Nebraska captains refuse to shake Iowa captains’ hands?

[Red Five]

 

[Savage Husker]

To the victor go the spoils.
 

Not pleased to read this but Iowa making a big deal about this is a pinner move. Not like Iowa offense or defense did anything special except play discipline football and pounce on their opportunities. “Oh it’s that type of game?” Lol they got their s#!t shoved in all game except 1 offensive play and two special teams plays. 

 

If Nebraska focuses more on itself than sideshow antics, maybe they’d clean up the on-field mistakes and win more games.

[The Murphinator]

 

[Archy1221]

2 minutes ago, The Murphinator said:

 

Well, we would take a win once in awhile!  How about we start there Mr. Tough Guy Coach, then we can move on to deciding if we want to not shake hands next time.   Maybe try and keep the important things important👍   Unless of course moral victories of sticking it to an actual winning program who kicks your a$$ every year and no longer even considers you a rival, by not shaking hands is good enough to make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.  
 

I guess we all have different priorities Coach🤷‍♂️

[Decked]

Most of the time the schools that refuse to shake hands usually lose. Nebraska is unfortunately a loser school. 

[Red Five]

 

[Jason Sitoke]

7 minutes ago, Decked said:

Most of the time the schools that refuse to shake hands usually lose.

And you certainly have some quantifiable backup data for this.  

[Decked]

2 minutes ago, Jason Sitoke said:

And you certainly have some quantifiable backup data for this.  

Joe told me. 

[Archy1221]

8 minutes ago, Jason Sitoke said:

And you certainly have some quantifiable backup data for this.  

At least one games worth 

[The Duke]

Be Better Nebraska.

 *I would have posted this regardless of whether Nebraska won or lost against Iowa.

 

Our family have been donors to the program and longtime season-ticket holders, and I was disgusted and embarrassed by the behavior of our players during the opening coin toss. This was not and should never be who Nebraska is. This was not the Nebraska way.

 

By not shaking hands with their opponent our players reflected a terrible look on our program and its fans.

 

• It was poor sportsmanship to the core.
• It was classless.
• It was childish.
• It was embarrassing.
• It was unnecessary. 
• It should never happen again.

 

GROW UP.             BE A MAN.

 

Shake your opponent’s hand, wish them good luck, and then go play ball. Let the chips fall how they may.

 

 

Coach Rhule and Nebraska owe Iowa an apology for this – and we would owe them an apology even if we won the game.

AD Dannen cannot let this slide and must address this with Coach Rhule.

 

Matt Rhule has chosen all year to name team “captains” for each game. I personally have disagreed with this from the beginning. A team like any organization needs leaders they can look up to and follow. By having a revolving door of captains there is not a core group of individuals to lead and set the standard.

 

The behavior last night by our coin toss “captains” was the complete opposite of leadership behavior. Their choice to act in such a classless manner was an awful reflection on Coach Rhule and the entire Nebraska program. This can’t be the way going forward.

 

 

As a side note about the pre-game team prayer/meeting at mid-field:

There is nothing wrong about a team wanting to have a pre-game meeting/prayer before each game – but you don’t “have to have” your team meeting at mid-field on your home logo or your opponent’s logo.

 

You could have your pre-game team meeting/ prayer anywhere. Some examples include:

• In the endzone.
• In the locker room.
• In the tunnel.

 Nebraska isn’t’ trying to embarrass an opponent by praying on their team logo, and any opponent who cries over such things (looking at you Colorado and Iowa) are soft.

However, as the head coach the easiest thing for Matt Rhule to choose to do is not have the prayer/team-meeting at the mid-field logo at all. By doing so it doesn’t become a story, and it doesn’t become a problem. By making the choice of not meeting on an opponent’s logo it never becomes an issue.

 

 

In truth, there are a few notable things Matt Rhule has chosen to do with the Nebraska program during his first two years that I label as GIMMICKS that I really wish he would stop doing going into year three.

 

They include:

• Single Digit #’s – It’s a Gimmick.

Alternative Idea – I would be happier if they let a handful of players get to choose their own numbers from a list of Nebraska legacy players. It helps current players learn about Nebraska’s rich football history. Select 1 or 2 players from each position group where they get first choice and can choose their own number from a selection of past Nebraska greats. For example, quarterbacks could choose between #’s (7, 12, 15, 18).

 

• Pre-game Oklahoma Drill – It’s a Gimmick.

 

All of this from the pre-game coin toss antics to the stubbornness of having to have your pre-game meeting on a team’s logo is all a reflection on leadership choices and decisions.

 

Nebraska requires its head coach and its players to be better.

[Red Five]

Good article from Mitch.

 

(I enjoy The Athletic’s CFB coverage, probably can get a cheap Black Friday subscription deal)

 

 

[Red Five]

3 minutes ago, The Duke said:

Be Better Nebraska.

 *I would have posted this regardless of whether Nebraska won or lost against Iowa.

 

Our family have been donors to the program and longtime season-ticket holders, and I was disgusted and embarrassed by the behavior of our players during the opening coin toss. This was not and should never be who Nebraska is. This was not the Nebraska way.

 

By not shaking hands with their opponent our players reflected a terrible look on our program and its fans.

 

• It was poor sportsmanship to the core.
• It was classless.
• It was childish.
• It was embarrassing.
• It was unnecessary. 
• It should never happen again.

 

GROW UP.             BE A MAN.

 

Shake your opponent’s hand, wish them good luck, and then go play ball. Let the chips fall how they may.

 

 

Coach Rhule and Nebraska owe Iowa an apology for this – and we would owe them an apology even if we won the game.

AD Dannen cannot let this slide and must address this with Coach Rhule.

 

Matt Rhule has chosen all year to name team “captains” for each game. I personally have disagreed with this from the beginning. A team like any organization needs leaders they can look up to and follow. By having a revolving door of captains there is not a core group of individuals to lead and set the standard.

 

The behavior last night by our coin toss “captains” was the complete opposite of leadership behavior. Their choice to act in such a classless manner was an awful reflection on Coach Rhule and the entire Nebraska program. This can’t be the way going forward.

 

 

As a side note about the pre-game team prayer/meeting at mid-field:

There is nothing wrong about a team wanting to have a pre-game meeting/prayer before each game – but you don’t “have to have” your team meeting at mid-field on your home logo or your opponent’s logo.

 

You could have your pre-game team meeting/ prayer anywhere. Some examples include:

• In the endzone.
• In the locker room.
• In the tunnel.

 Nebraska isn’t’ trying to embarrass an opponent by praying on their team logo, and any opponent who cries over such things (looking at you Colorado and Iowa) are soft.

However, as the head coach the easiest thing for Matt Rhule to choose to do is not have the prayer/team-meeting at the mid-field logo at all. By doing so it doesn’t become a story, and it doesn’t become a problem. By making the choice of not meeting on an opponent’s logo it never becomes an issue.

 

 

In truth, there are a few notable things Matt Rhule has chosen to do with the Nebraska program during his first two years that I label as GIMMICKS that I really wish he would stop going into year three.

 

They include:

• Single Digit #’s – It’s a Gimmick.

Alternative Idea – I would be happier if they let a handful of players get to choose their own numbers from a list of Nebraska legacy players. It helps current players learn about Nebraska’s rich football history. Select 1 or 2 players from each position group where they get first choice and can choose their own number from a selection of past Nebraska greats. For example, quarterbacks could choose between #’s (7, 12, 15, 18).

• Pre-game Oklahoma Drill – It’s a Gimmick.

 

All of this from the pre-game coin toss antics to the stubbornness of having to have your pre-game meeting on a team’s logo is all a reflection on leadership choices and decisions.

 

Nebraska requires its head coach and its players to be better.

Hey @The Murphinator, can I borrow your large eyeroll emoji?

[The Duke]

2 minutes ago, Red Five said:

Hey @The Murphinator, can I borrow your large eyeroll emoji?

Feel free to eyeroll all you want. I'll grant you I might have been long-winded in my argument so if you want to eyeroll that I totally get it.

 

However,  what Nebraska did last night by not shaking hands with their opponent was childish and poor sportsmanship. Just be man enough to shake your opponents hand and go play the game.

 

Nebraska as a program for the majority of the time has been a classy program and last night's pre-game coin toss was just a bad look.

[Huskerfollower4life]

47 minutes ago, Decked said:

Most of the time the schools that refuse to shake hands usually lose. Nebraska is unfortunately a loser school. 

Yup and time and time again they give other teams reasons to add more fuel to the fire.  Nebraska needs to stop humiliating themselves by their actions or non actions that they do.  I understand so called rivalry games are supposed to mean more but every team that plays Nebraska treats it that way.  No need to add more fuel to the fire especially if you haven't done crap for almost a whole generation.

[chamrocck]

This is such a chump move by a team that has earned and achieved nothing.  The most mentally fragile weak team trying to look badass and tough. What a joke.  
 

Nebraska is known for high character and standards, it’s in our creed.  Now we are just going to trash that?  No, not standing for it.  The best teams beat you down because they know how to play football and do it play after play after play.  They don’t need the trash talk and antics.  
 

This is just the cherry on the top of the worst loss of the season that had a lot of bad losses.  Rhule and this whole team is on the clock for me.  There’s some good players and coaches on this team but man there is a lot of garbage and deadweight.  Time to take the garbage out.