DefenderAO
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That Kenny Bell block though
Rhule finally feels like the "right coach" for Nebraska
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Guy Chamberlin
Heisman Trophy Winner
That Kenny Bell block though
Well that 75 yard TD run by Taylor Martinez was one for the ages, but you'd have to turn off the game right there.
Hagg
Starter
"The great thing is using your “standings” puts NU and Bo in the current playoffs at least once in 4 years. We would all take that."
Yeah, we'd take it. We'd feel pretty good instead of pretty bad for a quarter century now. It's just that Bo was flaming out, something on a personal level I suppose, and that would have happened just the same no matter our record over time. That whole saga was what Bo gave us, because that was how he responded to being an HC at Nebraska. He couldn't handle us (and our crappy higher-ups at that time). Out of his element..stuff like that. I'm glad he left for both of our sake.
Matt seems to be digging in and working at it; no grandstanding attitude and just blue collar tasking and dealings. It just might come out the way we want it here over time with him.
Yeah, we'd take it. We'd feel pretty good instead of pretty bad for a quarter century now. It's just that Bo was flaming out, something on a personal level I suppose, and that would have happened just the same no matter our record over time. That whole saga was what Bo gave us, because that was how he responded to being an HC at Nebraska. He couldn't handle us (and our crappy higher-ups at that time). Out of his element..stuff like that. I'm glad he left for both of our sake.
Matt seems to be digging in and working at it; no grandstanding attitude and just blue collar tasking and dealings. It just might come out the way we want it here over time with him.
Hilltop
All-Conference
Agreed - BTN has been playing Nebraska classic games recently. I watched a couple of them and we honestly looked like crap even though we won. We were down 21-7 to a Northwestern team that wasn't good. Ron Kellog saved the day with a hail mary. Iowa was kicking our tail 24-7 despite turning it over numerous times and we somehow came back and won in overtime. Without De'Mornay's punt return for a TD, and a couple other significant returns that game, we lose. Bo won a lot of games because we were scrapy and tough and played with an edge. However, I never felt like we were well coached and surely weren't consistent.
Bo wasn't a very good coach. Wouldn't adapt. Hated recruiting. And played his favorite players instead of the "better" guys on the bench.
Yet he won more than any other coach we've had in the past 20+ years and had more draft picks that anyone else over the same time.
Crazy how all of those things can be true at the same time.
Yet he won more than any other coach we've had in the past 20+ years and had more draft picks that anyone else over the same time.
Crazy how all of those things can be true at the same time.
Hagg
Starter
Mavric said (I can't figure out how to do the quote thing here, so I'm just copy/pasting for now):
"Bo wasn't a very good coach. Wouldn't adapt. Hated recruiting. And played his favorite players instead of the "better" guys on the bench.
Yet he won more than any other coach we've had in the past 20+ years and had more draft picks that anyone else over the same time.
Crazy how all of those things can be true at the same time."
I found that maddening at the time. And it was then that I began to feel like Nebraska football had stooped too far to get some sort of winning going on. It was a very weird feeling for here, for us. I'll never forget that whole thing, that whole drama.
"Bo wasn't a very good coach. Wouldn't adapt. Hated recruiting. And played his favorite players instead of the "better" guys on the bench.
Yet he won more than any other coach we've had in the past 20+ years and had more draft picks that anyone else over the same time.
Crazy how all of those things can be true at the same time."
I found that maddening at the time. And it was then that I began to feel like Nebraska football had stooped too far to get some sort of winning going on. It was a very weird feeling for here, for us. I'll never forget that whole thing, that whole drama.
I liked Bo. BUT, I think a lot of his demise was losing Sanders and losing Carl. Sanders coached the heck out of the DB's and Carl was probably the only one who could tell Bo the truth and "keep him on task". A brand new staff with limited experience trying to recruit and recover from Cally. Needed to move on some coaches, but was loyal to a fault. And that cost him like other coaches we have had (BC, FS and maybe MR). One thing I really like (respect) about Rhule is he is making moves. In year 2 with dudes he had been with for years and helped at various spots and stops. I also think he "gets it". He's building depth in spite of NIL. Developing a culture that others are starting to notice. Hoping to see year 3 be a definitive step in the right direction, but won't be ticked if we don'y get double digit wins.....
Oddly enough, hit the reply and it will pull up the thread you want to "quote". I am unsure what the quote does tbh. I've hit it and it just highlights....
Toe
All-American
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