bill Callahan was terminated this morning.

UPDATE: 9:15 am
The Lincoln Journal-Star reports that Nebraska has already contacted Bo Pelini via an Atlanta search firm.

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Buyout's

Here is some stolen video from auditions Bill and the Coz gave for their job after they collect their millions.

http://www.jibjab.com/starring_you/r...

by Forever Red on Nov 23, 2007 11:31 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

eeewww

that is so wrong.....

Go Big Red!

by corn blight on Nov 24, 2007 9:10 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I saw that one about 6 weeks ago...

...except it was Steve Pederson and Bill Callahan in that version...

by Husker Mike on Nov 24, 2007 9:23 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

TO Press Conference Comments

Says that the coaching staff asked for benchmarks after the eighth game. He said that finishing 8-4 was safe, 7-5 would be likely, 6-6 would be iffy, and finishing 5-7 would be unlikely. Continued bad blowouts (i.e. Kansas hanging 76) would make it more difficult to keep the staff together.

TO said that he was told after winning the Astro Bluebonnet Bowl in his 4th season that if he hadn't beaten Texas Tech that night, he would have been fired.

Confirmed that he had contacted outside help to help line up candidates if he decided to make a change, but that he didn't want to know anything about candidates until after he made a decision on Callahan.

by Husker Mike on Nov 24, 2007 10:01 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Hasta la Vista Senor Calli,

ze bop Nov 24 07
So the deed is done.

Can't say I think any of the other rumored candidates has a better mind for offense as Calli, but he's responsible for the whole thing--including the shoddy D--so I guess TO knows what he's doing rgdg the 'systemic' problems.

Godd luck to coach Callahan and Coz, good people, but it just didn't work out.

Didn't think all the character assassinations were at all appropriate or accurate.

I hope Brian Kelly is in the mix....

--'za blang thang-- --"don't TAZE me, bro"--

by Ze Robertinho on Nov 24, 2007 10:56 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Ding Dong!

The Witch is dead. Which old Witch? The Wicked Witch!
Ding Dong! The Wicked Witch is dead.
Wake up-sleepy head, rub your eyes, get out of bed.
Wake up, the Wicked Witch is dead.
She's gone where the Goblins go,
Below-below-below. Yo-ho, let's open up and sing and ring the bells out.
Ding Dong' the merry-oh, sing it high, sing it low.
Let them know
The Wicked Witch is dead.

WE WANT BO! WE WANT BO! WE WANT BO!

by 96operator on Nov 24, 2007 3:45 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

there's so much

musical inclination in our posters.... did you see that rap thing that Ze Robertinho did in a comment earlier?

I'm trying to work out some things so we can get more musical parody going here.

So far, it hasn't worked well.

I guess.... I think it's amazing that Kevin Cosgrove gets to stick around, but I suppose someone who's served that long and hard should get their contract honored and be part of the transition.

Go Big Red!

by corn blight on Nov 24, 2007 5:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah,

how is it he gets to hang around? I suppose he probably does have a pretty strong relationship with some of the players and once Bo takes over, he can either leave or become towel boy.

WE WANT BO! WE WANT BO! WE WANT BO!

by 96operator on Nov 24, 2007 5:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Music, did someone say music?

Oh, I happen to be a pro level musician on the side(it's not my main $$$ source anymore).

Anyway, here's another Puff poem I came up with off the top of my head yesterday(before the game):

ze bop Nov 23 07
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:48 am Post subject: pUFFALO sOLDIER

pUFFALO sOLDIER

Puffalo Soldier
Mutated in Boulder--gots a big ol' rock
For a brain.
Coach Hawk is way wack,
Thinking sonny Cody's got his back;
Then again, the whole prog is
Inane.

Puff Fan is a yupp-EEE,
Spends the day waxing his sk-EEEs
And rollin' up another fat-EEE.
Wants the prez of his IdiocracEEE
To bEEE
Bob or ZiggEEE Marl-EEE,
And his Big Red rivalrEEE
Is outta touch with realitEEE.

Same ol' same ol,'
Big Red ready to rock & roll,
Over Ralphie with his featha boa.
Clueless Puff Fan,
Spends Sat. Night inda CAN,
And Husker Fan sez once mo',

"I show'd ya....."

_______________
"Don't TAZE' me, bro......"

AND: "Speak to the hand, the face ain't listenin."

&: "The reason there is TIME is so everything doesn't happen all at once."(Einstein)

ze bop Nov 23 07

--'za blang thang-- --"don't TAZE me, bro"--

by Ze Robertinho on Nov 24, 2007 6:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs