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Huskers Rhule
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Hey, @Nebraska99 you're just lucky I behave myself. If I had free reign to post things I really wanted to say, you would be clutching those pearls so hard you'd choke yourself. And, since I know that's what you're into, hit me up.
That'll leave a mark, for sure!
Hey, @Nebraska99 you're just lucky I behave myself. If I had free reign to post things I really wanted to say, you would be clutching those pearls so hard you'd choke yourself. And, since I know that's what you're into, hit me up.
I think I found a Coach Rhule interview that, shockingly, escaped the eagle-eyes of ATX. Here's your fix for the day:
I have found it quite entertaining to read through this old thread (FYI, Rhule isn't even hired until Page 21. Honest.) But while you can argue whether or not Matt Rhule is a great coach or not, you can't argue that the program is in a MUCH better place today than it was three summers ago.
One of the things I noticed when Coach spoke to the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce his first summer here is that he introduced himself as Nebraska Football's "CEO." I found it curious at the time, but it perfectly describes how his influence has gone far beyond what plays to run. For all the hoopla about Scott Frost back in the day, he was a 'ball coach' not a program builder.
Rhule came here with a plan. If Nebraska wanted to be a big-time program again, it had to start ACTING like one. While the facility was already in progress, he stressed that we needed to become the sports' leader in sports nutrition and injury recovery services while regaining our standing as one of the top S&G programs in the country.
In his second year, he hired a General Manager before anyone else. And when he had the opportunity to hire a better one this past spring he did. With the coming of revenue sharing, it's been funny to see other teams NOW realizing how important having one is and scrambling to hire one.
And while some universities are still struggling with their NIL consortiums, Rhule stepped into the mess that Alberts' had left and worked to hire an AD veteran who understood how critical it was to work hand-glove with ours. Tell me, where do you think we'd be right now if Troy Dannen hadn't come in when he did?
At a time when most of us were freaking out about Rhule leaving, he was saying, 'Thank God, NOW we finally can get this NIL business squared away!" Coach has said all the right things about Trev's departure, but you can bet your bottom dollar he was frustrated by Trev's weird 'control' battle with the Peet family.
Lastly, one of the things Matt Rhule mentioned at the time of his hiring was that he appreciated the University's 'unique' financial situation. We have been -- and still are -- one of the few Athletic Departments in the nation that operate in the black. As we hear about big-time programs like Penn State and UCLA announcing deals with private equity firms, that's no small deal going forward.
One of the things I noticed when Coach spoke to the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce his first summer here is that he introduced himself as Nebraska Football's "CEO." I found it curious at the time, but it perfectly describes how his influence has gone far beyond what plays to run. For all the hoopla about Scott Frost back in the day, he was a 'ball coach' not a program builder.
Rhule came here with a plan. If Nebraska wanted to be a big-time program again, it had to start ACTING like one. While the facility was already in progress, he stressed that we needed to become the sports' leader in sports nutrition and injury recovery services while regaining our standing as one of the top S&G programs in the country.
In his second year, he hired a General Manager before anyone else. And when he had the opportunity to hire a better one this past spring he did. With the coming of revenue sharing, it's been funny to see other teams NOW realizing how important having one is and scrambling to hire one.
And while some universities are still struggling with their NIL consortiums, Rhule stepped into the mess that Alberts' had left and worked to hire an AD veteran who understood how critical it was to work hand-glove with ours. Tell me, where do you think we'd be right now if Troy Dannen hadn't come in when he did?
At a time when most of us were freaking out about Rhule leaving, he was saying, 'Thank God, NOW we finally can get this NIL business squared away!" Coach has said all the right things about Trev's departure, but you can bet your bottom dollar he was frustrated by Trev's weird 'control' battle with the Peet family.
Lastly, one of the things Matt Rhule mentioned at the time of his hiring was that he appreciated the University's 'unique' financial situation. We have been -- and still are -- one of the few Athletic Departments in the nation that operate in the black. As we hear about big-time programs like Penn State and UCLA announcing deals with private equity firms, that's no small deal going forward.
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Agree, ATX! And in my previous long-winded post, I didn't even touch the surface on all the things he's done to revamp recruiting, particularly the deal he worked out with Addidas for the 'Battle of the Boneyard' that had head coaches round the nation, mumbling, "How the hell did Matt pull this one off?"
I give Trev Alberts due credit for getting Matt Rhule to Lincoln. But in today's CFB world you need a damn good ball coach who has a damn good AD backing him, or in the case of Alabama, a Nick Saban who had a vision for how to do it all. It remains to be shown on the field, but I think we landed ourselves a 'Saban-like' Head Man.
I will always have great respect for what both Bob Devaney and Tom Osborne did for Husker football. Their 40-plus year run is unprecedented in CFB history. But winning big today is much harder than it was back then. But while it's doubtful it will ever be like it was in 'the old days,' I predict the future is going to a whole bunch of fun going forward for Husker fans, young and old.
Excellent post, DrFumble and I believe I can summarize everything you said with one statement: In all of his past coaching stops, he's made mistakes. However, he's learned from all of those mistakes and we here at Nebraska are now on the beneficial receiving end of that experience. He's looked at things that didn't work and he's either fixed it, or got rid of it.
There are a lot of reasons to not like Trev Alberts, but his hiring of Matt Rhule may just be Nebraska's, as a program, saving grace.
