SI article on Rhule and where NU is heading into year 4

[lo country]

Title says it all. Pretty "honest" article about NU headed into year 4 with Rhule. Talks about circle of firing assistants, then the excuses, then being fired yourself. I do like this quote. I think it speaks to teams doing well and why Nebraska flounders.

"This season aside, Nebraska routinely mops the floor with its former Big Ten West compatriots in the recruiting rankings. They get the guys that can win in warm-weather Pasadena or Kansas City against Big 12/Pac 12-type teams. But come November, in the Big Ten, they’re not the tougher team."

“The [players] that don’t make it – they don’t like football. They don’t like what goes on the other nine months of the year. The grit part,” Busch explained. “If you want a tough, competitive team, recruit ‘em. You only change them about 10%.”

Can't say I disagree with anything said.

Postmortem in Lincoln: 6 Thoughts on the Huskers' 2025 Season

A season that once held so much promise ended with a thud last Wednesday, a familiar, acrimonious end note to a once promising year. This time it’s a bit harder

www.si.com

 

[SouthLincoln Husker]

Another article that does not tell the full story. Rhule came here with a plan that has worked at other places. During this time, the landscape of college sports changed. It became more about $. Like any job, a person can talk a good line. I have hired a few that interviewed well, but was not worth a crap. Hoiberg came here with a plan that did not work, but made changes that took longer than planned. Im not a Rhule homer. Just willing to give him 2 more years which seems to be his best hires.

 

[KC Sker]

Good article; right on point

 

[lo country]

Another article that does not tell the full story. Rhule came here with a plan that has worked at other places. During this time, the landscape of college sports changed. It became more about $. Like any job, a person can talk a good line. I have hired a few that interviewed well, but was not worth a crap. Hoiberg came here with a plan that did not work, but made changes that took longer than planned. Im not a Rhule homer. Just willing to give him 2 more years which seems to be his best hires.

I'd argue the landscape had changed before we hired him. Now the HUGE revenue sharing just started in 2024, so I agree with you on this where schools can now directly "share" to players. I'm pulling for him tbh as rooting against him is to root against the Huskers. I'm just tired of the schtick. Ready for results. Hoping the new staff changes can turn things around. I do think we are woefully lacking in the toughness and physicality department. Something I hope will be addressed with new staff changes.

And we have no choice, but to give him a few years with the extension. Can't afford to keep spending money on coaches that are no longer her.

 

[SouthLincoln Husker]

I'd argue the landscape had changed before we hired him. Now the HUGE revenue sharing just started in 2024, so I agree with you on this where schools can now directly "share" to players. I'm pulling for him tbh as rooting against him is to root against the Huskers. I'm just tired of the schtick. Ready for results. Hoping the new staff changes can turn things around. I do think we are woefully lacking in the toughness and physicality department. Something I hope will be addressed with new staff changes.

And we have no choice, but to give him a few years with the extension. Can't afford to keep spending money on coaches that are no longer her.

I agree, the new AD jumped too fast on the extension. Its funny, I'm old enough to know when people wanted TO fired & Hoiberg. Sometimes, it takes a little more time. Lack of development is what makes me angry. The Riola family helped with this!

 

[lo country]

I agree, the new AD jumped too fast on the extension. Its funny, I'm old enough to know when people wanted TO fired & Hoiberg. Sometimes, it takes a little more time. Lack of development is what makes me angry. The Riola family helped with this!

I'm with you there on remembering folks wanting TO fired. Lack of development has hurt for sure. It's just so hard now with the portal and NIL. Find that guys and develop them and when they are "ready" to contribute, they hit the portal. We have wandered for so long in the poor category, I sometimes wonder will we ever get "back". All the other teams have, but we just seem to struggle. But true, sometimes it just takes time.

 

[Toe]

We didn't land on ESPN's article on 2025's biggest college football disappointments, so there's that lol. (Wisconsin, Michigan State, Maryland, and UCLA made the list... and of course Penn State.)

From No. 1 to nowhere: Ranking the biggest disasters of the 2025 season

From Clemson and Colorado to UCLA and UMass, these teams are happy to put 2025 behind them.

www.espn.com

 

[commando]

We didn't land on ESPN's article on 2025's biggest college football disappointments, so there's that lol. (Wisconsin, Michigan State, Maryland, and UCLA made the list... and of course Penn State.)

From No. 1 to nowhere: Ranking the biggest disasters of the 2025 season

From Clemson and Colorado to UCLA and UMass, these teams are happy to put 2025 behind them.

www.espn.com

i still think if dylan hadn't got injured we look a lot better for the last 4 games. his injury hurt us all

 

[lo country]

i still think if dylan hadn't got injured we look a lot better for the last 4 games. his injury hurt us all

I think we beat USC for sure. That's 8 wins. And possibly much more competitive in the remaining games. TJ has a ton of upside, but just wasn't ready.