I think you make a very solid point here dingle but I am still questioning just how good of a coach he is when it was HIS decision to bring Satterfield to NU. The test will come when he has to decide whether to stubbornly stick with him or can him. Satterfield should be fired. Period. And if Rhule values his job he will. If he fires him I will be cautiously optimistic. But until he does my thumbs down for Rhule will remain.
I share your concerns for the most part, but I wouldn't give him a C in recruiting. I don't know how you grade that other than just going by the usual stars/ratings. Maybe he can't coach for crap, but that doesn't mean other schools wouldn't whore their mothers out to get some of the players he's landed. Personally, I think the making the right change at OC will make every other aspect look better. A team that scores points has fun and looks like it (motivation). A team that scores points makes those decisions over timeouts and challenges less critical when every game isn't a 3-7 point nail biter.
I like what he brings to the table outside of the games. I also believe his strength is more on the defensive side of the ball from a coaching standpoint. When you listen to him speak that he’s extremely intelligent and he knows football.
I believe his judgement of Satt was clouded by one good year at Temple. That said, give Satt a mobile veteran game manager QB and this deal could look a lot different. They kept gushing about Dylan’s maturity and I think they’ve put WAY too much on his shoulders. It’s been crystal clear that Rhule hasn’t been happy with the play calling and it’s why Holgerson is in Lincoln. He’s going to fix it one way or another. I’ll be shocked if Satt is still here for spring ball but you really can’t fire him with 3 games left. That would be counterproductive.
here's hoping he will end up turning 3 bottom dwellers to winners
I agree that firing him should wait until the end of the season
what good is this when it doesn't translate to the sideline or field of play?
If your HC is not calling plays for one side of the ball or the other...they better darn well be hiring the very best coordinators that money can buy. Period.
I was watching Callahan and Sipp earlier this week and they were very clear that Satt was NOT one of Rhule's first choices for OC. They said he had difficulty putting together a staff coming from the NFL and that Satt was definitely the backup plan. Makes you wonder who he really wanted?
Most definitely true also for his wide receiver coach. You gotta take some risks sometimes. Bring back Dr Route and put him on a short leash. His guys would definitely perform. Then Rhule says something to the media like, I’m not expecting my guys to be choirboys. They like to blow off some steam on the weekends. This is how you get your swagger back
He should've went the route of hiring some guy from the FCS ranks that had a track record of putting up huge numbers and that could've brought his best players with him. Like Kade Bell at Pitt for example. That's probably still what he should do as soon as Iowa is done breaking one off in us.
How do you know that is what he told him? Maybe at the time he felt more comfortable coaching the Rams as passing game specialist..
worse because all those teams listed would or have already beaten him on the field.
This coaching thing is a scam , big fat contracts paid out with dismal results and no accountability.
Then force the hard headed .500 coach to make wholesale change and can the whole offensive staff and special teams coach. Yes Matt even your buddies and the lousy kid coaching receivers.
Agree, if he only replaces the OC there’s a chance will get similar results next year.
Agree, from what I understand Peetz has 7 kids and is trying to be part of their lives. Spending the off-season traveling around the country on recruiting trips doesn't match up well with that goal.
I believe he’s telling the truth when he says he WANTS to be a physical power run team. Look at the play calling after the pick 6 when he grabbed a play sheet.
Let’s see what happens with his staff . I expect there will be a major shakeup on offense. IF Satt is still here for spring ball I’ll be shocked. Fix the OC position and you’ll fix a large portion of our problems.
I posted multiple times before we hired Rhule that I would be fine if we hired a young up and comer nobody had ever heard of. That said, that approach carried tremendous risk. For every Cignetti there’s dozens of guys who have failed. We’ll see if Cignetti can replicate his success in coming years. KU is another case to watch.
I respectfully disagree.
He has proven in his stints at Temple and Baylor that he’s a good college coach. We needed a rebuild. He’s doing that but unfortunately IMO his OC hire isn’t working out. I like the process he’s using and I believe it will be successful. Indiana won the lottery apparently. We’re going to have to work for ours. Fix the glaring problem at OC and hopefully develop aQB then let’s see what happens.
I disagree with your assessment of Donovan. There’s only so much a line coach can do when some of your OC’s play designs are ridiculous. Then you add in Satt’s propensity to come out and make his freshman QB throw the ball 5 times in a row.
what Rhule says and what Rhule does have been at odds since he ran out on the field for his first ever 2nd half as our head coach.
when he's eventually relieved of his duties here nobody will hire him to run an OL room on his own.
