mrkelley23 wrote:Isn't that what y'all said after you fired the other guy, who "only" went 9-3?
We IU fans would kill for 9-3.
Hence, the wink.
If you did not see the live press conference on ESPN, it provided some good insight into the Nebraska football program.
Osborne told this story (which I do not recall him telliing before).
He went 9-2-1 in 1973, winning the Cotton Bowl.
He went 9-3 in 1974, winning the Sugar Bowl.
He went 10-2 in 1975, losing in the Fiesta Bowl.
Then, he went 9-3-1 in 1976, winning the AstroBluebonnet Bowl.
As he walked off the field in the Astrodome, a Regent told him that he was glad that they won the game, because they were going to have to fire him if they had lost.
Osborne said that he never, in 25 years, felt that he would survive a losing season. Keep in mind, he was the offensive architect for the schools first two national championships.
It will be telling who has interest in assuming a head coaching position with so little room for failure.
Since he cam eon as AD, I have thought that Osborne might look to hire "himself": a young coach who helped build a program to a level of greatness as an offensive genius/architect.
If Chris Peterson wants to jump to the bigtime, he might just get the chance.
This much is clear. Each interviewee must be ready to explain how they will right the defensive ship, explain their offensive philosophy/schemes, and explain what they know about Nebraska.
We know that Pelini and Gill are being considered.
There is talk of Jim Grobe.
Jim Leavitt of South Florida "idolized" Osborne as a younger coach, and this might be the rare job that he was willing to take and leave behind the program that he built.
Another interesting name is Brent Venables from OU.
Keep in mind that Osborne is very partial to the Spread offense of WVU and Florida, as it reminds him of the offense that he ran in the late 1990s, although Nebraska worked in more power running inside the tackles.
