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The Common Fans bring you Episode 3 of The Reckoning series. This episode, featuring long time Nebraska reporters Sam McKewon and Brandon Vogel, focuses on the question: Bo-liever or Bo-leaver?

The crew looks at:

- The hiring of Bo "restored the House of Osborne," according to Sam McKewon.
- Pelini's fire was a welcome change from the more stoic Callahan, but it was evident from early on that his temper was fierce - and perhaps a detriment to the team.
- Pelini's early success - two conference championship game appearances in his first three years - contrasted with the volatile and, at times, dysfunctional way he ran the team.
- Two massive turning points in the middle of Bo's tenure: Nebraska's move to the Big 10, and the unexpected blowout loss against Wisconsin in the 2012 Big 10 championship game.
- The impact of Shawn Eichorst coming in as Athletic Director in 2012.
- The infamous tape after the 2013 UCLA game.
- The 2014 Wisconsin game that sealed his fate.
And much, much more.

Special thanks to Brandon Vogel of the Counter Read for joining the Common Fans for all of The Reckoning episodes. Make sure to check out www.counterread.com for Brandon's excellent coverage of Nebraska football, college football, and other Nebraska sports.
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Excerpt from "Would Bill Callahan Have Worked With More Time?" Episode 2 of a 6-part series from @commonfanGBR called The Reckoning.

Check out the full episode here: https://youtu.be/26KSbONBXqE?si=bJnSF7duhP0xhRp2
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The Common Fans bring you Episode 2 of The Reckoning series. This episode, featuring long time Nebraska reporters Mitch Sherman and Brandon Vogel, focuses on the question: Would Bill Callahan Have Worked with More Time?

The crew looks at:
- The prolonged, messy coaching search that ultimately led to Callahan - Nebraska's fifth choice in the process - being hired.
- Upending tradition - installing the West Coast offense, moving away from the walk-on program, ignoring former players, and more.
- Callahan took the Huskers to the Big 12 title game in 2006, before it all fell apart just one season later. Was he one good defensive coordinator away from putting it all together at Nebraska?
Callahan went 5-6 in year 1; Matt Rhule went 5-7 in his first year. If Rhule goes 8-4 in year 2 and wins a bowl game, and then goes 9–3 and plays for the conference championship in year 3 (identical to Callahan), would he survive a 5-7 season in year 4?

Special thanks to Brandon Vogel of the Counter Read for joining the Common Fans for all of The Reckoning episodes. Make sure to check out www.counterread.com for Brandon's excellent coverage of Nebraska football, college football, and other Nebraska sports.

And make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/@commonfanGBR.

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Episode 1 of a 6-part series, The Reckoning, takes a look at the 20 year old question, What If Nebraska Had Never Fired Frank Solich?

Brandon Vogel of https://www.counterread.com/ gives his insight here. Brandon joins the Common Fans for all 6 parts of The Reckoning series, and Husker media legend, Mike Babcock joins for Episode 1 as well. Make sure to watch for Episode 2, "Would Bill Callahan Worked With More Time?" dropping 6/24/24.

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The Common Fans launch The Reckoning - a series of episodes focused on the post-Tom Osborne era of Nebraska football. This episode, featuring long time Nebraska reporters Mike Babcock and Brandon Vogel, focuses on the question: What if Nebraska had never fired Frank Solich?
The crew looks at:

-Osborne's promise to retire after the 1996 season.
-Was the hiring of Solich always a sure thing?
-Solich's support (or lack thereof) among the other assistants.
-The high points: 2001 win over Oklahoma, 1999 Big 12 championship, and more.
2002 - first season without 9 wins since 1968, and first time without a winning record since 1961.
Did the majority of Husker fans side with Pederson after the firing of Solich?
The next-to-impossible task of following not one, but two hall of fame coaches.
What would have been good enough for Nebraska fans? Were the Huskers always bound to fire a 9-win coach?
Could Frank Solich have gotten Nebraska back to winning conference championships and competing for national championships?
Special guest Brandon Vogel joins the Common Fans for all of The Reckoning episodes, and the featured guest for this episode is Mike Babcock. Make sure to check out the Counter Read at www.counterread.com for Brandon's excellent coverage of Nebraska football, college football, and other Nebraska sports.

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The Common Fans announce The Reckoning, a series of episodes looking back at the post-Tom Osborne era of Nebraska football. Beginning June 17, we will release one episode a week for six weeks, looking at the different coaching tenures, the highs and lows, the missteps, the what-ifs, and so much more (see below for the full schedule of episodes).

Special thank you to Brandon Vogel of the Counter Read newsletter, who joined the Common Fans for all six episodes, and made significant contributions to this series. Make sure to subscribe to his newsletter at www.counterread.com. Brandon is a fantastic source for all college football fanatics, and a friend of the Common Fan.

In addition to Brandon, six different members of the Nebraska media - one per episode - joined us for an in-depth discussion of the era being examined. These episodes will make you think, make you laugh, possibly make you cry, and hopefully, they'll be somewhat therapeutic after all Husker Nation has been through.

We believe we are at the dawn of a new era of greatness for Nebraska football. But sometimes you have to look back before you can move forward.

The Reckoning

June 17 - What if Nebraska Had Never Fired Frank Solich?

June 24 - Would Bill Callahan Have Worked with More Time?

July 1 - Bo-liever or Bo-leaver?

July 8 - Was Mike Riley the Biggest Miss of the Post-Osborne Era?

July 15 - How in the World Did Scott Frost Not Work at Nebraska?

July 22 - The Promise of Matt Rhule

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