Football in Nebraska

And rumor has it that Osborne will replace him. At least for a few years. Sweet!

My source has made an appearance!

After reading about this story from several places, you have by far the best caption:

"Sayonara, Steve Pederson"

Ive been hearing these Osborne rumors too around work...Its fun to think there is Zero Productivity going on in Nebraska right now!

Sayonara

Actually, Pederson was gone before the previous game, but it does make the announcement that much more timely.

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I think his real error was to give a blank check contract to Callahan. We just finished paying off Bo Pellini and he's been gone for ages. Without any form of leverage, what's to keep Bill from continuing with ineffective staff (Cosgrove) just because they're old friends?

The excuse that "students need to feel their coach is in it for the long haul" is exactly that. An excuse. You do not spend millions of dollars to soothe the fears of a bunch of high school kids. They're students. You advertise, yes, but you don't go blowing an insane amount of money to make then think your coach might stay. There's nothing in the contract to keep NU from sacking Callahan or to keep him from walking. Money doesn't change that, and I suppose Pederson felt it had no better purpose.

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I don't have first-hand knowledge of the sequence, but my inside source told me that three wealthy Omaha businessman (boosters, perhaps) met after the OSU game, deliberated, and wrote a check to UNL in exchange for the AD's dismissal

If that's true, then Perlman's claim that the decision preceded the game is just PR to avoid appearing reactive. Given that BS, I mean PR, that issues forth from my employer in situations like this, I wouldn't be surprised.