Would Bill Callahan Have Worked with More Time?

The Common Fans bring you Episode 2 of The Reckoning series. This episode, featuring long time Nebraska reporters Mitch Sherman and Brandon Vogel, focuses on the question: Would Bill Callahan Have Worked with More Time?

The crew looks at:

• The prolonged, messy coaching search that ultimately led to Callahan - Nebraska's fifth choice in the process - being hired.
• Upending tradition - installing the West Coast offense, moving away from the walk-on program, ignoring former players, and more.
• Callahan took the Huskers to the Big 12 title game in 2006, before it all fell apart just one season later. Was he one good defensive coordinator away from putting it all together at Nebraska? 
• Callahan went 5-6 in year 1; Matt Rhule went 5-7 in his first year. If Rhule goes 8-4 in year 2 and wins a bowl game, and then goes 9–3 and plays for the conference championship in year 3 (identical to Callahan), would he survive a 5-7 season in year 4? 

Special thanks to Brandon Vogel of the Counter Read for joining the Common Fans for all of The Reckoning episodes. Make sure to check out www.counterread.com for Brandon's excellent coverage of Nebraska football, college football, and other Nebraska sports. 

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