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"Squawk! We didn't execute! Squawk! The players didn't play well!"

Norvell is like a trained parrot, always ready to put the blame on the players at every opportunity. Even if every loss was the players' faults (which it isn't), you simply don't put the blame on your players at every opportunity.

In any case, whose fault is it if a player doesn't execute a gameplan given a month to prepare?

Allow me to translate Norvell's comments, strictly my interpretation:

"Our gameplan was great. The players messed it up. Blame the loss on the players."

I'm so tired of these comments by Norvell. I want him to get a head coaching job just to get him away from Nebraska. The added bonus would be that Watson would be OC...actually I want Watson to be head coach (no offense to Callahan, I just think Watson is the best coach on the staff).

Actually, despite my criticism of Cosgrove at times, if I had the choice to remove one coach from the staff, it would be Norvell. At least Coz has had some good (and great) individual games. What has Norvell done? As Callahan's eyes in the pressbox, he's supposed to provide input during the game...to help make adjustments. Nebraska's offense was excellent, for the most part, this season during the initial script. It tended to struggle in the 2nd half....when adjustments are supposed to be made.

Norvell's only contribution on gamedays seems to be blaming players when anything goes wrong...he's certainly not helping Callahan make good adjustments. In short, I think Norvell sucks as a coach.

Thank you Darth, I feel vindicated...

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3. Because if we had Stoops or Holtz or some other ________ for a coach, I wouldn't like it. I don't cheer for jerseys. I cheer for the people who develop and maintain the program.

I agree... The chickens came home to roost the last 2 games.... Both losses were the direct result of extremely poor play calling! We matched up with OU in almost every aspect of the game... but lost. I still say we had BETTER players than Auburn and lost! Next season will really tell the story. We have a very experienced offense and lots of holes to fill on D. Lets just see which group over performs next season before boiling Cos in oil....... ya wanna bet on the outcome?

Okay, you want somebody with integrity and takes responsiblity for thier actions right?

Will somebody link the site of BCs press conference and show me exactly were he blames anybody else for his bone head call. Look guys, he has developed depth, won games, and taken us back to the top of our division in our conference, granted it is a week division, but we are on top none the less with no losses against those teams. We beat the teams we should beat and we push the teams we are on par with, it is not a stretch to suggest that the coming year should be the one were ALL of the kinks should be worked out. Yes, this team lost some close games because of some bad calls, but we were also in some big games BECAUSE of some GOOD calls. ie the marlon lucky half back pass, Mo Ps pass, so on and so on....For the most part i think BC has done alright, not great, but good. But i agree, UNLESS next year we win some big ones, you will hear fire BC all over again (Hey Dr Tom, you remember those days don't ya! cant beat OU run em outta town!)

Yep, and that's why I don't like SP in the AD's office.

As far as Callahan goes, I think he's an ok guy who is in way over his head. I'm hoping he figures it out, but I'm not optimistic at this point.

ill buy that!

Who cares about that crap. Nice avatar!!!

I will not support Nebraska football until integrity has been restored. That requires, at the least, the departure of Pederson and Callahan.

One would never know you thought the jury is still out on Callahan by reading your never-ending stream of praise for him.

Ah c'mon, 57! Srb doesn't praise Billy C. He just defends him incessantly. Srb is as consistent as you are.

Food for thought, Boise State beat OU with what plays? They work your a hero, they fail and your fodder on web sites.

I thought you left? Couldn't stay away?

If the team is well coached, those plays tend to work more often. And if you call them when they're needed (at the right time in other words) you're less likely to be criticized for the decision to run those plays.

some one notify the AP with this breaking news from 57!