Things I know and think I know:
My wife tells me I tend to fixate on life's rather trivial matters — one of my several flaws, for sure.
So, in the spirit of fixation, I asked Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne on Friday if there has been any movement to formally recognize former Husker football coach Frank Solich, perhaps at halftime of a game or even halftime of a Red-White Spring Game (I've broached this topic a few times in recent years).
"I talked to Frank about that (Friday) morning, and would really like to do that," Osborne said. "The big problem has been finding the right time to do it. But we're trying to find a time when we might be able to do something like that."
Was Solich receptive to the idea?
"He didn't say no," Osborne said with a chuckle.
As head coach at Ohio University, Solich has pressing obligations during both the fall and spring. Last week, the 67-year-old Solich was inducted into the Lincoln Southeast Hall of Fame. The former Knights coach received a standing ovation from the crowd at the Great Hall in downtown Lincoln.
"I think he needs to be recognized here," Osborne said. "If you look at that six-year period when he was a coach here, golly, they went to two BCS bowls, played for a national championship, won the Big 12 championship, and won 75 percent of his games. That's difficult to do."
Since Solich was fired following a 9-3 regular-season finish in 2003, Nebraska has lost at least four games per season.
Osborne no doubt will have to twist Frank's arm to get him to agree to some sort of recognition in front of the masses. He's never been too comfortable as a focal point.
