How are there still Rhule apologists in our fanbase?

[Man Woman & Child]

Even after Wednesday? I've seen some strange mob mentality, sheeplike, groupthink behavior when it comes to sports throughout my lifetime. But this has to be a whole new level.

Are these people just so satisfied with mediocrity in everyday life that this is just more par for the course for them? Or are they too young to remember what being a once proud Husker fan feels like so they'll take anything with a pulse these days? Or is it some other psychological or mental deficiency?

It's truly mind-boggling. I guess some people just can't be helped.

 

[Pennsyhuskers]

Even after Wednesday? I've seen some strange mob mentality, sheeplike, groupthink behavior when it comes to sports throughout my lifetime. But this has to be a whole new level.

Are these people just so satisfied with mediocrity in everyday life that this is just more par for the course for them? Or are they too young to remember what being a once proud Husker fan feels like so they'll take anything with a pulse these days? Or is it some other psychological or mental deficiency?

It's truly mind-boggling. I guess some people just can't be helped.

As much as I am critical of Rhule and think that he will not work out here, I can understand why folks want to defend him. I think a lot of it stems from fatigue over our decades long coaching carousel as well as a realization that he is not going anywhere soon. So a lot of people really want him to work out here and try to paint as optimistic a picture as they can. I think Rhule is a lousy coach, but even I hope very much that I am full of crap and that he will indeed get this turned around. That would be what is best for our program and not another coaching search where we roll the dice all over again.

 

[dinglefritz]

Even after Wednesday? I've seen some strange mob mentality, sheeplike, groupthink behavior when it comes to sports throughout my lifetime. But this has to be a whole new level.

Are these people just so satisfied with mediocrity in everyday life that this is just more par for the course for them? Or are they too young to remember what being a once proud Husker fan feels like so they'll take anything with a pulse these days? Or is it some other psychological or mental deficiency?

It's truly mind-boggling. I guess some people just can't be helped.

Serenity now. Serenity now. Some just choose not to obsess over something they can do nothing about. You on the other hand seem to want to vent every day in every single thread. How do you believe that expressing your anger and disdain multiple times per day advances your own well being? I get the disappointment but the constant whining is either trolling or a mental health issue. We get it. Your unhappy.

 

[Frank Sobotka]

I’ll eat some crow.

I haven’t been a staunch defender of Rhule, but I haven’t really ripped on him either. I thought he was doing some good things this year, his podcast included. After the way this season went and how it ended, I’m definitely in the prove it phase now. The honeymoon is over. No more excuses. Get it done.

I’ll also say, however petty it might sound, that the backwards hat style he’s sporting is cringe. I don’t mind it so much for practice or off the field stuff, but it looked unprofessional and tacky in press conferences and especially on the field during game day.

I still do have a little hope left, though. Hopefully he can get things turned around.

 

[HuskerInCarolina]

“Nebraska Nice”

that’s why

 

[litespeedhuskerfan]

..if he was winning the backwards hat would be cool. BUUUUUT, since he sucks it gets thrown into the same ring as his lip licking, etc.

Pretty much everything a women does after you decided to break up with her irritates you. When you were still in the honeymoon stage (IE- fukcing all the time no matter that day or hour) those things didn't.

 

[InMotion]

Serenity now. Serenity now. Some just choose not to obsess over something they can do nothing about. You on the other hand seem to want to vent every day in every single thread. How do you believe that expressing your anger and disdain multiple times per day advances your own well being? I get the disappointment but the constant whining is either trolling or a mental health issue. We get it. Your unhappy.

Serenity now.. Insanity later.

 

[RBigredMax1]

Not spending every waking moment bitchin about our coach doesn’t mean apologists. It’s like a bad marriage where the RDS dudes are just finding things to be mad at. “I hate the way she eats toast!!! Ahhhhhhhgggghhhh!!!!!”

This season was a total let down - everyone gets it! But then the same RDS crew are running around with hair on fire already throwing in the towel for next year. Seriously, getting pissed that people aren’t jumping on board with that?

I teach my tiny little children that in situations where you can’t control what happened, you can control how you respond. Sorry, many of us choose not to waste a bunch of energy bitching about everything Matt Kenneth Rhule.

He walked in to clean up a heaping pile horse crap that our once proud program was. He hasn’t done it as fast as we wanted and obviously made some very poor hiring decisions along the way.

I’m anxious to see if the Oline can improve like special teams did this year. Hopeful we can get a QB room competition with mobile QB’s. See if we can add some big boys up front and hope for all things holy that our young bucks see a big step after the spring.

I love the Huskers and look forward to football season every year. Honestly, I would like to see us do better but my fulfillment in Saturdays and life doesn’t come from the Huskers win-loss record. I suppose that makes me an apologist?? If some of you ***** about everything in your life like you do on this board, you would be miserable to be around. GBR!

 

[dinglefritz]

Serenity now.. Insanity later.

Mmmm. I would say some on here are in “insanity now” mode already.

 

[salsa red]

Easiest schedule in 10 years, 5 star qb and still finished barely above .500. Ekeler saved this team from finishing 4-8.

 

[Im4NUalways2]

All your read from thw *** sucking media is positive sunshine pumping BS. People buy it. They think media like this site actually know something more than the average fan. They don't. Use your eye balls and stop listening to the BS they put out.

 

[Nuts McClanahan]

Even after Wednesday? I've seen some strange mob mentality, sheeplike, groupthink behavior when it comes to sports throughout my lifetime. But this has to be a whole new level.

Are these people just so satisfied with mediocrity in everyday life that this is just more par for the course for them? Or are they too young to remember what being a once proud Husker fan feels like so they'll take anything with a pulse these days? Or is it some other psychological or mental deficiency?

It's truly mind-boggling. I guess some people just can't be helped.

I'm not a Rhule supporter but I try to be optimistic. Is that allowable? I don't want to seem mentally disabled or brainwashed! I can be taught to follow the crowd!

 

[HBK4life_rivals100467]

Not spending every waking moment bitchin about our coach doesn’t mean apologists. It’s like a bad marriage where the RDS dudes are just finding things to be mad at. “I hate the way she eats toast!!! Ahhhhhhhgggghhhh!!!!!”

This season was a total let down - everyone gets it! But then the same RDS crew are running around with hair on fire already throwing in the towel for next year. Seriously, getting pissed that people aren’t jumping on board with that?

I teach my tiny little children that in situations where you can’t control what happened, you can control how you respond. Sorry, many of us choose not to waste a bunch of energy bitching about everything Matt Kenneth Rhule.

He walked in to clean up a heaping pile horse crap that our once proud program was. He hasn’t done it as fast as we wanted and obviously made some very poor hiring decisions along the way.

I’m anxious to see if the Oline can improve like special teams did this year. Hopeful we can get a QB room competition with mobile QB’s. See if we can add some big boys up front and hope for all things holy that our young bucks see a big step after the spring.

I love the Huskers and look forward to football season every year. Honestly, I would like to see us do better but my fulfillment in Saturdays and life doesn’t come from the Huskers win-loss record. I suppose that makes me an apologist?? If some of you ***** about everything in your life like you do on this board, you would be miserable to be around. GBR!

Bingo. Is Rhule the answer? No. Did Rhule get us to 2 bowl games? Yes. We've been searching for a great coach since T.O retired. All we've got is a bunch of mediocre coaches. But, as I posted before. If Indiana can do it so can Nebraska. Nebraska needs to stop dicking around and go all N. Throw a bag at a coach and find our Cignetti. Find some studs in the portal. It can be done.

 

[Baxter48]

As much as I am critical of Rhule and think that he will not work out here, I can understand why folks want to defend him. I think a lot of it stems from fatigue over our decades long coaching carousel as well as a realization that he is not going anywhere soon. So a lot of people really want him to work out here and try to paint as optimistic a picture as they can. I think Rhule is a lousy coach, but even I hope very much that I am full of crap and that he will indeed get this turned around. That would be what is best for our program and not another coaching search where we roll the dice all over again.

Im not defending him, there nothing that can be done now with the big buyout. I want Nebraska to win don’t really care who is the coach except for callihan I always got the feeling he didn’t want to be here and actually hated it. My question for all the haters is if cignatte wasn’t successful at Indiana would they be more tolerant? Remember if the portal wasn’t around cignatte either doesn’t take the job or he’d suck *** . The portal made him

 

[Man Woman & Child]

I'm fine with remaining optimistic. It's the people spewing bullsh*t in an attempt to defend him that I have a problem with. It's indefensible at this point. And I'm starting to believe more and more that it's a big part of our problem as a program. Fanbase so brainwashed that they'll actually try to still put a polish on this turd. Talk about Derangement Syndrome. Maybe we need to adopt the term NDS. It's muuuuuuch more applicable than RDS.

 

[Charlie Marlow]

I don’t think he has what it takes, but I still hope he proves me wrong. He’s going to be our coach the next couple of years no matter what anyone posts on here.

I have a little more optimism on the offensive side of things based on my belief that Geep will improve our OL significantly. But I’m a little leery about our defense despite the coaching overhaul.

Rhule should just appoint himself as GM and recruiting guy and hand over the coaching to actual coaches. That’s his best chance at success imo.

 

[HBK4life_rivals100467]

I'm fine with remaining optimistic. It's the people spewing bullsh*t in an attempt to defend him that I have a problem with. It's indefensible at this point. And I'm starting to believe more and more that it's a big part of our problem as a program. Fanbase so brainwashed that they'll actually try to still put a polish on this turd. Talk about Derangement Syndrome! Maybe we need to adopt the term NDS. It's muuuuuuch more applicable than RDS.

We had fans on here still defending Frost after Ireland. Frost never even had one winning season.

 

[QAnon399535]

We have the youngest team in the big ten. Rhule inherited a complete mess that needs 5 years. He had so many commits coming but couldn’t secure funding so they left.

 

[Man Woman & Child]

We had fans on here still defending Frost after Ireland. Frost never even had one winning season.

Yeah, you'd have thought more of them would have learned from that.

 

[HBK4life_rivals100467]

Yeah, you'd have thought more of them would have learned from that.

Frost got a pass from many because he's a Nebraska boy. In reality he was the worst coach in Husker football history.

 

[Man Woman & Child]

Frost got a pass from many because he's a Nebraska boy. In reality he was the worst coach in Husker football history.

Yep and the fans who supported him too long (myself included) got a pass for that very reason in my opinion.

 

[Harry Husker]

Serenity now. Serenity now. Some just choose not to obsess over something they can do nothing about. You on the other hand seem to want to vent every day in every single thread. How do you believe that expressing your anger and disdain multiple times per day advances your own well being? I get the disappointment but the constant whining is either trolling or a mental health issue. We get it. Your unhappy.

In many fanbases people just check out until things change for the better. That doesn't seem to be how it works with regard to Nebraska football. A fraction of the fanbase (and most of the local media) injects optimism where it probably isn't warranted. Another fraction gets irrationally toxic, perhaps hoping to hasten the demise of the current regime. It is an interesting time for the boosters who are now on the hook for a bigger buyout and also have to pay for any attempt to improve the team though the portal.

 

[PvilleHuskerTim]

There is probably somewhat of a "Hoiberg Effect" as well. Realistically, Hoiberg could/should have been fired after his first 3 years, when the W/L record was terrible. Then, the philosophy switched and he got rid of lackluster coaches and started to build a roster to compete in the B1G. Then in year 4 (2022-23) there was enough of an improvement that it was appropriate to retain him for another year to see if it could continue or a .500 season was the norm. The past 2.5 seasons he is 57-25, making the playoffs 1x, in contention last year (until some injuries caused a very up/down team), and now has a top 15 team - with a chance to be top 10 with a win tonight.

There are some parallels between FB and BB.

Depends on whether a person thinks with the right staff and more playmakers using NIL money, Rhule can get the job done in a similar fashion to Hoiberg.

And before anyone asks, I am on the fence. I didn't think Hoiberg was going to turn it around, and in the same mindset with Rhule. Leaning toward "no" with Rhule at this point but waiting to see what happens in the portal.

 

[Trike Rider]

Even after Wednesday? I've seen some strange mob mentality, sheeplike, groupthink behavior when it comes to sports throughout my lifetime. But this has to be a whole new level.

Are these people just so satisfied with mediocrity in everyday life that this is just more par for the course for them? Or are they too young to remember what being a once proud Husker fan feels like so they'll take anything with a pulse these days? Or is it some other psychological or mental deficiency?

It's truly mind-boggling. I guess some people just can't be helped.

The public outcry from NU fans to extend Rhule when his name was mentioned for the Penn State job makes me want to vomit.

Our leadership at NU is a complete joke.

 

[HBK4life_rivals100467]

The public outcry from NU fans to extend Rhule when his name was mentioned for the Penn State job makes me want to vomit.

Our leadership at NU is a complete joke.

This is nothing new. Eichorst, Moos, etc. We've been a picture in mediocrity since T.O retired.

 

[RealTucoSalamanca]

I'm fine with remaining optimistic. It's the people spewing bullsh*t in an attempt to defend him that I have a problem with. It's indefensible at this point. And I'm starting to believe more and more that it's a big part of our problem as a program. Fanbase so brainwashed that they'll actually try to still put a polish on this turd. Talk about Derangement Syndrome. Maybe we need to adopt the term NDS. It's muuuuuuch more applicable than RDS.

This is rich. You do nothing on this board but complain when people "remain optimistic". You and other state all the time that you are just realist. Then in the same breath have no clue that Nebraska isn't a name anymore. How is that for realism. It isn't just Rhule or his hires.

Everyone talks about Texas Tech, McGuire was a 7 and 8 win coach his first 3 years with losses to Wyoming and Washington St and had multiple blowout losses during those 3 years. Then when their billionaire decided to get involved, they went out and signed a bunch of transfers, and hit on all of them. HItting big on all the transfers doesn't happen often. Height had played for 3 other schools before he got to Tech, then balled out this year. Bailey will be gone after this year as well. Then you have Rodriguez the former QB turned walk on LB that turned out to be a much better LB. That doesn't even count Hunter and Wiesniewski two starters that transferred in for one year. Is that sustainable?, Clearly they didn't develop the talent they recruited or else there would be no need to bring in 6 or 7 one year starters on defense.

You can bring up spewing ******** all you want, but the biggest amount of ******** being spewed is that Nebraska is a desirable location for coaches or transfers at this time. Well unless you have a billionaire that is going to pay, and you hit on every single one of them.

 

[Mack In Motion]

Im not defending him, there nothing that can be done now with the big buyout. I want Nebraska to win don’t really care who is the coach except for callihan I always got the feeling he didn’t want to be here and actually hated it. My question for all the haters is if cignatte wasn’t successful at Indiana would they be more tolerant? Remember if the portal wasn’t around cignatte either doesn’t take the job or he’d suck *** . The portal made him

Yes, in a sense, the portal "made" Cignetti.

The counterweight to that, though, is his winning % at all his previous stops.

Assuming it was the portal: he is still the one who figured out how to make it work for him, to date, better than anyone else.

Completely lax oversight and unlimited under the table payments to players "made" Nick Saban. Were those things available to everyone? Probably not everywhere, but they were available to many. He just figured out how to do it better than anyone.

Back on the day, things like no roster limits and / or programs like prop 48 built other coaches or allowed them to remain on top. Some figured out how to do it better than others.

 

[K Rod]

Defend him, or don't. Ruhle will be here until 2030 unless things get so bad ( 2026 ?? ) that he agrees to a lower buyout, AND our boosters are willing to fund it. Very unlikely on both counts. So if you support him, great. If you don't then at least you know it will be a long time until the Ruhle ship sails. All these people wanting him fired, where do you imagine the 70 million would come from? Especially since NU has had to scale back the stadium project and even delay that smaller project? Now the AD is another matter. I do not support him at all.

 

[mgbreeze]

I see zero apologists anywhere. I see rational thinkers and a bunch of histrionics. None are happy with how the season went.

 

[SuperBigFan69]

..if he was winning the backwards hat would be cool. BUUUUUT, since he sucks it gets thrown into the same ring as his lip licking, etc.

Pretty much everything a women does after you decided to break up with her irritates you. When you were still in the honeymoon stage (IE- fukcing all the time no matter that day or hour) those things didn't.

Oh my god this is soooo accurate!

 

[Hans81]

There is probably somewhat of a "Hoiberg Effect" as well. Realistically, Hoiberg could/should have been fired after his first 3 years, when the W/L record was terrible. Then, the philosophy switched and he got rid of lackluster coaches and started to build a roster to compete in the B1G. Then in year 4 (2022-23) there was enough of an improvement that it was appropriate to retain him for another year to see if it could continue or a .500 season was the norm. The past 2.5 seasons he is 57-25, making the playoffs 1x, in contention last year (until some injuries caused a very up/down team), and now has a top 15 team - with a chance to be top 10 with a win tonight.

There are some parallels between FB and BB.

Depends on whether a person thinks with the right staff and more playmakers using NIL money, Rhule can get the job done in a similar fashion to Hoiberg.

And before anyone asks, I am on the fence. I didn't think Hoiberg was going to turn it around, and in the same mindset with Rhule. Leaning toward "no" with Rhule at this point but waiting to see what happens in the portal.

Kind of apples to oranges comparison between football and hoops as it takes fewer portal “hits” to turn a basketball program around.

 

[oldjar07]

Im not defending him, there nothing that can be done now with the big buyout. I want Nebraska to win don’t really care who is the coach except for callihan I always got the feeling he didn’t want to be here and actually hated it. My question for all the haters is if cignatte wasn’t successful at Indiana would they be more tolerant? Remember if the portal wasn’t around cignatte either doesn’t take the job or he’d suck *** . The portal made him

What does Cignetti have to do with anything? Before him there was Meyer and Saban who won quickly wherever they went. And the portal has been available to us as well, actually a year longer under Rhule than Cignetti has had.

 

[DrAlan_Grant]

Rhule doesn't need anyone to defend him. I want him to succeed because I want Nebraska football to be good again. At the end of the day, anyone who doesn't have an agenda can probably agree to this.

 

[Ohana]

Rhule doesn't need anyone to defend him. I want him to succeed because I want Nebraska football to be good again. At the end of the day, anyone who doesn't have an agenda can probably agree to this.

I have zero agenda but I do have the ability to see through someone who hasn't shown he can beat a team with a pulse

 

[DrAlan_Grant]

I have zero agenda but I do have the ability to see through someone who hasn't shown he can beat a team with a pulse

Rey Charles can see that.

 

[dinglefritz]

I don’t think he has what it takes, but I still hope he proves me wrong. He’s going to be our coach the next couple of years no matter what anyone posts on here.

I have a little more optimism on the offensive side of things based on my belief that Geep will improve our OL significantly. But I’m a little leery about our defense despite the coaching overhaul.

Rhule should just appoint himself as GM and recruiting guy and hand over the coaching to actual coaches. That’s his best chance at success imo.

Boom. Mic drop. Exactly correct.

 

[BigRedTed]

I'm a patient man and was admittedly a "wait until year 3" type before judging too harshly. But with NIL and the transfer portal college football is a different game now. I've seen enough of Rhule. Send him to the Siberian gulag.

 

[dinglefritz]

I'm a patient man and was admittedly a "wait until year 3" type before judging too harshly. But with NIL and the transfer portal college football is a different game now. I've seen enough of Rhule. Send him to the Siberian gulag.

Certainly can’t this year. Probably can’t for 2-3 years financially. I think many will want to can him after a 5-6 win season next year but we won’t.

 

[OctavianDillard]

Rhule has 2 wins in November.

 

[konaki]

Personally I'll give Matt Rhule this year with his new hires and who he brings in from the portal and if it works out great, he fixed it. If however we suffer another year of apologies and excuses then I'm done with this current Rhule experiment. Nebraska deserves better than the years of embarrassment we the fans have had to endure. It's no longer a case of can Nebraska recruit being located where the state is located, NIL has taken care of that problem. It is now a case of football management and this year will tell us if Rhule is in or he is on his way out, there can no longer be excuses to be used like Donnie, Baker or Bradden, it's on Rhule now.