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Super Official "Burn it all down if we can't beat" Rutgers game week thread

ATX_Husker said:
Sounds like Rhule just said Aurich signed a two year extension. He just kind of slipped it into his opening statement it took a minute to register.
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I am so spectacle when I hear news like this. Think of the recent history with this university and contract extensions.
2019-Scott Frost gets a 2 year extension after finishing the season 5-7
2025-Penn State position opens up, Nebraska panics and extends Coach Matt's contract despite a .500 winning percentage.
2026-Coach Matt hints that SEC teams are sniffin' around and really want Colandrea to join them. Obviously, there was no proof of this except for Matt mentioning it in a presser. I think Matt had already spoken to AC about returning and they had tentatively agreed to an extension before the SEC spoof, but it looked like the Huskers got one over on the big, bad SEC by keeping Colandrea. Literally one day after AC agrees to remain a Husker, he plays the worst game of his career, with 3 interceptions.
These 3 decisions alone have cost the university probably $30 million.

Right now, it's looking like Aurich was a great hire, but was it really worth offering an extension after 9 games and a 5-4 record? It looks to me like Coach Matt is once again searching for "good news" amidst a dismal season, or maybe the university has recognized they may be extending Coach Matt's successor after the season.

We shall see...
 
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Doc Fumble said:
I guess that's what I'm referring to. Apparently, at the risk of appearing to dismiss the 'Fire Rhule' people, you don't make executive decisions involving hundreds of millions of dollars because we're all pissed off that we lost some games we "should've won."

For the record, I'm not a knee-jerk 'protectionist.' Some here will remember I questioned whether Frost was truly 'the answer' as early as Year 2 and 3. And I felt he should've been dismissed after both Years 3 and 4. The difference is that I thought Frost was over his head and didn't know how to run a program of our size. I believe Rhule has done a lot to put our program in a position to 'take off.' This season started off looking like this could be it--and then bombed.

Bottom line? A decision of this magnitude has to take into consideration a tremendous number of critical factors. Time will tell.
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Ummm actually winning ball games is the only thing that matters. This is his 4th year and there's other coaches with less time than he has had at their new schools running circles around him. As much as MR is being paid we should be winning a minimum of 9 games per year.
 
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ATX_Husker said:
If AC struggles next season like we have seen at times this year the fans will be clamoring for Trae Taylor to get on the field (assuming he is still coming which he seems adamant about). With them eliminating the redshirt year and going with the 5 for 5 plan there is no reason Rhule can't put him in and see how ready he is.
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We haven't seen TJ Lateef or Daniel Kaelin this year when the offense is struggling....they haven't sniffed the field this. Rhule must have his reasons for not playing them. He likes to make calls on corner blitzes and 2 point conversions so he could have used those guys this year. What changes next year for Rhule to put Taylor in?
 
Removed Spleen of Jordan said:
Fits into the you are either coaching it or allowing it category.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2120231136978694578
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9 games in, 4 game losing streak, Year 4 like Year 3 and "It’s been in practice. And we’ve seen the penalties in practice and maybe we were just like ‘oh, it won’t happen in the game,’ but we’re bringing in some serious accountability about that. We’re not going to let stuff like that slide anymore."

Good grief is this team lacking leadership.

This time it won;t happen.....no This time it won't happen.....no no no THIS time it won't happen.

Nothing but excuses.
 
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Iowa State beat Iowa or came close this season if I remember right? they hardly had anybody returning after many went to Penn St and transferred and they are doing pretty good for what was expected.
I just wish Nebraska could be relevant again you know like why can't a storied program like ours be as good as Utah? Or Boise St?
 
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justino52 said:
9 games in, 4 game losing streak, Year 4 like Year 3 and "It’s been in practice. And we’ve seen the penalties in practice and maybe we were just like ‘oh, it won’t happen in the game,’ but we’re bringing in some serious accountability about that. We’re not going to let stuff like that slide anymore."

Good grief is this team lacking leadership.

This time it won;t happen.....no This time it won't happen.....no no no THIS time it won't happen.

Nothing but excuses.
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Benching players and running stadium stairs do wonders for players not performing to their ability.
 
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justino52 said:
We haven't seen TJ Lateef or Daniel Kaelin this year when the offense is struggling....they haven't sniffed the field this. Rhule must have his reasons for not playing them. He likes to make calls on corner blitzes and 2 point conversions so he could have used those guys this year. What changes next year for Rhule to put Taylor in?
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Maybe he's waiting to sneakily slide in TJ on defense for a corner blitz. They'll never see it coming. Lol
 
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innmc said:
If we lose to Rutgers and look like hell doing it I would have to believe Rhule has lost the team and might as well dismiss him right away. We have a lot more talent and proved we can go toe to toe against anybody.
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My gut told me Friday that Rhule has lost the team. Perhaps, he has found them this week. If not, I smell a coaching carousel version I'm sick to death of it. I'm betting the AD has been shoring up the big money donors, just in case.
 
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I think that it is interesting that Husker Nation expects the Huskers, the team, coaches, and organization, to possess the type of resilience that Husker Nation itself does not possess. We ask HCMR to gain control, but we lose our minds. ( I include myself in this statement.) Sometimes I wonder if the problem with Husker football is that we, as fans, constantly whine about those who never wanted HCMR, constantly hammer on him, and if he does something good, they write it off. I guess I am just thinking out loud.

Thank you for listening to my babbling.

Please carry on with the " the sky is falling, Chicken Little " conversation.
 
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Crusader Husker said:
I think that it is interesting that Husker Nation expects the Huskers, the team, coaches, and organization, to possess the type of resilience that Husker Nation itself does not possess. We ask HCMR to gain control, but we lose our minds. ( I include myself in this statement.) Sometimes I wonder if the problem with Husker football is that we, as fans, constantly whine about those who never wanted HCMR, constantly hammer on him, and if he does something good, they write it off. I guess I am just thinking out loud.

Thank you for listening to my babbling.

Please carry on with the " the sky is falling, Chicken Little " conversation.
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I can see how a guy might feel like this.
 
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