“At the end of the day, I got to make decisions. I want to hear from the people who are supporting us and so forth.”

But be careful about introducing yourself with demands or vitriol toward the current coaching staff.

“When I got to Washington State, the phone calls and letters came in,” Moos said. “I established what I called the ‘NBT’ file. No Bowl Tickets.

“I would send (rude letters) to the fundraising place and say, ‘NBT file.’ And a few years later, I started getting requests from some of them for bowl tickets. I can forgive but I can’t forget.”

Moos laughed at that one. But he’s serious, too.

“At Nebraska we have a passionate fan base,” Moos said. “And I will listen. But I have to assess it myself. I’ll be at Purdue this weekend. I’ll be talking to Mike the next few weeks, get down to see his coaches. He’s my coach right now and I’m going to support him. Hopefully we win out.”

Timeout here. There’s a lot of ways to read that last line. I think it was Moos saying he wants the team to win every game — not saying win out or else.