Colandrea back for 2027
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Now we also have to keep AC healthy for next year. We need to have a running back to take the rushing leadership from AC. Now that we've invested millions in NIL for next year we need to protect our investment.
Grown man? Like 40? I had no idea he was that old. I'm having second thoughts now.
If Rule, Nelson & Mozee come back we will be in very good shape. Throw in 4* Amir Brown and we should have quite the foursome.
Hopefully he leads this team to a title of anything, its been a long time
Rhule could have ended the Penn State speculation (I really doubt he was being seriously considered) with one simple statement. Instead, he chose to play the speculation for all it was worth, even if it was a distraction to the team.
He got his extension, and I'm not sure we can say the rumors were the main reason we stunk at Minnesota. But I will say this: after it all played out, I lost some respect for Matt Rhule.
I absolutely agree with Fumble and said as much last year after the Minnesota game. I was PO'd Rhule didn't have a talk with his players to put their minds at rest. So it went.
I wonder if this agreement is legally binding. If he’s making $6M, what’s to stop someone else from offering $9M if they get left without a seat when the music stops playing? I’m sure that a lot of QBs will start signing similar extensions and the dollar figures will start going up.
Sorry, Huusker, but that's fake news. Rhule told his players and recruits the day after the firing that he wasn't leaving. If you don't believe me, go back and listen to the player interviews that week.
That didn't stop the national media from taking about it -- or Vegas from making Rhule the betting favorite. He even told us, but the general consensus was that he needed to have been much more FORCEFUL about it even though Penn State was his alma mater.
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I have a similar but slightly different take. Matt did play this card but for a different reason. He did it to accumulate NIL money. The AD gave an extension to maintain recruiting connections which Matt said he appreciated but didn’t ask for. Did the maneuver backfire? In the short run it definitely did.. We’re still playing out the long game.
BTW my take on the blow out loss to Minny and later losses was definitely on Matt …….poor choices on assistant coaches. I think we are in much better shape now.
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Agree. In retrospect, I think Rhule bought into his own "Year 3" history and got too cocky and clever for his own good. He thought his NFL connections gave him an edge given our DC's background and where our DL coach was coming from.
I think last year's conclusion shook him to his core and led to some serious soul searching. Say what you will about Rhule, you can't say he's 'stuck in his ways' as most successful coaches are. How this season works out has yet to be determined, but since the old TO days, I have never been as confident in BOTH our OC and DC. No staff is perfect, but this is a strong one.
He has a high ankle sprain and will be fine for the bowl game
