With Husker Nation in turmoil, and rumors swirling about staff and coaching changes in Lincoln, many are wondering when, not if, Callahan gets the ax. 

Solich went 7-7, and promptly got new coordinators.  We all remember Pelini and Barney Cotton.  It turned around and the season ended 10-3.  A respectable 10-3.  Sure, we weren't competitive against Oklahoma, Texas, or K-State, but let's keep in mind that those teams were beasts that year.  Few teams could have been competitive.  But defending Solich isn't the point.  Would Callahan fare better with different coordinators?

17-18.  That is Callahan's NFL record.  His first season, after taking over from Gruden, he went 13-6.  Got blown out in a Superbowl (yet another big game choke).  The following season yielded 4-12, and the loss of his job. 

Since then, he's hired his friends as his staff at Nebraska.  He's 26-18 right now.  14-14 in the conference.  0-7 against teams ranked higher than 20th.  He's lost several huge games, including USC twice and an agonizingly close call against Texas. 

Now we're 4-3, and could very easily finish 4-8.  We are literally only two plays away from being 2-5 right now.  Had those two plays went the other way, we could easily be finishing 2-10, much like CU last year.

As of right now, Callahan's record, including NFL, is .544, just under 55%

By the end of the season?  Possibly down around 52 or 53%

What's more, this man couldn't lead players like Charles Woodson, Jerry Rice, or Tim Brown.  He lost the players then, and lost them at Nebraska as well.  He probably lost them against USC a year ago when the players saw the calls and knew the coach wasn't even trying to win.  He was only trying to not get embarrassed.  This man has fractured the fan base yet again.

Now Callahan says things like "In my heart of hearts, I know I'm doing an excellent job."  How can he justify even uttering those words?  He speaks of progress and achievement, but fails to cite any examples of either. 

Even with new assistants and coordinators, I doubt this man can have success.  He has always been too offense-oriented.  I don't blame him, it's all he's been.  He'd probably make a fine coordinator somewhere, but probably little beyond that. 

Pederson is gone.  The fan base is all but calling for Callahan's head.  Several of our blue-chippers and other members of our incoming recruiting class are reconsidering.  There simply is no reason to believe that Callahan will succeed here.  There is simply no better time to rid ourselves of him.  He is simply a cancer to Husker Nation.  The sooner we cut the cancer out, the sooner we can heal, and become dominant yet again.