Not the Talk of a Confident Man
Saturday, March 18, 2006 at 09:01AM Anyone think the "West Coast Offense" Bill Callahan's installed at Nebraska is up to speed?
He sure doe$n't.
Callahan has said that the NCAA's limit of 15 practices during the spring isn't enough. "You just get going and then you have to put your pads away. It's kind of like playing nine holes of golf"
Translation: "I can't do it" I love when coaches are dead giveaways for their team's situations. One can watch Charlie Weis get a certain evil look on his face or talk subtle smack at a press conference and know something's up. All you have to do to figure out USC's fate is watch Pete Carroll on the sidelines. If he's smiling of relaxed-looking the majority of the time, the game's over before it started. If he's tensed up or looking confused, USC's in for a 60-minute battle. With Bill Callahan, watch for the complaining. Need more?
Nebraska coach Bill Callahan apparently hasn't forgiven Kansas State recruit Josh Freeman for reneging on his commitment to the Cornhuskers at the 11th hour before signing day. "We want players who want us because we feel that Nebraska is a special, special situation," Callahan told the Lincoln Journal-Star "If you're a prima donna, if you're a drama queen, there's no room for you at Nebraska. You can go to K-State."
Nice, coach. Smack talking an 18-year-old former recruit. So tell us what you really feel about this 2006 season. Las Vegas is making a lot lot lot of money off exuberant Husker fans making their June "$100 on Nebraska for the championship, please" picks. That quote was also a very public admission that his quarterback situation is lackluster once you get past senior starter Zac Taylor. That means you, Harrison Beck, Beau Davis and Joe Ganz.
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Where am I whining? Just calling it like I see it.
Ask yourself, do confident coaches blast former recruits who are all of the age of 18 (maybe less) at a critical position and also complain about practice rules during his third year of coaching at the college level?
I merely stumbled upon that part of the Big 12 preview and couldn't help but respond because it was so ridiculous and a great tip-off that trouble may be on the horizon.
I am on no medication whatsoever. Nice attempt at an insult, but that shot missed the mark.
Any rational non-Husker fan reading this realizes I might be onto something. Coaches behave in certain ways. Winners do certain things, and losers also do certain things. Body language, what people say, how they say it etc. can all be tipoffs about what's to come.
Do you think Pete Carroll or Mack Brown are publicly complaining about many things right now, for example? Heck no.
But you know who is? Bill Callahan.
Just the way I see it
Better ask somebody
You stay classy, Nebraska fan.