I’m still on the Rhule bandwagon, but he said he’s going to tweak things. The first thing I hope he tweaks is either getting coaches/ coordinators that are proficient and proven at running the things he wants to run, OR getting coaches he wants and let them run what they are good at………whatever that is. No more forcing round pegs in square holes.
Did Rhule get bogged down on administrative tasks?
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He ain't tweakin' fred. New Dline coach, new DC, new Oline coach, looking for a QB, looking for a replacement for EJ, expected to take 20 in the portal. I know Coach Matt wouldn't refer to it as such but one might call it a "program reset."
Well the round pegs and square whatevers are better than letting the program drift without a strong anchor. You might want to see where the Seahawks were at when Carroll got fired and where that defence is today. Look at that defence Hoiburg puts out on the court game after game now as opposed to the first couple of years he was in Lincoln,
As far as bandwagons, I was not a Rhule bandwagon sitter and Its playing out that my gut told the truth and we get back to those square holes, White was better than Butler for sure. Butler is/was a secondary coach, not a DC. We backslid and the truth be told everyone saw it coming with that weak showing against the run. I hope whats his name is a good DC because we are going to need it with an empty QB room and losing all American EJ. Looking like 7 wins may be the limit for Rhule, time will tell next season with that schedule. Rhule has built nothing and its showing from QB s to that defensive line. His work is cutout there for him.
Seven is very likely a cap for next year, I wouldn’t call it a permanent ceiling. I’m still keeping the faith and I’m not ready to start from scratch AGAIN…….not without a good fight.
I thought Dylan was a good qb and still do.But I’m ready to see what we look like sans Raiola’s.
Good post Valiant.
Raiola IS a good qb, but we did not have a team to support his style of play and leadership should have known that before he even got to Lincoln, Dont pee on my leg and tell me its raining. Any number of QB s I watch can play the shotgun, spread, etc, better than Dylan, he just doesnt fit for where NU is at this point in time. What I do not like is for Rhule to tell us Tj is really giving Dylan competition, there was none and it was never in the same solar system.
I think the competition was a lot closer than people think, but Dylan was promised the starting QB position. Which is why, with TJ Lateef getting several starts and playing as well as he did despite poor OT and defense this season, there actually would be real competition heading into 2026; which was (I believe) the real reason Dylan Raiola decided to hit the Portal.
I would really like to know if this correct. And I would really like to know what was going through Matt's head about the Raiolas as this season wound down. He invested a lot into them.
He did and a waste of resources. He should have known the offense needed more than D R. Sort of like that guy Hatchet in Denver who traded for Wilson, he thought Wilson was the missing link and there was a whole lot more in play than just the QB. The good news for NU is that there is alot of NIL money that can be used to increase our depth. (maybe)
I kind of had the same thoughts. I think he thought he could build a team around DR. I think that went south when he discovered that Uncle Don could not develop a line. Then he had to make a decision, either keep Don or lose DR. I think he made the right one. Keeping Don was more damaging that losing DR.
It also looks to me like Geep will be bringing a couple of players with him. We may see an immensely better line next season. And as we all know if the line looks good, everyone looks good. If that happens DR will be forgotten quickly.
The way I look at it val, the "Rhule brand" = Increasing the program's name recognition (after years of bad football.)
Increasing Nebraska's name recognition among today's players = strengthening Nebraska's recruiting (HS and Portal.)
Strengthening Nebraska recruiting = bringing in better players.
Bringing in better players and then developing them = winning more games.
Nebraska has not been in the mix for titles for so long that the need is there to shine the brand. Rhule is doing a great job of it. So, I don't mind if his own brand is shined up too. In the long run as his brand gets brighter the Nebraska brand gets brighter.
Nebraska would have ate Rhule alive if he didn't take a run at Riaola. If he didn't come here and was doing well someplace else. Fans would be way more ugly about it than I care to think about.
