Billy C: Soon To Be a Hillbilly?
by Husker Mike
on Dec 1, 2008 8:07 PM CST
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Now that Lane Kiffin has been named head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers, speculation grows about his staff. Much centers around his father, legendary defensive guru (and former Husker) Monte Kiffin returning to the college ranks to assist his son.
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But he might not be the only former Husker coach on the Volunteers staff. WRCB-TV and the Nashville City Paper are reporting that Bill Callahan is a candidate to join the coaching staff.
It's unclear what the position would be, but I'd speculate that it would be as offensive coordinator. (Volunteer fans are real excited about that possibility.)
It presents an interesting dynamic of a young offensive genius as a head coach, combined with a micromanaging tyrant as his offensive coordinator. Anybody else see the sequel to a clusterfool?
Also rumored to be on the list to join the Volunteer staff is former Ole Miss coach Ed Orgeron, who was the subject of Bruce Feldman's great book "Meat Market".
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Monte, Callahan + Ed =
Major SEC headaches right away. Nebraska will feel the pain from that organization and recruiting skill at the very least.
by Blankman on
Dec 1, 2008 10:47 PM CST
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So will
Tennessee. Man I am having problems posting here tonight. Nothing wants to show up and then wa-la there it is. Or some of it anyway.
by taflorom on
Dec 2, 2008 12:02 AM CST
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He helped put our offense together
He was a major influence on our current system. Nobody can argue that it has been effective. He has been a successful coordinator before Oakland had a very good offense under him.
by Huzkerfan on
Dec 2, 2008 11:58 AM CST
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okay
He was a successful coordinator at Oakland for one year. Then he got the best of himself and got paranoid with the idea that everyone in the NFL would know how his offense worked, so he had to change it.
And when he came to Nebraska, he had not a clue about how to teach it, and not a clue how to adapt and not a clue about how to develop players. And I don’t agree about recruiting.
He’s like the good programmers I know. They’re great living right in front of their computer screen. They’re great if they’re in control of their environment. But God forbid something goes wrong, or they have to compromise or deal with someone else being in charge and tinkering with their design. They implode, crawl into their own shell and no one can get them out of it.
That’s how I see Bill Callahan.
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by corn blight on
Dec 2, 2008 4:04 PM CST
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just saying
I was just trying to make the point that he had a lot to do with us going from a one dimensional triple option attack to where our offense is now. People in Nebraska try to dismiss him as an idiot that doesn’t know anything about football. He wasn’t a good fit and didn’t understand what is Nebraska Football that doesn’t make him dumb. If he does get the spot at Tennessee I hope he does great things I am sure he works hard at his job. Anyway an offensive coordinator is a lot like your computer programmer, they sit up in the booth or “shell”, look at their screens, and never have to deal with any live players only situations, he will probably do well in that setting i.e. Oakland. I do agree he didn’t develop young players, I don’t imagine he ever had to do that in the NFL. As for recruiting we’ll see in the next two years how good he was at that with Pelini now instructing his recruits, I HOPE LIKE CRAZY he did a fabulous job recruiting. Only time will tell on that. As for his football IQ as far as scheme and design we are not qualified to judge him in that area he is obviously still well respected in the football world.
by Huzkerfan on
Dec 2, 2008 7:49 PM CST
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Nobody said he didn't know anything about football...
I think Bill Callahan has forgotten more about football, especially the offensive line, than the rest of us will ever know.
Where Bill Callahan fell short is in putting it all together and creating a cohesive offense, let alone a cohesive coaching staff. I think Bill Callahan is in his ideal place right now; he’s in charge of the offensive line and can run that as he sees fit.
by Husker Mike on
Dec 2, 2008 9:38 PM CST
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