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So much for the "Rhule doesn't like to recruit" pundits

Hard to draw up a better start, if you're being realistic.
I don't know who was saying Rhule doesn't like to recruit, I think most people just didn't know or have an opinion when he was first announced. But it certainly does seem like he enjoys and is very active in the recruiting process. I don't think he'd be taking time to post those cryptic tweets or be as well-received in recruits homes if he didn't enjoy it. I suspect like a workaholic he's relieved to be fully occupied now after his firing from Carolina.
 
I think the knock on him was more about his "diamond in the rough" approach which didn't lend to high recruiting rankings. Consistently in the 30s at Baylor.

He has already taken some fliers on some kids and it wasn't like they were last second additions.

The track athlete approach to the skill players is an interesting strategy. I personally think Jaylen Lloyd is going to be a great player.
 
Hard to draw up a better start, if you're being realistic.
Hard to draw up a better start? That is a gross over-exaggeration. The start has been a mixed bag. Some of the guys landed will be immediate contributors (Princewill U.) and some guys will never see the field in any meaningful capacity (J. Lloyd, B. Knutson, B. Turner)
 
I think the knock on him was more about his "diamond in the rough" approach which didn't lend to high recruiting rankings. Consistently in the 30s at Baylor.

He has already taken some fliers on some kids and it wasn't like they were last second additions.

The track athlete approach to the skill players is an interesting strategy. I personally think Jaylen Lloyd is going to be a great player.
Haason Reddick was a walk on track guy at Temple. Matt knew he was a good football coach that can teach kids the game. He knows he can't teach athleticism. Reddick was a 1st round draft pick
 
Hard to draw up a better start? That is a gross over-exaggeration. The start has been a mixed bag. Some of the guys landed will be immediate contributors (Princewill U.) and some guys will never see the field in any meaningful capacity (J. Lloyd, B. Knutson, B. Turner)

When you type this is all I hear....

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Hard to draw up a better start? That is a gross over-exaggeration. The start has been a mixed bag. Some of the guys landed will be immediate contributors (Princewill U.) and some guys will never see the field in any meaningful capacity (J. Lloyd, B. Knutson, B. Turner)
If your "analysis" is so good why are you hanging out on a free board instead of having people pay you for your analysis and takes? Oh that's right it's because you're a fraud.
 
I think the knock on him was more about his "diamond in the rough" approach which didn't lend to high recruiting rankings. Consistently in the 30s at Baylor.

He has already taken some fliers on some kids and it wasn't like they were last second additions.

The track athlete approach to the skill players is an interesting strategy. I personally think Jaylen Lloyd is going to be a great player.
Now that I do recall seeing those type of comments.
 
Well you all do have the proof. He hasn’t called a single recruit yet that we’ve signed 🤣🤣🤣
 
I am still going to keep a very low expectation season-wise strictly based off his previous track record in 1st years at other stops and hope to be surprised. But he and his staff are kicking all sorts of ass on the recruiting trail that it really bodes well for the future. If they somehow land Raiola, it could truly be a program changer.
 
I don't know who was saying Rhule doesn't like to recruit, I think most people just didn't know or have an opinion when he was first announced. But it certainly does seem like he enjoys and is very active in the recruiting process. I don't think he'd be taking time to post those cryptic tweets or be as well-received in recruits homes if he didn't enjoy it. I suspect like a workaholic he's relieved to be fully occupied now after his firing from Carolina.
When he got hired some people, here and other places said he didn't like to recruit. People said he was unkempt and slovenly. People said he drooled and spit on himself on the sidelines. I'm thinking wow, who the hell has Trev foisted on us? Then he came out for his first presser in a suit and red tie and orated, not spoke but orated about Nebraska making him cry as a kid. I suspected then that there were some Nebraska folks who had an axe to grind by spreading false information.
 
When he got hired some people, here and other places said he didn't like to recruit. People said he was unkempt and slovenly. People said he drooled and spit on himself on the sidelines. I'm thinking wow, who the hell has Trev foisted on us? Then he came out for his first presser in a suit and red tie and orated, not spoke but orated about Nebraska making him cry as a kid. I suspected then that there were some Nebraska folks who had an axe to grind by spreading false information.
Well if people had an anti-recruiting impression of Rhule just a little research would have quickly quieted those fears. Rhule was very well received and liked by Texas high school coaches during his stint at Baylor. And just about all of the assistants he hired for Nebraska had been recruiting coordinators at one time or another. Then his very first visits to high schools in Nebraska went very well.
 
There was one who was complaining that we don’t have a closer on staff, as recently as last week. I’m guessing he wishes he could retract that now.
 
Hard to draw up a better start? That is a gross over-exaggeration. The start has been a mixed bag. Some of the guys landed will be immediate contributors (Princewill U.) and some guys will never see the field in any meaningful capacity (J. Lloyd, B. Knutson, B. Turner)
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I am still going to keep a very low expectation season-wise strictly based off his previous track record in 1st years at other stops and hope to be surprised. But he and his staff are kicking all sorts of ass on the recruiting trail that it really bodes well for the future. If they somehow land Raiola, it could truly be a program changer.
This year will be different since there is a transfer portal. He seems to be filling the needs properly with these players.
 
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