In the second episode of the Common Fans’ deep dive into Tom Osborne’s career, the boys look at TO’s early days as Nebraska’s head coach in the 1970s.

• Husker legend Tom Ruud discusses his days playing for both Bob Devaney and Tom Osborne.
• Long time sportswriters Mike Babcock and Brandon Vogel also join the conversation.
• Changing of the guard from Devaney to Osborne.
• Early struggles to beat Oklahoma.
• Storyline that TO “can’t win the big one” begins to emerge.
• After the pressure cooker of his first several years, Osborne actually interviews for the head coaching job at Colorado.
• By the end of the decade, TO is firmly in place in Lincoln, and has established himself as an excellent head coach with a program on the rise heading into the 1980s.

Thanks to Tom Ruud, Mike Babcock and Brandon Vogel for joining us for this conversation. GBR for LIFE!

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