Rhule's coaching staff
- Thread starter Mike Corgan
- Start date
I realize I keep hyping on Rhule's comments but I can't help myself when they've been SO dead-on. This work ethic thing is another example. When the media started fawning all over Foley's HS visit schedule, Rhule basically responded with, "Come on, guys, that's nothing special. That's what he's expected to do."
One of the blessings I had growing up are summer jobs early in life that had me working my tail off. I hauled bails of hay for farmers in HS. During college, I worked on a railroad tie gang, at a brickyard, and on the kill floor of a meat backing plant. You want to talk about hard work, those three jobs have gotta be somewhere near the top of the list. But looking back, they were The Best Jobs I could've ever had. WHY? Because forever afterwards, they put everything else I did in perspective.
I got a couple of degrees from DONU and was fortunate enough to have a 'desk work' type career. But those experiences never left me and always helped me stay grounded. Most importantly, it allowed me to keep the notion of "hard work" in perspective. As a young professional I remember some of my co-workers always complained about...gasp!...the amount of work we HAD to do. I never said anything to them but I'd think to myself, Buddy you have NO CLUE what real work is.
Sorry for the self-indulgent post but Coach Rhule's comments reminded me of this. Geez, this must be another sign I'm getting old.
One like just isn't enough for this one.I realize I keep hyping on Rhule's comments but I can't help myself when they've been SO dead-on. This work ethic thing is another example. When the media started fawning all over Foley's HS visit schedule, Rhule basically responded with, "Come on, guys, that's nothing special. That's what he's expected to do."
One of the blessings I had growing up are summer jobs early in life that had me working my tail off. I hauled bails of hay for farmers in HS. During college, I worked on a railroad tie gang, at a brickyard, and on the kill floor of a meat backing plant. You want to talk about hard work, those three jobs have gotta be somewhere near the top of the list. But looking back, they were The Best Jobs I could've ever had. WHY? Because forever afterwards, they put everything else I did in perspective.
I got a couple of degrees from DONU and was fortunate enough to have a 'desk work' type career. But those experiences never left me and always helped me stay grounded. Most importantly, it allowed me to keep the notion of "hard work" in perspective. As a young professional I remember some of my co-workers always complained about...gasp!...the amount of work we HAD to do. I never said anything to them but I'd think to myself, Buddy you have NO CLUE what real work is.
Sorry for the self-indulgent post but Coach Rhule's comments reminded me of this. Geez, this must be another sign I'm getting old.
. I too have done my share of labor intensive jobs and I don't regret a one. Of course, desk work is very real also if done the way it should be done.My real love for what I'm seeing from Matt is threefold.......You've mentioned the first, The second is organization. I've had this a priority for every coach we've hired since TO. I think my wish might finally be coming true right now. And finally, I've wanted a detail-oriented head coach AND staff. Again, I like what I'm seeing.
I think one of the factors that comes into play is fans look at the mega-salaries and all the publicity these coaches receive and assume any of them we're talking about are sophisticated CEOs....instead of football coaches who work with college-age kids.
This is not meant to disparage the profession but the guys who enter the field aren't usually the first ones to come to mind when you're talking about visionary, highly-organized and detail-oriented administrators.
But on the other hand, when you look at some of the all-time great, Hall-of-Fame-caliber college coaches like a Tom Osborne or a Nick Saban, those particular characteristics are probably the biggest ones responsible for their success.
Ron Brown is staying on as a Director of Player Support and Outreach
It appears that when Trev gave Matt a working dollar amount, Matt used the money to hire many assistants to fill many roles instead of loading up on a few high dollar coaches. An interesting move.
Yep. One of the "big salary" hires that no doubt came out of the coaching pool of money Trev game Coach was the woman, Dr. Susan Elza, he hired as his Football Chief of Staff from Texas.
Rhule called her a rock star who he tried to hire at Charlotte but it didn't work out. His comments about Charlotte let me know this wasn't just about recruiting. But that said, she worked with high school coaches in ALL Texas sports in her previous job.
IMO, this was one of his most interesting moves.
Last edited:
Given that we were routinely told that our previous strength coach was 'the best in the business,' I think Husker fans can be forgiven if we're a little skeptical of any new strength coach's credentials.
But that said, Campbell does have some impressive credentials and seems to have been part of an immediate, "low-hanging fruit" move by Rhule to upgrade our strength, conditioning, injury recovery, and athletic training programs. Reading between the lines of various comments Coach has made, it sounds to me like he thought our previous approaches were a bit dated.
How young McGuire? He once through a TD to Fleeks...
McGuire and Fleeks have long connection; coach appreciates work ethic of his room (247sports.com)
McGuire and Fleeks have long connection; coach appreciates work ethic of his room (247sports.com)
Is it just me, or did Scott Frost not fill (or take advantage of) all coaches, analysts, and support roles he could have?
It seems to me that Matt Rhule is hiring way more people than Frost ever did. Course I could be wrong, but it just seems like we're only now getting a fully staffed athletic department--or at the minimum, roles and positions are being added or expanded.
It seems to me that Matt Rhule is hiring way more people than Frost ever did. Course I could be wrong, but it just seems like we're only now getting a fully staffed athletic department--or at the minimum, roles and positions are being added or expanded.
Why Trev Alberts loves Matt Rhule's vision for a big support staff at Nebraska
Funny how this comes up after your question…..you slumming for the o.w.h. ? Lol
