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I think the fact that Rhule had identified that DH would be a great asset to his staff and tried to bring him in is good coaching. The ability to bring somebody in as an analyst who is an immediate go to OC if what happened this year happens, and the signs were there last year. To pull that card and have that option available during season is the what he should get credit for. That is what Saban did.

"It's a bold strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it pays off for 'em."
I'm honored and stuff, but why was this post by me included in your post?

 
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I think the fact that Rhule had identified that DH would be a great asset to his staff and tried to bring him in is good coaching. The ability to bring somebody in as an analyst who is an immediate go to OC if what happened this year happens, and the signs were there last year. To pull that card and have that option available during season is the what he should get credit for. That is what Saban did.

"It's a bold strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it pays off for 'em."
I don’t understand why I’ve been summoned here
 
Happy to see the turnaround but I am a little sick to my stomach thinking about where we could be if we had a decent OC this year and last. Certainly would have been in a bowl game last year and would be at 8-9 wins this year.
 
I keep seeing this from you. But do you actually have facts to back this up? Or just assuming like you typically do?
This could be like a Chip Kelly syndrome. He left UCLA because he wanted to be a hands on coach again, not a program coordinator. Me personally, if I had full autonomy of the offense and could be the mad scientist without worrying about the outside noise and boosters; where is the downside? I understand the ego and desire to be the man, but holy cow, look at the advantages at NU and tOSU that 95% of the other universities don't have.
 
You’re so full of sh$$ on that. Just drop. Dana is good friends with Rhule too and you know damned well Rhule tried to hire him last December. If you won’t admit that then you’re calling Dana a liar.
he's actually correct. It is you who is so full of it, and anyone else who doesn't understand what actually happened here and what is now crystal clear to people who actually get it.
 
Robinson was a fullback tonight!

Some of you may have seen it live, but I was watching highlights and caught this......go to the 3:55 mark. Ty Robinson was the FB.

DH effect? Again? LOVING IT!!

They did the same thing against Ohio State and got stuffed on 4th down (unless it was Hutmacher, but either way, one of the big DL lined up at fullback before DH got here.)

Pedantic Man's work here is done 😎
 
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I think the fact that Rhule had identified that DH would be a great asset to his staff and tried to bring him in is good coaching. The ability to bring somebody in as an analyst who is an immediate go to OC if what happened this year happens, and the signs were there last year. To pull that card and have that option available during season is the what he should get credit for. That is what Saban did.

"It's a bold strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it pays off for 'em."
Of forced to make change?
 
Of forced to make change?
Head coaches can't be forced to make a change. We've seen it. They get the information they get and either pull the trigger, or don't and live with the decision. Alls well that ends well, hopefully this is one of those times it ends well for the good guys. Lord knows we haven't had many of these decisions end well. Diaco anybody?
 
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Head coaches can't be forced to make a change. We've seen it. They get the information they get and either pull the trigger, or don't and live with the decision. Alls well that ends well, hopefully this is one of those times it ends well for the good guys. Lord knows we haven't had many of these decisions end well. Diaco anybody?
Well, I think it's been mixed.

Diaco: F
Whipple: C (But a downgrade from the offense we used to have)
DH: Incomplete (But as of today a B with a chance to go to an A depending on how the year closes)
Bo Pelini (2003): A

Those are the big changes that I can remember.
 
I think the players needed a more simplified scheme and the ass-chewing speech by Dana to get motivated. The talent is/was there but it's more than just raw talent needed to win games. In particular, the OL and RB seemed to be more motivated.
Along with less rotating guys in and out. RBs like EJ and Dowdell were used correctly. Donte had 3TDs and being used to hammer the ball in. EJ is used a lot more between the 20's and is finding the holes.
 
Let’s all agree to congratulate Coach Rhule on coaching an excellent game. He’s a good coacoach
I'm not so sure he is a good coach. He is certainly no worse than average but we are paying for great. My opinion can change but for the last 2 seasons I've always heard from him it's never a coaching issue, it's always up to the players how far they go, after bringing in the worst OC available. It led people to believe we had very little talent on the roster and strength and conditioning was an issue. Holgerson dispelled that notion in very short order. This should have been a 10 win team and Rhule looks really humbled now. Probably a good thing. I don't think he can afford for DH taking another job somewhere else next season.
 
Hypothetical....
Say the Huskers beat Iowa and a bowl opponent and finish 8-5.

What you think NU's record "could" have been had DH came to the rescue after the Indiana blowout?

Losses to OSU, UCLA, and USC? I highly doubt it, probably win 2 of those 3 and could have finished this year 10-3?

Has little to do with the Head Coach and 9 other coaches, and everything to do with Dana.
It has all been mental this year as evidenced by the poor play calling and execution by the players. What we did to Wisconsin yesterday coupled with what I called which was an tOSU thumping of Indiana. This just proves, our game against them was nothing more than a fluke. When things are operating properly, you can see a teams actual talent which we have planty of and speed which we have plethora of on both sides of the ball. We'd be 10-1 or undefeated right now.

We got fk'd badly at Ohio St in a game that was ours and people wanna know what our playing ceiling is, just just look to tOSU. We humiliated the Buckeyes offense on their own field holding them to still season low's across the board and the O was still able to move the ball on them with Satt at the helm and there was no way in hell those officials were gonna let the Buckeyes lose that game. If you wanna get real, Illinois, tOSU, UCLA and USC were most definitely ours and the losses were ALL on the offense.

The Blackshirts gave them chance after chance after chance in every one of those games to win it and outside very poor officiating, the offense like clockwork shit all over themselves. With what we saw yesterday with the O, we win all of the games it lost for us! The Blackshirts have been the futhest things with the problems of this team this year and as it was the O with the unending bout of mental retardation until yesterday.
 
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It has all been mental this year as evidenced by the poor play calling and execution by the players. What we did to Wisconsin yesterday coupled with what I called which was an tOSU thumping of Indiana. This just proves, our game against them was nothing more than a fluke. When things are operating properly, you can see a teams actual talent which we have planty of and speed which we have plethora of on both sides of the ball. We'd be 10-1 or undefeated right now. We got fk'd badly at Ohio St in a game that was ours and people wanna know what our playing ceiling is, just just look to tOSU. We humiliated the Buckeyes offense on their own field holding them to still all season low's across the board and the O was still able to move the ball on them with Satt at the helm and there was no way in hell those officials were gonna let the Buckeyes lose that game. If you wanna get real, Illinois, tOSU, UCLA and USC were most definitely ours and the losse were ALL on the offense, The Blackshirts gave them chance after chance after chance in every one of those games to win it and outside very poor officiating, the offense like clockwork shit all over themselves. With what we saw yesterday with the O, we win all of the games it lost for us! The Blackshirts have been the futhest things with the problems of this team this year and an unending bout of mental retardation until yesterday.
Some of what you say is true.
How about you break this up with a couple of paragraphs, and make it a lot easier to follow?
 
Some of what you say is true.
How about you break this up with a couple of paragraphs, and make it a lot easier to follow?
Just shows you don't have any clue as to what you are talking about though you think you know more think you know than experts the experts that have stated as much and I'm no expert. So take your lyin' BS narratives and yore same lyin' BS posts and go somehere else! More than likely I'm older than you! You GEN Z's are abomination trash!
 
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Just shows you don't have any clue as to what you are talking about though you think you know more think you know than experts the experts that have stated as much and I'm no expert. So take your lyin' BS narratives and yore same lyin' BS posts and go somehere else!
You're a little high school kid.

"you think you know more think you know than experts the experts that have stated as much and I'm no expert." wtf?
 
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It has all been mental this year as evidenced by the poor play calling and execution by the players. What we did to Wisconsin yesterday coupled with what I called which was an tOSU thumping of Indiana. This just proves, our game against them was nothing more than a fluke. When things are operating properly, you can see a teams actual talent which we have planty of and speed which we have plethora of on both sides of the ball. We'd be 10-1 or undefeated right now.

We got fk'd badly at Ohio St in a game that was ours and people wanna know what our playing ceiling is, just just look to tOSU. We humiliated the Buckeyes offense on their own field holding them to still season low's across the board and the O was still able to move the ball on them with Satt at the helm and there was no way in hell those officials were gonna let the Buckeyes lose that game. If you wanna get real, Illinois, tOSU, UCLA and USC were most definitely ours and the losse were ALL on the offense.

The Blackshirts gave them chance after chance after chance in every one of those games to win it and outside very poor officiating, the offense like clockwork shit all over themselves. With what we saw yesterday with the O, we win all of the games it lost for us! The Blackshirts have been the futhest things with the problems of this team this year and as it the O with an unending bout of mental retardation until yesterday.
I like it. So much easier to read and follow.
 
Hypothetical....
Say the Huskers beat Iowa and a bowl opponent and finish 8-5.

What you think NU's record "could" have been had DH came to the rescue after the Indiana blowout?

Losses to OSU, UCLA, and USC? I highly doubt it, probably win 2 of those 3 and could have finished this year 10-3?

Has little to do with the Head Coach and 9 other coaches, and everything to do with Dana.
Totally agree, I get the feeling some don't understand, how offensive play calling can keep a defense on their heels. If you have a quarterback who also can read the defense can look like a completely different team with the same offense. I was thinking how sad for the players because I feel we would have had a chance at considerably more wins.
 
Bad OC and nontruthful coaches. Holgorsen comes in and says RBs you gotta hit the hole harder and WRs you're embarrassing. Amazing how much better o line looks with RBs hitting the hole better . Lack of 5 swing passes in a row doesn't hurt either .

Rhule looked lost on the sideline today. Holgorsen totally has it under control
Bottom line. In a game, which "most" people felt going into was 2 subpar offenses with above average defenses that would result in a 20ish type score to win the game.

So, we are in a 7-7 tie IN THE FIRST QUARTER and we are already out of our challenge, and with a minute to go we have ONE time out left....in the first quarter!!

Maybe Rhule's in game mental freeze ups account for the fact ever team of his has always lost 3-4 games a year. We'll leave the "difference maker" head coach moniker in late game situations to the Nick Saban, Urban Meyer, Barry Switzer, Tom Osbornes of the world. Not the Matt Rhules'.

I still say, since he was a walk on, as a player he was never exposed to real stress in tight games and it affects his ability to function mentally when the heat is on. JMO.
 
Totally agree, I get the feeling some don't understand, how offensive play calling can keep a defense on their heels. If you have a quarterback who also can read the defense can look like a completely different team with the same offense. I was thinking how sad for the players because I feel we would have had a chance at considerably more wins.
There’s definitely 8 win plus talent on this team. Heavy sigh. Thank God Rhule pulled the plug on Satt
 
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