No doubt about it

Dear Bill Callahan,
I know you were doing an excellent job in every area — you must have been, because you said so yourself, but please don’t let the door hit you on your way out. We might miss those colorful comments about Oklahoma fans, because deep in our hearts we might agree with you, but we won’t miss the way you ended long-standing streaks, the way you made our Huskers an embarrassment when they were once pillars of college football glory, the way you denied until your end that anything was even wrong.
No, Bill, you were not doing an excellent job in every area. How did you say that with a straight face a month ago? You brought down a dynasty. You recruited some of the best kids in the country, and wasted all of their talents. You introduced an offensive scheme that was…offensive. It didn’t work out, but you never changed a thing. Please tell me how you thought that kind of stubbornness was going to do any good. Did you really think you were going to hang on to this job?
And did you not realize that your buddy Kevin Cosgrove’s defense DID NOT WORK? I know he’s your friend and all, but if he was a good a friend to you as you clearly were to him, he would understand if you let him go and got a new defensive coordinator. If he was a good friend to you, he would want your team to succeed, rather than fielding the worst defense in Nebraska’s history. You let him put that defense on the field. You could have made a change, but you are too stubborn to do something good for the program when it’s personally uncomfortable for you. Nice job, Callahan. Your friendship and loyalty cost you and Mr. Cosgrove your jobs, and cost Nebraska its recruiting classes for the next who-knows-how-many seasons. You embittered fans who previously would have sacrificed their firstborns for this team.
You know, I hate to lose. But thanks for losing yesterday, so all of the pissed-off fans around Nebraska could go to bed with smiles on their faces, knowing you’d be gone by sunrise. It was a pleasant way to wake up today.
Good luck in whatever you do next. Maybe the NFL will take you back, or maybe this whole “coaching” thing is not what you’ve been called to do at all.
Sincerely,
Minda

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