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LeVar Woods vs Ed Foley resume

Classic example of experience quality vs quantity.

It still baffles me that Rhule had access to plenty of salary funds and still went full stupid with Foley, McGuire, Barthel, Satt, and a few others.

It’s ok to hire people you haven’t worked with before and who are smarter than you. That is actually a sign of confident and competent leadership.

Clearly he didn’t understand the assignment in the BIG.

Rhule is the right HC for Nebraska

I’ve seen some complete idiocy written here since last night. So here goes.

Work ethic
NO ONE has worked harder in his position since Bill Callahan. I’ve spent some time in the offices at the stadium over the last 20 years and can tell you that Callahan was the hardest worker I had seen. Rhule is the only one that is gis equal. Where Rhule exceeds him is in his ability to connect with people and reverence he has for Nebraskas past. For those who are wondering, Frost was the laziest coach we have ever had and the gap between him and 2nd worst is the Grand Canyon.

At Nebraska, you have to be absolutely tireless in your approach or it won’t work. The recruiting and the pressures from the local Legion guys, ex players, women with babies on the street for your attention require it. There aren’t many coaches out there that have what Rhule has in this department.

Time
There are a lot of ghosts here. Lots of people with long memories. For as much blame as people have for the players losing games like tonight, how many of us were waiting for the inevitable late turnover vs Iowa so we would lose 13-10. It takes time to erase those completely. Just does. We are a unique fan base here with incredible knowledge. But that knowledge also brings a burden of remembering every loss. That alone keeps a dark cloud here that makes it a little tougher to break through. It’s a pressure that everyone feels and makes us our own worst enemy.

Despite “us” we had a freshman QB starting this season. The kid is still learning and had to do it under an absolutely awful OC for his first season. Freshman QBs make mistakes. The kid is a student of the game and will learn. Kid needs time. So here we are.

Contract
Are we really going to fire him right now and pay yet another coach to not coach Nebraska. We paid $32M to previous coaches when we fired them. Frost got $15M.

Rhule has the 6th largest buyout in college football. If we fire him today we owe roughly $58M. He gets 90% of his contract if we fire him. And it’s due within 24 months of his firing.

The next coach that would come in would require a similar contract.

Do you buffoons really want to be paying $25M in head salaries next season to have another guy running the ship (who history shows may or may not work!) or would you rather just calm down and realize that

1. We made progress this season and are going to a bowl
2. We just hired arguably the best OC in college football
3. Our S&C coach is one of the best in the business. We look different than in the past and our lack of injuries on the field support what coach is doing.
4. Our defense has been good. Our DC has shown that he knows what it takes requires to shut down too running games in the Big 10. Ty Robinson surely helped with that.

The future is fine. Take a deep breath and support Rhule. He’s the right man for the job and, frankly, you don’t have a choice.


With that being said, if he doesn’t fire his special teams coach, then that’s on him and deserves all of your vitriol you give him. Our special teams literally cost us 2-3 wins this season.

Volleyball Big Ten VB Scores and Final Standings (11/30)

Nebraska def. Maryland (25-27, 25-14, 25-8, 25-12)
Wisconsin def. Michigan State (25-19, 26-28, 25-19, 25-18)

Standings
1. Nebraska (29-2, 19-1)

1. Penn State (29-2, 19-1)
3. Wisconsin (23-6, 17-3)
4. Purdue (25-6, 16-4)
5. Oregon (22-7, 14-6)
6. Minnesota (20-10, 13-7)
6. USC (21-9, 13-7)
8. Illinois (18-12, 10-10)
9. Washington (19-11, 9-11)
10. Indiana (15-15, 8-12)
10. Michigan (18-13, 8-12)
10. UCLA (14-15, 8-12)
13. Ohio State (14-16, 7-13)
14. Michigan State (13-18, 6-14)
15. Maryland (14-17, 5-15)
16. Iowa (10-22, 4-16)
17. Northwestern (5-23, 3-17)
18. Rutgers (6-25, 1-19)

Nebraska and Penn State are co-Big Ten Champions.

NCAA Volleyball Tournament Selection Show
Sunday, December 1 - 5:00 PM (CT) - ESPN

Saw this posted earlier…

but the posts must have been deleted. The Husker players refusing to shake hands before the game was BS.

Every week I see something more that makes me scratch my head about this program - and now we have players deciding to imitate the Miami thugs of the 80’s? At least when Miami acted like jackasses, they backed it up by kicking your ass all over the field. Our little boys qualify for a bowl game and now they are bad asses?

Chalk it up to just one more WTF moment for this sad program.

Volleyball NCAA Tournament Bracket

Top four national seeds are:

1. Pittsburgh
2. Nebraska
3. Penn State
4. Louisville


PITTSBURGH REGION

#1 Pittsburgh (29-1)
Morehead State (18-14)

#8 Oklahoma (14-10)
Texas-El Paso (27-5)

#5 TCU (21-7)
Hawaii (21-9)

#4 Oregon (22-7)
High Point (23-6)

#3 Kenutcky (20-7)
Cleveland State (23-9)

#6 Minnesota (20-10)
Western Kentucky (28-6)

#7 Missouri (20-8)
Texas State (22-8)

#2 Southern Methodist (24-7)
Wichita State (18-13)

Football DL Elijah Jeudy returning in 2025

Nebraska junior DL Elijah Jeudy announced on social media on Sunday he will be returning for the 2025 season, his third, and final, year at Nebraska. Some questions arose about Jeudy's status after he walked on Senior Day. Much needed veteran presence along the interior with Nash Hutmacher and Ty Robinson off the NFL this offseason

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Appreciation for our seniors

I hate how commonplace it has become to hate on our exiting seniors recently. I've heard something to the effect each and every year since the final Pelini years. Hating on seniors every year just makes our fans look trashy, and I wish this practice would stop. For the most part, the seniors have played their asses off and are giving good effort and I think they deserve some respect.

Besides the obvious Nash and Ty being huge pieces that we will miss, there were several more making key contributions this year that we would have been worse off without them. I thought Gifford had a decent game to finish the year, and he finished the season as our leading tackler. Bullock has been solid all year, and I don't blame him for getting knocked off the ball carrier by his own teammates against Iowa. I thought MJ Sherman was the defensive MVP in the Iowa game. On every play, he stood up his man and pushed him back into the backfield. He was dominant. He's really come on lately, and I think he's going to go on to have an NFL career.

On offense, Jahmal Banks finally was starting to show his talents when he had some actual guidance under DH. And the same with some of the upperclassmen on the OL. I'm excited to see what our offense will look like under a full year with Dana Holgorsen. Without the seniors this year, we don't get to bowl eligibility and the critical practices for the young guys to develop. I'm appreciative of their efforts, the way they've conducted themselves, and for continuing to rep the university through some very tough times. So it's time to positively recognize them. Good, respectable fans don't shit on our own.
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