Rhule is the right HC for Nebraska

[dinglefritz]

If Rhule can't keep Holgerson, he's f'ed. DH is the only Offensive coach that shows any competency at all.

If he effs it up by not giving Dana complete control to fire and hire (who he sees fit to) on that side of the ball.

Next, fire the worst special teams coach in college football.

Finally, enough of the false tough guy bullshit. Issue an immediate public apology. Not shaking hands during the coin toss, walking through a teams warm-ups, the "midfield prayer" bs, and etc.

for everyone that has played and/or coached, you know that some of this shit is bush-league....at best.

Maybe instead, focus your attention on hiring competent assistant coaches. Make sure your players are mentally tough during the game. Not some bulls!t preacher talk prior to the game, after the game, or during the offseason.

Little things and attention to detail matter. It's the difference between NU and Iowa. NU (talent-wise) is clearly the better team. Coaching matters. Being mentally tough and solid fundamentally matters.

If there is no progress in the above areas after next season, Rhule needs to be fired. It will cost the University more to keep him than to fire him.

Dana’s play calls late last night started looking a lot like Satt’s. 😕

 

[Landomatic]

That guy is an actual troll. One of the biggest on the board for years.

The fact people take him seriously with that moniker tells you just how desperate we are for any shred of good news.

Makes me laugh. My hat is off to him for showing just how pathetically clueless most fans on this board are.

A troll or just another sunshine pumping homer moron? Hard to tell them apart sometimes

 

[dinglefritz]

Another dumbass

But at least it was a funny response. He’s not just mean. He’s ANGRY!

 

[dinglefritz]

Rhule got exactly what he wanted. A long term padded contract.

In my profession if you pay someone a guarantee the results are poor compared to those who are hungry and work for it

We look clueless. I get why people are rallying behind him, why not? Take the high road. We are stuck with him.

We’ve been stuck. This guy is no different. We lost to every decent coach on the schedule sans Deon

Wait. I’ve been told for almost two years now what a great coach Fickell was. Oh and Leipold has 5 wins in a cupcake conference….

 

[HuskerDana]

Dana’s play calls late last night started looking a lot like Satt’s. 😕

Other than the head scratching reverse call to Carter Nelson. I didn't really have a huge problem with the play calling. He can't go out and catch or throw the ball for them. He also can't help them hang on to the ball.

 

[Harry Caray]

I’m not convinced Deboer is going to last in Tuscaloosa. Coaching at Blue Blood programs and winning per expectations is not easy. Most don’t succeed. The expectations are higher than reality most of the time.

I couldnt disagree more on the “young coach no one has heard of”. That same young coach will have a young staff no one has heard of.

I hope DeBoer doesn't last at Alabama, so that we can hire him when we fire Rhule

 

[dinglefritz]

Other than the head scratching reverse call to Carter Nelson. I didn't really have a huge problem with the play calling. He can't go out and catch or throw the ball for them. He also can't help them hang on to the ball.

He calls too many pass plays for my liking when the run game is working but he loves his QB.

 

[dinglefritz]

I hope DeBoer doesn't last at Alabama, so that we can hire him when we fire Rhule

DeBoer needs to last there at least another year for that to happen.

 

[c3o]

Wait. I’ve been told for almost two years now what a great coach Fickell was. Oh and Leipold has 5 wins in a cupcake conference….

I like Lance. Never wanted Fickell.

Lance resurrected the dead

 

[dinglefritz]

I like Lance. Never wanted Fickell.

Lance resurrected the dead

They have 5 wins in a very week conference and are getting drilled by Baylor today.

 

[moralvictories]

So Rhule’s the “definition of mediocre” (your exact words) too then? Or sounds like you’re sayings because it takes Rhule 3 and Deion did it in 2, Rhule is worse than mediocre. Is that your point?

My point is, why does Deion get credit for turning Colorado around but Rhule doesn't get credit for turning Baylor and Temple around?

 

[c3o]

They have 5 wins in a very weak conference and are getting drilled by Baylor today.

they had a bad year. But this year is light years better than what Lance inherited. They also beat 3 ranked teams in a row.

I don’t know much but I think it took them a while to figure things out after the coordinator left for PSU

 

[dinglefritz]

they had a bad year. But this year is light years better than what Lance inherited. They also beat 3 ranked teams in a row.

I don’t know much but I think it took them a while to figure things out after the coordinator left for PSU

I don’t care if those teams in that conference were ranked. The Big 12 is not a power conference anymore.

 

[HuskerHusaria]

Poked my head in here... And I'm out.

 

[c3o]

I don’t care if those teams in that conference were ranked. The Big 12 is not a power conference anymore.

Fine, but irrelevant. We lose to bad teams. It’s not like our schedule was hard

 

[HuskerDana]

He calls too many pass plays for my liking when the run game is working but he loves his QB.

Fair enough. I get what you are saying. Still, Neyor doesn't drop the ball....and we're talking about a two to three score win.

 

[dinglefritz]

they had a bad year. But this year is light years better than what Lance inherited. They also beat 3 ranked teams in a row.

I don’t know much but I think it took them a while to figure things out after the coordinator left for PSU

So you’re saying some of his success was his OC? I think he’s a good coach too but I don’t think he would recruit well enough at NU.

 

[beaglehusker]

Dana’s play calls late last night started looking a lot like Satt’s. 😕

Certainly went away from the run game at times

 

[king_kong_]

They have 5 wins in a very week conference and are getting drilled by Baylor today.

The Big 12 is much more competitive top to bottom than our shitty, plodding league

 

[Shorthairhusker]

The Big 12 is much more competitive top to bottom than our shitty, plodding league

Bullshit

 

[Bruce1981]

He calls too many pass plays for my liking when the run game is working but he loves his QB.

He needs to run more but I don't know if that is who he is. I'm surprised he ran the ball more than he passed last night already.

We had 76 snaps to iowa's 41.....

 

[king_kong_]

Bullshit

14 of 18 B1G teams have 7 or fewer wins

Absolute shit league, just like always

 

[Walleye79]

Similar to Matt Rhule's 3rd year at Temple and Baylor, right?

It’s Deions 2nd year right? Haha you have clouded judgement

 

[c3o]

So you’re saying some of his success was his OC? I think he’s a good coach too but I don’t think he would recruit well enough at NU.

Fair enough.

 

[Walleye79]

My point is, why does Deion get credit for turning Colorado around but Rhule doesn't get credit for turning Baylor and Temple around?

That is not a point at all. You are moving goal post every time some challenges your opinion. This is Deion at Cu and Rhule at NU. Answer this. Who has been more successful? They both have 2 years at the current schools.

 

[Antwill]

Irony of all who are wanting Rhule fired is that we were just beaten (again) by the school who has most bucked the trend of getting rid of a coach who had some bad seasons. And most of those seasons were after he had been there for several years, not in the first two years of a rebuild.

Not saying we shouldn't have higher standards than Iowa, but who among us wouldn't have been thrilled with an 8 win season this year? Baby steps.

 

[oldjar07]

My point is, why does Deion get credit for turning Colorado around but Rhule doesn't get credit for turning Baylor and Temple around?

Because he didn't. Had a decent season and then abandoned them. I'd hardly call that turning a program around.

 

[itseasyas1-2-3]

My point is, why does Deion get credit for turning Colorado around but Rhule doesn't get credit for turning Baylor and Temple around?

That's a silly question Matt.

 

[HUSKERBILL]

You had me…. And then you called Dana one of the best OC in college football. Before the season if I mentioned his name everyone would think “the mediocre Houston and West Virginia”

You have to separate “head coach” and “OC”. Bring good at one doesn’t make you good at the other.

But DH’s proven history and rankings in total offense are all you should need to verify what I said. He might have the highest total offense rankings of any OC in the last 20 years.

 

[HUSKERBILL]

Working hard is just wasted energy if you don’t have a solid plan of where you are going. Rhule’s plan was to load up with walkons and track stars that don’t know football. I am not sure what value Rhule really adds. He’s had two seasons to put his stamp on this team. What are we good at? Where are we clearly better than before he arrived?

Recruiting.

Run defense

That’s a pretty good start to building a program in the Big Ten

 

[BluejayAttyAlum]

Riley was Joe Biden in disguise he was a joke he was lost only reason he took the job was money

And yet his record is better than Rhule’s.

 

[Husker4real]

Positive spin...Rhule's 2nd season at Nebraska mirrored his 2nd seasons at Temple and Baylor. It was his 1st season at Nebraska that was better than his type season 1.

So we can still hope for that Season 3 bounce.

 

[HuskerAlum92]

Positive spin...Rhule's 2nd season at Nebraska mirrored his 2nd seasons at Temple and Baylor. It was his 1st season at Nebraska that was better than his type season 1.

So we can still hope for that Season 3 bounce.

What happened at Temple or Baylor has no relevance to what is happening at Nebraska. Different teams, different conferences, different players, different fanbases, different history, different expectations, different assistant coaches, NIL vs no NIL, old transfer rule vs no transfer rules, no roster limit vs 105.

If there is a bounce in year 3, it will not be due to some formula of Rhule’s. It will be due to changes he didn’t want to make but he was forced.

 

[dinglefritz]

What happened at Temple or Baylor has no relevance to what is happening at Nebraska. Different teams, different conferences, different players, different fanbases, different history, different expectations, different assistant coaches, NIL vs no NIL, old transfer rule vs no transfer rules, no roster limit vs 105.

If there is a bounce in year 3, it will not be due to some formula of Rhule’s. It will be due to changes he didn’t want to make but he was forced.

You lost me at “but he was forced”. He wanted Dana. They’re buds. I’m not sure anything was “forced” on him but losing makes you assess what you’re doing. He was clearly pissed with Satterfield’s play calling at Indiana. Rhule isn’t an idiot. He knew he needed a new play caller. Nobody “wants” to fire or demote employees. Sometimes you have to do it.

 

[inWV]

Rhule gets a chance to stand or fall with his own players. He has shown more than sufficient loyalty to the players that were on the roster when he got here. Let’s say he retains Holgerson and stacks another decent recruiting class. Even if Tony leaves the culture of tackling is going to stay behind with the assistance that worked with him over a couple of years and we may end up with a defense that’s more appropriate for the league.

 

[headcard]

That is not a point at all. You are moving goal post every time some challenges your opinion. This is Deion at Cu and Rhule at NU. Answer this. Who has been more successful? They both have 2 years at the current schools.

Colorado’s three losses are to Nebraska, Kansas and Kansas State. Who have a combined 17 losses, and are probably the three best teams they played. All “Coach Prime’s” success and improvement came from switching conferences and playing a super soft schedule.

 

[HuskerAlum92]

You lost me at “but he was forced”. He wanted Dana. They’re buds. I’m not sure anything was “forced” on him but losing makes you assess what you’re doing. He was clearly pissed with Satterfield’s play calling at Indiana. Rhule isn’t an idiot. He knew he needed a new play caller. Nobody “wants” to fire or demote employees. Sometimes you have to do it.

The timing of it was forced. The awareness that something had to be done now was something that happened only after the fanbase lost their patience to remain quiet.

 

[Lincoln100]

No what's unbearable is a preacher who doesn't understand the importance of time management, special teams and not drooling all over your smock. I could give a shit about personalities anymore. We've had pretty bad. For as big of a "douche" people think Fleck is, he doesn't have any issues getting 18 to 23 year olds to buy in, and that's all that matters. He runs the ball, makes sure he has a stout defense and disciplined special teams. If he had come here and landed Raoila, this would have been a 9 to 10 win season. If you are turning that down, you are the douche

I’m turning down PJ Fleck, yes. I think fanboys of PJ are giant douchers … I’m look’n at you bruce.

 

[Bruce1981]

I’m turning down PJ Fleck, yes. I think fanboys of PJ are giant douchers … I’m look’n at you bruce.

I'm not a fan boy. As a fan growing up to witness Osborne's consistency and last 5 year masterpiece, I appreciate Flecks style. He isn't Osborne but he understands you have to establish the run. Him and Campbell have done a tremendous job of doing more with less. His recruiting rankings are always 38 to 50 and he goes bowling. I'm done talking about this with dudes who act like little gossiping teenage girls who would rather see us struggle to go to bowls than have a successful program because someone "comes off as a douche". We won't hire Fleck. But he would kill it here. And newsflash, OSU fan wants Day fired and a lot of them would have no problem hiring Fleck to replace him.

 

[scarletred]

I'm not a fan boy. As a fan growing up to witness Osborne's consistency and last 5 year masterpiece, I appreciate Flecks style. He isn't Osborne but he understands you have to establish the run. Him and Campbell have done a tremendous job of doing more with less. His recruiting rankings are always 38 to 50 and he goes bowling. I'm done talking about this with dudes who act like little gossiping teenage girls who would rather see us struggle to go to bowls than have a successful program because someone "comes off as a douche". We won't hire Fleck. But he would kill it here. And newsflash, OSU fan wants Day fired and a lot of them would have no problem hiring Fleck to replace him.

Luv him or hate him but Fleck gets a lot done with not as much talent
I don’t like his rah rah routine but he has taken Minnesota to 5 bowl games and winning all of them.