This insane idea that Minny plays "grown man football", please, no more.
PJ ran Mo into the ground, that was sort of the perfect college back for them. That is not happening again.
Rhule and the whole staff has been preaching physical violent contact for a long time now. They've been trying to prepare these guys to be physical through different measures.
Those players are playing physical, and it's nothing more than preparing them for a physical game.
I'm chasing my tail in my explanation, but its no different that TO, physical was the name of his game. Hit 'em every snap,, snap after snap, and eventually wear them down by being relentless.
I think after NU has been "soft", a so-called "finesse/trick 'em team" for several years, its just a matter of changing their perception of themselves. Frost's teams were soft and they played soft, so when the shit got deep, they folded.
First physically and then mentally..
I personally don't have a problem with that approach. Deep down, I think think Rhule feels this team wins the game unless they beat themselves.
Let's not forget Rhule earned his degree with a Master's in Educational Psychology.
Osborne had a long-time Master's in Educational Psychology before he received his Doctorate in that same discipline.
A large reason Rhule is always talking about how NU has to earn the respect to be confident heading into the season.
His teaching is nothing more than a systematic approach to developing confidence through earned respect, not fear.
Tom always talked about not having his team(s) get too high, because that emotion is so closely tied to fear.
