As the days of the head coach search at Nebraska stretch on into the 40's, the most impatient of Husker fans incredibly have started wishing Frank Solich was still head coach here.  If you are one of those people, let me please direct you to the "Frank Solich Tribute Page" linked from my main Husker Site.  If you STILL believe that we miss Frank Solich or are simply a glutton for punishment, by all means continue reading this 100% objective and factually-based analysis.

The most concerning part of this head coach search saga is how critical people are over the potential candidates.  I mean, I as much as anybody realize the gravity and importance of the hire.  But what many seem to be forgetting is just how little it would truly take to replace (or heaven forbid upgrade) over the one we lovingly call the "stubborn midget", "the pee-wee football coach", "FranKKK" (not mine, but funny), "Solich Smurf", and everything in between.

You see, damned-near any head coach or coordinator from the NFL that has a pulse or basic motor skills is going to be an upgrade.  Last time I checked, the only position or school really even half-interested in Frank was 0-11 Army (barely Div. I).  Come to think of it, we didn't exactly have to sweat out the offseasons of 1998 to 2002 in the fears that Frank would take the next hot coaching position, did we?  Indeed, about the only place that thought Solich could be a head coach was, in fact, Nebraska.

And then there are the opposing fans and coaches of the Big XII.  Publicly, to a person every other coach in the conference supported Solich at Nebraska - and why wouldn't they?  They have so much to gain by him being there.  Just think - without Solich in place at NU - would Bill Snyder have ever even beat NU, much less gone 4-2 against us in the last 6 years? Would Colorado have broken their losing streak to us? Oklahoma State? Missouri? Iowa State?  The list goes on and on.  It's hard to say if those streaks would have stood, but you'd have to think they would have had a better chance with somebody else at the helm.

So as we near the end of this coaching search, each Husker fan likely has his or her own "pet" choice...the guy that they WISH we had gotten.  From Bill Cowher to Bill Callahan, Urban Meyer to Houston Nutt, everybody had their favorite.  Many had Bo Pelini.  The point here is that ANY of them would be an upgrade.  And to support this in a factual and unbiased manner, I submit to you the following chart comparing Frank Solich to a broken-down vacuum cleaner:

Tale of the Tape

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Frank Solich	Who	Broken-Down Vacuum Cleaner
Still sucks	Overall	Used to suck, now doesn't
$1.1M (annually)	Cost	$5.00 at garage sale (once)
Inconsistent use of discipline	Management Style	Always cleans up the mess
Does, and is bad at it	Play-calling	Doesn't
5'-5" (upright)	Height	3'-6" (upright)
Works well in some living rooms	Recruiting Impact	Works well in ALL living rooms
11-13 (0.458)	Record vs. Ranked Teams	0-0 (0.500)
4	Losses to KSU	0
1	Losses to ISU	0
Occasionally will shock you with a good call	Shock Value	Occasionally will shock you with static electricity
Headset, elevator shoes	Attachments	Flexible hose, Brush, Couch cleaner,  Extensions
Tolerates dirty play and players liberally, depending on player	Stance on Dirt	Doesn't tolerate any dirt
Unlikely to work again	Long-term prospects	Unlikely to work again

RDK

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