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5 minutes ago, lo country said:

he told them to not "focus on the NIL, nut the NFL" but that he would make them famous.  It'll be interesting to see for sure.  I can't stand CU, but will watch this next season as Prime is there and to see how we will match up.

 

It was odd that he specifically met with boosters and they are on board.  I'm guessing to let the team know that he is going to get some of that NIL pie for CU.  

Interesting message, I just wonder if you are a top level recruit with offers to Alabama, Georgia, OSU, Michigan, etc. that all put a ton of players into the NFL, and become stars as well, and CU comes along with a puny NIL offer, why say yes?

1 hour ago, lo country said:

One of the players in the meeting asked, what about our current staff.  Prime-they're  all gone.......He spoke about the teams culture (2 decades old) of accepting losing.....I'm sure it rubbed a lot of folks wrong, but he spoke truth.  Brutally honest.  

 

Talked about meeting with boosters to get the NIL going as well.  Unsure if the HC can solicit for NIL....No idea tbh.

 

I will be fascinated to see how CU’s NIL comes along. They are notoriously cash strapped, and have been for YEARS, which would seem to indicate a lack of donors. The recent comments from the AD stating that they will “find” the money to pay Deon is troubling to me. Deon can recruit no doubt, but at P5 level these days, the top recruits aren’t going to go somewhere that doesn’t have good NIL opportunities. 

18 hours ago, Husker816 said:

Lol wut!?!

 That was the exact same reaction I had when I read that tweet as well. Doesn't bode well for using NIL to get transfers....

Just now, knapplc said:

 

They beat a team who owned that land. They may have beat a team who beat a team who beat a team from Michigan who owned that land when the season started. It can get complicated.

But wouldn't Michigan own that land, I mean, they are undefeated after all?

16 minutes ago, knapplc said:

We ended the season with land. First time in years and years.

 

 

 

 

This makes no sense at all to me, how does KSU get part of Michigan? 

1 hour ago, Husker03 said:

I don't love the staff yet. Was hoping for some real home runs.. Maybe those are the other 4 that are coming. 

If you are looking for outside hires that don't have previous history with Rhule then don't hold your breath. Rhule stated in a recent interview that he felt one of his biggest mistakes at Carolina was hiring a lot assistant coaches he didn't have a history with. He is supposedly a very demanding boss and can be tough to work for if you don't know what his expectations are. He won't go that route this time. 

6 minutes ago, Decked said:

Hausman to the portal as well

Dang, hopefully Rhule can convince him to reconsider after he looks around. 

3 hours ago, BigRedBuster said:

It would have to be against his father's wishes.

I thought a lot of that situation was due to the past coaching staffs and their lack of recruiting his son's. Rhule and Co. could certainly try and repair that bridge if so. 

41 minutes ago, skers83 said:

Never did see that but I remember Tunnel walk of shame having some funny stuff about him. I always liked Taylor though and thought he was a pretty good QB.

Well he did win B1G Offensive Player of the year, so yeah, I would say he was pretty good.

6 hours ago, Hayseed said:

Does Satterfield run the hail mary/draw offense like Whipple?

1 minute ago, Jason Sitoke said:

It’s not true. If it was, he’d have to sit next year anyway:

 

https://huskercorner.com/2022/11/29/nebraska-football-fake-spencer-rattler/amp/

Thanks, I was catching up on the news today after work and a South Carolina fan buddy of mine sent it to me with angry face emoji’s. Makes sense it would be fake.

If this true, this would be huge!

23 hours ago, HANC said:

Kind of a weak answer unless you forgot the sarcasm.  I was a Fickell first guy. He wa my top choice. How do you know it was one sided??? You don’t. Fickell may have interviewed but maybe wasn’t that interested. What did you expect Trev to say??? Matt was our 3rd choice.

 

Furthermore, Wiscy is in such a BETTER position to succeed next year than we are. This is UNIVERSALLY known and has been discussed. Fickell has a MUCH easier job in the short term. To judge Rhule based on the first two years solely on comparison with Wiscy is absolutely absurd.

 

If it was sarcasm, I apologize.

Wisconsin is actually not in a better position to succeed than NU in the ways that count most. A big part of Wisconsin's recent downturn is attributed to a real disfunction in their recruiting operation and they also don't have a NIL operation at all yet. Fickell has a very large job in front of him to build up the recruiting function and get a NIL organization started from scratch. Not saying he can't, but NU is light years ahead of Wisconsin on both of these fronts at this time. 

In addition, Wisconsin's facilities are NOT good. Their indoor training facility doesn't even fit a full sized football field. They have approved a $300mm project to rebuild a large part of their facilities, which will help them a ton, but they are farther away from getting that rectified than NU is finishing the current project plus NU already has decent facilities. 

Overall the issues all stem back to Barry Alvarez's insistence on doing it his way and not adapting to the times. It worked for many many years, but they never got over the top to truly elite status and now it has caught up with them. Part of the reason the new AD didn't hire Jim Leonard was to signal a break from Barry's influence and try to bring Wisky into the present day. Fickell is a good coach and the new AD seems like he is moving things in the right direction, but they have to still catch up to what is going on today, let alone be prepared for the next evolution.  

5 minutes ago, Detasselingthehuskers said:

These guys could be an analyst or some back office position, or an assistant strength coach. I’ll wait until Nebraska tweets it to see who the official assistant coaches are.

That is what I am wondering as well. He could be thinking he won’t be retained long term at Carolina and sees the opportunity to lock up an analyst role at NU as a way to keep progressing as a coach and keep a paycheck. Either that or Rhule really liked what he saw from him so far and feels he will do a good job. Recruiting chops are my first concern of Knighton is indeed the choice for D-Line coach. 

23 hours ago, Mavric said:

Rankings and stats with Matt Rhule as HC.  2013-2016 at Temple. 2017-2019 at Baylor.

 

Total Offense: 

2013 - 75th; 399.0 ypg

2014 - 120th; 308.4 ypg

2015 - 96th; 366.7 ypg

2016 - 66th; 413.6 ypg

2017 - 59th; 404.9 ypg

2018 - 22nd; 459.1 ypg

2019 - 52nd; 421.5 ypg

 

Rushing Offense:

2013 - 82nd; 149.33 ypg

2014 - 118th; 107.75 ypg

2015 - 96th; 149.71 ypg

2016 - 61st; 176.14 ypg

2017 - 115th; 117.25 ypg

2018 - 65th; 169.08 ypg

2019 - 61st; 166.43 ypg

 

Passing Offense:

2013 - 46th; 249.7 ypg

2014 - 88th; 200.7 ypg

2015 - 72nd; 217.0 ypg

2016 - 63rd; 237.4 ypg

2017 - 24th; 287.7 ypg

2018 - 19th; 290.0 ypg

2019 - 43rd; 255.1 ypg

 

Scoring Offense: 

2013 - 89th; 24.9 ppg

2014 - 100th; 23.1 ppg

2015 - 60th; 29.8 ppg

2016 - 43rd; 32.4 ppg

2017 - 98th; 24.3 ppg

2018 - 63rd; 29.5 ppg

2019 - 27th; 33.6 ppg

23 hours ago, Mavric said:

Rankings and stats with Matt Rhule as HC.  2013-2016 at Temple. 2017-2019 at Baylor.

 

Total Defense: 

2013 - 110th; 474.3 ypg

2014 - 24th; 347.1 ypg

2015 - 20th; 337.0 ypg

2016 - 3rd; 282.5 ypg

2017 - 112th; 456.9 ypg

2018 - 86th; 425.5 ypg

2019 - 39th; 360.4 ypg

 

Rushing Defense:

2013 - 77th; 175.67 ypg

2014 - 54th; 160.17 ypg

2015 - 24th; 127.86 ypg

2016 - 25th; 130.36 ypg

2017 - 92nd; 189.92 ypg

2018 - 84th; 183.46 ypg

2019 - 49th; 142.86 ypg

 

Passing Defense:

2013 - 121st; 298.6 ypg

2014 - 13th; 186.9 ypg

2015 - 43rd ; 209.1 ypg

2016 - 3rd; 152.1 ypg

2017 - 115th; 267.0 ypg

2018 - 83rd; 242.1 ypg

2019 - 49th; 217.6 ypg

 

Scoring Defense: 

2013 - 81st; 29.8 ppg

2014 - 4th; 17.5 ppg

2015 - 17th; 20.1 ppg

2016 - 11th; 18.4 ppg

2017 - 114th; 35.9 ppg

2018 - 91st; 31.7 ppg

2019 - 19th; 19.8 ppg

So it looks like offensively the most important stat, points per game, increased steadily each year despite fluctuations in the rushing and passing numbers. To me that screams better efficiency on offense and not just grabbing empty yards. 
 

What I like better are the defensive stats. Rhules’s defenses definitively got better gear over year at both stops, not to mention his Carolina D was pretty salty also. Great sign to see a focus on building a strong D.

7 minutes ago, Caveman said:

 

Rhule coached ONE good season at Baylor, which consisted of wins over mediocre teams. He has never built an elite team in a P5 conference. He may Nebraska, but that's far from guaranteed. 

 

Rhule coached ONE good season at Baylor, which consisted of wins over mediocre teams. He has never built an elite team in a P5 conference. He may at Nebraska, but that's far from guaranteed. 

 

Rhule coached ONE good season at Baylor, which consisted of wins over mediocre teams. He has never built an elite team in a P5 conference. He may at Nebraska, but that's far from guaranteed. 

 

Rhule coached ONE good season at Baylor, which consisted of wins over mediocre teams. He has never built an elite team in a P5 conference. He may at Nebraska, but that's far from guaranteed. 

 

Rhule coached ONE good season at Baylor, which consisted of wins over mediocre teams. He has never built an elite team in a P5 conference. He may at Nebraska, but that's far from guaranteed. 

Wait, can you slow down? Not sure I read that right , did you say Rhule only coached 1 good season at a P5 school? Can you please repeat that to be sure?

Just now, Jason Sitoke said:

Everyone is missing the point here. The real silver lining is that @The Whalepromised not to post ever again. 

From your lips to God’s ears…

5 minutes ago, secretasianman said:

I get it , and yes, getting to the Sugar Bowl (and losing to Georgia) was a feat.  But to me,  that is similar to -

1.  Callahan coached in the Super Bowl!

2.  Riley continuously did more with less at Oregon St,  and if only he had the resources at a place like NU !

3.  Wow, Frost went undefeated at UCF and coached Mariota! 
 

I don’t want a single highlight coach.  Might as well keep Mickey.

Except Rhule isn’t a single highlight Coach. He has coached Temple to 2 10 win seasons and a conference title over 4 seasons. He then went on to build Baylor to a 11 win team over 3 seasons. He has 7 years of college HC experience vs SF who only had 2 seasons; including 3 at a power 5 level, which SF didn’t have. 

29 minutes ago, Caveman said:

 

That pipeline diminished once we left the Big 12, plus Jamal was related to a former Husker.

They pulled several gems out of Texas after joining the B1G, the biggest issue was that Riley didn’t recruit TX at all and that dried the pipeline. SF started to try again to a lesser extent, but Rhule’s connections should help re-invigorate that.

6 minutes ago, Caveman said:

 

He did that while at...Baylor. We will only get the scraps Texas, A&M, Baylor, Tech, SMU, and TCU don't want.

Not necessarily, Bo and others pulled top level talents out of Texas such as Rex, Jamal, and others, it is possible to pull a few top level players from TX each year. Rhule’s connections surly help that.

30 minutes ago, Mavric said:

 

He got LAID out! Awesome block by MW!

Congratulations to Trey! Awesome show today and I am glad he is having a big game today.

4 minutes ago, Stone Cold said:

I hope i dont sound like im not excited for Rhule because i am.  Its like seeing your christmas present 2 monts early.  It was what you asked for but you dont know for sure if your mom got it for you.  So you need to wait until christmas to find out if your going to be dissapointed or not.  I should shutup, i was going to burn gear if it was campbell and this prevents that.

2 minutes ago, Loebarth said:

I'm thinking this hire (if it's absolute) is a wait and see. He has had success rebuilding programs but there's one thing everyone is overlooking... state populations. Texas #2, Pennsylvania #5 and then you have Nebraska #37... In the two previous rebuilds (Temple & Baylor respectively) Rhule was surrounded with talent. That's not the case here so we'll have to wait and see. 

True, also means Rhule has built connections in PA and TX, his TX connections have been lauded by pundits actually, so that would help you would think. 

4 minutes ago, Cornfed said:

Who?