... oh wait...
Yes, Tom Osborne did run an operation that was at the pinnacle of college football back in its day, and ran a program that wasn't quite as tainted as Miami's "Thug U" situation, even if with the inclusion of Lawrence Phillips in the mix. He had complete control over the program, and nobody interfered with his operations.
In this day and age though, I doubt that the Nebraska BoT will grant Scott Frost nearly as complete control over the program the way they did with Osborne.