When a comic says he doesn't like his mother-in-law his spiel doesn't drip the same venom I was hearing from Shanle. Maybe it is just how I heard it and others will disagree, but he seemed to really hate Trev and the new hire and seemed genuinely pissed Mickey didn't get the nod.
When you sound like a jackass doing it, you expose yourself as a jackass, or insincere, both of which are bad.
For many years I hated the nepotism in football coaching (yes the definition of nepotism goes beyond just family). It wasn’t until Rhule that I’m kind of coming to understand it.
I did a post early in the search saying that we needed a CEO-style coach rather than an elite OC/DC as HC. It is more about culture than X's and O's, although those are important. When you get that style of coach, everyone has to be singing from the same sheet and that is what he is doing. Good post.
Yes as long as we can retain as many players as possible from last year. For the non elite teams returning production is a huge indicator of success. ISU was a huge example of it. Nebraska in 2016 had one of the top 20 teams in returning production.
I have never heard him say a single word
You are not totally wrong. He TE's avg ~350 yards a season. But they are often on the field blocking. I think a lot of NFL teams are looking for TE's who can block and catch so I am not sure if it is a huge negative. Just depends if the TEs want 800 yards or 300 and learning very useful blocking skills.
Problem with Shanle and those who spew gloom and doom is that they aren't going to allow anyone who doesn't have ties to the Nebraska program in the past a chance to prove themselves. As far as Rhule eventually leaving well that may happen but as long as he gets the program back on track I'll trust Alberts to hire the next great coach to keep things humming.
Didn't listen to a word but you have a lot to say. Sounds about right for you. When he's on a station I listen to, I hear him. Your discussion of hate is weird, as is your opinion on pundits. Dynamite take all around.
He's still a legit coaching prospect, but if he's hitching his wagon to MJ, you have to question his intelligence.
Yep. He's earned a nice raise but there's only so much $$$. Offer him a fair contract and if he denies it, move on.
Who knows except Rhule and Trev. Lots of moving parts. If MJ is holding out for $$$...he is decreasing his chances with every coach Rhule hires that has a 1 mil tag. At the end...there may not be enough to pay Mickey anymore than his original salary of $600
I think Satterfield is the swing coach on offense that can handle any of the remaining open positions. On offense, the rest of the moves and assignments likely depend on what Mickey decides to do.
I suspect Mickey is holding out to see if a head coaching offer is coming his way. But he'll have to decide pretty soon. I doubt Rhule will wait a whole lot longer for him to decide and recruiting is urgent.
Shanle let the cat out of the bag when he admitted he’s still mad about Franks firing and compared Trev to Pederson
. Apparently He thinks Trev was part of that. I believe the hold up is that Mickey is a candidate for several head coaching jobs and more will likely open up. We’ve got some time yet but no doubt he’s got some sort of deadline. It will work itself out soon.