IS USC GOING AFTER MIKE ECKELER?
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I mean, makes sense to at least look at other offers especially when it is pretty clear that this is Rhules last year at NU.
With that said, Ek would also have his pick of ST jobs after this season.
With that said, Ek would also have his pick of ST jobs after this season.
It would suck to take a step back in special teams.
Yes, I agree that it would.
With that said. If the two options are
1. He leaves and NU gets worse and rhule is gone
Or
2. He stats and NU is lame again and Rhule gets another year
I would choose option 1
If he goes, there's somebody already on the staff who can step right in and replace him.
Husker staff member
Husker staff member
Brightest spot on this coaching staff. By far! No surprise other schools are trying to poach him.
That said, I think he's a Nebraska guy through and through. Didn't he leave Tenn to come back to be closer to family?
That said, I think he's a Nebraska guy through and through. Didn't he leave Tenn to come back to be closer to family?
Yeah...
My guess is he stays. Rhule is canned at the end of the year and the new coach keeps him.
The title should read.. "is Ekler getting a raise..."? Yes, yes he is.
Sorta kinda. His contract at Tennessee was up if I’m not mistaken.
So who are the big donors who are going to pay the $60 million buyout?
80. It was 60 without the extension.
Exactly. These donors aren’t going to fork over MORE money after supposedly forking over significant money for the portal.
If I’m a donor I see it this way:
I now have to pay MILLIONS more because YOU (Dannen) gave him an unwarranted extension because you were afraid Penn State would hire a losing coach. HA. YOU (Dannen) are out the door with Rhule if I have to fork over money to buy him out.
Fortunately for me, my donations are meager chump change compared to our top dogs. Thank you, top dogs.
Everybody always says this every year at schools with coaches with big buyouts. It's a story as old as time. Back in the day, that number might have been $5-10M. Now it's $50M plus. Yet, somehow, it always gets paid every single time. I can't think of one single time that hasn't been the case. Why? Because losing football doesn't generate near the revenue that winning football does. And at some point, they always realize it. Addition by subtraction. That cost becomes a simple investment in the future. We can't afford the buyout is a lame excuse that never holds up. Never. Eventually, the buyout always gets paid.
Shoot if and when Rhule gets canned interview EK for the HC position. He’s fiery obviously competitive. IMO I see him hiring the absolute best coordinators possible/available . And surround himself with successful coaches. The opposite of what Rhule did his first few years
I don’t mind this at all. If he wants to be here, and is willing to bring in proven leaders, giddddy up
Who would you be more excited/confident about heading into this year as our head coach? Mike Ekeler or Matt Rhule?
I don't see Ekeler going anywhere. Not that he couldn't if he wanted out but why? He's from here. Likes it here. IF coaching staff gets dumped I'm sure new guy would want to keep him. If not more options next cycle
When the buyout can't be paid, they keep the coach. Wisconsin and Florida St being two prime examples for 2026.
I feel you. But have we ever had a buyout this much? (No) You think our boosters would fund the 2nd highest buyout in college football history? According to his contract, it’s 90% guaranteed. Which should mean his buyout is around $71mil. If you think someone will pay that then why the F can we not afford to pay every #1 player at their position to come here, even if we over pay. It’d probably be less than the $71mil.
Thats why I don’t believe the boosters or whoever would front a buyout in the next 12 months.
Exactly!
First off, the athletic department prints money, some fans want to act like they are doing repairs on old helmets because they are strapped for cash. They are not.
Is it a lot of money? Sure...but you don't give a contract like that without knowing you can buy it out if you need to fire the guy.
Fans act like they just come up with these numbers out of thin air.
Watch out, there are posters here that can't even imagine the idea of hiring a HC that has not been a HC, with a lame 500 record, before.
This.
My dad told me when I was a boy that it takes a 5-star to hire a 5-star. Two and three star people will never hire a 5. They either don’t know how to find them or when they do, they are too insecure to have people better than them report to them.
30 years in the business world has shown me my dad was right. Eck is a 5-star who would surround himself with other people like him. Meanwhile,Rhule brought us a truckload of two and three star coaches.
Your Dad used the term "5 Star", really?
I mean, that is sort of newer term. For years it was "4 stars" and that was really based of movie ratings .
How old are you? Like 17?
It would be hard to contradict yourself any more than this post does.
My dad was in the military and we had five star generals starting in 1944. Yeah…Seems like a “newer term.”
Outside of that,your response makes perfect sense. Idiot.
Oh so your Dad was using military terms about civilian hiring. Okay. So would he be like "We need to hire some Privates to mop these floors"
Anyway, seems like your Dad was using the term a little freely but that is okay! Your explanation makes a bit more sense now. Thanks for calling me a name too, I appreciate that.
There is no way on God's green earth ( I seldom break out that phrase ) that our boosters are going to pony up 71 million dollars plus the buyouts of any staff that would be fired. You add that to your list of things that will never happen. They are having a hard time raising money for the stadium expansion. Ruhle will be here until 2030 in my opinion. The only possibility that changes is if we were to see a disaster next year and the following year and he would agree to a cash buyout less than what his contract calls for.
I think he has made some decent staff hires. Let us hope they can cobble a team together that can at least compete with the Iowa and Minnesota middle of the road pack.
I think he has made some decent staff hires. Let us hope they can cobble a team together that can at least compete with the Iowa and Minnesota middle of the road pack.
Why is our future HC looking at other jobs? He's gonna make a whole lot more when he becomes interm and then HC for the 2027 year.
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First off, you don't know that at all. They may both just be doing exactly what all programs do, which is to give the sucking coach the obligatory year or two to make changes (hire new assistants, etc). That too happens everywhere every time.
Second, if that is the case, you're talking about two very outlying situations and that would also presume we are in as bad of shape financially as the only 2 outliers in P4 football. That's certainly not what we've been lead to believe.
Either way, the buyout will get paid eventually if the sucking continues. Every time. Some how, some way, they come up with the money.
Mike Norvell is 3-13 in his last 16 conf games. If you think FSU wants him to be their coach, I think you need a medical evaluation.
Except if you think Ekler is a 5 star, he was hired by Rhule, who is apparently a 2-3 star.
I won't be surprised either way. I think Mike is a pretty good coach and has been around the block a time or two. He has to realize how chaotic Matt the Hat runs the team and the chances of a long reign in Lincoln are slim to none. On the other hand, living in SoCal is expensive and hectic. He won't have the relaxing commute there that he has in Lincoln. I think Matt the Hat has two years left max. I would also think any new coach would want Mike to stay as well.
I am not sure the underperforming Lincoln Riley has any more of a lifeline than Rhule
A good point. I have a hunch Riley will get out of Dodge before the posse closes in.
Only 2 outliers in college football, where are you coming up with this stuff? You act as if these large buyouts happen all the time, only the 3 largest buyouts in history were over $25 million. Jimbo Fisher $76.8, Brian Kelly $53.8, and James Franklin $49. Every other buyout has been under $22 million, hell even Scott Frost doesn’t make the Top Ten, #10 on the list Tom Herman $15.4. You think Nebraska plans on paying the 2nd highest buyout of all-time?