Bill you are Awarded the prestigious Jackass Award for completely dismantling a once proud program. The terms of his buyout have yet to be release but I am sure he is smiling all the way to the bank. And Yes Fat Boy, up there in South Bend, we see you on bended knee thanking the Lord that your season is over today.
Oh How the mighty have fallen:
Jan. 2, 1998: Nebraska defeats Tennessee 42-17 in the FedEx Orange Bowl, giving retiring coach Tom Osborne a share of the1997 national championship. Osborne ends his 25-year head coaching career with a record of 255-49-3 and all or part of 3 national titles in his last four years.
Dec. 4, 1999: Nebraska, under second-year coach Frank Solich, defeats Texas 22-6 in the Big 12 championship game.
Jan. 2, 2000: Nebraska defeats Tennessee 31-21 in the Fiesta Bowl to finish the 1999 season 12-1 and No. 3 in the AP Top 25.
Jan. 3, 2002: Despite the loss at Colorado 62-36 on November 23, Nebraska plays in the national championship Rose Bowl game and loses 37-14 to Miami.
Dec. 27, 2002: Huskiers lose 3 in a row including the Independence Bowl. Their 7-7 record is their first non-winning mark since 1961 and marks their first season with fewer than nine wins since 1968.
Nov. 29, 2003: Solich is fired after a 31-22 win at Colorado the previous day marks the end of a 9-3 regular season. Solich's 6-year record was 58-19.
Jan. 9, 2004: After a 40-day search in which at least four candidates turned down the job or pulled their names from consideration, Bill Callahan is hired. In the pass Happy West Coast Offense, Out the Option which had been in place since 1980.
Oct. 9, 2004: Nebraska loses 70-10 at Texas Tech, the worst beating in program history.
Nov. 26, 2004: Nebraska loses 26-20 to Colorado, marking the Huskers' third straight loss and giving them a record of 5-6, their first losing campaign since 1961. The Huskers' 35-year bowl streak ends.
Nov. 5, 2005: Nebraska loses 40-15 to Kansas, the first loss to the Jayhawks since 1968.
Nov. 24, 2006: Nebraska defeats Colorado 37-14 to win the Big 12 North for the first time since 1999.
Sept. 4, 2007: Oklahoma gives Callahan a 5-year contract that locks him up through 2011 season. Dumb.
Oct. 15, 2007: Steve Pederson is fired as athletic director. Smart
Oct. 16, 2007: Osborne returns as interim athletic director and says he will wait until after the season to make a decision on whether to retain the coaching staff.
Nov. 3, 2007: Kansas scores on 10 straight possessions while beating Nebraska 76-39 and racking up more points than any opponent had ever scored on the Huskers.
Nov. 23, 2007: Colorado beats Nebraska 65-51, eliminating the Huskers from bowl contention and giving them a 5-7 record. It's the Huskers' second losing season in four years.
Nov. 24, 2007: Callahan fired after going 27-22 in four seasons but 15-18 against the Big 12 and 3-10 against teams ranked in the Top 25.
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