Rhule fires DL coach Bradden
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This is my biggest struggle with Rhule. The hiring has been atrocious. The turnover we have had in the staff is crazy. Not saying we didn’t need new guys but would have been better to have the right guys to begin with. Any lack of success in these firings is directly tied to Rhule’s hiring decisions IMO.
I have a sneaking suspicion that Troy Dannen is heavily involved, like he was with Holgorsen.
I mean we had a DC and DL coach. They decided to take their talents to FSU.
This is my biggest struggle with Nebraska fans, I’m not saying it’s you in particular, but seeing the complaint on staff turnover, but all the complaining that we need to fire Matt or Donnie or whoever else it is… then it happens and we complain about the turnover… there’s a tad bit of irony in all of that… kinda like theres no way to please the fan base
A constant churn of assistant coaches is sure to pay off one of these times.
Not sure you are reading that right. I take his comments more of what is with these hires in the first place. Finishing year 3 should not have this turnover rate. Ala DR as an assistant OL coach and Braden and assistant DL line with neither actually having there own position group until at Nebraska
The best coaches do have a constant turnover.
That's the frightening thing about Rhule, he is clearly very beholden to his assistant coaches. Not a position you wanna be in every year.
It could also be that Nebraska wasn't an overly desirable job, so you take what you get until you turn it around. Holgersen turned him down before accepting, Peetz turned him down to stay in the NFL and those are the ones we know about. You can want to date the hot super model, but she also has to want to date you. If you are a coach coming off being fired and you may not have your pick of the litter.
I thought Rhule hired a good staff on defense and terrible staff on offense when he was first hired here. Satterfield and McGuire were very questionable for sure, as well as retaining Raiola even though we all understood why on that one. I think we all had a feeling that offensive staff wasn't going to last long.
The best coaches do have constant turnover, but that's more of a function that their disciples get poached because of the success of the program they came from. At Nebraska, outside of a few exceptions, the coaching turnover is typically due to firing or reassignment for poor performance. Most head coaches of blue blood programs like we claim we are don't get a million mulligans to fix bad coordinator or assistant hires, they are typically fired themselves before they have that chance.
The way to please the fan base is to win. Which we haven't been doing a lot of lately. Yes bringing in the right staff is an important part of that, and I think our coaching staff will be much more complete in 2026 than it was in 2025. But the way to shut up the fanbase after initial struggles is through results and winning.
Or it could just as easily be that Rhule isn't an overly desirable guy to want to work with.
I am sure there is some of that and probably just some people don't want to move or relocate at all or to certain spots.
He also came from the n f l. He didn't have an assembled staff that was college ready. FWIW.
I think it's more of people being frustrated that these hires were made to begin with.
People expect those who make millions to never make mistakes like this to begin with. Personally I think that's a ridiculous mindset, but I can definitely understand it if others do feel that way. Especially with poor hires in Raiola, Satterfield (as OC), Butler, Branden and our high school WR coach.
I believe that finishes the purge of coaches being hired for a role they either never had before or not in the last decade. WR last year. OL, DL, DC this year. Could also add his original TE coach.
Rhule mentioned today that there will be one more change on the offensive side but no one else will be fired
Or you just look for things to be negative about.
I took his comment to mean there could be another offensive staff hire. Could be wrong too.
If you think that this situation is like those situations, you might want to stop smoke the crack.
I'd assume a TE coach not re-upping his contract?
The rule still applies, even if I also need to stop smoking it. No way is this a case of assistant coaches moving on up. When they leave successful programs, it's usually a promotion of some sort. These are not the same scenarios.
And that atrocious 3-3-5 prevent defense is out the door and can be buried forever.
That's the info I got a week ago. Re-write on his contract is/was also on the table was also a snippet.
Tony White and Pot Roast were essentially leaving for greener pastures, and we were much worse as a result.
I don't think you and I are disagreeing.
I can definitely appreciate where you’re coming from here, but none the less mistakes can and will happen, no matter how much you get paid. What matters most is he’s not hanging onto them… no one is going to hit on every coaching hire… I mean heck Kiffen was a flop at one point too, was fired and then came back stronger. It happens, as a fan base be happy we have a coach willing to admit they were flops and then can em… Remember we’ve had coaches in the past that refused to do that.
I mean I think the fans are kind of being delusional and short sided here… are we winning at the point that all of us want to? Nope not by any means, but has Matt made improvements? Absolutely he has, we had went without a bowl appearance or a winning record for how many years? It wasn’t pretty… we have to stop pretending that he hasn’t made some progress, and understand that he is working with an upwards trending arrow… I want us winning and in the CFP as much as anyone else does, but I also know we have been down for a very long time and Matt is slowly pushing in the right direction… he had a complete overhaul from talent to culture to re create, and he’s doing that…
I wish our turn around was as quick as Indiana’s, but unfortunately that wasn’t in our cards. But don’t forget our past, and recent past, lest we slip right back to that magical mediocrity good ol Stevie P was trying to avoid
I do think Rhule has failed in some areas, especially game management. I also think he has stabilized the program more than anytime since at least Pelini. I always worry with a bunch of coordinator or assistant changes though, as that can cause a ripple and mess with that foundation.I can definitely appreciate where you’re coming from here, but none the less mistakes can and will happen, no matter how much you get paid. What matters most is he’s not hanging onto them… no one is going to hit on every coaching hire… I mean heck Kiffen was a flop at one point too, was fired and then came back stronger. It happens, as a fan base be happy we have a coach willing to admit they were flops and then can em… Remember we’ve had coaches in the past that refused to do that.
I mean I think the fans are kind of being delusional and short sided here… are we winning at the point that all of us want to? Nope not by any means, but has Matt made improvements? Absolutely he has, we had went without a bowl appearance or a winning record for how many years? It wasn’t pretty… we have to stop pretending that he hasn’t made some progress, and understand that he is working with an upwards trending arrow… I want us winning and in the CFP as much as anyone else does, but I also know we have been down for a very long time and Matt is slowly pushing in the right direction… he had a complete overhaul from talent to culture to re create, and he’s doing that…
I wish our turn around was as quick as Indiana’s, but unfortunately that wasn’t in our cards. But don’t forget our past, and recent past, lest we slip right back to that magical mediocrity good ol Stevie P was trying to avoid
I’m interested to see how that affects the players that are thinking about hitting the portal. Getting the new coaches in now can either help or hurt that
I think it'll hurt for comfortability. Some of what negates that is the fact that you start over at a new school also. The big thing I worry about is just guys that stick around instead of transferring, can't get along, and start checking out.
I mean this isn’t a big surprise with a new DC coming in. It didn’t help Bradden that he was pretty lousy this year with the D-line.
Rhule knows he’s on the clock and needs to start getting Wins. If assistants and coordinators aren’t good enough, then it’s time to get ones that will produce. Otherwise it will be Rhule that gets the axe.
Rhule knows he’s on the clock and needs to start getting Wins. If assistants and coordinators aren’t good enough, then it’s time to get ones that will produce. Otherwise it will be Rhule that gets the axe.