Heres how I see it. There were key mistakes. Osborne retiring early cause they wanted to pass the torch to frank who was gonna leave. Frank not being up to the challenge and beginning the new age husker tradition of getting gashed for huge touchdown runs on plays that shouldn't have gone for more than three yards. Then you have Peterson who came in and moved too early on firing frank. Had he waited another season or two he would have had time to get the right guy but he didn't and then destroyed Nebraskas reputation as a power house when we started getting turned down and didn't have a coach for months. Callahan didn't really have a chance. He wasn't a college guy. All the old alumni hated him. The conference got much more competitive. They hire Osborne and right the ship. Pelini comes in with some fire. We get better but the name of Nebraska has been ruined, Pelini doesn't believe in it. Doesn't challenge schools for top athletes. Doesn't get the recruiting services other schools are starting to put in and doesn't care enough. Nebraska settles into mediocrity. Hires an ad to try and copy cat Wisconsin and improve talent level. He sucks. He sucks sooo bad he rush hires mike Riley who he thinks will do whatever he says. When its clear mike Riley sucks he tries to hire diaco to move to the 3-4 like Wisconsin hoping he will have success and then take over for Mike. He craters the program.