UW targeting Fickell

[RedBaloneyPony]

No idea who’s going to fail or succeed but I think Rhule will be a better salesman for NU than fickle will be for UW when it comes to recruiting, he’s got some Texas ties that can purge us some talent using NIL. Wisconsin will always have homegrown lineman because the population is made of big Nordic dairy milking cheese curd inhaling fatties. We’ve got to keep Mickey at least for a year or 2 to get out recruiting back to top 20. Can you pay an assistant an incentive based contract? 1 million base with X many dollars per producing recruit

 

[SuperBigFan]

Jim L is gonna get a call from Brent B over at Illinois if their DC leaves.

 

[beaglehusker]

I'll he shocked if Snow is not the D.C. His defenses have been the strength of Rhule's teams at Temple, Baylor, and Carolina. Defense has not been the problem for Rhule's teams, it's been the offense. Snow is old but he's still a damn good coach IMO.

Why has his offense been the problem and what will his offense be here.

 

[headcard]

Why has his offense been the problem and what will his offense be here.

Not sure anything was “the problem” at Baylor or Temple. He had both firing on all cylinders when he left.

 

[SkerInCo]

Weird timing to announce

 

[Redmich]

He didn’t have a 40 million buy from a NFL team either..

Rhule didn’t have any buyout - he was fired by Carolina. Wisconsin will have to pay Cincinnati a buyout on top of Fickell contract

 

[scarletred]

Rhule didn’t have any buyout - he was fired by Carolina. Wisconsin will have to pay Cincinnati a buyout on top of Fickell contract

Sorry misspoken it wasn’t a buyout but Carolina owed MRhule 40M if he sat around with out coaching..

 

[Bruce1981]

Didn't Rhule win the same conference Fickle was in twice?

Fickle sure did impress at OSU with Braxton freaking Miller

 

[PeliniTheCrutch]

real fans don't like when their program has the rug pulled out from under it one day after an AD with zero experience hands the next 8 years over to a guy who's never won a conference

and this is the cherry on top of 2 terrible decades

"fans" like you are why this keeps happening. you & several other hook swallowers would fit right in with the lapdog reporters on the Husker beat

Dude, you wanted Mickey Joseph…

 

[3fingershomer]

Jim L is gonna get a call from Brent B over at Illinois if their DC leaves.

Possibly. As a DC who has the better resume, Leonard or Walter? If you are a AD and Jim Leonhard has just been added to the ‘available’ list, he deserves a look. Does he want to stay in upper Midwest? Played for 6 or 7 teams in NFL so he’s got those connections too.

 

[Joedaly]

Why has his offense been the problem and what will his offense be here.

The Bears led the nation in scoring and total offense in 2013, 2014 and 2015. That's three straight years. I don't think offense will be the problem.

 

[scarletred]

Didn't Rhule win the same conference Fickle was in twice?

Fickle sure did impress at OSU with Braxton freaking Miller

Yes.

 

[PeliniTheCrutch]

The Bears led the nation in scoring and total offense in 2013, 2014 and 2015. That's three straight years. I don't think offense will be the problem.

Is this a serious post?

 

[SuperBigFan]

Possibly. As a DC who has the better resume, Leonard or Walter? If you are a AD and Jim Leonhard has just been added to the ‘available’ list, he deserves a look. Does he want to stay in upper Midwest? Played for 6 or 7 teams in NFL so he’s got those connections too.

I wonder if he would not mind the chance to "stick it" to UW.

 

[Joedaly]

Is this a serious post?

My bad disregard that post I misread the article I saw it in.

 

[TheHuskerFreak]

o boy

you're offended

I'm sorry my posts about 2 people we will never meet made you feel that way

I hope I am wrong and our new coach who has never accomplished anything doesn't get his fat ass kicked every year by Fickell

Lol you wanted freaking Mickey. Don't think you have much room to talk when it comes to watching Nebraska get their ass kicked. That would have been a disaster

 

[Winston Smith 84]

I was told by @Mr.Scary13 that the AAC is "small boy football"

What conference championship did Fickell win?

 

[Joedaly]

If we hired Fickell, people would be worried that he would leave for OSU as soon as it opens. And if Day keeps losing to Michigan that might happen sooner then later. Now Wisconsin has to deal with that problem.

 

[WHCSC]

Dude, you wanted Mickey Joseph…

She did early but then went all fan-girl over Fickell at the end.

 

[K_Y_E]

I think Rhule is going to do great here. Fickell will do very well at Wisc, but at least we will have a competent coach to go up against him. Imagine Frost and his gang of misfits having to go up against Fickell’s badgers.

 

[Harry Caray]

Why has his offense been the problem and what will his offense be here.

His offense was a disaster at Carolina.

At Baylor, the defense played well enough to beat OU and UGA, but the offense couldn't do much in those games.

 

[huskerfan1414]

All things considered, fickell is undoubtedly a better hire than rhule. Its the simple truth when you eliminate husker homerism.
This is disappointing news,

Whether Rhule is a 7-9 guy or a 10-12 guy is going to be dependent on who he hires as assistants.

 

[nu2u]

my goal is to share my insights and make all you dipshits a little smarter

I know you are trained to respond to "baaaaaaaaa" and "baaaa" alone

emo

 

[WHCSC]

All things considered, fickell is undoubtedly a better hire than rghle.

TBD
Everyone should stop posting options as fact. Big ask I know.

 

[dinglefritz]

I will be pretty jealous if Wisconsin gets Fickell.

Not me. I think he’s at his peak and he’s been blown out in big boy games

 

[huskerfan1414]

TBD
Everyone should stop posting options as fact. Big ask I know.

Ok board police. Then no one can say rhule was a good hire, correct?

 

[headcard]

All things considered, fickell is undoubtedly a better hire than rhule. Its the simple truth when you eliminate husker homerism.
This is disappointing news,

Whether Rhule is a 7-9 guy or a 10-12 guy is going to be dependent on who he hires as assistants.

How so? Because he stayed at Cinnci forever and never left to take on rebuilding a P5 program?

 

[headcard]

 

[WHCSC]

Ok board police. Then no one can say rhule was a good hire, correct?

You can say he was a good hire but we don’t know how it will work out. At the time Frost was a good hire.

 

[HBK4life]

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Would keeping Mickey and getting Leonhard make King Kong less bitchy??

 

[huskerfan1414]

How so? Because he stayed at Cinnci forever and never left to take on rebuilding a P5 program?

Ok…eye roll…do I really have to present the credentials of fickell to you? I dont and it doesnt matter anyway, the husker rose colored glasses are out in full force.
Whatever, I hope you’re right and we arent losing to wisconsin most years. I was wrong about frost.

 

[huntered]

my goal is to share my insights and make all you dipshits a little smarter

I know you are trained to respond to "baaaaaaaaa" and "baaaa" alone

go to your room

 

[Bruce1981]

I'll get behind the hire eventually but Fickell was the better choice. If he said no you go back and make him tell you no. This better work out

what happens if it doesn't work out? Trev gets fired?

No shit

anyone who disagrees with this will require lots of mental gymnastics in order to do so

You already won the gold medal in that, man

 

[headcard]

Ok…eye roll…do I really have to present the credentials of fickell to you? I dont and it doesnt matter anyway, the husker rose colored glasses are out in full force.
Whatever, I hope you’re right and we arent losing to wisconsin most years. I was wrong about frost.

I know his resume and I think he’s a good coach. I also think Rhule’s resume, including cleaning up the dumpster fire left at Baylor is impressive. He could have also picked the easy route and stayed at Temple and continued to rack up double digit wins year after year if he chose to.

 

[moralvictories]

No they don’t

Should’ve never hired him

Scumbag urban forced their hand and their AD is a doormat

Winners win, losers get shitcanned

I would be more than happy with an 11-12 win "loser" after the shit show we have had for almost a decade.

 

[Walleye79]

real fans don't like when their program has the rug pulled out from under it one day after an AD with zero experience hands the next 8 years over to a guy who's never won a conference

and this is the cherry on top of 2 terrible decades

"fans" like you are why this keeps happening. you & several other hook swallowers would fit right in with the lapdog reporters on the Husker beat

Fan like me .... I had zero input on the hire just like you. But nah let's not support something that can not be changed. Lmao you are unhinged at this point. But carry on with a sulking temper tantrum.

 

[itseasyas1-2-3]

he is nearly 40 games over .500 in his head coaching career despite that 6-6 year at ohio state

meanwhile many a homer are desperately scrambling to reason away our new coach's career college record (year zero! took over dumpster fire! moved up the ladder too quick!) & NFL record (different game! control freaks work better in college!)

like I said - what a joke

6-7 at OSU

 

[SeaOfRed75]

Couple questions.

Did Fickell do the best at Cincy with his players or someone else's?

Did he progressively get better at Cincy or has he regressed?

Honest questions.

 

[19Football19]

Not me. I think he’s at his peak and he’s been blown out in big boy games

Lol. Hope you’re not serious. We got our tier 2 coach. Fickel or any other tier 1 was never coming here. To say Fickel got blown out. You might want to look at argyles record LOL. Good grief.

 

[Harry Caray]

Not me. I think he’s at his peak and he’s been blown out in big boy games

Rhule hasn't exactly thrived in big boy games either