Common Fan - A Nebraska Football Podcast

What if Nebraska Had Never Fired Frank Solich?

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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 game, 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. 

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

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