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I realize he is coaching the TEs. That's why I said not technically fired. Also, with the rumors, Satterfield was most likely gone the end of the year anyway.
The way I see it, this was one of those "damned if you do, damned if you don't" deals.
Coach Rhule was being blasted for 'sticking by' his 'buddy hire' as the offense sputtered ever since the first half of the CU game (which, looking back, included a defensive TD). But now Coach steps in during a bye week and brings in an OC who has consistently fielded a top tier offense over the course of his career. Is this late season effort to turn around our offensive fortunes unusual? Absolutely. Does it look a bit like a clown show right now? Who knows? Like most things, it depends on the results.
IMO, SOMETHING damn well needed to happen to our O. Clown show or not, I give the effort to change things up a thumb's up.
I just want to say, F Scott Shanle. He can go pound sand. Even if he was right, he would not be welcome in the circle. Don’t need that kind of negativity around the program.
Didn't realize it was gonna be an OC swap. Not certain it's a panacea, but we'll see.
Def does not make us look like a clown show. Coordinator/position coach chgs. happen w/ regularity.
I remain ready to believe, but I f***ing refuse to stick my chin out. Hopeful.
Not necessarily optimistic.
Def does not make us look like a clown show. Coordinator/position coach chgs. happen w/ regularity.
I remain ready to believe, but I f***ing refuse to stick my chin out. Hopeful.
Not necessarily optimistic.
I can't go that far, because I have not seen a cotton candy stand near the stadium as of yet.
You're too kind. I say go ahead and let it hit ya!
Maybe just maybe MR can hire another observer to MAKE sure DH follows orders and in the meantime remind all the coaches whose name is on the door
Rhule came in with a good reputation and a large salary. And how he's pissed away a year and a half because he chose to employ his buddy instead of a great offensive mind. And now the Huskers are changing OCs with three games left in year 2. Which despite commentary to the contrary, is a joke for a P5 program.
Why did it have to come to this for Rhule to realize there was a problem? I had a positive opinion of Rhule when he was hired and have said that I thought he was the right choice, but this desperation change tells me he's not a serious coach but more of a guy looking to keep his friends employed. He lost me during the UCLA game, and this pathetic attempt to right the ship only solidifies my belief that he's yet another in a very long line of pathetic coaching hires at Nebraska.
Shanle has always struck me as a bit of a turd, but I'm not sure he's wrong here.
Why did it have to come to this for Rhule to realize there was a problem? I had a positive opinion of Rhule when he was hired and have said that I thought he was the right choice, but this desperation change tells me he's not a serious coach but more of a guy looking to keep his friends employed. He lost me during the UCLA game, and this pathetic attempt to right the ship only solidifies my belief that he's yet another in a very long line of pathetic coaching hires at Nebraska.
Shanle has always struck me as a bit of a turd, but I'm not sure he's wrong here.
Which would be the most a team has run for/game in the Big 10 the last 4 years.
Only 5 times has a team topped over 200 yards rushing per game in the Big 10 the last 4 years.
So it shouldn't take much to get 50 yards rushing per quarter.
This is true. He was almost gone after last season but was retained because it was believed that the horrible QB ball security was to blame. Come to find out even with an elite QB he still sucks as an OC and Play caller. Hopefully Hokgerson will do much better on such shirt notice.
I don't know how fast a new OC can put it together, but our offense lacks imagination. We have become too predictable. We need to find a way to keep the defenses off DR, we have some difference makers at TE and WR if he can get ball to them. Rushing the ball more is not the answer. Iowa is by far the best rushing team in the Big, and I don't think that is where we want to be. The offense needs to be balanced. We need to be able to rush enough to keep defenses honest. So far, we haven't been able to do that. To do that we need to rush the ball better not more. Right now, we are averaging about 3.5 ypa, we need to be at or above 4.5. Holgorsen knows this, you can see that from his stat sheets. I hope he can find a way to get it done here like he has done elsewhere.
I'm glad Rhule is at least trying to fix the Offense, and doing it now, instead of telling everyone "I know where this is going".....if it still ends up a s^&t show with Holgorsen pulling the trigger, then at least the color of the turd will be different....
Well well well, look what cat dragged in...
Gawd it's been a hot minute since you've posted.
I wouldn't mind the little bit we get, but people drive like lunatics in it! Last year the first "big" snowfall - maybe 4 inches with ice - we ended up with something close to 200 car accidents in one day. Ridiculous.
Yes, it is. Nebraska has literally tried the
"throw it all around" way,
the "balance merely for the sake of it" way.
and the "horizontal pass is all we need" way
We've had multiple coaching staffs who have tried every type of offense. We've been:
WCO under Callahan
Spread under Bo Pelini
WCO under Reily
Spread sideline pass under Frost
and a hybrid WCO Spread under Rhule.
We've literally tried every way to win, to get back to the elite, under all those coaches. We've tried everything except running the ball--the way we know works from our past history. You remember that, right? '94, '95, and '97...3 National Championships in 4 years, running the ball when every college football expert, guru, and talking head all said our offense was out-dated and would never win us "the big game."
Get in loser, we're going time traveling. To get to the future, we need to go back to the past. And yes, it's a Delorean. I've got the banana peels, stale beer, and enough road to get to 88 mph.
Blocking rules have changed drastically since then
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