OSBORNE RETURNETH
Hey, let’s just check and see who’s gonna be replacing fired Nebraska AD Steve Pederson…

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Oh, wait–not coaching, right? Just the AD. Not picking up any clipboards. Not…calling…option keepers…against hopeless…defenses…FS:ELKDFNKDMXCNvlkjchssdfas
(Shudders, grabs crucifix…)
The horror……the…horror….
(HT: Chad.)












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I just wanted to say how I always appreciate so much how Orson pays respect to the ‘95 squad in every post he ever makes dealing with NU…it’s always a nice little glimmer of happiness in the otherwise dismal drudgery that is life as a present day Husker fan.
Comment by DT — October 17, 2007 @ 2:14 pm
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I’m giddy as a school girl. The first football game I remember watching on TV was the Florida State vs. Nebraska Orange Bowl. I’m only 21 now, so I was like 7 at the time, but ever since that day I have loved Cornhusker football. I don’t think it’s possible for me to be happier about Osborne as AD. I am also going to point out that Tagge, Humm, and Ferragamo all ran the “spread option,” although it wasn’t as refined as it is now. Please remember that Ferragamo was an all-pro QB, Nebraska also has had a #1 draft pick at WR, not a 1st rounder, an actual #1 overall.
This coaching change may bring back Turner Gill from the Buffalo Bulls (I hope not) bring Paul Johnson over (I hope not), Bo Pelini (fan favorite) or someone I’m not even aware of. Either way GBR.
Comment by Sker in the Zou — October 17, 2007 @ 2:11 pm
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Albino - I was being metaphorical an’ shit. The “Pitch to Rathman” was meant to refer to the fact that he’s a coach (albeit with the Raiders) and could at least come back as an assistant.
And no, one win in a season where we still basically went nowhere is not enough for me. This year we can aspire to the Holiday Bowl!!!!
Comment by Extra P. — October 17, 2007 @ 1:51 pm
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So the game between the “Wrecking Crew” and the “Blackshirts” this weekend has the potential to suck so much that it will create a quantum singularity.
Comment by Anonymous IV — October 17, 2007 @ 11:30 am
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Funny, no one remembers that Oz ran a pro-style offense Back In The Day. Jerry Tagge, Dave Humm, and Vince Ferragamo were not, surprisingly enough, the same type of QB’s that Tommie Frazier, Scott Frost, and Eric Crouch were.
He adjusted to the option from what was a pro-style power running game to keep up with the Moatlahomans. Similarly, he (more appropriately, his DC Charlie McBride) changed from a 5-2 to a 4-3 to have a more attacking style of defense.
There’s several interviews Oz has given where if he were coaching, he’d probably run something closer to Florida or West F’ing Virginia’s attacks.
Extra P: 41-15 two years back wasn’t good enough for you? I was at that game; it sure seemed like it was. Further, it would never be a pitch to Rathman; he was a fullback, so it would have been a handoff on a dive or wham trap.
Rudy: It’s more like Dad coming home to find the house trashed after a party and being quietly disappointed. Almost as if he didn’t expect you to do any better.
Oz won’t run Callahan during the season; he’s still too much of a coach for that. However, he’s way gone at season’s end.
Comment by Albino Tornado — October 17, 2007 @ 10:41 am