Nebhawk

Anytime you add the human element, anything is possible. I just wonder if parting ways now would be the best thing for both sides. Palmer immediatly announced we was gong pro.......that says something about things right there. For those on this roster that are open minded, this hire will work out well. For those who wanted Mickey and want leave, it will work out well for them as well, some where else. I will stand by the fact that our roster is not that great. They have no leverage in this right now. We don't have a roster full of all-pro's. So whom ever leaves, thats fine. For those who stay, I think they will be rewarded in the future.

Absolutely agree with 100%. I think its time to separate and go on our own ways now. With the above twitter, even if its nothing, where there is smoke, usually there is fire.

Please leave race out of this conversation. No one knows if that had anything to do with this hiring process. Mickey had a chance to win at least two more games, and the same mistakes were made. If he were HC material, we would have won against MInny and WIsky, even if that meant taking over the play calling from Whipple. Things didn't happen that needed to happen. I lobbied for him early, but the longer the season went on, it was noticable that he didn't have the pedigree for the job at this point. I will give anyone the fact that this was not his team or staff, but you still were in position to win 2 games that you didn't. Let Mickey leave or stay, but please don't pull out the race card.

We finally have a head coach, and we are not happy with him? Mickey might have done ok, but odds are he just doesn't have enough......not a coordinator, just a WR coach. If Mickey would have had some coordinator experience, that might have mattered some. Anyway, its all a mute point now. Rhule is not Urban, but is Urban, Urban now?

8 Year contract is interesting. So does Trev think its going to take 5 years to build this program to where it should be and the other 3 to win a division? My guess is that Rhule said he was not going to take this gig for less than. Need some security with money and years. If he stays all 8 years that will say alot about this hire. Watch Penn St come open next season................it is what it is at this point!

If we are who we think we are yet, Rhule should get good recruits in here. If we use our NIL money right, and entice players enough, we will get recruits. Not worried about recruiting this season. More worried about getting transfers thru the portal. Recruiting will pay off 3 years from now, but if we are going to compete next season and the season after that, we need portal players. Last time I looked, I didnt see very many linemen in the portal yet. Funny season is just around the corner, so be prepared for alot of names to come out of the wood work!

So what, who cares about recruiting rankings............the last time I looked neither KU or KSU have ever had Top 15 recruiting classes and right now they are winning and beating ranked teams.....in a tougher conference this year. Developing talent is the top priority. Recruit what we need, build what we want. We need lineman now. We need good linemen now. The rest will take of itself. I truly believe that Rhule will at least win the games were suppose to win. My next question is do we start recruiting Texas again? Rhule has connections in Texas and relationships, does he use them? Can he recruit Pennsylvania yet? Where do we see our recruiting coming from right now? Do we get any Baylor players to transfer for there 5th year?

Mickey should be thanked for what he did do, but he didn't do anything that was spectacular. He led a group of young men. He was left with a mess, and did his best to correct some issues that have plagued this program for 5+ seasons. I think if anything he showed us just how far out of touch Frosty was with the Big 10 and Big 10 football. Beyond that, he didn't improve this team that much if your looking at the numbers. 4 wins was nice, but would've and could've says this team should have won 6 games this season. Same issues that were present with Frost were still present with Mickey. We found ways to lose games late. Its time for a new sheriff in town.

Is this the hire that most people wanted? I don't think its the flashy hire we all wanted, but its the guy who wants the job right now. This shows that we are not the sexy of a job, and this guy has rebuilt teams from nothing into something. I am good with this hire. This is the guy who restarted Baylor, not Aranda. Rhule has success, and runs the ball, power scheme wise. He also gets big QB's who can run some, not featherweights like Casey. I don't know if we have a QB on this roster who can run his offense the way he wants it. We may never really know how many coaches turned us down, but I have to think Rhule was not our first choice. If he was our first choice, great, we got the guy Trev wanted.

I think our expectations should be realistic, but yet if the guy can coach and recruit, even decently this year, we should win 5 games next season. Big 10 West is the worst division in all of college football. Iowa is going downhill, Wisky is in trouble even with keeping Leonard, Minny is going to be Minny, but they don't scare me, Purdue is going to have a different team next season, so to think that we can't compete right out of the gate is also not right mentality. I don't expect a Big 10 champion next season, but I do expect to see improvement in record and team play. We are as far down as we have ever been. I don't think massive improvement is asking alot, right now. We could massive improve and still only win 4-5 games next season......but I think now is the time to do this. Now is the time to get a new coach in here and see what we can do. Rhule is going to have to work is rear off to get recruits in here, and even flipping some from other schools........no one is off the table at this point. Its the start of a new ERA.........I am excited!

Need a TD now.........this game might be over before Halftime with a TD.!

Yes, that would be a good idea. Don't know why this game is bothering me, been watching this same slide show now for 8 years. Won't change my thoughts, play to win the damn game!

On some seasons I would agree, but we are playing for nothing at all.....nothing. This will be alot of our guys last game no matter, freakin play to win and win big. This is a clown show now. Desire, where is it? Willing to do whatever to win this game. Don't like a losing mentality, and thats all we have left over from the last 3 coaches.

Iowa can not go 95 yards on offense. I would have gone for that one no matter what. Tired of this clown show in Lincoln.

You go for that when your a 3-8 team...........3 points are nothing! Mickey has thrown in the towel as well. He knows that the next man up is being named soon and, well just here to finish the season now.

Run that play, every play the rest of the game!

Wow, Iowa's O is terrible. They could run the ball at will on us, but are Whippling it right now!

They are just going to beat us up now with the run. Glad this is the last game of this!

We have nothing on this staff, nothing worth keeping.

Last game of the year, go for it on 4th and whatever in the redzone. We have nothing to play for, lets try to win...........

We know by now that this conference is no different than the Big 12. Ohio St and MIchigan run this conference, just like OU and Texas ran the Big 12. This conference realignment crap is nothing but money grabs. I guess now, winning titles is secondary, money is the primary focus for each school. The teams winning titles year in and year out are not moving conference to conference. Notre Dame being where they are doesn't want a conference. The teams moving are either wanna be's or has beens............

Honestly, how can KSU get better coaches for basketball and now football? Those are the biggest men's programs at either school and so far, they have had better success. There new basketball coach was an assistant at Baylor for years. WE all know about Klieman now, who was on Bohls staff for years and credits him with everything. I am willing to sacrifice substance for flashy at this point. We have gone flashy to long now.

Kiffin is preoccupied with other jobs and twitter. His flaky side is over the top for me, and would eventually wear on Husker nation as well. Chadwell is being rumored to take over the Georgia Tech job last I saw. Klieman is a solid coach, but I don't know if he is ready to move from what he is just getting started........his AD came from North Dakata ST as well. They have a comfort level. Sad thing is looking at KSU athletics overall, they are better at almost every sport other than Volleyball than Nebraska........how was this allowed to happen? If Manhatten Kansas can attract good coaches, whats our issue? Are we looking for the wrong hires?

So since we all think its now down to Klieman, Rhule, or Fickell, that means this hire will come out of left field now!

Rhule is a very proud football coach with pride. I don't know if MIckey is retained or if he should be. We need to have a coach who has the whole rooms ear. CAn't be having players turning to Mickey and going against Rhule. I don't see it working with MIckey staying. I don't think we need MIckey to stay either. We need to have a clean slate going forward. My only thing with Rhule is whether he will have the committment to stay here 4 plus years.........that seems to be his style. If its Rhule, he should have his staff in line coming into the announcment. I am skeptical if its Rhule, but I think we could do alot worse and maybe we could do better. Sounds like Leipold is gettng more money and years to stay at KU..........what does this all say about the process? I think we are being told no by some sitting coaches who don't want this job.......we can keep saying we are a Top 10 destination job, but in all reality, we are no longer. This is why we keep hiring coaches every 5 years and not getting a name to come here.