A volleyball crazy state loses a legend, gets a new leader

Nebraska, I'll bet, is the only state in the union where the retirement of the volleyball coach is front-page news.

And where the installation of a new coach is covered live on television with the governor in attendance.

But that's what happened after legendary coach and cowboy John Cook announced recently that he was riding into the sunset and leaving a team that he'd guided to four national titles over 25 years.

"It's better to burn out than fade out," Cook said at his retirement press conference, quoting a line from a Neal Young song.

Cook, a 68-year-old California native, took over a team...