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the only thing about his previous two college stops that our head elf seems to be repeating here


 
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the only thing about his previous two college stops that our head elf seems to be repeating here


Since Matt was a walk-on at PSU and likely didn't play any meaningful minutes when the game was on the line if he is just not cut out to think and perform in stress situations. Seems the longer the game goes, the tighter the game gets, the less he functions at an expected level of a HC in decision making.

I imagine the majority of HCs were either good players or star players in college, at whatever collegiate level they played, and had to learn how to think and perform under maximum stress. If you're riding the pine, you just never feel that stress because someone else is actually on the field.

But we've seen almost 2 years of questionable time and time-out management. He's an intelligent man, so there has to be a reason because most of the time, his decisions make no football sense.

Usually we're out of timeouts with 10 minutes to go and I think today we had 2 left when the game ended, and didn't think about using them that last drive.
 
time outs is holgerson's roll now, or white..

rules job is putting the coaches in place, landing recruits like terry, and dealing with the press.
 
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time outs is holgerson's roll now, or white..

rules job is putting the coaches in place, landing recruits like terry, and dealing with the press.
he needs to re-evaluate the coaches that work for him.. I think he has to start with an identity, then hire and recruit to that, not flex the whole program around one single kid.. Frost did the same crap and got the same result.

Matt is not emotionally strong, and you can see that, which is troubling, because he is in a leadership position. I always thought this was a bad hire because I didn't think Matt could hold up to the pressure here. Coach is now often in full on panic mode, and that has to change first, because this affects his decision making.

DH helped the offense out a lot, and there wasn't much time to prepare. We could still get the next two wins, but Matt has to start by getting a handle on himself and act like a leader.
 
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he needs to re-evaluate the coaches that work for him.. I think he has to start with an identity, then hire and recruit to that, not flex the whole program around one single kid.. Frost did the same crap and got the same result.

Matt is not emotionally strong, and you can see that, which is troubling, because he is in a leadership position. I always thought this was a bad hire because I didn't think Matt could hold up to the pressure here. Coach is now often in full on panic mode, and that has to change first, because this affects his decision making.

DH helped the offense out a lot, and there wasn't much time to prepare. We could still get the next two wins, but Matt has to start by getting a handle on himself and act like a leader.
He has seemed very timid at his press conferences of late. Much more soft spoken, almost like he wants us to feel sorry for him. Like we, the fans are putting too much pressure on him.

Does not give you a real feel of confidence in his leadership.
 
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the only thing about his previous two college stops that our head elf seems to be repeating here


At least he didn’t wet his pants
 
He has seemed very timid at his press conferences of late. Much more soft spoken, almost like he wants us to feel sorry for him. Like we, the fans are putting too much pressure on him.

Does not give you a real feel of confidence in his leadership.
I could give two sh*ts about press conferences. Just don't be a jackass like Bo Pelini. I still think Rhule can right the ship at Nebraska but I'll definitely agree with you about the pressure. When Matt says things like "we have to go to a bowl game", I think he's echoing what the fans are demanding, but with each successive loss the pressure just goes up. Nebraska is a pressure pit. Traditional winner but perennial loser more recently. The fan base has put up with a lot is sick of it.

My comparison: Coaching football at NU in 2024 is like trying to date a girl who has had her heart broken by her last four boyfriends. One little mistake and she's ready to dump you. And you're like, WTF?
 
the only thing about his previous two college stops that our head elf seems to be repeating here


The team plays just like their head coach....sloppy.
 
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