I Hate Goodbyes

With Tommy Callahan getting fired in Lincoln, I think it's safe to say Chief walks away with the Failure College Football victory this season. Some of the tidbits from this ESPN article:

The firing came one month and a day after Callahan said, "I have done an excellent job in every area." Osborne apparently thought otherwise after only the second losing season at Nebraska since 1962, both coming on Callahan's watch.

A win over Iowa State in the Big 12 opener was followed by losses of 41-6 to Missouri, 45-14 to Oklahoma State, 36-14 to Texas A&M, 28-25 to Texas and, worst of all, a 76-39 defeat at Kansas.

The Kansas fiasco marked the most points allowed by a Nebraska team. Also on Callahan's tab was the 70-10 loss at Texas Tech in 2004, the most lopsided defeat in the program's 118-year history.

Before his first game, Callahan boasted, "We don't take what the defense gives us. We take what we want."

His 2004 team went 5-6, ending an NCAA-record 35-year bowl streak. The streak was a point of pride to Huskers fans, and many were infuriated when Callahan downplayed the significance of its ending by saying, "It's one game today, it's one season. I never look back."

That comment came two weeks after Callahan insulted Oklahoma fans after a 30-3 Nebraska loss by using an expletive while calling them hillbillies.

In 2005, the Big 12 reprimanded Callahan for making a throat-slashing gesture at an official during a game against Oklahoma. Callahan denied wrongdoing.

That is fantastic