Except staying in Lincoln with the OLine issues probably makes him think he won't physically survive.
Rhule has to make a change in respect to his uncle.
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Rhule has to make a change in respect to his uncle.
Yeah it’s always the danger with family that involved. Some day a very difficult decision may need to be made.
Transferring after starting for two years was always a possibility. Start here and then move on to a better team as a guaranteed starter, again.
Cue the song "should I stay or should I go"
Cue the song "should I stay or should I go"
For better or worse, this is how its gonna be going forward. Kids have very little loyalty when it comes to money, then you throw in the parental/agent type factor and it just does not pay to lose any sleep over any player.
Those days of me hoping and wishing on some high profile athlete that may sign with NU or may leave here are over. That's why I don't get excited about "who" we sign. They can come, be really great players and then gone in a year or so. They still have to prove it on the football field.
Give me a player like Suh or LP that's talking about leaving, and I'll start giving a crap again. Dylan? EJ? anyone else recently, there's a nation of talent out there to replace them and I hope they end up in the right situation. However, I'm not a "forever" Husker-type guy. When they leave like AMart, Jamari, etc, they put us in the rear view mirror, turnabout is fair play.
The idea of being a "development" program is a dated concept. Great young or proven talent is going to be easily identified by those schools that seem to win all the time. If NU was returning the entire defense we all know we need 2 dominant DL men and one difference maker at LB and we would have a very complete (not perfect) but very difficult defense to move the ball on. Then you dovetail that with a need for 2 or 3 needed dominate OLmen, another 1 and perhaps 2 (if EJ goes) RB's as well as a couple more WR's, the holes to be filled become magnified.
All those needs except 1 or 2 DL or OL and here we are again looking at maybe 7 or so wins again next year. This fanbase (and the admininstration cares less what we say) will soon become disenchanted with those low results and eventually, probably 2 years or so, Rhule will be gone and we can maybe get lucky and find the right guy. I'm resigned to the idea that's not gonna happen.
The fans I feel sorry for are those who always see the glass as half full. They get all pumped up just to be let down again. At least in my case, and many others, we have an understanding of what reality is and it makes the poor performances more palatable because we KNOW they will happen with Rhule's teams. It doesn't suck being a Husker fan, but for along time its been 51/49.
The idea of being a “developmental program” I think still has its laurels
But when you’re a coach who can’t develop anyone and hire a staff who also can’t develop anyone it becomes a punchline
I’m looking forward to 2030
It’s definitely Fox Newsish, but we’ve all thought about the possibility before this “article”.
Raiola has a hell of an agent. Stir the pot then see what happens.
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I'd tell the agent to go see what the market will bear because our recruiting of QB's says we're going a different direction anyway.
I 100% think you can be a developmental program. You also can't constantly go into the portal and recruit over them.
Kicker is you need to be capable of developing
Rhule and his merry band of misfits aren’t
While I don't agree 100% as in a few guys have developed in general. The overall lack of development to this point is very very concerning. Especially when we all took the 2023 year kick to the groin for the promise of a magical year 3.
What's really sad is most coaches could have found a way to get to 10 wins this year. (Awful Minnesota, Down Penn State.) And good but not great Michigan and USC.
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Last year I stopped watching after the Indiana game. I did watch the bowl game since that was gravy. I stopped after the Minnesota game this year. I may watch the bowl. I get very little enjoyment watching this team. Back when we were good the big games stressed me out but we usually won. Now it is nothing but disappointment if we play anyone with a pulse.
Then you get reminded that this is still a complete rebuild. You’re overreacting. You don’t understand football.
I’m just like, “nah, our team looks light years behind a 4-6 team. We have never beat anyone with a pulse. And we will continue to look unprepared and poorly coached until this clown staff leaves”
People want to stick it out with rhule because they’re afraid of starting over. I don’t think there’s a choice. We need to start over but we are locked in contractually
if MR doesn't doesnt do some serious crisis management and fix this coaching staff there will be a massive exodus of the few difference makers that are on this team on the off season. This means greater transparency and a real starting position competitions and real hard nosed S&C and hard nosed practices with more live hitting.
I don't see any laurels to this. If you develop them but don't pay them, they gone. Why occupy roster spots and do the hard work for another program that pays?
I'm a huge Duke hoops fan and this is a constant discussion among fans. Some want Duke to take lesser talent (i.e., players ranked 30 to 75 nationally) and develop them over a few years.
Fair enough but every time Duke has done this over the past decade, the developmental player has transferred. It doesn't work, especially not in the day and age of NIL.
I agree, however, that not much Husker development is to be seen, the OL being a case in point. The Preacher talks a great game but that's about it.
Put me on record that I 100% want him to stay. He was better this year than last, and he'll be better next year than this. I'd hate to miss out on that progression. I think TJ will be good, but last Saturday really put in stark relief that there's a long way to go there.
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Dylan Raiola’s passer ratings for each game in the 2025 NCAA football season varied from 127.5 to 218.6, highlighting strong performances in multiple victories and some struggles in certain losses. Game-by-Game Passer Ratings (2025) ESPN+1 Thu 8/28 vs Cincinnati – Passer rating: 142.9 Sat 9/6...
Nebraska isn’t the place for him to get to the NFL. Bad OL and mis-cast with what his OC wants to run. That’s all he cares about…along with several million $$$.
Put me on record that besides the ST improvement, EJ discovery, pass defense. This team has regressed in a lot of other areas or the same.
Buy him an elite new offensive line and he will be amazing here. If you can’t, let him go to Virginia Tech
I might not TELL them that but I definitely wouldn't let em hold me hostage.
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I think it makes little difference if Dylan is hurt or not. I think every year there will be speculation on if he is staying or going. I do not think the other two schools he was once committed to, Ohio State and Georgia. will take him. I would like to see him stay, but if he thinks it is in his best interest to leave I will not bad mouth him for doing so. Everyone has the right to do what is best for them. I think we should be more worried about TJ leaving. Welcome to the Transfer Portal era.
Agree. Any player who wants to, or considers entering the portal should do whatever is in their best interest. Some players departure hurt a position group more than others, so it's contingent on the current staff to bring in adequate or superior talent to replace them.
High dollar kids like DR and EJ just allow for an equal or greater amount to spend for replacements. That's obviously the world we live in today.
I appreciate Dylan and what he's done here. Both on and off the field. We absolutely NEED a QB competition and competition at every position. Right now I don't think Dylan is quite as good as I had hoped he would be. He needs to speed up his game regardless of what our OL does to improve or not. I would love to see Dylan playing in the NFL but that will require some adjustments to his game. The arm talent and accuracy are there. Mobility and decisiveness are needed.
Nebraska preparing for possibility QB Dylan Raiola enters transfer portal
The Huskers kept the former former 5-star recruit out of the transfer portal last winter, but the sense in Lincoln is that 2026 may be differentwww.cbssports.com
I do not doubt the OL and DL will receive serious upgrade efforts. One thing I can say about NU under Rhule is that areas of weakness do get get fixed. Two years ago we had no QBs, turnover issues, penalty issues, and horrible special teams. Those have all been fixed. I think OL and DL will get fixed this winter. Whether that affects Raiola's decision isn't certain.
If he is afraid to lose the job to TJ. Well, then he should go. But competition isn't something I believe he will run away from.
We have ‘started over’ so many times and I think the lack of continuity has really hurt us on the field.
in all fairness, Frost had to go because he was an unorganized mess.
Riley was a good man, couldn’t recruit, perennial 500 coach.
Bo’s record was pretty good but his demeanor was polarizing just like his coaching. Couldn’t win games that mattered however.
Callahan could definitely recruit. With the right QB, offense could put up points. Couldn’t win enough because the defense couldn’t stop anyone.
So I have to ponder…how bad is Rhule really? He can definitely recruit. With more NIL can we get the players to make a difference? Can we get more coaches that can make a difference in the right areas? I think we have to just ride it out until the end of Rhule’s contract to find out. The revolving door approach has just not worked.
I agree. Starting over would just set the program back another four years and the next coach would be doing pretty much what Rhule is already doing (trying to build a good roster and staff).
Cignetti has warped people's minds on what a turnaround should be. He had the advantage of entering a more solid Indiana program than people realized and brought the best of his JM roster with him, effectively merging two rosters. The JM core (Sarrat, etc) will be gone next year so don't be surprised if he looks human again. Good coach? Absolutely. The standard for rebuilding. No.