Unless you are a cynical, fun-hating bastard like me, do not read this
As noted by Gopher86, the Bill Callahan similarity is striking. Not cool.
Sorry for the negativity. I just want our expectations to be in the right place.
1.) Graduated from midwestern school Illinois (ND).
2.) 7 years as OL and OC coach in NCAA (4 in NCAA, 6 in HS).
3.) Moved on as OL, OC, and HC in NFL during 8 seasons (offensive assistant and OC for 9 seasons - never a HC, though).
4.) After his short leash with the Raiders was yanked, he went to a heralded coaching job at Nebraska (at least Weis wasn't fired before going to ND).
5.) He introduced the west coast offense, a system unfamiliar to most college players and recruits (NFL pro-style is not as unfamiliar, yet it is certainly foreign to most amateur players and programs - Harbaugh made it work at Stanford).
6.) 2 good seasons, 2 bad (2 good, 2 bad, 1 ok)
7.) Produced a star QB--Zac Taylor--but couldn't get the offense or defense to sustain success (Brady Quinn, Jimmy Clausen (sort of)).
8.) Sports Illustrated named Callahan as the worst coaching hire of the decade in college football (at least Weis doesn't exactly have big shoes to fill, from that standpoint).
Now for the good news. Weis actually was better at ND than Callahan was at NU. He took a good team and made it very good for 2 seasons, something Callahan never did (have a very good team, that is). Callahan brought in green coaches to be his OC and DC - let's hope Weis isn't foolhardy enough to do the same.
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i think you're way off
weis may not pan out at KU, but Callahan was clueless, both with the Raiders and then with the Nubs…Callahan never won 3 Super Bowls as a coordinator like Weis did…granted, Tom Brady had a lot to do with that, but Weis deserves credit where credit was due.
As with many hires, for Weis it’s going to all come down to his assistants.
Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts."
--Albert Einstein
by Home Run Tony Cogan on Dec 9, 2011 8:50 PM CST reply actions
Calahan was BAD in oak-town
and all but 49er fans were glad to see him go. Big difference, tho the league is the same.
Sounds like Weis learned (?was humbled?) regarding the need to gather a quality staff. With Charlie’s mobility being problematic, and Dr Z being an ol ball coach too, I wonder if he does some of the “leg” work in looking for staff.
I wasn't paying that much attention at the time, but didn't he go to the AFC champ game
or maybe even the Superbowl? I know he wasn’t particularly well regarded, but it’s not like he was Herm Edwards or something.
Kila's slash for Apr 20 to May 4, 2011, right before he was sent down: .276 / .344 / .448
by SagehenMacGyver47 on Dec 10, 2011 7:52 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, they made the SB his first year.
Then followed it up with a 4-12 season and he was fired.
Calahan just maintained Gruden's team for the first year after he left
until they met in the SB. The fact that Calahan hadn’t changed anything led to 5 INT’s and a 48-21 blowout. When he tried to run his own team, it blew up, and should have been a forewarning to the bugboyz.
i think your coaching hire was perfect.
big name at a school that needs help. has the potential to be the best ku hire ever. shame we won’t be playing each other anymore. good luck next year, stomp the shit out of texas every chance you get.
can't we just pave over kansas?

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