The majority of e-mails and Web comments on wowt.com are calling for change on the Husker sidelines. Coach Bill Callahan says he's not going to worry about being on the hot seat or alter the way he coaches, but most fans seem to think something must be done.

Nebraska's Homecoming game began with hype, but well before halftime, heartbreak set in and fans began walking out with the score 38-0.

The Huskers’ record is now 4-3, disappointing to say the least, but what's the problem? Is it poor coaching, lack of talent or just bad luck?

At DJ’s Dugout, where Husker fans came to watch Sunday NFL games, it didn't take long to get an answer to our question.

Fan Andy Kock gave his opinion, saying the players are part of the problem.

"They look bored, they're not firing each other up, they're not even going up to each other and hitting each other, anything like that. I don't see any energy in it, nothing."

While that may be part of the missing link to a winning streak, other fans like Lee King say the biggest problem is the coaching.

"I think it's the coaching, the scheme, you have to have proper schemes, you have to have the proper coaching and everything else. I don't blame the players."

While there's enough blame to go around, there's no chance, in Andy's eyes, of a Husker comeback this season.

"We've already played our easy games, we're at three losses now and all we have is tough games left and away games, Texas, Kansas, we're gonna lose every game."

And if that happens, attendance at games might not be the only thing the Huskers have to worry about. "I think you're gonna see a decrease in donations to Big Red and that's bad for the program, it's bad for the university."

Let's go back to the year 1958. Johnny Rosenblatt was mayor of Omaha. The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. preached at Salem Baptist Church and Nebraska got beat at home by Missouri 31-0.

A rout matched 49-years later Saturday in Lincoln. ”It's pretty sad, never seen a Nebraska team play quite like that, never," said one fan outside the stadium.

Down 38-0 at halftime, many ticketholders left. They couldn't bear to watch another play. "A lot of disappointment in the defense this year," said another fan. "Offense isn't doing anything either."

The student section emptied in the third quarter. Optimism, while withering, could still be found. "Hope they can get better, but it don't look like it," said another fan.

Others felt more comfortable biting their tongue. "I don't want to say."

One didn't have to be at Memorial Stadium for perspective. Disgust enveloped area sports bars.

“I’ve always been one of those guys who says give 'em time, but it keeps getting worse and worse,” observed Marcos Munoz.

"If you're going to pay $52 to watch them play, you should stay to the end of the game,” said Jennifer Minchew. “It's horrible." Is what you're seeing worth $52? "No, it's not worth $52. Maybe $5."

"They're calling for the coach, they want to get rid of the coaches,” said Michael Broussard.

Much of the frustration was aimed specifically at defensive coordinator Kevin Cosgrove.

"I think Cosgrove has got to resign,” said John Schneider. “He's lost his players and the fans. It's pretty upsetting to get blown out two weeks in a row."

Even after witnessing one of Nebraska's worst home losses, several fans followed tradition and applauded the players after the game. “We'll get them next week,” shouted one fan. “It's not their fault."

Radio announcers on the Husker Sports Network apologized to listeners near the end of the first half, calling the entire day an embarrassment.

"When practice comes out Monday or Tuesday, nobody should have a black shirt," said color commentator Adrian Fiala, who played linebacker for Nebraska from 1967 to 1969.