If Keith "End Zone" Jones is on board, so am I.

This is an interesting article from the Lincoln Journal Star that compares how former players feel about the current direction of Nebraska's football program. I was glad to read that Broderick Thomas hasn't changed a bit.

Here's where I stand: I remain optomistic about the future of the program, as I have since Callahan came on board, and I think that we will begin to see the fruits of the new "administration" over the next two seasons. The program was gravitating toward mediocrity, as Pederson put it, and a change was necessary. I'd rather have 5-6 with the possibility of a Big XII championship in 5 years or less than 9-3 and guaranteed losses to Texas, Oklahoma, and (what used to be) K State every year. As Bob Devany put it, "the most important thing a coach can do is recruit well." I guess that would mean the biggest flaw a coach could have is not recruiting well, which is the most basic and accurate description of Frank Solich's tenure as head coach. It was time to cut our losses with Frank, and transition takes time and can be brutally painful. But, I think we would have suffered more and more under Solich, only delaying the pains of transition, not eliminating them.

I know some will disagree with my optimism (Waite… Dittman… Micah Heibel…). That's fine. Use the comments section to let me know if you agree or not, and why.

Go Big Red!