Today it was announced that the word "interim" would be dropped from Tom Osborne's title and will be revised to read as "Athletic Director Tom Osborne. "The legendary coach who took the Huskers to the peak of success in the mid-nineties will stay on as AD until June 30th, 2010.
This no doubt is to keep tabs on a program that, while not on life support, is far from the powerhouse that it once was. Osborne will oversee the operation of a sports program with 23 athletic organizations that has a budget of over $66 million.
This is basically putting faith in Osborne's hiring of Bo Pelini because he will only be AD over the program for the next two seasons. Two seasons may be just enough time to rebuild and how much time I'm personally expecting it will take to get back on par with the Texas's and Oklahoma's (and now even upstart Missouri and Kansas) of the world.
The search for Osborne's successor will begin in early 2010 and it has been reported that he will contribute with the transition.
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