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The Nebraska Bloodbath Begins: AD Steve Pederson Fired

Oct 15, 2007 – 4:07 PM
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Sports By Brooks relays word that WOWT-TV in Omaha is reporting that Nebraska AD Steve Pederson has been fired:
"University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman announced he asked UNL Athletic Director Steve Pederson to step down from the post he has held since January 2003. Perlman said he believes Pederson is no longer positioned to move the Athletic Department forward."
Pederson was the genius behind cutting Frank Solich loose, dumping the option attack that had been Nebraska's bread and butter since the 1950s, and hiring a failed NFL coach whose players nearly revolted in his final year in Oakland.

Assuming this is true, Bill Callahan will no doubt follow him out the door. EDSBS surveyed some of the rumors out there, seizing upon the latest and most improbable: former deranged defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan will be imported to coach out the season in an interim capacity.

Instant, premature, and off-the-cuff shots in the dark at the next Nebraska head coach: LSU defensive coordinator Bo Pelini and Navy head coach Paul Johnson.
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