Not sure you can argue DR strong armed Rhule here, unless you were in the room and saw it. It’s quite possible that DR said to Rhule, I want to come to Nebraska if there’s still room. No demands, just that he wanted to come to Nebraska. Once Rhule said yes, McCord, who has been widely regarded as a guy requesting to be the starter wherever he goes, doesn’t like the possible competition the #1 QB presents, and says no thank you.
Not saying you’re wrong, and if DR did request to be the starter, I still would say Rhule made the right decision for the long term. How do you tell a legacy recruit and the number 1 QB in the nation we have no room?
Pelini, Riley and Frost all had a shot to bring in Burrow and chose not to. Do we want Rhule to follow that pattern? Not me…