9/18/2006

Well, the team lost, but at least I had fun. I went to L.A. with the band to watch Nebraska at USC. The trip was fun, if a bit hectic due to air travel. We barely slept, hardly drank, and didn't even care. It was just fun to be there with 50 friends. I was impressed with how hard the players fought, but I thought it seemed like our coaching staff didn't want to win. We have the offensive capabilities and the plays in our playbook to have made a game out of it, but Callahan just kept trying to force the run. One of the most important qualities in a football coach is the ability and audacity to let your nutsack hang, and while I like Callahan, I think he lacks that. Another important quality for football coaches is the gift of gab, or at least swagger. In interviews I've seen, he just doesn't seem to be able to make an audience want what he wants. I wonder about his ability to light a fire under the team, although it is obvious that our players have fight in them.

I had fun, and we did manage to hold USC to 28 points, which may not happen again this year.