Corn Nation, a Nebraska Cornhuskers community

A 2006 economics journal article examines the relationship between replacing a coach an team match performance thereafter. Teams that replace a coach during a crisis do worse in the short run, and the long-term effect isn't significant.

Nebraska doesn't need to find someone to be held responsible for what happened against Ohio State, Nebraska needs someone to take responsibility to fix the problems that exist.

Husker fans may be looking for Shawn Watson and Barney Cotton to have different jobs come spring. I'm guess that's wishful thinking.