How are there still Rhule apologists in our fanbase?

[RealTucoSalamanca]

You want to know why we are not a desirable place for transfers? Our MORON head coach lol. It’s like when people excuse away losses on “our lack of talent” or something similar. You know whose fault that is? Matt “cool dad” Rhule.

GM and recruiting guy???? Dude is TERRIBLE at identifying talent and roster management. Absolutely terrible. Worse than Solich, Pelini, Riley or Frost. About as bad as a P4 coach can be. And he’s not that great of a recruiter either. If you haven’t, check out our ‘26 class. An absolute disaster. If it’s a small class, you either load up on top tier talent or make room for more recruits. He did neither, because he’s absolutely clueless. We’d probably be better off if he just stayed home and never showed up to do his job.

nebraska wasn't a destination when they hired Rhule. Nebraska fired Pelini, fired Riley, fired Frost, There is a reason Nebraska gets big name talent to visit, but they don't sign. It has been going on since early 2000. This isn't new. This isn't just Rhule. Most of you still think Nebraska is relevant. That's cute. Holding on to past.

 

[dinglefritz]

nebraska wasn't a destination when they hired Rhule. Nebraska fired Pelini, fired Riley, fired Frost, There is a reason Nebraska gets big name talent to visit, but they don't sign. It has been going on since early 2000. This isn't new. This isn't just Rhule. Most of you still think Nebraska is relevant. That's cute. Holding on to past.

Callahan could get some guys to sign.

 

[redwine65]

I get that.

Dumb people generally need more time to process.

no dumb people have constant coaching turnover

 

[RealTucoSalamanca]

Callahan could get some guys to sign.

I didn't mention Callahan. But regardless, he didn't win enough

 

[Macho Man]

nebraska wasn't a destination when they hired Rhule. Nebraska fired Pelini, fired Riley, fired Frost, There is a reason Nebraska gets big name talent to visit, but they don't sign. It has been going on since early 2000. This isn't new. This isn't just Rhule. Most of you still think Nebraska is relevant. That's cute. Holding on to past.

Indiana wasn’t a “destination” and neither was Texas Tech, or Ole Miss for that matter. Look how fast they all turned around. Quit making excuses for $hitty coaches and $hitty ADs hiring these $hitty coaches.

 

[HuskerO58]

Only Rhule additions

frost guys don’t count

I think I have everyone listed correctly... could be wrong though.

Jeff Sims (ASU)
Malachi Coleman (Minn)
Princewill Umanmielen (Ole Miss)
Jaidyn Doss (KU)
Jaylen Lloyd (Okie St)
Daniel Kaelin (Virginia)
Ian Flynt (NC St)
Dante Dowdell (Kentucky)
Stefon Thompson (FSU)
Xander Ruggeroli (ASU)
James Williams (FSU)

Technically Hardley Gilmore (Kentucky to N back to Kentucky) and Chief Borders (Pitt until he left there for someone else after a few short months).

 

[Man Woman & Child]

I get that.

Dumb people generally need more time to process.

Hahaha @redwine65 is a lot of things. Dumb is not one of them. You wanna meet up at a Hy-Vee parking lot to discuss it further? Just let me know

 

[Man Woman & Child]

What would you prefer the fan base do at this point?

Boycott and demand better?

And be very loud about it? And repeat it always and often?

Put our f*cking foot down because this sh*t is ridiculous?

Good lord, this really shouldn’t be that hard. Is our entire fanbase really a product of some kind of munchausen syndrome?

 

[king_kong__]

Most of you still think Nebraska is relevant. That's cute. Holding on to past.

just gonna leave this here

 

[Man Woman & Child]

just gonna leave this here

Why?

 

[USNHusker]

It’s very apparent each and every Saturday

I always laugh at the “we are just as talented as xyz” dumbfounded responses after every L

Basically none of our guys go on to do anything at this level or the next once they leave here

Rhule may leave here having produced the least amount of NFL talent of any coach in NU history - ironically after coming in and puffing his chest about running a “developmental program”

what a f’ing clown

So he's got us to two straight bowl games, with less talent than the previous coaches. Seems like a pretty decent gameday coach if that's the case. Something that would go against your narrative...

 

[Man Woman & Child]

So he's got us to two straight bowl games, with less talent than the previous coaches. Seems like a pretty decent gameday coach if that's the case. Something that would go against your narrative...

Shirley, you can't be serious?

 

[USNHusker]

Shirley, you can't be serious?

I mean he's the one who said there's less talent here now then when Frost and Riley were here. If that's the case, it's a pretty incredible job of making two consecutive bowl games, given the lack of talent, clearly. He now has the same amount of bowl appearances than Riley/Frost had combined.

 

[USNHusker]

Shirley, you can't be serious?

And don't call me Shirley

 

[Man Woman & Child]

And don't call me Shirley

Okay that was funny. Well played and glad somebody got it.

But, seriously, do you even understand schedules, bro?

 

[USNHusker]

Okay that was funny. Well played and glad somebody got it.

But, seriously, do you even understand schedules, bro?

I do, but let's not pretend that Riley or Frost had a much harder schedule...

 

[NikkiSixx]

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.

Saw some clips of Cignetti the other day, hadn't really paid attention to him. He was an *** to the media, short quick comebacks to dumb media questions etc, reminded me a lot of Bo Pelini... similar mindset and personality. I wonder if the brass will ever have the balls to hire another guy like that.. I doubt it.

It's not an issue with finding good coaches and players, it's an issue with control and grift from the top.. they needed to hire a guy that could talk his way out of trouble and cover for all the mismanagement going on. They aren't going to hire a guy who they can't control. That's really been the problem with Nebraska football for all these years.. it's a dying cash cow now, as they continue to drain every dollar from and then find an exit to the next stop. I am so sick of the powers in control of Nebraska football. These are the people who continue to run the program into the dirt.

 

[NikkiSixx]

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.

isnt that what is already happening? Especially on game days.. he's not involved in anything going on.. just pacing the sideline like a weirdo licking his lips and putting on his best acting hat while he tries to gain favor with the referees.

That's what we have been seeing of him all season in fact.. he calls a time out here and there to act like he's involved, but he's long been out of the details on game days.

 

[NikkiSixx]

no dumb people have constant coaching turnover

you have to have the right people at the top.. then I would agree with you.. but when the top guys are clowns, it doesn't matter how long they stick around.. it's always going to be a circus.

 

[steinek11]

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.

We fallen to the depths where we desperately fight for and cling to the little amount of success that we have. We are the Willy Loman of college football. Some of you will have to look that up.

 

[WHCSC]

We’re not close yet

 

[jkeb]

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 sport doesn’t sit still for a second anymore, and in its current form it primarily rewards organizational stability and roster-management modernization. Everyone is staring at Indiana and coveting the “quick change,” but they didn’t flip a switch — they exploited a narrow window by importing an entire stable operation and playing the NIL/portal game perfectly. That’s not something you recreate by firing your head coach on impulse. We need to stop confusing motion with progress and actually adapt to how the sport works now. Demand incremental improvement. Demand modernization. Demand smarter roster management. But do it from a position of stability, because if we keep resetting, we are locking ourselves into permanent mediocrity.

 

[QAnon399535]

There will be players on the Nebraska roster who will hit the portal today and honestly any one of them can be replaced, I wouldn't worry to much.

They won’t leave because the culture is great

 

[QAnon399535]

During Rhule’s tenure, he’s had 41 of his own recruits and transfer portal additions leave NU

2 have been drafted and only 8% of the rest went on to play in FBS. 8%!

GM? He can’t identify talent for shitt

just put him in the Little Red costume, have him preach outside the stadium and make Ek the interim HC for the next 2 years until we can start over

Give him 7 years then we can judge him

 

[QAnon399535]

It’s very apparent each and every Saturday

I always laugh at the “we are just as talented as xyz” dumbfounded responses after every L

Basically none of our guys go on to do anything at this level or the next once they leave here

Rhule may leave here having produced the least amount of NFL talent of any coach in NU history - ironically after coming in and puffing his chest about running a “developmental program”

what a f’ing clown

Chasing 7. You need to give him 7 years and then all 25 guys will be nfl talents

 

[HuskerO58]

Boycott and demand better?

And be very loud about it? And repeat it always and often?

Put our f*cking foot down because this sh*t is ridiculous?

Good lord, this really shouldn’t be that hard. Is our entire fanbase really a product of some kind of munchausen syndrome?

This is stupid and childish. You're gonna stomp your feet & throw a fit until you get what you want like some 4 year old.

Right, how hard could it be for 2+ million Husker fans to boycott Husker football. Sounds super easy.

 

[dinglefritz]

Saw some clips of Cignetti the other day, hadn't really paid attention to him. He was an *** to the media, short quick comebacks to dumb media questions etc, reminded me a lot of Bo Pelini... similar mindset and personality. I wonder if the brass will ever have the balls to hire another guy like that.. I doubt it.

It's not an issue with finding good coaches and players, it's an issue with control and grift from the top.. they needed to hire a guy that could talk his way out of trouble and cover for all the mismanagement going on. They aren't going to hire a guy who they can't control. That's really been the problem with Nebraska football for all these years.. it's a dying cash cow now, as they continue to drain every dollar from and then find an exit to the next stop. I am so sick of the powers in control of Nebraska football. These are the people who continue to run the program into the dirt.

Does he piss his pants and spit on refs?

 

[OctavianDillard]

So he's got us to two straight bowl games, with less talent than the previous coaches. Seems like a pretty decent gameday coach if that's the case. Something that would go against your narrative...

 

[MerleHusker]

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.

I seriously wonder at times how the average message boarder copes with the remainder of their daily lives…poor bast##ds…

 

[Spinner4]

Hahaha @redwine65 is a lot of things. Dumb is not one of them. You wanna meet up at a Hy-Vee parking lot to discuss it further? Just let me know

haha. Ok. Let’s roll

But I thought it was the Holiday Inn parking garage in Lincoln.

 

[Spinner4]

no dumb people have constant coaching turnover

You think that keeping the same coach is going to just magically fix things.

Like I said dumb people need more time to process

 

[RealTucoSalamanca]

Indiana wasn’t a “destination” and neither was Texas Tech, or Ole Miss for that matter. Look how fast they all turned around. Quit making excuses for $hitty coaches and $hitty ADs hiring these $hitty coaches.

And Cignetti and McGuire were not sought after coaches. McGuire is in year 4 and was a 7 win regular season guy for 3 years. Then the billionaire came to the rescue. It had more to do with buying players than to do with coaching and AD. Cignetti was a career assistant until he was until he was 50, then spent 11 years as a DII and FCS coach before James Madison moved up to FBS. for his final 2 years. Literally everyone passed on that dude as a head coach for 30 years of his coaching career. He is the exception to the rule. Ole Miss is in the SEC and Hugh Freeze had them well on their way until he started using the university phone to get his hookers. Let's not act like they were a dormant program for 12 years. Hell Freeze had them winning Sugar Bowls, then their AD effed up and hired the home town guy in Matt Luke. Revisionist history to try and make Nebraska's situation look worse than it is.

 

[RealTucoSalamanca]

Why?

Because it is true

 

[dinglefritz]

haha. Ok. Let’s roll

But I thought it was the Holiday Inn parking garage in Lincoln.

Cornhusker stairwell.

 

[RealTucoSalamanca]

This is stupid and childish. You're gonna stomp your feet & throw a fit until you get what you want like some 4 year old.

Right, how hard could it be for 2+ million Husker fans to boycott Husker football. Sounds super easy.

All talk. He could boycott, but he doesn't he still posts on the message boards, he is being loud on a message board he isn't being loud with those that matter. He isn't withholding his money because guys who threaten to withhold money publicly don't have enough to make a difference because if they did, there would already be conversations had behind closed doors.

 

[Steely Dannebrog]

We fallen to the depths where we desperately fight for and cling to the little amount of success that we have. We are the Willy Loman of college football. Some of you will have to look that up.

We're certainly watching the "death of a salesman" in real time

 

[QAnon399535]

You think that keeping the same coach is going to just magically fix things.

Like I said dumb people need more time to process

Took hoiberg 7 years to learn and win

 

[Wasker73]

So he's got us to two straight bowl games, with less talent than the previous coaches. Seems like a pretty decent gameday coach if that's the case. Something that would go against your narrative...

Big deal! Mike Riley got the Huskers to 2 bowls as well. Getting to a bowl should be the bare minimum for a Nebraska coach. The only one who didn't pull this off was the boy wonder. That really shows how bad Scott was during his stay in Lincoln. I think it is quite laughable if anyone thinks going a non-playoff bowl is an achievement.

 

[USNHusker]

.

 

[USNHusker]

Big deal! Mike Riley got the Huskers to 2 bowls as well. Getting to a bowl should be the bare minimum for a Nebraska coach. The only one who didn't pull this off was the boy wonder. That really shows how bad Scott was during his stay in Lincoln. I think it is quite laughable if anyone thinks going a non-playoff bowl is an achievement.

The difference there is Mike Riley took over a team that went 9-3 in Bo's last season and subsequently made 2 bowl game appearances his first two years. Matt Rhule, however, took over a team that went 3-9 in Frosts last FULL season. This team was completely DEAD and probably in far worse shape than what Indiana was in.