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WORST COACHING HIRE: Bill Callahan, Nebraska

In 2003, then-AD Steve Pedersen fired sixth-year coach Frank Solich (despite his .750 winning percentage) and replaced him with the ex-Oakland Raiders coach. The school's first outside hire in 42 years, Callahan scrapped Nebraska's long-synonymous option offense in favor of an NFL-style passing attack, alienated fans and former players, oversaw the program's first losing season since 1961 and won one division title in four seasons. His last team (in 2007) went 5-7 and allowed a school-record 455 points.

 
im actually proud of that recognition in an odd way. gawldarn pedey.

Ndamukong made stewie mandel's all-decade team as well. the link is inside that article to the full team.

 
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That says to me that people realize how great we once were and how awful and non-representative the Callahan Era was. It says to me that we haven't totally squandered the good feelings we built up during the Devaney/Osborne Era.

They're just waiting for us to rise up and be relevant again.

Come ON, offense!!!

 
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The hiring of Rich Rodriquez at Michigan is on its way of knocking Billy C from this pedestal and IMO may have already. Worst season in school history and he is also responsible for stopping their bowl tradition. 8-16 (3-13 in conference) At least in his second year Billy C (13-10 & 7-9 in Conference) went to a Bowl and had a winning record.

The Big 12 Title Game performance by Suh is #2 on the Memorable Performance list right behind Vince Young in the 2006 Rose Bowl.

 
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newearthhusker said:
The hiring of Rich Rodriquez at Michigan is on its way of knocking Billy C from this pedestal and IMO may have already. Worst season in school history and he is also responsible for stopping their bowl tradition. 8-16 (3-13 in conference) At least in his second year Billy C went to a Bowl and had a winning record.

The Big 12 Title Game performance by Suh is #2 on the Memorable Performance list right behind Vince Young in the 2006 Rose Bowl.
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Glad someone else noticed.

 
i dunno. pedey fired a successful coach and strangleheld an entire athletic department to make his hire. he threw his weight behind the decision and laid down the law, because he, the hiree, said it was so. michigan had to make a hire because a successful coach retired. (sure, the writing was on the wall, but the dude RETIRED, and he was ready. Solich didnt, and wasnt.) richrod is more just a failure on his own accord, with the baggage he left at west virginia and all.

 
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mmmtodd said:
i dunno. pedey fired a successful coach and strangleheld an entire athletic department to make his hire. he threw his weight behind the decision and laid down the law, because he, the hiree, said it was so. michigan had to make a hire because a successful coach retired. (sure, the writing was on the wall, but the dude RETIRED, and he was ready. Solich didnt, and wasnt.) richrod is more just a failure on his own accord, with the baggage he left at west virginia and all.
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Michigan was 9-4 with a January 1st Bowl Win over #9 Florida in 2007 the year that Carr was forced (Allegedly) to retire and the year before that they were 11-2. What showed that he was “ready” to retire and Solich wasn’t?

 
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Texas was supposed to blast Nebraska and waltz into the BCS title game, but Suh refused to let the Longhorns ascend so easily. Facing double teams and getting held on almost every play, Suh singlehandedly dismantled one of the nation's best offenses. He finished with 12 tackles (seven for loss) and 4.5 sacks in what would have been an all-time upset had officials not used video replay to discover that one second remained on the clock after Texas quarterback Colt McCoy's final throw hit a stadium railing. The Longhorns kicked a field goal as time expired and won 13-12.
Text: Andy Staples/SI.com
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At least someone said it publicly.

 
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