Tom Osborne on Rhule

[Hunchback Johnny]

I wouild like to know how holding out for a bigger check helped HCMR because all it does is lower what caroliner pays him.

I'm guessing there was more to it than that. Carolina was paying him for 4 years. His contract with Nebraska is for 8 years. The longevity of the contract may have been negotiated.

 

[Removed Spleen of Jordan]

I wouild like to know how holding out for a bigger check helped HCMR because all it does is lower what caroliner pays him.

Trev was trying to backload the contract too much for Carolina to accept. That was the sticking point. Nebraska had to shift it and increase the amounts over the first 4 years of the contract to get them to accept it.

 

[GIJoeRed]

I just want the Huskers to be dominant again for about a dozen years before I kick the bucket down the road.

I don't care if all the coaches make a gazillion dollars as I know my place in the world and that is keep it as simple as possible, tell everyone to have a good day, call everyone sir or ma'am...and golf at least once a year.

The Huskers are more than a passing fancy for we fans, being thrown a bone now and again is all I ask.

Go Big Red!

 

[Huskergod84]

We’re so far removed from the Devaney-Osborne era that this seemingly non-stop ritual of having the new coach talk to TO and kiss his ring has gotten almost laughable.

The wifey and I are on vacation in Arizona. I was playing cards at a casino on Friday and an old woman saw my “N” shirt and said, “You’re either stupid or brave to be announcing you’re for Nebraska.” “Excuse me?” I replied, taken aback. (It’s not been my best weekend.). She said you started the season with one coach who went to REHAB and ended with another coach who went to JAIL!

Turns out she and her husband were transplanted Nebraskans from Wayne so it was all good but she did strike a nerve. Any moral high ground we once thought the program had has gone away and will need a serious rebuilt along with our football team.

99’s comment should give us Husker fans some warm, fuzzy feelings about Coach Rhule. He could have relaxed and played golf for the same money he’s getting to coach Nebraska. He’s here not for the money but because he saw this program as the perfect fit for his coaching philosophy. And he’s here because Trev saw he’s a grinder—it’s part of his DNA. Coach was at North Stadium at 5:30 am the next morning.

Beyond all that he appears to be a good character guy with a young family excited to be living in Lincoln. If we’ve learned anything, it’s that when Momma’s happy, everybody’s happy.

Face it, we’re all scarred and have become conditioned to be skeptical. But to me, the start of the Rhule era is like a refreshing hot shower. It’s time to have fun with Husker Football again.

Did you ever think that these coaches enjoy having a legend call them and welcome them to Nebraska? Rhule pretty much said as much in his PC. He didnt call him to tell him how to run the program or which coaches to keep. He called and welcomed him here. Good for TO. Callahan is the only one who ever put down Osborne. He probably also offered an ear to listen if he ever needed anything. Good for TO.

 

[Doc Fumble]

I wouild like to know how holding out for a bigger check helped HCMR because all it does is lower what caroliner pays him.

I’d be willing to bet the farm that the back-and-forth contract negotiations had little to do with Rhule’s salary as much as it had to do with: 1) the length of the contract, 2) the size of his assistant salary pool, and 3) satisfying Carolina.

 

[Doc Fumble]

Did you ever think that these coaches enjoy having a legend call them and welcome them to Nebraska? Rhule pretty much said as much in his PC.

Rhule’s response to the inevitable question from the local media was brilliant IMO.

Listen, my comment wasn’t in any way meant as a dig on TO (I’ve always had a tremendous amount of admiration and respect for the man.). It was meant as a comment on the media.

Trev Alberts knew he had to get his old coach and Rhule together before the presser because it was GUARANTEED that somebody was gonna ask, have you spoken with Coach Osborne? If the answer was no, Trev knew it would automatically raise all kinds of red flags. Bless his heart, Coach is 85 years old now but he’s still happy to support a former player.